2010 Japanese Anime Popularity Ranking
1. One Piece
"ONE PIECE" means "a big secret treasure" in the story. The story describes the male protagonist "Straw Hat" Monkey D. Luffy's journey on the "Great Channel" and his partners in order to become the "Pirate King". The legendary 'Pirate King' Gol D. Roger said before his death that he left behind the treasure "ONE PIECE" with the world's greatest wealth, fame and power. Many people rushed to sea to compete for "ONE PIECE". Many pirates began to establish hegemony, forming the "Great Pirate Age". Ten years later, Luffy went to sea in order to fulfill his agreement with the Four Emperors "Red-haired" Shanks, who lost his arm to save him. He found like-minded partners on the distant road, and entered the "Great Channel" together with the goal of Become the "Pirate King".
2. Naruto
Naruto" is the representative work of Japanese cartoonist Masashi Kishimoto. Since the work began to be serialized in the weekly "Shounen Jump" in 1999, readers have responded very enthusiastically. . Subsequently, the TV animation of "Naruto" was broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan, becoming one of the most popular animation works. The story successfully portrays the ninja who was originally hidden in the darkness and used the most powerful perseverance and the hardest efforts in the world to do the most secretive and cruel things, into the most proud and brightest person under the sun. Profession. In this ninja world, every young protagonist is developing his own way of ninja.
3. Fullmetal Alchemist
"Fullmetal Alchemist" is a famous Japanese anime set in a world where alchemy is quite advanced. Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse missed their deceased mother very much. In order to see their mother's smile again, they performed the biggest taboo in alchemy-human body refining, an alchemy technique to resurrect the dead. However, due to the rebound effect when the refinement failed, Ed paid the "toll" for his left foot and Al lost his entire body. In order to save his younger brother, Ed sacrificed his right arm as a price and fixed his younger brother's soul on a pair of armor; and the lost right arm and left leg were replaced by a steel prosthetic "mechanical armor", so after obtaining the national alchemy When he was qualified as an alchemist, he was given the title "Fullmetal" by the President, and people called him "Fullmetal Alchemist".
4. Soul of Chess
"Soul of Chess" (original name in Japanese: ヒカルの碁), which means "Go of Light" in Chinese, was translated as "Go Spirit King" by Taiwan's Da Ran Culture Agency in Hong Kong Cultural Communication translated it as Chess Soul, and Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House in mainland China translated it as Chess Soul: Chess of Light. It is a boy manga with Go as the theme that was serialized by Japan's "Shōnen Jump Weekly" (Shueisha) from 1999 to 2003. It was later adapted into animation and put on the screen.
5. Slam Dunk
SLAM DUNK is a comic and animation work by Japanese cartoonist Takehiko Inoue based on high school basketball. Together with "Dragon Ball", it is the driving force behind "Weekly Shonen Jump"'s circulation ranking first among similar periodicals. It is ranked as the pinnacle of Japanese sports comics along with the comics "Soccer Club" and "Baseball Heroes". During the TV animation version of the game, it set off a basketball craze among teenagers. Characters such as Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede became the idols of many young people.
6. The Prince of Tennis
"The Prince of Tennis" is another successful sports-themed comic after "Slam Dunk". It has been serialized since July 1999 and has been serialized to more than 300 episodes. The "Prince of Tennis" comic series lasted nine years. During this period, it was adapted into a musical, animation, and live-action movie. After the manga was adapted into a cartoon and aired, Japan once set off a tennis craze. The comic version was completed on February 29, 2008, and the animated version has also been completed. The Chinese live-action version of "Prince of Tennis" played by a good man was also broadcast on June 30, 2008.
7. Gundam Seed
"Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" is the latest version of the Gundam series Animations screened from 2002 to 2003. A sequel titled "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny" was released in 2004. Because of its charismatic characters, star-studded voice actor lineup and highly commercialized promotion, it has been enthusiastically pursued by younger audiences and female audiences. Different from the previous focus on the psychological description of war, this drama uses a large number of plots to describe the emotional entanglements between several protagonists, thus attracting a group of fans who have never watched Gundam, triggering drastic changes in the Gundam series.
8. The God of Death
The Japanese comic "BLEACH" (original title, "ブリーチ" in Japanese) is translated as "Bleach" in Hong Kong and "The God of Death" on the Mainland Internet, publisher Translated as realm·boundary. It is an anime work by the Japanese cartoonist Kubo Oito. In fact, his real name is Kubo Nobuaki. It is updated once a week, and new chapters are being serialized in "Shōnen Jump Weekly". The "Death" comic has been translated into Chinese, English and other versions. It is animated like many other famous comic series, and Studio Pierrot is responsible for the animation production.
9. Dragon Ball
The Chinese translation of "DRAGON BALL" is "Dragon Ball" (also known as Dragon Ball). It is a super popular animation in Japan and is the proud work of the famous Japanese cartoonist Akira Toriyama.
The world sales volume is 350 million copies, ranking third, and the domestic sales volume in Japan is 150 million copies, ranking second. The comic was later adapted into animation, TV, and live-action movies. There is also a Chinese medicinal material called "Dragon Pearl".
10. HUNTERxHUNTER
HUNTERxHUNTER is a masterpiece by cartoonist Yoshihiro Togashi. It was created for readers under the wild imagination of Mr. Yoshihiro Togashi. A wonderful fantasy world that tells the story of the protagonist Xiaojie and the various adventures he experienced with his friends on the road to find his father.