The results of our main male character ranking for 2024 are also out, and you can see who was the best boy of the year below. Make sure to also check out our 2024 Seiyuu of the Year winners, as well as the 2024 Opening and Ending Theme Song and 2024 Supporting Character winners. The nominees were the top 5 characters from each of the season, including the results for:
A total of 37,946 people voted in the category for the best boy, with Kyotaro Ichikawa from The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 taking the win. Kyotaro also won in the Winter 2024 season, which has been a huge jump from his 2023 placing (#24).
This year, he was followed by Ken Takamura from DAN DA DAN and Sung Jinwoo from Solo Leveling. You can see the full results below.
Top 20 Best Boy of the Year Ranking | 2024 Anime Awards
| Rank | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kyotaro Ichikawa | 10.79% |
| 2nd | Ken “Okarun” Takakura | 8.54% |
| 3rd | Sung Jinwoo | 6.89% |
| 4th | Shido Itsuka | 6.56% |
| 5th | Natsuki Subaru | 5.87% |
| 6th | Ichigo Kurosaki | 5.81% |
| 7th | Tanjiro Kamado | 5.54% |
| 8th | Jinshi | 5.51% |
| 9th | Aquamarine “Aqua” Hoshino | 5.03% |
| 10th | Masachika Kuze | 4.82% |
| 11th | Kafka Hibino | 4.56% |
| 12th | Kiyotaka Ayanokoji | 4.51% |
| 13th | Haruka Sakura | 4.43% |
| 14th | Mash Burnedead | 4.41% |
| 15th | Kazuhiko Nukumizu | 4.34% |
| 16th | Rudeus Greyrat | 4.18% |
| 17th | Will Serfort | 3.01% |
| 18th | Yuta Asamura | 2.11% |
| 19th | Masamune Okumura | 1.96% |
| 20th | Veltol Velvet Velsvolt | 1.13% |
Do you think the 2024 best boy winners deserved it or do you think someone else should have won? Let us know! Stay tuned for the rest of our 2024 Anime of the Year Awards in the following days!
In the meantime, you can vote for our Winter 2025 weekly rankings.
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The Dangers in My Heart ©Norio Sakurai (Akita Shoten) / Boku Yaba Production Committee
DAN DA DAN ©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee
Solo Leveling © Solo Leveling Animation Partners
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