by March 6 is Brother’s Day. It is a memorial day advocated by Kunio Hatada, a manga artist. Hatada is involved in anniversaries related to brothers and sisters: June 6 is Brother’s Day, September 6 is Sister’s Day, and December 6 is Sister’s Day.
There are many younger brother characters in his animations. There are various types of younger brothers, such as being very spoiled, being the most reliable person in the family, and having a complex about excellent older brothers and sisters.
Who is the most famous younger brother character? Anime there! Animation! continued from last year, we conducted a reader survey titled “What is your ‘younger brother’ character?” We received responses from 861 people during the survey period from February 21 to February 28.
The male-female ratio is about 30% male, about 65% female, and about 5% of non-response. The age group was mainly young, with about 60% under 19 and about 15% in their 20s.
“ONE PIECE” Luffy becomes the top for the first time!
1st Place goes to Monkey D. Luffy from “One Piece.” With an approval rating of about 8%, she has moved up from last year’s 3rd Place. “Because when I was a child, Ace and Sabo exchanged cups of brotherhood. Seeing Luffy do everything he can to help Ace when he is publicly executed, he cares about his brother. I was moved by that” “In the Paramount War arc, “I am my brother!!!!” scene had an impact because I felt the pride of being Ace’s younger brother,” said the brother-in-law character. “Ace and Sabo are both eldest sons; interestingly, Luffy is the only younger brother.
2nd Place went to Alphonse Elric from “Fullmetal Alchemist.” He fell from last year’s tie for first place but was just a few votes behind the top. “I lost my body because I tried to revive my mother through forbidden human transmutation, and now I am a being with a huge armor attached to my soul. I was drawn into the story,” and “Alphonse looks like a rugged armor, but he can be kind to everyone he meets on his travels. It’s cute when you look at him and have fun, and he shows a figure appropriate for his age.” In March, we will also refrain from the first stage performance.
3rd Place went to Rin Itoshi from “Blue Rock.” Her approval rating is about 5%, and she ranked among the titles TV anime will start broadcasting in 2022. Rin Itoshi is a player who boasts overwhelming ability even in the “Blue Rock (Blue Prison)” project that raises strikers. “I started playing soccer because of my older brother Sae’s influence, and I’ve been playing soccer to crush him,” and, “I think it’s Rin-kun’s ambivalence that he holds a tremendous amount of hatred and respect for his older brother,” said Sae, a professional soccer player. Popular with mixed feelings about She commented, “Her brother’s unique setting is well utilized,” and many fans enjoyed the broadcast every week.
He was introducing other comments! For Riku Nanase from “Idolish7”, “He looks up to his twin brother as ‘Heavenly’ and has an innocent personality. Even within the group, he’s in the younger brother position, so he’s an angel with all the ideal younger brothers.”
For Genya Fushikawa from “Kimetsu no Yaiba,” “Younger brother of Minoru Fushikawa, the pillar of the wind. I will finally be active in earnest with the “Swordsmith Village Edition” starting in April. There’s a lot I want to discuss, but she’s a good girl!”. “Touken Ranbu ONLINE,” Hisamaru says, “His brother Higekiri forgets his name and gets depressed. Still, he recovers quickly and calls him ‘older brother,’ which is brave and cute.”
Luigi in “Super Mario Bros.” “Luigi, who is a little timid, is the pinnacle of younger brother characters, such as being the eternal second best and sometimes playing the leading role.
A new movie will be released in 2023, the 40th anniversary of Luigi’s birth. From”, expectations are also gathering for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” released on April 28. The “younger brother” character survey has been conducted every year since 2017, but this year Luffy from “One Piece” topped the list for the first time. You can feel the aftermath of “ONE PIECE FILM RED,” a big hit in 2022.
Ranking Top 10 [When you think of “younger brother” character? 2023 edition] 1st Monkey D. Luffy “ONE PIECE” 2nd Alphonse Elric “Fullmetal Alchemist” 3rd Rin Itoshi “Blue Rock” 4th Uchiha Sasuke “NARUTO” 5th Riku Nanase “Eid” Rich Seven” 6th place Akito Shinonome “Project Sekai Colorful Stage! Feat. Hatsune Miku” 7th place Luigi “Super Mario Bros.” 8th place Hotaru Tsukishima “Haikyu!!”: February 21st to February 28th, 2023)
1st Monkey D. Luffy “ONE PIECE” 2nd Alphonse Elric “Fullmetal Alchemist” 3rd Rin Itoshi “Blue Rock” 4th Uchiha Sasuke “NARUTO” 5th Riku Nanase “Eid” Rich Seven” 6th place Akito Shinonome “Project Sekai Colorful Stage! Feat. Hatsune Miku 7th Luigi Super Mario Bros. 8th Hotaru Tsukishima Haikyu!! “Gintama” 12th Todoroki Shoto “My Hero Academia” 13th Ritsu Sakuma “Ensemble Stars! 14th place Orto Shroud “Disney Twisted Wonderland” 14th place Hitamaru “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” 16th place Rindo Haitani “Tokyo Revengers” 17th place Toguro “YuYu Hakusho” 18th place Iori Izumi “Idolish” Seven” 19th place Issai Amagi “Ensemble Stars! 20th place Sogo Okita “Gintama” 20th place Ritsu Kageyama “Mob Psycho 100” 20th place Chuya Nakahara “Bungo Stray Dogs” 20th place Todomatsu Matsuno “Osomatsu-san” (Answer period: February 21-28, 2023 Japan)
This questionnaire is part of an awareness survey on readers’ interest in and attention to current anime works and characters. Regarding the results, it is not the intention to decide the superiority or inferiority of any character or work. This article will help you learn about new works and characters and deepen your understanding and interest. 9th place Saburo Yamada “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-” 10th place Genya Immortal River “Kimetsu no Yaiba” 11th place Shinpachi Shimura “Gintama” 12th place Shoto Todoroki “My Hero Academia” 13th place Rin Sakuma Tsuki “Ensemble Stars! 14th place Orto Shroud “Disney Twisted Wonderland” 14th place Hitamaru “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” 16th place Rindo Haitani “Tokyo Revengers” 17th place Toguro “YuYu Hakusho” 18th place Iori Izumi “Idolish” Seven” 19th place Issai Amagi “Ensemble Stars! 20th place Sogo Okita “Gintama” 20th place Ritsu Kageyama “Mob Psycho 100” 20th place Chuya Nakahara “Bungo Stray Dogs” 20th place Todomatsu Matsuno “Osomatsu-san” (Answer period: February 21-28, 2023 Japan)
This questionnaire is part of an awareness survey on readers’ interest in and attention to current anime works and characters. Regarding the results, it is not the intention to decide the superiority or inferiority of any character or work.
This article will help you learn about new works and characters and deepen your understanding and interest. 9th place Saburo Yamada’s “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle” 10th place Genya Immortal River’s “Kimetsu no Yaiba” 11th place Shinpachi Shimura’s “Gintama” 12th place Shoto Todoroki’s “My Hero Academia” 13th place Rin Sakuma Tsuki “Ensemble Stars! 14th place Orto Shroud “Disney Twisted Wonderland” 14th place Hitamaru “Touken Ranbu ONLINE” 16th place Rindo Haitani “Tokyo Revengers” 17th place Toguro “YuYu Hakusho” 18th place Iori Izumi “Idolish” Seven” 19th place Issai Amagi “Ensemble Stars! 20th place Sogo Okita “Gintama” 20th place Ritsu Kageyama “Mob Psycho 100” 20th place Chuya Nakahara “Bungo Stray Dogs” 20th place Todomatsu Matsuno “Osomatsu-san” (Answer period: February 21-28, 2023 Japan)
This questionnaire is part of an awareness survey on readers’ interest in and attention to current anime works and characters. Regarding the results, it is not the intention to decide the superiority or inferiority of any character or work. This article will help you learn about new works and characters and help deepen your understanding and interest in them.
