June 2008 Newtype Monthly Ranking

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

Code Geass, along with Gundam is dominating every anime magazine ranking >___< It doesn't seem to slow down any time.[Poll #1204353][Poll #1204353]
Female Anime Character - The best 10 in popularity (人気ベスト10):

No. 1 = C.C. (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)
No. 2 = Karen Kouzuki "Kallen Stadtfeld" ( Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)
No. 3 = Izumi Konata (Lucky Star)
No. 4 = Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
No. 5 = Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad)
No. 6 = Lacus Clyne (MS Gundam Seed)
No. 7 = Sumeragi Lee Noriega (Gundam 00)
No. 8 = Sheryl Nome (Macross Frontier)
No. 9 = Shana (Shakugan no Shana II)
No. 10 = Ranka Lee (Macross Fronter)

C.C.'s doing nothing and still at the top. Awesome!!!! Though Kallen's climbing up fast.

New character Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier is pretty hot and sure has the potential of going higher. I don't know what the hell Lacus's still doing in this ranking though o___O

June 2008 NewType Monthly Ranking - Best 20 Anime:

No. 1 = Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
No. 2 = Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
No. 3 = Gundam 00
No. 4 = Macross Frontier
No. 5 = Neon Genesis Evangelion
No. 6 = Gintama
No. 7 = Lucky Star
No. 8 = Clannad
No. 9 = Gundam Seed
No. 10 = The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Double win >____< I must agree that S1 is better than R2.

And here's a scan of overall anime character ranking but missing top 9:

C.C.'s #9 and Kallen's #12, and I'm pretty sure that Lelouch's still holding on his #1 spot and Suzaku is somewhere between# 2-8 ^^

Edited thanks to kihayo:  Lelouch is number one, and Suzaku is number three.

Credits to Animesuki

Comments

[jczala.livejournal.com]

Sigh... Why is Lacus there? She should leave the ranks already and let the other girls in. Oh well...

C.C. is still number 1! Wow! That's our pizza girl. She's the best for me.

[darksage29.livejournal.com]

kind of ironic considering you have a cagalli icon XD

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

tag? :(

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

tag :D

[apapazukamori.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the information!

Suckzaku

However, was that really necessary?

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

Sorry, that's a tiny habit of mine -__-"

[viola-canina.livejournal.com]

Kallen is okay, but C.C. is my #1 love (followed by Kaguya and TIANZIIIII <333 *_* ahem, sorry).

[souls101.livejournal.com]

[warchant]Kallen! Kallen! Kallen! [/warchant]

<333. Always has and will continue to be my favorite CG character.

[glenngunnerzero.livejournal.com]

Spinzaku and Spinguya should be the number 1 couple
Cousins from the same ballet.

[hopechan.livejournal.com]

Please tell me that Spinguya is a thing now.

[nativegirl.livejournal.com]

What put Evangelion among the top of the list? I'm surprised, since it's so old. Is it playing on TV, or does it always rank popular?

[glenngunnerzero.livejournal.com]

Rebuild

[eggplantlady.livejournal.com]

I've always liked Kallen better than C.C. (to be perfectly honest I've rarely felt so powerful a hatred for a character as I do for C.C.) so of course I'd rather see Kallen in the top spot.

[kihayo.livejournal.com]

I have the June newtype issue, looking at it right now. Lelouch is number one, and Suzaku is number three.

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the info ^^ I'm curious about the rest as well :")

[starryburst.livejournal.com]

C.C. ): Personally, I never really liked nor hated Kallen, but now that she's threatening my favorite pizza eating witch with her HUGE BOOBS, I'm all like, "Oh, it's on. D:"

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

me too ^^ her fanservice overload is getting somewhat annoying and blocking our girl out of the screen O___o

[fujiappletan.livejournal.com]

I be a seconding this.

[marikandcloe.livejournal.com]

Kallen kicks ass, C.C. is cool too but she's so boring compared to Kallen.

[interstellar.livejournal.com]

I personally prefer Kallen to C.C. (and like them both quite a lot!), but I think Cornelia is better than both of them put together. ...but, uh. Yeah. -_-;; And lol wrong comm, but Sumeragi from 00? I had no idea she was that popular!

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

your question alone proves how interesting Sumeragi is. She must be one of, if not the most boring main female character in the gundam universe O__-

[moebot.livejournal.com]

I'd love for Nina to be number one.

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

When that time came Rivalz would be number one, too ^^

[darth-teca.livejournal.com]

I think it's inevitable if you really think about it. Geass has a HUGE character list (and growing every day!) and they NEED to get some character development to as many as possible, especially the important characters. R1 was a lot about C.C. and how she fits into the picture. R2 has less to do wiht her simply because nothing has really changed for her; she even said herself she doesn't particularly care what happens to the Black Knights as long as Lelouche stays alive.

Kallen, on the other hand, is having to completely rebuild how she sees the war and Lelouche/Zero. It would make sense that there is going to be needing sometime on her to explain how she is dealing with that. She also makes a good counter-weight to Anya and Gino, who Sunrise also has to develop so people will buy their merchandise. I bet we'll see a lot more of C.C. as we get to the end of the series and V.V. becomes more than just the man boy behind the curtain.

... I do enjoy watching Kallen's character development more than anything they've done with C.C. though. XD I just like crisis of faith stories.

[ipsius.livejournal.com]

I definitely agree with you. Kallen didn't get much development in season one, other than that one episode with her mother. And it would just be strange for someone to be in Lelouch's inner circle if she doesn't even get much screen time. She's also one of the best pilots the Black Knights have, so it's only natural.

(Though I'm going to have to admit that I wish they'd elaborate on the geass and "world of c" backstory and I-can-talk-to-dead-people thing soon. -__-)

[moonloop.livejournal.com]

I personally think Kallen deserves the top spot, she's doing more than CC and she's just eating fuckin' pizza and being a comic relief of sorts. She has no part in the storyline yet. Kallen has more onscreen time and I think she has better character development than CC. I love CC but Kallen is taking her place as my favorite Code Geass female.

[angel-katsumi.livejournal.com]

I rather prefer C.C. and I hope to see MORE about her! ;__; I like Karen too, but this is enough. ;__;

[kankiin.livejournal.com]

C.C. is and always will be my favorite character in Geass (alongside Lelouch, of course). For a short time in the beginning of R1, Kallen was ahead of her in the polls, but after episode 11 or so, C.C. skyrocketed to the top and stayed there. Fans may be fickle, but C.C. has a really devoted fanbase that'll stay with her until it's her time to shine in R2 (which, considering the episode summaries from the magazines, will possibly be in a few episodes)

Really though, I think C.C. is far more interesting than Kallen. Dunno, with Kallen...I felt like I've seen her character done before. But it's one of the first times I've seen a character like C.C., and everything she does is just intriguing. It's not like I hate Kallen. She'd be a lot more enjoyable if it wasn't for FANSERVICE (I have the same gripe about C.C., actually, but I don't think hers in comparison is that bad), but I just don't find her all that interesting compared to C.C..

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

I think it was around ep 1-5 when C.C. appeared no more than 3' in total -___- She did leave really strong impression in the rest of S1 to the point that fans still devoted to her despite her lack of screen time in this season.

The most fanservice C.C. ever provided must be that pink panties in the school festival ep and it was nowhere near the other girls'.

[lockon-dynames.livejournal.com]

C.C. all the way, she's the best!

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

Suzaku at #3? He's finally climbing the ranks? Good. Is Japan finally accepting that Suzaku is more than an annoying moralfag? Or do they just like the cape?

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

I think the only one preventing Spinzaku from taking over 2nd spot is Jesus!Kira ^__^"

[zalem.livejournal.com]

Meh, Sheryl Nome should be #1 in my book. But I do like both C.C. and Kallen, so I don't mind them being 1 & 2. Lacus is still there because GS is still super popular. There's no reason for her not to be there...I mean Rei is still on there. (Ah I forgot about Rebuild...that's probably why Rei is there).

The only reason I might say Kallen should be #1 at the moment ahead of C.C. is because while C.C. is ever amusing, she has barely had any screen time in R2. Plus, I'm really suspicious of C.C. and feel she has something up her sleeve that could end up hurting Lulu.

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

I love Sheryl too! She sings as good as, if not better than Lacus and she's so cool & amusing at the same time ^o^

[spleener.livejournal.com]

No. 5 = Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad)

Elevens apparently don't know who the best Clannad character is:

[animegoil.livejournal.com]

XD GINTAMA IS IN THE TOP 20?? I have to admit, that show is pretty amazing, but I never take it seriously... so to see it up there is pretty awesome. ANd I saw some of the characters made it on the character ranking list scan... <3

*flails*

[ipsius.livejournal.com]

I KNOW, RIGHT? XD I haven't even seen the anime, but the fact alone that's Gintama makes me happy. Most hilarious series ever.

[chibisilent16.livejournal.com]

HAHA GO GINTAMAAAAAAA!!!! XDDDDDD

Code Geass rocks too, but I can't believe Gintama is in 6th! It's on crack hilarious. XDDDD

But hooray for C.C. still being number one. XDDDD And I concur with you on your statement on how she does nothing, yet she still has the top. XD Gotta have a pretty good awesomeness factor to do that.

P.S. I ♥ your Ryo icon.

[powercorrupts.livejournal.com]

I loved C.C. from the minute she actually showed up - I was so relieved that she wasn't some sort of token TEH REI, some typical mysterious moe anime girl. She comes across as really well-developed for a female anime character, especially since the mecha genre... isn't exactly the most kind to female characters. She's a wonderful example of a strong female character who doesn't have to be a sword-wielding amazon to come across as in charge.

Kallen's grown on me, though. Before last season's finale, I was pretty disappointed in her - I thought she was nothing but some token kick-ass female who nonetheless needs to be saved by the men, and needs direction from the men, and constantly gives fanservice. I thought she was everything I hate about "strong" anime females. I'm so amazingly glad to have changed my opinion about her. From the season finale onwards, she's felt much more dynamic to me - her loyalty to Zero feels less of a gimmick, and she seems to think for herself a little more. She seems more genuinely strong of a character.

[mikage24.livejournal.com]

I agree with most of your points. However, I would love Kallen a lot more if her fanservices were a lot less -___-" It seems to be increased each ep, though.