#Demon Slayer, World Trigger Ranks High in Japanese Fans Top 10 Anime Endings of 2021

Coupled with the top anime openings of 2021 voted on by Japanese fans, Anime! Anime! also revealed the top 10 anime endings of 2021 to look back at the jams that anime brought us over the past year.

740 people were surveyed between December 4 and 15, with 43.8 percent being male, and 56.2 percent being females. 48.8 percent were 19 years old and under, while 16.5 percent were 20 to 24, and the rest of the respondents were over 25 years old.

Note that this survey was held by Anime! Anime! and has no affiliation with Crunchyroll, we’re just as interested in what Japanese fans think as you are!

10. (tie) “PLACES” by TRIGGER – IDOLiSH7 Third BEAT!

10. (tie) “Komorebi no Yell” by Machico and Saori Onishi in character – Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2

9. “Mirai wa Kaze no Yo ni” by Liella! – Love Live! Superstar!!

7. (tie) “Koko de Iki o Shite” by eill – Tokyo Revengers

7. (tie) “Nai Nai” by ReoNa – Shadows House

6. “Hoshi no Tabibito” by Sayaka Senbongi and Yumiri Hanamori – Kageki Shojo!!

5. “Maid With Dragons” by Super Chorogons – Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S

4. “Oz” by Yama – Ranking of Kings

3. “Ungai Dokei” by Fantastic Youth – World Trigger 3rd Season

2. “Hatsukoi” by The Nakano Family’s Quintuplets  – The Quintessential Quintuplets 2

1. “Shirogane” by LiSA – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

As with yesterday’s article, it’s no surprise that the current anime song queen LiSA is top of the chart, though seeing The Quintessential Quintuplets 2’s ending theme at second place is noteworthy and unexpected. While it might seem strange that World Trigger is at number three, the franchise is hugely popular within Japan, with it’s standees at Jump Festa 2022 having longer lines than Chainsaw Man and One Piece. Ranking of Kings in 4th place is nice. 

Do you agree with this ranking? What was your favorite anime ending of 2021? Let us know down in the comments below!

Source: Anime! Anime!

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.