Persona 5 character popularity vote result in Japan

[Xenosaga]

This poll from Playstation Japan's official twitter. The poll is for base Persona 5, not Royal


1st - Main Character
2nd - Makoto Niijima
3rd - Goro Akechi
4th - Futaba Sakura
5th - Yusuke Kitagawa
6th - Morgana
7th - Haru Okumura
8th - Ann Takamaki
9th - Ryuji Sakamoto

 

[Helix]

2nd Popular huh. I guess the Makoto ship is canon now

Spoiler

baseless interpretation, I know!

 

[Broseph]

Legit shocked that Akechi wasn't in 1st. Love that Makoto was high up but Ann and Ryuji got shortchanged

 

[Richardi]

Goro? really? really? his VA doing god's work(k1 and kirajesus too strong)

 

[Deleted member 16876]

Why am I surprised that trashekchi isn't higher?

 

[Deleted member 81269]

Looking cool Joker.

 

[Desma]

Makes me want to eat some Tasty Pancakes to celebrate

 

[Astral]

Goro? really? really?

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Japan fucking loves that edgy bastard.

 

[Helix]

Goro? really? really?

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yes, really!

 

[A Strong Latte]

2nd Popular huh. I guess the Makoto ship is canon now

Spoiler

baseless interpretation, I know!

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IMO the game itself pushes this ship

 

[Cess007]

I need a poll for the non-party characters and Tae better get first place, Japan!

 

[Brat-Sampson]

Best girl confirmed, as she was always known to be.

 

[Papercuts]

I thought Akechi would have won, thought he usually sweeped JPN polls for some reason.

 

[Helix]

yeah, no surprise here. Akechi is really popular in Japan

 

[ilmunita]

Can anyone explain why they like Akechi so much?

 

[ResetGreyWolf]

I wonder if Ryuji would place higher in the west

 

[nsilvias]

fuck akechi

yusuke should be lower. you cut him from the game and it wouldnt even matter.

 

[mnk]

Ryuji is where he belongs.

 

[LaytonWright]

Can anyone explain why they like Akechi so much?

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Will say look on twitter and you will see Main Protag x Akechi ship is VERRRRY popular.

WIll say I'm Makoto x MC Ship myself ^.^

 

[Korigama]

I will never understand what anyone sees in Makoto.

 

[Richardi]

Can anyone explain why they like Akechi so much?

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Same reason they like Vegeta ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[AwShucks]

Well that's far from what would be my list. Makoto is near the bottom just above Haru and Akechi. Ann, Futaba, Joker and Ryuji near the top.

 

[Deleted member 64609]

Makoto wins

Fatality

Also can't wait to see how many Japanese stereotypes fill this thread

 

[rrost]

Why is haru popular again? She didn't had major part in the story, if at all. Is it because the Japanese like the homely waifu type?

 

[Marmoka]

So now it's official that all the world loves Makoto, haha. And for many reasons she's the best girl. Too bad she's studying to become a cop and you know...

God I don't understand that Japanese fetish for Akechi and I'll never will.

 

[skillzilla81]

The Queen always slays. How could she not be the canon choice when everybody is so obviously inferior to her?

 

[BloodHound]

Goro carried Royal.

 

[Random Character]

Makoto is the best girl of the Phantom Thieves but I don't get the Japanese Persona fans obsession with Akechi.

Spoiler: Persona 5 Spoiler

I hated him that dude was a straight up murderer.

I still need to make time to play both Royal and Strikers though.

 

[silva1991]

So much love for a mute protagonist. Makoto > all.

 

[Mechaplum]

Why is haru popular again? She didn't had major part in the story, if at all. Is it because the Japanese like the homely waifu type?

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Fwiw she got fleshed out a lot more in Royal and Scramble/Strikers. She's not exactly homely.

Makoto's so boring though. :P

 

[LazyLain]

Ann being lower than Haru & Yusuke is a bit surprising.

 

[Astral]

Makoto is cool as fuck stop saying mean things about her. She's also the only smart one in a sea of idiots that is the Phantom Thieves. Seriously it's astonishing how DUMB most of them are. I love it but still.

 

[rrost]

Fwiw she got fleshed out a lot more in Royal and Scramble/Strikers. She's not exactly homely.

Makoto's so boring though. :P

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I did not play royal but i did play strikers, do not remember haru having especially detailed roles.

 

[Cordy]

Why are people surprised that Akechi is loved? Yall seen anime? Yall seen Super Sentai or Kamen Rider? Guys like that are always loved.

Only surprise for me is how low Ann is. Figured she'd be higher.

 

[Forgiven Empathy]

Wonder where Kasumi would fit if she were there. Her and Akechi were great in Royal.

 

[Apathy]

How the hell did Haru beat Ann. She's horrible

 

[DrHercouet]

I am lowkey not surprised Japan loves Akechi

Spoiler: P4 spoiler

There are people on this planet who unironically think Adachi is the best character of the series and the memes about it are flooding the Persona subreddits so I would ask "what is wrong with us" but then I remember some people would max the Ken Social Link in P3P.

Also why is Ann so low.

 

[Hasney]

The MC's are always lame as hell on purpose, so always surprised as that. At least Makoto was second.

 

[sweetmini]

I can't stand Goro ahaha even worse than Ryuji ... and MC that high... gosh...
My stars are not aligned there.

Same reason they like Vegeta ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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His action figure is the cheapest ? xD

 

[Princess Bubblegum]

LOL at Joker being #1, though I guess that is common and because of Joker/Akechi shippers. (Not judging.) Surprised at Makoto being #2. Guess having Ann as the fanservice magnet didn't payoff long term. I'm sad Kasumi is being excluded. Royal has been out for almost two years in Japan!

 

[Zyrox]

I'm here to counterbalance the Haru hate. She was robbed. She should be higher.

 

[pbayne]

Ryuji being dead last is kinda suprising. Feel the best friend usally does pretty well in these.

 

[Darkwing-Buck]

Surprised Goro isn't #1.

I hated him in vanilla but I learned to love him in Royal

 

[Richardi]

I did not play royal but i did play strikers, do not remember haru having especially detailed roles.

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Spoiler: Mementos stuff

She is a huge sadist

 

[Cassius Bright]

Yusuke was robbed.

 

[Jawmuncher]

God Damn that infographic is terrible. You gotta look all around for the rankings lol.

 

[RockmanBN]

Why is haru popular again? She didn't had major part in the story, if at all. Is it because the Japanese like the homely waifu type?

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She makes you drink shit

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Ryuji got robbed.

 

[Random Character]

I'm curious what the Phantom Thieves ranking would be in the US and other western countries compared to the Japanese rankings.

 

[Omanisat]

Poor Ann. Gets done did dirty at every turn in the name of fan service, and she still comes in at the bottom of the ranks.

It always feels weird when the personality-less blank-slate main character wins these kinds of polls.