If a single episode can make or break an anime, it is more often than not the ending which does so. Anime fans on BIGLOBE Anime have helpfully sought to rank what are in their opinions some of the least convincing finales in anime history.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
15 Unconvincing Anime Endings
If a single episode can make or break an anime, it is more often than not the ending which does so. Anime fans on BIGLOBE Anime have helpfully sought to rank what are in their opinions some of the least convincing finales in anime history.
What comes to mind when you say Johnny’s?
Here we are
with some more additional interesting poll results formed by all those
Johnny’s fans out there. goo ranking asked their user "What comes to mind when you say Johnny’s?".... and once again, Arashi has taken over with their
1st place position!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 15-21
2008's Detective Conan film from Yasuichiro Yamamoto, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear, re-aired as the #1 movie on Japanese television during the August 15-21 week. It ran on August 19 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 13.4 rating.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Top 25 Anime You Wish Hadn’t Happened
Anime, whether entire series or in a spesific moments, that most fans can agree it would have been better not to have happened form the basis. Anime Fans on BIGLOBE Anime made of this surprisingly far-sighted and detractor-free ranking.
From 4,127 of votes, here are The top 25:
Japanese Box Office, August 20-21
Kokuriko-Zaka Kara, Goro Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's anime adaptation of
Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsuro Sayama's shoujo manga, It stayed at No. 4 on Box Office Mojo's chart.
It earned US$2,129,226 on 457 screens for a total of US$44,732,389.
which group would be interesting if they added new members
Another poll made by goo in response to event held by S/mileage. S/mileage held an audition to add new member to their line-up. goo polled its users to find out which group they thought would be interesting if they daringly added new members.
Check out the results below!
100 Voice Actors And Actresses Choose Best in Profession
Interesting polling on Onegai! Ranking Gold program TV Asahi. They aired an episode with a segment on "amazing" voice actors and actresses on Saturday. The program asked 100 popular voice actors and actresses about who they thought was really the most amazing person in their profession. Below are the top 25 responses:
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Top 5 Broken Heart Songs
Another poll made by Recochoku on their site, asking users about heart-break songs that made them cry the most. Though there are thousands of songs about a broken heart, users no.1 choices is Sonar Pocket’s hit song “Suki da yo. ~100-kai no Koukai~“, which had already ranked in 2nd place on Recochoku’s top list of digital singles for the first half of 2011.
Which Actors Fit the Role of a Young Doctor??
Yuhuu... i am back with another poll by Goo rankings! This time, users were asked to choose the actors they
felt would best fit the role of a young doctor. You guys can already
guess who get in the first place right? And the answer is after the jump.....
Thursday, August 25, 2011
9 Hobbies Which Will Turn Any Man Off A Girl
From Sugoren.com, there is a list of 9 hobbies which will purportedly cause any right thinking male
to get rid of any woman so deviant as to pursue them. It is currently the
subject of much attention online – boys love, online gaming, visual-kei
and, of course, anime figures, all seem to be regarded as shortcuts to
spinsterhood… here are the lists:
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Oricon Weekly Ranking Week 34 (August 29th)
===Weekly Singles===
01. Kanjani∞ - Tsubasa ni koi
02. Kuwata Keisuke - Ashita he no march/Let's try again~kuwata keisuke ver.~/Hadaka DE ondo ~matsuri da!! Naked~
03. SDN48 - MIN-MIN-MIN
04. 2 PM - I'm your man
05. Kis-My-Ft 2 - Everybody Go
06. Koda Kumi - 4 TIMES (Poppin' love cocktail feat. TEE DA)
07. AFTERSCHOOL - Bang!
08. Kaoru to Yuki, Tamani Mukku. - Maru, maru, mori, mori!
09. w-inds. - You & I
10. RO-KYU-BU! - SHOOT!
01. Kanjani∞ - Tsubasa ni koi
02. Kuwata Keisuke - Ashita he no march/Let's try again~kuwata keisuke ver.~/Hadaka DE ondo ~matsuri da!! Naked~
03. SDN48 - MIN-MIN-MIN
04. 2 PM - I'm your man
05. Kis-My-Ft 2 - Everybody Go
06. Koda Kumi - 4 TIMES (Poppin' love cocktail feat. TEE DA)
07. AFTERSCHOOL - Bang!
08. Kaoru to Yuki, Tamani Mukku. - Maru, maru, mori, mori!
09. w-inds. - You & I
10. RO-KYU-BU! - SHOOT!
Top 15 Most Anticipated Anime of Autumn 2011
Anime fans on BIGLOBE Anime are already looking forward to the upcoming autumn anime
season, and if this ranking of their most anticipated titles is to be
believed, autumn will be the season of the sequels…
From 3743 of votes the ranking are:
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 15-21
The Premium Edition for the live-action film adaptation of the Ashita no Joe sold 10,971 copies to debut at #1. The Standard Edition sold 4,369 copies at #11. AKB48's Maji Suka Gakuen 2 DVD-Box moved 10,314 units at #2. Meanwhile, AKB48's AKB ga Ippai ~The Best Music Video~ collection rose from #7 to #6 in its ninth week. It sold 5,595 more copies for a total of 347,702.
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: August 15-21
The Premium Edition for the live-action film adaptation of the Ashita no Joe sold 7,006 copies to debut at #2. The Standard Edition sold 1,239 copies at #13.The Blu-ray Disc for the K-ON! Live Event ~Come with Me!!~ concert dropped from #6 to #15 in its third week. It sold 1,107 more copies for a total of 35,401.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Japan Box Office August 13–14, 2011
| TW | LW | Movie | Studio | Weekend Gross | |
| 1 | 2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two) | WB | $5,297,897 | |
| 2 | 1 | Transformers 3 | PPI | $4,839,644 | |
| 3 | 4 | Cars 2 | Disney | $3,192,083 | |
| 4 | 5 | Kokuriko-zaka kara | Toho | $2,991,114 | |
| 5 | 3 | Gekijouban Kamen raidâ Ôzu Wonderful: Shougun to 21 no koa medaru | Toei | $2,764,505 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gekijouban Pokketo monsutâ Besuto wisshu: Pikutini to kuroku eiyuu Zekuromu (Pokemon: Best Wishes) | Toho | $2,363,156 | |
| 7 | N | The Tree of Life | Disney | $1,321,554 | |
| 8 | 7 | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kouenmae hashutsujo the Movie: Kachidokibashi o heisa seyo! | Shochiku | $1,232,008 | |
| 9 | 8 | Gekijouban Naruto: Buraddo purizun | Toho | $964,576 | |
| 10 | 9 | Nintama Rantarô (Ninja Kids!!!) | WB | $837,984 |
Top 25 Manga in America
American publishing industry figures for the top selling manga franchises help underline the superior taste of American audiences when it comes to manga, and (rather more surprisingly) the fact that US manga fans have apparently forsaken the shonen manga holy trinity… The "Top 25" chart is based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Recochoku Favorite TV Theme Song
On August 17th, Mobile download provider Recochoku has been announcing the result of a survey, asking for its customer favorite TV theme songs. Here are the results:
Top 10 Tedious Anime Cliches
Anime fans on BIGLOBE Anime have ranked what they consider to be the most hackneyed and cliched situations ever to plague virtually every anime ever made. A ranking which could probably be summed up as “harem anime”…… From 4,493 of votes here is the ranking:
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Oricon Comic Weekly Ranking August 22th
=Rank= =Prev. Rank= =Title= =Author= =Weekly Copies= =Publisher=
1.One Piece #63 - Eiichiro Oda (466,643) Shueisha
2.Shingeki no Kyojin #5 - Hajime Isayama (400,289) Kodansha
3.Naruto #57 - Masashi Kishimoto (177,555) Shueisha
4.Hunter X Hunter #29 - Yoshihiro Togashi (149,343) Shueisha
5.Bakuman. #14 - Story: Tsugumi Ohba, Art: Takeshi Obata (113,741) Shueisha
Which Arashi member has the best fashion sense?
Goo Rankings recently released a poll asking fans to decide whether their favorite member from Arashi
has a good sense in fashion. After all of the votes were tallied, four
members received votes that were approximately close, all except for one
– who won by a landslide.
Can you guess who?
Which idol group captivates with their dancing?
Idol girl groups are becoming more and more prominent in the J-Pop scene, and consequently, there’s fierce competition in singing, personality, and dancing. goo Ranking asking their user, which idol groups possess dancing skills that captivate and leave you glued to the screen?
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Oricon Weekly Chart week 33
===Top 10 - Singles===
01. Kis-My-Ft 2 - "Everybody Go"
02. DiVA - "Cry"
03. Choshinsei - "Kimi dake ha hanasanai"
04. 765 PRO ALLSTARS - "READY!!"
05. Kaoru to Yuki, Tamani Mukku. - "Maru, maru, mori, mori!"
06. Choshinsei - "Meki☆Love"
07. Berryz Koubou - "Aa, yoru ga akeru"
08. Lead - "HURRICANE"
09. KAT-TUN - "RUN FOR YOU"
10. SATA ANDAGI - "Kimi ga tsuji/Yume no tobira"
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 8-14
AKB48's AKB ga Ippai ~The Best Music Video~ collection rose from #14 to #7 in its eighth week. It sold 5,269 more copies for a total of 342,107. Takashi Yamazaki's live-action film adaptation (pictured right) of the Space Battleship Yamato anime rose from #30 to #18 in its eighth week. It sold 2,599 copies for a new total of 110,824.
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: August 8-14
The Blu-ray Disc for the K-ON! Live Event ~Come with Me!!~ concert dropped from #1 to #6 in its second week. It sold 2,489 more copies for a total of 34,294.
AKB48's AKB ga Ippai ~The Best Music Video~ collection rose from #20 to #11 in its eighth week. It sold 2,176 more copies for a new total of 135,782. The 2011 Spring concert Blu-ray Disc from Berryz Kobo sold 1,478 copies to debut at #12.
Japan's Animation TV Ranking August 1-7
The live-action radio special formed on a wartime manga Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (In a Corner of This World) by Fumiyo Kono (Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms) aired on Aug 5 during 9:00 p.m. It warranted a 12.7 rating.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Japanese Box Office, August 6-7
<no> <Title> <Studio> <Weekend Gross>
1. Transformers 3 - PPI $4,792,875
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two) - WB $4,790,916
3. Gekijouban Kamen raidâ Ôzu Wonderful: Shougun to 21 no koa medaru - Toei $4,527,219
4. Cars 2 - Disney $3,165,000
5. Kokuriko-zaka kara - Toho $2,360,171
Sunday, August 14, 2011
MTV Japan Chart Top20 August 13th
1. NAKED - Namie Amuro
2. Madonna - Secret
3. GO GO SUMMER! - KARA
4. Kidoairaku plus Ai - Kimura Kaela
5. Donna Mirai ni mo Ai wa Aru - flumpool
Saturday, August 13, 2011
NPR Poll: Top 100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Books
NPR ran their annual poll with its readers to see what the top
hundred science fiction and fantasy books would be and they got over
60,000 ballots. The results have
made their way online and we’ve got the top hundred books here.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Oricon Comic Weekly Ranking August 15th
1.One Piece #63 - Eiichiro Oda (2,119,401) Shueisha
2.Naruto #57 - Masashi Kishimoto (716,937) Shueisha
3.Hunter X Hunter #29 - Yoshihiro Togashi (693,458) Shueisha
4.Bleach #51 - Tite Kubo (400,346) Shueisha
5.Bakuman. #14 - Story: Tsugumi Ohba, Art: Takeshi Obata (318,535) Shueisha
