It is time to look at the female characters who won our hearts in the Fall 2023 anime season in yet another Best Girl of the Season poll! This time around, over 32,000 people voted and cast votes for 69 nominees. This anime season was filled with some incredible, well-written, and brave female characters, so it is no surprise that the results look like this.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End characters truly amazed us and so Fern earned the title of the Best Girl of Fall 2023, joining Stark on the throne after he previously took the title of the Fall 2023 Best Boy. Following behind is the titular Frieren and then Girlfriend, Girlfriend’s Shino Kiryuu. Maomao’s skill and charm helped her secure fourth place while JJK’s Nobara came in fifth.
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fern | 7.11% |
| 2nd | Frieren | 6.62% |
| 3rd | Shino Kiryuu | 6.1% |
| 4th | Maomao | 6.02% |
| 5th | Nobara Kugisaki | 5.58% |
| 6th | Yor Forger | 5.22% |
| 7th | Anya Forger | 4.25% |
| 8th | Hakari Hanazono | 3.97% |
| 9th | Delta | 2.83% |
| 10th | Mikasa Ackerman | 2.51% |
| 11th | Elf | 2.11% |
| 12th | Nano Eiai | 1.96% |
| 13th | Pieck Finger | 1.93% |
| 14th | Karane Inda | 1.89% |
| 15th | Raphtalia | 1.89% |
| 16th | Roxy Hart | 1.87% |
| 17th | Shizuka Mikazuki | 1.7% |
| 18th | Rose Oriana | 1.67% |
| 19th | Rei Saiga | 1.64% |
| 20th | Alyssa | 1.59% |
| 21st | Eru Romantica | 1.57% |
| 22nd | Shizuka Yoshimoto | 1.57% |
| 23rd | Suika | 1.38% |
| 24th | Kohaku | 1.37% |
| 25th | Beatrix Amerhauser | 1.36% |
| 26th | Fuuko Izumo | 1.27% |
| 27th | Terakomari ‘Komari’ Gandesblood | 1.23% |
| 28th | Filo | 1.23% |
| 29th | Runa Shirakawa | 1.2% |
| 30th | Chise Hatori | 1.08% |
| 31st | Charlotte Evans | 0.98% |
| 32nd | Priestess | 0.96% |
| 33rd | Misaki Sakimiya | 0.89% |
| 34th | Claire François | 0.88% |
| 35th | Villhaze | 0.84% |
| 36th | Rae Taylor | 0.81% |
| 37th | Doroka | 0.8% |
| 38th | Sei Takanashi | 0.77% |
| 39th | Mia Luna Tearmoon | 0.74% |
| 40th | Saki Saki | 0.69% |
| 41st | Nagisa Minase | 0.67% |
| 42nd | Riselia Ray Crystalia | 0.67% |
| 43rd | Myne | 0.6% |
| 44th | Rika Hoshizaki | 0.59% |
| 45th | Angeline | 0.53% |
| 46th | Teru ‘Shy’ Momijiyama | 0.51% |
| 47th | Amiya | 0.45% |
| 48th | Ramona Flowers | 0.44% |
| 49th | Isaku Senagaki | 0.44% |
| 50th | Azest Kingscrown | 0.43% |
| 51st | Viola | 0.41% |
| 52nd | Fairy Queen | 0.39% |
| 53rd | Umika Konohoshi | 0.38% |
| 54th | Yuu Akeuchi | 0.36% |
| 55th | Jess Yethma | 0.34% |
| 56th | Konoha Akisato | 0.34% |
| 57th | Frostnova | 0.32% |
| 58th | Yuu Saegusa | 0.28% |
| 59th | Kaoru Nagase | 0.27% |
| 60th | Kitasan Black | 0.26% |
| 61st | Nozomi Inatsuki | 0.19% |
| 62nd | Anne | 0.18% |
| 63rd | Ren Saionji | 0.17% |
| 64th | Satono Diamond | 0.15% |
| 65th | Yuki Nakamura | 0.15% |
| 66th | Pico | 0.15% |
| 67th | Nozomi Yumehara | 0.14% |
| 68th | Miyabi Arima | 0.06% |
| 69th | Honoka Sawa | 0.05% |
Featured image:
Girlfriend, Girlfriend Season 2, © Hiroyuki, Kodansha / “Girlfriend, Girlfriend” Production Committee 2023
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, © Yamada Kanehito, Abe Tsukasa /Shogakukan / “Sousou no Frieren” Production Committee