Another anime season is behind us, as the fall of 2023 comes to an end, and as always, it’s time to see who our favorite boy male character was! Although last time the Best Boy category of Anime Corner polls had more votes than the Best Girl one, this time that wasn’t the case. Still, over 30,000 people voted and cast their votes for their favorites and it’s time to see if they made a good choice!
Unsurprisingly, Stark’s preciousness landed him the top spot, right in front of the beloved Nanamin from Jujutsu Kaisen. Akira Tendo only returned for three episodes in the Fall 2023 season (because of Zom 100 delays) but that was enough to secure third place in this Best Boy poll. Yuji hasn’t had an easy time this time around but it seems like fans appreciated it. Himmel, who managed to beat Frieren herself in character popularity polls in Japan, is fifth on Anime Corner’s polls.
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stark | 8.81% |
| 2nd | Kento Nanami | 6.66% |
| 3rd | Akira Tendo | 6.39% |
| 4th | Yuji Itadori | 6.13% |
| 5th | Himmel | 4.55% |
| 6th | Cid Kageno | 4.38% |
| 7th | Eren Yeager | 4.35% |
| 8th | Loid Forger | 4.13% |
| 9th | Aoi Todo | 3.76% |
| 10th | Jinshi | 3.40% |
| 11th | Naofumi Iwatani | 2.89% |
| 12th | Senku Ishigami | 2.86% |
| 13th | Rentaro Aijo | 2.19% |
| 14th | Dali | 1.79% |
| 15th | Desir Arman | 1.77% |
| 16th | Hayato Yuzuki | 1.75% |
| 17th | Levi Ackerman | 1.71% |
| 18th | Gen Asagiri | 1.57% |
| 19th | Goblin Slayer | 1.53% |
| 20th | Andy | 1.49% |
| 21st | Sunraku | 1.42% |
| 22nd | Ryusui Nanami | 1.39% |
| 23rd | Takemichi Hanagaki | 1.36% |
| 24th | Ragna | 1.34% |
| 25th | Ron Kamonohashi | 1.27% |
| 26th | Allen Crawford | 1.16% |
| 27th | Izana Kurokawa | 1.08% |
| 28th | Adonis | 1.08% |
| 29th | Crimson | 0.93% |
| 30th | Yusei Shirosaki | 0.87% |
| 31st | Corpse God | 0.82% |
| 32nd | Ryuto Kashima | 0.82% |
| 33rd | Kenshin Himura | 0.79% |
| 34th | Kenichiro Ryuzaki | 0.78% |
| 35th | Fate Graphite | 0.74% |
| 36th | Gakuto Yuzuki | 0.69% |
| 37th | Naoya Mukai | 0.65% |
| 38th | Albert Hawks | 0.64% |
| 39th | Totomaru Isshiki | 0.6% |
| 40th | Leonis Death Magnus | 0.56% |
| 41st | Greed | 0.54% |
| 42nd | Kentaro Momose | 0.54% |
| 43rd | Gesicht | 0.53% |
| 44th | Migi | 0.53% |
| 45th | Mikoto Yuzuki | 0.51% |
| 46th | Minato Yuzuki | 0.45% |
| 47th | Keiya Uto | 0.43% |
| 48th | Belgrieve | 0.43% |
| 49th | Pig | 0.42% |
| 50th | Atom | 0.41% |
| 51st | William G. ‘Will’ Maryblood | 0.4% |
| 52nd | Scott Pilgrim | 0.37% |
| 53rd | Wallace Wells | 0.32% |
| 54th | Earth | 0.3% |
| 55th | Haruka Asahina | 0.3% |
| 56th | Kanata Katagiri | 0.3% |
| 57th | Meneldor | 0.27% |
| 58th | Pram Schneider | 0.27% |
| 59th | Percival | 0.24% |
| 60th | Mamoru Rokuta | 0.22% |
| 61st | Kuro Kumogakure | 0.17% |
| 62nd | Taichiro Arima | 0.15% |
| 63rd | Daigo Toake | 0.13% |
| 64th | Shun Tokinoya | 0.12% |
| 65th | Nasiens | 0.12% |
| 66th | Shun Onoda | 0.1% |
| 67th | Asuma Arima | 0.08% |
| 68th | Koji Tajima | 0.07% |
| 69th | Kojiro Arima | 0.07% |
| 70th | Goro Ono | 0.07% |
Featured image:
Jujutsu Kaisen, © Gege Akutami/Shueisha/JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, © Yamada Kanehito, Abe Tsukasa /Shogakukan / “Sousou no Frieren” Production Committee
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, © Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata, Shogakukan / Zom100 Project