Takuya Eguchi Birthday Poll Puts Loid Forger at No. 1 Again
The poll shows Loid Forger's grip on the top spot tightening and reveals that sports anime side characters are gaining recognition for Eguchi's range.
Reporting from 1 sources: Nijimen.
Nijimen published a reader poll for voice actor Takuya Eguchi's birthday, ranking his most popular characters. SPY×FAMILY's Loid Forger took first place with 1,459 votes, more than quadrupling his 2025 count. Blue Lock's Kenyu Yukimiya jumped from 10th to 2nd, while Haikyuu!!'s Yuji Terushima and Kuroko's Basketball's Shinji Koganei entered the top 10 for the first time.
Voice actor Takuya Eguchi turned 39 on May 22, and Nijimen marked the occasion with a reader poll for his most popular characters. The 2026 edition of the survey drew enough votes to produce a clear winner and some notable movers. Loid Forger from SPY×FAMILY held first place for the second year running, pulling 1,459 votes-roughly four times his 2025 tally of 360. Second place went to Blue Lock's Kenyu Yukimiya, who climbed from 10th last year with 557 votes. Two characters made their top-10 debut: Yuji Terushima from Haikyuu!! Second Season at 3rd and Shinji Koganei from Kuroko's Basketball at 7th, suggesting that Eguchi's work in sports series is drawing more attention.
- Loid Forger (SPY×FAMILY): 1st place, 1,459 votes
- Kenyu Yukimiya (Blue Lock): 2nd place, 557 votes
- Yuji Terushima (Haikyuu!! Second Season): 3rd place, 529 votes
- Tuberculosis Young Man (Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc): 4th place, 517 votes
- Dot Barrett (MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES): 5th place, 507 votes
- Shuji Hanma (Tokyo Revengers): 6th place, 489 votes
- Shinji Koganei (Kuroko's Basketball): 7th place, 481 votes
- Nagi Rokuya (IDOLiSH7): 8th place, 466 votes
- Akihiko Kaji (Given): 9th place, 456 votes
- Wataru Hibiki (Ensemble Stars!): 10th place, 450 votes
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