With the first half of 2015 having gone by on June 23, there's bound to be plenty of search-worthy topics that have piled up over the past few months. Google announced a comprehensive list of its top 10 most searched words since January 1 on Monday.
Two anime and a video game have made the list. Assassination Classroom ranked #2 overall. The comedy-action anime follows a class trying to kill their octopus-looking teacher before he destroys the Earth. What with a live-action adaptation having come out in March and a second anime season being announced for 2016, Japan is likely to be Googling for news and updates like crazy.
The #4 searched term was Hayao Miyazaki's final picture at Studio Ghibli, The Wind Rises. The film aired on television in Japan in February and garnered a 19.5% rating.
The Nintendo fun-filled FPS Splatoon also made the list at #7. Reaching out to all ages with fun, accessible gameplay and a friendly, humorous environment, it's no wonder Japan seems to have it auto-saved on their search bars.
The #1 Google search in Japan is the Lassun Gorerai comedy routine from the comedy duo 8.6 Second Bazooka.
The full list is as follows:
Lassun Gorerai
Assassination Classroom
Suzu Hirose (actress in The Boy and The Beast, live-action Chihayafuru)
The Wind Rises
Professional boxer Manny Pacquiao
Japanese pop-R&B boy band J Soul Brothers (current generation)
Splatoon
Mare TV drama
Coconut Oil
Biri Gal (Flying Colors) live-action film
Another list has also been compiled listing the top 10 Googled news topics. Included are topics such as the ISIS militant group and military drones.