Shouta Aoi Birthday Poll Puts UtaPri's Mikaze Ai at No. 1 for 7th Year
The poll's top 10 shows significant reshuffling from 2025, with KING OF PRISM's Kazuki Rui breaking into the top 10 twice after missing it last year.
Reporting from 1 source: Nijimen.
A Nijimen reader poll marking Shouta Aoi's birthday ranks his most iconic roles. Uta no Prince-sama's Mikaze Ai tops the list with 357 votes, holding the No. 1 spot for seven consecutive years. The 2026 results show notable movement, with KING OF PRISM's Kazuki Rui appearing twice in the top 10.
Nijimen published the results of its annual reader poll asking which character defines voice actor Shouta Aoi, timed to his birthday on August 11. The survey ran from July 28 to August 11 and collected 2,541 votes.
Mikaze Ai from the Uta no Prince-sama series took first place with 357 votes, a lead of more than 200 over the runner-up. The top 10 saw several shifts from the 2025 results, including Kazuki Rui appearing twice for the KING OF PRISM franchise.
- Mikaze Ai (Uta no Prince-sama): 1st place, 357 votes
- Ortho Shroud (Disney Twisted-Wonderland): 2nd place, 151 votes
- Shouta Aoi (as himself, Pop Team Epic): 3rd place, 148 votes
- Minazuki Namida (Tsukipro the Animation): 4th place, 111 votes
- Geordo Stuart (My Next Life as a Villainess): 5th place, 109 votes
- Licht von Granzreich (The Royal Tutor): 6th place, 107 votes
- Kazuki Rui (KING OF PRISM series): 7th place, 99 votes
- Hanzawa-san (Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa): 8th place, 92 votes
- Kazuki Rui (KING OF PRISM -Shiny Seven Stars-): 9th place, 79 votes
- Kumacchan (My New Boss Is Goofy): 10th place, 78 votes
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