The results of the "2020 Winter Anime Leading Actor Popularity Poll [Female]" are in! Veteran female voice actresses finished in a hot one-two finish, beating out younger, more energetic voice actresses!

Akiba Research Institute's official poll, "Which voice actor is your favorite for this season? The poll was held from January 31 to February 13, 2020! The voting for the "Female version" has now closed. Let us announce the results.

Below are the results of the top 10.

No.1: Yoko Hikasa as Azalee in "Mage Orphen: The Hagureta Journey" 799 votes
No.2 : Emi Ogata as Hanako-kun (Hanako-kun) in "Jibari Shonen Hanako-kun" (534 votes)
No.3: Yoshinoh Aoyama as Izumi Chiba in "Natsu Nagu! as Izumi Chiba 335 votes
No.4: Amemiya Ten as Shobu Himuro in "Rikei ga Koi ni Shita de Shojiru" ("A science student fell in love and tried to prove it.") as Shobu Himuro, "Airborne Dragons" as Takita, "Magia Record" as Yachiyo Nanami, "Isekai Karutetto 2" as Aqua 247 votes
No.5: Sally Amagi as Sakura Fujima in "22/7" (183 votes)
No.6: Inori Minase as Somari (Somari and the God of the Forest) and Rem ( Isekai Karutetto 2) 148 votes
No.7: Rena Ueda as Aka Kano in "Darwin's Game" and Moe Suzuya in "Koisuru Asteroids" 143 votes
No.8: Akari Kito as Kotoko Iwanaga in "Fictional Reasoning" and Nene Yahiro in "Jishibai Shonen Hanako-kun" (127 votes)
No.9: Aki Toyosaki as Aoi Inuyama in "Heyacan△" (86 votes)
No. 10: Saori Hayami as Kasumi in "I don't want to be in pain, so I'm going to play defensively. (as Kasumi, Serebryakov in "Isekai Karutet 2") 77 votes

The most popular female voice actress for this winter season's anime was Yoko Hikasa, who has become a seasoned veteran. In this season's work, she plays the role of Azalee in "Mage Orphen Hagure Tabi". Ms. Hikasa often plays the role of an older sister with her calm tone, and Azalee's role in this production is just such a role. Although not a showy role, in this poll, she quickly gained the votes of her solid fan base in the second half of the show and came in first place.

Next in second place was another veteran actress, Emi Ogata. She will be playing the role of Shinji Ikari in "Shin Evangelion the Movie" to be released in June, and this season she enthusiastically plays the main character Hanako-kun in "Jibaku Shonen Hanako-kun" (Hanako-kun: The Boy Who Binds the Earth). In addition to Shinji Ikari in Eva, Makoto Naeki, the main character in "Danganronpa," is also a character that exudes this kind of mysterious atmosphere.

Following these two veteran voice actors, the third place went to a young voice actor, Yoshinoh Aoyama. Aoyama originally made his voice acting debut as Yoshino Nanase as a member of "Wake Up, Girls! In this season's production, she appeared in the Kumamoto Prefecture-produced anime work "Natsu Nagu! produced by Kumamoto Prefecture. This work was produced entirely in Kumamoto, and Ms. Aoyama is actually from Kumamoto Prefecture. In that sense, it was a memorable role.

Amemiya Ten, in fourth place, is one of the most popular young female voice actresses in Japan. She also plays the lead role of Shobu Himuro in "Rikei ga Koiwakei ga Koiwake ni Shobo" (The Science Student Fell in Love and Proved It), plays the lead role of Takita in "Airborne Dragons," and also plays the main character Yachiyo Nanami in "Magia Record. Among others, "A Science Student Fell in Love and I Proved It." in which she plays Shobu Himuro, a character with a calm, almost stifled voice that allows one to appreciate the breadth of Ms. Amemiya's acting range. Of course, the role of Aqua in "Isekai Karutetto 2" was a hit for Ms. Amemiya.

Sally Amagi, who came in fifth place, is a member of "22/7," an idol project produced by Yasushi Akimoto, and also appears as Sakura Fujima in the anime of the same name airing this season. She was chosen from among 10,325 applicants by audition, and is a returnee from the United States. In the work of the same name, Sakura Fujima is also a returnee, making her role highly synchronized with the character.

In sixth place is Inori Minase, another popular young female voice actress. In this season, she plays the role of Somari, the main character in the fantasy work "Somari to Mori no Kamisama" (Somari and the God of the Forest). Incidentally, the second season of "Re: Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu" (in which she plays Rem) will start in the spring anime season that begins in April, and if this is included in the newly edited version of the first season that is airing this season, she has done some new postrecording.

Seventh place went to Rena Ueda. She played the role of Aka Kano, the heroine in "Darwin's Game" this season, and also appeared in "Koisuru Asteroids" as Moe Suzuya. She is one of the young female voice actresses who have been remarkably active recently.

Akari Kito, who comes in at No. 8, has played a number of leading characters this season, including Kotoko Iwanaga in "Fictional Reasoning" and Nene Yahiro in "Jibaku Shonen Hanako-kun," and is arguably one of the most promising young female voice actresses. Ms. Kito is best known for her role as the heroine Nezuko in "Demon Slayer," which aired on TV in 2019 and gained great popularity. Nezuko is basically a non-speaking character, so her bouncy performance this season is a highlight.

In addition, Aio Toyosaki, at No. 9, plays Aoi Inuyama in "Heyacan△," a spin-out version of the popular camping anime "YuruCan△," and Saori Hayami, at No. 10, plays Kasumi in this season's "I don't want to be in pain, so I want to play defense. She also plays the role of Serebryakov in "Isekai Karutetto 2. Both are veteran voice actors in the middle of their careers, but in this season's works, they seem to be playing more of a supporting role.

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