The truth is always one! The very best all-time "Takayama Minami Birthday Commemoration! Hamari Character Popularity Poll" results announced!

The Akiba Research Institute's official voting project "Takayama Minami Birthday Commemoration! The voting for the "Hamari Character Popularity Poll" has now closed, and we present to you the results of the poll.

The following 10 characters won the TOP 10 out of 53 candidates!

No. 1 Conan Edogawa ( Detective Conan ) 110 votes
No. 2 Kiki (The Witch's Delivery Service ): 53 votes
No. 3 YoichiAjikichi (Mr. Ajikko ): 46 votes
No. 4 Kati Mannequin ( Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ): 41 votes
No. 5 Nabiki Tendo ( Ranma 1/2 ) 40 votes
No. 6 Rantaro Inadera ( Nintama Rantaro ): 26 votes
No. 7 Kanade Amou ( Senki Zesshou Symphogear ): 19 votes
No. 8 Taiki Kudo ( Digimon Cross Wars ): 17 votes
No.9 Doutei ( One Pan Man ) 16 votes
No. 10 Moomin Troll (The Moomin Family ): 13 votes

First place went to Conan Edogawa, the main character of "Detective Conan. The TV anime has been broadcast for 24 years, and the popularity of the movie version, which has become an annual tradition, is also soaring. The number of votes cast for the main character of such a national anime was literally astounding! In both name and reality, Mr. Takayama showed his strength as a representative character.
In contrast, second place went to Kiki, the main character of "The Witch's Delivery Service," the work that launched Ms. Takayama's career. Since this is a work from a period not long after Takayama's debut, her voice is very distinctive and enjoyable, and at the same time, the setting of a fledgling witch and the personality of a rookie voice actress are synchronized in a good way. In addition, Ursula, who plays a key role in this work, also plays two roles, and she is ranked 11th.
And Yoichi Ajikichi, the first leading character and the origin of the boy character played by Takayama, "Mr. Ajikko," appeared in third place. This legendary anime created a sensation with its excesses that could be described as an action cooking anime. Mr. Takayama, who had just made his debut, played the center of such an outlandish work with aplomb. Her signature line, "Hey, shi, yo! is also impressive!

As such, many people probably have a strong image of the character played by Ms. Takayama as a boy or a girl.
Many boy characters line up in the top 10, including Rantaro Inadera (Nintama Rantaro) at No. 6, Taiki Kudo (Digimon Cross Wars) at No. 8, and Do Tei (One Pan Man) at No. 9.
Moomin Troll, the main character of "The Delightful Moomin Family" (No. 10), can be said to be a kind of boy character, but his melancholy or rather melancholic performance, which is not seen in other boy characters, was also very impressive. Mr. Takayama is amazing for playing such a wide variety of boy characters!

But it doesn't end there. In fact, she also plays many adult female characters.
Kati Mannequin (Mobile Suit Gundam 00), who came in fourth, is a representative character. She is a military character who is a tactical forecaster for the AEU, the organization that opposes the Gundam Meisters on the main character's side. At first glance, she appears to be a scary older woman with a sharp look in her eye behind her glasses. However, she is defeated by the passionate approach of her subordinate, Cola Sour, and ends up getting married. In the movie version, she even shows herself to be derelicte, making a strong impression on the viewers as a superb coudere character.
No. 5 Nabiki Tendo (Ranma 1/2) is another character who gained popularity as a cool and beautiful girl. Perhaps "cool" is the keyword for older characters played by Ms. Takayama?

No. 7 is Kanade Amou from "Senki Zesshou Symphogear," an anime battle heroine who sings and fights. She is a very important character, a top artist and a warrior who had a great influence on the main character, Hibiki. Although she died in the first episode of the story, her presence was very significant and she reappeared frequently in recollections and other scenes.
The meta element of ......, where Takayama's character, who was also the vocalist of the music unit TWO-MIX, becomes the cornerstone of the characters played by the junior cast members who are active as voice actors artists, is very emo!

Looking back at the results, we can say that this is an all-time best Top 10 with a well-balanced lineup of characters from the beginning of their careers to works currently being broadcast. This voting project was truly a reaffirmation of Mr. Takayama's popularity and ability as one of the top runners in the voice acting industry.

Lastly, Mr. Takayama! Happy Birthday!