Another anime season is behind us, as the summer of 2023 comes to an end, and as always it’s time to see who our favorite boy (or male character) was! For the first time in history, the Best Boy category of Anime Corner polls had more votes than the Best Girl one, which is not surprising when we look back on the season that featured so many shonen-oriented titles. I think we all know what is coming, so without any further ado let’s take a look at the results!
Satoru Gojo unsurprisingly took the first place – the stars aligned and both the Jujutsu Kaisen and manga had important arcs revolving around the white-haired character. In (close) second place was Bungo Stray Dogs‘ Dazai, followed by Rudy, who managed to score the third place. Ichigo ranked fourth and the wholesome Akira Tendo secured fifth place. Take a look at the full results:
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Satoru Gojo | 7.52% |
| 2nd | Osamu Dazai | 7.24% |
| 3rd | Rudeus Greyrat | 6.02% |
| 4th | Ichigo Kurosaki | 5.4% |
| 5th | Akira Tendo | 4.54% |
| 6th | Suguru Geto | 4.43% |
| 7th | Kiyoka Kudo | 4.27% |
| 8th | Ryunosuke Akutagawa | 4.15% |
| 9th | Izumi Miyamura | 3.8% |
| 10th | Toji Fushiguro | 3.39% |
| 11th | Zaraki Kenpachi | 3.18% |
| 12th | Kenshin Himura | 2.9% |
| 13th | Genichiro Fukuchi | 2.8% |
| 14th | Makabe Masamune | 2.23% |
| 15th | Tsugaru Shinuchi | 1.98% |
| 16th | Anos Voldigoad | 1.93% |
| 17th | Kenichiro ‘Kencho’ Ryuzaki | 1.77% |
| 18th | Mayuri Kurotsuchi | 1.74% |
| 19th | Lawrence | 1.7% |
| 20th | Yukichi | 1.54% |
| 21st | Kakeru Sengoku | 1.48% |
| 22nd | Kaede Komura | 1.45% |
| 23rd | Toru Ishikawa | 1.3% |
| 24th | Hajime Aono | 1.27% |
| 25th | Challe Fen Challe | 1.24% |
| 26th | Cheng Xiaoshi | 1.24% |
| 27th | Oliver Horn | 1.15% |
| 28th | Lu Guang | 1.08% |
| 29th | Klaus | 0.91% |
| 30th | Sadao Maou | 0.9% |
| 31st | Boxxo | 0.88% |
| 32nd | Bocchan | 0.88% |
| 33rd | Kazuya Kinoshita | 0.88% |
| 34th | Wataru Sajo | 0.85% |
| 35th | Keitaro Gentoga | 0.8% |
| 36th | Takuma Shinozaki | 0.74% |
| 37th | Luciel | 0.73% |
| 38th | Hiroto Shinohara | 0.7% |
| 39th | Blade | 0.7% |
| 40th | Haruto Zenfis | 0.66% |
| 41st | Pastry Mille ‘Pas’ Morteln | 0.66% |
| 42nd | Helck | 0.65% |
| 43rd | Leonhart | 0.65% |
| 44th | Sanosuke Sagara | 0.64% |
| 45th | Stale Royal Ivy | 0.63% |
| 46th | Max | 0.56% |
| 47th | Hyoma Kunato | 0.51% |
| 48th | Zain | 0.5% |
| 49th | Ryota Sato | 0.46% |
| 50th | Jingi Sagawa | 0.39% |
| 51st | Yahiko Myoujin | 0.37% |
| 52nd | Hikaru Sudo | 0.37% |
| 53rd | Yukito Yanagi | 0.35% |
| 54th | Kanata | 0.28% |
| 55th | Lent Marslink | 0.22% |
| 56th | Tao Mongarten | 0.18% |
And those are the full results of the Best Boy of the Summer 2023 anime season! What do you think of the results? Who had the best arc?
Featured image:
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5; © Kafka Asagiri, Harukawa35/KADOKAWA/Bungo Stray Dogs Production Committee
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2: © TITE KUBO / SHUEISHA, TV TOKYO, dentsu, Pierrot
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead; © Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata, Shogakukan / Zom100 Project
Jujutsu Kaisen; © Gege Akutami/Shueisha/JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation; © Rifujin na Magonote/MF Books/”Mushoku Tensei” Production Committee
