'Google's Year in Search' shows what Japanese people will be searching for in 2025, including anime and movie trends

Google has released the 2025 edition of its annual search trends summary page, ' Google's Year in Search .' Regional search trends are also published, allowing users to see what topics are being searched for in Japan.

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https://trends.withgoogle.com/ja/year-in-search/2025/jp/?hl=ja

The top five trending Google searches in 2025 are as follows: 1st place 'Masahiro Nakai,' 2nd place 'Nagiko Tono,' 3rd place 'Sanae Takaichi,' and 4th place 'Mei Nagano.' The top names are those that have been trending in the news. Also, in 5th place is 'Dodgers vs. Blue Jays,' the MLB World Series matchup.

By the way, the ranking of rising words for 2024 is as follows: 1st place 'Dodgers,' 2nd place 'Olympics,' 3rd place 'Mamiko Tanaka,' 4th place 'Hitoshi Matsumoto,' and 5th place 'AFC Asian Cup,' with popular figures and sports-related words ranking high.

The global trend rankings for 2025 are as follows. Coming in at number one is Google's AI, Gemini. Cricket-related terms 'India vs England' and 'India vs Australia' come in second and fifth. Third place is 'Charlie Kirk,' a conservative activist who was shot and killed in September 2025.

There are also trend rankings by category. In searches related to pavilions at the Osaka-Kansai Expo , which will be held from April 13, 2025 to October 13, 2025, 'Kuwait Pavilion' came in first place. Following in second place were 'Italy Pavilion,' 'City of the Future Pavilion,' 'Jordan Pavilion,' and 'Australia Pavilion.'

In anime, ' Takopi's Original Sin ' came in first, followed by ' Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX .' Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway , which gained popularity on YouTube, came in fifth.

The top game was ' Monster Hunter Wilds ,' followed by ' Pokémon LEGENDS ZA ,' ' Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond ,' ' SILENT HILL f ,' and 'Fantasy Life i: Guru Guru's Dragon and the Girl Who Steals Time .'

The movie 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugenjo Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns' ranked first, with box office revenue reaching 38.3 billion yen, the highest in Japan's history. 'National Treasure,' the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film, also ranked second.

Google's Year in Search allows you to see search trends for regions around the world, including Japan. You can select the region you want to view from the drop-down menu on the page.