Gintama's Tama Tops Anime Anime Android Poll for 2026
The poll shows a shift in reader sentiment toward a comedic android character over a magical-girl one, with Tama's key role in the recent Gintama theatrical release likely boosting her visibility.
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Anime! Anime!'s second annual reader poll on the most memorable android characters in anime has named Tama from Gintama as the winner. The survey ran from May 12 to May 18 and collected 194 responses. Tama rose from second place last year to first, while Cure Amour from Hugtto! PreCure fell to second and R. Tanaka Ichiro from The Super Dimension Century Orguss took third.
Anime! Anime! ran its second annual reader poll asking which android character comes to mind, timed to May 25's Terminator Day. The survey drew 194 responses split roughly evenly between male and female readers, with the largest age group being under 19. Tama from Gintama took first place with about 14% support, moving up from second last year. Cure Amour from Hugtto! PreCure dropped to second at about 8%, and R. Tanaka Ichiro from The Super Dimension Century Orguss entered the top three at about 6%.
- Tama (Gintama): 1st place, about 14% support, up from 2nd last year
- Cure Amour / Ruru Amour (Hugtto! PreCure): 2nd place, about 8% support, down from 1st last year
- R. Tanaka Ichiro (The Super Dimension Century Orguss): 3rd place, about 6% support, up from a tie for 4th last year
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