Japanese Fans Rank the Anime Characters They Want as Prime Minister

If you follow general Japan news, you know the country held an election this weekend. While here in the real world, it looks like Shinzo Abe will keep his job as prime minister for the time being, pollsters Charapedia used the opportunity to ask readers what anime character they’d most like to lead the country.

Let’s see who they elected:

20. Frieza

Dragon Ball

19. Haruhi Suzumiya

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

18. Light Yagami

Death Note

17. Arslan

The Heroic Legend of Arslan

16. Akane Tsunemori

Psycho-Pass

15. Monkey D. Luffy

One Piece

14. Seijuro Akashi

Kuroko’s Basketball

13. Hozuki

Hozuki’s Coolheadedness

12. Mana Aida

Doki Doki PreCure

11. All Might

My Hero Academia

10. Hidetoshi Dekisugi

Doraemon

9. Naruto Uzumaki

Naruto

8. Kuro-sensei

Assassination Classroom

7. Gintoki Sakata

Gintama

6. Kankichi Ryotsu

Kochikame

5. Conan Edogawa/Shinichi Kudo

Detective Conan

4. Keigo Atobe

Prince of Tennis

3. Shima Kosaku

Kacho Kosaku Shima

2. Tatsuya Shiba

The Irregular at Magic High School

1. Lelouch Lamperouge

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

A disturbing number of villains on this list (Frieza? Light Yagami? Seriously, guys?) but after years of ineffectual politicians, maybe Japanese fans want a leader who can get things done. Or maybe I’m thinking about this too hard.

What anime character would you choose as president?

Source: Charapedia