Today’s character rankings come from the September 2017 Issue of the popular Japanese monthly anime magazine, NewType. NewType Magazine is a monthly publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, Japanese science fiction and video games).
NewType Magazine sent out a survey to their readers in their August issue asking about their favorite male and female anime characters. They compiled all the results in the September 2017 Issue. Here they are:
Top 10 Male Characters
10. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
9. Levi (Shingeki no Kyojin)
8. Gilgamesh (Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works)
7. Koyomi Araragi (Monogatari)
6. Rider of Black (Fate/Apocrypha)
5. Tatsuya Shiba (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
4. Sakata Gintoki (Gintama)
3. Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works)
2. Archer (Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works)
1. Kirito (Sword Art Online)
Top 10 Female Characters
10. Selesia Upitiria (Re:Creators)
9. Tsubasa Hanekawa (Monogatari)
8. Shiki Ryougi (Kara no Kyoukai)
7. Mikasa Ackerman (Shingeki no Kyojin)
6. Serval (Kemono Friends)
5. Meteora Osterreich (Re:Creators)
4. Asuna (Sword Art Online)
3. Nero Claudius (Fate/Apocrypha)
2. Saber (Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works)
1. Ruler (Fate/Apocrypha)
