Today’s character rankings come from the July 2019 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 June 2019 issue asking about their favorite male and female anime characters. They compiled all the answers in the July 2019 issue and here they are:
Top 10 Male Characters
10) Gilgamesh (Fate/stay night)
9) Hyakkimaru (Dororo)
8) Ryunosuke Akutagawa (Bungou Stray Dogs)
7) Fyodor Dostoevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs)
6) Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
5) Atsushi Nakajima (Bungou Stray Dogs)
4) Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
3) Kirito (Sword Art Online)
2) Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs)
1) Chuuya Nakahara (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Top 10 Female Characters
10) Fujiko Mine (Lupin the Third)
9) Tohru Honda (Fruits Basket)
8) Nezuko Kamado (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
7) Alice Zuberg (Sword Art Online)
6) Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
5) Saber (Fate/stay night)
4) Ichiyo Higuchi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
3) Akiko Yosano (Bungou Stray Dogs)
2) Kouyou Ozaki (Bungou Stray Dogs)
1) Kyouka Izumi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
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