Tetsushi Niwa, in his first starring role, took the top spot, beating out many of his predecessors! The "2024 Spring Anime Lead Male Voice Actor Popularity Poll! Result

Akiba Research Institute's official poll project "Which voice actor is your favorite this season? 2024 Spring Anime Lead Male Voice Actor Popularity Poll! The voting has now closed. Here are the results.

The top 10 are as follows.

No. 1 Tetsushi Niwa ... 378 votes
Kenka Dokugaku (Shimura Kota)

No. 2 Taiyuki...357 votes
Maze -Kyuden Burning Honnouji- (Souzou Left Character)

No.3 Shin Furukawa ... 317 votes
Weirdo's Salad Bowl (Kaburaya Sosuke)

No.4 Kyohei Natsume ... 273 votes
THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS (Producer)

No.5 Takuya Sato ... 258 votes
Re:Monster (Goburo)

No.6 Daisuke Ono ...230 votes
Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey [TV series] (Susumu Ancient)
Kuroshitsuji -The Boarding School Arc- (Sebastian Michaelis)

No.7 Shoro Miura ... 213 votes
Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac Battle Sanctuary Part 2 (Kignas Glacier)

No. 8 Ryosuke Higa ... 180 votes
My Neighbor's Specter (Jirobo Jirobo)

No. 9 Katsuya Fukunishi ... 146 votes
Kaiju No. 8 (Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8)

No.10 Shota Aoi...131 votes
The former hero, called a failure, has been expelled from his parents' home and has decided to live as he pleases (Allen)

As with the female voice actor poll, this year's poll was a mix of young and talented actors, with the top vote going to Tetsushi Niwa, a young voice actor who played the lead role in "Kenka Dokugaku" for the first time.
The work is a series of battles, which requires a wide range of acting, not only in the usual dialogue, but also in shouting and moaning when damaged, and he performed it beautifully. The main character, Kota Shimura, is a bit unreliable, but he is also a character who shows his guts at the last minute, which in a sense makes him a classic character in shounen manga. The voice actor with the authentic protagonist voice of the next generation is a must-see!

Second place went to Yuuki Tai, who plays the role of Sosan Left Character in "Touken Ranbu: Kaze -Kyouden Konyuru Honnouji-. Yasu is a versatile voice actor who is also very active as a plastic model writer for Akiba Research Institute. In recent years, his voice acting activities have left a strong impression of him as a by-player who plays a supporting role in productions, but in this production, he plays one of the main characters. His voice acting ability and popularity as a character combined to garner a large number of votes, and he was in a close battle with Niwa.

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Third place went to the ever-popular Shin Furukawa. Furukawa, who always comes out on top in Akiba Research Institute's polls, showed his popularity this time as well. In "Weirdo's Salad Bowl," he gives a good performance as detective Kaburaya Sosuke. In a good sense, we can enjoy Furukawa's relaxed voice.

Let's take a look at the top four.

In fourth place is Kyohei Natsume, who plays a producer in "THE iDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS," his first main character. The role of a producer in the "iM@S" series is a gateway to success for young male voice actors, but Natsume is also a freshman who has only been in the industry for a few years. With his sincere voice and performance, he plays the role of the producer of this work.

The top five are a lineup of talented actors who boast extensive careers and popularity.

In fifth place is Takuya Sato, who plays Goburo in "Re:Monster"; in sixth place is Daisuke Ono, who plays Susumu Ancient in "Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey [TV Series]" and Sebastian Michaelis in "Black Butler: The Parochial School Arc"; and in seventh place is Kiyo Kiyo in "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac Battle and Sanctuary Part 2" and Shota Aoi as Allen in "A former hero called a failure has been expelled from his parents' home and has decided to live as he pleases" came in at No. 10.

It is also interesting to note that Ryosuke Higa, who plays Jirobo Enzan in "My Neighbor's Yokai-san" (No. 8) and Katsuya Fukunishi, who plays Kafka Hibino/Kaiju No. 8 in "Kaiju No. 8," both made their debut as voice actors after winning prizes in the international voice actor contest "Seiyu-tama. Both are in their late 20s and have already appeared in numerous animated films, and although they are young, their careers are well established. Katsuya Fukunishi, in particular, is making his first starring appearance, and we look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.

This year's poll was a result of many notable voice actors who will lead the voice acting scene in the future.

For the results of the 11th place and below, please click on the links below.

We are also holding an ani-song popularity poll for the spring 2024 anime, so please participate in this poll as well!