{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9ef7c0a019189446c69822df","clusterId":"c_1b792e0abdb7d71e2da136a0","slug":"the-apothecary-diaries-season-3-leads-magmix-pre-season-poll-with-24-votes","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 Leads Magmix Pre-season Poll With 24 Votes","summary":"Magmix polled readers about which 2026 fall anime they had decided to watch before broadcast, drawing 168 votes. The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 topped the list with 24 votes, a 14-vote margin over second place. Magic Knight Rayearth followed with 10 votes and The Ice Wall Season 2 took third with 9. Respondents cited trust in the sequel, nostalgia for the older version, and pacing across the three titles.","whyItMatters":"The margin for The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, more than double second place, shows pre-season intent concentrating on a known sequel rather than on the season's newer or returning titles.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMagmix ran the poll before the 2026 fall season began, and the results have now been published almost one month after broadcasts started. The sample is small at 168 votes, so the ranking reads more like a temperature check of an audience already committed to following the season than a broad measure of viewership.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat stands out is the shape of the votes. First place sits well clear of the rest, while second and third are separated by a single vote, with the nostalgia vote and the sequel vote each pulling a distinct group.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Apothecary Diaries Season 3\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place, 24 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic Knight Rayearth\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place, 10 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ice Wall Season 2\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place, 9 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 drew 24 of 168 votes, and the gap to Magic Knight Rayearth's 10 is the poll's real signal: pre-season intent is concentrating on one title while the rest split.","twitterPost":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 took 24 of 168 votes. In a poll this small, pre-season intent clusters around one title, not a fall slate.","threadsPost":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 drew 24 votes out of 168 in Magmix's pre-season poll, 14 clear of Magic Knight Rayearth. Pre-broadcast intent is clustering on one title instead of spreading across the fall slate, which is what a 168-vote sample can actually show.","newsletterBlurb":"Magmix published results of a pre-broadcast poll on the 2026 fall anime season, with The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 leading at 24 of 168 votes. Magic Knight Rayearth and The Ice Wall Season 2 finished second and third with 10 and 9 votes, one vote apart.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/382199\",\"title\":\"Top 3 2026 Fall Anime Viewers \\\"Decided to Watch\\\" Before Broadcast! 3rd Place 'The Ice Wall', 2nd Place 'Magic Knight Rayearth', 1st Place 'The Apothecary Diaries' with a \\\"twofold lead\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4985,"outputTokens":694,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792815741,"createdAt":"2026-10-24T04:18:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T04:21:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T04:21:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1b792e0abdb7d71e2da136a0","canonicalTitle":"放送前から“視聴決定”した2026秋アニメTOP3！　3位『氷の城壁』2位『魔法騎士レイアース』、“倍の差”つけた1位は『薬屋のひとりごと』","representativeArticleId":"a_416177816dbe58db4a8a321c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Ice Wall\",\"Magic Knight Rayearth\",\"The Apothecary Diaries\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-24T02:50:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-24T02:50:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T04:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/382199","title":"放送前から“視聴決定”した2026秋アニメTOP3！　3位『氷の城壁』2位『魔法騎士レイアース』、“倍の差”つけた1位は『薬屋のひとりごと』"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Ice Wall","Magic Knight Rayearth","The Apothecary Diaries"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}