Since its launch in 2013, Anime Trending has followed a series of guidelines for its charts and awards. We put a lot of thought, consideration, and work into our charts, as well as the Seasonal Anime Awards and the Annual Anime Trending Awards. We've compiled a list of these guidelines so you'll always be able to understand how we strive to continue being your voice in anime!
Last Amended: September 12, 2024
GENERAL PROVISION
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This organization shall be known as Anime Trending.
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The people who work for Anime Trending shall be referred to as "Staffs" and the group who directly administers the organization shall be known as the "Executive Commission" and shall be headed by a "Head Administrator."
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The people who regularly follow the activities of the organization and actively engage in those shall be designated as &aposCommunity Members&apos.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND MISSION
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This organization aims to promote and increase awareness of seasonal anime.
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This organization is against any kind of discrimination among its community members and discourages any inflammatory topics in the community discussion. This organization hopes to promote constructive discussion among anime fans.
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This organization is guided by the principle of fair play or of giving equal chance.
CHARTS
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Anime Trending shall release charts every week for each of the 4 TV Programming Seasons, namely Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.
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Anime should refer to those animated series airing in Japanese television or animated films released theatrically, or digitally and is primarily produced, created by a Japanese person or group.
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The Charts that Anime Trending would release are as follows: Anime Charts, Male and Female Character Charts, and Couple or Ship Charts.
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A cycle year starts with the Winter TV Programming Season and ends with the Fall TV Programming Season.
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All related things to a specific anime that are included in the polls shall be known as &aposentries&apos. If an entry wins a seasonal title during the seasonal awards, it will not be included in the polls for the same seasonal title within a cycle year.
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Any anime that had to stop airing midway through the season and resumes within the following cycle year shall be allowed to participate in the polls for that season when they resumed airing. Votes that the anime and its entries have earned during the season they stopped broadcasting due to delay will be added in the season they resumed airing.
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The Anime Charts shall only start once at least 80% of the anime line-up of the season has already premiered or has aired its pilot episodes.
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All anime airing for the first time shall be automatically included in the charts, subject to exceptions.
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An anime should not be included in the charts for two consecutive seasons.
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Votes garnered by each anime in the final polling week of the charts shall be doubled. The final polling week shall be known as the Last Week Advantage and should not start until the final episode of all one-cour anime statistically capable of winning &aposAnime of the Season&apos has aired.
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An anime with a bulk episode release shall only be ranked if it gained enough votes during the week of its release. It could still be included among the voting choices, and the votes garnered until the end of the season shall be counted and tallied.
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Anime targeted at audiences aged 12 and below, referred to as "Kids," shall be excluded from the charts.
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Anime not legally streaming/simulcast outside Japan would not be featured in the Top Anime Charts but would still be available for voting.
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Leftover Anime, or anime from the immediate previous season that continues to air in the current season, will be included in the polls but their rankings will not be displayed on the charts.
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The Character Charts consist of the Male and Female Character Charts, and the Couple or Ship Charts. They shall start on the 3rd week of the season and run until the last week.
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Non-Human Characters, with the exception of those whose gender is specifically indicated, are not included in the charts.
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Characters shall only be included in the polls if they have made their debut appearance. Characters from two-cour anime who debuted in the current running season, or those who appeared 3 weeks before the end of the previous season, shall also be included in the charts.
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The inclusion of couples and ships in the Couple or Ship Charts shall be deliberated by a special committee assigned to check its plausibility and canon probability.
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Rankings of characters who did not make any significant appearances in the last two episodes of their anime shall not be displayed on the charts. They will, however, still be included in the polls.
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Couple or ship poll choices who have not made significant appearances during the start of the season shall still be available for voting, but their rankings will not be displayed on the charts.
SECTION 1:
This Music Chart consists of all the songs with vocals that were used in TV Anime, Anime Films, Anime-related Games, or those sung by Virtual YouTubers (VTubers) released on or after June 1st, 2019.
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Songs that were not able to be part of the Top 100 Charts for five consecutive weeks will be removed from the poll choices.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
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At the end of each season, an awards ceremony shall be held recognizing the best of anime in different categories.
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Genre Polls shall be held on the first day of the last month of each season. The anime with the highest number of votes in each category shall be declared the winner.
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Award recipients for the Anime of the Season, Favorite Male or Female Character, Favorite Couple or Ship, and Genre Polls shall not be included in polls of similar categories in the succeeding season.
SECTION 1:
The Anime Trending Awards shall be held annually to recognize the best anime, characters, couples or ships, and other categories.
VOTING REGULATIONS
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All anime fans have the right to participate and vote on the polls being held publicly by Anime Trending. Those who participate in the polls shall be called "voters."
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Anime Trending reserves the right to refuse or restrict access to the polls to any voter found violating the policies of the organization.
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Voters shall be held accountable for any voting irregularities, including the use of multiple accounts for voting or manipulation of the voting system.
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Votes must be cast during the official polling periods announced by Anime Trending.