One Piece's Luffy Tops Marine Day Sea Character Poll for 2026
The poll shows that readers consistently associate the sea with characters who command ships, with Luffy retaining the top spot and Nanami holding second place from the previous survey.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
Anime! Anime!'s Marine Day reader survey asked which anime character is most associated with the sea. Monkey D. Luffy of One Piece took first place with about 14% support, followed by Dr.STONE's Ryusui Nanami and Touhou Project's Minamitsu Murasa. The top three were all ship captains.
Anime! Anime! conducted a reader survey from July 1 to July 8, 2026, asking which anime character best represents the sea. The 294 respondents were nearly evenly split by gender, with about 40% under 19 and 25% in their 30s. Every character in the top three is a captain: Luffy of the Straw Hat Pirates, Ryusui Nanami of the Science Kingdom, and the ship ghost Minamitsu Murasa. Luffy held first place with about 14% support, retaining his position from the last survey.
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece): 1st place, about 14% support, retained top spot from previous survey
- Ryusui Nanami (Dr.STONE): 2nd place, about 6% support, same rank as last time
- Minamitsu Murasa (Touhou Project): 3rd place, about 4% support, moved up from a tie for 3rd to sole 3rd
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.