The "2021 Autumn Anime Popularity Poll" had the unusual result that the first and third place went to vampire anime! Sunrise's first robot anime in a long time was also very popular in advance.

The fall 2021 anime season has already started, and as a preliminary step, we would like to report the results of the Akiba Research Institute's official poll, "What will you watch next season? We would like to report the results of the "2021 Autumn Anime Popularity Poll", in which users voted for the works they were looking forward to.

First of all, let's take a look at the list of the top 10 works.

No. 1: "Vampire Soon to Die" ・・・・・・180 votes
No. 2: "Boundary War Machine" ・・・・・・162 votes
No. 3: "Visual Prison" ・・・・・・112 votes
No. 4: "Building divide -#000000(code black)- 1st season" ・・・・・・90 votes
No.5: "PLAORE! ~PRIDE OF ORANGE~ ・・・・・・57 votes
No.6 : "Unemployed reincarnation -Isekai ita de mondai ga hontojutsusei (2nd cool)" ・・・・・・53 votes
No.7 : "Furumi-san wa komuso desu" (Mr. Furumi is a commie) ・・・・・・31 votes
No.8: "Isekai Shokudo 2" ・・・・・・27 votes
No.9: "Paladin of the farthest ends" ・・・・・・26 votes
No. 10: "Yuuki Yuna wa Yusha wa Yuusha de aru Dai Mangaka no Sho" ・・・・・・24 votes

Taking first place in the 2021 Fall Anime Anticipation Poll was the comedy "Vampire Soon to Die," produced by Madhouse. This work is based on the popular manga by Itaru Bonnoki, which is serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion. Dralc, the weakest vampire in history, Ronald, who has a hard-working constitution, and John, an armadillo. The story is a high-tension vampire quick-death gag featuring the idiots and perverts who surround them. It is quite interesting to see that this comedy work, which is rare among this season's anime, is attracting a lot of attention.

In second place was "Boundary War Machine," the first full-fledged robot anime from Sunrise in a long time. BANDAI SPIRITS, well known for its Gunpla and Chogokin series, and SUNRISE BEYOND, a newly established Sunrise group company, were jointly involved in the planning and production of this ambitious work from its inception. The fact that Nobuyoshi Habara, formerly of XEBEC, is in charge of directing this film raises expectations, no matter what the reason.

Also ranked in third place is "Visual Prison," an original TV animation work by A-1 Pictures. Like No. 1 "Vampire Suicide", this is another popular vampire work, but this one is a coming-of-age story with the theme of battles between visual-kei units. This one is a coming-of-age story about a battle between a visual-kei unit, and it received a solid number of female votes to come in third place.

In fourth place, "Building divide -#000000 (Code Black) - 1st season" is a work with a slightly different framework. This work is part of the "Bill Divide" project launched by Aniplex, but at the same time it is a new TCG of the same name, which has the same structure as the former "Yu-Gi-Oh! It will be interesting to see how Aniplex's new challenge unfolds.

Also in fifth place was "Puraore! ~PRIDE OF ORANGE~" is a sports anime about ice hockey. Recently, there have been many good sports-themed anime works, and this one may follow suit. This work is a media mix with DMM GAMES, and a game will be developed at the same time as the anime. It will be interesting to see if it will be a hit like "Uma Musume.

Sequels to popular works ranked in sixth place and below included "Unemployed Reincarnation: Isekai Toretto de Genkidasu (2nd Cool),""Isekai Shokudo 2" in eighth place, and "Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Iyusha da Mangaka no Sho " in tenth place. All of these works were highly acclaimed in their first seasons, and their sequels have been eagerly awaited. In particular, "Yuna Yuki wa Yusha wa Yusha de Are Yuusha, Dai Mangaka no Sho" is the first sequel to the series in four years, so fans have high expectations for this work.

The standouts below No. 6 were No. 7, "Furumi-san is a commie," and No. 9, " The farthest thing from the end of the world ," which is the first work of the series in four years. and "Paladin of the farthest end" at No. 9. Furumi-san is a comic book fan. is based on a popular manga serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday by Tomohito Oda. A live-action TV drama series was aired prior to the anime, so there is plenty of buzz around the manga. Paladin of the farthest ends" is a fantasy work based on the light novel of the same title by Waksusa. The work is a royal road fantasy, which is rare these days, and is expected to be highly anticipated by the fans.

The latest work of the very popular "Demon Slayer" anime "Demon Slayer 2nd season" was ranked 11th this time, but it had not yet been officially announced at the time this voting project started, and the short nomination period may be the main reason why it was not in the top 10. We would like to thank you for your kind understanding on this point. We appreciate your understanding in this regard.

The films ranked 11th and below are also of note this season, so be sure to check them out!