Favorite manga and animation characters Japan 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 19, 2022
According to a survey conducted by the Nippon Research Center in October and November 2020, Studio Ghibli's Totoro was the most popular manga and anime character in Japan, with about one third of Japanese respondents stating to like the character. The movie "My Neighbor Totoro," which was directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released to Japanese cinemas in 1988.

Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020

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Release date

February 2021

Region

Japan

Survey time period

October 30 to November 11, 2020

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

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which among the given characters do you like?"

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