Men Are Into ‘Gundam,’ Women Favor ‘Totoro’
Business Media Makoto has a report on a new poll of peoples’ favorite anime, divided into what men said and what women said.
In general, the splits were kind of classic: men tended to favor the action/drama shows and women preferred lighter-spirited series. But there are some oddities– like One Piece being on the women’s list but not on the men’s. Here are the lists:
| # | Men | Women |
| 1. | Mobile Suit Gundam franchise | My Neighbor Totoro |
| 2. | Dragon Ball franchise | Sazae-san |
| 3. | Sazae-san | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind |
| 4. | Doraemon | Case Closed |
| 5. | My Neighbor Totoro | Doraemon |
| 6. | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | Heidi of the Swiss Alps |
| 7. | Lupin III franchise | Laputa: Castle in the Sky |
| 8. | Space Battleship Yamato | One Piece |
| 9. | Laputa: Castle in the Sky | Chibi Maruko-chan |
| 10. | Kyojin no Hoshi* | Dragon Ball |
* Kyojin no Hoshi, aka Star of the Giants, is a baseball manga/anime about the fictional members of the real Yomiuri Giants team. The manga, written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki, ran in 1966 and the TMS Entertainment-produced anime aired from ‘68-’71. It was the only show on the list I wasn’t very familiar with so I figured some of you might not be either.
(Via 2NN.)
Tags: Gundam, japan, lists, my neighbor totoro
July 1st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
This obviously shows that women need to enjoy Gundam more
July 1st, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Niko: I can’t deny that Gundam’s tried to reach out to the ladies, what with the fangirl pandering they call Gundam 00 and Gundam Wing. ;)
July 1st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I kind of like both a lot. Then again I’m pretty much undefinable in any way be it gender, class or even race.