Nijimen Readers Vote Their Favorite Father Characters for Father's Day
The poll captures a cross-genre snapshot of which anime and manga fathers resonate most with fans on Father's Day.
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To mark Father's Day, Nijimen surveyed its readers on their favorite father characters in anime and manga. The top 10 list includes Crayon Shin-chan's Nohara Hiroshi, Pokémon's Norman, Kingdom's Ō Sen, Naruto's Namikaze Minato, My Hero Academia's Endeavor, and Sakamoto Days' Sakamoto Taro, among others.
Nijimen asked its readers to name their favorite father characters for a Father's Day survey. The resulting top 10 spans comedy, action, and family drama, from Crayon Shin-chan's salaryman dad Nohara Hiroshi to Naruto's heroic Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato. The list also includes Pokémon's Gym Leader Norman, Kingdom's great general Ō Sen, My Hero Academia's Endeavor, and Sakamoto Days' protagonist Sakamoto Taro.
- Nohara Hiroshi (Crayon Shin-chan): Ranked #1; a salaryman who values his family despite his sloppy side.
- Norman (Pokémon): Ranked #2; Gym Leader and father of the protagonist, noted for his fighting stance.
- Ō Sen (Kingdom): Ranked #3; a great general of Qin with an overwhelming battlefield presence.
- Namikaze Minato (Naruto): Ranked #4; the Fourth Hokage who risked his life to protect his son.
- Endeavor (My Hero Academia): Ranked #5; a Pro Hero striving to reconcile with his family.
- Sakamoto Taro (Sakamoto Days): Ranked #6; a retired legendary hitman turned family man.
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