そもそも – Used in

Usually written in kana

1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio

Usually written in kana

2. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

used when bringing up something already mentioned

Adjective (の)

Usually written in kana

3. beginning; start

	Used in	Used in %
Anime	933	(66%)
Live action	921	(72%)
Visual novels	493	(93%)
Novels	1326	(89%)
Non-fiction	116	(80%)
Web novels	980	(93%)
Aozora Bunko	290	(50%)

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Meanings

Used in

Asobi Asobase

Romantic Killer

Akame ga Kill

Full Metal Panic Fumoffu

Hajimete no Gal

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen

Trinity Seven

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren

Island

Little Witch Academia: Mahoujikake no Parade

Jormungand S2: Perfect Order

Shokugeki no Soma S3 Part 1

Handa-kun

Inazuma Eleven

Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!

Kill Me Baby

Isekai Quartet S2

Shingeki no Kyojin S3

Hataraku Maou-sama!

Love Lab

Momokuri

Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai

Shinchou Yuusha: Kono Yuusha ga Ore Tueee Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru

Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These

Last Period: Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari

Kaguya-sama Love Is War S2

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

One Piece Arc 41 (629-746): Dressrosa

Maoujou de Oyasumi

Macross Frontier

Samurai Flamenco

Plunderer

Shokugeki no Souma S5

Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - The Animation

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Entertainment District Arc

Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi

Platinum End

Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun

Munou na Nana

Kamisama ni Natta Hi

Kawaii Dake ja Nai Shikimori-san

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou

Ouran High School Host Club

Shiki

Uchuu Kyoudai

Aggretsuko S2