覇権

• 読み: はけん
• ローマ字: haken
• 漢字の分解: 覇 (supremacy/champion) + 権 (power/authority) → supreme power/hegemony
• 発音: /ha.keɴ/

意味

The dominant or best anime of the season — the show that everyone is watching and talking about.

覇権 literally means 'hegemony' or 'supremacy' and in anime fandom refers to the one show each season that dominates discussion, sales, and cultural impact. Declaring something as 覇権アニメ is a bold claim that often sparks heated debate among fans. The term is also applied to games (覇権ゲー) and other media.

例文

1. 今期の覇権アニメどれだと思う？
2. 売上的にはあの作品が覇権取ったな。
3. 覇権争いが激しすぎて今期は豊作だわ。

使い方ガイド

場面: anime discussion, social media, fan forums, seasonal anime reviews

トーン: competitive, debatable, enthusiastic

正しい言い方

• 今期の覇権は間違いなくこれでしょ (This is undoubtedly the dominant show this season)
• 覇権アニメ予想スレ立てたら荒れた (I made a thread predicting the top anime and it got heated)

避ける言い方

• 軽い気持ちで「覇権」と言うとアニメオタクに本気で反論される (Casually calling something 'haken' will get you seriously argued with by anime fans)

よくある間違い

• Thinking 覇権 is solely based on quality — sales, discussion volume, and cultural impact all factor in
• Using 覇権 for older anime — it typically refers to the current or recent season

起源と歴史

The term 覇権 (hegemony/supremacy) was borrowed from political and historical vocabulary and applied to anime fandom in the late 2000s on 2channel and anime discussion boards to crown each season's most impactful show.

文化的背景

時代: Late 2000s anime forum culture

世代: Active anime fans, Millennials and Gen Z

社会的背景: Anime community

地域メモ: Used across Japan in anime discussions. Each anime season sparks 覇権 debates on Twitter/X and forums.