The winner of the bumper season of good movies was AI, hot guys, robots, zombies, or cubs! Which one was the funniest? Spring 2021 Anime Popularity Poll" results announced!

Akiba Research Institute's official poll, "Which anime was interesting? The poll was closed from June 24 to July 8, 2021, and the results have been revealed. Let's take a look at the top 10 ranked works!

No. 1 Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- 432 votes
No. 2 To call it love is weird 222 votes
DYNAZENON 97 votes
No.4 Zombieland Saga Revenge 92 votes
No.5 SUPER CUB 65 votes
No.6 The saint's magic is universal 48 votes
No. 7 Shadow House: 31 votes
No.8 I've been defeating slimes for 300 years, and before I know it, I'm maxed out. 24 votes
No.8 Shave your beard. And pick up a high school girl.　24 votes
No.10 I'll send a fighter!　23 votes

Many high quality anime were broadcast in the spring of 2021. The top five were all high-profile titles that created a lot of buzz.

Among them, " Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-" came out on top, winning by a near double score over the second place.
In order to correct the tragic history of the war between AI and humans, the main character, Vivy, travels back in time and continues to alter history for 100 years in this grandiose work. Although the subject matter is standard science fiction, each episode is more of a humanistic story about humans and AI, and it is thought that the wide range of enjoyment of this work as both a science fiction anime and a humanistic drama has attracted a lot of support.
The episodes are also a human-interest story about humans and AI. It is a wonderful work that makes you want to rewatch it over and over again.

The second place winner, " It's Too Strange to Call It Love, " was also a romantic comedy that garnered a lot of support. The highlight of this work is the handsome Ryo Amakusa, played by Toshiyuki Toyonaga. He is the worst human being ever, but when it comes to the heroine, Ichika Arima, he is a nice creep.
Ichika, who curses him for it, is also wonderful. Yurie Kosakai, who plays Ichika, makes her first starring role in this film. We look forward to her future performance!

Third place went to " SSSS.DYNAZENON. DYNAZENON" shares the same worldview as the blockbuster hit "SSSS.
In terms of content, the visuals were further refined by reinterpreting the tokusatsu-like effects of the previous work as anime, and the traditional Japanese super robot anime-like gimmicks were also a big hit. In recent years, it has been difficult to produce hits in the robot animation industry, but there is still a lot of room for improvement! This work showed that there is still room to fight.

Fourth place went to " Zombieland Saga Revenge. The second installment of the zombie anime set in Saga Prefecture was filled with sincerity and love, facing "Saga Prefecture" head-on in the past episode of Yugiri, which was not followed up in the previous episode, and the development in the last half of the story, which seems to be based on the torrential rains in 2019.
For that reason, I feel that new viewers may be a little bit intimidated, but it is not too late for them to start watching this work from the first season.
The last episode was supposed to be an unquestionably great conclusion ......, but an unexpected ending awaited us. Will there really be a continuation ......?

Fifth place went to " Super Cub. This work, which depicts the relaxed daily life of a high school girl fascinated by a turnip, was enthusiastically welcomed by anime fans who seek loose, everyday anime such as "Yuru Can △". It was highly acclaimed for its leisurely flow of time and beautiful backgrounds.
Around the midpoint of the film, some viewers were puzzled by the increasing number of comments made by some troublesome motorcycle geeks, but it was generally well-received, and it was awarded 5th place.

Let's take a look at the top five.
Seijo no Mahou no Mahou wa Banou Desu " is a female reincarnation story, which is becoming more and more common among otherworldly reincarnation anime these days. The synergy between the beautiful visuals and music is outstanding, and the 30 minutes spent watching the anime was truly blissful. 7th place " Shadow House " features a sort of fable-like story with gothic visual images and cute characters. It is a wonder that the living dolls with ever-changing expressions, as well as the members of the Shadow Clan, whose faces are supposed to be invisible, become attractive as you continue to watch.

Eighth place went to the slow-life, otherworldly reincarnation story "I defeated slime for 300 years and reached level max before I knew it, " and " I shave my beard, and pick up a high school girl. And I pick up a high school girl. which is about a high school girl and a working adult who lives together, tied for the top spot. Combatants, I'll send you! ranked in at No. 10. The main character of this work is also a daredevil, as it is written by Natsume Akemi, the author of "Konosuba. It was also a very pleasant work.

The top 10 are all very well worth watching.
Most of the films are also available on subscription services, so whether you missed them or want to watch them again, we encourage you to check out each title!

For the results of this year's poll, including the films ranked 11th and below, please click below.