Son Goku, Monkey D Luffy tops Fuji TV's Anime / Tokusatsu Hero Poll Results
Fuji TV recently aired a television special entitled “Top 50 Animated and Tokusatu Heroes and Heroines, As Chosen by 130 Million People.” As expected, Dragon Ball's Goku and One Piece's Luffy both tied at the top spot!
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:
Top 50 Animated and Tokusatu Heroes
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. Akaranger (Himitsu Sentai Goranger)
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 Kuuga
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)
09. Hoshi Hyūma (Kyojin no Hoshi)
08. Atom (Mighty Atom/Astro Boy)
07. Ultraman
06. Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)
05. Ultra Seven
04. Kamen Rider 1 (Kamen Rider)
03. Lupin III
01. Son Goku (Dragon Ball, tie)
01. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece, tie)
Top 50 Animated and Tokusatu Heroines
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/Astro Boy)
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. Momoranger (Himitsu Sentai Goranger)
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 (Cutie Honey)
11. Atsuko (Himitsu no Akko-chan)
10. Oscar François de Jarjayes (Rose of Versailles)
09. Anne Yuri (Ultra Seven)
08. Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
07. Sally Yumeno (Mahōtsukai Sally)
06. Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
05. Nami (One Piece)
04. Heidi (Alps no Shōjo Heidi)
03. Maetel (Galaxy Express 999)
02. Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)
01. Minami Asakura (Touch)
Top 5 Up-and-Coming Heroes/Heroines:
01. Miyuki Hoshizora (Smile Precure!)
02. Toriko (Toriko)
03. Nozomu Taiga / Ultraman Zero (Ultraman Saga)
04. Asemu Asuno (Mobile Suit Gundam AGE)
05. Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Different age groups have their own favorites depending on which generation they grew up to. Here is the breakdown by age groups:
Voters in Their Teens
01. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
02. Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)
03. Kamen Rider Den-O (Kamen Rider Den-O)
01. Nami (One Piece)
02. Ran Mōri (Detective Conan)
03. Yui Hirasawa (K-ON!)
Voters in Their 20s
01.. Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
02. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
03. Tuxedo Kamen (Sailor Moon)
01. Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
02. Minami Asakura (Touch)
03. Nami (One Piece)
Voters in Their 30s
01. Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
02. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
03. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam)
01. Minami Asakura (Touch)
02. Nausicaä (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
03. Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)
Voters in Their 40s
01. Lupin III (Lupin III)
02. Kamen Rider 1 (Kamen Rider)
03. Ultra Seven (Ultra Seven)
01. Maetel (Galaxy Express 999)
02. Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)
03. Honey Kisaragi (Cutie Honey)
Voters in Their 50s
01. (Ultra Seven) (Ultra Seven)
02. Hoshi Hyūma (Kyojin no Hoshi)
03. Ultraman (Ultraman)
01. Sally Hoshino (Mahōtsukai Sally)
02. Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)
03. Anne Yuri (Ultra Seven)
Voters in Their 60s and Older
01. Atom (Mighty Atom/Astro Boy)
02. Hoshi Hyūma (Kyojin no Hoshi)
03. Joe Yabuki (Ashita no Joe)
01. Heidi (Alps no Shōjo no Heidi)
02. Maetel (Galaxy Express 999)
03. Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)
Kamen Rider Black number 43 WTF and Tuxedo Mask is higher on the list. *Bitch Slap to all who voted Tuxedo Mask*
