The latest "iM@S" anime received the first place from the passion of producers! The result of "2023 Spring Anime Popularity Poll" is announced!

The spring 2023 anime season was a rare bumper crop in recent years, with a mix of major, topical, and controversial works.
A total of 59 anime titles were included in this year's survey. Compared to the previous season, the number of titles was a bit smaller, but the depth of each work seemed to have increased. Among the many such works announced, which works were particularly popular among Akiba Research Institute users? From June 27 to July 11, 2023, we held the "Which one was interesting? Spring 2023 Anime Popularity Poll" was held from June 27 to July 11, 2023.

The top 10 results are as follows

No.1 IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149 1632 votes
No.2 Opus.COLORs 197 votes
No.2 Re:stars 197 votes
No.2 Otogi ni Ginga 197 votes
No. 2 Kuma Kuma Bear Bear Punch!　197 votes
No.2 Rikudou no bad girls 197 votes
No.2 Why she went to the Duke's mansion 197 votes
No.2 Kizuna no Ariru 197 votes
No.2 The Magician's Wife SEASON2 197 votes
No. 2 Magical Destroyers 197 votes

In first place was "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149 " with the largest number of votes by far.
Nine titles finished in a tie for second place.

For "THE iDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149," many producers gathered together in response to the call of their devoted fans - or rather, producers.
They put their passionate feelings into their votes, and the winner came in far ahead of the second-place finisher.
I received a polite apology from the producers who participated in the voting, saying, "We apologize for calling for an organized vote," but since the purpose of this project is to vote for your favorite anime, there is absolutely no problem with passionate fans getting together and voting!
On the contrary, I think it proves that the fans are so united.

As mentioned earlier, the nine titles in second place and below were all tied for second place.
In fact, there was a hotly contested ranking until the very last minute, but the results came in just before the deadline as you can see. Perhaps some users made the results this way just for fun, but this kind of prank is not only an act of trampling on the feelings of the users who participated in the voting in earnest, it is also extremely disrespectful to each of the anime works. Besides, it is not only uninteresting, it is also cold to say the least! Therefore, I think it should be stopped.

The result made us think about how the voting project should be and how we can manage an enjoyable project with our users.

Please click here to see the results of the 11th place and below.