The regular monthly character rankings poll results from the August issue of Newtype have come out, with the rankings for Female characters being especially interesting this month.
The new Evangelion and Haruhi releases have naturally propelled their leading ladies even higher than their already lofty usual spots, but the big surprise this month is K-ON!’s dojikko Yui Hirasawa taking over the bustier Mio‘s place as the highest ranked K-ON! character.
Newtype August 2009 Female Character Rankings
1. Asuka Langley Shikinami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
2. Yui Hirasawa (K-ON!)
3. Mio Akiyama (K-ON!)
4. Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
5. Nagato Yuki (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
6. C.C. (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)
7. Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
8. Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier)
9. Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)
10. Kuniko Houjou (Shangri-La)
Asuka’s #1 spot (under her new name) is not a surprise given her recent debut in the new Evangelion movie, and Rei of course has graced more of these character poll rankings than any other anime character in history.
Nagato and Haruhi’s positions are also a given as the second series is well underway, which gives us the amusing sight of the two ice queen sisters Rei and Nagato side by side.
However, the other Kyoani show on the Top 10 provides a surprising turnabout from expectations with Yui surpassing Mio in popularity!
Yui’s charms are definitely considerable, as her album cover from the Oricon chart-topping image singles shows in excellent detail, but her spot still comes off a stark surprise to many.
For comparison’s sake, here are last month’s Female character rankings:
Newtype July 2009 Female Character Rankings
As is normal, many of the same faces can be seen that appeared in the August version – in case you’re confused about Lacus appearing here, she (and other Rie Tanaka characters) have always been very popular on these sort of lists.
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Why do people still care about Asuka?Crazy bitch -___-;
Ultimate wiiiiiiiiiiiin
Asuka is a moron, though.
finally! and she's annoying too :P
Yui FTW~
ALL HAIL QUEEN ASUKA!!!
asuka has a penis, you've all been fooled for way too long.
No! you just like to imagine me that way, like in your little jerk-off fantasies you have of me. You make Shinji look macho~ honestly.
YOU DON'T FUCKING MESS WITH GEE-TAH.
Yui beats Mio? What blasphemy is this?!?!
*Yui T-Bags Mio, then yells...*
"I'm the Juggernaut, BIIIIITCH!!!!"
Awesome, so glad Riza's on it. She kicks ass.
Some of the others are a little too passive for my tastes but fuck yeah on some of them =w=
I will never understand the fascination toward characters like Yuki and Rei, to be honest. Saying they lack personality is a bit of an understatement, if you ask me.
"It's quiet...almost too quiet."
1. Birdy Ciphon
And period. Nobody beats the awesomness of Birdy.
so azu-nyan isn't in the top 10 ~_~ well i prefer mio xD too bad she's only 3rd xD
I cannot express how happy I am that Mikuru is not on this list. ^^
This is a fucking terrible list. Even worst than top tier ranking characters at saimoe.
I'm slowly losing faith in my fellow otaku.
GOOD! FUCK Mio...
Fuck YOU
If he is Mio then fuck him
pic : Yui, noooo! Why'd you kill them?! T.T
oh noes! Winry disappeared from the top 10! T.T
"Today is a very sad day..." lol.
Yui > Mio?
...maybe people think that she's cuter?
What the hell? Lacus finally went down?
Yui was always much better than Mio, hands down.
Yui was always my favorite :3.
Lots of my favorite characters on here too. I approve of this list.
That poll is rigged...
I haven't been able to think of C.C. as attractive ever since this one well-executed cosplay.
everything was perfect except the man inside the costume =_=
Well I'm a little confused to say the least. As someone who have never seen Evangelion I can't speak beyond character appearances for the Asuka and Rei which in that case I wouldn’t even have them on this list of top 10. Personally last month looked far better and accurate. Seeing Mio ahead of Yui last month and Yui ahead of Mio this month doesn’t bother me as I pretty much like the characters equally and see them as a tie for second place. C.C. at #1 is how it should be and Haruhi higher up on the list is always a good thing as well.
Seeing how most of the list reflects off the spring anime season I’m curious as to whom the list will consist of next month. As long as I see Horo on there we’re good to go.
Yeah the tsundera queen is back and taken her rightful place and Sheryl still on the list is a plus, no Kallen is a minus
They'll all be forgotten in six months. You heard it here first!
Nausicaa was in first place on the Animage fan charts for over Seventeen(17) years!
Perhaps because they stayed in the limelight for such a short time, it's possible that they may disappear in said time. But you never know.
Love C.C
Yep, that picture confirms that that little sweet innocent girl was filled with bile and loathing for being knocked down the fan list for too long. She has found what use would be for that guitar finally.
She must of been chasing them after crushing the skulls of the other two girls in that karaoke bar...
hahaha, EPIC POST
I Agree with you LOL XD
THIS
IS
BLASPHEMY!
THIS IS MADNESS!!! LELOUCH SHOULD BE THE QUEEN OF ALL FEMALE CHARACTER!!!
you know what they said , the truth always truth , and that fact is the truth for ya~ *have a treat~!*
Asuka sucks
die you tsundere whore
*by ayanami-tard*
Fuck you
tsundere ftw.
Easy there, Asuka had a tough childhood.
"Ohai mom, wut are u doin' up there so high?"
”She's so hiiiigh~, high above me, she's so lovely~"
ROFL
Well duh she's my waifu after all.
you mean your hand?
on that Australian whaling video, i think they missed the point lol. Yes also we are all ignorantS in australia. Why do they need to kill more ENdangered whales? Wtf is coming out of their "scientific" studys? "Well guys it might take a few more 1000 whales but i think we can say that yes, harpoons are an effective weapon against whales". "What next? umm bigger harpoons! what to do with the leftovers? err drrrrr this is a cover up, we are just doing this to sell whale meat, i mean... eh who a fuck".
sorry,, YOU PHAIL!!
You didn't even manage to get this in the right post...
...
Tabbed browsing, perhaps?
What you stupid? Of course Asuka is most popular! She beats out wonder-girl, Haruhi, and those K-ON girls. Anime attitude is all about Asuka!
Okay, except for that one guy below me.
Who me?
There is a whole world under there.
No, i'm referring to that ayanami-tard named ???..
Wait whut, what are doing under my computer desk?
Stealing your internetz... :3
No way, i'm using wireless. There's no dial-up cables under my desk.. :3
Nobody is complaining about her incredible spot, dude. Stop making nostalgic anime fans sound like annoying childish oldschool fanboys.