Japanese pop culture portal Anime! Anime! has launched a brand-new reader survey celebrating "Eien no Hi" (Eternity Day), observed annually on October 8. The designation stems from a Japanese wordplay matching the numbers 10 and 8 ("To-wa") with the word for eternity (towa). To commemorate the occasion, the outlet is inviting fans to vote for their favorite time-leap characters across anime, manga, and gaming media.
Celebrating Temporal Storytelling
Time manipulation remains one of anime's most enduring and emotionally potent narrative tropes. From high-concept sci-fi thrillers like Steins;Gate and psychological loops in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- to tragic personal rewinds in Puella Magi Madoka Magica and action-driven leaps in Tokyo Revengers, time travel has produced some of the genre's most compelling protagonists.
The open-response questionnaire allows participants to nominate characters who alter history, retain memories through looping timelines, or trigger temporal shifts under specific conditions. Voting remains open through October 4, with results set to be published following the tally.
