Yakuza official character popularity poll results revealed by Sega

[Eolz]

The most popular character becomes a special bonus character in Yakuza Online.
Via Siliconera:

10 - Daigo Dojima

9 - Homare Nishitani

8 - Yuki

7 - Akira Nishikiyama

6 - Ryuji Goda

5 - Yoshitaka Mine

4 - Shun Akiyama

3 - Taiga Saejima

2 - Kazuma Kiryu

1 - Goro Majima

Official website with number of votes here.

edit: Please note that characters with the face of popular actors were not included in this poll (Kuze, Tachibana, Kitano's character, etc).

 

[RROCKMAN]

I knew who number 1 would be before I stepped in. I still like kiryu more though.

 

[KillstealWolf]

No escape from the Majima

 

[Deleted member 4976]

Yakuza 0 Majima > *

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Hadn't we seen these results before?

Anyways, Yuki being more popular than Haruka is wild.

 

[Deleted member 29682]

Creepy cult leader guy seems the odd one out.

At least Nishitani has plot relevance, but I'm kind of surprised he got so high as well.

 

[TheInfinityGauntlet]

Ryuji was robbed

 

[KillLaCam]

Kuze must have not been in the poll

 

[TreIII]

Ryuji still placing as highly as he does, despite only having one canon appearance, still makes me smile.

 

[DrFunk]

Ryuji at 6? Hrmmm

 

[Virtua King]

I'm fine with most of it, but Ryuji should be third, and no way in hell is Saejima cooler than Akiyama.

I'm also happy to see the best girl, Yuki, in the top 10 as she deserves.

 

[iksenpets]

Mr Libido was robbed

 

[Nakenorm]

This reminds me, I gotta buy kiwami 2.

 

[Deleted member 23212]

Wow, Kazuma not at #1?

 

[Hailinel]

I'd have been shocked if Majima didn't win. He's a superhero and man of the people.

 

[Cess007]

Hey, Rikiya made it lol

Also, Saejima over Akiyama? Come one people

Wow, Kazuma not at #1?

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Majima has been a fan favorite for years

 

[Opto]

Hadn't we seen these results before?

Anyways, Yuki being more popular than Haruka is wild.

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Yuki has a personality

 

[Deleted member 10629]

Tachibana was robbed.

 

[Ferrio]

Why is the rapey guru ahead of Haruka?

edit: And ya no Tachibana is weird.

 

[IDreamOfHime]

Poor Haruka

 

[Becks']

Gorogorogoro-chan-san!

 

[Salarians]

Majima dating sim please

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Yuki has a personality

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Yuki is awesome, I just think it's wild because Haruka is basically the main girl/woman in the whole series.

 

[Hailinel]

Also, lol at the pervy cult leader making the top twenty. Wow.

 

[CannonFodder52]

Hadn't we seen these results before?

Anyways, Yuki being more popular than Haruka is wild.

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Haruka at 17 is wild. She's somehow under the cult leader.

Also where is Pocket Circuit Fighter

 

[RealTravisty]

Saejima over Akiyama? What the hell?!

Yuki being that high is awesome.

 

[Silky]

Saejima is the best character of 4/5

 

[sibarraz]

Didn't expect Yuki to be in the Top 10, less the most popular woman

Im glad, she is the ace after all

Creepy cult leader guy seems the odd one out.

At least Nishitani has plot relevance, but I'm kind of surprised he got so high as well.

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After Yakuza 6 he became one of my favorite characters in the series

 

[Kinthey]

Kiryu needs to crush some faces for placing Haruka and Sayama so low

 

[potatohead]

Haruka got steamrolled

And shit yakuza 2 heroine so low!! Can't believe she wasn't in other games after 2 honestly tho such an awesome character

 

[vestan]

Not surprised Mine is that high up. Best

Spoiler

villain

in the series tbh.

Saejima is the best character of 4/5

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Agreed. Akiyama is fucking great but I enjoyed Saejima way more.

 

[chogidogs]

Mister Libido is sad.

 

[NightShift]

I like Saejima but above Akiyama? I refuse.

Weird to see Nishitani so high up. He had a cool death but he was only a minor part of Yakuza 0.

 

[Deleted member 10629]

BTW, FUCK Nishiki. Fuck him.

 

[VodkaFX]

Shooreh Pippi at #16 lmao.

Also where is Kuze, I thought he was a pretty great character.

 

[chandoog]

Saejima is surprisingly high. I would have thought Akiyama would be the fan favorite after Majima and Kiryu.

edit: Tachibana not even on the list ? The fuck ..

 

[Jimrpg]

Saejima number 3?

 

[Deleted member 29682]

Weird to see Nishitani so high up. He had a cool death but he was only a minor part of Yakuza 0.

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To be fair, he steals all scenes that he's in, scenes with Majima, no less.

 

[arturo2666]

I'm assuming Haruka is that low because of Japanese fan backlash to how her character was handled in 6, which is kind of shitty.

 

[Hexa]

Saejima above Akiyama? How?

 

[KiLAM]

Man..as someone who has only played Yakuza 0,kiwami and kiwami 2, seeing so many unknown characters makes me extremely hyped for the remasters.

 

[IrishNinja]

my man akiyama was robbed, and why is mine even on this list

poor tanimura, i would've liked to have seen shinada

alright list otherwise
edit goddamn no love for haruka chan

 

[8bit]

 

[Pororoka]

No Hana hurts my heart...

My man Majima is where he belongs and my boy Akiyama is in the best 5. I am quite content with this list.

 

[Virtua King]

Yuki is awesome, I just think it's wild because Haruka is basically the main girl/woman in the whole series.

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Haruka becomes less likable as the series goes on, with it accentuating at the end of Y5 and especially in Y6. She was smarter as a little kid.

 

[Lord Vatek]

I'm forced to conclude that the only reason the Guru is higher than Haruka is because of voters who only played Yakuza 0.

 

[Quiksaver]

Majima should get more games

 

[IronicSonic]

Ono Michio Kun was robbed

Where's Kuze? Best Yakuza boss ever. Akiyama below Saejima? Wat
I also love Yakuza 6's Nagumo and all Hirose Family really. Yakuza 6 has such a great cast

Majima is a fair winner though

 

[KanameYuuki]

Pretty good list, surprised Haruka is so low, but I can understand it, not a fan of Idol Haruka tbh.

I'm quite happy Makoto, Yuki and Nishitani are up there, all of them were great additions, some of my favorites besides Akiyama and ofc Majima.

 

[Windrunner]

Sayama at 14? No Kuze?

Japanese Yakuza fans are trash.