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We’re more than halfway through September, and the season is becoming autumn-like.

Anime!Anime! has been conducting surveys about characters related to the number of the month. There are also many characters associated with the number 9 too, such as being the ninth member of the group, having the letter “九” in their name, or being the leader of a group of 9.

We at Anime!Anime! conducted a readers’ survey asking “Which Character Does the Number 9 Remind You of?” There were 189 votes during the survey period from September 2 to September 9.
Most of the voters were female with a gender ratio of 25% male to 75% female, and the age range was on the younger side with 55% of them being under 20, and 30% in their 20s.

■Nicknames, uniform numbers, code names… Various characters related to the number 9 made into the list

1st Place

Kujou Ten from “Idolish7” is topping topped the list with about 28% of the votes.

Kujou Ten is a member of TRIGGER. Readers sent comments such as, “All the idols in ‘Idolish7’ each have a number. Kujou Ten is a unique character that had his name changed for a certain reason, so he left a strong impression on me,” and “He has a bit of a sad background, but his professionalism and charisma is top-notch.”
“I love how he is professional and serious, but has a kindis kind at heart,”, and “The gap between his perfection as an idol and his kind nature of caring for his little brother and friends makes him even more fascinating, “are comments that show how his stoic personality and the feelings he hides within him gained him support.

2nd Place

Coming in 2nd was Yagyuu Kyubee from “Gintama” with about 13% of the votes.

Yagyuu Kyuubee was born in the Yagyuu family, which serves the family of the Shogun. Although born a girl, she was brought up as a boy and was popular as a cool beauty with comments like, “Her name Kyuubee and nickname Kyuu-chan is so cute. How she reflexively throws the men who touch her makes her even more adorable,” and “I loved her line ‘I’m 10-1, Yagyuu Kyuubee!'”.

3rd Place

Kageyama Tobio from “Haikyuu!!” took 3rd place with about 9% of the votes.

He belongs to the Karasuno High School Men’s Volleyball team. The freshman that shines remarkably received comments like, “His uniform number is 9. It was impressive how Kageyama was the only one who had a single-digit number among the freshmen,” and “I was fascinated by him growing with his amazing teammates. He’s surprisingly bad at studying, but his presence on the court is so reliable that it makes me wonder if he’s really a freshman.”

■Here are some comments for other characters!!

For Midoriya Izuku from “My Hero Academia”, “He’s the ninth successor of the Quirk All for One, which used to belong to All Might. Also, his name Izuku has ku=9.”
For Kyuuta from “The Boy and the Beast”, “How he was named Kyuuta by Kumatetsu when he wandered into Juutengai just for being nine years old was interesting. The name was taken from his age but somehow matches him perfectly, and I thought it was a good name that leaves an impression on the viewers.”

For Hyoudou Kumon from “A3!”, “Not only does he have 九 in his name, but he also wears clothes with 9, is called Kyuu-chan by the other members, and even has his own invention ‘Radio Calisthenics 9′. There are a lot of scenes that make me think he likes the number 9.”
A character from a classic anime, Shimamura Joe from “Cyborg 009” also made the list, “He’s the leader of Cyborg 009 and his code number is 009. The title has several anime adaptations, and how he fights with his acceleration module was amazing.”

In addition to characters with the number 9 in their names, fans voted for characters for various reasons such as, Kageyama Tobio from “Haikyuu!!” whose uniform number is 9, and Toujou Nozomi from “Love Live!” who is the godmother of the group of 9 and the last to join the group in the anime.

■Overall Ranking

Which Character Does the Number 9 Remind You of?
1. Kujou Ten “Idolish7”
2. Yagyuu Kyuubee “Gintama”
3. Kageyama Tobio “Haikyuu!!”
4. Shimamura Joe “Cyborg 009”
4. Touojou Nozomi “Love Live!”
6. Nine “Terror in Resonance”
7. Kokonoi Hajime “Tokyo Revengers”
8. Kujou Karen “Kin-iro Mosaic”
8. Kokonoe Kujou “The Irregular at Magic High School”
8. Midoriya Izuku “My Hero Academia”
8. Chiruno “Toho Project”
8. Hachikuji Mayoi “Bakemonogatari”
8. Hyoudou Kumon “A3!”
14. Kyuuta “The Boy and the Beast”
14. Konoha “Mekakucity Actors”

(Survey Period: September 2 – September 9, 2021)

*This survey was held to investigate the readers’ “interests and attention towards current anime titles and characters”. The results should not be used to determine the supremacy of characters and titles. We hope this article will help you find new anime/characters and deepen your understanding of them.