Japan's Top Google'd Anime in 2011

Which shows were at the tips of everyone's fingers this year?

Google Japan released search ranking lists in a variety of categories for the year 2011. Some were based on number of searches while others focused on sudden increase in search volume.

 

Here are the top ten in the "sudden increase" anime category:

 

10. Hunter x Hunter

9. One Piece

8. Anpan Man

7. Toriko

6. Freezing

5. Suite PreCure

4. Steins;Gate

3. Usagi Drop

2. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE

1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica

 

Incidentally, in the overall search side of the lists, the live action adaptation of the Moteki manga made #8 in movies in general. It placed 6th in the Japanese movie category, followed by live action Gantz (#8), the new K-On! anime movie (#9), and live action Kaiji (#10).

 

Any surprises? I for one sort of expected to see some Tiger & Bunny action! 

 

Source: Google via Yaraon! 

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I want 2 c Freezing SOO bad. Any news on whether or not it will be Dubbed any time soon??
Freezing is awesome the subbed version is on FUNimation, haven't heard about the dub though...I'm just waiting for it to be released, dubbed or not, it was is a great show.
it was announced already that freezing is coming out dub next year.
Freezing is available on Anime News Network right now...
F*** yeah on steins gate... FOOLS! (moohahahaha)
i liked reading the usagi drop manga :) not sure how it will do in anime though

magica isn't a surprise lol the opening theme is so catchy XD
Usagi Drop anime is not as "involved" from what I heard, haven't read the manga so I don't know first hand. Don't want to give away spoilers so I'll just say the anime focuses more on the little things. It was very good :)
You right about the 'involvement'. It follows the manga quite well til the end of the anime, but do read the manga as it sort of continues the story. However, the ending is definately going to leave you a little surprised! :3
Yeah, if you've watched the anime, don't read the manga, or you'll be disappointed =P
so true. i mean its really cute but the manga is so much better.
The Usagi Drop anime is already finished and available to watch right here on CR, if you're interested.
I haven't read the manga, but I have seen the anime. I was overly impressed with it. I wish there was more.
I expected to see Tiger and Bunny too =.=
action anime being googled in japan.. you're joking right?
....Freezing is an action anime...
freezing has more PLOT than plot/action but eh
one piece,toriko and hunter x hunter prove you wrong.
standard shounen anime for kids/teens .. yeah that's understanble but not something like tiger x bunny where it doesn't fall in to those lines
STEINS;GATE FTW
TORIKO!!!!
Woo-hoo! ^^
Love love loved Usagi Drop! So glad it's on the list! I for one thought the anime followed the manga pretty good in details, perhaps not in the same order but they got all the details eventually. Also, as much as I love the series I dislike the idea of the later chapters where they grow up to highschoolers or w/e..so much better as cute little innocent kids. <3
STEINS GATE,MADOKA MAGICA,TORIKO,HUNTERXHUNTER FTWW!!!
WHoot Whoot ahh yeah my usagi drop beat out One Piece don't know how but niiice also somehow it beat Steins; Gate, anotha fav, glad to see something besides the usual
When are then gunna make a Gamaran anime? It would have been so awesome
ONE PIECE!

WHO DA FUQ ELSE
Skip beat 2????????
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is #1? the anime was finished back in april. could any1 tell me whats going on with it? is there a upcoming season 2 or something?
they are making 3 movies. the first 2 are recaps of the whole anime and the third movie is a continuation on what happens after the anime and probably seeing how madoka comes back.
<-- Usagi Drop LOL
Usagi Drop!!!!! <3 Love it!
WTF, Freezing seriously?!?!

Is the anime version that much better? I personally find this to be Im Dal Young's 2nd worst series. The pacing for this series is God awful, 9 (or was it 8?) fucking volumes of Kazuya Aoi doing nothing important, besides pushing the crappy melodramatic romance.
Kinda suprising to meh.
hell yeah!! Madoka Magica came out number 1. im surprised gumda age came out in second not a lot of people like it so far. i think it's doing good so far.
Yeah, I was surprised it game 2nd as well. I think it is one of the worst Gundam to come out yet. Still I will give it a chance and watch it when more episodes comes out. The multiple generation story part of it does seem interesting.
Gundam AGE is garbage.... The first 3 episodes is more then enough confirmation of that. What a waste of resources on a Gundam title. Going from 00 to that...... /sigh
Steins;Gate and Usagi Drop were really awesome.
Big brother is watching what you search for. Beware.
really liked freezing, usagi drop and steins gate.
Yay! Usagi Drop is in third! ^___^ I loved the anime and am totally loving the manga so far!
USAGI DROP FOREVER!!!!!!! ~ <3
I don't know, I watched a few seconds of freezing and skipped it, why is it that the anime that put me so off within the first few minutes that make me drop them are always so popular?
I hope Usagi Drop's popularity leads to a second season for it (the anime only covers the first half of the Manga) and more anime adaptations of Josei manga in general. The anime series (I haven't read the manga) is refreshing because it's a major change from nearly all anime that feature young (usually teenage) gorgeous protagonists.
I'm shocked Bleach and Naruto aren't still up there. Just because, y'know?

However,
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, Hunter x Hunter! o///o >3
I love Mobile Suit Gundam AGE glad to see it in #2
Madoka Magika forever!!!
I bout half expected to see Idol M@ster on there as much press as I've seen it get on CR.
TORIKO HUNTER X HUNTER and ONE PIECE only good ones
I second this.
Oh and of course Madoka. It surprised me how good it was omg it was so depressing...
EL PSY CONGROO!
Tiger & Bunny should be #1. Duh.
I'm a little surprised One Piece wasn't higher on the list.
Nice!! Puella Magi is on the list~
i havent watched any of those.....and the 2 i did i thought sucked....
being googled simply means more people are wanting to know about it. its not like its the rateings of the show. if it was important they wouldnt have to google it. they would already know about it. not speaking ill of any of the animes on this list. i like them all.
just dont understand why being googled is somthing important.
toriko needs to be number one
seems like pretty cure is getting popular. Then again I'm curious enough to buy Magical madoka...
wow I haven't watched any of them lol