Oshicoco's Oshi of the Year 2026 Poll Puts Maomao and M!LK on Top
Oshicoco Inc. published the results of its Oshi of the Year 2026 survey on November 4, Good Oshi Day.
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Why it matters
The poll is a fan-voted read on where oshikatsu spending attention sits, and its category winners lean toward characters and groups whose individual members and personal appeal carried the year rather than group identity alone.
Key Facts
- Oshicoco Inc. announced the Oshi of the Year 2026 results on November 4, Good Oshi Day.
- Voting ran from October 6 to October 16, 2026, across fans following Oshicoco's Instagram account and LINE@ registrations.
- Maomao of The Apothecary Diaries placed first in the 2D Characters category.
- M!LK placed first in 3D Idols, with Snow Man second and SixTONES third.
- Chiikawa placed first in the Fancy Characters category.
The poll ran from October 6 to October 16 across 89,000 oshikatsu fans who follow the company's Instagram account or LINE@ registrations, covering seven Oshi Division categories, a Next Break Division, and two Extra Edition categories. Maomao of The Apothecary Diaries topped 2D Characters, M!LK took 3D Idols, and Chiikawa led Fancy Characters.
The survey counted votes from October 6 to October 16 and drew on roughly 89,000 fans reached through Oshicoco's Instagram account and LINE@ registrations. Oshicoco splits the results into an Oshi Division with seven categories, a Next Break Division, and an Extra Edition with two categories. In 3D Idols, M!LK took first, Snow Man, last year's first-place finisher, took second, and SixTONES took third. Fancy Characters ran Chiikawa, Pompompurin, and Kuromi in that order.
- Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries): 1st, 2D Characters
- Cure Arcana Shadow (Detective Pretty Cure!): 2nd, 2D Characters
- Epel Felmier (Disney Twisted-Wonderland): 3rd, 2D Characters
- M!LK: 1st, 3D Idols
- Snow Man: 2nd, 3D Idols; last year's 1st place
- SixTONES: 3rd, 3D Idols
- Chiikawa: 1st, Fancy Characters
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