Today’s male and female popularity rankings come from the June 2016 issue of the popular Japanese anime magazine, NewType.
Here are the top 10 male characters:
10. Edogawa Ranpo (Bungou Stray Dogs)
9. Messer Ihlefeld (Macross Delta)
8. Araragi Koyomi (Monogatari Series)
7. Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs)
6. Karamatsu (Osomatsu-san)
5. Sakamoto (Sakamoto desu ga?)
4. Ikoma (Koutetsujou no Kabaneri)
3. Archer (Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works)
2. Kirito (Sword Art Online)
1. Hayate Immelmann (Macross Delta)
and the top 10 female characters:
10. Rin Suzunoki (Bakuon!!)
9. Reina Prowler (Macross Delta)
8. Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier)
7. Tsubasa Hanekawa (Monogatari Series)
6. Machi Amayadori (Kuma Miko)
5. Mikumo Guynemer (Macross Delta)
4. Mirage Farina Jenius (Macross Delta)
3. Mumei (Koutetsujou no Kabaneri)
2. Saber (Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works)
1. Freyja Wion (Macross Delta)
