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Characters with various appearance characteristics and attributes such as “glasses”, “stupid hair”, “animal ears”, “thick eyebrows”, or “jaggies” have appeared in the anime. Among the wide variety of attributes, the one we checked out this time is the “forehead characters”.

Here at Anime!Anime!, we conducted a survey entitled “Speaking of ‘forehead’ characters, who comes to your mind first?” We received responses from 141 people during the survey period from August 8 to August 15.
The male-female ratio is about 25% for males and about 75% for females,. About 50% of the age group were teens, and about 20% were in their 20s.

In this article, we will announce the results of the female character edition.

■ Characters with various hairstyles from long to short are ranked in!

1st place

1st place goes to Takagi-san from “Teasing Master Takagi-san” with an approval rating of about 14%.

Takagi-san has straight long hair that is exactly separated from the center. Readers commented, “I think she’s the cutest heroine with a forehead”, and “I am enchanted by her big forehead is clearly shown.” Her interactions also make her popular, “She is always teasing Nishikata but I like her gentle personality.”

2nd place

2nd place is shared between Suzuki Sonoko from “Detective Conan” and Tainaka Ritsu from “K-ON!”. with an approval rating of about 12%.

Readers commented on how the forehead expresses Suzuki Sonoko’s personality, “I feel that the bright and positive character of Lady Sonoko, who has a wide field of vision, is always expressed with her open forehead. A beautiful forehead with smooth skin.”, and “Sonoko is the only high school girl who looks so cute in head-band.” Some readers touched on the appearance shown in “The Fist of Blue Sapphire” released in 2019, saying, “The appearance with her hair down in the movie was so cute that it made my heart throbbed.”

For Tainaka Ritsu, readers commented on how hairstyle fits to such a lively girl, “She is the director of the light music club and is in charge of drums for Hokago Tea Time. She is a lively mood maker and good at music. I’m addicted to Ritsu’s forehead style.”, and “Even though her usual forehead is cute, her forehead that slightly peeks out when she takes away hear is also adorable.”

■Let’s introduce other comments

For Kamado Nezuko from “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”, “Her forehead with a ribbon and the bangs up is cute.”
For Seno Aiko from “Oja Witch Doremi”, “There was a depiction of her forehead shining in the sunlight, so speaking of the forehead, Ai-chan!”

For Catarina Claes “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!”, “When she was a kid, the scratches on her forehead were playful and cute.”
For Saikawa Riko from “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”, the title sequel of which is currently on air, “The shiny forehead is memorable.”

A wide variety of characters are ranked in the female character edition. The result is that characters with various types of hairstyles, from shortcuts to long hair, are available.

■ Top 5 Ranking

“Speaking of ‘forehead’ characters, who comes to your mind first? Female Character Edition”
1st place Takagi-san “Teasing Master Takagi-san”
2nd place Suzuki Sonoko “Detective Conan”
2nd place Tainaka Ritsu “K-ON!”
4th place Haruno Sakura “NARUTO”
5th place Catarina Claes “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!”

(Response period: August 8 to 15, 2021)

■ Top 10 Ranking

“Speaking of ‘forehead’ characters, who comes to your mind first? Female Character Edition”
1st place Takagi-san “Teasing Master Takagi-san”
2nd place Suzuki Sonoko “Detective Conan”
2nd place Tainaka Ritsu “K-ON!”
4th place Haruno Sakura “NARUTO”
5th place Catarina Claes “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!”
6th place Kamado Nezuko “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba”
7th place Saikawa Riko “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid”
8th place Tsukuyo “Gintama”
9th place Minase Iori “The Idolmaster”
10th place Enomoto Azusa “Detective Conan”
10th place Ogaki Chiaki “Laid-Back Camp”
10th place Seno Aiko “Magical DoReMi”

(Response period: August 8 to 15, 2021)