Today’s character rankings come from the May 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 April issue asking about their favorite male and female anime characters. They compiled all the results in the May 2017 issue. Here they are:
Top 10 Male Characters
10. Orga Itsuki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
9. Archer (Fate/stay night)
8. Kiriyama Rei (Sangatsu no Lion)
7. Lelouch (Code Geass)
6. Toriharon (Gothicmade: Hana no Utame)
5. Araragi Koyomi (Monogatari)
4. Satou Kazuma (KonoSuba)
3. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
2. Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
1. Kirito (Sword Art Online)
Top 10 Female Characters
10. Hanekawa Tsubasa (Monogatari)
9. Serval (Kemono Friends)
8. Lachesis (Five Star Stories)
7. Atra Mixta (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
6. Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier)
5. Ranka Lee (Macross Frontier)
4. Rem (Re:Zero)
3. Saber (Fate/stay night)
2. Tanya Degurechaff (Youjo Senki)
1. Asuna (Sword Art Online)
