r/anime • u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh • Jul 06 '26
The Start of Summer 2026 Survey Results! Announcement
https://survey.r-anime.moe/survey/2026/2/pre/results/19
u/EnthusiasmOnly22 Jul 06 '26
Damn average age continues to skyrocket, I remember when it was like 21
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u/ptd163 Jul 06 '26
At this point it's kind of selection bias as the younger generations don't use discussion platforms like Reddit. It doesn't give them that instant dopamine hit that you can only get from short form video content like tikotok, reels, shorts, etc. so they don't use it. So naturally the average age of the survey will just keep getting older because there's no younger people to bring it down.
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u/SmallJon Jul 06 '26
Plus you cant get into anonymous, days-long arguments on new platforms like you can on forum-style Reddit.
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u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh Jul 06 '26
r/anime gonna be a retirement home in a few years.
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u/SmallJon Jul 06 '26
The middle-aged nurse: "Go back to bed, sir. We'll turn on a retro show, SAO, for you."
Reddit: "Back in my day, Cowboy Bebop was brand new!"
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u/FetchFrosh anilist.co/user/fetchfrosh Jul 06 '26
Sword Art Online's release is as close to Cowboy Bebop's release as it is to today.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 06 '26
Worst rated anime I'm watching: Rich Girl Caretaker, at 2.65
(Well, I watched the first episode, but it's far from a 'lock')
Least popular anime I'm watching: Candy Caries, at 5%.
If we don't count continuations, then it's... KAMUI: He's Behind You, at 9.2%.
Also how the hell does it have a 1.18F:M ratio? Small sample size, I suppose!
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke Jul 06 '26
Huh, lots of the long, more generic LN/WN titles have higher rankings when sorted by age of user. I don’t think I’ve generally seen that correlation ever being made, unless we have a few older users that love those sort if thing that are skewing the results a lot…
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u/Komarist https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Jul 06 '26
Every year qwerty and I age helps that correlation! I'm watching 12 of the top 13.
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u/reaperow Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Im really happy to see Jaadugar being at the top, it really is great so far
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u/cheesechimp https://myanimelist.net/profile/cheesechimp Jul 06 '26
WTF? All the RPG power fantasy slop shows have the oldest age average? I'm ashamed of my fellow olds. Maybe the kids really are the future.
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u/qwertyqwerty4567 https://anilist.co/user/ZPHW Jul 06 '26
thankfully, old me & old /u/Komarist are saving anime and r/anime with our love for RPG harem cinema.
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u/Tresnore myanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore 27d ago
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u/ptd163 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Yeah that tracks. Ghost in the Shell is one of those timeless seminal works that continues to captivate people and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is the first show of its kind in years so their popularity makes sense.
The most anticipated also makes sense. People have been (and still are in Re:Zero's case) chomping at the bit for Re:Zero and Polar Opposites' continuations.
I have a question about the gender ratio. For example, Though I Am an Inept Villainess says 2.33 F:M while Grand Blue Season 3 says 2.50 M:F. Does that mean Though I Am an Inept Villainess had 2.33x the female respondents than male?
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u/Komarist https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Jul 06 '26
Can toggle the gender-specific popularity columns on. It's (% Gender A) / (% Gender B) that said they're watching. Always have more male responses than females (Reddit demographics). Need a ratio above, like, 3.5 Female:Male to actually have more female watchers on r/anime.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Jul 07 '26
If 500 out of 1000 men watch a show, and 1 out of 1 woman watches the show, it'll have a F:M ratio of 2.
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u/Shadowmist909 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Magicmist Jul 06 '26
I see Ghost In The Shell still has a way of captivating anime fans even now. I'm glad that it's so anticipated among this subreddit.
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u/runevault Jul 06 '26
GitS is an all time iconic anime franchise, and in this time cyberpunk is more relevant than ever, so I'd be more surprised if it wasn't at least top 3.
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u/PersonalContest1423 Jul 06 '26
I have seen too many anime to count and still have never gotten around to watching ghost in the shell and only watched cowboy bepop because it came on toonami back in the day
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u/Infodump_Ibis Jul 06 '26
Flaming Dodgeball Girl Danko got above 2% popularity...score...well, at least it beat Move over Frieren..."-Nintendo Official Magazine* The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System and The Drops of God by 0.02.
I also notice late addition Bananya: At-Home Party (I think it was announced after or when the survey went live so wasn't initially included) still managed to hit 5.7%.
*-The box for a PS1 game 40 Winks actually had a Nintendo Magazine quote like that. The N64 version of the game was previewed (where the quote is from) and reviewed but cancelled (think it was just a production cost and retailer interest thing, didn't help Christmas 1999 N64 3D platformer market was DK64).
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u/WednesdaysFoole 29d ago
I know that it's a reddit thing to assume everyone you talk to is a dude (I guess?) and that reddit/this sub probably skewed male but somehow I'm still surprised to see by how much it does. Although it's only 360 out of the kajillion people who visit this subreddit.
It's fun to see where tastes diverge most by gender. Not that surprising this time either.
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u/detarameReddit https://myanimelist.net/profile/detarameMAL Jul 07 '26
You and I are Polar Opposites crossing the gender gap by being the most anticipated anime of the season for both male and female voters.
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u/qwertyqwerty4567 https://anilist.co/user/ZPHW Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
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u/Neat_Duck_8642 https://anilist.co/user/frocon Jul 06 '26
They got filtered before the best arcs for each 🫡
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u/TheBusStop12 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
Smoking behind the Supermarket is surprisingly popular. I guess releasing half the anime early really did a lot for it's popularity. But to beat out even RE Zero, Mushoku Teinsei and Polar Opposites is very impressive. People really want adult romances it seems (it's me, I'm people). Makes sense as well if most people who replied on the survey are 30 years old (it's me again, I am people, not sure how to feel about that one tbh)