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List of Omamori Himari characters
The manga and anime series "Omamori Himari" features an extensive cast of characters by Milan Matra. The series' storyline focuses on Yuto Amakawa, an orphan who, on the day of his sixteenth birthday, meets Himari, a buxom sword-wielding girl and a cat spirit. Yuto later learns that he is a Demon Slayer and that his family is one of the twelve Demon Slayer families that had slain demons for hundreds of years, and that Himari had sworn an oath set by their ancestors to protect him until his powers awaken. Throughout the series, Yuto, along with his childhood friend Rinko, later encounter other girls who soon take a liking to Yuto: Shizuku, a mizuchi, Lizlet, an artifact spirit, and Kuesu Jinguji, an heiress to the Jinguji Family of Demon Slayers who is revealed to be Yuto's fiancée. are the demons and spirits based on Japanese mythology and folklore. They once coexisted with the humans until the Demon Slayers arrived and killed most of them. As a result, the surviving ayakashi bear a deep hatred towards the Demon Slayers. Some ayakashi, like Himari and Shizuku, can assume human forms to blend in with society (though Himari comments that most do not like human cities), and some ayakashi can cast barriers and spells using their .
Kaworu Nagisa
Kaworu Nagisa was the second most popular male character in the 1997 "Animage" poll; in 1998 he was ranked 6th. In a "Newtype" poll from March 2010, Kaworu was voted as the second most popular male anime character from the 1990s, after Shinji Ikari.
Miyamoto Usagi
Usagi is often considered to be one of the greatest comic book characters. "Wizard magazine" rated him as the 57th greatest comic book character, while "Empire magazine" rated him as the 31st greatest comic book character, stating that the noble leporine's longevity can be put down to an intriguing mix of historical and cinematic influence, cute fluffy bunnyness, and an ability to slice and dice with stunning efficiency. IGN also placed Usagi as the 92nd greatest comic book hero of all time, stating "despite his charming looks, Usagi is a serious hero whose adventures pay homage to classic samurai films and even the adventures of another hero Groo. And after all these years, Usagi Yojimbo remains as enjoyable as ever."
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Honey is very fond of sweets and stuffed animals. He always carries around his favorite plush bunny named Usa-chan, an abbreviation of "usagi", which means rabbit (also called Bun-Bun in the manga). He once tried to hide his true nature by acting like a "real man," but after Tamaki convinced him that true courage meant being exactly who you are, he stopped pretending. Together with Mori, he joined the Host Club, attracting customers with his shotacon cuteness. It's possible that his romanized nickname, Honey, is an adaptation of his first name, , as "mitsu" can mean . It could also be an abbreviation of his family name, Haninozuka. He is referred to almost exclusively by this nickname, Mori being the only one who fully calls him by his given name. He is also known as Hunny in the manga or Hani. He often refers to his kohais with the -chan honorific (e.g. "Haru-chan" and "Tama-chan").
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Yukinari takes a liking to Masahiro from the moment they meet, and constantly encourages him to advance in his studies because he knows he will be a powerful onmyōji like Seimei, which of course promotes a high amount of jealousy among Masahiro's peers in the Onmyō dorms. Seimei helped him long ago and because of this Yukinari offered to be Masahiro's guardian at his coming of age ceremony in return.
Orochimaru (Naruto)
Orochimaru has been featured consistently in the "Weekly Shonen Jump" popularity polls, commonly placing in the top twenty characters. However, in the last popularity poll, he was out of the top thirty characters. Merchandise based on Orochimaru has also been released, including action figures, plush dolls, and key chains. AnimeCentral listed him as tenth best villain in anime owing to his objectives and methods, most notably how he scares Sasuke Uchiha the first time seeing him despite Sasuke's strength. In the book "Listverse.com's Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists: Fascinating Facts and Shocking Trivia on Movies, Music, Crime, Celebrities, History, and More" by Jamie Frater, Orochimaru was listed as the eighth most evil villain with the writer calling him "pure evil".
Kenichi Suzumura
A national survey on the popularity of voice actors conducted in March 2010 revealed Suzumura and Miyano Mamoru as the most famous voice actor.
In the following year, 2011, TBS Rank Oukoku (TBS ランク王国) listed Suzumura as 3rd of the five most popular voice actors.
Yoh Asakura
He has been featured various times in the "Animage"'s Anime Grand Prix polls, ranking as one of the most popular male anime characters. Merchandise based on Yoh have been released, including action figures, key chains, and plush toys. In a "Shaman King" popularity poll from 2018, Yoh's first appearance was voted as the series' most popular character.
Omamori Himari
, also known as for short, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Milan Matra. The story revolves around Yuto Amakawa, an orphan who, on his sixteenth birthday, meets Himari, a cat spirit samurai girl who has sworn an oath to protect Yuto from the various monsters and demons that are out to kill him.
Kyoya Hibari
Hibari's character has been well received by readers since his introduction. He has ranked as one of the most popular characters in every official "Shonen Jump" poll of the series, taking the top spot twice. In an annual survey conducted by Japanese music distributor Recochoku, Hibari has been named the number one anime character that people would like to marry for two consecutive years. Also, his and Mukuro Rokudo's character CD entitled "Sakura addiction" became the most successful "Reborn!" character CD, peaking at seventh place on the Oricon charts. Their performance earned each of their voice actors a Seiyu Awards' nomination for "Best Musical Performance". Merchandise based on his appearance has also been released including key chains and action figures.
Captain Olimar
The portrayal of Olimar in the "Super Smash Bros." series has also been praised. His announcement as a playable character was described by GamesRadar as "Best. Playable. Character. Announcement. Ever. ["sic"]". UGO Networks noted Olimar is the smallest character in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl", and they recommended Olimar for "experienced players". They remarked that he is "cool" because he "doesn't actually fight, instead using Pikmin to do the dirty work." IGN commented that "Olimar alone is a pretty wimpy little sucker, but together with his Pikmin, they're a force to be reckoned with." Eurogamer's Tom Bramwell also noted his fighting style, saying he is "particularly eye-catching", and that Olimar's Final Smash is his favorite in the game. On the other hand, Thomas East from "Official Nintendo Magazine" ranked him fifth on his list of ""Smash Bros." characters who need to be dropped for "Wii U" and "3DS"", stating he "is a bit useless" since he uses the Pikmin to fight for him.
Multi (To Heart)
Multi has garnered generally positive reception. Holly Ellingwood of ActiveAnime praised the character as "one of the cutest characters in the anime and she certainly livens things up at the school," and both Carlo Santos of Anime News Network and Kevin Gifford of "Newtype USA" considered the character the most popular character in the series. Santos further described the character "one of the founding principles of moe," and Gifford credited the character's appearance in "To Heart" "for introducing that ultimate stereotype...the maid-robot character." In the book "Otaku: Japan's Database Animals", literary critic Hiroki Azuma also considered Multi to be the "most influential character among the male otaku" after "Neon Genesis Evangelion".
Sailor Venus
The official "Sailor Moon" character popularity polls listed Minako Aino, Sailor V, and Sailor Venus as separate entities. In 1992, readers ranked Venus as the second most popular character, Minako being tenth and Sailor V being ninth, out of thirty eight choices. One year later, now with fifty choices, Minako was the fifth most popular character, Sailor Venus was seventh, and Sailor V was tenth. In 1994, with fifty one choices, Sailor Venus was the twelfth most popular character, Minako was the fourteenth, and Sailor V was the nineteenth most popular character. In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Sailor Venus was the seventeenth most popular character, Minako was again the fourteenth most popular, and Sailor V did not place.
Homarefuji Yoshiyuki
Homarefuji is an "oshi-sumo" specialist who prefers pushing and slapping techniques to fighting on the "mawashi" or belt. His most common winning "kimarite" or technique is "oshi-dashi", or push-out. According to his Japan Sumo Association profile, as of January 2015 he has won 44 of his last 75 bouts and 61 per cent have been won by "oshidashi".
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, mostly known by the nickname Marie (マリー "Marī"), is Tommy's seventy-three-year-old friend. A fashionable dresser from an old noble family, she frequently enjoys tea with Tommy. She always wears her trademarked pointed glasses and purple hat with feathers on it. She lives in a mansion and owns a boarding house, which Sachiyo Usui, Ken, Otome, and the Haunted House Director live in. She opposes Denbo dating her parrot, Akemi. She has been friends with Yoshiko Tanaka since childhood.
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The opening theme is performed by AyaRuka, consisting of singers Aya Sakamoto and Ruka Kawada, while the ending theme is "BEAM my BEAM" performed by , consisting of the main female cast with the seventh episode version sung by Ami Koshimizu, the eighth episode version sung by Iori Nomizu, the ninth episode version sung by Kei Shindo, the tenth episode version sung by Asuka Ōgame, and the eleventh episode version sung by Yuki Matsuoka. The ending theme used in episode 12 is performed by Yuto Amakawa (Daisuke Hirakawa).
Ryuji Yamazaki
The character of Yamazaki has been well received by gamers from the games in which he appears, having ranked high in popularity polls from various journals. In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Yamazaki was voted as the staff's fifteenth favorite character. He shared the spot with "Samurai Shodown" character, Galford, and "Street Fighter" character, Ken. In order to decide who would become the members of the '97 Special Team from "The King of Fighters '97", three polls were conducted by the video game journals Famitsu, Gamest and Neo Geo freak, in which readers voted who was the character they wanted to see in the team. Yamazaki was Famitsu's winner. Additionally, the three journals created a team, which players can view an image of them after beating the game in the Japanese port. The Famitsu created a team composed of Chang Koehan, Choi Bounge and Yamazaki. Shane Bettenhausen, Ignition Entertainment's Director of Business Development, commented that Yamazaki is one of his favorite characters from "The King of Fighters" series, and would have liked him to have appeared in "The King of Fighters XII".
Yo-kai Watch
Even the president of Level-5, Akihiro Hino, was surprised by Yo-kai Watch's popularity. "While I did believe that it would get its break, honestly, to have it come this far, where the children of Japan would get so hopped-up on youkai, to the point where all the goods would sell out, is something I didn’t expect." They were the second most popular characters in Japan, in a survey by Video Research Ltd. Explanations for its popularity ranged from catchy songs and dances, to being something parents and kids could enjoy together, to "weird adults" not being interested in it. Hino himself said that it was the relatable characters and situations relatable to modern kids that made it popular.
Hitomi (Dead or Alive)
Hitomi has been a fan-favorite character since her introduction in 2001. She was voted the "Dead or Alive" series' fifth-most popular character in an online fan poll held by Koei Tecmo in 2014, and placed seventh in the same poll in 2015. Bryan Johnson of GameSpy collectively placed the series' female characters second in his 2003 ranking of the "top ten babes in games," illustrated with a render of Hitomi in a bikini. "Sex sells, and Tecmo was ready and willing to ... sell the idea of sexy virtual babes to the masses." The staff of Team Xbox ranked the "knockout Hitomi" as their fourth-top "Xbox babe" in 2004, placing her above "DOA" icon Kasumi. Wesley Yin-Poole of Videogamer.com included her among the top ten "video game crushes" in 2010. "She doesn't mind wearing bikinis. ... She's got an innocent schoolgirl vibe going on. That is all." IGN.com profiled Hitomi as part of a "Girls of "DOA"" weekly series in 2004, listing their favorite attributes of the character such as her headband and casual wardrobe: "Denim jeans and jacket show she's a working girl, not a debutante like some of the other women of "DOAU"." They additionally lauded her "underdog" status in the games while comparing her to Hilary Swank in the 1994 film "The Next Karate Kid". "Sure, it's corny, but for some reason, it's also endearing." The site further commented in 2010, "Hitomi approaches each new day with characteristic optimism. Some of the other "DOA" babes could learn a thing or two from her."
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In chapter 72, he graduates from Ouran, deciding to study Theory and Philosophy of Law (or Jurisprudence). Although he is leaving for the university section, Honey and Mori state that they will visit the Host Club often. He continues to maintain a close relationship with the Host Club members even in the future, especially with Tamaki and Haruhi, being the first to congratulate them when they have children and visits often. The author states that despite having the quality of an old-fashioned, cool-looking Japanese man, Mori is very loving and devoted to his future wife and children.Portrayed by: Masaya Nakamura
Widowmaker (Overwatch)
"Overwatch" characters have also become frequent subjects to cosplay as, with a Widowmaker cosplay by Russian cosplayer Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova receiving praise from Hayley Williams of "Kotaku", whom wrote that "This Russian cosplayer is taking the world by storm, with a cosplay of Widowmaker [...] that looks like it could have been ripped out of the game itself." Chris Jager of "Lifehacker Australia" similarly called her effort "the perfect Widowmaker cosplay" and "probably the best." "Overwatch"s release saw large amounts of fan-made pornography featuring its characters being produced; "Overwatch" related searches boosted by 817% on Pornhub after the game's open beta went live, with "the most popular characters [featured being] Tracer and Widowmaker." "Tech Times" remarked that "Widowmaker, by far, is the most traditionally sexy character in "Overwatch". She's slim, tall, fit and wears high heels. Her outfit reveals more than a little skin to boot." However, Philippa Warr of "Rock Paper Shotgun" opined, "I don't really get why Widowmaker has been given the femme fatale styling. Like, that whole femme fatale thing is about being all alluring and sexy, attracting people and then killing them, right? And yet she's the snipiest sniper in the game. She stands the furthest away from people of the entire cast and shoots them in the head, sometimes without them even seeing her. Who could she possibly be alluring?"
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
In January 2010, "Famitsu" featured Sora as its readers' fifth most popular character of all time. They also featured him on its issue #1105 cover, showing his many appearances through the years. UGO Networks placed Sora nineteenth on their list of "Top 25 Japanese RPG Characters" calling him a "charismatic and visually interesting" character. Although he did not make to the top ten of "Electronic Gaming Monthly"s "Top Ten: List of Videogame Characters", Sora was nevertheless noted for his growing popularity. In an ASCII Media Works poll in which fans voted selected whose video game or manga character would like to name their children after, Sora's name was second in the male category. In a "Famitsu" poll from 2011, Sora was voted as the most popular "Kingdom Hearts" character, with his fight against Roxas from "Kingdom Hearts II" also being listed as the best scene from the series. He also placed 15th in the "Game Informer" poll of best characters from the 2000s.
Kunimitsu Tezuka
Tezuka's character has been well received by readers since his introduction, having ranked in the top five most popular characters in every "Shonen Jump" character popularity poll of series. He has also remained in the top 10 in the annual Valentine Chocolate Recipient rankings Takeshi Konomi releases in the manga, in which readers mail in who they want to send chocolate to. In publications on manga and anime, however, his character has received mixed reviews. Reviewers comment on his lack of originality, and that the impossibility of one of his techniques is part of why the story seems idiotic. Though one reviewer questions his likability as a protagonist, his personality is praised, with one seeing an example of his devotion as one of the highlights of the series, and another commenting that he is a good captain who is properly motivating the main character.
Dragon Shiryū
In Japan, Shiryū is the most popular of the "Saint Seiya" protagonists, ranking first in the main characters poll of the five Bronze Saints. The Journal of Popular Culture noted the use of Shiryu's techniques where a dragon is seen alongside his fists as one of Kurumada's most striking illustrations in the "Saint Seiya" manga due to the style the impact has. Additionally, when Shiryu faces Cancer Death Mask, the writer addressed that Kurumada's message as seen through this fight scene is that people should still embrace violence based on what the aggresor has done, with Death Mask having attacked the innocent Shunrei.
Haseo
Haseo's character received a mixed reception, with opinions differing in the different types of media he appears in. He has been popular within the ".hack//G.U." games, ranking as the most popular character and then as the most popular one from the CGI film. In another poll made in conmemoration of the ".hack" franchise's 10th anniversary Haseo was voted as its most popular character. IGN compared his character with multiple anime heroes, but stated that his sword awe-inspiring distinguished him from others, giving him a darker tone. Patrick Gann from RPGFan referred to Haseo as a "jerk" due to his personality and thus noted how much of the plot from "Rebirth" revolves around him starting to behave better. Despite calling him a "ruthless fighter", Carlo Santos from Anime News Network commented that Haseo's wish to save Shino makes him an appealing character. Moreover, RPGamer writer Adriaan den Ouden commented that in "Reminisce", Haseo's character development is "phenomenal", citing his interactions with Atoli and Alkaid that help him to "take his first steps away" from his dark past.
Kirito (Sword Art Online)
Kirito is one of the most popular characters in "Sword Art Online". In a fan poll by anime website Charapedia, 10,000 respondents voted on their favorite couples in anime, with Kirito and Asuna topping the list. Kirito's confession to Asuna also placed third in a list of the top twenty "anime and manga love confessions" by the same website. A third Charapedia poll, where respondents ranked the "top 30 [anime] characters they’d like to work for", had Kirito placed twenty-ninth and Asuna twenty-sixth. Additionally, a Chinese website, bilibili, took a reader poll to find the most "moe" characters of 2015; Kirito placed sixth in the male top 8 and Asuna third in the female top 8. Asuna and Kirito were awarded first and second respectively in a character poll by Dengeki Bunko (the publisher of "Sword Art Online") for their light novels. Asuna and Kirito once again made a list of the "[Top] 7 Couples Who Make Love and War" by Anime News Network, writing "love blossoms on the virtual battlefield and the two wed before taking on the game's creator together.
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are humans with supernatural powers and abilities with the duty to slay ayakashi, which has been their primary purpose for hundreds of years. The Demon Slayers were established by the feudal lords who opposed the ayakashi and because of this, most of the surviving ayakashi bear a grudge against them for their near-extinction. The Demon Slayers consist of twelve families, each family having their own unique powers and abilities, such as the Amakawa Family with their Light Ferry ability and the Jinguji Family with their dark magic. Out of the twelve families in feudal times, less than half of the families remain in existence in present times. Each Demon Slayer family is sorted by rank, with the Jinguji Family being at the bottom (#12) and the Tsuchimikado Family at the top (#1).
Gosamaru
The tale of Gosamaru's betrayal and destruction by Amawari is among the more famous and popular of local historical legends. A "Kumi odori" (narrative dance-play) telling of Gosamaru's sons' quest for revenge against Amawari, was once performed as part of the kingdom's formal entertainment of Chinese investiture envoys to Ryukyu, and has in more recent times become re-popular. Another version of events where Gosamaru plotted to take over the kingdom and was jealous of Amawari's growing power is presented in the play titled "Amawari."
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Yukimura is renowned for his casual, cheerful demeanour; he is almost always seen with a smile and often seems very preoccupied with seducing beautiful women and drinking sake. He is thirty-seven years old, and attributes his youthful appearance to good skin care. Despite this, he can be terrifying when he is enraged. He is also notable for his treatment of his ninja followers, whom he cares about and respects deeply as members of his family. As a result, the Jūyūshi are not only loyal to him, but care about him personally.
Eggplant Wizard
Since his debut in "Kid Icarus", the Eggplant Wizard has gained notoriety among video game enemies. Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and "Kid Icarus: Uprising" director Masahiro Sakurai have both cited the character as a key factor in the enduring popularity of the "Kid Icarus" series. IGN called the Eggplant Wizard the "most popular, most cunning enemy character to come out of the "Kid Icarus" series." Shack News' Ozzie Mejia called Eggplant Wizard "the single most aggravating bad guy in all of video games." Destructoid's Chad Concelmo named him "the biggest asshole video game wizard", stating that "there is no other character hated more than the dreaded, horrible, massive asshole Eggplant Wizard" due to his high defense and his ability to transform Pit into an eggplant. GameSpot included the Eggplant Wizard in their list of "game stuff" that they "love to hate." 1UP.com's Jeremy Parish called him a weird idea for an enemy, but also Pit's most challenging. He compared the enemy to the Hammer Bros. from the "Mario" series of video games, because they often come in pairs and throw projectiles at the player character. However, he noted that the Eggplant Wizards were worse because the Eggplant Wizards would target Pit.
Jichō Kachō
Kōmoto is the "boke" of the duo, and the much quieter Inoue is the "tsukkomi". Both comedians are natives of Okayama. Inoue has a reputation among "owarai geinin" for being handsome, and he has scored high on Yoshimoto's "handsomest "geinin" ranking" for the last five years. Kōmoto is most famous for his strange faces and high-pitched character voices, although he is also a very talented singer, and is well respected by other "owarai geinin" for his skills. He is often heard squealing the line . In March 2003, Kōmoto married Naomi Shigemoto (former "Osaka Performance Doll" member), and they now have a son.
Kirito (Sword Art Online)
Otamart, a popular Japanese app that specializes in anime, manga and idol products, polled users in which characters look best in swimsuits and yukatas, with Kirito (as Kazuto Kirigaya) placing 11th (for swimsuits) and 13th (yukatas) respectively in the male character category. Another Otamart poll asking users to rank the anime characters they would want to give chocolates to for Valentine's Day had Kirito placed 15th on the "top 20 characters men want to give chocolates to" category. The August 2014 issue of "Newtype" published results of a recent character popularity poll, with Kirito placing 1st overall for male characters; Asuna placed 4th for all female characters. Another poll which would decide the characters placed on a "Sword Art Online" artbook had Kirito placed in fourth place. "Kazuto" (Kirito) was also fourth on a list of the "top 20 anime characters Japanese fans would name their children after"; "Asuna" placed first. Italian restaurant La Ricetta in Zama, Kanagawa features pancakes prepared with anime and video game character art, including Kirito and Asuna.
Himura Kenshin
Kenshin has been highly popular with the "Rurouni Kenshin" reader base, having ranked first in every "Weekly Shōnen Jump" popularity poll of the series, always with more than double the votes of the second place character. Two polls by the official "Rurouni Kenshin" anime featured Kenshin as one of the series' most popular characters. In the first, Kenshin was at the top, while in the second, he placed second. His Battōsai incarnation was also fifth in the latter poll. Kenshin has also been featured various times in the "Animage"s Anime Grand Prix polls, ranking as one of the most popular male anime characters. In a "Newtype" poll in March 2010, Kenshin was voted the eighth most popular male anime character from the 1990s. An abundance of merchandise have been released in Kenshin's likeness including keychains, action figures, and plush dolls. Since the manga was published, non-functional and functional "sakabatō" have been produced for purchase by collectors and fans. In a poll by Anime News Network, Kenshin was voted as the second best male anime character with long hair, being surpassed by Edward Elric from "Fullmetal Alchemist". In 2014, IGN ranked him as the fifth greatest anime character of all time, saying that: "Although Kenshin's momentary lapses make him a complete badass and set the stage for some of the most epic sword battles ever animated, Kenshin always goes back to his sweet persona once the danger is gone." Kenshin was also fifth in IGN's Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time with writer Chris Mackenzie describing him as: "A classic example of a classic anime type, the peace-loving killing machine." Kenshin's "Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki" technique has ranked third in a Japanese survey that featured the most popular moves in manga and anime. In a poll by Anime News Network, he was voted as the top "guy". In a Japanese TV special from August 2017, Kenshin was voted as the 16th "strongest hero" from the Showa Era as well as the 15th one from the Heisei Era.
Athrun Zala
Athrun's character has been well received by anime fans, having appeared in the Anime Grand Prix popularity polls in the category of favorite male characters. He came in second in 2002, fourth in 2003, first in 2004, second in 2005, and third in 2006. In a "Newtype" poll, Athrun was voted as the third most popular male anime character from the 2000s. Two Sunrise polls asked fans what was the most memorable characters from "Gundam SEED" and from "Gundam SEED Destiny"; Athrun was fifth in the former and third in the latter. In the poll focused in the best team ups between former enemies, he and Kira were second. In an online poll from 2012, Athrun was voted as "Gundam SEED"s second most popular character. His Japanese voice actor Akira Ishida won as the most popular voice actor in the Seiyu Awards 2004 for his portrayal as Athrun in the category "Best Actors in supporting roles". Athrun, along with five other notable mecha and pilots from the Gundam series, were recognized in the second set of "Anime Heroes and Heroines" stamps, released in Japan in 2005.
Kunimitsu Tezuka
In every "Shonen Jump" character popularity poll of series, Tezuka has remained in the top five most popular characters; besides the first poll, where he came in fifth place, he has remained in the fourth spot since the second poll in 2002. In addition, in the annual Valentine Chocolate Recipient rankings Takeshi Konomi releases in the manga, Tezuka received the second largest amount of chocolates in the 2001 rankings. However, since then, his rank has continued to decline; the following year, he took the fifth spot; in 2004, he slipped down a rank to sixth; and in 2005, his rank slipped to eighth place. During another one of Konomi's manga segments, in which fans were to send postcards in order to have their name listed as one of Tezuka's classmates, the replies were so overwhelming that the results had to be postponed for another volume. Also, in the "Prince of Tennis Character Book 40.5", though Konomi comments that Tezuka is the character who is most unlike himself, he states that Tezuka would be the character he would pick to play doubles with, as well as wanting to be able to use his signature moves: Tezuka Zone and Tezuka Phantom. Various types of merchandise have been released in his likeness, including figurines, key chains, and jewelry.
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A ladies' man, Ranmaru is often going out with various beautiful older (and often married) women. The very sight of Sunako initially has him breaking out in hives, but when her true beauty is revealed, he decides that she has "potential" to become a real lady. Like Takenaga, he comes from a wealthy family (who own a series of hotel chains), but was sent to live with the Landlady because he exploited his wealth and his parents wanted him to become normal. Surprisingly, Ranmaru is actually better at kendo than Takenaga, who comes from a traditional family. He apparently is the strongest advocate of making Sunako into a lady and is usually responsible for doing her make-up whenever she has to dress up; however, his attempts are rarely successful in the long run and he is convinced that it is Kyohei's attitude towards Sunako that is the primary problem. In hopes of changing his womanizing habits, his parents engage him to a reserved and conservative girl of their liking, named Tamao Kikunoi. Even though he rejects Kikunoi's love for him, he begins to develop feelings for her. He is named after the real life Mori Ranmaru, the partner of Oda Nobunaga.
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Later on, Yuto encounters various other girls who take a liking to him: Shizuku, a mizuchi or water deity in the form of a small child; Lizlet, a tsukumogami or artifact spirit in the form of a busty tea-serving maid; and Kuesu, another Demon Slayer who is revealed to be Yuto's fiancée and a person from Yuto's forgotten past.
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A light novel adaptation written by Kougetsu Mikazuki and illustrated by Matra began serialization in the July 2008 issue of Fujimi Shobo's "Dragon Magazine". The first volume was released on July 19, 2008, and released four volumes until January 20, 2010 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. The light novels consists of side stories that differ from the manga's plot, and introduces new novel-exclusive characters.
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It has also been featured on the Oricon charts, with Volume 6 reached No. 27 between January 11 and January 17, 2010, Volume 7 reaching No. 16 between August 2, 2010 and August 8, 2010 on its first week of sales and No. 22 between August 9 and August 15, 2010 on its second; Volume 8 reaching No. 19 on the Oricon charts between April 4 and April 10, 2011 on its first week of sales and No. 30 between April 11 and April 17, 2011 on its second week; and Volume 10 reaching No. 17 on the Oricon charts between August 6 and August 12, 2012 on its first week of sales, selling 35,729 copies, the highest ranking achieved on the charts and the second-highest in the series to date. However, Volume 10's ranking sharply declined to No. 44 on its second week, selling only 16,485 copies for a total of 52,194 copies. It is also the series' lowest ranking since Volume 8's second week.
Cammy
Cammy has become and remained one of the most popular characters in the "Street Fighter" franchise. She won Capcom's official poll "Which character do fans most want in "SFIV"?" in 2008, gathering almost as many votes as all the other seven characters in the list combined. She also came second in Capcom's previous poll of 85 characters for the 15th anniversary of "Street Fighter II" in 2005 and won a 2008 poll put forth by Capcom asking the fans to choose which character they would like to see to return for "Street Fighter IV", motivating Yoshinori Ono to implement her as fast as possible to meet the demand. In an official poll by Namco, Cammy has been the fourth-most requested "Street Fighter" side character to be added to the roster of "Tekken X Street Fighter", taking 15% of all votes. In 2014, users of the Japanese internet board 2channel voted her second most "kawaii" female "Street Fighter" character. In a 2018 worldwide poll by Capcom, Cammy was voted 11th most popular "Street Fighter" character. Official "Sega Saturn Magazine" (UK) described themselves as "big fans of Cammy" and her other fans included Jamie Lee Curtis.
List of Ouran High School Host Club characters
"Hikaru voiced by:" Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese anime and later drama CDs), Soichiro Hoshi (early drama CDs), Todd Haberkorn (English)
"Kaoru voiced by:" Yoshinori Fujita (Japanese anime and later drama CDs), Kenichi Suzumura (early drama CDs), Greg Ayres (English)
Portrayed by: Shinpei Takagi (Hikaru), Manpei Takagi (Kaoru)
Omamori
There are modern commercial versions for these that are typically not spiritual in nature and are not issued by a shrine or temple. It has become popular for stores in Japan to feature generic "omamori" with popular characters such as Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty, Snoopy, Kewpie, etc.
Hanamaru Hakata
His main nickname is Hanamaru. Some fans and entertainers called him from his real name. Hakata started calling Okazaki-san Ameagari Kesshitai, Toru Hanahara of the death squadron, Hanamaru himself is grateful, that is also pleased from his family. At "Ame Talk", he has appeared to food and drink performers such as "Onega Artist" and "Potato Salad Entertainer", "Frying Entertainer" every time, and it is sticking to food as "Only there is the only one winning Okichi-sensei" strongly, he mentioned his own wedding ceremony at the restaurant in Fukuoka city.
Tour of Secret
A merging of Hello Kitty and the most famous female singer in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki, has been made, and was first seen when the Tour of Secret goods became available on mu-mo on March 9, 2007. It is said they together "will make a new character". Ayumi is assumed to be depicted by her popular 'ayupan'. ("Ayu-Pan" is short for "Ayumi Panda".) In which she has large eyes that are said to make her resemble a panda. Ayumi, as the 'ayupan', is seen wearing the same clothes as Hello Kitty, overalls, with a bow on their heads. So far, we have seen a Mirror, and an ayupan of the Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty franchise. All other information on the Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty project between Sanrio and Avex is currently unknown. It is also unknown whether Ayumi Hamasaki x Hello Kitty will be released outside of Asia. This information was officially revealed on March 10, 2007 and came with a generally positive reaction from fans around the world.
Kimihiro Watanuki
Although the authors noted that Domeki and Yuko were the series' most popular characters, Clamp illustrator Tsubaki Nekoi found that Watanuki was very popular with female readers. Nekoi believed this was due to his kindhearted personality rather than his appearance while head writer Nanase Ohkawa believed it was due to his multiple skills. When reaching the series' conclusion, Clamp received many letters from fans who were saddened with Watanuki's decision to stay inside the shop even after one hundred years. The authors were pleased with the readers' comments and clarified that for Watanuki staying in the shop made him.
Captain Olimar
Writing for "The Observer", Tom Chatfield listed Olimar as one of his favorite 10 video game characters, describing him as "an intriguing character." GameDaily ranked him as fifteenth out of their top 20 anti-heroes, noting that despite the fact that he is "a good-natured spaceman", he also enslaves a race of aliens and forces them to work. In 2007, IGN speculated that he could appear in the next "Super Smash Bros." title, stating "[b]y far one of the most likely and most requested recent year heroes is Olimar." They later featured him in a list of characters they most wanted to see on the Wii.
List of Ranma ½ characters
is an unpopular student in Akane and Ranma's class. He is desperately in love with Akane, and tries to get rid of Ranma by using extraordinary items, or his non-existent voodoo abilities. Due to the large strength gap between them, Ranma is largely oblivious of Gosunkugi's enmity towards him. Hikaru has a much larger part in the manga than in the anime, where he does not appear until the sixth season. The character of Sasuke Sarugakure, the Kuno family ninja, was invented to take most of the parts that Hikaru originally performed. He is voiced by Issei Futamata in the Japanese anime and by Michael Benyaer in English. In the Live Action Special, he is played by Yuta Kanai.
Momotarō
There are variances about the Momotarō's process of growth; one is that he grew up to meet the expectation of the old couple to be a fine boy. Another is that he grew up to be a strong but lazy person who just sleeps all day and does not do anything. It is possible that the Momotarō being a fine boy version is more famous to give lessons to children. Nowadays, Momotarō is one of the most famous characters in Japan, as an ideal model for young kids for his kind-heartedness, bravery, power, and care for his parents.
Shugo Chara!
The main protagonist of the story, Amu Hinamori, is a female student attending Seiyo Elementary. At first glance, her classmates refer to her attitude and appearance as "cool and spicy" and rumors speculate about her personal life. However, her real personality is that of a very shy girl who has trouble showing her true personality. One night, Amu wishes for the courage to show her "would-be" self, and the next morning, she finds three brightly colored eggs — pink, blue, and green — in her bed. These eggs hatch into three Guardian Characters, or "Shugo Charas": Ran (pink), Miki (blue), and Su (green). The Guardian Characters aid Amu in discovering who she truly is and help fulfil Amu's dreams. Amu's life becomes much more complex, as she struggles to deal with her "would-be" selves and Seiyo Elementary's Guardians, who each have a Guardian Character of their own. People with Guardian Characters can "chara-nari" (character transform) or "character change". Each transformation has special powers, mainly for attacking or defending. Character changes have special powers too, but have more practical uses. Later on, they recruit Amu as the "Joker" to search for X Eggs and X Characters, the corrupted forms of people's dreams, so the Guardians can purify their dreams. In Japanese, the egg is shortened.
Omamori Himari
A bonus two-part side story prologue, called , also illustrated by Nikubanare, was released by Fujimi Shobo on September 9, 2011. The stories were serialized in the May 2011 and June 2011 issues of "Dragon Age".
Jimmy Kudo
In the survey "friendship" developed by rankingjapan.com in which people had to choose what anime character they would like to have as a friend, Jimmy ranked third. In "Newtype" magazine Jimmy ranked fourth and ninth in the 2001 and 2010 polls for most popular male anime character, respectively. In the "Animage"s Anime Grand Prix awards from 1998, Jimmy was voted as the tenth most popular male anime character. Mania Entertainment rated Conan as the third greatest anime detective. Jimmy Kudo and Conan Edogawa were the second and third most popular characters in the series defined by a poll on ebooksjapan.jp. Jian DeLeon of "Complex" magazine named him eighteenth on a list of "The 25 Most Stylish Anime Characters." Additionally, in 2017 Charapedia poll, Kudo ranked as the 5th most ideal Prime Minister in anime series.
List of Gin Tama characters
Kagura is also somewhat of a tomboy, as she speaks in a blunt or perverted way. This is due to Sorachi not finding the too feminine characters believable and instead made Kagura from an anti-female lead perspective resulting in Kagura being the first female lead in manga to throw up. In the absence of Gintoki and Shinpachi, she is often seen partaking in games with various neighborhood boys. She regards Shisengumi's Sougo Okita as a rival and often competes against him. Her speech often ends in -aru, characteristic of the Japanese's impression of a Chinese accent. In Japanese, Kagura speaks in a stereotypical dialect that is associated with Chinese immigrants. In the English-translated manga, she punctuates her sentences with "yup", "uh-huh", "nope", and the like. Her character is based on Princess Kaguya from the story "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" while her name comes from a place the island of Hokkaido. In a "Newtype" poll, Kagura ranked #21 for the top 30 most popular female anime character from the 2000s. Kagura was ranked #3 for most cheerful anime character in Animedia magazine's 2010 character awards. She is voiced by Rie Kugimiya in the Japanese version and by Luci Christian in the English dub of the movie, and Jocelyne Loewen in the English dub of the anime. In live action, she will be portrayed by Kanna Hashimoto.
Amuro Ray
Amuro has been popular, having been voted as the fourth most popular male character from the 1980s by "Newtype" readers. He was ranked second in Mania Entertainment's 10 Most Iconic Anime Heroes written by Thomas Zoth who commented that he "was the first teenage pilot with moral qualms about the war he was fighting. His arrogance, capriciousness and self-doubt paved the way for the isolated, troubled characters of "Neon Genesis Evangelion"." In the first two "Animage" Readers' Poll, Anime Grand Prix, from 1979 and 1980 Amuro was voted as the second most popular character in anime and was beaten by Char. He appeared again in the Anime Grand Prix from 1989 as the sixteenth most popular male anime character. In an official Sunrise poll focused in the best team ups between former enemies, he and Char were first. In a NHK poll, he was voted as the third best "Gundam" character.
Allen Walker
Allen Walker is popular with "D.Gray-man" readers; he was the most-popular character in the series' first "Shōnen Jump" poll. He dropped to second place behind Yu Kanda in a second poll. The character returned to first place in the third poll and fell behind Kanda again in the fourth. Allen has also been popular outside "D.Gray-man", and was the 20th-most-popular anime character in an "Animedia" poll. He ranked 20th in a 2007 "Newtype" character poll. In "Newtype", Allen was nominated as the fifth-best male character of the 2016 anime season for his role in "D.Gray-man Hallow". The character was voted the 17th-best male character in an Anime News Network poll, and was 46th in a 2016 "Animage" poll of top 100 anime characters for his role in "Hallow". Anime News Network listed him as the third-best anime exorcist based on his tragic backstory and weaponry used to exorcise Akumas.
Kimihiro Watanuki
In a "xxxHolic" poll, Watanuki was voted as the most popular character from the series. Director Tsutomu Mizushima referred to Watanuki as his favorite character from the series due to his personality and commented that he identifies with him.
Homura Akemi
Homura won the 2011 "Newtype" Anime Award for best female character. In the 2013 "Newtype" anime awards, she was voted the fourth-best female character. In 2014, she once again took that place. Homura was awarded the "Animage Grand Prix Editors Choice" award for best female character by the editors of "Animage" in 2011. In 2014, NTT customers ranked Homura as their 5th favorite black haired female anime character. Homura is considered to be among Shaft's most beloved heroines, where she took second place for "Top 10 Shaft Heroines" in 2016, three years after her debut in "The Rebellion Story". A reader poll conducted by NHK also determined that Homura is one of the best heroines, having garnered 14% of votes. In September 2017, Homura ranked at No. 19 on "Most Splendid Heroines" list, making her one of Heisei Era's most marvellous anime heroine. Chiwa Saitō's portrayal of Homura won her the 2011 "Newtype" Anime Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her English VA, Cristina Vee was also nominated for Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in Television at the 1st BTVA Voice Acting Awards.
Kasumi (Dead or Alive)
According to Kotaku, Kasumi has become "nothing short of an icon" in Japan by 2006. Talking about her popularity in the country, Itagaki said in 2004, "It's almost like there are too many Kasumi covers. If you look at Japanese magazines, maybe 10% of them have Kasumi on their cover." She was voted the "DOA" series' most popular character among the Japanese fans in the publisher Koei Tecmo's official poll in 2014, receiving over 19% of votes. Kasumi has achieved a high popularity overseas as well. In 2005, she won G4's show "Video Game Vixens" in the category 'Dressed to Kill'. That same year, Kasumi also won the "Who is the hottest female character on Xbox?" poll by "Official Xbox Magazine", when 52% of all votes were cast on her ("Street Fighter"s Chun-Li came second with 11%), with the magazine's staff commenting that it was no surprise to them. She won the G-Phoria 2007 award in the category "Best Hottest Babe", garnering 55% of all votes, came third after Mai Shiranui from "The King of Fighters" and Chun-Li in a Korean Internet fan poll for White Day 2009, just as she later did in poll for the most erotic girl in the history of fighting games conducted by Japanese web portal Goo in 2016 (coming fourth in 2018), and was voted second in the "Miss of Video Games 2012" poll by Polish magazine "PSX Extreme". "PSX Extreme"'s Daniel Żelazny ranked her blue "shinobi" attire as the eight best female costume in video games in 2014, noting she is one of favourite game characters among cosplayers.
Himari Noihara
Reception of Himari's character in English-language media has been mostly positive. THEM anime reviews called Himari an okay character when she is not threatening Yuto or getting upset at the other girls that he has around him. While referencing the anime adaptation, Erin Finnegan from Anime News Network called the character designs in general "solid", aside from Yuto. Paul Jensen, also from Anime News Network said that Himari is a good "demon girl with a dark side" heroine character. Jensen did say though that the overall character designs are starting to show their age seven years after the series' first release. Chris Beveridge from Mania reviewed the third volume of the manga series which included a glimpse into her character. In the review he describes Himari's kiss scene in which she wants to experience what a kiss is like for the first time. Chris commented; "There's a pleasant innocence about her as she works through it and finds the situation turning to her favor for actually trying it". In contrast, Ross Liversidge of UK Anime Network reviewed the first volume of the manga in which he called Himari's character overly "stereotyped". Ross also said that although she is "kick-ass" while using her sword, she has no idea about modern life. Chris Kincaid from Japan Powered called Himari's anime appearance "interesting". In his review he compares her character to "Inuyasha"s manga title character as she has a protector mentality, but is "torn between the human world and her demon nature".
List of Hollows in Bleach
Of the hollow characters, the Espada character Grimmjow has garnered the most attention, with ActiveAnime describing him as "the most psycho of them all". Additionally, IGN commented that "it's very difficult to take a book seriously when one of its main characters is named "Grimmjow Jeager-Jacques" ["sic"] but damned if this book doesn't pull it off". In contrast, Anime News Network lamented that the first battle between Ichigo and Grimmjow was "a lumbering, inelegant mess". Grimmjow is also the most popular hollow character with readers of "Weekly Shōnen Jump", placing fourth in its fourth Bleach Popularity contest. Ulquiorra, another arrancar character, was voted into tenth place in the same poll, though he had also appeared in the previous poll in twentieth place.
Himari Noihara
When creating Himari, author Milan Matra opted to go for an easily drawn character. He soon came up with her design, but became stuck in regards to her name and her style of speech. Eventually he decided on the name Himari and an old-fashioned speech style. Himari was originally going to have short hair in the final chapter but Matra decided to go with long hair, and use the short haired designs for her evil side, "Black Himari", which appears earlier in the series. Matra describes Himari's appearance on the cover of the first volume as the "first he had ever done". In order to attract readers, Matra stated that he drew Himari in a way that was unusual for her character whom is usually serious. He described her smile as "gentle" which is something that would never be seen in the story itself.
Shinji Ikari
Shinji has received critical acclaim as a character. Shinji ranked 25th on IGN's first top 25 anime characters list. Editor Chris Mackenzie commented that the IGN staff loved him "not for what he is, but for what he could be". In 2014, IGN ranked him as the greatest anime character of all time, observing that he is a "genuine work of art", saying that heroes "are often who we want to be", and noting he was different from it: "he was perhaps the most emotionally true-to-life character in anime history." In a "Newtype" poll from March 2010, Shinji was voted as the most popular male character from the 1990s. The 19th and the 20th "Animage" Grand Prix ranked him the best male character of the year.
List of Rave Master characters
Elie is very popular and well loved by almost every character in the anime, even by some of the villains. Haru often puts her safety above anyone else's, and is even willing to risk the safety of the rest of the world for her survival.
Komisario Palmu
Inspector Frans J. Palmu, depicted as "a gruff detective of the Helsinki police department", is one of the most popular characters created by Finnish writer Mika Waltari (who is, however, better known outside Finland for his historical novels).
Imagawa Yoshimoto
In the Samurai Warriors series, Yoshimoto is represented as a foolish old-fashioned nobleman. His weapon is a kemari which is inspired by his son, Ujizane's historical obsession towards kemari.
Yoichi Hiruma
The character of Hiruma has been well received by manga readers, and as the series continued he went on to become one of the most popular characters among the "Eyeshield 21" reader base, having consistently placed near the top of the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" character popularity polls of the series. In the first poll he placed second, behind Sena, but in another two he ranked first. He was also chosen by the readers as the character who would win an "Evil Showdown" against Agon Kongo, as well as the best quarterback in the series. In an interview, Atsushi Tamura said about Hiruma: "I look just like this guy"; and stated that he "think[s] there is a lot of other people who want to do the Hiruma's role". Several pieces of merchandise based on Hiruma have also been released, including decals and statues of ceramic and resin.
Takeshi Yamamoto
Due to his baseball training, Yamamoto possesses a strong body and the best reflexes and stamina of all the Vongola, giving him a natural advantage. He is ranked as the second strongest (after Hibari Kyoya) Namimori student by the young statistician, Futa. Reborn also said that among all the guardians, he has one of the highest chances of being a great hitman. Also characters like Hibari have been shown to have interest in Yamamoto's battles, and Squalo has also shown to have interest in his development to the point of willingly tutoring him. He is able to dodge bullets shot at close-range and from a far distance. Yamamoto originally uses a bat that he received from Reborn. When swung over, , the bat changes into a katana. After training under his father, Yamamoto receives , a shinai that changes into a katana while using the . His training in the series' alternate future allows him to create an affinity between the Shigure Kintoki and his Rain Flame, something his adult self could not accomplish, due to the irregular nature of the blade, a high concentration of Rain flames from the Vongola Ring were needed to create that affinity. Yamamoto then learns to fuse his swallow box weapon, called or the ""Rondine di Pioggia"" (Italian: Swallow of the Rain), with the Shigure Kintoki. This, along with the three short swords his Akita Inu Vongola box weapon carries on its back, creates the quadruple irregular blade . The three short swords can be used for aerial combat, ranged attacks, flying or propulsion. Kojirō is also capable of creating heavy rainfall.
Megumi Ogata
Megumi started out as a musical actress and attended the same classes as Rumi Kasahara and the late Shiho Niiyama. She used to be affiliated with Aoni Production. Because of her husky voice, she is often typecast as either young men and boys or tomboyish females (a famous example of this being Sailor Uranus, a popular character from "Sailor Moon", known for being a charming tomboy in her civilian form).
Omamori Himari
A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs and directed by Shinji Ushiro aired on TV Saitama and Chiba TV from January 6 to March 24, 2010, with subsequent broadcasts on Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, NTV, TV Kanagawa, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, and Sun Television. Six DVD compilation volumes were released by Kadokawa Pictures between March 26 and August 28, 2010. English-subtitled simulcasts were provided by Crunchyroll on its video portal. A Blu-ray box set was released on January 27, 2012. On August 12, 2016 it was announced that Funimation had licensed the series, a release date is set for November 8, 2016.
List of D.Gray-man characters
Several types of merchandise bear the likeness of the series' cast. Clothing and full cosplay costumes have been released. Plush dolls, key chains, and figurines are also available. Many characters are also featured on trading cards from the several "D.Gray-man" Trading Card Game decks. In celebrating Halloween in 2016, more types related to the characters were released. In an "Animedia" character popularity poll, Allen featured as the twentieth most popular anime character. He ranked twentieth in a "Newtype" character poll from 2007. Yousuke Kabashima's character designs for "D.Gray-man Hallow" earned him fifth place in the category "Character design award" in the "Newtype" 2016 awards. Similarly, both Allen and Timcampy won fifth place in the categories of "Best male character" and "Best mascot", respectively. A poll by "Animage" magazine of the top 100 anime characters of 2016 ranked Allen 46th for his role in "Hallow" while Kanda ranked 76th. In a popularity poll by Japanese web portal goo, Kanda was voted as the eighth most popular character with a ponytail. Lenalee has also been popular with her character taking multiple high places in Japanese anime site Anime! Anime! as female character whose fans wanted to see her in yutaka.
Sailor Neptune
The official "Sailor Moon" popularity polls listed Michiru Kaioh and Sailor Neptune as separate characters. In 1994, with fifty one choices, Sailor Neptune was the seventh most popular character, receiving almost eight thousand votes more than Michiru, who was the ninth. In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Michiru was the sixteenth most popular character, and Neptune was the twenty second.
List of Tamagotchi! characters
Lovelitchi, also known as Lovelin, is Tamagotchi Planet's most famous and youngest celebrity idol. She is born on September 10 and her star sign is Virgo. Usually the main female protagonist of the first series, Lovelitchi is a shy but kind girl who likes to meet new people and make friends. However she can be very nervous at times due to having many fans because of her Lovelin identity. Though Lovelitchi tends to get a lot of courage from her friends to stand up on her own. She also likes to help out others and likes singing, dancing and trying out new outfits. Lovelitchi is the daughter of Lovepapalitchi, who runs a photo shop and Lovemamalitchi, who runs the Tama Cafe on Tama Street, as well as a big sister to her new brother Lovesoratchi.
List of Ouran High School Host Club characters
The Host Club itself is co-founded by Tamaki Suoh, son of the school's chairman, and his best friend, Kyoya Ootori, son of one of Japan's wealthiest and most elite families. Suoh hand picks the members with variety of appeal in mind for their potential customers. Each club member plays a specific role as a bishōnen stereotype: Tamaki Suoh is the princely type; Kyoya is the cool type; Mori is the strong silent type; Honey is the cute type; Hikaru and Kaoru are the little devil type; and Haruhi is the natural type (once promoted to hosthood). In addition to the club members, the storyline features customers and associates, as well as family members, schoolmates, rivals and other characters that come and go.
Kyoya Hibari
Head of the Middle School's Discipline Committee of Prefects,who are actually all delinquents, Hibari is known for using his status to enforce his own order throughout all of Namimori Town. Despite the students' and other residents' fear of him, they respect and rely on him since his presence acts as a deterrent to other forms of trouble. Having great pride in his school, even using its anthem as his ringtone, Hibari is especially protective of it and dislikes it when the "peace" in Namimori is disrupted. The only thing greater than his school pride is his own self pride, opting to ignore the damage inflicted on the school building just for a chance to fight Mukuro Rokudo, whom defeated him before, once more. He dislikes crowds, preferring to be alone, and often says to anyone in his way. He is very confident in his abilities but since he cares little about the events surrounding the other characters, he only involves himself when there is a worthy opponent to fight. Though he has a preference for strong opponents, taking a special interest in the Arcobaleno baby, Reborn, he has no qualms in beating down those he deem weak, whom he calls "herbivores". These traits make him an optimal candidate for the Vongola's Cloud Guardian, who is the one who protects the family from outside opposition while remaining a standalone force. Despite his cold and violent exterior, he actually has soft spot for small animals such as Hibird and Roll, and small children such as I-Pin. His future self embodies this as he is stated to be the Vongola X's strongest guardian yet his allegiance remains a mystery to his enemies. His present self eventually comes to terms with his role but dislikes it when others associate him with Tsuna's group.
Hayato Gokudera
Various pieces of merchandise have been developed based on Gokudera's appearance such as keychains, plush and figurines. His character has continuously appeared in the Top 5 of the official "Shonen Jump" popularity polls. In the first poll, he ranked at the top with a total of 3926 votes. In the second poll which was divided between heroes and villains, Gokudera ranked as the third most popular hero losing to Tsuna Sawada and Kyoya Hibari. In the third poll of the series, he ranked as the fourth most popular male character, while in the latest he ranked third, once again losing to Tsuna and Hibari. In the fourth poll Gokudera's future self also appeared sixth in the division in which voted which chatacters' future selves they wanted to see. While reviewing the ninth volume from the manga series, Sam Kusek from popcultureshock.com liked Gokudera's fights in such volume, but he mentioned that the "real winners" were Tsuna and Mukuro Rokudo. In mangalife.com Michael Aronson's review of the second volume, Gokudera was noted as one of the several "oddball characters" appearing in the series. Manga-sanctuary saw his rivalry with Yamamoto as repetitious.
Anpanman
Heavily merchandised, the "Anpanman" characters appear on virtually every imaginable children's product in Japan, ranging from clothes and video games to toys and snack foods. The series spawned a short-lived spin-off show featuring one of the popular recurring characters on the show, Omusubiman. Anpanman overtook Hello Kitty as Japan's top-grossing character in 2002 and remained the country's top-grossing character as of 2013. By 2013, 68million "Anpanman" books were sold, and the franchise generated over in total retail sales revenue. Works inspired by "Anpanman" include the manga and anime series "One-Punch Man", and the K-pop song "" by BTS.
List of Omamori Himari chapters
"Omamori Himari" began monthly serialization in the July 2006 issue of "Monthly Dragon Age" (released on June 9, 2006), and ran until the October 2013 issue (released September 9, 2013), spanning a total of seventy-five chapters. Twelve bound volumes were released by Fujimi Shobo from February 1, 2007 to November 9, 2013. The first five volumes were published under Kadokawa Shoten's "Dragon Jr." imprint, while the remaining volumes were published under Fujimi Shobo's "Dragon Comics Age" imprint. An official guidebook to the series (sold as Volume 0) was also released by Kadokawa Shoten on October 24, 2009. The manga was also serialized in Fujimi Shobo's paid online magazine, "Age Premium", starting from the inaugural September 2011 issue (released on August 3, 2011) to the November 2013 issue.
Samurai
Most common are historical works where the protagonist is either a samurai or former samurai (or another rank or position) who possesses considerable martial skill. Eiji Yoshikawa is one of the most famous Japanese historical novelists. His retellings of popular works, including Taiko, Musashi and "The Tale of the Heike", are popular among readers for their epic narratives and rich realism in depicting samurai and warrior culture. The samurai have also appeared frequently in Japanese comics (manga) and animation (anime). Examples are "Samurai Champloo", "Shigurui", "Requiem from the Darkness", "", and "Afro Samurai". Samurai-like characters are not just restricted to historical settings and a number of works set in the modern age, and even the future, include characters who live, train and fight like samurai. Some of these works have made their way to the west, where it has been increasing in popularity with America.
List of Naruto characters
is the oldest of the three siblings. Unlike her more combat-loving brothers, Temari values peace, as she questions Sunagakure's justifications for going to war with Konohagakure. This trait carries over to Part II, in which she begins acting as a liaison between Sunagakure and Konohagakure to help the two villages work together. In her time in Konohagakure, Temari is often seen walking with Shikamaru Nara, causing other characters to think they are dating, although both deny this. In battle, Temari wields a giant iron fan that can create powerful gusts of wind capable of leveling the surrounding landscape. As she is skilled at deducing an opponent's strategies and weaknesses soon after a battle begins, she typically uses her winds to remove parts of the battlefield that might be advantageous to the enemy. During Part I of the series, Temari is able to use the Summoning Jutsu, in which she can summon a powerful scythe-wielding weasel called . In the series epilogue, Temari is revealed to have moved to the Hidden Leaf and married Shikamaru, with whom she has a son, Shikadai. Temari's voice actress in the Japanese anime is Romi Park and her English voice actress is Tara Platt.
Mukuro Rokudo
Mukuro has been highly popular with the "Reborn!" reader base, having ranked as the most popular villain in the second official "Shonen Jump" poll of the series, which was divided into heroes and villains. In the third poll of the series, Mukuro ranked as the third most popular male character, losing to Tsunayoshi Sawada and Kyoya Hibari, who took second and first place, respectively. Mukuro then placed in both popularity polls the fourth time around, which was divided into current characters, where he placed fourth, and as characters who fans would most like to see in their future forms, where he placed fourteenth. In the fifth poll, he ranked as the fourth most popular overall character. The Japanese music distributor Recochoku has made two annual survey of which anime characters that people would like to marry. In both years, Mukuro ranked fourth in the category "The Character I Want to Be My Groom." In an "Animedia" character popularity poll, Mukuro has been featured as the 11th most popular anime character. In the latest Animedia character popularity poll, Mukuro has been featured 21st. A plethora of merchandise has been released in Mukuro's likeness including key chains, plush dolls, and action figures.
Ichigo Kurosaki
Amongst the "Bleach" reader base, Ichigo has been always highly ranked in the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" popularity polls for the series. He has usually taken first place, though in early 2008 he dropped to third. His sword, Zangetsu, also ranked third in the "Zanpakutō" popularity polls. In the 2007 Japanese "Newtype" magazine poll, Ichigo was ranked one of the best male anime characters. In the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), Ichigo was elected for the best anime male character in 2008. The Japanese music distributor "Recochoku" has made two annual survey of which anime characters that people would like to marry. Ichigo ranked tenth in the category "The Character I Want to Be My Groom" from the 2008 survey and eight in the 2009 poll. Wizard Entertainment considered Ichigo the best hero from 2007, commenting that he doesn't try to be a typical hero but he fights in order to protect his friends. He was also 20th in IGN's "Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time" with comments focused on his design and personality. Ichigo has also appeared twice in the Anime Grand Prix polls, ranking as one of the most popular male anime characters. At the first Seiyu Awards in March 2007, Masakazu Morita won in the category "Best Rookie Actor" for his role as Ichigo Kurosaki. Ichigo's voice actor in the English adaptation, Johnny Yong Bosch, has also been praised for his voice work on Ichigo's character by Anime News Network (ANN), which favorably compared Bosch and Morita's work. Various merchandise based on Ichigo's appearance has been created, including action figures, plush toys and key-chains. Since the series was released, replica models of Ichigo's "Zanpakutō" and "Bankai" have been produced for purchase by collectors and fans.
Tuxedo Mask
The official "Sailor Moon"-character popularity-polls listed Mamoru Chiba, Tuxedo Mask, and Endymion as separate entities. In 1992, readers ranked Tuxedo Mask as the twelfth most popular character, Prince Endymion as the fifteenth most popular character, and Mamoru Chiba as the sixteenth most popular character out of thirty eight choices. One year later, now with fifty choices, King Endymion became the eighteenth most popular character, while Tuxedo Mask and Mamoru came in at twentieth and twenty-first respectively. Moonlight Knight, being an anime only form, was never included in the manga popularity polls. Tuxedo Mask was the fourth favorite male character in a May 1993 Animage poll, and Mamoru was seventh the following year.
Kamui Shirō
Several fans reading the series have wondered whether Clamp was hinting a romantical relationship going on between Kamui and Fuma. In response, in the book "Understanding Manga and Anime" writer Robin E. Brenner stated Clamp had no of those intentions as he compared them with the more explicit relationship Subaru had with Seishiro. Kamui's appearance in "Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle" proved to be popular as he was voted as the sixth most popular character in the second poll.
Sailor Moon (character)
Sheila Rose Browning describes Sailor Moon as "one of the most popular and well-known manga characters in Japan". Usagi influenced the hairstyle and personality of Misato Katsuragi from "Neon Genesis Evangelion", and of Gruier Serenity's anime version from "Bodacious Space Pirates". Sailor Moon was ranked 9th on IGN's "Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time "list. Rebecca Silverman, writing about the 2011 re-release of the "Sailor Moon" manga, felt that Usagi's initial hesitancy about whether she is good enough to be Sailor Moon added authenticity to her claim of being an "ordinary girl". Silverman states that along with Itazura na Kiss and Marmalade Boy, Usagi gave rise to an "unintelligent heroine" character type, but feels that even in the first volume, Usagi's determination sets her apart.
Heishiro Mitsurugi
Mitsurugi has become a fan favourite and even arguably most iconic character in the "Soulcalibur" series. He was initially received so well that the original plan for the sequel to "Soul Edge", codenamed ""Soul Edge 2"" (not to be mistaken with a later another project of the same working title that later became "Soulcalibur V"), was to have an all-new cast except only him. In a 2002 official poll by Namco prior to the release of "Soulcalibur II" regarding their favorite character, Mitsurugi placed ninth with 2.5% of the tally, tied with Siegfried. In a 2012 "battle royale" popularity contest of iconic fighting game characters in "Pembroke Daily Observer", he won against Iori Yagami but was defeated by Liu Kang. In another official Namco poll, 13 years later in 2015, Mitsurugi placed third overall as the most popular male character.
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is president of Okumura Foods and Haru Okumura's father. Growing up poor, Okumura transformed his family's small company into a multi-million-yen business and founded the popular Big Bang Burger fast-food chain. Because he mistreats his staff, he is the most popular suggested target on the Phantom Thieves' online poll.
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is introduced as the student ace; she holds the highest grades in her class, but is bullied by other students who are envious of her academic success. Her decision not to go to college worries the teachers and the student council. When she discovers her body-swapping powers with Yamada, the two resolve each other's problems in school; she begins to make friends and have a social life. Toranosuke Miyamura appoints her the president of the Supernatural Studies Club. After numerous adventures with Yamada, she eventually agrees to be his girlfriend. Later memories show she and Yamada had started dating since their first year in high school. She was first attracted to Yamada when she was isolated in high school and he called her out for being boring. She then accepted the role of the "Original Witch" who enabled the witch powers at the school, so she could be with Yamada, but at the cost of having everyone except for Yamada forget her and that she would forget him when she leaves school during her senior year. When she returns for graduation, Yamada's comment about her being boring again as well as later kissing Yamada enables her to recover her memories. Ten years later, she has become a successful businesswoman, but has been awaiting Yamada's marriage proposal. The final chapter covers their wedding, and some years later, talking with their two children about their story. She is portrayed by Mariya Nishiuchi in the drama series, and is voiced by Saori Hayami in Japanese and by Mikaela Krantz in English in the anime. At her panel at Anime Expo 2015, Yoshikawa said that Shiraishi was her favorite "Yamada-kun" character to draw, and that her favorite feature to draw was her hair.
Cinnamoroll
Cinnamoroll is the second most popular Sanrio character franchise next to Hello Kitty, somehow not what Sanrio had expected in such a short time. The popularity of Cinnamoroll and minor characters kicked off in 2005 to a "spinoff" called The Cinnamoangels which features Cinnamoroll's friend Mocha, Chiffon and Azuki. In 2011, Cinnamoroll got his own blog on the Japanese blogging and social networking website Ameba. In 2012, Cinnamoroll celebrated his 10th anniversary. To celebrate Cinnamoroll's 10th Anniversary Tokyo's Haneda Airport had a Cinnamoroll showcase showing fan taken photos and some original Cinnamoroll pictures. There is also a Cinnamoroll statue that can be seen outside Bandai Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Hoshin Engi
Taikoubou recruits Nataku, a human/weapon hybrid, and Raishinshi, a would-be vigilante, in his quest to hunt down Dakki. He is later joined by Youzen, the Tensai (Genius) Doushi of Kunlun and Kou Tenka, the son of the duke Kou Hiko. He also rides a talking 'hippopotamus' (actually a Reijuu) named Suppushan, who remains the most popular character of the series.
Iori Yagami
Iori has been very popular with video gamers. In "Gamest"'s 1996 Heroes Collection, Iori was ranked second in the poll Best Character from 1996. In an issue from 1997, Iori was voted as the staff's favorite character, claiming first place over fifty other characters. He received the same rank on Neo Geo Freak's website with 3,792 votes. In a 2005 poll conducted by SNK-Playmore USA, he was voted the fans' eighth-favorite character with 145 votes. Merchandising based on Iori, including figurines, key-chains and puzzles, has been released. Two scale figures based on Iori's original form and his "XIV" look have also been released. A replica of his "KOF XIV" coat was produced for merchandising.
OmPuff
Belmiro Hosi (born June 29, 1980) better known by his stage name as OmPuff is an Angolan–Namibian kwaito and hip hop musician who rose to widespread fame in 2005. He is one of the liveliest performers on the Namibian local scene. OmPuff signed to Mshasho Productions in 2006. He nicknamed himself Puffy after childhood hero Puff Daddy, (now Diddy). After doing more and more kwaito Puffy eventually became OmPuff, making it sound more African. OmPuff speaks fluent Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, Portuguese, and English.
Misa Yamamura
Misa Yamamura (, née August 25, 1934 - September 5, 1996) is a Japanese novelist and a mystery writer favored as the queen of both mystery novels and tricks in Japan, often compared to Agatha Christie. Her spouse is Takashi Yamamura, a painter and a retired high school teacher. Her younger brother is Hiroshi Kimura, a professor of Political Science and her daughter is Momiji Yamamura, an actress.
Rogue One
"Rogue One" introduced many new characters into the "Star Wars" mythology, with Chirrut Îmwe, played by Donnie Yen, and K-2SO, played by Alan Tudyk, being the most popular. Yen's performance, in particular, was also applauded by audiences worldwide. In a poll on the official "Star Wars" website in May 2017, in which more 30,000 people voted, Chirrut Îmwe was voted as the most popular "Rogue One" character.
Himari Noihara
Himari's character is voiced by Ami Koshimizu in the anime adaptation. She was chosen for the role during a series of interviews, then was photographed along with the other chosen cast for promotional shots. Koshimizu described her feelings about Himari in another interview when asked what she liked best. She said that while Himari has great mental abilities and can fight, she is still a girl who cares about various things. Koshimizu went on to say that it was difficult to "add or subtract" Himari's feelings about being a yōkai. In addition to voicing Himari, Koshimizu also sings the ending song called "BEAM my BEAM" after each episode.
Mario
Creator Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that Mario is his favorite out of all characters that he has created. "Electronic Gaming Monthly" gave Mario their "Coolest Mascot" award for 1996, calling him "an age-old friend." "Nintendo Power" listed Mario as their favorite hero, citing his defining characteristics as his mustache, red cap, plumbing prowess, and his mushrooms. In a poll conducted in 2008 by Oricon, Mario was voted the most popular video game character in Japan. GameDaily listed the "unlikely hero" on its top 25 video game archetypes, and used Mario as an example of this. It stated that in spite of the fact that he should have run out of energy through the first level, he kept going. Mario ranked fourth on GameDaily's top ten "Smash Bros." characters list. Mario was fourth on UGO's list of the "Top 100 Heroes of All Time". They also listed Mario's hat twenty-first on their list of "The Coolest Helmets and Headgear in Video Games", stating "there's always somebody at your Halloween party wearing one." CNET listed him first on its list of the "Top 5 video game characters". He was voted 100th in IGN's Top 100 Villains for his appearance in "Donkey Kong Junior", adding "This Mario is a total jerk, holding Donkey Kong Jr.'s dad hostage", and he has also been elected by GamesRadar as the 90th "most dastardly ne'er-do-wells" villain in video games in their "top 100".
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Yoichi Hiruma
Several publications for manga and anime have commented on Hiruma's character. Chris Beveridge from Mania.com stated that "the outlandish nature of Hiruma with his guns blazing gets old very quickly" and considered it a "downside" to the series. On the other hand, Ain't It Cool News' Scott Green said that "impish Hiruma starts out as a unique star." Mania.com's Jarred Pine noted that Hiruma is "so completely over-the-top and out of left field that I couldn't help laughing" and that his "rude, crude, and completely unpredictable" behavior "makes his character so damn enjoyable". Pine concluded that Hiruma's personality was "instantly memorable" and his "unpredictable nature" was responsible for making the story "so enjoyable". The contrast with "Sena's hard effort and Hiruma's trickery and devilish nature" was also praised by Pine. Writing for Anime News Network (ANN), Carlo Santos praised Hiruma's character design as "imaginative" with his "lanky" and "demon-like appearance" and additionally commented that "despite his sheer ruthlessness, it's hard not to laugh as Hiruma enthusiastically resorts to blackmail in recruiting students for the team". Erin Finnegan of ANN also noted the "demonic-looking" aspect of Hiruma, saying he is "like a predecessor of Ozu from "The Tatami Galaxy" with a love of football". ANN's Zac Bertschy called Hiruma the "most fun" character insofar, making note of his "brash, menacing and ultimately passionate" personality and that "in a sense, Hiruma turns the 'kindly old coach-come-mentor who helps the hero along' cliché on its ear". Chris Homer of The Fandom Post considered Hiruma "the most memorable part of the show", saying he is "everyone's favourite and most memorable character". Partly because of his "sheer insanity", demonstrated by his recruiting methods, and partly because of the fact he gradually shows care and trusts for the team Homer wrote that "he is an instantly memorable character" and "so unique in this show (and any show for that matter)".
Usagi Yojimbo
Several of the characters in Usagi's world are inspired by or make reference to samurai movies. Usagi's former lord is named Mifune, which is a nod to Toshiro Mifune, an actor who starred in countless classic Samurai films. Gen, the rhino bounty hunter, was inspired by the characters made famous by Toshiro Mifune in the samurai films "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". Zato-Ino, the Blind Swordspig, is a reference and tribute to the film character of Zatoichi. The story arc "Lone Goat and Kid" features an assassin who wanders with his son in a babycart, referring to the film/manga series, "Lone Wolf and Cub". Most significantly, the main character's name, Miyamoto Usagi, is a play on "Miyamoto Musashi", Japan's most famous historical samurai and the author of "The Book of Five Rings", and "Usagi" the Japanese language word for "rabbit" (The story notes for one volume also cite as an influence Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy, which features Miyamoto Musashi as a protagonist.) His friend Tomoe Ame, a feline samurai, is inspired by the female samurai Tomoe Gozen. The storyline "The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy" includes elements reminiscent of the classic Akira Kurosawa films "The Seven Samurai" and "The Hidden Fortress", particularly the way that Usagi collects various allies to raid an evil lord's fortress.
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The normal form of Kurama is voiced by Megumi Ogata in Japanese, while his demon form is voiced by Shigeru Nakahara. He is voiced by John Burgmeier in Funimation's English dub, by David Hayter in Anime Works's dub of the first film, and by Chris Orbach in Central Park Media's dub of the second film. Kurama was Ogata's first voice acting role. She stated that while auditioning it was a requirement by the anime's production company that the character's voice sound like a 17-year old male but also like that of a member of Takarazuka Revue, an all-female musical theatre group that portrays both men and women. Kurama is a popular character with fans, coming in third and second place in the series' first two popularity polls. He came in second in the American "Shonen Jump" poll. In "Animage"s Anime Grand Prix, he was ranked as the third most popular male anime character of 1993 and the most popular male character in both 1994 and 1995. His alternate demon form was ranked sixteenth in 1994. Demon Kurama additionally won About.com's "Best Supporting Character" in its 2005 Anime Award Show. Kurama was also ranked the third best male anime character of the 1990s by "Newtype".
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune has long been a popular figure in Japanese literature and culture due to his appearance as the main character in the third section of the Japanese literary classic "Heike Monogatari (Tale of the Heike)". The Japanese term for "sympathy for a tragic hero", , comes from Yoshitsune's title "Kurō Hōgan" (), which he received from the Imperial Court.
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is the main protagonist of the series and is a five-year-old Heian era prince. Born to a noble family in Fairy World (妖精界 "Yōsei Kai") in the Heian era, he is both spoiled and whimsical. Despite his age, he speaks politely and refers to himself as "Maro" (麿) and other people as "Sochi" (そち). He ends most of his sentences with the archaic polite copulas "de ojaru" (でおじゃる), "ka no" (かの), "nou" (のう), "ja" (じゃ), "ja no" (じゃの), or "no ja" (のじゃ). Additionally, he occasionally ends his sentences with "tetamo" (てたも), an archaic variant of "kudasai" (ください) used by Heian aristocrats. During the beginning of the series, he gets time-warped over to modern Japan through the Full Moon Road, meets a young boy named Kazuma, and lives with his family. Later in the series, he time-warps back and forth between the present time and the Heian era through the full moon's reflection at the Moonlight Pond. He often relaxes on his 3 piece set, which consists of a pedestal, a Byōbu, and an armrest, and hates to use his energy. His favorite food is pudding and first tried it when Ai made it for him. He has a powerful scepter in his possession, which he stole from Great King Enma in the beginning of the series and refuses to return it. He wears a fourth-dimensional tate-eboshi cap, which he stores things in and in some cases can warp him into another world. He has aquaphobia and is afraid of his fiancée, Princess Okame. He tends to exclaim "Oja" (おじゃ) when surprised, confused, or getting someone's attention and "Ojazozo" (おじゃぞぞ) whenever he sees Okame. He is in love with Otome-sensei. Unlike most of the characters in the series, he does not address to the people he knows with honorifics, except for Ai, Komachi, and Otome.
Gin Ichimaru
In both the 2nd and 3rd popularity polls, Ichimaru placed 5th. However, like Renji Abarai, he missed the top 10 of the most recent poll, being replaced with newer characters like Grimmjow Jeagerjaques and Ulquiorra Cifer. Gin was among the 4 "Bleach" characters to make the top 100 list in "Newtype" Japan's 2007 list of the most popular anime characters. Tite Kubo remarked in a 2004 "Shōnen Jump" character commentary that Gin's popularity, especially among women, was a great surprise to him, as he had attempted to make Gin creepy and offputting in appearance.