As the year is coming to an end, Yahoo! Japan announced the winners of its annual ‘Yahoo! Japan Search Awards’ on Dec 5, 2023, providing fans a glimpse into the most searched topics of 2023.

Yahoo! Japan Search Awards is a Japanese award that recognize individuals or entities that experienced the most significant surge in Yahoo searches during the year. The results for 2023 is based on data collected from Jan 1 to Oct 15, 2023.

Securing the top spot in the anime category was Oshi no Ko anime, which was based on the manga by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari.

The Top 5 anime as announced by Yahoo! Japan Search Awards 2023- Anime Category includes:

1. Oshi no Ko

2. BLUE LOCK

3. Hell’s Paradise

4. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc

Source: Yahoo! Japan