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There's nothing more shocking than a surprise plot twist that kills off a fan-favorite character. Charapedia asked 10,000 fans which anime death had the biggest impact. It shouldn't surprise you that this list is full of spoilers for over 20 anime series, so keep that in mind before reading any further! It's interesting to note that men and women were pretty divided on their choices outside of the top four, with some characters' votes relying heavily on one demographic over the other.

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Character Deaths That Left the Biggest Impact

Portgas D. Ace (One Piece) - 1325 votes Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) 932 votes Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica) 831 votes Raoh (Fist of the North Star) 687 votes Whitebeard/Edward Newgate (One Piece) 347 votes Caesar A. Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 331 votes Light Yagami (Death Note) 329 votes Makoto Ito (School Days) 303 votes Vegeta (Dragonball Z) 297 votes Kamina (Gurren Lagann) 281 votes Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) 275 votes Neji Hyuga (Naruto) 267 votes Lockon Stratos (Gundam 00) 217 votes Jiraiya (Naruto) 209 votes Goku (Dragonball Z) 208 votes Maes Hughes (Fullmetal Alchemist) 206 votes Itou Kamotarou (Gintama) 195 votes Souji Okita (Hakuoki series) 181 votes Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion) 171 votes Nagisa Furukawa (CLANNAD) 169 votes

Character Deaths That Left the Biggest Impact (Women)

Portgas D. Ace (One Piece) - 637 votes Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) 437 votes Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica) 241 votes Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) 184 votes Souji Okita (Hakuoki series) 181 votes Itou Kamotarou (Gintama) 171 votes Whitebeard/Edward Newgate (One Piece) 169 votes Mitsuba Okita (Gintama) 162 votes Caesar A. Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 145 votes Gin Ichimaru ( Bleach ) 132 votes

Character Deaths That Left the Biggest Impact (Men)

Portgas D. Ace (One Piece) - 688 votes Raoh (Fist of the North Star) 605 votes Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica) 590 votes Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) 495 votes Makoto Ito (School Days) 277 votes Kamina (Gurren Lagann) 236 votes Vegeta (Dragonball Z) 228 votes Light Yagami (Death Note) 201 votes Goku (Dragonball Z) 193 votes Caesar A. Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 186 votes

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[Via Nico Nico News]