A ranking of the most popular male anime characters for the years 2000-2010 compiled by anime rag Newtype puts Lelouch Lamperouge squarely at the top of the list.
The ranking:
1. Lelouch vi Britannia / Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
2. Kira Yamato (Gundam SEED)
3. Athrun Zala (Gundam SEED)
4. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
6. Echizen Ryoma (Prince of Tennis)
7. Shibuya Yuuri (Kyou Kara Maou)
8. Sakata Gintoki (Gintama)
9. Sagara Sousuke (Full Metal Panic)
10. Hei (Darker Than Black)
See also the corresponding ranking for females.
Why Lelouch is number 1! Because is smarter than Light/Kira and knows how to pilot a badass mecha and unlike Kira, lelouch acomplished all his objectives while Kira died like a little bitch begging for his life… That’s why Lelouch is number 1 while the other faggots are not even on the list. Why isn’t Kamina not in the list? … That’s a good question.
where the hell is kamina?
Wohoooooo lelouch is no 1
This list is top 10 popular men, not top 10 manly men.
WTF NO EIKICHI ONIZUKA?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
GTO made it into 2000 right?