Today’s character rankings come from the May 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 April 2018 issue asking about their favorite male and female anime characters. They compiled all the answers in the May 2018 issue:
NewType Magazine April 2018 Reader Survey
Top 10 Male Characters
- 10. Sakunosuke Oda (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- 9. Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card)
- 8. Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night Heaven’s Feel)
- 7. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
- 6. Archer (Fate/stay night Heaven’s Feel)
- 5. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- 4. Kirito (Sword Art Online)
- 3. Chuuya Nakahara (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- 2. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
- 1. Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Top 10 Female Characters
- 10. Asuna (Sword Art Online)
- 9. Zero Two (Darling in theFranXX)
- 8. Takagi (Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san)
- 7. Akiko Yosano (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- 6. Rem (Re:Zero)
- 5. Saber (Fate/Stay Night: Heaven’s Feel)
- 4. Nero Claudius (Fate/Extra: Last Encore)
- 3. Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden)
- 2. Kyouka Izumi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- 1. Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card)
