The World is Upside Down!
When the Japanese otaku matchmaking service Otakuma conducted a poll of users’ favorite anime between April and August of this year, the results revealed a surprising trend. Among Japanese otaku, men appear to prefer moé anime, to little surprise. However, four out of the top five shows female otaku like most are giant robot anime. The era of the Gunonna and mekajo dawns!
Males:
01. K-On!
02. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
03. Lucky Star
04. Gundam (all series)
05. Saki
06. Shin Seiki Evangelion
07. Maho Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha
08. Hetalia
09. CLANNAD
10. Toradora!
Females:
01. Gundam (all series)
02. K-On!
03. Code Geass
04. Macross Frontier
05. Shin Seiki Evangelion / Toradora! (tie)
06. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
07. Lucky Star
08. CLANNAD
09. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
10. Minami-ke
Source: AltJapan
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I think I read a comment from that ANN Tomino interview that Gundam always had a bigger female fanbase than male fanbase. I can sort of get M Frontier, though, since that looks like it’s been warped into the Gundam 00 and Seed of the franchise. And the only reason I’m interested in seeing it if it ever gets licensed, is ‘cus the Lupin Encyclopedia guy claims it doesn’t suck. The Nanoha thing, I guess, would be a bigger WTF for me. That looks dumb, even by moe standards.
I wouldn’t hold my breath for Macross Frontier to be licensed. Like its predecessors, it’s music-heavy and an expensive thing to grab when apparently you can get by with low-budget plentiful moe.
I’m actually most confused as to why Lucky Star is on the female list and Hetalia is on the male list. I understand that Lucky Star rides on the coattails of Haruhi (also on the list), but Hetalia’s American fanbase is so heavily skewed towards females that I’m curious as to what the different cultures are taking out of it.
GATS, you may be surprised by Lyrical Nanoha. While it may ostensibly look like a cute show for 8 year old Japanese girls, it’s actually a late-night magical fighting show for 18 year old men. Especially beginning in the second series, while this may sound bizarre, it’s a bit apt to think of Lyrical Nanoha has a 21st century Gundam series that replaces the heavily armed robots with heavily armed magical girls.