The first place winner of the "Spring 2021 Anime Popularity Poll" is a work that breaks new ground in the tokusatsu x anime genre!

In April, "2021 Spring Anime" has already started, and related to this, Akiba Research Institute held an official poll from March 17 to March 31, 2021, entitled "What to watch next season? What will you watch next season? Here are the results of the poll.

The following are the top 10 works.

No.1: SSSS.DYNAZENON (81 votes)
No. 2: 300 years after defeating slime, I reached level max before I knew it (42 votes)
No.3 : Zombieland Saga Revenge (30 votes)
No.4 : Moriarty in sorrow (2nd season) (27 votes)
No. 5: 86 - Eighty-Six - ( 23 votes)
No. 6: Childhood friends never lose romantic comedy (22 votes)
No. 7: Super Cub (21 votes)
No.7: Shave your beard. And pick up a high school girl. (21 votes)
No. 9: Combatant, I'll send you! (16 votes)
No.10 : Fruits Basket The Final (14 votes)
No.10 : To the Immortal You (14 votes)
No.10 : Isekai Maou to Summon Girl no Slave Majutsu Ω (14 votes)

This season's spring anime has a fairly diverse mix of genres, with some being sequels to popular anime and others being completely new and original works, making for a varied lineup. In this sense, it was difficult for viewers to narrow down the works to watch, but the winner, by nearly double the votes of the second-place finisher, was "SSSS. DYNAZENON ".

Like "SSSS.GRIDMAN," "SSSS.DYNAZENON" is a completely original anime work based on Tsuburaya Productions' special effects work "Denko Chojin Gridman. Like "SSSS. GRIDMAN," Tsuburaya Productions and TRIGGER are jointly producing this work, with Tetsu Amemiya continuing as director. GRIDMAN", and the other major staff members are also being carried over from "SSSS. Although it is a completely original work, it was easy to imagine that it would have the same atmosphere as the previous "SSSS.

The next work in second place was "300 years after defeating a slime, I reached level max before I knew it" based on a novel. It is a so-called "otherworldly reincarnation" story, but what is unusual about it is that the main character is a woman. The story is about Azusa Aizawa, a former office worker who has become a witch and is leading a leisurely, slow life on a remote plateau while earning coins by defeating slimes. The lead character, Azusa Aizawa, is played by Aoi Yuuki, whose breakout performance in the winter 2021 anime "Spider, desu dake, nanika? is also a breakout hit in the winter 2021 anime season.

In third place was "Zombieland Saga Revenge," a sequel to "Zombieland Saga," which aired in 2018 and drew a great deal of attention. The previous "Zombieland Saga" had a rather outlandish setting of an idol group made up of zombies, but it gained popularity due to new innovations in music and direction, a tie-up with the powerful Saga Prefecture, and a storyline that was quite hot, and became very popular. Many fans must be excited to see the members of Franchouche again, as they did not expect a sequel to this work.

Three sequels to popular works ranked in the top 10 were "Moriarty in the Land of Worry (2nd season)" (No. 4) ,"Fruits Basket The Final" ( No. 10), and "Isekai Maou to Summon Shoujo no Slave Majutsu Omega" ( No. 10). All are sequels to works that gained popularity in the first half of the year, and their inclusion in the top 10 is not surprising. Of particular note is "Fruits Basket The Final," which is now entering its final season. On the other hand, sequels (or spin-offs) of similarly popular works, such as "Tensei Tareta Kara Slyumu Datta Katachi Tenshi Nikki" (No. 14), "My Hero Academia (5th season)" ( No. 26), "Yuki Yuna wa Yuusha de Iyusha de Chirutto! (No. 26) did not fare well.

(No. 26) did not fare as well. Among this season's releases, there was a strong sense of anticipation for new works rather than sequels. Among these, expectations were particularly high for the fifth-place "86-ATS-Six," a new work by A-1 Pictures and its splendid staff. Among romantic comedies, the No. 6 "A childhood friend is a romantic comedy that never loses" and No. 7 "Shave Your Beard and Pick Up a High School Girl . And pick up a high school girl. were the most popular. Super Cub " at No. 7 is also highly anticipated as a heartwarming work following "Yuru Can△" and others. In the comedy category, No. 9 "Combatants, I'll Send You! is a dark horse in the comedy category. In the fantasy category, "To the Immortal You," which came in at No. 10, is a must-see.

For the ranking of the 11th place and below, please refer to the following list.

The 2021 spring anime season has finally begun. We hope you will find your favorites among a wide variety of works and enjoy them.