Japan Chooses Favorite Anime Characters

On May 26th the Japanese Kore ga Nihon no Best 100 television program broadcast its list of the Top 100 Anime Ever, as selected by Japanese viewers. On July 7th the program followed up its May program with a new viewer compiled list of the Top 100 Anime Characters Ever. (Please excuse any possible translation errors. Our kanji translation is quite poor.)

001. Doraemon
002. Son Goku (Dragonball)
003. Totoro
004. Lupin the 3rd
005. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam)
006. Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
007. Asakura Minami (Touch)
008. Lum (Urusei Yatsura)
009. Bakabon’s father (Tensai Bakabon)
010. Norimaki Arale (Dr. Slump)
011. Joe Yabuki (Ashita no Joe)
012. Heidi (Heidi of the Alps)
013. Nausicaa
014. Sakura Momoko (Chibi Maruko-chan)
015. Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
016. Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)
017. Chihiro (Spirited Away)
018. Edogawa Conan (Detective Conan)
019. Candy (Candy Candy)
020. Tsubasa (Captain Tsubasa)
021. Kiki (Kiki’s Delivery Service)
022. Hisashi Mitsui (Slam Dunk)
023. Susumu Kodai (Space Cruiser Yamato)
024. Ryu Saeba (City Hunter)
025. Pyontadasu (Dokonjo Gaeru)
026. Toru Rikiishi (Ashita no Joe)
027. Sakuragi Hanamichi (Slam Dunk)
028. Himura Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin)
029. Mazinger-Z
030. Maetel (Galaxy Express 999)
031. Amuro Rei (Mobile Suit Gundam)
032. Ryoutsu Kankichi (Kochira Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo)
033. Moomin
034. Nohara Shinnosuke (Crayon Shin-chan)
035. Conan (Future Boy Conan)
036. Ayanami Rei (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
037. Blackjack
038. Inokuma Yawara (Fashionable Judo Girl Yawara!)
039. Daizaemon Kaze (Inakappe Taisho)
040. Akubi-chan (Hakushon Daimaoh)
041. Tonoma Kazuto(Dokaben)
042. Condor Joe (Gatchaman)
043. Toru Honda (Fruits Basket)
044. Mine Fujiko (Lupin the 3rd)
045. Tetsuro Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999)
046. Daimaoh (Hakushon Daimaoh)
047. Saotome Ranma (Ranma 1/2)
048. Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
049. Rukawa Kaede (Slam Dunk)
050. Hyuma Hoshi (Kyojin no Hoshi)
051. Jyian (Doraemon)
052. Ishikawa Goemon (Lupin the 3rd)
053. Anne (Anne of Green Gables)
054. Lufy D. Monkey (One Piece)
055. Q-taro (Obake no Q-Taro)
056. Eyeball Father (Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro)
057. Taro Yamada (Dokaben)
058. Sazae-san
059. Anpanman
060. Inspector Zenigata (Lupin the 3rd)
061. Atom (Tetsuwan Atom)
062. Anthony (Candy Candy)
063. Inuyasha
064. Sally (Magical Witch Sally)
065. Onitarou (Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro)
066. Eagle Ken (Gatchaman)
067. Triton (Triton of the Sea)
068. Akko-chan (Himitsu no Akko-chan)
069. Otonashi Kyoko (Maison Ikkoku)
070. Ramen-Man (Kinnikuman)
071. Nobita Nobi (Doraemon)
072. Raideen (Yuusha Raideen)
073. Urameshi Yusuke (Yu Yu Hakusho)
074. Boyakki (Yatterman)
075. Harlock (Space Pirate Captain Harlock)
076. Ten (Urusei Yatsura)
077. Ikari Shinji (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
078. Paaman 1 (Paaman)
079. Sailor Moon
080. Hamutaro (Tottoko Hamutaro)
081. Nyanko-sensei (Inakappe Taisho)
082. Oka Hiromi (Aim for the Ace)
083. Tetsujin 28
084. Tatsuya Uesugi (Touch)
085. Melmo (Fushigi na Melmo)
086. Juzo Okita (Space Cruiser Yamato)
087. Oscar (Rose of Versailles)
088. Kaibutsu-kun
089. LunLun (Hana no Ko LunLun)
090. Cyborg 009
091. Rascal (Araiguma Rascal)
092. Devilman
093. Jigen Daisuke (Lupin the 3rd)
094. Piccolo (Dragonball)
095. Wakamatsu Miyuki (Miyuki)
096. Kinnikuman
097. Hanamura Benio (Haikara-san ga Tooru)
098. Korojya (Kiteretsu Daihyakka)
099. LuLuLu’s uncle (Tensai Bakabon)
100. Hatori-kun (Ninja Hatori-kun)

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