NHK's "Top 100 Anime" Final Tally

Well, here is the final tally (as of May 3rd, 2017) from NHK's Top 100 Best Anime of all time as voted by viewers and fans. The selection features every anime ever made in the past 100 years and includes TV shows, movies, specials, OVA, and ONAs.

Top 50:
1. Tiger & Bunny
2. Tiger & Bunny: The Rising
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
4-5, Love Live
6. Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning
7. Code Geass
8. Card Captor Sakura
9. Love Live The School Idol Movie
10. Mr. Osomatsu
11. Gintama
12. Joker Game
13. Legend of The Galactic Heroes
14. Neon Genesis Evangelion
15. Code Geass Season 2
16. Is The Order A Rabbit?
17. Mobile Suit Gundam
18. Digimon Adventure
19. Psycho-Pass
20. Sword Art Online
21. Clannad After Story
22. Girls Und Panzer
23. Haikyuu
24. Detective Conan/Case Closed
25. Hyoka
26. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie
27. Fullmetal Alchemist BROTHERHOOD
28. Attack on Titan
29. Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers
30. Revolutionary Girl Utena
31. Bungo Stray Dogs
32. Prince of Tennis
33. Love Live Sunshine
34. Cowboy Bebop
35. Steins Geate
36. Natsume's Book of Friends
37. Fate/Stay Night [Unlimited Blade Works]
38. Hoshi no Ko Poron
39. Future Boy Conan
40. Gundam SEED
41. K-On
42. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Season 1)
43. Gurren Lagann
44. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
45. Monogatari
46. Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
47. Sound Euphonium
48. Free
49 Girs Und Panzer Movie Version
50. Fate/Zero


Top 51-100
51. Your Lie in April
52. Shirobako
53. Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
54. Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind
55. Gintama' (sequel)
56. Uta no Princess-sama
57. Your Name
58. K-On!! (sequel)
59. Laputa: Castle in The Sky
60. Sailor Moon
61. Re: Zero
62. Free! Eternal Summer
63. Free! Starting Days
64. Katekyo Hitman Rebotn
65. Yu Yu Hakusho
66. The Idolmaser
67. Haikyuu Second Season
68. Is The Order A Rabbit?? (sequel)
69. Mob Psycho 100
70. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
71. Fullmetal Alchemist
72. One Piece
73. Macross F
74. Shonen Hollywood
75. Farewell Yamato
76. Card Captor Sakura Season 2
77. Angel Beats
78. Mushishi
79. Urusei Yatsura
80. Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
81. K
82. Kuroko's Basketball
83. Anohana
84. Hunter x Hunter
85. Pokemon (first series)
86. Armored Trooper Votoms
87. The Twelve Kingdoms
88. Blood Blockade Battlefront
89. Hetalia The Beautiful World
90. Secret of Blue Water
91. Mononoke
92. Kill la Kill
93. Inu Yasha
94. Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer
95. Denno Coil
96. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Stardust Crusaders
97. Akira
98. Macross: Do You Remember Love
99. Gan and Gon
100. Tatami Galaxy


Here's a small list of other well known anime that did not made it to the Top 100.
118. One Punch Man
123. Saint Seiya
127. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Diamond is Unbreakable
137. Princess Monoke
140. Lupin III Part 1
142. Superdimensional Fortress Macross/Robotech
144. Bleach
168. Slayers
176. Dragon Ball Z
193. Lucky Star
194. Summer Wars
199. Ranma 1/2
202. Yu Gi Oh 5D's
203. Gundam Wing
209. Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X
218. Naruto Shippuden
219. Yu Gi Oh The Dark Side of Dimensions
224. Mazinger Z
255. Hellsing & Dragon Ball (Tie)
266. A Certain Magical Index
270. When They Cry
280. Paprika
288. Naruto
296. Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters
304. Doraemon
381. Fist of The North Star

NHK's Top 100 Anime Song Announced

NHK's Top 100 Anime Songs (Anisong) of All Time has been announced 5 days ago. Personally, the results of the poll are quite surprising.

Here's the Top 10:

Translation (Song Title - Anime)

1. Snow Halation - Love Live! School Idol Project
2. Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari - Love Live! The School Idol Movie
3. Orion wo Nazoru - TIGER & BUNNY
4. History Maker - Yuri!!! on ICE
5. Butter-Fly - Digimon Adventure
6. only my railgin - A Certain Scientific Railgun
7. Platina - Card Captor Sakura
8. A Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
9. Sugar Song & Bitter Step - Blood Battle Blockade
10. TRAGEDY - The Kindaichi Case Files

Other Notable Entries.

15. Guren no Yumiya - Attack on Titan
16. Space Battle Yamato (Original) - Space Battleship Yamato
19. Lion - Macross F
22. Mezase Pokemon Master - Pokemon
26. CHANGE THE WORLD - Inu-Yasha
33. Give a reason - Slayers NEXT
36. Shangri-La - Fafner of The Azure - Dead Aggressor
37. Moonlight Densetsu - Sailor Moon
43. Tsuyoki Mono Yo - True Mazinger Impact
50. We Are - One Piece
59. Hohoemi no Bakudan - Yu Yu Hakusho
61. Dare ga Tame ni - Cyborg 009
64. Geki! Teikoki Kagekidan - Sakura Wars
66. Oath of Z - Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F
67. Sorairo Days - Gurren Lagann
69. Jiyuu no Tsubasa - Attack on Titan
80. COLORS - Code Geass
92. Ai Senshi - Mobile Suit Gundam The Movie II
96. THE HERO ~set fire to the furious fist~ - One Punch Man
100. Mizu no Hoshi he Ai wo Komete - Mobile Suit Z Gundam

TV Asahi's Top 25 Voice Actors

Although NHK's Top 100 Best Anime and Best Anime Songs are still open, TV Asahi has listed the Top 25 Anime Voice Actors, according to Anime-Now.

The complete list is below, along with one or two series the voice actor/actress is best known for.

1: Kōichi Yamadera (Beerus, Dragon Ball Super; Spike Speigel, Cowboy Bebop)

2. Masako Nozawa (Son Goku, Dragon Ball)

3. Keiji Fujiwara (Hughes, Fullmetal Alchemist)

4. Miyuki Sawashiro (Fujiko Mine, Lupin III)

5. Tomokazu Seiki (Domon Kasshu, G Gundam; Gilgamesh, Fate/Stay Night)

6. Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece; Kuririn, Dragon Ball)

7. Minami Takayama (Conan, Detective Conan)

8. Ryusei Nakao (Frieza, Dragon Ball Z)

9. Toshio Furukawa (Piccolo, Dragon Ball Z)

10. Akio Otsuka (Anavel Gato, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083; Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid)

11. Megumi Hayashibara (Rei Ayanami, Neon Genesis Evangelion; Ranma Saotome (female), Ranma 1/2)

12. Toshiyuki Morikawa (Yoshikage Kira, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

13. Hidekatzu Shibata (King Bradley, Fullmetal Alchemist)

14. Junichi Suwabe (Dandy, Space Dandy)

15. Kotono Mitsuishi (Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon)

16. Akiko Yajima (Shin-chan, Crayon Shin-chan; Relena Peacecraft, Gundam Wing)

17. Yoshiko Sakakibara (Sir Integra, Hellsing; Haman Karn, Gundam ZZ)

18. Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Daisuke Jigen, Lupin III)

19. Yoku Shioya (Will A. Zeppeli, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

20. Shigeru Chiba (Pilaf, Dragon Ball; Kazuma Kuwabara, Yu Yu Hakusho)

21. Noriko Hidaka (Noriko Takaya, Gunbuster; Akane Tendo, Ranma 1/2)

22. Akira Kamiya (Kenshiro, Fist of The North Star; Roy Fokker, Macross)

23. Kaneta Komotsuki (Suneo, Doraemon)

24. Yuji Mitsuya (Kaioshin, Dragon Ball Z; Virgo Shaka, Saint Seiya)

25 (tie). Hiroaki Hirata (Kotetsu Kaburagi/Wild Tiger, Tiger & Bunny)

25 (tie). Sumi Shimamoto (Kanata Izumi, Lucky Star)

NHK's Top 100 Anime Voting Guide

As of January 8th, the polls to vote for NHK's Top 100 Anime is now open until March 31st. The voting method is similar to voting for Top 100 Anime Song, but with a few slight differences:

To Vote for Best Anime:

1. Visit the website here:

2. Scroll down until you see two leopards waving flags. Select the button on the right.

3. In the Search Menu, you can enter the Search Box for the title of the Anime, the name of the studio, the producer, or the director. Obviously, the title MUST be in Japanese unless it is actually written in English, such as "One Piece".

4. You can filter your search by putting check marks on the following from left to right, top row - TV Anime, Film, TV Special, OVA, Event-Exclusive, Independent Work, or Others

5. You can filter your search further by highlighting the decade on the lower left box, and the specific year of that decade (0-9) on the lower right box.

6. On the results window, click to button next to the Anime of your choice to make your selection.

7, Last Step is the submission form, which must be entered - Your nickname, gender, age, prefecture (if you're overseas, just choose the bottom-most selection), comments (I just use Google Translate for this), and checkmarking the circle to agree to their fine print. Once done, hit the button below to cast your vote.

Below is a form I made.

And that's it! Wishing your choice the best of luck in making it to the top!

MPX's Top 10 Best TV Anime of 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, most people who do media stuff, be it on Print, TV, Radio, or the Internet, tend to look back at the best and worst moments of the year. Others would give their Top 5, or Top 100 or whatever number they could come up with. So out of tradition, and it's something I haven't done before in MPX, I'll go for the latter and give my picks for Top 10. In this case, my picks for the Top 10 Best TV Anime of 2016.

In 2016 alone, there are over 220 new Anime shows that premiered in Japan. That doesn't include the other long list of long-running Anime like One Piece or Naruto. Then the numerous direct-to-video Anime or ones exclusively on the Internet, or the films. So that's a LOT of Anime out there in one year alone! I don't think there's a human on this planet who would be willing to binge-watch every Anime that came out this year. I certainly can't watch with my busy schedule, so I have to be pretty picky on what Anime I would watch in 2016.

And that's the beauty of Anime. Unlike Animation in other parts of world, particularly the West, Anime in Japan is divided into a series of categories, genres, and demographics. So there definitely is something for everyone out there. So looking back and filtering using only Anime that came on Japanese TV, I watched a grand total of 17. (actually it's 16, as one isn't really Anime, but I consider it personally as such, anyways)

So out of the 17, I picked 10 as my Top favorites. The ones that don't make the cut are, in random order:

- Dragon Ball Super
- Macross Delta
- The TV version of Gundam Unicorn
- Ninja Slayer
- Space Patrol Luluco
- Taboo Tattoo
- and Thunderbolt Fantasy. (I would've picked this as my top show of 2016, but because it's really not anime, and even though I say it is, it has to be bumped off)

Now without further ado, here is MPX's Top 10 Best TV Anime of 2016:

NHK's Top 100 Anime Song Voting Guide

To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of producing Anime in Japan, NHK has opened a poll to determine the Top 100 Anime Songs of All Time, with the results airing on their network Feb. 18th. A second poll, to determine the Top 100 Anime of All Time, is scheduled to open on Jan. 8th.

For non-Japanese, here's a guide to how to cast your votes.



To Vote For Best Anime Song:

1. Visit the website here:

2. Scroll down until you see two leopards waving flags. Select the green button on the left:

3. There are over 16,000 entries to choose from. So in the search engine below, you can change the following parameters to filter your selection. You can filter the search by in this order: Composer, Artist, and Song Name.

You may also filter it further by setting a specific year. Left box determines the decade, while the right box determines the year from 0-9.

4. After you set your parameters, hit the Green Button below:

Another method is to enter the exact Song Name, Anime, or Artist in the Search Box. However, it MUST be written in Japanese unless the title is officially in English (like Dragon Ball Z's "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", for example). The screenshot below uses the Japanese letters for Dragon Ball Z.

6.  Regardless of how you use the search box, you will be taken to this page to see the results. To vote for the song you want in the selection, click the Green Button next to your song choice.

7. The Final Step involves entering the boxes in the screenshot below. They are in order:
- Your Name
- Gender (left for male, right for female)
- Age
- And your comment in 200 characters or less, AND in Japanese, as to why you've chosen this song. (I just used Google Translate to post my comment in Japanese)

After putting a check mark on the fine print at the bottom of the page and hitting the very bottom button, afterwards. Your vote is submitted.

To Nominate and Vote an Anime Song Not Listed in The Selection:

Access the Nomination Form here:

It works similarly to Step 7, with a few extra boxes need to be filled. They are in order:
- Artist's Name
- Anime Title
- Song Name
- Your Name
- Gender
- Age
- Comment

Iron-Blooded Orphans Best Series for December by NewType Magazine

So this scan from the December issue of Newtype Magazine lists Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans as the Top Anime series among readers for the month. In addition, Mikazuki Augus and Orga Itsuka land at Nos. 1 and 4 respectively for "Most Favorite Male Character", while Kudelia Aina Bernstein lands on No.5 for the "Most Favorite Female Character" category.

The translated list as follows:

Most Favorite Male Character
1. Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
2. Kirito (Sword Art Online)
3. Araragi Koyomi (Monogatari Series)
4. Orga Itsuka (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
5. Taki Tachibana (Your Name)
6. Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable)
7. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
8. Hayate Immelman (Macross Delta)
9. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
10. Kira Yamato (Gundam SEED)


Most Favorite Female Character
1. Tsubasa Hanekawa (Monogatari Series)
2. Saber (Fate/stay night UBW)
3. Mitsuha Miyamizu (Your Name)
4. Shinobu Oshino (Monogatari Series)
5. Kudelia Aina Bernstein (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
6. Asuna (Sword Art Online)
7. Rem (Re:Zero)
8. Yui Hirasawa (K-On!)
9. Megumi Kato (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend)
10. Hitagi Senjougahara (Monogatari Series)


Most Favorite Anime Series
1. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
2. Monogatari Series
3. Your Name
4. Kore no Katachi
5. Hibike Euphonium 2
6. Bungou Stray Dogs
7. Macross Delta
8. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
9. Brave Witches
10. Drifers

Weekend Anime Rankings (Nov 28-Dec 4)

Latest Top 10 Anime Rankings from the week of Nov 28-Dec 4. For the second week in a row, One Piece remains among the Top 5 spot and even went up 1 place to No. 4. Time Bokan 24 returns after last week's absence, and the latest Precure series maintains its spot in the Top 10.

Here are the Top 10 as follows:

1. Sazae-san (12.5%)
2. Chibi Maruko-chan (9.3)
3. Crayon Shin-chan (8.9)
4. One Piece (8.2)
5. Doraemon (7.6)
6. Detective Conan (7.4)
7. Dragon Ball Super (7.1)
8. Time Bokan 24 (4.9)
9. Pokemon Sun & Moon (3.6)
10. Mahou Tsukai Precure (3.4)

Weekend Anime Rankings (Nov 21-27)

Here are the latest Top 10 Anime Rankings from the week of Nov 21-27th. Notable news here is One Piece making it back to the Top 5 spot while Detective Conan takes a dive down 3 places. The absense of Time Bokan 24 has allowed the latest Precure series to make it to the Top 10.

 

1. Sazae-san (14.2%)
2. Chibi Maruko-chan (10%)
3. Doraemon (8.6 %)
4. Crayon Shin-chan (8.2)
5. One Piece (7.3)
6. Dragon Ball Super (6.2)
7. Detective Conan (5.4)
8. Pokemon Sun & Moon 1 Hour Special (3.8)
9. Yokai Watch (3.7)
10. Mahou Tsukai Precure (3.4)

Weekend Anime Rankings (Nov 14-20)

Here's the latest weekend Anime Top Rankings as noted from Video Research Ltd.

1. Sazae-san (12.8%)
2. Crayon Shin-chan (9.1%)
3. Chibi Maruko-chan (8.8)
4. Detective Conan (8.6)
5. Doraemon (7.6)
6. One Piece (7.1)
7. Dragon Ball Super (6.7)
8. Time Bokan 24 (4.9)
9. Pokemon Sun & Moon 1-Hour Special (4.4)
10. Yokai Watch (4.3)

Dragon Ball Super Makes The Top 5

With Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon not airing last weekend, this pushes Dragon Ball Super and One Piece into the Top 5, a feat not often seen by the Strong 9 Block.

The full link is here:
http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/top10.htm

And for those who cannot read Japanese, here's the translated list:

1. Sazae-san (12.0%)
2. Chibi Maruko-chan (9.6%)
3. One Piece (6.8)
4. Dragon Ball Super (6.6)
5. Detective Conan (5.9)
6. Curious George (3.3)
7. Yokai Watch (3.1)
8. Pokemon X Y & Z (3.0)
9. Time Bokan 24 (2.9)
10. Anpanman & Shawn The Sheep (Tied at 2.8)

Weekend Anime Ratings in Japan (Nov. 5-6)

A few days ago, Crunchyroll (via iTech) posted a report saying that the recent episode of Dragon Ball Super has overtaken One Piece in total viewer ratings. However, no credible source of info was ever given. Nonetheless, many took the report seriously.

Well, here it is. The OFFICIAL weekend ratings on shows that aired on Japanese TV, as reported by Video Research Ltd (the Japanese counterpart to the Nielsen Ratings in the US).

http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/top10.htm




Screenshot:

For those unable to speak Japanese, here are the Top 10 most watched Anime from Nov. 4-6.

1. Sazae-san (13.1 Million)
2. Chibi Maruko-chan (8.8 Million)
3. Doraemon (8.6)
4. Crayon Shin-chan (8.3)
5. Detective Conan (6.5)
6. One Piece (6.4)
7. Dragon Ball Super (5.7)
8. Time Bokan 24 (3.7)
9. Yokai Watch (3.6)
10. Curious George (3.1)