Dragon Ball Tops World Class Manga and Anime Polls

Market research firm Oricon conducted a scientific survey asking respondents to name the real "World Class Manga and Anime". Taking the top is no other than the adventure manga, Dragon Ball!

Dragon Ball takes the top spot of the survey ranking, still popular to fans, in Japan and around the world, even after it ended a decade and a half ago. It was the flagship of Shonen Jump during its Golden Era.


Running next to Dragon Ball is the current flagship of Shonen Jump, the pirate adventure manga One Piece, and children's manga Doraemon. Here's full list of the "Top 10 World Class Manga/Anime" polls:

1. Dragon Ball
2. One Piece
3. Doraemon
4. Naruto
5. Pokemon
6. Neon Genesis Evangelion
7. Captain Tsubasa
8. Mobile Suit Gundam
9. Akira
10. (tie) Astro Boy / Slam Dunk

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Kashiwazaki Sena Wins Best Anime Character in a Swimsuit Polls

Being in a swimsuit is one of the most notable ways of anime or manga series to induce fan service scenes. A recent survey on anime portal Biglobe, asks fans to “Name Which Character Looks Best in a Swimsuit.”

The winner is no other than Kashiwazaki Sena from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai. She got 421 votes. Another's Izumi Akazawa and Toradora!'s Ami Kawashima are closing in second and third, with 337 and 316 votes respectively. Here's the full list:

1. Kashiwazaki Sena (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai)
2. Izumi Akazawa (Another)
3. Ami Kawashima (Toradora!)
4. Charlotte Dunois (Infinite Stratos)
5. Haruhi Suzumiya
6. Sawa Okita (Tari Tari)
7. Aisaka Taiga (Toradora!)
8. Mikuru Asahina (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
9. Chitanda Eru (Hyouka)
10. Kasugano Sora (Yosoga no Sora)
11. Kushieda Minori (Toradora!)
12. Kinoshita Hideyoshi (Baka and Test)
13. Akiyama Mio (K-On!)
14. Golden Darkness (To Love-Ru)
15. Furude Rika (Higurashi - When They Cry)
16. Nami (One Piece)


17. Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
18. Ikaros (Heaven's Lost Property)
19. Miyamoto Rei (Highschool Of The Dead)
20. Kanna Tanigawa (Waiting in the Summer)
21. Satsuki Momoi (Kuroko’s Basketball)
22. Asuka (Evangelion)
23. Charlotte E. Yeager (Strike Witches)
24. Sohara Mitsuki (Heaven's Lost Property)
25. Saeko Busujima (Highschool Of The Dead)
26. Rei (Evangelion)
27. Astraea (Heaven's Lost Property Forte)
28. Inoue Orihime (Bleach)
29. Nymph (Heaven's Lost Property)
30. Lala Satalin Deviluke (To Love-Ru)
31. Kazumi Yoshida (Shakugan no Shana)
32. Reiko Katherine Akimoto (Kochikame)
33. Detective Kaipan (Kochikame)
34. Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Scientific Railgun)


35. Itsuki Koizumi (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
36. Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
37. Jiro Tomitake (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
38. Rangiku Matsumoto (Bleach)
39. Kriska Barchenowa (Total Eclipse)
40. Yoshika Miyafuji (Strike Witches)
41. (tie) Keiichi Maehara (Higurashi)
41. (tie) Ayuko Oka (Mysterious Girlfriend X)
43. Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan
44. Pierce Aogami (A Certain Magical Index)
45. Inia Sestina (Total Eclipse)
46. Tomoki Sakurai (Heaven's Lost Property)
47. MM (Kemeko Deluxe!)
48. Makihara Izumi (Kemeko Deluxe!)
49. Francesca Lucchini (Strike Witches)
50, Ryoko Kurosaki (Kemeko Deluxe!)

The poll garnered 6399 respondents from July 29th to August 5th.

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Poll: Anime You Should See Before You Die

MyNavi Japanese website had posted the results of their recent survey, asking fans on which anime titles a fan should see before his death. As expected by most fans, the romance and drama anime Clannad, tops the list!

Clannad tops the survey with 534 votes! Coming in second is Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day with 496 votes, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica closing in third with 446 votes. Here is the full list:

1. Clannad
2. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
3. Madoka Magica
4. Gintama
5. K-on!
6. Angel Beats!
7. Bakemonogatari
8. Natsume Yuujinchou
9. (tie) Neon Genesis Evangelion
9. (tie) Toradora!
11. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
12. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
13. Nichijou - My Ordinary Life
14. Fate/zero
15. Steins;gate
16. A Certain Scientific Railgun
17. Detective Conan
18. Higurashi When They Cry
19. (tie) Ginga e Kickoff!!
19. (tie) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
21. Hanasaku Iroha
22. Eureka 7
23. Squid Girl
24. Gurren Lagann
25. (tie) Atchi Kotchi
25. (tie) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
27. Nadia Secret of Blue Water
28. Zoids Genesis
29. (tie) Mobile Suit Gundam 00
29. (tie) Guilty Crown
31. (tie) Jewel Pet Twinkle
31. (tie) Kannagi
33. Ben-to
34. Blood-C
35. Bleach
36. Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere
37. Kill Me Baby
38. (tie) Kanon
38. (tie) Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Rumble Hearts)
40. (tie) Darker Than Black
40. (tie) Galaxy Express 999 (the movie)
42. (tie) Baby and Me
42. (tie) Akazukin Chacha
44. From Up on Poppy Hill
45. The Familiar of Zero
46. Umineko: When They Cry
47. Ōkami Kakushi
48. (tie) Fractale
48. (tie) Betrayal Knows My Name
50. Togainu no Chi

The poll garnered 7057 respondents from June 16th to June 23rd.

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Japanese Fans Wish Portgas D. Ace is Still Alive — Polls

Japanese portal site MyNavi had posted the results of their recent polls asking readers to name which anime character that shouldn't have died. Pirate manga and anime One Piece's Portgas D. Ace tops the list.

Topping the list is Portgas D. Ace got who 393 votes. Mami Tomoe of Puella Magi Madoka Magica comes in second with 230 votes, and Death Note's L comes in third with 210 votes. Here is the full list:

1. Portgas D. Ace - One Piece
2. Mami Tomoe - Madoka Magica
3. L - Death Note
4. Lockon Stratos - Gundam 00
5. Rider - Fate/zero
6. Kaworu Nagisa - Evangelion
7. Hare Menjou - Guilty Crown
8. Mitsuba Okita - Gintama
9. Aru Akise - Future Diary
10. Stella Loussier - Gundam SEED Destiny
11. Izumi Akazawa - Another
12. Kamina - Gurren Lagann
13. Jin - Aquarion EVOL
14. Siegfried Kircheis‎ - Legend of the Galactic Heroes
15. Kazuya Uesugi - Touch
16. Ushio Okazaki - Clannad
17. (tie) Lalah Sune - Mobile Suit Gundam
17. (tie) Rei - Fist of the North Star
19. Yurin L'Ciel - Gundam AGE
20. Toki - Fist of the North Star
21. (tie) Toru Rikiishi - Ashita no Joe
21. (tie) Kunihiko Kimishima - S-CRY-ed
21. (tie) Kanade Amo - Senki Zesshō Symphogear
24. Tadakatsu Honda - Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere
25. Woolf Enneacle - Gundam AGE
26. (tie) Hiroko Asahina - Rahxephon
26. (tie) Isara Gunther - Valkyria Chronicles
28. Ray Lundgren - Gun x Sword
29. Yang Wen-li - Legend of the Galactic Heroes
30. Gai Daigoji - Nadesico
31. Twins - Black Lagaoon
32. Souji Okita - Hakuouki
33. Aki - Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
34. Birgit Pirjo - Gundam F91
35. Bruno - Yu-Gi-Oh 5D
36. Gin Ichimaru - Bleach
37. Aporia - Yu-Gi-Oh 5D

The poll garnered 2652 respondents from June 11th to June 18th.

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Fate / Zero is Newtype's Top Voted Anime

The June-July 2012 issue of Newtype Magazine had listed the results of their recent poll on their readers' favorite anime series. The action fantasy anime series Fate / Zero tops the subscriber's anime list.

The Newtype's 20 Top Voted Anime Series:

1. Fate/Zero
2. Hyouka
3. Eureka Seven AO
4. Accel World
5. K-ON!
6. Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
7. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
8. Shirokuma Cafe
9. One Piece
10. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
11. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
12. Jormungand
13. Acchi Kocchi
14. Kuroko's Basketball
15. Macross Frontier
16. Library Wars
17. Tiger & Bunny
18. Moretsu Space Pirates
19. Bakemonogatari
20. Sakamichi no Apollon

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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Tops Polls on Best Magical Girl Anime

Japanese portal site BIGLOBE posted the results of their recent survey on the No.1 magical girl anime. Topping the list is the 13-episode adventure anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha got 445 votes. Second place is Cardcaptor Sakura with 419 votes and closing in third is Puella Magi Madoka Magica with 399 votes. The poll garnered 3174 respondents from May 31st to June 7th.

1. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (2004-) - 445 votes
2. Cardcaptor Sakura (1996-2000) - 419 votes
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011-) - 399 votes
4. Ojamajo Doremi series (1999-2005) - 260 votes
5. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon series (1992-1997) - 234 votes
6. PreCure series (2004-) - 208 votes
7. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) - 106 votes
8. Shugo Chara! series (2007-2010) - 82 votes
9. Akazukin Chacha (1994-1995) - 70 votes
10. Magical Princess Minky Momo (1982-1994) - 64 votes
11. Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel - 58 votes
12. Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne - 49 votes
13. Fushigiboshi no Futagohime - 37 votes
14. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch - 36 votes
15. Sugar Sugar Rune - 34 votes
16. Full Moon o Sagashite - 33 votes
17. Kaito Saint Tail - 32 votes
17. Himitsu no Akko-chan - 32 votes
17. Majokko Megu-chan - 32 votes
20. Corrector Yui - 31 votes
21. Hana no Ko Lunlun - 30 vortes
22. Mahoutsukai Sally - 29 votes
23. Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu - 28 votes
24. Nurse Angel Ririka SOS - 27 votes
24. Esper Mami - 27 votes
26. Magical Emi, the Magic Star - 25 votes
27. Kamichama Karin - 23 votes
28. Cutie Honey - 22 votes
28. Kaito Tenshi Tsuin Enjeru - 22 votes
30. Persia, the Magic Fairy - 21 votes
30. Hime-chan no Ribbon - 21 votes
32. Lalabel, The Magical Girl - 19 votes
32. Magical Witch Punie-chan - 19 votes
34. Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach - 18 votes
34. Yadamon - 18 votes
36. Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san - 17 votes
37. Magical Girl Pretty Sammy TV series - 16 votes
38. Oku-sama wa Mahou Shoujo - 15 votes
38. Majokko Tickle - 15 votes
40. Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy - 14 votes
41. Magical Angel Sweet Mint - 11 votes
41. The Adventures of Tweeny Witches - 11 votes
41. Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol - 11 votes
44. Magic User's Club - 10 votes
45. Fancy Lala, the Magic Stage - 9 votes
45. Miracle Girls - 9 votes
47. Ai to Yuki no Pig Girl Tonde Burin - 8 votes
48. Floral Magician Mary Bell - 7 votes
49. Majokko Tsukune-chan - 6 votes
50. Magical Meow Meow Taruto - 5 votes

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