In the year 2025, which is characterized by numerous top titles, Japanese karaoke fans have voted the virtual idol Hatsune Miku to the top position in the “Anime and Video Games” category. We summarize.
“Demon Slayer” surpassed
From September 19 to October 13, 2025, users of the karaoke brand Joysound from the Japanese company XING were able to vote for their favorite artists of the current calendar year in a total of three categories.
In the “Anime and Video Games” category, Hatsune Miku secured first place, surpassing popular series such as “Touken Ranbu” and even “Demon Slayer.”
The decisive factor was the success of the popular rhythm game “Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!”, which achieved over 39 million downloads worldwide and served as the inspiration for the film “Colorful Stage!: A Miku Who Can’t Sing”.
Among the male artists, the two boy bands Snow Man and Number_i are on the podium ahead of Mrs. GREEN APPLE (“Fire Force”), and among the women, the two idol bands ME:I and Nogizaka46 as well as the VTuber Suisei Hoshimachi reached the top places. Hatsune Miku is in eighth place here – directly ahead of Ado.
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Via Joysound
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