Which Is Your Favorite "ufotable" Anime? Many Fans Supported Popular Titles Such as "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" and "Fate"

Many people may think of hydrangea as the flower of June. The purple, red, and blue flowers of the hydrangea under the gloomy skies of Tsuyu (the rainy season of East Asia), has been long loved in Japan. It was even in the oldest Japanese poetic anthology "Manyoushuu". There are many characters with the theme color of purple in anime. The question is, who gains the most support from Anime!Anime! readers? So, we conducted a survey asking, "Which Anime Character Reminds You of the Color Purple?" There were 372 votes received during the voting period from Jun. 4 through Jun. 11. The male to female ratio was 25% male and 75% female, and the age group was on the younger side with 45% under 19, and 30% in their 20s. ■Ichimatsu from "Mr. Osomatsu" took 1st place! Characters who wear purple clothes also ranked high. 1st place went to Matsuno Ichimatsu from "Mr. Osomatsu" with roughly 8% of the votes. The sextuplets of the Matsuno family each have their theme color, and the 4th born, Ichimatsu, likes to wear his purple hoodie. Voters said that the color matches his gloominess, "His pessimistic personality matches the darkish color, purple," and "It matches his looks that make him seem to have darkness in him." There were also some readers who pointed out his other fashions. Coming in 2nd was Murasakibara Atsushi from "Kuroko's Basketball", with roughly 7% of the votes. Murasakibara, who is one of the Generation of Miracles, received comments of him being fully purple, "His hair and name are both purple. There's no character that better fits purple!" and "Even his uniform is purple strips, so he's the first one that came to my mind." "He makes use of his astonishing 208cm to help his teammates in basketball, and I can't dislike him since he loves snacks just like any high school student would," shows his large build also left a strong impression on the fans. 3rd place went to Ichinose Tokiya from "Uta no Prince-sama" with only 1 vote shy of 2nd place. Ichinose Tokiya, a member of ST☆RISH, received comments pointing out that the color purple portrays his duality, "He's usually cool, but he has a passion, stronger than anyone, hidden in him. I think purple, which is a mix of cool blue and passionate red, is a great color to portray him!" ■Here are some comments for other characters! For Kochou Shinobu from "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", "Not only the color of her hair and eyes but also her poison from wisteria flowers reminds me of the color purple." For Milky Rose from "Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!", "My favorite PreCure! I was really excited to see her coming to the rescue the five in the gust of blue rose peddles." For Lelouch Lamperouge from "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion", "Because his eyes are purple and he said he likes the color purple." There was also a vote for the Gundam pilot Tieria Erde from "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", "His dignified, glossy beauty, and the passionate side of him that came forth as the story developed. The official theme color purple well-matched him both inside and outside. Characters with a purple, theme color, hair color, or eye color, ranked in the top 20 for this survey. Also, you will see characters that ware purple like in their uniform ranking high. ■Top 20 [Which Anime Character Reminds You of the Color Purple?] 1. Matsuno Ichimatsu "Mr. Osomatsu" 2. Murasakibara Atsushi "Kuroko's Basketball" 3. Ichinose Tokiya "Uta no Prince-sama" 4. Kochou Shinobu "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" 5. Toujou Nozomi "Love Live!" 6. Ousaka Sougo "IDOLiSH7" 7. Kirill Vrubel "Double Decker! Doug & Kirill" 8. Tieria Erde "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" 9. Yuuki/Konnno Yuuki "Sword Art Online" 9. Rize (Tedeza Rize) "Is the Order a Rabbit?" 9. Lelouch Lamperouge "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion" 12. Hyuuga Hinata "NARUTO" 13. Takasugi Shinsuke "Gintama" 13. Mimino Kurumi/Milky Rose "Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!" 15. Kaguya Madoka/Cure Selene "Star Twinkle PreCure" 15. Shibuki Ran "Aikatsu!" 15. Mutsuki Hajime "TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION" 18. Anavel Gato "Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 STARDUST MEMORY" 18. Ushijima Wakatoshi "Haikyuu!!" 18. Mishakuji Yukari "K: Missing Kings" 18. Nico Robin "One Piece" (Voting Period: Jun. 4 to Jun. 11, 2020)

Jun. 11 is "Day of Umbrella". This day was created because this day often marked the beginning of the rainy season throughout history. We believe that you will use an umbrella more often as it gets more rainy. Rain isa source of negative feelings, but there are several anime that contain beautiful rainy scenes. Situations may vary to the anime, such as taking shelter with a friend whom in love with, running through the rain with full speed, or sharing an umbrella with the partner. Here at Anime!Anime!, we conducted the reader's survey titled "Which anime reminds you of impressive raining scenes?". The survey was conducted from May 31 to Jun. 7, and a total of 166 answered. The female readers' majority, by making up approximately 65%, while the male readers made up approximately 35%. For the age group, the young voters made up the majority. Readers of 19-year old or under made up approximately 40%, while the '20s made up approximately 35%. ■From Shinkai Makoto's works to Ghibli: Many anime with impressive raining scenes assembled! There were votes to several titles in this survey. The works with an outstanding number of votes were Director Shinkai Makoto's "The Garden of Words" and "Weathering with You". "The Garden of Words" is a romance movie released in 2013 which depicts the interaction of a boy and a woman who only meet on rainy days. The comments from the readers said, "I have an impression that it was raining throughout the story. I was surprised at and moved by beautiful rainy scenes of animation", and "Impressive rainy scenes continue from the encounter and departure. Beautiful rainy scenes are memorable as they depict the emotions of two main characters". The comment mentioned the illustration of wet leaves by saying, "Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, where the story is set, was very beautiful". "Weathering with You" is the movie released in 2019, where weather is the important motif of the movie as it state in the title. A comment from the readers said, "I think the scene when the heroine Haruna prayed, and the sky quickly got sunny was beautiful". As the comments said, there were multiple beautiful scenes related rain. There are raining scenes "PSYCHO-PASS" series when they are important to the story. Many comments mentioned the memorable scenes in the beginning of the series by saying, "Episode 1 of season 1. I got excited by seeing the inspector Tsunemori Akane being affiliated while getting heavily wet in the rain". There are also raining scenes when the protagonist of the season 3 called Shindou Arata uses this special ability, Mental Trace. The titles with abilities affiliated with rain were also important. The protagonist Nike from "Still World Is Beautiful" can call forth the rain, and the comment to her said, "I was moved when she has sung the rainy song for the first time". The comment to Ranma, who is the protagonist of "Ranma 1/2", said, "This work revolves around the characters who change when he wet, therefore there are so many raining scenes!". To "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya": "'Some Day in the Rain' is a slice of life in rain which is told by the perspectives of the characters except for Kyon. Haruhi asking Kyon to share the umbrella was cute". To "Kaguya-sama; Love is War": "I love the episode when Kaguya and the president shared the same umbrella." There were many comments related to the sharing of an umbrella. ■Introducing other comments! To "Love Live!": "The scene of dancing 'No brand girls' in rain and development after that was moving." To "After the Rain": "It rained in every episode. Love and rain have a strong connection in every episode and it is said." To "Kiki's Delivery Service": "Scene where she delivers grandma's herring pie her grandson did not like it." There is a list of titles with multiple votes down below. Many anime titles using rain in their themes, while there were also anime with long-lasting popularity. Please check it out. ■Titles with many votes [Which anime reminds you of rain?] "FAIRY TAIL" "PSYCHO-PASS" "Osomatsu-san" "Kaguya-sama: Love is War" "Still World Is Beautiful" "Dragonball Z" "Love Live!" "Ranma 1/2" "Gintama" "The Garden of Words" "Fullmetal Alchemist" "Kuroko's Basketball" "Junjou Romantica" "Sekaiichi Hatsukoi" "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai" "Weathering with You" "Hyouka" "Detective Conan" "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL" "Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi" "After the Rain" (Survey conducted from May 31, 2020 to Jun. 7) Warning: This survey is to research "the attention and interests toward present anime and characters". The results do not decide the superiority and inferiority between any characters nor works. Please use this article to gain information and deepen the love of the anime and the characters.

June 9 is "Rock Day". The anniversary was born from a combination of the words "6" and "9". It originates from rock and roll in the USA, and nowadays, the word "rock" has gone beyond its original meaning, becoming so a term used in many places. Many bands have appeared in anime as well, performing a wide variety of genres of music, including rock music. The bands vary in their appeal, from their overwhelmingly loud vocals to their superb guitar techniques. Here at Anime! Anime! we conducted a reader survey asking, "What is your favorite band from the anime series?". In the case the title has been adapted into an anime, we have also included bands that didn't make any performance in the show, along with bands that only appeared in the original manga (and also new bands which were introduced in the anime version). During the survey period between May 29 to Jun. 5, a total of 185 responses were received. The gender ratio featured almost the same number of votes with 45% male and 55% female. The age group was about 50% for those under the age of 19, about 25% for those in their 20s, mainly focusing on youngsters. ■HTT from "K-On!" is on top! The band got back together unexpectedly last year, becoming so a hot topic. The 1st place goes to Houkago Tea Time (HTT) from "K.On!" with an approval rating of about 20%. The high school girls' After School Tea Time band gained a lot of popularity due to its match with the fluffy storyline; "Their songs have a good tempo and match with the characters, and, in addition, many of them were easy to get excited about", and "I was able to see heartwarming and unconventional teenagers of a band that appears totally different from the others". According to some of the fans, their variety of songs was also appealing, "HTT is the perfect band! I love the fact that they can perform many different genres of music, from pop songs to cool songs to comical songs". Their unexpected performance at Animelo Summer Live 2019 thrilled the fans; "The surprising performance they had on their 10th anniversary at Anisama was amazing!". The 2nd place goes to Roselia from "BanG Dream!" with an approval rating of about 10%. Some comments were received such as, "Roselia is so cool. The costumes, the songs, the atmosphere, everything is great", and "I like the songs, the voices, and the characters. Also, I can't believe they even managed the stage direction and the costumes by themselves at such a high level... It's amazing!". Many fans commented about their "BanG Dream!" live performance where the cast members introduced their own musical instruments, "As being voice actors, their live music performance is unbelievable". The 3rd place goes to given from "Given", which had about 10 percent support. Given, the band to which the protagonist Satou Mafuyu belongs, was praised by the fans not only for the songs, but also for the stories of each member; "It's a moving story about four people who are haunted by their past, and build up a new life as a band". Other comments were also received; "The first scene where Mafuyu sang by reading the song lyrics was very touching!", and "I was hooked on the live scenes". ■ Additional comments have been revealed! Girls Dead Monster from "Angel Beats!"; "The GirlDeMo can be said to be the starting point of LiSA. The insert song "Ichiban no Takaramono" reminds me of some scenes from the show and makes me want to cry". The A-Band from "My Hero Academia"; "The song 'Hero too', which was performed in the anime, was very touching by the way it showed the students growing up as heroes. The gaudy stage performance characterized by the students' unique personalities was also very powerful". Plasmagica from "SHOW BY ROCK!!"; "Plasmagica and all the bands in the show are very attractive. The way they grow up in a Myumon drama (not a human drama), the coolness of their songs, their cuteness... all of these aspects are put together making everything great". Some votes were also received for popular works of the '90s such as "Macross 7" with its band FIRE BOMBER; "I love their variety of genres, such as rock songs and ballads", and "The timeless and hot sound touched my heart". The survey featured a lot of comments not only related to the songs of the band, but also to the live scenes which fans have been reminded of. A variety of bands, from full-fledged artists to school clubs and characters who fight with their singing voices, have been gathered. ■Overall Ranking [What is your favorite band from the anime series?] 1. Houkago Tea Time "K-On!" 2. Roselia "BanG Dream!" 3. given "Given" 4. Girls Dead Monster "Angel Beats!" 5. FIRE BOMBER "Macross 7" 5. Poppin'Party "Bang Dream!" 7. Afterglow "Bang Dream!" 8. A-Band "My Hero Academia" 9. in NO hurry to shout "Anonymous Noise" 9. The Sketchbook "SKET DANCE" 9. SOARA "TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION" 9. High×Joker "The Idolmaster: SideM" 9. Hello, Happy World! "BanG Dream!" 14. Argonavis "Argonavis from BanG Dream!" 14. ULTRA SOULS "Bakumatsu Rock" 14. ENOZ "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" 14. The fallen moon "Fuuka" 14. More Than True "Aikatsu!" (Response period: May 29 - Jun. 5, 2020)

May 17 is "Package Tour Day". It is said that the world's first package tour was conducted on this day in 1861, Britain. Now is a difficult time to travel due to the novel coronavirus, but there must be many of you out there who want to go on a trip once things are under control. One of the advatages about a package tour is listening to the stories of the tour guide. The question is, which anime character would be a great tour guide? Here at Anime!Anime! we have conducted a survey asking, "Which Anime Character Do You Want to Hire as a Tour Guide?" We received 88 votes during the voting period of May 5 to May 12. The gender ratio leaned a bit towards the female with 65% female to 35% male, and the age group was mainly young with 50% of those under 19 and 25% in their 20s. ■Popular characters who remind you of travel! There were many votes for those characters related to travel. For example, Hattori Yuu from "Aikatsu!" gained popularity as a travel idol from her experience of studying abroad at various schools. She received comments saying how her being active in travel programs left an impression on them like, "She looked great in her tour guide outfit she wore in the anime." Also, characters who were traveling in the main story were popular too. Received comments shows that people want to enjoy traveling with them or hear their stories about their trips, "I want to go on a tour of Japari Park with her on the bus," for Kaban from "Kemono Friends", "I want to hear her stories of her traveling different countries," for Kino from "Kino's Journey", and "Because she travels all over Japan in the opening," for Fuguta Sazae from "Sazae-san". Some characters received votes for their experience in travel-related jobs. For Kashiwagi Tsubasa from "Idol Master SideM", "He's an ex-pilot with a lot of travel experience and is fluent in languages. I bet he's good at presenting the charm of the places we visit." For Neko-musume from "Gegege no Kitarou" (5th series), "She was so cute working as a bus guide," and for Akubi from "The Genie Family 2020", "She looked good as a cabin attendant, so she could also be a good tour guide." Focusing on the word tour "guide", people also voted for characters with professional knowledge. Comments pointed out how they are dependable when we need their help like, "Since she is an archeologist, I think she would give us a great explanation of the history of the sight," for Nico Robin from "One Piece", and "He is knowledgeable in various areas, so he'll probably explain everything without the need for us to ask any questions. Also, he would help us if there are any troubles like purse-snatching or luggage-lifting," for Kudou Shinichi from "Detective Conan". Being cheerful and talkative maybe another trait fit for a travel agent. For Kyon from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", "A pedant with a ton of knowledge. Since his expressions and metaphors are interesting, I think he would give us enjoyable stories of each sight we visit," for Takami Chika from "Love Live! Sunshine!!", "I'd love a tour from Chika-chan, who knows a lot about her home town," and for Fujiwara Chika from "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War", "Secretary Fujiwara would probably make everyone smile through the funny and enjoyable tour by explaining the sights with her poor rap skills." The survey ended with characters from various animes receiving votes. ■Characters with the most votes [Which Anime Character Do You Want to Hire as a Tour Guide?] Edogawa Conan "Detective Conan" Hattori Yuu "Aikatsu!" Amuro Tooru "Detective Conan" Takasaka Honoka "Love Live!" Fuguta Sazae "Sazae-san" Izumi Mitsuki "IDOLiSH7" Kagura "Gintama" Nico Robin "One Piece" Fujiwara Chika "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" The Matsuno Sextuplets "Mr. Osomatsu" Mouri Ran "Detective Conan" Yukinoshita Yukito "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" (Voting Period: May 5 to May 12, 2020) ※※This survey was held to investigate "the awareness and attention of the current anime" of the readers. The ranking is not intended to determine characters to be superior to others. We hope this article becomes an introduction to new titles and characters.