CATDOLL: Love Live! falls out of top three in Japan's best idol animation poll

In the ranking of the best music animations voted by Japan's "goo Ranking" website, which we just reported on, many people exclaimed: "Why is "XX" not included!" Don't get excited, because they also conducted a vote for the best idol animation at the same time, and your favorite animation may appear on this list.

Recently, with the hot sales of works such as "The Idolmaster" and "Love Live!", there has been a wave of idol whirlwinds in the ACG industry, and many companies have begun to develop their own idol-related works. But among the many animations of the same type from the past to the present, which ones are the most popular with the audience? This time, we will introduce the survey results brought by "goo Ranking"!

First place: Macross series

The classic robot animation "Macross" series topped the list. This animation was the first to mix the three elements of idols, love and robots. Each series will have one or more songs appearing, and accompanied by many beautiful songs specially written for the works, such as "Ai・おぼえていますか" and "Sturm und Drama" which are still very popular today.

The plot is set on Earth in the near future, combining interstellar wars with a gripping love story. The timeline of each work is interconnected, and the enemies and character races are all set in a unified way. The production plan for its latest series, "Macross Δ (tentative name)", has also officially started, and the selection of singers has already begun.

Second place: I am Candy (Magic Little Angel)

The old animation company "Studio Pierrot" launched a magical girl animation in the 1980s, and the characters were designed by the famous illustrator "Akimi Takada". This animation was also the first work to combine the two elements of "idol" and "magical girl". It also set off a trend among Japanese women at the time. It can be said to be a very representative girl-oriented animation.

The story describes a 10-year-old elementary school student named Yu Morisawa who accidentally obtained a magic wand that can only be used for one year. Afterwards, Yu used magic to transform himself into a 16-year-old beautiful girl named "Creamy Mami" (also translated as "Chocolate Sweet"), and accidentally entered the entertainment industry and became a popular singer. How can Yu balance these two completely different identities?

3. The Idolmaster

The biggest contributor to the trend of pure idol works was the idol training arcade game originally launched by Namco. Later, as its popularity soared, a project called "PROJECT IM@S" was launched. In addition to porting the game to home console platforms, it also began broadcasting TV animation in 2011, successfully expanding its territory beyond games.

The story describes an idol agency called "765 Productions", which has 13 new idols with different personalities. One day, a new producer came to 765, which was short of staff. He and these girls decided to move forward on the road to becoming top idols. Although the process is extremely difficult, only those who can endure it can become the shining star of tomorrow...

Fourth place: AKB0048

Fifth place: Love Live!

6th place: "Aikatsu! Idol Academy!"

7. Uta no Prince-sama

8. Idol Declaration

No. 9 "Idol Hero" ("Super Transformation Pretty Girl")

10th place: Looking for the Full Moon

The above is the result of this survey. Since the voting system was mixed between men and women, there are many popular works for women. It is a bit surprising that "LoveLive!" did not make it to the top 3, but the 5th place is still a good result. I wonder if the works in your mind are on the list?