Popularity ranking · Germany

The 100 most popular Animes in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest animes in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 229 animes tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball (anime) and Paprika lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.3M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 88k, and the largest, Dragon Ball Z, reaches around 1.9M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each anime, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Germany, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Dragon Ball Z 1.9M 29.1 38.3% Anime
2 Dragon Ball (anime) 819k 24.6 37.3% Anime
3 Paprika 573k 32.3 51.7% Anime
4 Spirited Away 527k 27.9 46.1% Anime
5 Bleach (anime) 387k 25.2 44.3% Anime
6 Dragon Ball Super 346k 25.3 30.5% Anime
7 Princess Mononoke 324k 31.2 53.0% Anime
8 My Neighbor Totoro 275k 25.6 40.9% Anime
9 Cowboy Bebop 250k 40.3 35.1% Anime
10 Kiki's Delivery Service 186k 34.9 37.7% Anime
11 Howl's Moving Castle 182k 20.6 59.8% Anime
12 Ponyo 141k 32.3 24.3% Anime
13 Mobile Suit Gundam 139k 36.2 42.3% Anime
14 Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt 133k 36.2 62.3% Anime
15 Noir (anime) 130k 27.6 67.3% Anime
16 The Cat Returns 118k 42.4 75.0% Anime
17 Pokémon (anime) 106k 30.3 38.2% Anime
18 The Wind Rises 100k 36.1 48.0% Anime
19 Serial Experiments Lain 92k 36.6 53.5% Anime
20 Dog Days (anime) 91k 40.8 57.5% Anime
21 Ergo Proxy 88k Anime
22 Heidi, Girl of the Alps 83k 42.4 85.9% Anime
23 Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood 69k 21.9 51.2% Anime
24 Shinzo 68k 36.4 33.4% Anime
25 Blood-C 58k Anime

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular animes compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each anime by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest anime in Germany?

Dragon Ball Z currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.9M people in Germany.

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