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June 28 is Mimori Suzuko’s birthday.

Mimori Suzuko made her debut in 2021. She won the singer’s award as athe member of μ’s in the 9th Seiyu Award.
She plays the main character in “Joran THE PRINCESS OF SNOW AND BLOOD”, “Odd Taxi”, and “Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight the Movie” in 2021. On August, 14, she will hold “Mimori Suzuko Live 2021 Midsummer Funfair’” and “Mimopa! ~It’s Summer, Everyone Come Along~” will be held on the same day.

To celebrate her Mimori Suzuko’s birthday, we conducted athe survey titled “Who is your favorite character played by Mimori Suzuko?”, following the previous year. A total of 179 readers answered the survey, that wasis conducted from June 11 to 18, 2021. The males made up athe majority with making up approximately 60% of the move, while female readers made up approximately 40%. For the age group, the young readers made up the majority, both minors and 20’s made up approximately 30% each.

■ Idols, changing heroines, and detectives…Unique characters ranked in!
1st Place
The 1st place went to Sonoda Umi from “Love Live!”. The support rating was approximately 25%, and she has ranked inon the top for 4 consecutive years.

The readers commented on her by saying, “She is usually athe hardworking, serious girl. With her favorite line, ‘I love working hard’, she made me think that I would also work to my best, and she hadwas the most effect on my life”, “She is a noble Japanese girl with hardworking characteristics…but she sometimes shows funny faces and can enjoy what she needs to. She is cute”, and “I learned about Mimori-san through Umi-chan. I think Umi-chan and Mimori-san are the best partners”.

2nd Place
The 2nd place was Fuurin Asumi/Cure Earth from “Healin’ Good Pretty Cure”. The support rating was approximately 15% and ranked higher, compared to her position in the previous year, which was the 10th.

She seemed to be popular for her mysterious charm, and the comments mentioned that said, “She is the first spirit Pretty Cure in the series. She is so innocent that she literally knows nothing about the world and that was so charming, although she is very good at combats”, and “HerA relaxing voice matches nicely with her kind atmosphere unique to ‘spirits’. I was also impressed thethat acting showed her gradual growth.”

3rd Place
The 3rd place was Tougou Mimori from “Yuki Yuna is a Hero”. The support rating was approximately 10%, and ranked in the same place.

The comments from the readers said, “I empathize with hershe being honesty to her own wish”, and “her appearance is a noble Japanese girl, but I like how she is aggressive in some scenes”. There were votes to Washio Sumi, who is from the same anime; “”I cried at the characters’ growth. I often listen to ‘Egao no Kimi e” (the opening theme song)”.

■Introducing other comments!
Furutani Himawari from “Yuru Yuri”: “Himawari is the representative tsundere character for Mimori-san! Although she is usually cold, but she cares about her childhood friend Sakurako more than anyone else.”
Pinkey Pie from “My Little Pony~Friend is Magic~”: “Her optimism makes everyone around her smile, and that matches nicely with Mimori-san’s own charm.”

Takenouchi Sora from “Digimon Adventure tri.”: “Sora being played by Mimori-san is wonderful. I remember crying at the movie theater fromby accepting a sad scene smoothly.”

Kagura Hikari from “Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight”: “I like Mimori-san’s low voice and Hikari-chan is memorable for her low-pitched voice. I was impressed by her, because she was linked so closely with the character, even on the stage.”

While Sonoda Umi from “Love Live!” seemed to continue her popularity also in 2021, the characters from the foreign animation and stage play ranked as well.

■Overall ranking
[Who is your favorite character played by Mimori Suzuko? 2021 ver.]
1st: Sonoda Umi from “Love Live!”
2nd: Fuurin Asumi/Cure Earth from “Healin’ Good Pretty Cure”
3rd: Tougou Mimori from “Yuki Yuna is a Hero”
4th: Sherlock Shillingford from “Detective Opera: Mily Holmes”
5th: Kagura Hikari from “Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight”
6th; Momozono Nanao from “Kamisama Kiss”
7th: Furutani Himawari from “Yuru Yuri”
8th: Aojima Moeka from “One Room”
8th: Rin from “Rin-ne”
10th: Rem from “Ultraman Zede”
11th: Shiratori Anju from “Kiratto Pri☆Chan”
11th: Senke Shinobu from “Another World Izaya~Nobu~”
13th: Anita from “West Side Story” (Musical)
13th: Hisui E. Fiole from “FAIRY TAIL”
13th: Pinkey Pie from “My Little Pony~Friend is Magic~”

(Survey conducted: June 11 to 18, 2021)

※This survey was conducted as the purpose of researching “current anime and character’s popularity”. The result does not determine superiority and inferiority between the characters. Please read this article as the source to learn and understand about new characters and works.