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2019 is about to end. Fall 2019 TV animes started from October is getting to climax. Among the various animes of this season, which title received the most popularity from the fans?

Here at Anime!Anime!, we have conducted a readers' survey titled, “Which of Fall 2019 anime (starting from October) was the best?” 136 people answered the survey between Dec. 15 to Dec. 22.
The male-female ratio was about 40% male and about60% female, with a little higher rate from the female readers. 19 years old or younger readers made up approximately 35%, 20's made up of 35%, with higher answer rate from youngsters.

■The top was “PSYCHO-PASS 3” The movie is already decided!
The 1st place was “PSYCHO-PASS 3”. The support rating was about 22%.

The comments said, “Although the anime was given an opportunity in one-hour broadcast frame unprecidentlyt, I was surprised by heavier scientific fiction compared to the previous series. I believe that renewing all the characters in the anime was also challenging, and I believe the characters caught the hearts of the fans”, and “Complex mysteries and the uniqueness of the characters were combined well and it was well time spent”, and the quality of the anime was so high that it made deep impressions on fans.
The anime itself was short with 8 episodes, but in spring 2020, the movie, “PSYCHO-PASS 3 FIRST INSPECTOR” is scheduled to be released. There were multiple comments mentioning the movie that they can not wait for it.

The 2nd place was “Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld”. The support rating was about 10%.

The comments said, “Alice stood out so much becauseshe was prepared from 2 previous seasons. She is also very cute. SAO became my favorite anime for this season”, and “the quality of drawing is so good. It also present us the problem of AI's rights that we may face in the future”, and it has been popular from various perspectives.

The 3rd place is “Fate/Grand Order-Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia”. The support rating was about 7%.

In addition to a comment that said because, “I love 'Fate' series”, I was waiting it to be anime, “I have not played the video game yet, but it was far more interesting than I expected”, and it seems to be gained a lot of support from new fans. Many fans are paying attention to Gilgamesh, who is a key character, and a comment said, “I love his melancholic expression!”.
This anime will be aired 2 seasons in a row. It will complete the story of 21 episodes with great momentum.

Among the males, 1st place was “SAO”, 2nd place was “FGO”, and in 3rd place, “Ascendance of a Bookworm” and “We Never Learn” tied with equal number of votes.
Among the females, ranked in 1st was “PSYCHO-PASS 3”, 2nd place was “My Hero Academia (4th season)” and in 3rd place, “Aikatsu! On Parade”, “SAO”, and “FGO” tied with same number of votes.

A comment to “Ascendance of a Bookworm” said, “I was encouraged by the main character's strong feeling toward the books, and the storyis so good that it made me think that anything can be possible in the world I live in.”

In “We Never Learn”, there are various heroins with uniqueness appear, but as one comment said, “Ms. Kirisu is unbelievably cute!”, she is more popular than the protagonist's classmates.

The comment to “My Hero Academia (4th Season)” said, “the story as much more to see in the later episodes, what had been released already makes us interested, and are excited. The quality of drawings by Bonzu is always wonderful!”

The comment to “Aikatsu! On Parade” said, “all the characters from previous series assembled, and there are new dresses and stages which I have waited for a long time was released! They are like a festival. The sub characters and small parodies are hidden everywhere, and I feel love from the staff”, and it seems to have a lot of features that makes fans happy.
Top animes in the ranking was the lists of sequence of popular animes and the new animes.

■Top 20
1st: “PSYCHO-PASS 3”
2nd: “Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld”
3rd: “Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia-”
4th: “Aikatsu! On Parade”
5th: “Chiyaha Furu”
5th: “My Hero Academia (4th Season)”
7th: “Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious”
8th: “Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life”
8th: “BEASTERS”
8th: “Ascendance of a Bookworm”
11th: “Kabuki-Cho Sherlock”
11th: “Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of God”
11th: “We Never Learn”
14th: “Are You Really the Only One Who Likes Me?”
14th: “Outburst Dreamer Boys”
16th: “Babylon”
16th: “Stars Align”
16th: “Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun”
19th: “Sky of the Duck”
19th: “African Office Worker”
19th: “Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Plate of God”
19th: “Stand My Heroes: PIECE OF TRUTH”
19th: “High Score Girl II”
19th: “Kemono Michi Rise Up”

(Survey conducted from Dec. 15, 2019 to Dec. 22)