Dio Tops Anime Anime's Time Character Poll for Sixth Straight Year
The poll shows a remarkably stable top three for a second year, with DIO's time-stop ability continuing to dominate reader recognition across age groups.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime Anime.
Anime Anime's annual reader survey for Time Day (June 10) asked which time-related character comes to mind. DIO from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure took first place for the sixth consecutive year with about 29% of 720 votes. Sakuya Izayoi (Touhou Project) and Aoi Akane (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun) held second and third, the same top three as 2025.
Anime Anime's annual Time Day reader survey, conducted May 24-31, 2026, received 720 responses (60% male, 40% female; 45% under 19). The top three characters were identical to the 2025 results, with DIO from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure holding first place for the sixth year running at about 29% of votes. Sakuya Izayoi (Touhou Project) remained second at about 17%, and Aoi Akane (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun) stayed third at about 8%.
- DIO (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure): 1st place, about 29%, sixth consecutive year at top
- Sakuya Izayoi (Touhou Project): 2nd place, about 17%, fifth consecutive year at 2nd
- Aoi Akane (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun): 3rd place, about 8%
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.