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Dumbledork said:
Well, you have to consider that Naruto is still airing at the moment and the overabundance of Naruto fanfictions won't stop until the show is over. But I'm pretty sure Naruto won't have the longevity that Ranma has. You have to admit that Ranma still is one fo the most popular sections at ff.net and that only recent bestsellers like Naruto, Bleach or Inu Yasha can top that.
Just a little incidental trivia, since rankings was brought up. Currently:
On FanFiction.NET, across all areas, all categories, Ranma 8873 ranks 39th. The top ten are:
- Dragon Ball Z 28688
- Kingdom Hearts 29116
- Digimon 29448
- Buffy: The Vampire Slayer 31912
- Gundam Wing/AC 38650
- Lord of the Rings 40590
- Yu-Gi-Oh 43157
- Inuyasha 76509
- Naruto 113506
- Harry Potter 333487
On FanFiction.NET, if counting just Anime/Manga section, then Ranma 8873 ranks 17th. The top ten are:
- Yu Yu Hakusho 20662
- Card Captor Sakura 20746
- Fullmetal Alchemist 20907
- Sailor Moon 25646
- Dragon Ball Z 28688
- Digimon 29448
- Gundam Wing/AC 38650
- Yu-Gi-Oh 43157
- Inuyasha 76509
- Naruto 113506
On MediaMiner.ORG, across all areas, all categories, Ranma 1326 ranks 12th. The top ten are:
- Weiss Kreuz 1610
- Final Fantasy - All Series 1887
- Digimon 2737
- Sailor Moon 3052
- Naruto 4076
- Dragon Ball Z 4462
- Yu Yu Hakusho 4927
- Gundam Wing 5850
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 6436
- InuYasha 16549
I do find it a bit odd Naruto is not the same on MediaMiner as FanFiction.NET.
It should be noted, Ranma and a couple others are a bit dicey, since they also are in many cases in various other catagories, such as Anime Crossovers, since it is so popular to cross it. So the numbers are not as concrete as they would seem.
As for myself, Ranma, Neon Genesis, Love Hina, Tenchi, and Oh My Goddess would be the top categories I read. None of which are on any of the top 10 above.
Bummer.