Today’s ranking comes from the November 2014 issue of the popular Japanese magazine, NewType; we’ve taken the time to translate the whole article for your enjoyment. Earlier this week we did a write-up on this issue, giving an in-depth look into the magazine itself as well as the posters that come with it: you can read that here.
Before we go to the listings here is the image scan of the November 2014 Anime Popularity Ranking from the latest NewType Magazine:
Males Rankings:
1. Kirito (Sword Art Online II)
2. Shiba Tatsuya (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
3. Joutarou Kuujou (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
4. Umetarou Nozaki (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)
5. Kira Yamato (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed)
6. Yuu Narukami (Persona 4 The Golden Animation)
7. Inaho Kaizuka (Aldnoah.Zero)
8. Makoto Tachibana (Free!: Eternal Summer)
9. Daichi Manatsu (Captain Earth)
10. Dandy (Space Dandy)
Females Rankings:
1. Shino Asada (Sword Art Online II)
2. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online II)
3. Saber (Fate/Stay night)
4. Chiyo Sakura (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)
5. Miyuki Shiba (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
6. Asseylum Vers Allusia (Aldnoah.Zero)
7. Lacus Clyne (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed)
8. Gou Matsuoka (Free!: Eternal Summer)
9. Aoi Sakurai (Rail Wars!)
10. Sayla Mass (Gundam)
Series Ranking:
1. Sword Art Online II
2. Aldnoah.Zero
3. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
4. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
5. The iDOLM@STER
6. Free!: Eternal Summer
7. Sabagebu!
8. Haikyuu!!
9. One Piece
10. Zankyou no Terror
Top 10 series streamed:
1. Sword Art Online
2. Log Horizon
3. Shingeki no Kyojin
4. Diamond no Ace
5. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
6. Sword Art Online II
7. Barakamon
8. Kuroshitsuji
9. Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009 ver.)
10. Psycho-Pass
Top 10 Blu-ray Disc sales:
1. Frozen MovieNEX
2. Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Volume 3
3. Haikyuu!! Volume 2
4. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Volume 1
5. Kill la Kill Volume 9
6. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei School Entry 2nd Chapter
7. Persona 4 The Golden Animation Volume 1
8. Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Episode 3
9. Kuroko no Basket 2 Volume 8
10. Hakuouki Movie 2: Shikon Soukyuu
Top 10 record count (People recording it on their TV):
1. Zankyou no Terror: Highs & Lows (episode 9)
2. Psycho-Pass: something (episode 9)
3. Persona 4: The Golden Animation: A missing piece (episode 9)
4. Sword Art Online II: World of Guns (episode 1)
5. Doraemon Birthday Special
6. Haikyuu!: The Point that Changes the Momentum (episode 23)
7. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun: Do You Have Enough Excitement? (episode 9)
8. Barakamon: Let’s All Go Together (episode 10)
9. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Yokohama Disturbance V (episode 23)
10. Rail Wars!: Could it be Our Little Secret? (episode 10)
Translations were done by Swaps4 and fgghjjkll from Haruhichan.
As always, Sword Art Online seems to be taking the spotlight but it is a nice change of pace to see Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu on the list. What are your thoughts on this month’s rankings? What would you personally change? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
