What anime trending does

Anime Trending is a privately held, fan-driven anime community platform founded in 2013 and operated under the brand 'Anime Trending' (anitrendz.net). The platform publishes weekly fan-voted charts across four core categories — top anime series, male/female characters, couple/ships, and theme songs — running continuously through each TV anime season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall). Supporting products include seasonal polls, Seasonal Anime Awards, the Annual Anime Trending Awards, and an industry news portal (anitrendz.net/news) covering reviews, interviews, and trailers. The platform is governed by a formal Charter document last amended September 12, 2024.

The underlying technology is a web-based community polling and ranking platform backed by Firebase storage infrastructure (anitrendz-prod.appspot.com) and a Supabase-backed image pipeline for content properties. The platform supports public voting, a committee-curated ship/couple eligibility process, and historical chart archives dating back to 2013. In 2025 the company extended beyond curation into original content production with the web series 'Tasokare Hotel' and manga adaptation 'Moving Manga.'

Anime Trending operates as a free community platform with no disclosed pricing. The only identified revenue stream is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce merchandise shop (shop.anitrendz.com). The company is led by Co-Owner and Editor-in-Chief Kwok-Wai Hanson and COO Nico Monterroso, with a staff of approximately ten content creators, writers, moderators, and editors. No venture capital, private equity, or parent-company backing is referenced in available materials, indicating founder/management ownership.

Name

anime trending

Legal name

Anime Trending

Website

https://animetrending.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Anime Trending is a privately held fan-driven anime community platform founded in 2013 that publishes weekly fan-voted anime, character, couple/ship, and theme song charts, awards, and industry news for global anime fans, monetizing via a merchandise e-commerce shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anime Community and Entertainment Media

NAICS

Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (45912), Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers (459420)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945), Retail-Variety Stores (5331)

akta.pro primary industry

Anime & Niche Genre Streaming Platforms (Horror/Faith/Indie/etc.) (MPACAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animated Series Production (TV/Streaming) (MPADACAG), Manga Publishing (Japanese & Global) (MPAJAGAA)

Keywords

• Anime community platform
• Fan voting polls
• Anime news portal
• Anime merchandise shop
• Original web anime

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Shop: Anime Trending operates an e-commerce shop (shop.anitrendz.com) selling anime merchandise and related products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Anime Trending runs a fan-driven online platform that publishes weekly, season-long charts for anime series, characters, couples/ships, and theme songs based on community voting. The platform also runs Seasonal and Annual Anime Awards, an anime news portal with reviews and interviews, and an e-commerce shop selling anime merchandise, alongside original content such as the 'Tasokare Hotel' web series and 'Moving Manga.'

Product overview

Anime Trending is a fan-driven anime community platform offering a suite of voting and ranking products centered on weekly fan-voted charts. The core offering consists of Anime Charts (weekly top anime rankings), Character Charts (male/female character popularity), Couple or Ship Charts, and Shuffle Anime Music Charts—all built entirely on fan votes. Supporting these are Seasonal Anime Polls for real-time voting, Seasonal Anime Awards at season end, and Annual Anime Trending Awards. The platform also publishes Anime Trending News covering industry news, reviews, and interviews. Additionally, Anime Trending produces original content including the web series 'Tasokare Hotel' and manga 'Moving Manga', and operates an e-commerce Shop. Founded in 2013, the platform serves as a community hub connecting international anime fans with industry leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moving Manga: A web manga-related content property featuring series like 'Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!'
• Tasokare Hotel

Products and services

• Anime Charts

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MyAnimeList: One of the largest anime community and tracking platforms, offering user lists, seasonal charts, reviews, and forums. Directly comparable to Anime Trending's core community/charts offering, though with significantly larger scale.
• AniList: Modern anime and manga tracking platform with strong community features, social profiles, and seasonal anime rankings. Overlaps directly with Anime Trending's tracking and community positioning, with deeper feature set and mobile apps.
• Anime-Planet: Anime tracking platform with community reviews, recommendations, and character databases. Comparable to Anime Trending in targeting anime enthusiasts with community-driven content and rankings.
• Kitsu: Open-source anime tracking platform with social features, lists, and community interaction. Competes in the same anime community/tracking space as Anime Trending.
• AniDB: Long-running anime database with community voting and tagging. Comparable as an anime-focused community data platform, though it skews more database than news/awards.

Broad incumbents

• Anime News Network: Established anime industry news outlet covering announcements, reviews, and interviews. Overlaps with Anime Trending's news content but operates at broader industry scale without polling/charts.
• Crunchyroll News: Anime streaming platform with integrated news and seasonal coverage. Comparable to Anime Trending's news/community angle, but as part of a much larger streaming business with industry partnerships.

Emerging players

• Tokyo Otaku Mode: Anime-focused e-commerce and community platform selling merchandise to global anime fans. Comparable to Anime Trending's shop.anitrendz.com operations, with deeper merchandise catalog.
• Otaku Spirit: Anime-focused community and podcast platform covering news, reviews, and seasonal discussion. Comparable as a niche community media outlet serving international anime fans.
• Honey's Anime: Anime news, reviews, and seasonal coverage site with community engagement. Comparable to Anime Trending's news/community function at similar niche scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AniTrendz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/anitrendz
• Facebookfacebook.com/anitrendz
• Instagraminstagram.com/anitrendz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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