AnimeJapan has launched its annual “Manga We Want To See Animated” poll for 2025. Fans worldwide can vote for the nominated manga series they want to see become an anime TV series. This year’s list of nominees includes 47 manga titles that premiered in 2024 and years before. Among the nominees is Love Bullet, the girls’ love action series that was nearly canceled because of underwhelming sales but went on to sell out across physical and online retailers thanks to international fans. The poll went live on Jan. 15, 2025, and will continue until Feb. 12, 2025. Results will be announced in mid-March.

Related

‘We Sincerely Apologize to Everyone’: 2024’s Biggest Girls’ Love Anime Gets Disappointing Update

Whisper Me a Love Song fans are again dealt a heavy blow as the Blu-ray release for the popular 2024 girls’ love anime series has been canceled.

Girls’ Love Hit Series ‘Love Bullet’ Gets Nominated for Anime Creation in Worldwide Vote

Love Bullet being nominated in AnimeJapan’s 2025 anime adaptation poll is a significant achievement, considering where the series was last year. inee, the author and illustrator of Love Bullet, announced on Sept. 17, 2024, that she was taking the month off to promote her book, which was struggling in sales. “My biggest goal has always been to tell Koharu’s entire story, and I will do everything in my power to make that a reality,” inee said. “The story will be on hiatus for another month while I work towards that ambitious goal.”

With the likelihood of cancelation strong, overseas fans rallied up to help the first collected volume of Love Bullet sell out in Japan. This led to Japanese online and in-store retailers suddenly selling out their stock of Love Bullet and ordering more by popular demand. inee was moved to tears by the unbelievable results of the fan campaign and the fact that it was orchestrated mainly by international fans for a series only available in Japan. Even if Love Bullet fails to win the #1 nomination in AnimeJapan’s official poll, its presence shows the series’ surging popularity, often leading to more substantial support from publishers. The poll is also a great marketing tool for promoting niche series to more mainstream audiences.

Related

New (& Very Unexpected) Alice in Wonderland Movie Announced 73 Years After Disney Film

Lewis Carroll’s iconic Alice in Wonderland, first released in 1865, gets a surprise return in the form of an anime movie later this year.

AnimeJapan Poll Nominations Have Included Now-Hit Shows Like Solo Leveling

Past winners of the “Manga We Want To See Animated” poll include Komi Can’t Communicate (2020), The Dangers in My Heart (2021) and Blue Orchestra (2022), all of which eventually saw successful anime adaptations. Solo Leveling was #2 in the 2021 poll; an official anime announcement was made in 2022. Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister was also #2 in the 2022 poll and received an anime in October 2024. Other titles in the 2022 poll, like Kaiju No. 8 (#24) and Sakamoto Days (#38), received anime adaptations years later.

Source: X (formerly Twitter), AnimeJapan