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Takara Tomy Gets Surprising Results in Haikyu!! Character Poll
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Official poll had 560,584 votes cast
Toy maker Takara Tomy asked fans of to choose their favorite Haikyu!! character as part of its ongoing tie-in card game and merchandise campaign. Fans were able to vote once a day from May 12-31.
Haikyu!!, like many sports series, is particularly popular with female audiences. Despite a bevy of athletic males to choose from, the most unlikely character won by a landslide.
#1: Vice Principal - 271,014 votes
#2: Shoyo Hinata - 55,652 votes
#3: Tobio Kageyama - 55,050 votes
#4: Kōshi Sugawara - 31,672 votes
#5: Tooru Oikawa - 28,993 votes
#6: Ryūnosuke Tanaka - 23,016 votes
#7: Yui Michimiya - 10,949 votes
#8: Kiyoko Shimizu - 9,290 votes
#9: Hajime Iwaizumi - 8,968 votes
#10: Yu Nishinoya - 7,560 votes
A total of 560,584 votes were cast in the poll. There's no telling what the vice principal's mass appeal is, or if a group decided to get together and organize his win for a good laugh.
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