Among characters who are always sleepy, who comes to mind first? 3rd place goes to Silver from “Twisted Wonderland”, 2nd place to Princess Syalis “Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle! [#Pillow day]

January 6 is Yashiro Taku-san's birthday. Yashiro Taku-san debuted as a voice actor in the 2010s. He won Best Rookie Actors at 12th Seiyu Awards. He voiced in "Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens", "Kakushigoto", and other titles in 2020. He served as Kyomaf Okoshiyasu Ambassador for Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2020. He will play in "Project Scard", "Show by Rock!! Stars!!", and other titles in 2021 as well. So, here at Anime!Anime!, to celebrate his birthday, we conducted the reader survey titled 'Who is your favorite character voiced by Yashiro Taku?'. During the survey period from December 15 to 22, a total of 71 responses were received. For the gender ratio, the females are the majority with about 65% while the males are about 35%. For the age distribution, we received the majority of responses from the readers of younger ages: about 40% are from minors, and 30% are in their twenties. ■Idol characters dominated the top 3! 1st place 1st place went to Kashiwagi Tsubasa from "The Idolmaster SideM" following the last year. The support rating is about 24%. Kashiwagi Tsubasa is an idol who used to be a pilot. The comments are 'He has been playing reliable male characters, but his playing laid-back type character like Kashiwagi Tsubasa is astounding. When I was at a live performance, I felt as if Kashiwagi Tsubasa had been there', 'Tsubasa's slow and high-tone voice is so cute!', and 'His calming voice is very healing. I feel Yashiro-san thinks Tsubasa is a cute boy as well'. His gentle and laid-back personality attracts many fans. 2nd place 2nd place went to Yuki Subaru from "Aikatsu Stars!". The support rating is about 10%, and he got higher ranks than 6th place last year. Yuki Subaru is a member of an idol unit M4. The comments include 'Subaru-kun's prince-like atmosphere matches Yashiro-kun, which is very cool. His singing at "5th Festival!!" was great'. His live-performance attracts the fans as well as playing in the anime, so does his passionate personality which he sometimes reveals. 3rd place 3rd place went to Juuouin Kakeru from 'King of Prism' Series. The support rating is about 7%. He got lower rank than 2nd place in the last year, but still maintained the top 3. He usually behaves like a playboy, but he is a successor of zaibatsu. The comments are 'He looks like a playboy, but I like that he is attentive to the people around him', and 'Although he is not supposed to stand out as an idol as a successor of zaibatsu, he tries to meet expectations from others, which is cool.' The fans think highly of his being serious sometimes. ■Let's introduce other comments!! For Vulcan Joseph "Fire Force". 'He is reliable and cool to support Company 8, but I also like when he becomes a difficult person as a mechanical geek!'. Iskahn from "Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld". 'He is an enemy character, but he is cool as a typical protagonist.' For Teramitsu Haruhi from 'B-Project' Series. 'No one else but Yashiro-san can play Haruhi-kun who is cheerful and likes his brother very much. I enjoyed his singing and voicing through the single and drama CD this year.' For Brown Bess from "The Thousand Noble Musketeers". 'He must be noble! His sweet-n-sour aspect is also cute. Congratulations on coming back as a social game!' Some fans voted for the title whose latest game will be released. In the survey 2021, idol characters dominated the top 3. Many fans commented about live-performances, saying they are attracted by his singing. ■Ranking Top 10 'Who is your favorite character voiced by Yashiro Taku? 2021' 1. Kashiwagi Tsubasa "The Idolmaster SideM" 2. Yuki Subaru "Aikatsu Stars!" 3. Juuouin Kakeru 'King of Prism' Series 4. Azuma Naoto / Tiger Mask "Tiger Mask W" 4. Shiji Aogu "Kakushigoto" 4. Vulcan Joseph "Fire Force" 7. Kamijo "Luke" Tatsuhisa "Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens" 7. Brown Bess "The Thousand Noble Musketeers" 9. Iskahn "Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld" 9. Teramitsu Haruhi 'B-Project' Series 9. Buzen Gou "Touken Ranbu -Online-" 9. Maki Keita "Stand My Heroes" （Survey Period: December 15 - 22, 2020)

Hatsumode is the first Shinto shrine visit of the Japanese New Year. Priestess and priest are considered mystical as they serve gods, and many anime or game characters are inspired by them. They are drawn in various ways. Some of them have psychic power, and others are successors of historical shrines or just wearing costumes. So, here at Anime!Anime!, we conducted a readers' survey titled 'Which priestess/priest character do you think of?'. The survey period was from December 10 - December 17, 2020, and we received 219 responses. The gender ratio was almost the same ratio as females about 55% and the males about 45%. For the age distribution, about 35% are from minors while 35% are from those in their twenties. ■Priestess characters dominate top positions! 1st place 1st place went to Tojo Nozomi from "Love Live!" with 10% support rating. Tojo Nozomi is helping other priestesses at Kanda Myoujin. The readers' comments are 'I was surprised as she looks good in a priestess costume', 'She looks good as a priestess even though she is just a part-timer', and 'Her calm atmosphere matches a priestess'. The gap from her usual image is also attractive. 2nd place 2nd place went to Kikyo from "Inuyasha" by a close margin. Kikyo is a priestess that sealed Inuyasha before. The comments are, 'She is always beautiful in a priestess costume!', and 'I was moved by her sorrowful relationship with Inuyasha. Some reader was surprised by the new series currently broadcast, saying, 'I was surprised as she appeared in "Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon" in an unexpected way.' 3rd place 3rd place went to Domyoji Karin from "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls" with 8% support rating. Domyoji Karin is an idol whose family home is a shrine. The comments are 'Her family home is shrine, and when she was serving as a priestess, she was scouted as an idol. Her birthday is New Year's Day, which makes her priestess-ish. In the game, she is dancing in a priestess costume.' and 'She is the priestess for me and the idol that I am proud of the most. I always feel like my mind is purified whenever I see her making a steady effort.' The readers are motivated to see her trying the best even though she is a bit clumsy. ■Let's introduce other comments!! For Miyamizu Mitsuha from "Your Name". 'She was nice when she was performing Mai.' 'She should represent the recent priestess characters.' For Urushibara Luka from "Steins;Gate". 'He is really cute, but he is a boy, which is fantastic!' '"But he's a guy" was so impressive.' For Hino Rei "Sailor Moon", 'She is a student and Sailor Moon as well as priestess, and all the costumes look good on her!' For Sakura "Urusei Yatsura". 'She must be the early character as a glamorous priestess. She ends her words with "ja", and she is a school nurse, which is the most unique character that no one can compete with.' The readers coted for the characters of all ages. The priestess characters won the majority of votes. It could be a reason that we consider priestess more familiar than priest. ■Overall Ranking 'Which priestess/priest character do you think of?' 1. Tojo Nozomi "Love Live!" 2. Kikyo "Inuyasha" 3. Domyoji Karin "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls" 4. Hino Rei / Sailor Mars"Sailor Moon" 5. Hakurei Reimu "Touhou Project" 6. Higurashi Kagome "Inuyasha" 7. Miyamizu Mitsuha "Your Name" 8. Sakura "Urusei Yatsura" 9. Urushibara Luka "Steins;Gate" 9. Furude Rika "Higurashi: When They Cry" 11. Hiiragi Kagami "Lucky Star" 12. Amayadori Machi "Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear" 13. Ane "Gintama" 13. Mone "Gintama" 13. Kamiki Izumo "Blue Exorcist" 16. Hotogi Shirayuki "Aria the Scarlet Ammo" （Survey Period: December 10 - December 17, 2020）