Speaking of the “sister” character? 3rd place “The Quintessential Quintuplets” Ichika Nakano, 2nd place “Gintama” Tae Shimura, 1st place “As expected of the karate club captain!” <24th edition>

December 6th is “Sister’s Day”.
It is the anniversary of the death of St. Nicholas of Myra, who is said to be the model for Santa Claus, and its origin comes from the story of how he saved three poor sisters.

There are many older sister characters in anime and games as well.She cares about her younger brothers and sisters, is lazy even though she is older, and is admired by many people because of her older sister-like personality.And there are many different ways to draw it.

■A lineup of older sister characters that are loved by everyone!

No. 1

1st place goes to Mouri Ran from “Detective Conan”. The approval rating was approximately 18%, an increase from 3rd place last year.

“Although she’s not Conan-kun’s real older sister, she lives with him and is called Ran-nee-chan, and she also takes care of the members of the Detective Boys and is like a guardian.” I don’t feel safe at all. As expected from the karate club captain!” said the older sister who is both kind and strong. There were many votes not only from Japan but also from overseas.
Akemi Miyano ranks in a tie for 20th place. “I was trying to protect my younger sister Shiho (Ai Haibara), who was born in a criminal organization, with my life and get her to leave the organization.Ai also saw a lot of her older sister in Ran, and she became an opportunity for him to open up to her. Because it is a long-running series, there are many older sister characters.

No. 2

2nd place goes to Tae Shimura from “Gintama”. The approval rating was approximately 11%, dropping one place from last year’s top spot.

“The strongest and deadliest older sister! I love Otae-san, who has protected the dojo with her little brother and always has a smile on her face.” and “When it comes to older sister characters, it’s definitely Otae-san! She has lived by supporting each other with her younger brother Shinpachi.” She’s a wonderful older sister, but she also takes care of Kagura-chan, and I feel like she’s everyone’s older sister.”I received a comment saying that she is the one who protects the place where Yorozuya returns. Masu. Some readers said, “I’m looking forward to seeing a different older sister side in Ginpachi Sensei” and were looking forward to the spin-off “3rd Year Z Class Ginpachi Sensei” to be aired in 2025.

No. 3

3rd place is Ichika Nakano from “The Quintessential Quintuplets”. The approval rating is around 5%, which is a drop from 2nd place last year, but it remains in the top 3.

“As the eldest of the quintuplet sisters, I’ve been keeping the other four together since I was little. We’re actually the same age, but the fact that I work as an actress also makes me look like an older sister.” and “Futarou says that I’m lazy. Although she has a loose side that could be considered a “big sister”, she tries her best to be like the eldest daughter.She acts like a real sister to Fuutarou, which makes her a great older sister character.” I am an older sister who has four younger sisters. Although she sometimes gets out of control, she gained popularity because of how she does her best for her younger sisters.

■Introducing other comments!

“My neighbor Arya sometimes blurts out in Russian” Masha“I love my younger sister Aarya.When she was hypnotized in episode 9, she patted my head and was a good girl, and she was more like my mother.The pouty face she showed in episode 10 was also cute.”
“Yozakura Family’s Great Strategy” Yozakura Two Blades“The eldest daughter of the Yozakura family, a spy family. She is the spiritual support of the Yozakura family in place of the eldest son, Kyoichiro, who is a first-class spy but has a difficult personality.Although she is petite in stature, she is excellent in physical techniques. She is a reliable older sister character whose fighting style is cool.”

“An angel descended upon me! ” Miyako Hoshino“The first thing that came to my mind when I heard about the older sister character was Mya-nee. She’s shy and sloppy compared to her active younger sister Hinata, but she’s the best part of this work!”
“Ranma 1/2” Kasumi TendouThe title of the current broadcast says, “She’s gentle, good at cooking, and kind…the perfect older sister! This is the first anime adaptation in 30 years, and Kikuko Inoue’s unchanged older sister voice continues to soothe me.” There were also votes.

In this survey, the results showed that characters who are loved not only by their younger brothers and sisters, but also by various people like older sisters, stand out. There are many older sisters who are strong or kind, and are worthy of being relied on.
Don’t miss the top 20 on the next page!

■Ranking top 10

[“姉”キャラといえば？ 2024年版]
1st place Mouri Ran “Detective Conan”
2 Myo Shimura “Gintama”
3rd place Ichika Nakano “The Quintessential Quintuplets”
4th place Kanae Kocho “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”
5th place Momiji Ozaki “Bungo Stray Dogs”
6th place Remilia Scarlet “Touhou Project”
7th place Regina Mercedes “Magic Sword User of Seiken Academy”
8th place Saeko Tanaka “Haikyu!!”
8th place Mariya Mikhailovna Kujo (Masha) “Alya-san from next door sometimes blurts out in Russian”
8th place Ram “Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World”

(Response period: November 26 to November 28, 2024)

Next page: Ranking up to 20th place released

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*This survey is part of a survey of our readers’ awareness regarding their “interest in and attention to current anime works and characters.” Regarding the results, we do not intend to judge the superiority or inferiority of any character or work. We hope that this article will give you a new opportunity to learn about the work and characters, and help you deepen your understanding and interest.

《Katsunori Takahashi》