Koei Tecmo has published an official mid-way results list of the theme-based election for the nine characters that will appear in Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune and Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus.

So far, the top nine characters are:

Marie Rose – 17.1%

Honoka – 14.8%

Kasumi – 11.5%

Ayane – 9.2%

Kokoro – 8.3%

Nyotengu – 7.2%

Hitomi – 6.4%

Momoji – 4.9%

Lei Fang – 4.6%

Trailing behind as characters potentially not playable in Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 are:

Elena – 4.2%

Tina – 3.9%

Mila – 3.0%

Rachel – 1.7%

Lisa – 1.7%

Christie – 1.7%

The final results will be announced at the Tokyo Game Show on September 17.

Thanks, Games Talk.