The first place goes to a nice anime that is becoming a Christmas tradition! The result of the "Game-based Romance Anime Popularity Poll [for Men]" is announced!

Akiba Research Institute held an official poll from December 11, 2020 to December 25, 2020, titled "Feeling Super-Rearful All the Time! The results of the official voting project, "Game-based Romance Anime Popularity Poll [for Men] to Bring Christmas Joy", held by Akiba Research Institute from December 11 to December 25, 2020, are now available.

No.1 School Days 42 votes

No.2 Kanon 27 votes

No.3 ef-a tale of memories. 9 votes

No.4 Amagami SS 8 votes

No.4 Little Busters!　8 votes

No.6 Valkyrie Romanze 7 votes

No.6 Lower class student 7 votes

No.8 CLANNAD 6 votes

No.8 To Heart 6 votes

No.10 AIR 5 votes

This year, due to the Corona disaster, many people may have spent Christmas with family or alone rather than in a large group. What works were the most popular in this year's poll of male-oriented romance anime based on video games that will make your Christmas a little bit more exciting? ......

So, "School Days" took first place! Are you guys serious, ......?

This work is one of the most popular anime based on a love game in the 2000s, and is the most bad ending work in anime history. The main character, Makoto Ito, has adult relationships with various female characters in the work and ends up being stabbed to death and beheaded by one of the main heroines, Sekai. This is a description of a romance anime.

Incidentally, due to the murder that occurred just before the fastest broadcast of the last episode, tvk, which was scheduled to broadcast the fastest episode, replaced the program with a travelogue program. If you remember that the captured image of the ferry going through the fjord that was broadcast there was posted on the bulletin board, and the comment "Nice boat. Nice boat." You must be pretty old, right?

By the way, ABEMA has been airing a broadcast of this film every year on December 24 since 2016. In a sense, it has become a Christmas tradition, so this ranking is understandable!

In second place is "Kanon," the original crying game.

There are two versions, one by Toei Animation and the other by Kyoto Animation, and each has its own highlights, but they all have one thing in common: beautiful northern scenery. Watching this film during the cold season will surely warm everyone's heart. It is also inevitable that you will want to eat taiyaki irresistibly and say "ugu.

Then, let's shed tears quietly while listening to the theme song "Last reglets".

Third place went to "ef-a tale of memories.

To be precise, the first season of this work and the second season of "ef-a tale of melodies. The story opens on Christmas night, from which a grand ensemble drama unfolds.

Animation was produced by Shaft. The sharp and crisp direction, which was later shown in "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and other works, is also a must-see.

Personally, I loved Miyako Miyamura's annoying and cute character! In particular, the 10th episode of "ef-a tale of memories." was a divine episode, which is not an exaggeration to say that the entire episode was a highlight. The passionate performances by Hiro Shimono and Hiroko Taguchi, whose tension kept rising in inverse proportion to the gradually decreasing frequency of the telephone card, are famous scenes that will remain in the history of anime!

Fourth place went to "Amagami SS. The problem of how to animate an anime based on a video game, in which each heroine has a different route and each has its own ending, is a problem that always accompanies anime based on video games, but this work solved the problem by "depicting each heroine's story in an omnibus format.

This structure worked well, as the main character, Junichi Tachibana, developed intense romantic relationships with each of the heroines in each episode. The result is like a full-fledged romantic comedy, with high-tension love scenes depicted from start to finish. At the same time, Junichi's kind-hearted and gentlemanly personality, but his special proclivities and sometimes bizarre behavior, made him a singular character who creates half-assed, lucky-scheme-like situations.

Ranked in fourth place with the same number of votes was "Little Busters!. This is a work based on a game of the key brand, like "Kanon" (No. 2), "CLANNAD" (No. 8), and "AIR" (No. 10). It was planned and written by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the 2020 fall anime "The Day I Became a God. Although there are romantic elements, the story is more of a coming-of-age ensemble drama.

As with all of Asae's works, the story is filled with high-tension everyday scenes and acrobatic storylines that go beyond the expected. And with its emo sound, it is a fine work that holds all the popular elements.

Valkyrie Romanze" (No. 6) was another charming anime with a romantic coming-of-age drama. Based on the jousting competition "Joust," the main character and heroines engage in a heated drama. The romance between men and women who recognize each other not only as lovers but also as human beings and athletes is an element not seen in other anime based on love games.

Also in sixth place is "Gekkousei," a classic love game. The original game was released in 1996, and the TV anime version was broadcast in 1999, making it 21 years old! Some readers may not have been born yet.

This work, which depicts various love stories of ordinary students who could be found anywhere, is in a sense a modest but at the same time realistic romantic drama. This is a film that you should definitely rewatch during this year-end and New Year holidays.

Eighth place goes to "CLANNAD," also known as "Life. There is a theater version produced by Toei Animation and a TV animation version produced by Kyoto Animation.

This work, which severely depicts becoming a father and having a family, is a tender yet painful work. Snow is often used in this work, and because of this visual image and the sad story, it is an unforgettable work that we suddenly remember at this time of year.

Also ranked in eighth place is "To Heart," another classic anime based on a love game. The creation of the legendary heroine "Maruti" is a notable achievement in the history of bishojo characters.

The original game, released in 1997, created a sensation by introducing a new style of light novel-like school drama to the visual novel genre, which until then had been dominated by suspenseful works.

There have been two anime versions, and the neat character designs by Yuriko Senba in the first version were especially well received.

And at No. 10 is "AIR! It is a masterpiece that no one needs to talk about anymore. First of all, listen to the OP theme "Tori no Uta" (Poem of the Bird), which is also called the national anthem!

So, now that we've got a nice punchline, we can finish, right?

For the results of the works ranked 11th and below, please refer to the following!