She is the best in the world at playing an honor student but still somewhat fragile character! The results of the "Kaori Nazuka's Birthday Celebration! The results of the "Hammer Character Popularity Poll" are announced!

April 24th is the birthday of voice actress Kaori Nazuka! So, Akiba Research Institute held an official poll from April 24 to April 30, 2020, "Kaori Nazuka's Birthday Commemoration! Hammer Character Popularity Poll" held by Akiba Research Institute from April 30 to April 30, 2020. The results are in, and we are pleased to announce them here.

Let's take a look at the top 10 characters.

No. 1: Eureka ( Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN ) ・・・・・・35 votes
No. 2: Ayatsuji Tsugu ( Amagami SS ) ・・・・・・25 votes
No.3: Kazuho Miyauchi ( Nonnobiyo ) ・・・・・・24 votes
No.4: Miyu Edelfeldt ( Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya ) ・・・・・・15 votes
No.4: Yuzu Rozamori ( Nakano Hitogenome [Live Action]) ・・・・・・15 votes
No.6 : Nanny Lamperouge ( Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion ) ・・・・・・14 votes
No.7 : Yui Kotegawa ( To Love Ru -Toraburu-) ・・・・・・11 votes
No.8: Toru Hagakure ( My Hero Academia ) ・・・・・・10 votes
No.9 : Fumio Murakami ( Girl Friend(Kari) ) ・・・・・・9 votes
No.9 : Ayumi Arima/Kamitei (The Girl Who Sings Love at the End of the World YU-NO ) ・・・・・・9 votes
No.9 : Kiyoko Shimizu ( HIQUE!!! ) ・・・・・・9 votes

Although the number of votes for this project was slightly lower overall, the winner of this year's contest was, as one might expect, Eureka, the heroine of "Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN," which can be said to be Kaori Nazuka's most representative character. Eureka is probably the character that most people have in their minds when they think of Ms. Nazuka. Her voice is clear and high-tone, and she is strong and firm, yet somehow unreliable, making you want to protect her. It was a very convincing choice for the No. 1 position.

The second and third places were very close, with only one vote separating them, but the runner-up by one vote was Ayatsuji Tsutsuji from "Amagami SS". The second-place finisher, by one vote, was Ayatsuji Tsutsuji of " Amagami SS," and the third-place finisher was Miyauchi Kazuho of "Kono noobi Yori. Amagami SS" was originally based on the love simulation game "Amagami" for the PlayStation 2. The main heroine in the game is Ayatsuji Tsugumi. She is a class committee member and an honor student with good looks, a so-called "good-looking young lady from a good family" character. Her cute voice is a perfect match for such a demure character.

On the other hand, Miyauchi Kazuho, who came in third place, is a protective older sister character in "Nonnobiyo. She is the older sister of Hikage and Renge and the only teacher at Asahigaoka Branch School. Basically, she has a very laid-back personality and is portrayed as a completely useless character in the work. She is probably unique among the many characters that Ms. Nazuka has been in charge of, but her performance as the lovable "Kazu sister" was also impressive in its own way.

The battle for fourth place and below was a close one, with Miyu Edelfeldt of "Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya " and Yuzu Rozamori of "Nakano Hitogenom [Live Action]" tied for fourth place. Both characters, one a magical girl and the other a scientist, are relatively cool, intelligent, and honor students, similar in some ways to the characters in the "Amagami SS" series, Ayatsuji. However, Yuzu Rozamori is more noteworthy in that she is not what one would call a cute character, but rather a bit of a pervert, and in the sense that we can see a performance that goes beyond Ms. Nazuka's artistic style.

Coming in at No. 6 was Nanny Lamperouge from "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. The character of the physically disabled princess, who is the same mother and sister of the main character Lelouch, is somehow similar to Eureka, with a sense of nobility, weakness, and strength of heart. To be honest, before the voting, she was thought to be as strong as Eureka, but surprisingly, she came in at only 6th place.

To Love-ru -Toraburu-" Kotegawa Yui, in seventh place, is another so-called "honor student" type tsundere character. She is a member of the public morals committee and is fond of saying, "You're so dirty! is her favorite phrase, but she is very popular among some people because of her sparkling voice and her tsundere lines. On the other hand, No. 8, Toru Hagakure from "My Hero Academia" is a rather unique character who is an invisible person. However, since he is invisible, the only thing that determines his character is his voice, and many people are surely convinced by Ms. Nazuka's cute voice and performance that her true face must be cute.

In ninth place, there was a tie between Fumio Murakami of "Girl Friend (Kari)," Ayumi Arima/Kamitei of "YU-NO: The Girl Who Sings of Love at the End of the World," and Kiyoko Shimizu of "HIQUE! of "HIQUE! " and Kiyoko Shimizu of "HIQUE " were ranked in the list. Of the three, Ayumi Arima and Kiyoko Shimizu are more of supporting characters, but their mature performances as "older and firm older sisters," which is typical of many of Ms. Nazuka's recent characters, are appealing. However, it can be said that Ms. Nazuka's charm lies in the fact that even in her mature gestures, there is a hint of cuteness.

Thus, we have introduced the top 10 of Kaori Nazuka's Hammer Character Poll. Basically, the result seems to be that Ms. Nazuka fits the image of a noble, intelligent, good-looking, but somewhat fragile honor student character who makes the most of her clear, high tone voice. Now that she has become a veteran, she is appearing more and more as an older sister with a more mature atmosphere, and we cannot take our eyes off of her.

Please refer to the following page for the results of the voting for 12th place and below.

Finally, happy birthday to Kaori Nazuka!