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Fans have been debating the greatest anime songs as long as anime has been around. Japanese TV regularly raises the topic for domestic fans, but every so often, Japan also presents the international perspective. On April 21, TV Asahi hosted a nearly three-hour special ranking favorite anime songs by non-Japanese and non-domestic anime fans.
In a March 26 post about the special on TV Asahi's Sōsenkyo X (formerly Twitter) account. the staff members revealed they had polled anime fans around the world on their favorite anime songs and would list the top 20. The TV Asahi homepage gave some more details, saying the program polled 1,740 people.
Sunday, April 21 at 6:00 p.m.: a 3-hour special‼
Foreigners seriously vote🗳✨
World 🌍 #アニソン総選挙 [Anisong Ranking] begins🤗‼
The pride of Japan, Anime✨
And the anime songs indispensable to it🎶
Which anime songs do foreigners love?💓
We expose the top 20 for the first time🥳㊙
And a thorough investigation of the secret of their popularity🕵🏻
Please also tell me your favorite anime song😊
#爆笑問題 [Bakusho Mondai] #ウエンツ瑛士 [Eiji Wentz]
So then, what were the top 20 results? Thankfully, we don't have to watch the program as the Sōsenkyo X/Twitter account listed them off:
Shockingly, this isn't the case for two of the three podium finishers:
Of course, listing off a top 20 list doesn't really constitute three hours of programing — David Letterman's Top Ten segment barely lasted two minutes. So, the program also aired interviews with international anime fans as well as live performances of some of the songs, making it a fun-filled three hours.
In a March 26 post about the special on TV Asahi's Sōsenkyo X (formerly Twitter) account. the staff members revealed they had polled anime fans around the world on their favorite anime songs and would list the top 20. The TV Asahi homepage gave some more details, saying the program polled 1,740 people.
Sunday, April 21 at 6:00 p.m.: a 3-hour special‼
Foreigners seriously vote🗳✨
World 🌍 #アニソン総選挙 [Anisong Ranking] begins🤗‼
The pride of Japan, Anime✨
And the anime songs indispensable to it🎶
Which anime songs do foreigners love?💓
We expose the top 20 for the first time🥳㊙
And a thorough investigation of the secret of their popularity🕵🏻
Please also tell me your favorite anime song😊
#爆笑問題 [Bakusho Mondai] #ウエンツ瑛士 [Eiji Wentz]
So then, what were the top 20 results? Thankfully, we don't have to watch the program as the Sōsenkyo X/Twitter account listed them off:
Looking at the fourth to 20th spots, we see a lot of relatively modern series, with a strong showing from Jujutsu Kaisen and Attack on Titan. True, there are a handful of older series, but we get a sense the anime song rankings were swayed more by what is currently popular rather than songs etched into the collective memory of anime fans around the world.
Shockingly, this isn't the case for two of the three podium finishers:
We don't see several of what Japanese anime fans would consider staple anime songs, such as "Touch” by Yoshimi Iwaski (Touch), “Sekai ga Owaru Made wa” by Wands (Slam Dunk), and “Mezase Pokémon Master” by Rika Matsumoto (Pokémon). But that's what makes these types of polls fascinating to look at.
Of course, listing off a top 20 list doesn't really constitute three hours of programing — David Letterman's Top Ten segment barely lasted two minutes. So, the program also aired interviews with international anime fans as well as live performances of some of the songs, making it a fun-filled three hours.