A few days ago we presented the list of the most popular animes by country for the year 2021, the opportunity for us to see that certain works, considered today as classics of the genre, are and will remain unmistakable monuments for fans. And if you thought that the animes were popular lately, new information comes to prove that the latter are even more tendency than one might think.
soon weebs will control the world
Kimetsu no Yaiba (aka Demon Slayer), Jujutsu Kaisen and Tokyo Revengers are among the most popular series on Twitter for this year 2021. This is what emerges from the new analytical data published by the social network.
The medium, known for its short formats, published the lists of the ten most discussed topics, people, movies, music and series on its platform during the year, and a number of popular anime series have managed to make their way into the series rankings.
For example, the Japanese stop-motion animation series Pui Pui Molcar Akira Noguchi got the surprising tenth place, while Tokyo Revengers de Ken Wakui, which immerses us in the story of a young delinquent traveling through time, placed seventh.
Demon Slayer, most likely driven by the hype surrounding the second season of the anime adaptation, placed fourth, surprisingly ahead of Disney + and Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most talked about series (MCU), Wandavision. Finally, Jujutsu Kaisen managed to beat almost every other series in the world, including Netflix’s mega international hit, Squid Game. The shonen finished in second place, being second only to the Brazilian version of the reality show Big Brother.
A little competition never hurt — at least when it comes to getting people to Tweet about TV. The most Tweeted shows of 2021 include reality TV competition favorites Big Brother Brasil and A Fazenda 13, in addition to K-drama Squid Game. pic.twitter.com/Wta20VoFHx
Films are back in force, like the superheroes who dominated the most discussed films of 2021.
A little competition never hurts, at least when it comes to getting people to talk about TV on Twitter. Among the most tweeted shows in 2021 are the reality shows Big Brother Brasil and A Fazenda 13, as well as the Korean drama series Squid Game.
men lie, not numbers
The three Japanese animated series appearing in Twitter’s top 10 had a very good year 2021: Tokyo Revengers was the third best-selling manga of the year in Japan, selling nearly 25 million copies. The series also featured the first season of its animated adaptation, produced by Liden Films, to which we owe in particular the adaptations of Terra Formars, The Heroic Legend of Arslân, Killing Bites or Tejina Senpai.
Demon Slayer was the second best-selling manga of the year, with 29.5 million copies sold in Japan alone. The moving epic of Koyoharu Gotouge about a group of swordsmen protecting humanity from demons is one of the most popular anime and manga franchises of all time, with a total circulation of over 150 million copies worldwide.
“Jujutsu Kaisen”
Jujutsu Kaisen is the second most tweeted thing in 2021 ahead of Squid Game.
The dictatorship of this Manga is too much !!
But how much is One Piece if it’s not in the TOP 10? pic.twitter.com/TTak4rMgTV
And finally the last, and not the least, is none other than the unstoppable Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami. The highest-ranked anime on Twitter’s list is also the best-selling manga of the year, with 30 million copies sold in Japan in the last 12 months. The first season of the animated adaptation of the series ended in March of this year, and the first animated film, based on the prequel manga Jujutsu Kaisen 0, will be released in Japan on December 24.