CATDOLL: Who is your favorite character? Kyoto Animation's most popular character rankings released

Anime fans must be quite familiar with Kyoto Animation. As a conscience of the industry, it has given us too many wonderful memories. Many excellent works such as "CLANNAD", "K-ON!", "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", and "Full Metal Panic" are all from its school. So which of these characters do you want to date the most? Let's take a look at the results of the Japanese media survey!

Even women find the characters in "K-ON!" attractive?

When 349 respondents were asked "Have you ever watched a work produced by Kyoto Animation?", 57 people answered "Yes". So which work and which female character would these 57 people choose as their romantic partner? The following are the specific results:

Top 5 Kyoto Animation characters that you would most like to have as your girlfriend

5. Azusa Nakano (K-ON!) ……3 people (5.3%)

Same as 5 Hirasawa Yui (K-ON!)… 3 people (5.3%)

4th place Theresa Testarossa (Full Metal Panic series) ... 6 people (10.5%)

No. 3 Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) ... 7 people (12.2%)

No. 2 Hirasawa Yu (K-ON!) ……9 people (15.7%)

No. 1 Kotobuki Tsumugi ("Light Music Girl")... 14 people (24.5%)

The top 5 characters in Kyoto works that people would most like to have as their girlfriends are listed above. The first place went to Kotobuki Tsumugi from K-ON!, and the second place went to Hirasawa Yuu from K-ON!. Azusa Nakano and Yui Hirasawa are also K-ON characters. As for the heroine Haruhi Suzumiya from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, she came in third.

It should be said that these are the representative characters in Kyoto's works. In addition, almost all the characters are from "K-ON!", which also reflects the charm of the work itself. Of course, whether it is Haruhi Suzumiya in 2006 or Theresa Testarossa earlier, their selection also proves that the popularity of a character does not necessarily change with time. Next, let's take a look at the reasons why these characters are on the list!

The reason for answering "Kotobuki Tsumugi"

·ほんわかしたcharacter で合やされそうだから.お金目ちなのもいい. (43-year-old male/Construction/Civil Engineering/Government occupation)

"He has a soft personality that is very healing. He's also very rich." (43-year-old male/construction/civil engineering/sales position)

·Natural なところもあってかわいい. (26-year-old male/agriculture, forestry and fisheries/technical occupation)

"Natural places are lovely." (26-year-old male/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/technical position)

·一丝にいるだけで楽しそう. (27 years old male/ホテル・Travel・アミューズメント／Occupation)

“Just being with her is enough to make me happy.” (27-year-old male/hotel, travel, entertainment facility/sales position)

Reasons for answering "Hirazawa Yu"

·The sister wants to be the best, and the sister is the best. (30-year-old male/Finance·Securities/Exclusive occupation)

"He's very considerate of his sister and very capable. That's great." (30-year-old male/finance and securities/full-time)

・The charm of the family's family. (30-year-old male/electrical/technical occupation)

"Not only is she cute, she's also very charming when it comes to housework." (30-year-old male/electrician/full-time)

·Jue対にいいおMarryさんになると思う. (24-year-old female/Electricity, Gas, Petroleum/Exclusive position in the Department of Affairs)

"I think she will make a good wife." (24-year-old female/electricity, gas, oil/full-time office worker)

Reasons for answering "Haruhi Suzumiya"

·ハルヒの「思定外の発思」に真り回されてみたい. (31-year-old male/information/IT/technical occupation)

"I want to try to be guided by Kasuga's 'unexpected ideas'." (31-year-old male/information and IT/technical position)

·かわいいし、Unexpected と頼りにもなる. (28-year-old male/Intelligence·IT/Technical occupation)

"She's cute and surprisingly reliable." (28-year-old male/information technology/technical position)

・気が日まるときがなさそうだけど, exciting な日が送れそう. (30-year-old male/professional in finance and securities/affairs department)

"It may be hard to catch your breath, but every day will be exciting." (30-year-old male/finance and securities/office major)

Reasons for answering "Theresa Testarossa"

·The first one is good and the other is moderate. (45-year-old male / trading company, retired / salesperson, sales department)

"Although he has a great brain, he also has a certain amount of silliness, which makes him very cute." (45-year-old male/trading company, loading and unloading, sales position, service industry)

·しっかりしているところと、おっちょこちょいなところとのギャップがたまりません. (29 years old male/ホテル・Travel・アミューズメント／Occupation)

"On the one hand, he's very reliable, but on the other hand, he's a bit confused. This contrast is so addictive." (29-year-old male/hotel, travel, entertainment/sales position)

Reasons for answering "Nakano Azusa"

·The lover is Touya, and the sister is Touya. (44-year-old male/information/IT/technical occupation)

"Rather than being a lover, I would say I want to love her like a younger sister." (44-year-old male/information, IT, technical position)

・小さくてかわいい! (29-year-old female/Intelligence·IT/Secretary·Assault)

"She's cute and petite!" (29-year-old female/information, IT, secretary, assistant)

Reasons for answering "Hirasawa Yui"

·おバカなのでeveryday楽しそうだし合やされそう.ただ、Unexpected としっかりしている一面もあるので、頼ったりもできそうです. (30-year-old male／Food·Beverage／Salesperson·Surface)

"Because she's a fool, she looks happy every day and can heal me. But she also has an unexpectedly reliable side, so I can rely on her." (30-year-old male/food and beverage/sales position/service industry)

·「ほっとけないSenseじ」 is charming. (25-year-old male/Food & Beverage/Official occupation)

"That feeling of being uneasy is very attractive." (25-year-old male/food and beverage/sales position)

The above are the various reasons for choosing. Overall, it seems that "healing" is the biggest reason for everyone's choice, but there are also some masochists who hope to be "commanded around" by the leader.

Plus, we got some Minority Report too. Let’s see who they are!

"This Spring" (Lucky Star)

·The fun is the same and the words are the same. (45-year-old male/ソフトウェア/technical occupation)

“We have similar interests and should be able to get along well.” (45-year-old male/software/technical position)

"Kita Shirakawa Tamako" ("Tamako Supermarket")

·ほんわかしたCharacter:だし, heal:やされる. (46-year-old female/school/education related/salesperson/sales related)

"She has a soft personality and can heal people." (46-year-old female/school/education-related/sales/service industry)

"Akiyama Mio" ("Light-sounding girl")

·髪がきれいだし、美人なので. (25 years old male/group, public interest corporation, government office/affairs department)

"She has beautiful hair, she's a beauty." (25-year-old male/group, public interest corporation, government/full-time affairs major)

"Asahina Mikuru" (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

·The male ideal. (33-year-old male/ソフトウェア/professional in the affairs department)

"A man's ideal" (33-year-old male/software/business major)

"Nibutani Morika" (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!)

·The appearance is beautiful, the middle body is the middle body, and the second disease is the highest level of women. (35 years old male/communication/technical occupation)

"She has a dignified appearance, but she has a chuunibyou heart. She is the perfect woman for a stay-at-home." (35-year-old male/communications/technical position)

Of course, considering that this questionnaire also interviewed many female readers, it is inevitable that they will list male characters.

"Nanase Haruka" (Free!)

·The character is so good! (28-year-old female/machinery/precision equipment/technical occupation)

"Anyway, it's cool!" (28-year-old female/mechanics and precision machinery/technical position)

"Makoto Tachibana" (Free!)

·Youda Youda·Family Thoughts いなのがCharm. (28-year-old female／Food·Beverage／Salesperson·Surface)

"The care for friends and family is very attractive." (28-year-old female/food and beverage/sales position/service industry)

"Sousuke Yamazaki" (Free!)

·The color is good, the body is good, and the body is good, and the color is good. (20-year-old female/student/そのhim)

“I really like his face, he has a good figure, and he will probably care about me.” (20-year-old female/student/other)

"Koizumi Kazuki" (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

·Pudan と頼れるときのギャップが高です. (23-year-old female/Intelligence·IT/Affiliate in the Department of Affairs)

"The contrast between normal times and when I need him is the best." (23-year-old female/Information and IT/Office work major)

"Oreki Houtarou" ("Hyouka")

·やる気ない Feelingじがnegativeに好い. (Female 25 years old/Small shop/Salesperson·Serology series)

"People like you when you're not motivated." (25-year-old female/sales position in a small store/service industry)

"Sosuke Sagara" ("Full Metal Panic")

·Good luck. (27-year-old female/related to school/education/employment of クリエイティ)

"He's handsome and reliable." (27-year-old female/school/education-related/planning position)

From the above results, we can see that among the female characters, the girls from K-ON! are very popular. As for the male characters, Free! occupies half of the market. It seems that the "slender body" trained for swimming is very attractive.

349 valid questionnaires. Audience: Men and women aged 20-77