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July 24th is Telework Day.

Telework Day was established in 2017, to ease congestion during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and to promote remote work nationwide. The date was set for July 24 since the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was originally planned for July 24th, 2020.

Teleworking has spread due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some might find it harder to communicate remotely or to make a distinction between work and private life. Working from home might not be easy for everyone.

So, Anime! Anime! took a reader survey titled “Which character seems to be good at “working remotely?”. We got answers from 105 readers from July 7th to 14th. For gender ratio, there were more answers from female readers since female readers account for 77%, while male readers account for 25%. For the age ratio, we received answers mostly from young readers, the age group under 19 accounts for 50%, and 20’s accounts for 35%.

■ Hard-working Characters Ranked High!

1st Place
First place goes to Doppo Kunikida from ‘Bungo Stray Dogs’ with a support rate of 8%.
Doppo Kunikida belongs to the superpower association “Buso Tanteisha”. He is the type of person who makes detailed schedules, “He is a perfectionist and a workaholic, so he is capable of working hard remotely as well! ” and “He is always honest, so he will probably volunteer to host the remote meetings. ” His straightforward personality was appreciated and got first place.

2nd Place

Second place goes to Kento Nanami from “JUJUTSU KAISEN” . The support rate was 6%.

Kento Nanami is a shaman who used to be an office worker. “He will work hard and try to finish his job on time even at home.” and “His experience as an office worker should be useful, but how does a shaman work remotely…?” His honest personality again was the reason for voting. “The movie JUJUTSU KAISEN 0” will be released in December this year. The character from popular anime was ranked high.

3rd Place

Third place goes to Hirotaka Nifuji from “Love Is Hard for Otaku”, coming in a close third.

Hirotaka Nifuji is an office worker who loves playing games. We got comments from readers, “It’s easy or rather better for him to work remotely, but he will probably play games secretly.” Another character, Tao Kabakura, from “Love is Hard for Otaku” also ranked in 4th place.

■ Here are some other comments!!

A comment on Doppo Kannonzaka from “Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”, “He is an office worker who is too negative usually, but working remotely might work for him!”

Other readers commented on Kirito from “Sword Art Online”, “I can imagine him working hard from home, too focused and forgetting to eat”, and “He was active in the virtual reality world, so working remotely should be a piece of cake for him. ”

Comment on Hozuki from “Hozuki’s Coolheadedness”: “I think that aid will be so efficient on a screen as well.”

Comment on Miss Kobayashi from “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”: “She is good at her job in the office, so she should be capable of working remotely as well. Tohru will take care of her and Kanna’s cuteness will make her relaxed and more productive.”

The survey result shows that hard-working and reliable characters are ranked high. Many characters who have experiences in office work ranked high as well.

■ Top 5 rankings

“Which character seems good at working remotely?”
1st Doppo Kunikida from “Bungo Stray Dogs”
2nd Kento Nanami from “JUJUTSU KAISEN”
3rd Hirotaka Nifuji from “Love Is Hard for Otaku”
4th Toru Amuro from “Detective Conan”
4th Taro Kabakura from “Love Is Hard for Otaku”
4th Miss Kobayashi from “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”
4th Choe Guseong from “PSYCHO-PASS”
4th Ai Haibara from “Detective Conan”
4th Mary Sera from “Detective Conan”

(Answer period : July 7th – 14th 2021)

■ Top 10 rankings

“Which character seems good at working remotely?”
1st Doppo Kunikida from “Bungo Stray Dogs”
2nd Kento Nanami from “JUJUTSU KAISEN”
3rd Hirotaka Nifuji from “Love Is Hard for Otaku”
4th Toru Amuro from “Detective Conan”
4th Taro Kabakura from “Love Is Hard for Otaku”
4th Miss Kobayashi from “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”
4th Choe Guseong from “PSYCHO-PASS”
4th Ai Haibara from “Detective Conan”
4th Mary Sera from “Detective Conan”
10th Izaya Orihara from “DURARARA!!”
10th Doppo Kannonzaka from “Hypnosis Mic：Division Rap Battle”
10th Nobuchika Ginoza from “PSYCHO-PASS”
10th Gintoki Sakata from “Gintama”
10th Akane Tsunemori from “PSYCHO-PASS”
10th Toshiro Hijikata from “Gintama”
10th Gentaro Yumeno from “Hypnosis Mic：Division Rap Battle”
10th Kankichi Ryotsu from “KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops”　

(Answer period : July 7th – 14th 2021)