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Japan's Favorite TV Anime
Date: 10/13/2006
TV Asahi has published a list of Japan's favorite TV anime (And a list of 100 Favorite Anime selected by Celebrities)
TV Asahi has again published a list of Japan's 100 favorite animated TV series. The list is based on an online poll of the Japanese populace. During Monday's Variety Programming, TV Asahi also presented a list based on a survey of 100 Japanese celebrities. Last Year's lists can be seen here.

Tom and Jerry and Wacky Races are the only non-Japanese animation to make the celebrity list, no non-Japanese animation made the general list.

This list follows closely on the heels of another list, recently published by the Japan Media Arts Festival, of the top 10 anime of all time.

TV Asahi's list from the online poll is as follows:

1 Fullmetal Alchemist (TV)
2 Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV)
3 Pani Poni Dash! (TV)
4 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (TV)
5 Negima! (TV)
6 Gundam (TV)
7 Bleach (TV)
8 Prince of Tennis (TV)
9 Rozen Maiden (TV)
10 Strawberry Marshmallow (TV)
11 Shana (TV)
12 Dragonball (TV)
13 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (TV)
14 Eureka 7 (TV)
15 Yu Yu Hakusho (TV)
16 Overman King Gainer (TV)
17 Naruto (TV)
18 Slam Dunk (TV)
19 Kyo Kara Maoh! (TV)
20 Inu Yasha (TV)
21 One Piece (TV)
22 Gintama (TV)
23 Detective Conan (TV)
24 Saiyuki (TV)
25 Saint Seiya (TV)
26 Rurouni Kenshin (TV)
27 The Law of Ueki (TV)
28 Hunter X Hunter (TV)
29 Fafner (TV)
30 Sailor Moon (TV)
31 Doraemon (TV)
32 Air (TV)
33 Sergeant Frog (TV)
34 Touch (TV)
35 City Hunter (TV)
36 Ranma 1/2 (TV)
37 Digimon (TV)
38 My-HiME (TV)
39 Lupin III (TV)
40 Cowboy Bebop (TV)
41 Blood+ (TV)
42 Mahoraba ~Heartful days~ (TV)
43 Pokemon (TV)
44 Cardcaptor Sakura (TV)
45 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV)
46 Major (TV)
47 Eyeshield 21 (TV)
48 Crayon Shin-chan (TV)
49 Galaxy Angel (TV)
50 Nintama Rantarou (TV)
51 s-CRY-ed (TV)
52 Tactics (TV)
53 Tsubasa Chronicle (TV)
54 Black Jack (TV)
55 The Twelve Kingdoms (TV)
56 Best Student Council (TV)
57 Honey and Clover (TV)
58 Zatch Bell (TV)
59 Sousei no Aquarion (TV)
60 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyou Shou~ (TV)
61 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (TV)
62 Bincho-tan (TV)
63 ARIA The ANIMATION (TV)
64 Ojamajo Doremi (TV)
65 Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime Gyu! (TV)
66 Futari wa Pretty Cure (TV)
67 Macross (TV)
68 Urusei Yatsura (TV)
69 GaoGaiGar: King of Braves (TV)
70 Fate/stay night (TV)
71 Ouran High School Host Club (TV)
72 Mushishi (TV)
73 Kamichu! (TV)
74 Heidi (TV)
75 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (TV)
76 Azumanga Daioh (TV)
77 Play Ball (TV)
78 Gakuen Alice (TV)
79 Jigoku Shoujo (TV)
80 Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (TV)
81 Hikaru no Go (TV)
82 D.C. ~Da Capo~ (TV)
83 Planetes (TV)
84 Full Metal Panic! (TV)
84 Candy Candy (TV)
86 Chibi Maruko-chan (TV)
86 Sakura Wars (TV)
88 Space Battleship Yamato (TV)
89 Fist of the North Star (TV)
89 Onegai my Melody (TV)
89 Martian Successor Nadesico (TV)
92 Peacemaker (TV)
93 Black Cat (TV)
93 Fruits Basket (TV)
95 Brave Saga (TV)
96 Yu-Gi-Oh! (TV)
97 Maison Ikkoku (TV)
97 Samurai 7 (TV)
97 School Rumble (TV)
97 Patlabor (TV)


The Celebrity List is as Follows:

1 Lupin III (TV)
2 Dragonball (TV)
3 Doraemon (TV)
4 Ashita no Joe (TV)
5 Mobile Suit Gundam (TV)
6 A Dog of Flanders (TV)
7 Sazae-san (TV)
8 Candy Candy (TV)
9 Attack No. 1 (TV)
10 Urusei Yatsura (TV)
11 Chibi Maruko-chan (TV)
12 Kinnikuman (TV)
13 Captain (TV)
14 Heidi (TV)
15 Fist of the North Star (TV)
16 Captain Tsubasa (TV)
17 Touch (TV)
18 Manga Fairy Tales of the World (TV)
19 Sailor Moon (TV)
20 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (TV)
21 Space Battleship Yamato (TV)
22 Adventures of Ganba (TV)
23 Slam Dunk (TV)
24 Evangelion (TV)
25 Dr. Slump (TV)
26 Kyojin no Hoshi (TV)
27 Anne of Green Gables (TV)
28 Galaxy Express 999 (TV)
29 Future Boy Conan (TV)
30 Dokaben (TV)
31 Creamy Mami (TV)
32 One Piece (TV)
33 Rascal the Raccoon (TV)
34 Naruto (TV)
35 Adventures of Tom Sawyer (TV)
36 Maison Ikkoku (TV)
37 Tensai Bakabon (TV)
38 Humanoid Monster Bem (TV)
39 Magical Witch Sally (TV)
40 Pokemon (TV)
41 Cyborg 009 (TV)
42 Gegege no Kitaro (TV)
43 Detective Conan (TV)
44 Yatterman (TV)
45 The Rose of Versailles (TV)
46 Tiger Mask (TV)
47 A Little Princess Sara (TV)
48 Fullmetal Alchemist (TV)
49 Super Gal Asari (TV)
50 Hamtaro (TV)
51 Ikkyu-san (TV)
52 Black Jack (TV)
53 Tom and Jerry
54 Kimba the White Lion (TV)
55 City Hunter (TV)
56 Dokonjo Gaeru (TV)
57 Hakushon Daimaou (TV)
58 Cat's Eye (TV)
59 Pretty Cure Max Heart (TV)
60 Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (TV)
61 Gatchaman (TV)
62 Astro Boy (TV)
63 Soreike! Anpanman (TV)
64 Swiss Family Robinson (TV)
65 Inakappe Taisho (TV)
66 Obocchama-kun (TV)
67 Himitsu no Akko-chan (TV)
68 Prince of Tennis (TV)
69 Cutie Honey (TV)
70 Major (TV)
71 Haikara-san ga Tooru (TV)
72 Honey and Clover (TV)
73 Ranma ? (TV)
74 Samurai Giants (TV)
75 NANA (TV)
76 Boys Over Flowers (TV)
77 Ribbon no Kishi (TV)
78 Majokko Megu-chan (TV)
79 Devilman (TV)
80 Ojarumaru (TV)
81 Jarinko Chie (TV)
82 Sgt. Frog (TV)
83 Saint Seiya (TV)
84 Hana no Ko Lunlun (TV)
85 Speed Racer (TV)
86 Crayon Shin-chan (TV)
87 Highschool! Kimengumi (TV)
88 Negima! (TV)
89 Hajime Ningen Gon (TV)
90 Fushigi na Merumo (TV)
91 Mazinger Z (TV)
92 Kiteretsu Daihyakka (TV)
93 Bleach (TV)
94 Magical DoReMi (TV)
95 ATASHIn'CHI (TV)
96 Umi no Triton (TV)
97 Maicching Machiko-sensei (TV)
98 Shonen Ashibe (TV)
99 Wacky Races
100 Gu Gu Ganmo (TV)
Source: Anime News Network