As much as I enjoyed the summer season, lack of time prevented me from branching out and talking with others about their thoughts or writing a season wrap up. That’s why when I came across this chart from Yunakiti (thankfully translated by welcome datacomp) my attention was caught for quite awhile. Listing every series that premiered over the summer, the chart compares the number of the threads created for each episode, ranking in 2ch polls, sales generated on Amazon and other factors. Not surprisingly (to me at least), Bakemonogatari is listed on top with Saki, Taisho Yakyuu Musume, Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Sora no Manimani rounding out the top five. Wait hold on… a series about girls playing baseball in the Taisho era and a romance about astronomy were in the top five?

Going through the list, there are a number of surprises waiting to be found though. Series that I enjoyed throughout the summer ended up ranking rather low such as Tears to Tiara (#21) and Umineko (#12) while series that I didn’t care for nearly as much ranked much higher than expected (Princess Lover was 15^th? There were THAT many people who enjoyed that tripe?). It’s not a scientific study by any stretch but still, it’s an interesting indication of where fans were gathering this summer… especially since Haruhi (Endless Eight and all) ranked at #8.

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