Today’s character rankings come from the June 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 May 2018 issue asking about their favorite male and female anime characters. They compiled all the answers in the June 2018 issue:
Top 10 Male Characters
10. Emiya Shirou (Fate/stay night)
9. Sasaki Haise (Tokyo Ghoul:re)
8. Sugimoto Saichi (Golden Kamuy)
7. Kishinami Hakuno (Fate/Extra Last Encore)
6. Tsukishiro Yukito (Cardcaptor Sakura)
5. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
4. Archer (Fate/stay night)
3. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
2. Kirito (Sword Art Online)
1. Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Top 10 Female Characters
10. Saber (Fate/Extra Last Encore)
9. Freyja Wion (Macross Delta)
8. Kyouka Izumi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
7. Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden)
6. Tohsaka Rin (Fate/stay night)
5. LLENN (Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online)
4. Zero Two (Darling in the FranXX)
3. Asuna (Sword Art Online)
2. Saber (Fate/stay night)
1. Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
