Who came out on top, surpassing the 1st and 2nd place winners? Who is the most popular voice actor of this season? The popularity vote for the male voice actor starring in the 2023 fall anime! The results are in! Akiba Research Institute official

Akiba Research Institute's official poll project "Which voice actor is your favorite this season? The popularity vote for the male voice actor starring in the 2023 fall anime! The voting has now closed. Here are the results.

The ranking of the 4712 votes cast is as follows.

No.1... Masaaki Underwater 532 votes
Tokyo Revengers Jersey (Keisuke Baji)

2nd place...Deng Yuzuki 526 votes
Tian Guan Gong Fu Hui (Xie Lian)

3rd place...Ma Zheng Yang 428 votes
Heavenly official's gift of happiness (Saburo/Huacheng)

4th place... Ryota Iwasaki 323 votes
Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima +(Jiao Jiao Ki Nori)
The four brothers of Yuzuki's family. (Yuzuki Jun)

No.5... Jun Tongue 296 votes
Shikurettomisshon~Undercover investigator never loses! ～(Keiji Noma)

6th place... Ryota Takeuchi 254 votes
Paradox Live THE ANIMATION (Naoaki Nishimon)
Mahoutsukai no Yome SEASON 2 (2nd season)(Elias Ainsworth)

No.7... Kazuyuki Fukagawa 252 votes
Kawagoe Boys Sing (Suzuki Curtis [Magic])

No.8... Takuya Sato 237 votes
Captain Tsubasa Season 2 Junior Youth Arc (Kojiro Hyuga)

No.9... Yusuke Shirai 232 votes
Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima- (Amemura Ranju)

No.10... Kaito Ishikawa 230 votes
The Rise of the Shield Hero Season 3(Naofumi Iwatani)
A Certain Old Man's VRMMO Activity Chronicles(Earth)
Hajimete no Okoku (Adonis)

The ranking changed significantly from the interim announcement. Masaaki Mizunaka, who played the role of Keisuke Baji in "Tokyo Revengers: Jersey Arc," came in first place after a last minute surge to overtake the "Tenkan Gatatsu Fuku" duo, who had dominated the top two places with an overwhelming number of votes.
Mr. Mizunaka placed 5th in the " 2023 Summer Anime Lead Male Voice Actor Popularity Poll " for his portrayal of Char Fen Char in "Sugar Apple Fairy Tail [2nd Cool]" and 8th in the " 2023 Spring Anime Lead Male Voice Actor Popularity Poll " for his portrayal of Kasukabe Jun in "Goddess' Cafe Terrace. Although he was outside the top 10 from the start of this year's voting to the interim announcement, he gradually moved up in the rankings, and to the surprise of many, he surpassed the "Tengan Gifuku" duo, who were in the overwhelming lead at the end of the voting, to take the top spot.
Mr. Mizunaka's entry for the role of Keisuke Jaji in "Tokyo Revengers: Jersey Arc" is a character that showcases the appeal of his low-pitched, austere voice, and is without a doubt one of his best-known characters. It is no wonder that this character was voted No. 1 in the run-up to the poll.

In second and third place were Deng Yunqi, who played the role of Xie Ren, and Ma Zheng Yang, who played the roles of Saburo and Huacheng, both from the "Tian Guan Gif Fu" series. The second series of the TV anime "Tian Guan Gif Fu" is currently being broadcast on WOWOW with Japanese subtitles from October 2023. This popular work, which appeared in the project when it was broadcast in its first season, has demonstrated its popularity without regret in the subtitled version. The Japanese dubbed version of this work is scheduled to be broadcast from January 2024. It will be interesting to see how many places the cast members will take in the "2024 Winter Anime Lead Male Voice Actor Popularity Poll" to be held in the near future.

In fourth place was "Hypnosis Mike -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima +" (hereafter referred to as "Pipuani"), playing the role of Raku Shirajoki, "Yuzuki-san's Four Brothers." Ryota Iwasaki, who plays the role of Shun Yuzuki, ranked in the list. Also from "Pipuani," Yusuke Shirai, who plays the role of Ranjin Amemura, ranked in 9th place.

And in fifth place, "Shiekett Mishotto Mishotto - Undercover Investigator Never Loses! ～ Jun Tongue, who plays Keiji Noma in " Shigurettomisshon: Undercover Investigator Never Loses! The cast of the AnimeFesta slot, which is a short anime but has a strong presence each season, again topped the list.

In sixth place was Ryota Takeuchi Ryota, who plays Elias Ainsworth in the popular "Mahoutsukai no Yome" currently airing its second season. In "Paradox Live THE ANIMATION," he plays Elias, a university professor of linguistics by day and a bar owner by night. In "Paradox Live THE ANIMATION," he plays Naoaki Nishimon, a dandy rapper who is a linguistics professor by day and a bar owner by night. Both characters seem to captivate viewers with Takeuchi's seductive bass voice.

In seventh place, Kazuyuki Fukagawa, who plays Suzuki Curtis [Magic] in "Kawagoe Boys Sing," ranked in for the first time. This is a rare case in this project that Mr. Fukagawa, who plays a magician in this work, which is currently airing its sixth episode, has made a full-fledged appearance in the fifth episode and has made such a strong showing. Ms. Fukagawa has garnered so much attention that we can expect great things from her in the future!

Eighth place went to Takuya Sato, who plays Kojiro Hyuga in "Captain Tsubasa Season 2: Junior Youth Arc. The popular series has been animated many times before, so it was a difficult role to create an image of the character, but Mr. Sato rolled up his sleeves at the audition, just like the character. The result was a testament to the enthusiasm of Mr. Sato, who says he is always conscious of his hunger for victory as he takes on the role.

Ishikawa Kaito, who ranked 10th, has played the main character in three works: "Shield of the Brave Rising Season 3" by Iwatani Naofumi, "To Aru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudo Kiki" by Earth, and "Hajimete no Okoku" by Adonis, and is also very active in this season. It is no wonder that they were ranked in the top ten.

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