Summer 2022 anime season is over, and Anime Corner asked readers to choose their favorite boy and girl characters. Over 50,000 anime fans voted for their favorites in the hopes that they would be at the top of our rankings, and we’re excited to finally share the results.
The best boy poll was open from October 5th to October 15th, 2022, and received votes from 15,615 anime fans. The top three are Kiyotaka Ayanokouji from Classroom of the Elite, Kou Yamori from Call of the Night, and David Martinez from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
The complete list of results can be found below:
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kiyotaka Ayanokouji | 10.93% |
| 2nd | Kou Yamori | 5.83% |
| 3rd | David Martinez | 4.91% |
| 4th | Ainz Ooal Gown | 4.8% |
| 5th | Shinpei Ajiro | 4.25% |
| 6th | Toru Kirishima | 4.18% |
| 7th | Mizuto Irido | 4% |
| 8th | Bell Cranel | 3.82% |
| 9th | Majima | 3.76% |
| 10th | Alto Goldfield | 3.27% |
| 11th | Uncle | 3.11% |
| 12th | Shuu Ogata | 2.73% |
| 13th | Mika | 2.66% |
| 14th | Ayumu Tanaka | 2.26% |
| 15th | Michio Kaga | 2.24% |
| 16th | Farma de Medicis | 2.21% |
| 17th | Nagi Umino | 2.18% |
| 18th | Kelvin | 2.16% |
| 19th | Reg | 2.16% |
| 20th | Ashito Aoi | 1.88% |
| 21st | Yuuri | 1.57% |
| 22nd | Hanzou Urushihara | 1.56% |
| 23rd | Takafumi | 1.53% |
| 24th | Kazuya Kinoshita | 1.53% |
| 25th | Kazuhiko Sakuragi | 1.4% |
| 26th | Ryunosuke Minakata | 1.37% |
| 27th | Yuuji | 1.34% |
| 28th | Kei Sugihara | 1.27% |
| 29th | Shirou Ashiya | 1.22% |
| 30th | Kogure Kawamami | 1.19% |
| 31st | Brain Unglaus | 1.13% |
| 32nd | John | 1.04% |
| 33rd | Shaun | 1.02% |
| 34th | Shoutarou Hidari | 0.83% |
| 35th | Takeru Kakuryuu | 0.83% |
| 36th | Ginjirou Nezu | 0.83% |
| 37th | Philip | 0.68% |
| 38th | Tatsuya Fukuda | 0.67% |
| 39th | Sou Hishigata | 0.65% |
| 40th | Jircniv Rune Farlord El-Nix | 0.6% |
| 41st | Bruno de Médicis | 0.53% |
| 42nd | Masahito Karikiri | 0.45% |
| 43rd | Yuuya Niyodo | 0.42% |
| 44th | Nagi Toma | 0.39% |
| 45th | Kazuki Yoshino | 0.29% |
| 46th | Sakuya | 0.29% |
| 47th | Lord Changping | 0.28% |
| 48th | Ichibanboshi | 0.28% |
| 49th | Yuuhi Amamiya | 0.27% |
| 50th | Philip Dayton L’Eyre Montserrat | 0.26% |
| 51st | Naoki Hinase | 0.25% |
| 52nd | Masaya Aoyama | 0.24% |
| 53rd | Ryou Shirogane | 0.15% |
| 54th | Finn | 0.1% |
| 55th | Hack | 0.1% |
The best girl poll was also open from October 5th to October 15th, 2022, and 41,359 anime fans voted. The top three anime girls for Summer 2022 are Chisato Nishikigi from Lycoris Recoil, Kei Karuizawa from Classroom of the Elite, and Takina Inoue from Lycoris Recoil, who received more than twice the number of votes in our best boy poll.
The complete list of results can be found below:
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chisato Nishikigi | 6.55% |
| 2nd | Kei Karuizawa | 4.65% |
| 3rd | Takina Inoue | 4.36% |
| 4th | Nazuna Nanakusa | 4.13% |
| 5th | Vermeil | 2.9% |
| 6th | Chizuru Ichinose | 2.67% |
| 7th | Lucy | 2.62% |
| 8th | Albedo | 2.53% |
| 9th | Yume Irido | 2.46% |
| 10th | Suzune Horikita | 2.35% |
| 11th | Kurumi | 2.34% |
| 12th | Roxanne | 2.23% |
| 13th | Isana Higashira | 2.21% |
| 14th | Kisara | 2.18% |
| 15th | Sumi Sakurasawa | 2.08% |
| 16th | Ruka Sarashina | 2.04% |
| 17th | Erika Amano | 1.96% |
| 18th | Rebecca | 1.87% |
| 19th | Lilith | 1.75% |
| 20th | Sharon Holygrail | 1.74% |
| 21st | Ayano Yuugiri | 1.71% |
| 22nd | Elf | 1.68% |
| 23rd | Akira Asai | 1.67% |
| 24th | Yaeka Sakuragi | 1.67% |
| 25th | Hatsune Miku | 1.5% |
| 26th | Sachi Umino | 1.48% |
| 27th | Hestia | 1.43% |
| 28th | Shalltear Bloodfallen | 1.42% |
| 29th | Urushi Yaotome | 1.34% |
| 30th | Seri Kikyou | 1.34% |
| 31st | Maya Satou | 1.31% |
| 32nd | Ryu Lion | 1.28% |
| 33rd | Sumika Fujimiya | 1.28% |
| 34th | Emi Yusa | 1.27% |
| 35th | Hiro Segawa | 1.14% |
| 36th | Efil | 1.04% |
| 37th | Melfina | 1.02% |
| 38th | Lilia Kudelfate | 1% |
| 39th | Sera | 0.98% |
| 40th | Emilico | 0.97% |
| 41st | Ellen Bonnefoi | 0.94% |
| 42nd | Marie | 0.87% |
| 43rd | Charlotte Soller | 0.83% |
| 44th | Suzuno Kamazuki | 0.82% |
| 45th | Tokime | 0.81% |
| 46th | Faputa | 0.81% |
| 47th | Kate | 0.77% |
| 48th | Renner Theiere Chardelon Ryle Vaiself | 0.77% |
| 49th | Aura Bella Fiora | 0.77% |
| 50th | Mabel Rayveil | 0.71% |
| 51st | Sakurako Mikage | 0.68% |
| 52nd | Miyuki Sakuragi | 0.68% |
| 53rd | Riko | 0.59% |
| 54th | Fujisaki | 0.58% |
| 55th | Vuelo | 0.51% |
| 56th | Rika Suzuki | 0.5% |
| 57th | Jashin-chan | 0.36% |
| 58th | Yurine Hanazono | 0.32% |
| 59th | Asahi Mogami | 0.3% |
| 60th | Tsukasa Gojouin | 0.29% |
| 61st | Haru Nabatame | 0.25% |
| 62nd | Haizakura | 0.24% |
| 63rd | Karasuba | 0.22% |
| 64th | Akira | 0.22% |
| 65th | Hiyori Hayama | 0.2% |
| 66th | Arsnotoria | 0.2% |
| 67th | Kyoka Tamaki | 0.2% |
| 68th | Lyudmila “Milasha” Andreyevna Ruslanova | 0.19% |
| 69th | Rio Seibu | 0.18% |
| 70th | Houkiboshi | 0.18% |
| 71st | Samidare Asahina | 0.18% |
| 72nd | Yukino Tachibana | 0.17% |
| 73rd | Saki Kodaka | 0.17% |
| 74th | Retzel | 0.16% |
| 75th | Virginia “Ginny” Robertson | 0.16% |
| 76th | Zakuro Fujiwara | 0.15% |
| 77th | Sumika Maehara | 0.14% |
| 78th | Yuzu Hosono | 0.14% |
| 79th | Yomogi Takahashi | 0.13% |
| 80th | Little Alberta | 0.13% |
| 81st | Yayoi Sakamoto | 0.13% |
| 82nd | Lierre | 0.13% |
| 83rd | Gekka | 0.12% |
| 84th | Ichigo Momomiya | 0.12% |
| 85th | Inori Shibuya | 0.11% |
| 86th | Ying Zheng | 0.11% |
| 87th | Lise Kohinata | 0.1% |
| 88th | Lettuce Midorikawa | 0.09% |
| 89th | Bu-Ling Huang | 0.08% |
| 90th | Minto Aizawa | 0.08% |
| 91st | Tokiwa Kamikizaki | 0.06% |
| 92nd | Berry | 0.05% |
| 93rd | Madam 44 | 0.05% |
| 94th | Minami Ooyaba | 0.04% |
| 95th | Usagi Takasago | 0.04% |
Who do you believe deserved to be named Best Girl/Boy in the summer of 2022? Our weekly polls are still going on, and you can vote on polls.animecorner.me for the best episode of the week. You can also make your own tier list ranking for this season’s best anime boy here and best anime girl here.
Featured image:
Classroom of the Elite © Shogo Kinugasa, KADOKAWA / Classroom of Elite 2 Production Committee
Lycoris Recoil © Spider Lily / Aniplex / ABC Animation / BS11
Call of the Night © 2022 Kotoyama, Shogakukan / “Call of the Night” Production Committee