The winter season of anime in 2017 has officially started with a plethora of series announced for airing, along with essential content information to attract viewers’ attention. Recently, Kadokawa, one of the prominent publishing companies in Japan, conducted a survey gathering opinions from 14,070 individuals (8,281 male and 5,789 female) aged between 5-69, residing across 47 prefectures in Japan to determine which anime series are highly anticipated in the near future.
Below are the results of the top 20 most awaited titles:
- “Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga” (January 6)
- “Yowamushi Pedal New Generation” (January 9)
- “Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Sukeroku Anew Arc” (January 7)
- “KONOSUBA – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 2” (January 11)
- “Scum’s Wish” (January 12)
- “Interviews with Monster Girls” (January 7)
- “Onihei” (January 9)
- “ReWrite 2nd Season” (January)
- “Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club” (January 7)
- “ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka” (January 10)
- “Dragon Dentist” (February)
- “CHAOS;CHILD” (January 11)
- “Nyanko Days” (January 8)
- “Fuuka” (January 6)
- “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” (January 11)
- “School Girl Strikers Animation Channel” (January 6)
- “Kemono Friends” (January 10)
- “AKIBA’S TRIP THE ANIMATION” (January 4)
- “élDLIVE” (January)
- “Masamune-kun’s Revenge” (January 5)
Top 5 Picks by Male Viewers:
- “Yowamushi Pedal New Generation”
- “KONOSUBA – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 2”
- “Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga”
- “Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Sukeroku Anew Arc”
- “Interviews with Monster Girls”
Top 5 Picks by Female Viewers:
- “Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga”
- “Yowamushi Pedal New Generation”
- “Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Sukeroku Anew Arc”
- “Scum’s Wish”
- “Onihei”
Source: Crunchyroll
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