Spring anime is full of hot topics! Particularly highly anticipated were the real and virtual anime! The results of the "Which one do you want to watch?

The spring 2023 cool anime season is full of hot topics and popular series.
With a total of 61 titles competing for attention, which ones are the most popular among Akiba Research Institute users? ...... From March 9 to 23, 2023, we held the "Which anime do you want to watch?

No. 1 Kizuna no Ariru 747 votes
No. 2 TIGER & BUNNY 2 652 votes
No. 3 DEADMOUNT DESPLAY 82 votes
No. 4 THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149 47 votes
No.5 I got cheat ability in another world, and I will be a warrior in the real world too -Level Up changed my life- 31 votes
No.6 Goddess Cafe Terrace 30 votes
No.7 BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- Season 2 29 votes
No.7 Alice Gear Aigis Expansion 29 votes
No.9 World Dice Star 27 votes
No.9 Tengoku Daimakyo 27 votes
No. 9 Princess Sacrifice and the King of Beasts 27 votes


This year's poll was a showdown between two overwhelmingly strong titles.

The first-place winner was "Kizuna no Ariru" (Ariru the Bond). This work depicts the activities of girls who long for the virtual artist "Kizuna Ai. The characters are already active as virtual artists on a YouTube channel, and this is a new type of anime in which the real and virtual worlds crossover.
The result shows that it already has a large number of fans.

In second place was "TIGER & BUNNY 2. All the episodes were distributed on Netflix last year, and this time it will be broadcast on NHK's terrestrial airwaves. (The image is a key visual of the Netflix version.)
In the "Akiba Research Institute Anime Awards 2022," the Netflix version came in second place. It is a work that is well-known for its fun factor, and is definitely worth watching. In addition, the placement (corporate logo) on the characters has been removed due to the fact that it is a state-run broadcast. With such a visual change, even those who have already watched the show may enjoy it with a fresh feeling.

Third place went to "Dead Mount Death Play," an otherworldly reincarnation anime with a reversed conception in which the inhabitants of another world are reincarnated into the real world.
The reincarnated person is thought to be a friend of justice, but it is the side that was defeated by that friend of justice! This unprecedented picaresque drama seems to be attracting a lot of attention.

In fourth place was "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149," the latest title in the popular "THE iDOLM@STER" series. This story focuses on the numerous idols of "Delem@s," but also on the minimal idols with an elongation of 149 centimeters or less. This should be fun for traditional "iM@S" fans as well as for those who have the attribute of tiny girls.

From No. 5 on down, the ranking is very close.

No. 5, "I Who Acquired Cheat Abilities in Another World Will Become Musou in the Real World, Too: Leveling Up Changed My Life," is a dreamlike story about a bullied protagonist who is able to travel between the other world and the real world, and as a result of leveling up and becoming stronger in the other world, he becomes musou in the real world as well. I want to be reborn like this! This is a work that fulfills the viewer's desire to be reborn like this.
Coming in at No. 6 was "Goddess Café Terrace. Based on a new manga by Kouji Seo, known for "Ryouka," "Kazanatsu," and "Kimi no iru machi," this is a story about a main character who runs a maid cafe while living under the same roof with beautiful girls. The story is based on a new manga by Seo Koji, known for such works as "Kimi no iru machi" ("The Town You Live In").

Two titles tied for seventh place.

BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- Season 2" is the second season of the long-awaited extreme bishojo golf anime. The previous series attracted a great deal of attention, so it will be interesting to see how the second season will be more powerful.
Alice Gear Aigis Expansion" is a new anime series based on the smartphone app game "Alice Gear Aigis. Continuing from the previous series, we can expect to see the heroines wearing Alice Gear in action.

Three titles tied for ninth place with the same number of votes.

World Dancer" is a drama about girls with a theatrical theme. A number of actors aim to become "World Dice Stars," the pinnacle of acting.
Tengoku Daimakyo" is based on the manga by Shozu Ishiguro, the author of "Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru" (The Town Still Turns). It is a dystopian science fiction work set in post-civilization Japan, where boys and girls are trying to survive.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts" is an interracial love drama between a human girl and an alien, which was serialized in "Hana to Yume" and became a hot topic. It will be interesting to see how the fantastical worldview will be romantically portrayed.


For more information on the other entries, please check the poll results page below!

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