Today’s character rankings come from the September 2018 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 2018 issue asking about their favorite male and female anime characters. They compiled all the answers in the September 2018 issue and here they are:
Top 10 Male Characters
10) Rintarou Okabe (Steins;Gate 0)
9) Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass)
8) Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
7) Rin Matsuoka (Free!: Dive to the Future)
6) Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
5) Archer (Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel)
4) Hiro (Darling in the FranXX)
3) Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
2) Kirito (Sword Art Online)
1) Isaac (Angels of Death)
Top 10 Female Characters
10) Asirpa (Golden Kamuy)
9) Rem (Re:Zero)
8) Fujiko Mine (Lupin the Third Part 5)
7) Ochako Uraraka (Boku no Hero Academia)
6) LLENN (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online)
5) Saber (Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel)
4) Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
3) Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
2) Zero Two (Darling in the FranXX)
1) Rachel (Angels of Death)
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