Top 50 Animes in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest animes in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 229 animes tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Dragon Ball (anime), Dragon Ball Super and Spirited Away lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2,120,461 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 142,374, and the largest, Dragon Ball (anime), reaches around 979,509 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each anime, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dragon Ball (anime) |
979,509 | 6.6% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Dragon Ball Super |
635,435 | 6.1% | Anime | Games |
| 3 |  Spirited Away |
505,517 | 4.2% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Candy Candy |
420,197 | 17.2% | Anime | Literature |
| 5 |  My Neighbor Totoro |
345,141 | 6.4% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Porco Rosso |
337,394 | 15.4% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Dragon Ball GT |
333,667 | 8.8% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Bleach (anime) |
297,861 | 2.3% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Princess Mononoke |
259,252 | 5.1% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Ponyo |
246,871 | 4.2% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  The Wind Rises |
231,011 | 9.2% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Cowboy Bebop |
212,654 | 3.9% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Steel Jeeg |
164,565 | 72.0% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Space Pirate Captain Harlock |
154,514 | 82.9% | Anime | Literature |
| 15 |  Kiki's Delivery Service |
144,870 | 4.0% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Dragon Ball Z |
121,953 | 0.4% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Tiger Mask |
121,859 | 56.3% | Anime | Literature |
| 18 |  Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt |
105,282 | 2.6% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Pokémon (anime) |
88,563 | 2.0% | Anime | Games |
| 20 |  Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 |
88,364 | 97.8% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Noir (anime) |
87,843 | 2.5% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  The Cat Returns |
84,797 | 4.6% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Ergo Proxy |
82,800 | 8.6% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Serial Experiments Lain |
80,537 | 4.3% | Anime | Literature |
| 25 |  Dog Days (anime) |
73,111 | 2.7% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Sonic X |
59,287 | 6.0% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Paranoia Agent |
51,175 | 9.2% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood |
49,479 | 3.4% | Anime | Literature |
| 29 |  Shinzo |
49,143 | 7.1% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel |
48,022 | 86.7% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Little Memole |
46,208 | 87.7% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Psycho-Pass |
43,083 | 2.0% | Anime | Games |
| 33 |  Arrietty |
42,899 | 3.1% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Puella Magi Madoka Magica |
41,138 | 3.8% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Boruto: Naruto the Movie |
38,536 | 6.1% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Ojamajo Doremi |
37,635 | 22.8% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Noragami |
35,536 | 2.2% | Anime | Literature |
| 38 |  Anime Lovers |
34,938 | 2.1% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Blood-C |
33,350 | 6.5% | Anime | Literature |
| 40 |  Welcome to the N.H.K. |
31,280 | 8.1% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust |
30,935 | 6.6% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Howl's Moving Castle |
30,494 | 0.8% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Ragnarok the Animation |
29,950 | 4.3% | Anime | Games |
| 44 | 5 Centimeters Per Second |
28,564 | 4.1% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Digimon Frontier |
27,276 | 5.2% | Anime | Games |
| 46 |  Maison Ikkoku |
26,910 | 26.4% | Anime | Literature |
| 47 |  Superbook |
25,656 | 4.0% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Darker than Black |
25,100 | 8.6% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Angel Beats! |
24,558 | 1.5% | Anime | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Summer Wars |
24,016 | 5.3% | Anime | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy 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 Italy?
Dragon Ball (anime) currently leads with an estimated audience of 979,509 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.