The Fall 2024 anime season, which started in October, is gaining momentum as it reaches its halfway point. We present the popularity rankings from various Japanese media outlets. Let's take a look at which anime each media outlet is pushing and how viewers are reacting.

Dwango: "Niconico Video & Niconico Live Fall Anime Overall Ranking

November 20, 2024

The following are the overall rankings, based on views and comments, from Niconico Video and Niconico Live.

1. Dandadan
2. Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World 3rd season
3. THE iDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS 2nd season
4. Blue Box (Ao no hako)
5. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War
6. Shangri-La Frontier 2nd Season
7. 2.5 Dimensional Seduction
8. New Prince of Tennis: U-17 WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL
9. Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online II
10. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story - Kyoto Arc

Niconico Video is a well-established Japanese video platform. It features a unique display where users' comments appear on the video screen, allowing viewers to share in the excitement together, especially during key moments. The result was that "Dandadan" took first place. Niconico is particularly popular among core otaku fans, and the presence of titles like "Shiny Colors" in the Top 10 reflects the distinctive audience of the platform.

Dwango News Release

ABEMA: "Initial Speed Ranking"

November 21, 2024

ABEMA released its Initial Speed Ranking (compiled from viewing data of the first episode or first airing in October), including rankings for the number of views and the number of comments.

View Count Ranking
1. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
2. Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World 3rd season
3. The Healer Who Was Banished from the Party Actually Has Ultimate Power
4. Dandadan
5. Danmachi V :Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Arc of the Goddess of Harvest

Comment Count Ranking
1. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
2. Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World 3rd season
3. Demon Lord, Retry! R
4. Dandadan
5. Danmachi V :Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Arc of the Goddess of Harvest

ABEMA is an emerging video platform in Japan and one of the most dynamic distribution services among domestic platforms. Rankings were announced for both view counts and comments, and "Orb." ranked first in both categories. However, it should be noted that this ranking is based only on first episodes, which may differ from the ongoing series' reception.

ABEMA News Release

GEM Partners (including non-anime content)

Survey Week: 2nd week of November 2024 (Nov 11 - Nov 17)
1st Place: Dandadan - 185 points
2nd Place: Detective Conan - 97 points
3rd Place: ONE PIECE - 86 points
4th Place: Blue Lock - 83 points
5th Place: Love Village - 80 points
6th Place: Tokyo Swindlers - 73 points
7th Place: Dragon Ball - 65 points
8th Place: BLEACH - 57 points
9th Place: My Hero Academia - 57 points
10th Place: Initial D / MF Ghost - 56 points

GEM Partners is an entertainment research company that assigns weekly scores across distribution platforms for various content, not limited to anime. The rankings include both anime and drama, with "Dandadan" achieving a commanding lead in this survey.

GEM Partners

Aside from these, Japanese media outlets have also released rankings midway through the fall season. It should be noted that the above three sources are disadvantaged in counting titles that are Netflix exclusives. In particular, "Ranma 1/2," which is exclusive to Netflix, has topped rankings in surveys from several media outlets like Animate Times.

Overall, "Ranma 1/2" and "Dandadan," both of which ranked highly across multiple media outlets, appear to have strong support from viewers. Titles like "Chi." and "Re:Zero 3rd season" also boast steady popularity, ranking highly across various charts.

Before the fall anime season began, attention was focused on titles like "Blue Lock" and "Dragon Ball," but "Dandadan" seems to have emerged as a dark horse.

There is much to look forward to as the fall anime season continues to unfold. Was your favorite title on the list? Let's continue to follow the standout works!