The otaku matchmaking service Otakuma recently conducted a poll which ranked the most popular anime series by gender... but, at first glance, it might seem like they got the lists switched.

Males

1) K-On!

2) The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi

3) Lucky Star

4) Gundam (all series)

5) Saki

Females

1) Gundam (all series)

2) K-On!

3) Code Geass

4) Macross Frontier

5) Evangelion / Toradora! (tie)

Four out of five series in the male category are slice-of-life moe shows, whereas the same number in the female category are giant robot shows. It would seem as if mecha genre (originally aimed at males) now appeals more to the female demographic. Meanwhile, guys simply enjoy watching the antics of young teenage schoolgirls. Go figure.

So, does this mean we'll start seeing more giant robot shows with beautiful bishounen in them... or will a moe mecha show pop up first? In any case, Megas XLR's theme song (which can be viewed below the jump) now seems oddly prophetic.

[Via AltJapan]