What anime character would be perfect for marriage? Who would be a great intellectual partner, the best breadwinner, help around the house or just looks the part? Charapedia asked Japan's anime watchers in their latest 10,000 Reader Poll and got 83 suggestions from a pool that was 60.2% male and 65.3% in their teens and 20s. The responses were then aggregated by the gender of the characters.

Female Characters

10. Minami-ke!'s Haruka Minami - - 276 votes

9. CLANNAD's Nagisa Furukawa - 286 votes

8. Hyouka's Eru Chitanda - 305

7. Strike the Blood's Yukina Himeragi - 327 votes

6. Naruto's Hinata Hyuuga - 340 votes

5. My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU's Yukino Yukinoshita - 375 votes

4. Monogatari's Tsubasa Hanekawa - 408 votes

3. Sword Art Online's Asuna Yuuki - 456 votes

2. K-On!'s Ui Hirasawa - 499 votes

1. Nisekoi's Kosaki Onodera - 522 votes

Male Characters

10 Ace of Diamond's Kazuya Miyuki - 110 votes

9. Hoozuki no Reitetsu's Hoozuki-san - 127 votes

8. Kuroko’s Basketball's Seijurou Akashi - 155 votes

7. Gintama's Toshiro Hijikata - 172 votes

6. Uta No Prince-Sama's Reiji Kotobuki - 186 votes

5. Fate/stay night's Shirou Emiya - 191 votes

4. Working!!!'s Souta Takanashi - 204 votes

3. FREE!'s Makoto Tachibana - 250 votes

2. Gintama's Gintoki Sakata - 257 votes

1. Haikyuu!!'s Koushi Sugawara - 301 votes



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