x-posted in the tokusatsu thread...
One Piece's Luffy, DB's Goku Top Fuji TV's Anime/Tokusatsu Hero PollFuji TV aired a special 1 Oku 3 Sen Man-Nin ga Erabu Anime & Tokusatsu Hero & Heroine Best 50 (Top 50 Animated and Live-Action Special-Effects Heroes and Heroines, As Chosen by 130 Million People) program on Thursday evening. The program's title is somewhat exaggerated; Japan's entire population is just under 130 million, and the survey asked 14,000 people. Here are the top 50 heroes and top 50 heroines:
(I'm only copying over the top 10 of each, you can go to the link for the full thing)
Rank Hero
10 Joe Yabuki (Ashita no Joe)
9 Hoshi Hyūma (Kyojin no Hoshi)
8 Atom (Mighty Atom/Astro Boy)
7 Ultraman
6 Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)
5 Ultra Seven
4 Kamen Rider 1 (Kamen Rider)
3 Lupin III
1 Son Goku (Dragon Ball, tie)
1 Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece, tie)
Rank Heroine
10 Oscar François de Jarjayes (Rose of Versailles)
9 Anne Yuri (Ultra Seven)
8 Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
7 Sally Yumeno (Mahōtsukai Sally)
6 Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
5 Nami (One Piece)
4 Heidi (Alps no Shōjo Heidi)
3 Maetel (Galaxy Express 999)
2 Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)
1 Minami Asakura (Touch)