Some of anime's villains aren't just memorable, they're so relentless in wrongdoing, so determined to defeat the hero, or just so good looking that you can't help but love them. Charapedia asked Japanese fans to picked their favorite in the latest 10,000 Reader Poll. 52 characters were suggested by a pool of voters that was 63.4% in female and 66.9% in their teens and 20s.

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20. Haikyu!!'s Tōru Oikawa - 113 votes

19. Attack on Titan's Annie Leonhart - 125 votes

18. Bleach's Sōsuke Aizen - 126 votes

17. Monogatari's Deishū Kaiki - 133 votes

16. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure's Dio - 136 votes

15. Tokyo Ghoul's Shū Tsukiyama - 141 votes

14. Naruto's Itachi Uchiha - 143 votes

13. Seraph of the End's Ferid Bathory - 155 votes

12. Detective Conan's Vermouth - 162 votes

11. Sword Art Online's Akihiko Kayaba - 180 characters

10. Durarara!!'s Izaya Orihara - 201 votes

9. Dragon Ball's Frieza - 207 votes

8. Re:Zero's Betelgeuse Romanee-Conti - 215 votes

7. Gintama's Kamui - 288 votes

6. One Piece's Buggy - 304 votes

5. Kuroko’s Basketball's Makoto Hanamiya - 338 votes votes

4. Yatterman's Doronbo Gang - 380 vtes

3. Gintama's Shinsuke Takasugi - 434 votes

2. Pokemon's Team Rocket - 672 votes

1. Anpanman's Baikinman - 795 votes

Female Voters

10. Detective Conan's Vermouth - 122 votes

9. Seraph of the End's Ferid Bathory - 144 votes

8. One Piece's Buggy - 153 votes

7. Yatterman's Doronbo Gang - 155 votes

6. Durarara!!'s Izaya Orihara - 162 vorws

5. Gintama's Kamui - 226 votes

4. Kuroko’s Basketball's Makoto Hanamiya - 289 votes

3. Pokemon's Team Rocket - 337 votes

2. Gintama's Shinsuke Takasugi - 245 votes

1. Anpanman's Baikinman - 475 votes

Male Voters

10. Gundam's Char - 94 votes

9. Bleach's Aizen - 106 votes

8. Monogatari's Deishū Kaiki - 107 votes

7. Dragon Ball's Frieza - 119 votes

6. One Piece's Buggy - 151 votes

5. SAO's Akihiko Kayaba - 157 votes

4. Re:Zero's Betelgeuse - 187 votes

3. Yatterman's Doronbo Gang - 234 votes

2. Anpanman's Baikinman - 320 votes

1. Pokemon's Team Rocket - 335 votes

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