Favorite manga and animation characters Japan 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 26, 2025

According to a survey that was conducted by the Nippon Research Center in Japan in July 2024, ** percent of the respondents liked Totoro. The Ghibli movie "My Neighbor Totoro" was directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released to Japanese movie theaters in 1988.

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Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of July 2024

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Release date

October 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

July 14 to 27, 2024

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Age group

15-79 years

Special properties

area and city size as well as gender and age were sampled to reflect the Japanese population; multiple answers possible

Method of interview

Omnibus survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: "Which of the given characters do you like?"

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