Daisuke Namikawa, the most beloved male voice actor in the industry, has a favorite role! The result of the official voting project "Daisuke Namikawa's birthday commemoration! The result of the official voting project, "Daisuke Namikawa's Hamer Character Popularity Poll" is announced!

April 2 is the birthday of popular voice actor Daisuke Namikawa! Therefore, Akiba Research Institute held its annual birthday official poll project "Daisuke Namikawa Birthday Commemoration! Hamari-chara Popularity Poll" was held from April 2 to April 9, 2020. How did it turn out?

No.1 Waver Velvet/Lord Ermeloy II (Fate series ) 80 votes
No.2 Toru Oikawa(HIQUE!!!) 　56 votes
No.3 Gilbert Bougainvillea (Violet Evergarden ) 22 votes
No.3 Chotaro Hou ( Prince of Tennis ) 22 votes
No.5 Masanosuke Akitsu (Goyo Saraiya ) 14 votes
No.6 Alfredo Yzuruha ( Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket ) 12 votes
No.7 Kid (ONE PIECE) 10 votes
No.8 Hisato Mizuki (DAYS ) 9 votes
Lucario ( Pokemon Advance Generation: Mew and Lucario ) 9 votes
No.8 Koufuka(Demon Slayer) 9 votes

Mr. Namikawa has been active since he was a child actor. In fact, he is a veteran actor with more than 30 years of experience. He is a reliable big brother who is loved by his peers, but he is also often teased at events. The Namikawa-style rock-paper-scissors game was once very popular among male voice actors.
Among the many characters he has played, the most popular was Weaver Velvet from the "Fate" series. Weaver is a popular character who appears in multiple works and grows from a boy to an adult. Mr. Namikawa, who plays the character, did a great job of expressing the growth and unchanging appeal of the character "Weaver.
The work itself is also very popular, but the fact that Mr. Namikawa was able to portray Weaver's inner and physical growth as well as his growth as a voice actor shows how talented he is as a voice actor.

Second place went to Toru Oikawa of "HIQUE! Toru Oikawa. He is a handsome character who is even mentioned in the play, but his elusive words and actions give the impression of being somewhat lighthearted. However, as the captain of the Aoba Josai High School volleyball team and the core of the team's strength, he always has a firm grip on the game! Perhaps this gap is the secret to her popularity?

These top two characters received a particularly high number of votes in this year's poll. At this point, we may be able to say that these two characters are representative of Mr. Namikawa in both name and reality.

Now, let's check out the third place and below.
From this point on, it's a bit of a clusterfuck. All of the characters received votes, and it just goes to show that Mr. Namikawa is a voice actor who has played many popular characters.
In third place were "Violet Evergarden's" Gilbert Bougainvillea and"The Prince of Tennis's" Hou Chotarou, each receiving 22 votes.
Gilbert is the most important character in the work, giving the main character, Violet Evergarden, a guideline to live by. Although he only appears in a recollection scene because he is a missing person in the main story, his presence is very significant. On the other hand, Chotaro Hou is a young man with an impressive polite manner. He and Ryo Shishido, also a student at Hyotei Academy, have been gaining popularity as a pair, and I think their momentum helped them to take the third place in this year's poll as well.

Looking at the top 5 and below, there is a real variety.

No. 5 "Saraiya Goyo" Akitsu Masanosuke is an ordinary man with a somewhat empty atmosphere, which, combined with his character design, makes an impression. On the other hand, Hisato Mizuki of "DAYS" ( No. 8) is a very dependable leader who brings to the fore Mr. Namikawa's big brother element.
I was reminded of this direction of acting by "One Piece" Kid and"Demon Slayer" Koukaba in 7th and 8th place, respectively. Both of them are somewhat crazy and violent characters!
Lucario from "Pokémon Advance Generation Miu and the Brave Heroes of the Wave" also ranked 8th, and he also does a growling voice, just like a Pokémon. His ferocious animal voice is also very cool!

Unique among the top 10 characters would be Alfred Isruhafrom "Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. Mr. Namikawa was only 12 years old when he played Al. His first voice, before he had yet to change his voice, was recorded. However, his performance is completely professional. He plays the role of a life-size protagonist in a very convincing manner,
In 1999 and 2017, he played the adult version of Al, making him the character with whom he has had the longest relationship. This drama probably contributed to the large number of votes he received.

Please click here to see the results of the 11th place and below!

Lastly, we would like to wish Mr. Namikawa a very happy birthday!