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.
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
That poll is rigged…
What the hell? Lacus finally went down?