Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking 2024

AnimeJapan revealed the results of the annual Manga We Want to See Animated (AniRank) ranking for 2024. The poll, which allows fans to vote for their favorites, had 50 nominees this year. Voting started on February 1 and ended on March 4 and a total of 103,473 votes were cast. The nominees were picked from serialized titles (even if they haven’t released volumes), but couldn’t be one-shots. Criteria also states that the title can’t have an animated adaptation, although titles with live-action adaptations can be included. Titles in the Hall of Fame have been excluded.

AnimeJapan defines the Hall of Fame based on two criteria: past winners and manga that has ranked in the Top 10 for a total of three times. So far the list includes 7 titles: last year’s winner – Hyperinflation, The Dangers in My Heart, The Apothecary Diaries, Komi Can’t Communicate, all of which have adaptations, as well as Im: Great Priest Imhotep, 10 Dance, and Senpai Is Otokonoko (anime premieres this July).

The winners are:

1. Shinanon Chi no Ikuru by Hami Nakasora
2. Ikude! Shogaku-sei Emumoto Emumi no Katte Kimama Life” *Elementary School Student Emumi Emmoto’s Selfish Life) by M-fujin
3. RAB (Real Akiba Boys) no Nichijo Kaite mita by Maron (Real Akiba Boys)
4. I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl by Azua Banjo
5. Ugly Duckling of the Entertainment District by Naru Kariya
6. Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii (I Love Your Cruddy…) by Manio
7. Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono
8. The Summer You Were There by Yuama
9. Kindergarten WARS by You Chiba
10. Psyren by Toshiaki Iwashiro

The full list of nominees for Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking 2024 was:

1. I Want to End This Love Game by Yuki Domoto
2. Ashiaraiyashiki no Juunin-tachi. by Tokuichi Minagi
3. Diamond in the Rough by Nao Sasaki
4. Cipher Academy by Nisi Oisin, Yuji Iwasaki
5. A Woman Struggling to Live and Her Bucket List by Tawashi
6. Samurai in Another World by Saito Keigo
7. Imouto wa Siscon Ani ga Mendokusai (She Is Fed up With Her Siscon Brother) by Yoshimizu
8. Omae, Tanuki ni Naranee ka? (Would You Like to Be a Tanuki?) by Tomo Nagawa
9. Kaisha to Shiseikatsu: On and Off by Shinnosuke Kanazawa
10. The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity by Saka Mikami
11. Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono
12. Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii (I Love Your Cruddy…) by Manio
13. The Summer You Were There by Yuama
14. Starting Today, We’re Childhood Friends by Midori Obiya
15. Even If You Slit My Mouth by Akari Kajimoto
16. Kemonokuni by Kei Tsuchiya
17. Genkai OL-san wa Akuyaku Reijou-sama ni Tsukaetai by Nekotaro
18. I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Girl by Azua Banjo
19. Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou by Tsugumi Yawora
20. Gokurakugai by Yuto Sano
21. Coffee & Vanilla by Takara Akegami
22. Psyren by Toshiaki Iwashiro
23. Sahara Sensei to Toki-kun by Kou Toriya
24. Shinanon Chi no Ikuru by Hami Nakasora
25. Ikude! Shogaku-sei Emumoto Emumi no Katte Kimama Life by M-fujin
26. Junket Bank by Ikko Tanaka
27. Sudachi no Maojo by Makoto Morishita
28. Sensei! Bokutachi ga Sekai wo Horoboshimasu. by Kina Kobayashi
29. Takane-san and Arashi-chan by Nauchi
30. Tada no Namakemono Nandesu. by Toriatama
31. Killer Vamp by Hajime Bako
32. Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyoshi by Sora
33. This Communication by Maruei Rokudai
34. Tokyo Aliens by Naoe
35. 20 Nen de Iroiro Kawatchatta (A Hero and a Boy Who Have Changed a Lot in 20 Years) by hagan
36. Nue’s Exorcist by Kota Kawae
37. Neko Musume Michikusa Nikki (Cat Girl’s Grassy Wayside Journal) by ike
38. The Pastel Family by sei
39. Printernia Nippon by Maigo
40. Minato’s Laundromat by Sawa Kandume & Yuzu Tsubaki
41. Ugly Duckling of the Entertainment District by Naru Kariya
42. Mietemasu Yo! Aizawa-san Manga by Doroshi Odoro
43. Shed that Skin, Ryugasaki-san! by Kazutomo Ichitomo
44. Kindergarten WARS by You Chiba
45. Last Karte by Wakabi Asayama
46. RAB (Real Akiba Boys) no Nichijo Kaite mita by Maron (Real Akiba Boys)
47. Reiwa no Dara-san by Haruomi Tomotsuka
48. I Can’t Say No to the Lonely Girl by Kashikaze
49. A Hidden Side to My Crush by Shimamura
50. Wakeari Shinrei Mansion (Welcome Ghost Mansion) by Nebukuro

Source: AnimeJapan 2024
Featured image: ©You Chiba, ©Takeru Hokazono, ©Hami Nakasora