Speaking of “inventor character”? 3rd place: “Dr.STONE” Ishigami Senku, 2nd place: “My Hero Academia”, 1st place: “2025 Edition”

April 18th is Inventor’s Day.
This is an anniversary of the promulgation of the exclusive patent ordinance, the predecessor to the Patent Act, on the same day in 1885.

Many characters feature unique inventions in anime and games.Creating innovative devices one after another, terrifying humanity with terrifying devices, fighting by using inventions to fight themselves, and using the technology of future people and otherworldly people.And there are various ways to draw it.

■A huge gathering of famous inventors!

No. 1

First place is Dr. Agasa from Detective Conan. The approval rating was approximately 21%, marking the top spot for the second year in a row.

Readers have said, “Among people who know Conan’s true identity, Dr. Agasa is probably the most reliable person. Without a bow tie-shaped voice-over, he cannot make a mystery on behalf of Kogoro, and there are countless perpetrators caught with kick-up power-increasing shoes. Unexpected items such as telescopic suspenders are also very useful in movies.” “From a child, Dr. Agasa has a strong image. Not only Conan’s inventions, but he also makes detective team batches for the Boys Detectives, and he is a guardian to the members.” The protagonist’s encouraging ally ranked.

On April 18th, his latest film, Detective Conan: One-Eyed Afterimage, was released nationwide. The movie version is also well known for its Doctor’s quiz corner, so what kind of questions will be asked this year?

No. 2

Second place is the introduction of “My Hero Academia.”. The approval rating was around 9%, up from third place last year.

Hatomeaki is a first-year student at UAE High School. He is affiliated with the Support Department, which assists the heroes in their abilities. Readers have said, “My inventions are called “babys” and never stop inventing under any circumstances! Once the switch is turned on, I get passionate about making babies and forget about bathing,” and “As a student in the Support Department, I produce a variety of inventions. During the sports festival, I equipped Iida with inventions and presenting,” which is why not only inventing but also her active appeal.
The spin-off of “My Hero Academia” “Vigirante – My Hero Academia ILLEGALS” is currently airing. “FINAL SEASON” will also begin airing in October.

No. 3

Third place is Ishigami Chikuo from “Dr.STONE”. The approval rating was about 8%, and it entered the top three from fourth place last year.

Ishigami Senku is a science boy who rebuilds a world where humanity has turned into stone and civilization has been destroyed. “In a world where everything is lost, it’s a cheat-level way to create clothes, weapons, and vehicles!” Their support was gained for their knowledge beyond ordinary people and their attitude of overcoming adversity.

Chrome also ranked 9th. “Even though he has no scientific knowledge unlike Senku, he inspires waterwheels and drills from scratch. His incredible imagination is so impressive that even Senku can’t help but impress Senku,” his reliable friends are also praised. The second season of “Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE” is scheduled to air from July 2025.

■We’ll introduce other comments!

“Project Sekai Colorful Stage!” feat. Hatsune Miku’s God“He’s a genius director and an inventor of Wonderlands x Showtime. But he likes the crazy nature of his work, such as exploding schools and creating the AI ​​robot Nenerobo.”
“Kochika Kameari Park Mae Hakusho, Katsushika Ward”“Nakagawa’s mentor during his university days. In the anime, he is portrayed as a mad scientist character, and he often invents medicines and rejuvenating candies to become an invisible man, and often uses Ryo-san as his experimental table.”

“Puniru is a cute slime” by Dr. MadoHe wrote, “A middle school teacher who created the slime-life jelly from squirting extract. He thought he was a mad scientist, but he was surprisingly a loving wife. But he was expelled from the academic conference because he didn’t pay the membership fee, and he also had a strangely stingy side to him.”
“One Piece” Dr. Vegapunk“A genius scientist who was known by name as the world’s largest man with the brains. When he finally appeared in the Egg Head arc, I was surprised at how genius was beyond my imagination,” and there was also a vote on the title that attracted attention when the Egg Head arc resumed broadcasting.

The 2025 edition lists a large number of characters who support the story with inventions. The top rankings are characters with titles that have made new moves this year, which are particularly noticeable.
Don’t miss out on the top 10 on the next page!

■Top 5 Rankings

[“発明家キャラ”といえば？ 2025年版]
1st place: Dr. Agasa “Detective Conan”
2nd place: Hatomeaki “My Hero Academia”
3 Shiji Chikook “Dr.STONE”
4th place: Godly Life “Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku
5th place: Kajii Motojiro “Bungo Stray Dogs”
5th place: Kawashiro’s Touhou Project

(Answer period: April 8 to April 11, 2025)

Next page: Rankings up to 10th place is revealed

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*This survey is part of a survey of readers’ awareness of “interest and attention to current anime works and characters.” Regarding the outcome, we do not intend to determine whether or not the best of any character or work. We hope that this article will help you learn about new works and characters, as well as play a part in helping you deepen your understanding and interest.

{Takahashi Katsunori}