2020 is coming to an end and I decided to compile a list of the most popular anime characters according to one of the largest anime and manga social networking and social cataloging application website MyAnimeList.
Here are the top 50 most popular anime characters of 2020 according to the most favorited characters on MyAnimeList:
50. Izuku Midoriya (Boku no Hero Academia)
49. Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
48. Koyomi Araragi (Monogatari)
47. Izaya Orihara (Durarara!!)
46. Eikichi Onizuka (Great Teacher Onizuka)
45. Sanji (One Piece)
44. Alucard (Hellsing)
43. Holo (Spice and Wolf)
42. Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
41. Yuu Ishigami (Kaguya-sama: Love is War)
40. Yukino Yukinoshita (Oregairu)
39. Zero Two (Darling in the FranXX)
38. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
37. Shinobu Oshino (Monogatari)
36. Saber (Fate/stay night)
35. Joseph Joestar (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
34. Kamina (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
33. Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
32. Yuno Gasai (Mirai Nikki)
31. Emilia (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
30. Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
29. Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!)
28. Hisoka Morow (Hunter x Hunter)
27. Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
26. Gokuu Son (Dragon Ball Z)
25. Hitagi Senjougahara (Monogatari)
24. Megumin (KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!)
23. Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
22. Yato (Noragami)
21. Saitama (One Punch Man)
20. Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
19. Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
18. Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
17. Guts (Berserk)
16. Rem (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
15. Kazuto Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
14. Kurisu Makise (Steins;Gate)
13. Hachiman Hikigaya (Oregairu)
12. Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
11. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
10. Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)
9. Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
8. Rintarou Okabe (Steins;Gate)
7. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
6. Zoro Roronoa (One Piece)
5. Light Yagami (Death Note)
4. Levi (Attack on Titan)
3. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
2. L Lawliet (Death Note)
1. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch)
I’m Jake Caprino, who is more commonly known by the online alias Swaps4. I’m a business owner based in Japan. I enjoy writing about anime, video games, and bits & pieces of Japanese culture.