That’s interesting that Kenpachi is your favorite character ’cause he’s actually one of my least favorites. I just personally can’t stand the arrogant, violence-obsessed guys. The gentle, sensitive guys like Chad are more my type. But to each their own =) Any particular reason why you like him?

The Cat Returns was a cute movie; I should watch it again sometime. Unfortunately I’m not familiar with the other titles on your list. If you do decide to make a list of your favorites, I’d love to check it out =D

1- Zaraki Kenpachi (Bleach); I am head over heels in love with this man. Just the mere mention of him in a chapter or episode brightens my day.

2- Tyki Mikk (D.Gray-Man)

3- The Baron (The Cat Returns)

4- Amano Ginji (Get Backers)

5- Noda Megumi (Nodame Cantabile)

There are tons of other characters that I love, but I just can’t put them in any order. Even with the list above, the only one I’m 100% certain about is Kenpachi. So congratulations for being organized!

Haruhi and most of the others didn’t surprise me at all, but Shikamaru did. He’s one of those characters that I don’t really think about much, but when he’s brought to my attention, I suddenly remember that I admire him…

@Glo&Yumeka: I prefer Kagami to Konata aswell.
But yeah, American fans definatly prefer her – when ever I see people commenting on Lucky Star, whether it be on forums or youtube vids, ya' get alot of people saying stuff like "I'm a sooo much like Konata" – no one ever seems to say that about Kagami, but I find her waaay more relatible – she's definatly my favourite Lucky Star character. :3

“Kagami? I like Konata better (like almost everyone on earth)”

Actually, I believe English-speaking fans like Konata more while Japanese fans like Kagami. The fact that Kagami won Saimoe 2008 (over Konata) is proof of her popularity on 2chan at least.

Thanks for the points. Sorry I like some characters you don’t know =P

I…..love…………osaka (that’s sort of a reference back to Azumanga Daioh if you get it, except the person who says it says “you” instead of “osaka”. I also didn’t capitalize osaka at any time, so I deduct 10.7 points from myself).

But yea, I love Osaka, I love ddr (or I used to way back in the day) so therefore that AMV is just awesome.

Shana? Taiga? 10,000 points. Just for you. 10,000 points for you and your additions of two great characters voiced by Rie Kugimiya, the greatest voice actress, nay, the greatest voice person, ever.

Haruhi? Default addition. I’ll add an undisclosed amount of points.

Kagami? I like Konata better (like almost everyone on earth), but I like it. |-10| points (that means + ten).

Shikamaru? Okay, I can sort of kind of but not really see how this might make a top 10. Hey, it’s your list, and he’s number 9, so I’ll give you 9 points.

Chopper at number one surprises me and at the same time doesn’t. 10 points off for not choosing Rie Kugimiya as number one, so you now only have 14, 010 points.

I haven’t seen the rest, so I’ll deduct all of your points for listing anime that I haven’t seen. Better luck next time.

I love Chi as well, and think the seiyuu does a fantastic job of doing the kitten voice. My favorite Chi episode so far was the one where they give her a bath, and she screams that she’s going to die the whole time.

I expected Haruhi to be in your top 10, of course, but I wasn’t expecting Shikamaru. In one of the Otakon panels I went to, they said that Shikamaru scored high in “Most Popular Character” polls they did for the manga early on, and that’s why he became a more featured character in Naruto. They were responding to the fans wanting to see more of him. I like him, too.

And CHOPPER! That clip is pretty explicative of his skills. He’s pretty cute and has a funny, appealing voice. The character designs in One Piece are just so… different. ;)

I noticed a distinct lack of bishonen in your list (I had to fight hard not to include too many in my own list!). To each her own, I guess. :) I guess I just like staring at attractive men… It helps, though, when they’re also interesting people. ;)

Glad I gave you a good laugh XD

And yes, Romeo x Juliet should have had more poetry. Though I wonder how good a Shakespeare sonnet would sound when translated in Japanese.