"Japanese Anime Fans Discuss Most Popular Girls of Spring 2023 Season"

2023-05-20 14:17:08

It is often said that “the Japanese do not care about the opinion of foreigners”and this is demonstrated when some franchises that are not popular with the international public, but are popular in Japan, get anime adaptations. After all, there is a saying that anime is “from the Japanese for the Japanese”, but it is a mentality that is slowly changing.

However, it is not entirely true that the Japanese do not care about the opinion of foreigners, since They are usually quite aware of the popularity lists of both series and characters during each season. They do it mainly to criticize the taste of foreigners, but in the end it cannot be denied that they are aware.

And this is how we got to what brings us together today, since a popular commentary forum in Japan shared the list of the most popular girls of the season of Spring-2023 (April-June)for the fifth week of transmission according to the popular medium Anime Trending. Here it can be seen that Oshi no Ko’s Kana Arima took first place for the second week in a rowbut the most important thing seems to be the fact that Ruby Hoshino continues to lose positions week after week.

It seems that Japanese fans find this development interesting, especially since recently they discussed the fact that many times the secondary girl is much more popular than the main girl. However, in a story like Oshi no Kowho would be the main girl?

In addition, it should be noted that the fall in positions is due to the fact that Ruby Hoshino She has not had time on stage in the most recent episodes, because we are in the so-called “Reality Show Arc”, where a third girl is even introduced who will compete for the attention of the viewers: Akane Kurokawa. The tragic story of her was explored in the most recent episode, and fans of hers were already enchanted by her. After all, a depressed character always gets the spotlight, right?

Anyway, let’s review what the Japanese had to say about this situation:

«It doesn’t matter much as long as it stays in the top ten positions.».
«Kana Arima will eventually be displaced by Akane as well.».
«In the original story, Kana Arima’s popularity goes down along with Aqua’s.».
«Foreigners and their trashy tastes as always».
«The only good thing about Ruby is her face, the rest is horrible».
«I can’t believe you guys like Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion crap».
«Lost to a background girl from a school anime».
«Those who are currently voting for Kana Arima will soon be voting for Akane. And they know why, out of pure pity».
«Is Ruby supposed to be the main girl of Oshi no Ko? She has had so little prominence that the truth does not seem so to me».
«Ruby and Kana have terrible personalities, definitely a sign that otakus always want to be mistreated».
«Very contrasting with what the manga is nowadays, because we all hate Kana Arima right now».
«Akane has everything in her favor to dominate the rest of the anime in that ranking».