Today’s male and female popularity rankings come from the August 2015 issue of the popular Japanese anime magazine, NewType. This issue of NewType can be purchased here.
Here are the top 10 male characters:
10) Mikaela Hyakuya (Owari no Seraph)
9) Yuuichirou Hyakuya (Owari no Seraph)
8) Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
7) Koyomi Araragi (Monogatari series)
6) Gilgamesh (Fate/Stay Night)
5) Producer (The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls)
4) Shirou Emiya (Fate/Stay Night)
3) Bell Cranel (Danmachi)
2) Archer (Fate/Stay Night)
1) Kirito (Sword Art Online)
and the top 10 female characters:
10) White (Kekkai Sensen)
9) Yukino Yukinoshita (Oregairu)
8) Haruka Amami (The iDOLM@STER)
7) Shinoa Hiiragi (Owari no Seraph)
6) Nome Sheryl (Macross Frontier)
5) Shinobu Oshino (Monogatari series)
4) Hestia (Danmachi)
3) Asuna (Sword Art Online)
2) Rin Tohsaka (Fate/Stay Night)
1) Saber (Fate/Stay Night)
