Japanese anime/manga news site Akiba Souken has announced the result of "Anime Grand Prize 2018," its most recent online popularity poll to choose the best TV anime aired in Japan between the fall 2017 and summer 2018. The top 10 series from the site's online polls for the past four cours (fall 2017, winter 2018, spring 2018, and fall 2018) were selected first, then fans picked their most favorite one from the 40 series. 

The poll was conducted between November 28 and December 11, and a total of 30,452 votes were cast by Japanese anime fans. According to its result, the most popular anime in the period was Dropkick on My Devil!! based on Yukiwo's comedy manga, which collected twice more votes than Cells at Work! and Encourage of Climbing Third Season in the second place. Check out the top 40 series below.

1. "Dropkick on My Devil!!" - 5,927 votes 

©Yukiwo, Comic METEOR/Jashin-chan Dropkick Production Committee

2. "Cell at Work!" - 2,947

©Akane Shimizu/KODANSHA, Aniplex, davidproduction

2. "Encourage of Climbing Third Season" - 2,947

© Siro/Earth Star Entertainment/Encouragement of Climb P Committee

4. "A Place Further than the Universe" - 2,856

©YORIMOI PARTNERS

5. "Just Because!" - 2,137

© Hajime Kamoshida/Kiseki Himuro/JB Production Committee

6. "Slow Start" 1,991

7. "Attack on Titan Season 3" 1,339

8. "Laid-Back Camp" 1,080

9. "Comic Girls" 980

10. "BLEND-S" 978

11. "Hamukei and Mikochi" 970

12. "Umamusume Preetty Derby" 682

13. "Love Live! Sunshine!! Second Season" 672

14. "Golden Kamuy" 553

15. "Kokkoku" 478

16. "Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san" 437

17. "Voilet Evergarden" 402

18. "Girls' Last Tour" 296

19. "Asobi Asobase" 295

20. "HINAMATSURI" 267

21. "Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Washio Sumi Chapter/Hero Chapter" 253

22. "High Score Girl" 195

23. "Land of the Lustrous" 179

24. "Harukana Receive" 166

25. "The Ancient Magus' Bride" 143

26. "Back Street Girls: Gokudolls" 122

27. "Planet With" 120

28. "Overlord II" 115

29. "My Girlfriend is Shobitch" 114

30. "DYNAMIC CHORD" 100

31. "Magical Girl Site" 99

32. "Chio's School Road" 97

33. "A Sister's All You Need." 91

34. "Alice or Alice" 85

35. "Pop Team Epic" 77

36. "Koi wa Ameagari no youni" 64

37. "Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan" 57

38. "3D Kanojo Real Girl" 51

39. "Sapce Battleship Tiramisu" 47

40. "MEGALOBOX" 43

Source: Akiba Souken