It's not all tsundere characters! Popular characters of past generations lined up at the top of the "Kugimiya Rie's Birthday Commemoration! Hamamari Character Popularity Poll" results were announced!

May 30 is the birthday of popular voice actress Rie Kugimiya!
So, the Akiba Research Institute's official voting project, "Kugimiya Rie's Birthday Commemoration! The voting for the "Hamari-chara Popularity Poll" was closed from June 30, 2020 to June 5, 2020, and we present to you the results.

No.1 Kagura " Gintama " 48 votes
No.2 Alphonse Elric " Fullmetal Alchemist " 27 votes
No. 3 Taiga Osaka " Toradora! 　25 votes
No.4 Shana " Shakugan no Shana " 20 votes
No.5 Kusamara " Fruits Basket " 19 votes
No.6 Louise Françoise Le Brun de la Valliere " Zero no Tsukaima " 18 votes
No.7 Nagi Sanzenin " Hayate no Gotoku! 　16 votes
No.8 Teto " No Game No Life Zero " 14 votes
No.9 Happy " FAIRY TAIL " 12 votes
No.10 Kirie Kominami " World Trigger " 10 votes
No.10 Kanzaki H. Aria " Aria the Scarlet Ball " 10 votes

Rie Kugimiya is tsundere, and tsundere is Rie Kugimiya!
So, we thought that tsundere characters would dominate the top, but the results were more varied than we expected.
The first place with a good showing was taken by Kagura, the monstrous heroine from "Gintama" (Gintama is a Japanese animation series). This popular work is loved by men and women of all ages, and it is likely that it was widely popular. Kagura was able to handle everything from the high-tension social interaction with the main character Gin-san and Shinpachi (who wears glasses) to surprisingly serious scenes, but Ms. Kugimiya was able to make Kagura shine as an attractive heroine in every scene without wavering.

Second place went to Al from "Fullmetal Alchemist. He played the difficult role of the younger brother who has lost his body and whose soul has been transferred to his armor, but he played the role well as a "capable younger brother" who adores his older brother and is surprisingly clever. Through this film, Kugimiya became known as a voice actor who can also play the role of the younger brother, and this character may have been a turning point for him as an actor as well.
Tet in "No Game, No Life Zero" ( No. 8) is another character in this lineage. This character is the only god in the world in the movie, and his boyish voice adds an indescribable power to the story.

No. 5 Kusamara of "Fruits Basket" is a female character with a high maidenly quality. Her voice is purely cute, and she is even cuter when she moves and speaks. This is another character that makes the most of Kugimiya's charm, which is probably why it received so many votes.

Happy from "FAIRY TAIL" ( No. 9) is another cute character, but this one has the cuteness of a mascot character. We are impressed by Kugimiya's voice, which amplifies the visual appeal of Happy's ever-changing facial expressions.

As for the tsundere characters, all of them were strong! However, the subtle split in the votes was due to the fact that each tsundere character had its own fan base, and if there were fewer tsundere characters, the number of votes per character would probably have increased.
Nevertheless, the third-place "Toradora!"Taiga Osaka at No. 3, Shana from "Shakugan no Shana" at No. 4, Louise Françoise Le Blanc de la Valliere from "Zero no Tsukaima" at No. 6, Sanzenin Nagi from "Hayate no Gotoku! (No. 7), " Hayate no Gotoku!" (No. 7), "Sanzenin Nagi " (No. 10), and "Aria the Scarlet Ball" ( No. 10) , Kanzaki H. Aria.
All of the characters are very impressive, and many may have famous scenes from the play in their minds along with Kugimiya's passionate performance.

Another very popular character is "World Trigger's" Konan Kirie, who received the same number of votes as Aria and came in at No. 10, and is a very attractive girl with her ever-changing facial expressions and high tension. Although she is not quite a tsundere, her strong personality gives the impression of being tsuntsun and pouting in many scenes. In fact, Kugimiya's performances in which she keeps her emotions in check are also very good, but we have to admit that her charm shines even more brightly when she plays characters who express their emotions in a straightforward manner.

For the results of the voting for the 11th place and below, please refer to the following link.

Last but not least, Happy Birthday to Rie Kugimiya! Happy Birthday!