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Hello Kitty Crowned #1 in Sanrio's 2012 Character Poll

The iconic mascot Hello Kitty came out on top in this year's Sanrio character poll by earned 193,685 votes. The poll closed on August 19 after 1,500,234 million votes were cast, and Sanrio announced Hello Kitty as the winner on Saturday during an awards ceremony at Tokyo's Sanrio Puroland amusement park.

Last year's winner, My Melody, came in second with 178,054 votes, followed by Little Twin Stars with 121, 233 votes. It has been three years since Hello Kitty last won the crown; she only ranked #3 last year.

The poll's official website posted the full results:

Rank	Character	Votes
1	Hello Kitty	193,685
2	My Melody	178,054
3	Little Twin Stars	121,233
4	Cinnamoroll	102,324
5	Purin	101,735
6	Jewelpet	80,118
7	Keroppi	44,931
8	Kuromi	40,442
9	Gō EX Panda (Gō-chan)	39,959
10	Tuxedo Sam	39,421
11	Charmmy Kitty	37,535
12	Wish me mell	34,497
13	Pochacco	31,908
14	Mai Mai	28,770
15	Bad Badtz-Maru	25,762
16	Patty and Jimmy	24,874
17	Sugar Bunnies	22,988
18	Hangyodon	16,634
19	Marron Cream	16,418
20	Dear Daniel	15,883
21	Usahana	14,494
22	Osaru no Monkichi	14,354
23	Mashumaro Mitai na Fuwafuwa. Nyanko (Marshmallow-Like Fluffy Kitty)	13,956
24	Shinkansen	13,590
25	Cheery Chums	11,254
26	Pekkle the Duck	11,106
27	Goro, Pika, & Don	10,207
28	Minna no TAa-bou	10,112
29	Corocorokuririn	8,872
30	Miss Bear's Dream	7,985
31	Sugar Minuet	7,684
32	Cocoa and Vanilla	7,565
33	Patapata Peppy	7,219
34	Nyokki & Penne	6,765
35	Nya, Ni, Nyu, Nye, & Nyon	6,485
36	Bunny & Matty	6,190
37	Tenorikuma	5,924
38	Pankuchi	5,583
39	Pokopon Nikki	5,296
40	Framboiloulou	5,172
41	King of Strawberries (Ichigo no Ou-sama)	4,768
42	The Vaudeville Duo	4,640
43	Seven Silly Dwarves	4,473
44	Chibi Maruko	4,447
45	Zashikibuta	4,210
46	Paupipo	4,003
47	Tiny Poem	3,932
48	Rururu Gakuen	3,723
49	Noranekoland	3,694
50	The Runabouts	3,266
51	Button Nose	3,143
52	Mellow Tune	3,134
53	Puwawa	3,099
54	Chococat	3,085
55	Taraiguma no Landry	3,082
56	Ume-ya Zakkaten (Plum General Store)	2,689
57	Mr. Bears Dream	2,661
58	Pannapitta	2,528
59	Ponpon Hieta	2,514
60	Wee Marylou	2,503
61	Sweetcoron	2,421
62	Heysuke	2,362
63	Pandapple	2,245
64	Beetroid	2,155
65	Howdy! (Kidsbear)	2,151
66	Chocopanda	1,999
67	Yachiyo Charmer	1,963
68	Winkypinky	1,954
69	Coro Chan	1,789
70	DeeryLou	1,674
71	Sugarcream Puff	1,651
72	Nemukko Nyago	1,647
73	Small People	1,614
74	Pippo the Piglet (Kobuta no Pippo)	1,512
75	Mimic Mike	1,485
76	Okigaru Friends	1,483
77	Culture Shock	1,482
78	Lullaby Lovables	1,434
79	Nezumikozou	1,311
80	Dachonosuke	1,279
81	We Are Dinosaurs	1,215
82	Friendly Kokkochan	1,191
83	Captain Willy	1,108
84	Holly's Bear	1,069
85	Pukapuka Paradise	1,061
86	Tetsunagikuma	1,031
87	Gimme Five	1,023
88	Boo Gey Woo	1,009
89	Still Small Tales	888
90	Twee Dee Drops	880
91	Peter Davis	849
92	Robby Rabbit	846
93	Spunky Burro	844
94	Little Cottonwood Cottage	820
95	Gatorgags	744
96	KAPPA RUMBA	732
97	Twiddle Dee Dee	708
98	Fun Come Alive	702
99	Spotty Dotty	678
100	Bearobics	667