On Sundays, I post /u/abysswatcherbel’s MAL+Anilist and JP Twitter charts that are buried in the comments for the weekly karma chart on /r/anime
I alternate between the charts in the weekly post URL, but the other chart will have a link in the post text body.
I find those to be generally indicative of Western and Japanese popularity, respectively.
Although this season, in particular the JP Twitter chart seems to be skewed by a lot of votes for Blue Archive. I wildly speculate that the game is holding a “follow us and get free loot boxes” promotion or something, because the anime is blech
Oh yea, I saw some of the twitter follower charts and wondered what kind of data that was showing. Like, is popularity the same as quality? I’m sure there’s some correlation there, and maybe the difference isn’t meaningful for our purpose of highlighting current anime for discussion.
I think I have found those two charts most interesting when comparing the difference between them. For instance, last season I noticed that Bravern was consistently very popular in the JP Twitter lists, but usually not even listed in the MAL+AniList chart. There are plenty of shows that are popular in both markets, so I often find it most interesting when there is a big difference.
On Sundays, I post /u/abysswatcherbel’s MAL+Anilist and JP Twitter charts that are buried in the comments for the weekly karma chart on /r/anime
I alternate between the charts in the weekly post URL, but the other chart will have a link in the post text body.
I find those to be generally indicative of Western and Japanese popularity, respectively.
Although this season, in particular the JP Twitter chart seems to be skewed by a lot of votes for Blue Archive. I wildly speculate that the game is holding a “follow us and get free loot boxes” promotion or something, because the anime is blech
Oh yea, I saw some of the twitter follower charts and wondered what kind of data that was showing. Like, is popularity the same as quality? I’m sure there’s some correlation there, and maybe the difference isn’t meaningful for our purpose of highlighting current anime for discussion.
I like following the charts to unearth hidden gems near the start of a season.
Bravern was a good example. From the publicity shots, it looked like another typical stupid 90s style super robot show, and I had little interest.
But the JP Twitter loved it, so I gave it a looksee.
As fearless leader says, it’s actually a really great parody, so especially funny if you’re versed in the shows from that era.
I think I have found those two charts most interesting when comparing the difference between them. For instance, last season I noticed that Bravern was consistently very popular in the JP Twitter lists, but usually not even listed in the MAL+AniList chart. There are plenty of shows that are popular in both markets, so I often find it most interesting when there is a big difference.