Akiba Research Institute's Top 10 Popularity Ranking] Looking Back at the Year 2021 in the News! Akiba Research Institute's Top 10 most popular articles!

There are only a few days left in 2021!

So, we have picked up the Akiba Research Institute's articles that were particularly read in the past year, by category.

Let's take a look back at the past year through popular articles, such as "Oh, there was news like this! Why don't you take a look back at the past year through the popular articles?

Let's start with the popular articles [Animation]!

No.1 ......A work of the author Akira Toriyama's best work! Finally, the official title announced! Dragon Ball Super Super Hero" first video and visuals of the evolved Goku are also super revealed!

No. 2...... TV anime "Spirit Fantasy", Episode 7 "The Promised Land" synopsis & advance scene cuts revealed!

・ 3位......【 2021/1/1 update! Happy New Year and congratulations on your marriage! A compilation of voice actors who announced their marriage in the New Year of 2021, including Wataru Komada and Masatomo Nakazawa! [Suddenly! Seiyu Bulletin]

No.4......[ Obituary] Animator Minako Shiba passed away. She was in charge of character design for "Hipmai," "Black Butler," "Hika Go," etc.

No.5......[ Obituary] Manga artist, Hoshino Kana passed away - his representative works include "Midorinohara Labyrinth" which was also made into OVA. He was 57 years old.

No.6......*Additional information*"Shinkoku no Kyojin" will air extra episodes including "Regretless Choice" from October 24th (Sun.)! The Final Season Part 2 will start airing on NHK Sogo on Sunday, January 9, 2022.

No.7......Maidragon is Missing, Gundam Finds Hope in China's July New Anime [Chinese Otaku's Anime Situation].

No.8......TV anime "Harem of the End" starts airing on October 8 (Fri.)! The commercials will be released and a free live preview will be held on September 25 (Sat.)!

The first episode will air on October 10! The first episode of "Demon Slayer" Infinity Train Arc will air on October 10! LiSA and Aimer will sing the theme song and Miyuki Sawashiro will play the role of the fallen princess.

The theme song will be sung by LiSA and Aimer , with Sawashiro Miyuki playing the role of the Fallen Princess!

The most read article in the anime category was the first article about the new "Dragon Ball Super" movie scheduled to be released in 2022. As expected, the power of a work that enjoys worldwide popularity is different!

Second place went to an article on the seventh episode of "Seirei Gensetsu Ki" (Spirit Fantasy). Why is it ranked second? The answer to the mystery lies in the thumbnail of the article! ...... I don't think it should be echigo.

Other popular topics included industry stories such as voice actors' marriages and creators' obituaries, as well as the unique Akiba Research Institute's articles on the anime situation in China and the results of the polls.

By work, popular ironclad titles such as "Shinkage no Kyojin" and "Demon Slayer" attracted a lot of attention, but surprisingly, "Harlem of the End" did well. The broadcast schedule for the fall cool season was changed due to various reasons, which probably made many fans anxious to see the show. ...... I still think it's not a good idea to be so ecchi.

So please continue to enjoy the "Game", "Hobby", and "Akiba" editions!