The year 2022 is now over and it is time to review the past year. These 12 months have been intense for Japanese animation, between great comebacks and long-awaited debuts. but What is the most searched anime of the year??

That The fall 2022 anime schedule was one of the best ever, brings anime novelties like Blue Lock, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War to fans’ screens and continues famous shonen like ONE PIECE and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. However, the anime most desired by the population is not one of them.

L’The most searched anime by Japanese people on Google in 2022 is Chainsaw Man, who outperforms the competition with the debut of the Studio MAPPA-produced adaptation. Being second in this particular ranking, we always find Spy x Family very popular. In the ranking of the most wanted 2022, in strict order of positioning, we also find Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Lycoris Recoil, Urusei Yatsura (2022), My Dress-Up Darling, Ya Boy Kongming!, MOUTHS THE ROCK!, Ruf der Night and Tomodachi game. Here are the best anime of the first half of 2022 according to the Japanese.

As for me most wanted films of 2022 in Japan we find ONE PIECE: Film RED instead in second place and Shin Ultraman in third place. On Google’s Most Searched Lyrics list in Japan, Chainsaw Man’s Opening Theme “KICK BACK” ranks third, Chainsaw Mna’s “Mixed Nuts” ranks fifth, and ONE PIECE: Film RED’s “New Genesis” ranks sixth.

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