To celebrate Toyonaga Toshiyuki’s birthday! What is your favorite character? 3rd place: “Haikyu!!” Shirabu Kenjiro, 2nd place: “Bunst” Tanizaki Junichiro, 1st place: “2025 Edition”

From 2024 to 2025, he appeared in various works, including “Mekhaude,” “My Wife Has Emotions,” “WIND BREAKER,” and “Your Forma.” He is also active as an artist, and there is a “Toyonaga Toshiyuki Birthday ENENT & LIVE” scheduled for April 20th.
Therefore, with the hopes of celebrating Toyonaga Toshiyuki’s birthday, we continued from last year to conduct a reader survey titled “Which character do you like the best of all?” We received responses from 287 people during the survey period from April 15th to April 19th.
The gender ratio is approximately 15% for men and 85% for women, with the main focus being women. The age group was approximately 45% under 19 years old, and approximately 15% were in their 20s and 30s.

No. 1

First place is Katsui Yuri from “Yuri!!! on ICE”.. Approval rating was around 13%, marking the top spot for the second year in a row.

“You might think he’s a bit timid as a figure skater who fights around the world, but he’s actually very proud and competitive. At the same time, he also has a subtlety, so he showed a variety of faces like a kaleidoscope,” “Yuri, who had lost confidence, met coach Victor and became stronger and more flexible with each passing episode,” and “Even though his feelings are not spoken carefully, Toyonaga Toshiyuki’s careful acting shows you how you feel right now.” I’m really glad that Toyonaga played Yuuri.” Many readers have said that they became fans as a result of the free stream this year.

No. 2

Second place is Tanizaki Junichiro from Bungo Stray Dogs. The approval rating was about 12%, and this was second place for the second year in a row.

“She’s usually an unreliable older brother who is laid against her younger sister Naomi’s butt, but when her younger sister is in danger, she becomes more reassuring than anyone else. She likes switching between the switches,” and “Even though she has a gentle personality, when it comes to Naomi, she suddenly has a serious voice. She is a luxurious character that allows you to enjoy Toyonaga’s diverse plays.” Attention is attracting attention for her performance with a distinctive look. This is a ranking of popular works that are currently under construction in preparation for the 10th anniversary of the anime.

No. 3

The third place is Shirabu Kenjiro from “Haikyu!!”. The approval rating was around 11%, up from fourth place last year.

Shirabu Kenjiro is a setter for the Shiratorizawa Academy volleyball club. Readers also mentioned his relationship with his respected senior, saying, “I was impressed by how he joined the club because he admired the strongest spyker, Ushijima Wakatoshi, and achieved his goal of tossing to him,” and “Although he has a calm personality, he is passionate about volleyball, and has been extremely hardworking, winning regular roles in general admission rather than sports recommendations. I’m attracted to his attitude of becoming an inconspicuous setter for Ushijima in games.” The production of the theatrical version and special anime has been decided for this work.

■We’ll introduce other comments!

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai pop“The pop, which was unreliable at first, eventually became a talented person who could remember his name by the Great Demon King. I was impressed by Tominaga’s detailed performance of his growth process.”

“Mobile Suit Gundam AGE” Frit Asno“The main character of Part 1. I still remember the scene where he lost his precious people in the war and expressed his anger, saying, “Life is not a toy!!”

“WIND BREAKER” by Kiryu Miki“They’re fighting so strong that you’d never imagined from their pink hair and cute way of speaking! The characters and voices are perfect and the atmosphere is amazing!!”

Roses of Versailles AndreThe song also featured a single word with love and compassion for her childhood friend Oscar. Each song has a different colour, but the solo song “Ravine” is truly expressing his hidden passion and is impressive.” The title of the film was released this year.

In the 2025 edition, popular characters show strength, while new characters also ranked. Particularly, the roles that need to be captured in the inner subtlety are noticeable.
Don’t miss out on the top 20 on the next page!

■Top 10 Rankings

[豊永利行さんが演じた中で一番好きなキャラクターは？ 2025年版]
1st place: Katsui Yuri “Yuri!!! on ICE”
2nd place: Tanizaki Junichiro “Bungo Stray Dogs”
3rd place: Shirabu Kenjiro “Haikyu!!”
4th place Andre Grandier, “The Rose of Versailles” (2025)
5 Kinishi Koji 『B-PROJECT』
5th place: Kiryu Miki “WIND BREAKER”
7 〈キ/Cheng Hou『Time Agent-LINK CLICK-』
7th place Pop “Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai” (2020)
9th place: Irie Shoichi “Kaikyo Hitman REBORN!”
9th place: Kiyose Haiji “The wind is blowing strong”
9 Shiina Asahi “Free!”
9 Yado Nokami Nayuta “Paradox Live”

(Reply period: April 15th to April 19th, 2025)

Next page: Rankings up to 20th place is revealed

Other survey topics currently being accepted can be found here! Please tell me what you think.＞＞https://anime-i.net/special/1898/recent/

*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}