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April 21 is Konishi Katsuyuki’s birthday.

Konishi Katsuyuki debuted in the 1990s. He won the Supporting Actor Award at the 9th Seiyuu Awards. In 2021, he will perform main characters in titles such as “SHAMAN KING” and “Bakuten!!”.

To celebrate Konishi Katsuyuki’s birthday, we conducted an annual reader survey “Who is your favorite character played by Konishi Katsuyuki?”. We received responses from 251 people during the survey period from April 7 to April 14.
The male-female ratio is about 20% for males and about 80% for females. About 30% of the age group were teens, about 35% were in their 20s, and about 20% were in their 30s.

■ Multiple new anime characters are also ranked in!
1st place
1st place is shared between Uzui Tengen from “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” and Takano Masamune from “Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World’s Greatest First Love” with an approval rating of about 14%.

Tengen Uzui, the sound Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, has ranked up from 2nd place last year. Readers commented, “Shining and sexy strong voice is the real Tengen.”, and “Although there are still only a few scenes with him in the main story, the promotion video alone was full of Uzui’s character and Konishi’s charm.” Many fans are also waiting for the release of season 2, “I’m looking forward to watching what kind of performance will be shown in ‘Yuukaku-hen’.”, and “I can’t stop looking forward to seeing the cool Tengen-sama!”

Takano Masamune remains at the top as it was last year.

Many fans find the gap in the different personalities of this character attractive, “Usually, he is cool and sometimes shouts severely as the editor-in-chief, but when it is about Onodera, Konishi’s voice fits perfectly to the sexy mood.”, and “He is a boss at work, but I really like the fact that he always thinks about Onodera! In the proposal hen, the bandages on the ring fingers of each other’s left hand made me cry.” The characters that were ranked high last year also show their strength this year.

3rd place
3rd place goes to Kaburagi from “Deca-Dence” with an approval rating of about 7%, and the characters from the summer 2020 anime made it into the top-3.

Kabragi is a veteran armor repairer of the giant mobile fortress Deca-Dence. The impressive middle-aged man’s performance attracted fans, “At first, he was quiet and unfriendly, but as he became involved with his subordinate Natsume, his expression gradually became richer and he started smiling. I love the cool appearance of Kaburagi-an, the cool uncle, and Konishi-san’s lovely voice, which makes him a very attractive character.” Many readers were surprised by the secret side of this work.

■ Let’s introduce other comments!

About Amidamaru from “Shaman King”, “Only Konishi-san could play a ghostly and dignified character called a samurai. Thank you for playing Amidamaru again after 20 years!”.
For Lloyd from “Tales of Symphonia”, “This is the first game I’ve been into in my life. I like Lloyd’s positive attitude and love for his friends, which makes him “THE hero” of the series

For Otonoshin Koito from “Golden Kamuy”, “It is nice how he gets excited by the role of Satsuma’s nobleman and starts speaking quickly. His childish attitude is cute.”
About Ikoma Tatsuhito from “World Trigger”, a character who speaks in a dialect, “Iko-san is the perfect role for Konishi-san. The Kansai dialect was done playfully and cool! I love both Iko-san and Konishi-san.”

In the 2021 version, the characters ranked in last year also show strength, while the characters of new titles and new series such as “Deca-Dence”, “Shaman King”, “Golden Kamuy”, “World Trigger” are also ranked in. There are more diverse characters than last time.

■ Ranking Top 10
“Who is your favorite character played by Konishi Katsuyuki? 2021 Edition”
1st place Uzui Tengen “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”
1st place Takano Masamune “Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World’s Greatest First Love”
3rd place Kaburagi “Deca-Dence”
4th place Tatsumi Oga “Beelzebub”
5th place America “Axis powers Hetalia”
6th place Gosei Knight “Tensou Sentai Goseiger”
7th place Amidamaru “Shaman King” (“SHAMAN KING”)
7th place Otonoshin Koito “Golden Kamuy”
7th place Lloyd Irving “Tales of Symphonia”
10th place Koutarou Amon “Tokyo Ghoul”
10th place Ikoma Tatsuhito “World Trigger”
10th place Fuego Leon Vermilion “Black Clover”

(Response period: April 7, 2021 to April 14, 2021)

* This questionnaire is part of a survey of readers’ awareness of “current interest in and attention to anime works and characters.” Regarding the results, we do not intend to decide the superiority or inferiority of any character or work. We hope that this article will help you to get to know new works and characters, and to deepen your understanding and interest.

■ Ranking Top-20
“Who is your favorite character played by Konishi Katsuyuki? 2021 Edition”
1st place Uzui Tengen “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”
1st place Takano Masamune “Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World’s Greatest First Love”
3rd place Kaburagi “Deca-Dence”
4th place Tatsumi Oga “Beelzebub”
5th place America “Axis powers Hetalia”
6th place Gosei Knight “Tensou Sentai Goseiger”
7th place Amidamaru “Shaman King” (“SHAMAN KING”)
7th place Otonoshin Koito “Golden Kamuy”
7th place Lloyd Irving “Tales of Symphonia”
10th place Koutarou Amon “Tokyo Ghoul”
10th place Ikoma Tatsuhito “World Trigger”
10th place Fuego Leon Vermilion “Black Clover”
13th place Oodanna “Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits”
13th place Kamina “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann”
13th place Hisagi Shuhei “BLEACH”
16th place Sherlock Holmes “Kabukicho Sherlock”
16th place Joukin Panda “Shirokuma Cafe”
16th place Diavolo “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind”
16th place Hanazono Chiaki “Ahiru no Sora”
20th place Gackt “Prison School”
20th place Kobayashi Takiji “Bungo to Alchemist”
20th place Rage Sakamaki “DIABOLIK LOVERS”
20th place BEM “BEM”

(Response period: April 7, 2021 to April 14, 2021)

* This questionnaire is part of a survey of readers’ awareness of “current interest in and attention to anime works and characters.” Regarding the results, we do not intend to decide the superiority or inferiority of any character or work. We hope that this article will help you to get to know new works and characters, and to deepen your understanding and interest.