The December issue of NewType has updated the popular magazine’s esteemed character rankings, influenced heavily by the new Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio movie as numerous characters from the series make an appearance on the list.
The male ranking:
1. Gunzou Chihaya (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza)
2. Kirito (Sword Art Online II)
3. Archer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
4. Araragi Koyomi (Monogatari)
5. Producer (The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls)
6. Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
7. Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
8. Kira Yamato (Gundam SEED)
9. Saitama (One Punch Man)
The female ranking:
1. Iona/I-401 (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza)
2. Takao (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza)
3. Saber (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
4. Kongo (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza)
5. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online II)
6. Umaru Doma (Himouto! Umaru-chan)
7. Rin Shibuya (The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls)
8. Rin Tohsaka (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
9. Nao Tomori (Charlotte)
10. Kudelia Aina Bernstein (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
JoJo and Space Dandy not in the Top 10 males. This list must be invalid.
I love Iona, but hate that she is 2D CG. It really ruins the feel that proper anime should be.
Ichinose Hajime should be on the list
Ah, thank goodness for this list. I was seriously worried for a second there that NewType fans might have grown some opinions of their own, or that they would have discovered characters with actual depth that isn’t stapled onto their chests like two water balloons.
I don’t give s♥♥t about these polls, but I have to say that Iona is so fucking adorable. She has the perfect body!
Now excuse me while I spend some quality time in private…