Akiba Research Institute Anime Awards 2020" results announced! The first place winner of the 2020 Anime Awards, which had a lot of difficulties due to the Corona disaster, was that work after all!

Akiba Research Institute's official voting project "Let's decide the best anime of the year," which was held from January 13 to January 27, 2020! Akiba Research Institute Anime Awards 2020", which was held from January 13 to 27, 2020. Here are the results.

This voting project is based on the results of the popularity vote after the end of the main series of each season in 2020, and picked up 4 works from the 1st to 4th place in each vote, totaling 16 works. In addition, four works recommended by Akiba Research Institute's editorial department were added, for a total of 20 nominations, and the best anime work aired or released in 2020 will be decided by your vote. What will be the best anime of 2020 chosen by Akiba Research Institute users?

Now, let's announce the top 10 works of the year!

No.1: "Jyakami-chan Dropkick'" (639 votes)
No.2: "Adachi and Shimamura" (468 votes)
No. 3: "ARP Backstage Pass" (375 votes)
No. 4: "I'm standing on a million lives" (317 votes)
No.5: "Kaguya-sama ga kakurenasai ka? ～Love Brain Battle of Geniuses" (240 votes)
No.6 : "Violet Evergarden the Movie" (167 votes)
No. 7: "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (NHK version)" (135 votes)
No. 8: "Witches' Travels" (119 votes)
No. 9: "SWORD ART ONLINE ARISATION War of Underworld THE LAST SEASON" (65 votes)
No. 9: "501st JOINT COMBAT AIR WING STRIKE WITCHES ROAD to BERLIN" (65 votes)

The winner of the first place was "Jyakamichan Dropkick '(Dash)", which was aired as a spring 2020 anime!　As Akiba Research Institute users already know, "Jyakami-chan Dropkick" is a work that is so strangely popular that it has created a nationwide following of devoted "Jyakamists" (believers), and this "'(Dash)" is the second season of this work. This work, "'(Dash)" is its second season. Moreover, after the explosive popularity of the first season, the production team had to clear a high hurdle, which could be described as reckless, by saying that if 2,000 Blu-ray/DVDs were sold, they would decide to produce the second season. Therefore, the enthusiasm of the evil people was also sent to this poll, and as a result, this work came in first place, far ahead of the other works. It was a truly Akiba Research Institute-esque (laugh) grand prize.

In second place was "Adachi to Shimamura," a popular fall 2020 anime that carefully and refreshingly depicts the subtle feelings of friendship and affection between two slightly different high school girls who are drawn to and fall in love with each other. It is a coming-of-age school story that cannot be summed up in the single word "yuri," and it gently and tenderly touched the hearts of those of us anime fans who are feeling weary from the Corona disaster. Akari Kito, who currently plays the role of Nezuko in the hit anime "Demon Slayer," also gave an excellent performance as the main character, Adachi.

Also in third place was "ARP Backstage Pass," which became popular during the 2020 winter anime season. ARP" is a virtual idol group whose popularity is soaring due to their AR-based performances. Although they call themselves virtual, their stage performances are created through a divine collaboration of motion-captured actors who actually move in real time and voice actors who provide the voices, and the number of girls hooked on this new form of expression has skyrocketed. The anime version of this work, which was also broadcast, naturally received enthusiastic support from fans, and it was a great success, making the top three in this year's poll.

The fourth-place winner, "I'm Standing on a Million Lives," is an anime work that will start in the fall of 2020 and is scheduled to air in its second season in July. Although it is an otherworldly story set in the world of video games, the main character Yotsuke Yotsuya's rather twisted personality has been the subject of controversy since the start of the anime's broadcast. Although the future of this work is still unclear, it attracted attention as one of the most talked-about works of this fall.

In fifth place was the second season of the popular anime "Kaguya-sama ga Kesshirasai ~Tensai-tachi no Koi Ni M ukashin Sen" ("Let the Geniuses Tell Their Tales ~ Love Brain Battle of the Geniuses~ "). ～The first season of the popular anime "Kaguya-sama ga Keshirasai: Tensai-tachi no Koi Tekisensha Brain Battle. The first season, which became popular, focused mainly on the romantic rivalry between the student council president, Gyoko Shiragin, and the vice president, Kaguya Shinomiya, but the second season, which aired as a spring 2020 anime, focused on the other members of the student council, making it more multilayered and interesting.

In sixth place, "Violet Evergarden the Movie" is an anime film produced by Kyoto Animation that began showing in the fall of 2020. The original TV broadcast version was very popular and reached its final episode, and this film version, the successor to the original, has also become a very popular work. Although it is often overshadowed by the blockbuster success of "Demon Slayer: Infinity Train Arc," it has become a long-running film that continues to be shown even today. The fact that it is a Kyoto Animation film, which suffered from an unfortunate incident, also drew strong support from animation fans.

Seventh-placed "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These" is a Production I.G production that recreates "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes," considered a masterpiece of Japanese science fiction. The first 24 episodes, with new OP/ED, were broadcast as a spring 2020 anime on NHK E-television. The series is still popular today, attracting not only old fans of the series but also a new fan base.

The eighth-ranked series, "Witches' Journey," was broadcast as a fall 2020 anime. The story follows the witch Irena as she travels through various human cities, chronicling the various events and incidents that occur there. The anime, which has a unique atmosphere and depicts the sorrows of humans, was well received by many fans, and both the OP and ED theme songs were ranked high in the popularity polls.

In ninth place, two works were ranked in the same order. Sword Art Online Arisimation War of Underworld THE LAST SEASON" is the final part of the "Arisimation Arc," the longest episode in the popular "Sword Art Online" series, and is scheduled to be broadcast as a spring 2020 anime, Although there were some difficulties, such as the postponement of the broadcast to the summer anime due to the new coronavirus, the show's impressive development and quality left many fans in awe.

Also, "501st JOINT COMBAT AIR WING Strike Witches ROAD to BERLIN" is the latest work of the popular series "Strike Witches" and will be broadcast as a fall 2020 anime. This work depicts witches fighting against "Neuroi," the enemy of mankind, on the European front. The story is filled with intense battle scenes and passionate friendship stories that are suitable for the end of a long battle, and it has exceeded the expectations of fans.

The year 2020 was a year in which the production of animation works was greatly affected by the new corona virus, but the works produced in the wake of the corona disaster are of rather high quality and of a high level of quality. However, the works produced in the wake of the coronavirus were of very high quality, and there was a strong sense that they were all of a high level. Among them, these works selected as the top 10 are all masterpieces that cannot be mistaken for anything else.

For the results of the voting for the 11th place and below, please refer to the following page.