Thank you very much for your patience! The results of the "Character Popularity Poll to Commemorate Takahiro Sakurai's Happy Birthday" have been announced!

Sorry for the long wait, Takahiro Sakurai fans!

The "Takahiro Sakurai Happy Birthday Character Popularity Poll " was held from June 12 to June 19, 2019 to determine the most popular character among all the characters played by the popular voice actor Takahiro Sakurai, who celebrated his birthday on June 13, 2019.

The results of the poll, which ran for about a week from June 12, 2019 to June 19, 2019, are in!

Is it the White Sakurai character that is popular or the Black Sakurai character...?

Let's take a look at the results of the "Character Popularity Poll to Commemorate Takahiro Sakurai's Happy Birthday", which received 20002 votes!

No. 1 "Kururugi Suzaku"...2880 votes
(Title: Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion )

2nd "Kazuya Miyuki"... 2,302 votes
(Title: " A of Diamonds ")

No.3 "Osomatsu"...1728 votes
(Title: "Osomatsu-san ")

No.4 "Makishima Seigo"...1188 votes
(Title: PSYCHO-PASS )

No.5 "Shinryu Reigen"... 1073 votes
(Title: Mob Psycho 100 )

6th "Oshino Meme " ... 794 votes
(Title: "Monogatari" series )

No.7 "Shirokuma-kun"... 722 votes
(Title: Shirokuma Cafe )

No.8 "Shibuya advantage"... 690 votes
(Title: "Today's King!" series) series )

No.9 "Kanda Yu"... 583 votes
(Title: D.Gray-man )

No.10 "Medicine Seller"... 517 votes
(Title: "Kai") (Title: "ayakashi")

The first place with 2,880 votes went to "Kururugi Suzaku" from "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion"!
His idiotic earnestness is truly a "knight of justice! However, although he and the main character Lelouch (CV: Jun Fukuyama) were childhood friends, they became enemies, and in the end, he was ....... The movie version also shows a new side to the character, and the long-running series has shown us many different faces of the character, and the character filled with Sakurai's many charms took the top spot.

In second place was "Kazuya Miyuki" from "A of Diamonds!　Of course, the character was popular in the original story, but since the start of the anime, his popularity has grown even more so, thanks to the fact that he is played by Mr. Sakurai. Like Suzaku, Miyuki is a character with many faces. He is looked up to by coaches and players from other schools, and as the regular catcher of Aomichi High School, he shows his "genius" side many times during games, but he also shows a cute side appropriate for his age when living in the dormitory. Personally, I was impressed by the episode with Chris (CV: Daisuke Namikawa), a senior student.

In third place was Osomatsu, the eldest of the six children who caused a stir in the industry. This is a natural ranking for a work that caused so much commotion in the industry. To the general public, the six children are completely indistinguishable, but to fans, the differences between them are obvious, even without character colors. However, Osomatsu is only the eldest son, who is the base of all the children, and compared to the other siblings, there is no overt "this! However, the official "6th grader in elementary school" is not a character with any particular characteristics. However, he is officially described as "a miraculous idiot who has grown up with the mentality of a sixth grader," and his "appearance is that of an adult, but inside is that of an elementary school student! If you keep in mind that the character seems to have not grown since the time of the original story, and that it is usually his words and actions that cause problems in the story, even beginners may be able to distinguish him from others.　What do you mean, you can tell them apart by their voices?

In fourth place is "Seigo Makishima" from "PSYCHO-PASS". If I were asked to choose between Mr. Sakurai White or Mr. Sakurai Black, I would immediately say "Black! (even though he looks pure white from his hair to his shirt), but like Suzaku, he has his own beliefs, and if you have seen his works, you know very well that he is a character who cannot be called "black" in general. There is more than one form of justice. To judge him as black is just like Makishima saying to me, "What in the world are you guys basing your judgment of good and evil on? Makishima may well have said to him, "What are you guys basing your selection of good and evil on? His very existence itself is already an irregularity, as he was born with an immunity from prosecution and the sibula stem cannot determine his crime rate, but his irresistible charm is probably the reason for his fourth place finish. Makishima's relentlessness, and the indescribable feeling one gets when he delivers such lines, is a character that would not have been possible without Sakurai-san.

Coming in fifth place was "Reigen Arataka" from "Mob Psycho 100. This character, who many of our editors found surprising, is the main character in "Mob Psycho 100" by ONE of "One Pan Man" fame, and is a fake psychic and a con artist. The character "Reigen Arataka" is a fake psychic and a swindler. He is also a "good guy" as he says, with conscientious billing for his requests, and Mr. Sakurai plays both sides of this character in an attractive manner, making him an irresistible character for Sakurai-san enthusiasts.

The next character in sixth place, "Meme Oshino" from the popular "Monogatari" series, also has a good-natured side to her, and there may be some similarities between fifth and sixth place. She even captivated her co-star female voice actress with a single line, "It's okay," and then said, "Did something good happen? She is also very cool and appears in the right places while saying something like, "Did you have something good happen to you? The character's top 10 ranking is no surprise, as Sakurai's voice is so captivating not only to women, but also to men.

Shirokuma-kun from "Shirokuma Cafe" came in at No. 7!　The cool polar bear, the main character and master of the café, is the only one of the top 10 relaxing and healing works to make it into the top 10. He is a nice guy who makes puns at his own pace to the animals (and sometimes humans) who gather at the café, but also shows his dandy side. If such a café really existed, there would surely be many people who would frequent it. I, for one, would like to go there. Whenever I see a polar bear on TV or in merchandise, Mr. Sakurai's voice plays in my head.

In eighth place, we have the nostalgic "From Today, King Ma! The 8th place goes to the demon king, "Advantageous Shibuya," who has a straight line once he gets his mind set on something, and even though he sometimes has a flaw in that he does not listen to the advice of others, his hot-bloodedness attracts everyone. The anime was broadcast in 2004, so the fact that a work that is already 15 years old is ranked in this category is a testament to the passion of Sakurai's fans. The first song "If Shibuya has an advantage, why is Harajuku at a disadvantage? in Mr. Sakurai's voice, I still remember the shock I felt when I first heard it. I would like to have a dialogue with Mr. Kurokuma.

Coming in at No. 9 was "Kanda Yu" from "D.Gray-man," the first season of which aired in 2006. He is a tsundere," she said!　Rather tsun tsun! The character of "Kanda Yu" is a character who rejects people but shows a glimpse of warmth deep in his heart. The Kanda played by Takuya Sato in the new series is of course wonderful, but for the old otaku, the Kanda voiced by Sakurai-san is the one that leaves the strongest impression. Speaking of the first season of the anime, Kanda's treatment in the "D.Gray-man Theater" was indescribably cute.

In tenth place, "Yaku Seller" from "Kai - ayakashi" appeared!　In this category, he is a character similar to Makishima. This is also a work from 2006, but until then, there were other hot characters such as Takamine Kiyomaro from "Gash Belle of Gold! and seemingly quiet characters such as 009 / Shimamura Joe from "Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier" and Genbu no Shin from "Saint Beast: The Descent of the Holy Beast," as well as Tentomon from "Digimon Adventure" and Kamiyama Takashi from "Kai! Cromartie High School", but it was around the time of the "medicine seller" in "Kai~ayakashi~" that I began to feel a sense of black-heartedness and elusiveness when I heard the name "Takahiro Sakurai CV: Takahiro Sakurai". I think it was around the time of the "medicine seller" in "Kai - ayakashi~. When you think about it, the fact that one of Takahiro Sakurai's most important characters made it into the top 10 is quite impressive.

Just looking at the top 10, it is no exaggeration to say that the characters that Mr. Sakurai plays are not just "10 different people," but "10 different characters," with such a rich variety. From hot-blooded to genius to openhearted, the ranking clearly shows that Mr. Sakurai's voice is always a delight to our ears, and I think the results reveal what fans are looking for in a character voiced by Mr. Sakurai.

Once again, Happy Birthday, Takahiro Sakurai!

For more fascinating characters, click here to see the results for the top 11 and below.