Spring 2020 Anime Shaken by the Corona Disaster! Who is your favorite voice actor of this season? The official voting project "2020 Spring Anime Leading Voice Actor Popularity Poll! Male version" is now open!

Starting today, May 1, 2020, Akiba Research Institute will hold its annual official poll, "Which voice actor is your favorite for this season? 2020 Spring Anime Leading Voice Actor Popularity Poll! Male version" started today. The voting period will last for two weeks until May 14.

Due to the impact of the new coronavirus, many TV anime have decided to cancel or postpone their broadcasts before the Golden Week holidays.
We believe that one day these works will resume broadcasting and our hearts will be filled with excitement again, so we have decided to hold an official Akiba Research Institute poll, "Which voice actor is your favorite this season? We would like to start the official Akiba Research Institute poll, "Which voice actor is the most popular in this season? Male version".

For this year's poll, we have nominated only voice actors who play the leading roles in each work. We would like you to vote for your favorite voice actor among these nominees. Each person can cast up to seven votes, so you can either give all your votes to your favorite voice actor or divide your vote among several voice actors. Please note that you will need an Akiba Research Institute member ID to vote (free of charge).

One of the features of this season's contest is that there is a very wide range of voice actors in the lineup, from young to veteran.
The veterans include Tadashi Hayamias Ferdinand in "Honkaku no Gekkoukoujo: Shoukei Shoukoku ni Nai ni Tsuite ni Mou ni Tsuite (Part 2)," Akio Otsukaas Batou in "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045,"Toru Okawaas Saitou, Masaya Onosakaas Sakunosuke Oda in "Bungo to Alchemist: Judgment Gear," and "Jingo to Alchemist: Jikken no Gear, " and " Jingo Tower: Tower of God, Hidonin "Tower of God,"Koichi Yamaderaas Daimaou Haxion in "Haxion Daimaou 2020," Satoshi Shimadaas Yoshiki Takarada in "Hear Me, Wave," and Tetsuaki Gendaas Ryujinmaru in "The Hero of Magic: Wataru, the Seven-Spirited Dragon," just seeing their names is enough to bring their voices to mind. The cast is full of people whose voices resonate in your mind's eye just by seeing their names. As one would expect from people who have been active on the front lines for many years.

Also nominated are a number of faces who are at the core of the current male voice-over actor scene, although I don't know if it is appropriate to call them mid-career .......
These include Taiyuki, who plays Haruo Sato in "Bungo to Archemist: JudgmentGear," and is also a writer at Akiba Research Institute; Mamoru Miyano, who plays Reinhard von Lohengram in "Die Neue These (NHK version);" Tomokazu Sugita, who plays Ango Sakaguchi in "Bungo to Archemist: Judgment Gear;" and many others. Tomokazu Sugitaas Ango, Daisuke Onoas Demetrios in "Bessatsu Olympia Cyclos", Hiroshi Kamiyaas Kakushi Goto in "Kakushigoto", Hiroshi Kamiyaas Kakushi Goto in "Kaguya-sama ga Kakurasai? ～ ShinFurukawaasGoko Shiragane in "Kaguya-samagaSesshirasanai?Tatsuo Suzukias Alan Stiato in "Digimon Adventure :", Syojo Matsuokaas Soma Go No Dish in "Shokugeki no Soma Go No Dish", Hiroki Kajias Prince of Darkness in "White Cat Project Zero Chronicle", and Nobuhiko Okamotoas Ryo Kurokiba in "Shokugeki no Soma Go No Dish", etc. Although they are active in a variety of fields, the main focus of their popularity is probably anime.

The popularity of anime is still at the core of their popularity, and they have added color to many works this season with their attractive voices and performances. The voice actors in this area will probably be the eye of the typhoon in this year's voting.

However, there are also new and young voice actors such as Taku Yashiro, who plays the role of Aya Shiji in "Kakushigoto," Masahiro Ito, who playsRen Nanasei in "Argonavis from BanG Dream! Faces such as Yusuke Onukias Daisuke Kobe in "Balance:UNLIMITED" are also doing a good job and could appear at the top of the ranking.

While it is undeniable that the popularity that has already been established may greatly influence the votes, it is also possible that you may be attracted to the performances after watching the actual broadcasts, so we encourage you to take the time to watch the films and vote for the voice actors who played your favorite characters during this Golden Week of STAY HOME recommendations! We hope you will take the time to watch the films and vote for the voice actor who played your favorite character!