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Top 51 Fantasies in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 51 largest fantasies in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. The Elder Scrolls, The Wiz (film) and The Stand lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.1M people. Across all 51 entries the average audience size is 113k, and the largest, The Elder Scrolls, reaches around 1M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each fantasy, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 51, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. 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 Japan, 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 Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 The Polar Express (film) 21k 35.7 78.1% Fantasy
27 Eragon 20k 34.5 53.5% Fantasy
28 Ella Enchanted (film) 18k 40.7 64.7% Fantasy
29 Dark Shadows (film) 18k 33.5 57.0% Fantasy
30 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 17k 30.8 70.4% Fantasy
31 The Shadow 16k 37.5 39.1% Fantasy
32 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 15k 46.4 55.4% Fantasy
33 The Last Unicorn (film) 12k 33.3 76.8% Fantasy
34 Time Bandits 12k 39.6 36.6% Fantasy
35 Miracle on 34th Street 9.1k 32.4 67.6% Fantasy
36 Lemony Snicket 8.6k 26.6 59.3% Fantasy
37 Dragon's Lair 8.1k 32.0 46.3% Fantasy
38 Good Witch (TV series) 7.5k 45.4 95.7% Fantasy
39 The Shannara Chronicles 7k 26.2 67.1% Fantasy
40 Wings of Desire 7k 30.3 60.0% Fantasy
41 Let It Shine (film) 6.7k 37.9 75.7% Fantasy
42 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 6.6k 37.2 47.0% Fantasy
43 The Secret of Kells 5.9k 29.2 31.5% Fantasy
44 A Game of Thrones 4.6k 27.8 64.7% Fantasy
45 Vampire Academy 3.8k 37.9 80.6% Fantasy
46 Der Ring des Nibelungen 3.8k 37.6 40.9% Fantasy
47 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 3.4k 23.0 61.5% Fantasy
48 Solomon Kane 3.1k 26.0 0.0% Fantasy
49 The Science of Sleep 3k 36.3 65.4% Fantasy
50 Outlander (novel) 2.7k 44.3 88.8% Fantasy

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 51 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each fantasy 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 fantasy in Japan?

The Elder Scrolls currently leads with an estimated audience of 1M people in Japan.

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