Otaku-Selected Ranking of Yohei Azakami Characters Puts Lewis Smith First
The survey shows Lewis Smith climbing from eighth in 2025 to first in 2026, while the top five members held their spots in a reshuffled order.
Reporting from 1 source: Nijimen.
Nijimen published the results of its 2026 reader survey ranking characters voiced by Yohei Azakami. Lewis Smith from Brave Bang Bravern! took first place with 457 votes, followed by Guel Jeturk from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury and Rinne Amagi from Ensemble Stars!!. The top five stayed the same as last year but shifted order.
Nijimen released the results of its annual reader poll ranking characters voiced by Yohei Azakami, timed to the voice actor's birthday on August 7. The survey drew votes across a wide range of roles, from recent anime leads to long-running game and manga adaptations.
Lewis Smith from Brave Bang Bravern! took the top spot with 457 votes, a 136-vote margin over second place. The top five entries from 2025 all returned, but only Rinne Amagi and Tecchou Suehiro kept their exact ranks from last year.
- Lewis Smith (Brave Bang Bravern!): 1st place, 457 votes
- Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury): 2nd place, 321 votes
- Rinne Amagi (Ensemble Stars!!): 3rd place, 217 votes
- Aoi Todo (Oblivion Battery): 4th place, 205 votes
- Ron Kamonohashi (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri): 5th place, 172 votes
- Yuuken Enman (Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation): 6th place, 116 votes
- Tecchou Suehiro (Bungo Stray Dogs): 7th place, 110 votes
- Gyro Zeppeli (Steel Ball Run JoJo's Bizarre Adventure): 8th place, 97 votes
- Shizukatachi Naginata (Touken Ranbu ONLINE): 9th place, 91 votes
- Toshizo Hijikata (Ao no Miburo): 10th place, 86 votes
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