Japanese media website, Goo, asked their users: Which anime protagonist from the Heisei era is the best? A total of 4,407 people responded. The data was accumulated from January 16, 2019, to January 30, 2019.
Here are the results:
20. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
19. Ryouma Echizen (The Prince of Tennis)
18. Nanoha Takamachi (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)
17. Kazuto “Kirito” Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
16. Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
15. Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100)
14. Lina Inverse (Slayers)
13. Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins)
12. Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
11. Alucard (Hellsing)
10. Jotaro Kujo (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
9. Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler)
8. Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
7. Hoozuki (Hozuki’s Coolheadedness)
6. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
5. Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
4. Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)
3. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
2. Koro-sensei (Assassination Classroom)
1. Saitama (One Punch Man)
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