Today’s character rankings come from the October 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 September issue asking about their favorite male and female anime characters. They compiled all the results in the October 2017 Issue. Here they are:
Top 10 Male Characters
10. Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
9. Levi (Attack on Titan Season 2)
8. Goku (Dragon Ball Super)
7. Rider of Black (Fate/Apocrypha)
6. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
5. Archer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
4. Koyomi Araragi (Monogatari series)
3. Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
2. Kirito (Sword Art Online)
1. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
Top 10 Female Characters
10. Nunnally Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
9. Saber of Red (Fate/Apocrypha)
8. Serval (Kemono Friends)
7. Hitagi Senjougahara (Monogatari series)
6. Karen Kouzuki (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
5. Misaka Ackerman (Attack on Titan Season 2)
4. Ruler (Fate/Apocrypha)
3. Asuna (Swort Art Online)
2. C.C. (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
1. Saber (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
