The results of our supporting character polls in the Spring 2025 anime awards are out! Leading the best supporting male characters is Gaoshun from The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, who was previously runner-up in Winter 2025. Behind him were Benimaru Shinmon from Fire Force Season 3 and Ren Kaji from WIND BREAKER Season 2.
Akitaru Obi and Joker from Fire Force also made it to the top 10, and you can see the full ranking below.
Top 28 Best Male Supporting Characters of the Spring 2025 Anime Season
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gaoshun | 12.58% |
| 2nd | Benimaru Shinmon | 7.95% |
| 3rd | Ren Kaji | 6.72% |
| 4th | Keigo Magami | 6.09% |
| 5th | Akitaru Obi | 5.33% |
| 6th | Joker | 5.12% |
| 7th | Hibari Inuzuka | 4.9% |
| 8th | Finnian | 4.24% |
| 9th | Tao Gwen | 3.67% |
| 10th | Wolfram Gelzer | 3.32% |
| 11th | Xiaohei | 3.3% |
| 12th | Shinji Makishima | 3.26% |
| 13th | Kengo Dojima | 3.07% |
| 14th | Luo | 2.91% |
| 15th | Jo Kitahara | 2.83% |
| 16th | Miyuki Hebinuma | 2.7% |
| 17th | Ginjiro Musaka | 2.64% |
| 18th | Green Keeper | 2.25% |
| 19th | Hibiki Sakurama | 2.23% |
| 20th | Taishou | 1.99% |
| 21st | Eddy Feles | 1.91% |
| 22nd | Isaac Shean | 1.88% |
| 23rd | Ishikawa | 1.8% |
| 24th | Environment Checker Robot | 1.78% |
| 25th | Doorman Robot | 1.64% |
| 26th | Takahiko Urino | 1.56% |
| 27th | Guide | 1.45% |
| 28th | Miyamoto Musashi | 0.9% |
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 also took the female category as Shisui/Loulan won with a convincing 10.21% of the votes. She was followed by Nemu Miyao from WITCH WATCH and Rion Enomoto from Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? Yaomei placed fourth.
Top 62 Best Female Supporting Characters of the Spring 2025 Anime Season
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shisui/Loulan | 10.21% |
| 2nd | Nemu Miyao | 4.55% |
| 3rd | Rion Enomoto | 3.74% |
| 4th | Yaomei | 3.42% |
| 5th | Iris | 3.36% |
| 6th | Hibana | 3.19% |
| 7th | Tamaki Kotatsu | 2.52% |
| 8th | Belno Light | 2.45% |
| 9th | Yueqing “Moon” Xiao | 2.39% |
| 10th | Arisu Suzunomiya | 2.36% |
| 11th | Yuri Makuwa | 2.21% |
| 12th | Kara Minami | 2.2% |
| 13th | Tina Isemi | 1.98% |
| 14th | Tamamo Cross | 1.96% |
| 15th | Fujimasa March | 1.79% |
| 16th | Ellie Evergreen | 1.75% |
| 17th | Tamaki “Shiro” Shiraya | 1.68% |
| 18th | Ofu | 1.65% |
| 19th | Xia Qing | 1.62% |
| 19th | Symboli Rudolf | 1.62% |
| 21st | Ponko | 1.58% |
| 22nd | Beelzebub | 1.55% |
| 23rd | Kanon Hisui | 1.52% |
| 23rd | Norn Ace | 1.52% |
| 25th | Marin Izutsumi | 1.5% |
| 26th | Riku Tamanaha | 1.48% |
| 27th | Suzune | 1.36% |
| 28th | Umi Kato | 1.34% |
| 28th | Hanako Satou | 1.34% |
| 30th | Lynga | 1.32% |
| 31st | Kuro | 1.31% |
| 32nd | Nias Carlin | 1.26% |
| 32nd | Inori | 1.26% |
| 34th | Shizuku Mizuori | 1.23% |
| 35th | Sophie Hayter | 1.22% |
| 36th | Mitsuki Oshiro | 1.16% |
| 37th | Fine Cavendish | 1.12% |
| 38th | Shirayuki | 1.11% |
| 39th | Aiko Yoshida | 1.08% |
| 40th | Christiana Leta Rosebreia | 1.07% |
| 41st | Umin | 1.04% |
| 42nd | Pecora | 1.03% |
| 43rd | Flatorte | 0.99% |
| 44th | Torayo Kurokuma | 0.97% |
| 45th | Angel Usukubo | 0.93% |
| 46th | Koyomi “Hassu” Hasunuma | 0.92% |
| 47th | Carissa | 0.85% |
| 47th | Sandra | 0.85% |
| 49th | Fuyune Kojiya | 0.83% |
| 50th | Rurika Kurosaki | 0.81% |
| 51st | Bigga | 0.78% |
| 52nd | Hildegard | 0.75% |
| 53rd | Riri Tenkuubashi | 0.72% |
| 53rd | Zophia | 0.72% |
| 55th | Yui Unoki | 0.71% |
| 56th | Rosalie | 0.7% |
| 57th | Asuka Kusagakure | 0.68% |
| 58th | Jasmine Flamesworth | 0.6% |
| 58th | Sina | 0.6% |
| 60th | Lexie Willow Carter | 0.55% |
| 61st | Ophelia | 0.53% |
| 62nd | Loewe | 0.48% |
Do you think the winners deserved it or do you think someone else should have won? Let us know! You can now also vote every week for the Summer 2025 polls!
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WITCH WATCH ©Kenta Shinohara/SHUEISHA, WITCHWATCH Production Committee, MBS
Fire Force ©Atsushi Ohkubo, KODANSHA/ “FIRE FORCE Season 3” Production Committee
The Apothecary Diaries © Natsu Hyuga/Imagika Infos Co./The Apothecary Diaries” Production Committee
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