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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 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bringing Up Baby |
685k | 88.6% | 32.7 | 76.5% | Romance |
| 2 |  Cinderella (1950 film) |
532k | 3.7% | 31.3 | 78.2% | Romance |
| 3 |  Casablanca (film) |
457k | 3.0% | 33.5 | 67.6% | Romance |
| 4 |  Whisper of the Heart |
406k | 18.1% | 38.6 | 51.8% | Romance |
| 5 |  Pretty Woman |
381k | 2.7% | 33.8 | 77.0% | Romance |
| 6 |  Carol (film) |
337k | 5.1% | 39.9 | 71.3% | Romance |
| 7 |  Bounce (film) |
310k | 20.7% | 25.3 | 0.0% | Romance |
| 8 |  Forever Young (1992 film) |
301k | 5.8% | 31.9 | 100.0% | Romance |
| 9 |  The Notebook (2004 film) |
261k | 2.4% | 31.6 | 58.3% | Romance |
| 10 |  Flipped (film) |
259k | 1.7% | 42.9 | 70.4% | Romance |
| 11 |  Lost & Found (1999 film) |
248k | 8.3% | 40.8 | 80.5% | Romance |
| 12 |  No Reservations (film) |
219k | 9.0% | 37.2 | 69.8% | Romance |
| 13 |  Passengers (2016 film) |
207k | 3.6% | 30.4 | 74.6% | Romance |
| 14 |  Only You (2005 TV series) |
185k | 11.6% | 38.8 | 100.0% | Romance |
| 15 |  When Harry Met Sally |
175k | 2.8% | 23.7 | 32.3% | Romance |
| 16 |  Fallen |
161k | 6.9% | 34.0 | 60.2% | Romance |
| 17 |  Bridesmaids (2011 film) |
161k | 2.4% | 29.6 | 76.2% | Romance |
| 18 |  Bridgerton |
154k | 0.4% | 30.7 | 62.8% | Romance |
| 19 |  Only You (1994 film) |
150k | 13.8% | 27.2 | 64.1% | Romance |
| 20 |  Nonstop (TV series) |
143k | 11.4% | 28.2 | 28.3% | Romance |
| 21 |  500 Days of Summer |
108k | 0.8% | 27.9 | 43.7% | Romance |
| 22 |  Before Sunset |
105k | 3.7% | 27.9 | 51.0% | Romance |
| 23 |  Love Affair (1939 film) |
105k | 22.6% | 42.0 | 24.6% | Romance |
| 24 |  Pitch Perfect |
102k | 0.9% | 27.2 | 62.7% | Romance |
| 25 |  Atonement (film) |
101k | 1.2% | 45.9 | 28.7% | Romance |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 100 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each romance 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 romance in Japan?
Bringing Up Baby currently leads with an estimated audience of 685k people in Japan.