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Only 12% of 2022 Anime are Isekai

Only 12% of 2022 Anime are Isekai

Do you have the impression that there are too many Isekai animes? What are they saturated with? This data will make you think differently, perhaps, when you discover that only 12% of 2022 anime are isekai.

According to the most recent issue of Newtype magazine, in 2012, 10 years ago, of the 189 anime produced that year, 7 were isekai, that is, 4% of anime.

In 2017 we had 5 isekai animes out of 243, that is, only 2% of anime in 2017 were isekai.

Only 12% of 2022 Anime are Isekai

Only 12% of 2022 Anime are Isekai

Already in this year 2022, of the 211 anime produced until the summer season (the current one), 25 are isekai, giving a total of 12% of isekai anime this year.

Don’t rely on the anime shown on MAL, there is a difference in the amount of anime that appears on MAL and anime that is broadcast on Japanese TV. It’s just like the manga, here we only see a small part of the huge amount of titles that are released there.