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One Piece's Luffy, DB's Goku Top Fuji TV's Anime/Tokusatsu Hero Poll
posted on by Egan Loo
Fuji TV aired a special 1 Oku 3 Sen Man-Nin ga Erabu Anime & Tokusatsu Hero & Heroine Best 50 (Top 50 Animated and Live-Action Special-Effects Heroes and Heroines, As Chosen by 130 Million People) program on Thursday evening. The program's title is somewhat exaggerated; Japan's entire population is just under 130 million, and the survey asked 14,000 people. Here are the top 50 heroes and top 50 heroines:
| Rank | Hero | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Golgo 13 | |
| 49 | Bem (Yōkai Ningen Bem) | |
| 48 | Spider-Man | |
| 47 | Joe Shimamura (Cyborg 009) | |
| 46 | Kaede Rukawa (Slam Dunk) | |
| 45 | Harlock (Space Pirate Captain Harlock) | |
| 44 | Akarenger (Himitsu Sentai Gorenger) | |
| 43 | Kamen Rider Black | |
| 42 | Akakage (Kamen no Ninja Akakage) | |
| 41 | Shinnosuke Nohara (Crayon Shin-chan) | |
| 40 | Gan-chan (Yatterman) | |
| 39 | Koji Kabuto (Mazinger Z) | |
| 38 | Kamen Rider V3 | |
| 37 | Goemon Ishikawa (Lupin III) | |
| 36 | Kira Yamato (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) | |
| 35 | Retsu Ichijōji (Space Sheriff Gavan) | |
| 34 | Ken the Eagle (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) | |
| 33 | Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) | |
| 32 | Gekkō Kamen | |
| 31 | Ultraman Tarō | |
| 30 | Kamen Rider Kabuto | |
| 29 | Conan (Future Boy Conan) | |
| 28 | Kamen Rider Kūga | |
| 27 | Kinnikuman | |
| 26 | Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III) | |
| 25 | Tetsurō Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999) | |
| 24 | Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin) | |
| 23 | Tuxedo Kamen (Sailor Moon) | |
| 22 | Kamen Rider Den-O | |
| 21 | Akira Fudō (Devilman) | |
| 20 | Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion) | |
| 19 | Hanamichi Sakuragi (Slam Dunk) | |
| 18 | Anpanman (Soreike! Anpanman) | |
| 17 | Naoto Date (Tiger Mask) | |
| 16 | Ryō Saeba (City Hunter) | |
| 15 | Amuro Ray (Mobile Suit Gundam) | |
| 14 | Susumu Kodai (Space Battleship Yamato) | |
| 13 | Tatsuya Uesugi (Touch) | |
| 12 | Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam) | |
| 11 | Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star) | |
| 10 | Joe Yabuki (Ashita no Joe) | |
| 9 | Hoshi Hyūma (Kyojin no Hoshi) | |
| 8 | Atom (Mighty Atom/Astroboy) | |
| 7 | Ultraman | |
| 6 | Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan) | |
| 5 | Ultra Seven | |
| 4 | Kamen Rider 1 (Kamen Rider) | |
| 3 | Lupin III | |
| 1 | Son Goku (Dragon Ball, tie) | |
| 1 | Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece, tie) |
| Rank | Heroine |
|---|---|
| 50 | Kaoru (City Hunter) |
| 49 | Nana Osaki (Nana) |
| 48 | Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service) |
| 47 | Kyōko Otonashi (Maison Ikkoku) |
| 46 | Dokin-chan (Soreike! Anpanman) |
| 45 | Francoise Arnoul (Cyborg 009) |
| 44 | Akane Tendō (Ranma ½) |
| 43 | Snow White |
| 42 | Lum (Urusei Yatsura) |
| 41 | Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) |
| 40 | Saki Asamiya (Sukeban Deka) |
| 39 | Maya Kitajima (Glass Mask) |
| 38 | Megu Kanzaki (Majokko Megu-chan) |
| 37 | Sara Crewe (A Little Princess Sara) |
| 36 | Bijinder (Kikaider-01) |
| 35 | Uran (Mighty Atom/Astroboy) |
| 34 | Megumi Noda (Nodame Cantabile) |
| 33 | Doronjo (Yatterman) |
| 32 | Clarisse de Cagliostro (Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro) |
| 31 | Akiko Hoshi (Kyojin no Hoshi) |
| 30 | Benio Hanamura (Haikara-san ga Tōru/Smart-san) |
| 29 | Hitomi Kisugi (Cat's Eye) |
| 28 | Reika Ryūzaki (Ace o Nerae!) |
| 27 | Yuria (Fist of the North Star) |
| 26 | Momorenger (Himitsu Sentai Gorenger) |
| 25 | Yui Hirasawa (K-ON!) |
| 24 | Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) |
| 23 | Bulma (Dragon Ball) |
| 22 | Sohryu Asuka Langley (Neon Genesis Evangelion) |
| 21 | Sayla Mass (Mobile Suit Gundam) |
| 20 | Arale (Dr. Slump & Arale-chan) |
| 19 | Hiromi Oka (Ace o Nerae!) |
| 18 | Ran Mōri (Detective Conan) |
| 17 | Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind) |
| 16 | Sapphire (Princess Knight) |
| 15 | Yuki Mori (Space Battleship Yamato) |
| 14 | Momoko Sakura (Chibi Maruko-chan) |
| 13 | Kozue Ayuhara (Attack No. 1) |
| 12 | Honey Kisaragi (Cutey Honey) |
| 11 | Atsuko (Himitsu no Akko-chan) |
| 10 | Oscar François de Jarjayes (Rose of Versailles) |
| 9 | Anne Yuri (Ultra Seven) |
| 8 | Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion) |
| 7 | Sally Yumeno (Mahōtsukai Sally) |
| 6 | Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) |
| 5 | Nami (One Piece) |
| 4 | Heidi (Alps no Shōjo Heidi) |
| 3 | Maetel (Galaxy Express 999) |
| 2 | Fujiko Mine (Lupin III) |
| 1 | Minami Asakura (Touch) |
Here are the Top 5 Up-and-Coming Heroes/Heroines:
| Rank | Character | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyuki Hoshizora | Smile Precure! |
| 2 | Toriko | Toriko |
| 3 | Nozomu Taiga (Ultraman Zero) | Ultraman Saga |
| 4 | Asemu Asuno | Mobile Suit Gundam AGE |
| 5 | Madoka Kaname | Puella Magi Madoka Magica |
While discussing the popularity of Madoka Magica, the program noted that the term "Mami-ru" (to die a tragic death) [highlight white text to read spoilers] found its way into the Japanese book Basic Knowledge of Modern Words, 2012 Edition.
Here is the breakdown by age groups:
Voters in Their Teens
| 1 | Monkey D. Luffy | One Piece |
| 2 | Conan Edogawa | Detective Conan |
| 3 | Kamen Rider Den-O | Kamen Rider Den-O |
| 1 | Nami | One Piece |
| 2 | Ran Mōri | Detective Conan |
| 3 | Yui Hirasawa | K-ON! |
Voters in Their 20s
| 1 | Son Goku | Dragon Ball |
| 2 | Monkey D. Luffy | One Piece |
| 3 | Tuxedo Kamen | Sailor Moon |
| 1 | Usagi Tsukino | Sailor Moon |
| 2 | Minami Asakura | Touch |
| 3 | Nami | One Piece |
Voters in Their 30s
| 1 | Son Goku | Dragon Ball |
| 2 | Monkey D. Luffy | One Piece |
| 3 | Char Aznable | Mobile Suit Gundam |
| 1 | Minami Asakura | Touch |
| 2 | Nausicaä | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind |
| 3 | Fujiko Mine | Lupin III |
Voters in Their 40s
| 1 | Lupin III | Lupin III |
| 2 | Kamen Rider 1 | Kamen Rider |
| 3 | Ultra Seven | Ultra Seven |
| 1 | Maetel | Galaxy Express 999 |
| 2 | Fujiko Mine | Lupin III |
| 3 | Honey Kisaragi | Cutey Honey |
Voters in Their 50s
| 1 | Ultra Seven | Ultra Seven |
| 2 | Hoshi Hyūma | Kyojin no Hoshi |
| 3 | Ultraman | Ultraman |
| 1 | Sally Hoshino | Mahōtsukai Sally |
| 2 | Fujiko Mine | Lupin III |
| 3 | Anne Yuri | Ultra Seven |
Voters in Their 60s and Older
| 1 | Atom | Mighty Atom/Astroboy |
| 2 | Hoshi Hyūma | Kyojin no Hoshi |
| 3 | Joe Yabuki | Ashita no Joe |
| 1 | Heidi | Alps no Shōjo no Heidi |
| 2 | Maetel | Galaxy Express 999 |
| 3 | Fujiko Mine | Lupin III |
[Via Moe Ota-News Sokuhō]
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