Announcing the interim results of Anipota's "2017 Winter Anime Leading Actor Popularity Poll [Male]"!　Ishida Akira, who plays everything from a hot-blooded character to an old rakugo storyteller, takes first place!

The anime portal "Anipota" operated by Akiba Research Institute is currently holding the official voting project " 2017 Winter Anime Lead Male Voice Actor Popularity Poll".

As the winter 2017 anime series have all been released, this project aims to decide the most popular leading male voice actor from the TV anime currently being broadcasted. As an interim announcement, here are the top 10 as of 14:00, February 13, almost two weeks after the voting started.

No. 1 Ishida Akira (Actor of Yuri in "Chain Chronicle: HEXETAS no Sen"): 2115 votes
No. 2 Tomokazu Seki (Actor of "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Sukeroku Again Arc") 1911 votes
No. 3 Fukushima Jun (Actor as Sato Kazuma in "Bless This Wonderful World!
No. 4 Junichi Suwabe (Actor of Tetsuo Takahashi in "Ajinchan ha Natteiritai") 785 votes
No.5 Okamoto Nobuhiko (Actor of Rin Okumura in "Blue Exorcist Kyoto Fujoou-hen") 456 votes
6th Tomokazu Sugita (Actor of Gintama: Sakata Gintoki) Tomokazu Sugita (Gintama): 450 votes
No.7 Hiro Shimono (Actor of Jean Otus in "ACCA 13th District Inspection Division") 405 votes
No.8 Teijo Matsuoka (Actor of Takuru Miyashiro in "CHAOS;CHILD") 335 votes
No.9 Natsuki Hanae ("Masamune-kun no Revenge" as Masamune Makabe) 312 votes
No. 10 Tatsuo Suzuki (Actor of Toshizo Hijikata in "Chiruran: Nibun no Ichi"): 155 votes

Currently in first place is Akira Ishida, who plays the role of Yuri in "Chain Chronicle: HEXETAS no Sen". He passionately plays the role of a fresh and passionate young boy, and his powerful performance attracted a lot of support. In "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Sukeroku Again Arc," he also passionately played the main character Yurakutei Yakumo VIII. In "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Sukeroku Again Arc," Yakumo Yorakutei Yakumo, the main character of the show, also gave an enthusiastic performance.

In second place is Tomokazu Seki, who plays Sukeroku III in "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Sukeroku Again Arc. In the play, Sukeroku also performs rakugo, which is a unique form of comic storytelling, in which he plays a rakugo character who loves rakugo so much that he does not have the will or desire to do so.
The first runner-up at the beginning of the voting was Jun Fukushima, who is currently in third place. 2," as well as his style of playing Kazuma, who is not afraid to make devilish comments bordering on sexual harassment, and his comical, almost blurted-out performances, such as "Yes, yes, it's Kazuma," were very popular. Will she be able to regain her momentum from the beginning of the season?

The top four were veteran voice actors with established reputations for both popularity and ability, including Junichi Suwabe, Tomokazu Sugita, Hiro Shimono, and Tatsuo Suzuki, as well as their followers Nobuhiko Okamoto and Tadashijo Matsuoka. All of them, including the top three, are in their 40s and 30s. This result shows the depth of this age group.

Natsuki Hanae, the only one in his 20s, came in at No. 9. In "Masamune-kun no Revenge," he comically plays the main character Masamune Makabe, who has a front and back face, and gives a very tasteful performance.

Below No. 11, there is a very wide range of voice actors, from newcomers to established names, all lined up in a row. Depending on the results of the upcoming voting, the ranking may well change!
Voting will be open until February 15, so be sure to participate in the last spurt.

In addition, an "Anime Popularity Vote Creation Campaign" is currently underway, in which 10 winners will be selected by drawing to win an Amazon gift certificate worth 5,000 yen. For more details, please click here.

2017 Winter Anime Leading Voice Actor Popularity Poll [Male].
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