KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!(2016 Winter)
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It is an anime based on a novel, and also an “Naro” anime based on a work posted on “Shosetsuka ni Narou”.
Before it aired, there were no expectations at all, but the idyllic world view, snappy gags, and above all the personalities of the main characters were accepted by anime fans, and it became a hit with over 10,000 copies sold.
Due to its popularity, a second season was hurriedly produced a year later, and it was an equal hit.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World(2016 Spring)
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This is another Naro anime.
This fantasy work depicts the hardships of the main character, Subaru, who is transferred to another world and gains the ability to “return to death”, and has sold over 10,000 copies.
The success of this Rizero and the previous season’s “Konosuba” led to a marked increase in the number of Naro’s works being adapted into anime.
Love Live! Sunshine!(2016 Summer)
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The second installment in the new series of “Love Live! This is the second installment in the new series of the school idol group “Aqours”.
From the start of the planning to the release of the movie version, it traced the development of μ’s, but also succeeded in creating its own unique charm and became a big hit.
It sold 55,000 copies.
YURI!!! on ICE(2016 Autumn)
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An original animation based on figure skating, produced by MAPPA.
The content was aimed at women, and the performance on the ice by the handsome men, created with experts, became a hot topic and an explosive hit.
With sales of 68,000 copies, it ranked second only to MadoMagi among late-night anime of the 2010s.
Kemono Friends(2017 Winter)
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It was supposed to be a losing battle, as the game service was terminated before the anime aired, even though the game was the main media mix work.
However, the comical yet detailed depiction of the animals’ habits and movements, along with the shadowy worldview, won the hearts of anime fans and the series became a miraculous hit.
After that, it became a big topic of conversation in a different way when director Tatsuki left the project.
GRANBLUE FANTASY The Animation(2017 Spring)
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An anime adaptation of the hit game “Granblue Fantasy” with 26 million registered users.
It became a huge hit, selling 52,000 copies, partly due to the inclusion of bonus serial codes that can be utilized in the game.
Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ(2017 Summer)
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The fourth season of the Symphogear series.
It sold 14,000 copies, more than the third season, and achieved a remarkable feat of further increasing its popularity by coming to the fourth season.
Love Live! Sunshine!! 2nd Season(2017 Autumn)
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The second chapter of Aqours.
Although it didn’t reach the sales of the first season, it recorded 47,000 copies and became a dominant anime.
IDOLiSH7(2018 Winter)
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The anime is based on a game for women.
Nicknamed “AINANA,” it became a hit, selling over 20,000 copies and ranking first in sales for 2018.
In addition, “Violet Evergarden,” which aired during this school year, is still selling long as of November 2020 due to the KyoAni incident and the release of the movie version, so there is still a possibility of a reversal.
Uma Musume Pretty Derby(2018 Spring)
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…… is an anime based on a game, but it is an unusual work that was broadcast before the game started its service.
Even so, it sold 18,000 copies, and at the time of its broadcast, it was said to have been sold for the “grabbing privilege”. …… It has established a solid popularity for the characters and has a large number of fans.
In addition, it has been decided that the second season will be broadcast in 2021, but the game has not started yet.
Free!-Dive to the Future-(2018 Summer)
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The third season of “Free!
The third season of “Free!” sold 9,000 copies and became the second anime to win the championship.
Zombie Land Saga(2018 Autumn)
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An original anime produced by MAPPA.
Aspiring idols, idols from the Showa era, idols from the Heisei era, child actresses, prostitutes, yankees, and other women from various eras and eras (except for a few) come back to life as zombies and perform idol activities at ……. The bizarre but sometimes heartwarming story has gained popularity and became a huge hit with 21,000 copies sold.
A second season has been scheduled for production.
Manaria Friends(2019 Winter)
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This is a short anime mainly about Anne and Grea, two popular characters from the popular game “Rage of Bahamut”.
It gained popularity among yuri lovers and became a hit with 30,000 copies due to the effect of special offers.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba(2019 Spring)
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This is an anime based on the now social phenomenon Jump and produced by ufotable.
It is a dark fantasy that depicts the battles of the protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, and the members of the Pillars.
It is highly praised for its careful portrayal of the backbone of the enemy as well as the allied camp.
Although the disc sales themselves are only about 20,000, the sales of the original work, which was about 3 million copies before the anime aired, have now surpassed 100 million copies, and the “Blade of Extinction The Movie: Infinite Train” released in October 2020 has surpassed 20 billion yen within a month of its release.
It can be said that this work has had the greatest animation effect in history.
Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV(2019 Summer)
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The fifth season of the Symphogear series.
It has been the dominant anime for three consecutive seasons since the third season.
Sales have remained almost the same since the fourth season, and are still holding their peak.
GRANBLUE FANTASY The Animation Season 2(2019 Autumn)
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The second season of the anime “Grumble”.
Although sales dropped significantly from the first season, it became a dominant anime with sales far exceeding 10,000 copies.
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story(2020 Winter)
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An anime work based on the MadoMagi shadow game.
Mami, Sayaka, and Kyoko have been in the anime for quite some time now, and it has become a hot topic.
Princess Connect! Re:Dive(2020 Spring)
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This anime is based on the popular social game “Priconnect R”, which was once forced to end its service but was revived.
Directed by Takaomi Kanazaki of “Konosuba” fame, the anime depicts the popular characters of “Pricone-R” in an atmosphere reminiscent of “Konosuba” and has become a huge hit with many anime fans.
As a result, it has become a huge hit, supported by many anime fans, and is on track to sell over 20,000 copies in total, which is unusual for this era.
After all my youth romantic comedy is wrong. Complete(2020 Summer)
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This is the third and final season of Ore Guile, the hit novella series that has sold a total of 10 million copies.
Despite the fact that more than five years have passed since the second season, the number of fans does not seem to have decreased at all, and the sales of the first and second volumes have surpassed those of the second season.
Summary
Since the latter half of the 2010s, it can no longer be said that the number one selling disc is necessarily the biggest hit, but most of the time it is the anime that became the talk of the town during that particular school year.
With mega-hits like Priconnect still being born, it looks like the term “hegemony anime” will remain for a while!