Naruto or One Piece? These Are the Most Popular Anime Series by State
Streaming services have made anime more available than ever, and CenturyLinkQuote decided to take a look at which shows dominate in America. (Scroll down for the full infographic.)
Fans can find their favorite anime in lots of places—Netflix, for example, is great for original anime; Hulu shows lots of classic anime; and Crunchyroll simulcasts anime straight from Japan.
CenturyLinkQuote measured search volume by state for 100 of the most popular anime of all time. Surprisingly, while it seems like you can’t go outside without stumbling upon a Pokémon, the series itself was the top search in only eight states: Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Don’t waste time worrying about Pikachu, though; there are seven Pokémon series, and they come in second to an anime that has been around for more than 20 years: One Piece.
The star of One Piece has a name that sounds like a Pokémon: Monkey D. Luffy. But Monkey is a pirate with the power of a rubber body. He spends his days traversing the waters of the Grand Line in search of a treasure named One Piece that will make him the Pirate King. His followers search for him the most on the streaming seas in 25 states.
Striving as Monkey does is a common theme in anime (and the manga on which it’s often based). So it is with Naruto, the star of an anime named after him. He’s a ninja who is trying to become the Hokage, or leader of his village, and he leads in Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas.
Hot on his heels is My Hero Academia, an anime that posits: What if most of the people on the planet had superpowers? You’d have to have a school for them, of course. In My Hero Academia, Izuku Midoriya is a boy born
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