Good looking, dame, good looking uncle, caretaker ......? The "Hiroaki Hirata Birthday Commemoration Hamamari Character Popularity Poll" starts today!

To commemorate the birthday of popular voice actor Hiroaki Hirata on August 7, Akiba Research Institute is currently holding an official poll, "Hiroaki Hirata's Birthday: Hamari-role Character Popularity Poll," starting today.

Mr. Hirata has been active in various works such as animation, narration, and dubbing.

He has played a variety of roles, from the good-looking guy to the bad-looking guy, from the handsome guy to the third-rate guy, as well as narrating TV programs and dubbing foreign films, and his impressive acting and austere voice have made us shiver on a daily basis.

From among the anime characters that Mr. Hirata has played, the Akiba Research Institute editorial staff has selected 58 characters for this issue!

From these 58 characters, we would like you to vote for the character that you think "this is the role that Hirata-san is into! We would like you to vote for the character that you think "this is what Hirata-san is into!

The top 10 as of 6:30 p.m. on August 7, the first day of voting, is as follows.

1 "TIGER & BUNNY" Kaburaki T. Toratoru (Wild Tiger) ... 767 votes
2 "ONE PIECE" Sanji ... 83 votes
3 "Space Brothers" Rokuta Namba ... 35 votes
4 "Gensou Maden Saiyuki" Sagojyo...33 votes
5 "Love is like after the rain" Masami Kondo...30 votes
6 "GRANBLUE FANTASY The Animation" Rackham ... 24 votes
7 "SWORD ART ONLINE" Klein ... 18 votes
8 "GOD EATER" Amamiya Lindow ... 17 votes
9 "Ace Attorney: The Truth, Objection! ～ Season 2" Godo ... 11 votes
10 "B: The Beginning" Keith Kazama Flick ... 9 votes

Many of the top votes were cast for good-looking men who are both good-looking and caring, with Toratoru leading the pack by an overwhelming margin.

However, the voting has only just started today!

Each person can cast up to 7 votes in this poll, so you can either put all your votes into one of your favorite characters or spread them out among all the characters. Please cast your seven clean votes for your favorite character.

The deadline is August 14, so if you have not yet voted, we urge you to do so after careful consideration!