The Top 9 Popular Male Characters of Rumiko Takahashi’s Works! More than half of them are characters from Inuyasha
We are pleased to announce the results of our questionnaire on “the most favorite male character in Rumiko Takahashi’s works”!
Among the many attractive characters, who ranked number 1? Please take a look at the results while making your predictions.
The Top 9 Popular Male Characters of Rumiko Takahashi’s Works!
9th (tie): Tsubasa Jumonji / Rin-ne
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura
A boy who transferred to Rinne’s class and whose family business is exorcists.
He has been moving from school to school all over Japan to chase spirits.
He met Sakura in elementary school and fell in love with her for the first time. He has a crush on her ever since then.
And he has been seeing Rinne as his one-sided rival over Sakura.
(From the official website)
9th (tie): Kain / Rin-ne
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō
He is a boy named Shirushigami, a god who manages the lifespan of humans.
He appears to be serious and calm, but he is also a merciless character who will not choose any means to achieve his goals.
Like Rinne, he lives in poverty for one reason or another.
(From the official website)
8th: Bankotsu / Inuyasha
Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao
He is the leader of the Band of Seven who uses a giant spear, Banryu, and controls six ruffians.
Once upon a time, he was hired by a feudal lord as a member of the mercenary band and killed many people.
Although his appearance is not what it seems, he is revered and called “big brother” by the other members of the squad.
(From the official website)
7th: Koga / Inuyasha
Voiced by: Taiki Matsuno
A young leader of the Eastern Wolf Demon Tribe who controls a man-eating wolf.
He has pieces of the Shikon Jewel in his legs.
He fell in love with Kagome, who unfazed when he had brought her back to the den, and became Inuyasha’s love rival (?).
(From the official website)
6th: Miroku / Inuyasha
Voiced by: Kōji Tsujitani
Miroku is a Buddhist monk with a hole in his right hand that inhales in anything it encounters. And if it is left unchecked, it will even swallow himself.
While searching for his arch-enemy, Naraku, he meets Kagome and the others, and they end up working together.
He loves money and women. His weakness is that he becomes severely weakened when he inhales poisonous insects.
(From the official website)
5th: Rinne Rokudo / Rin-ne
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa
A first-year high school student who works like a Shinigami.
For some reason, he is very poor!
He solves spiritual cases at the school. And he lives off the money and offerings which he receives from his clients.
He doesn’t know why, but he is always in the red!
He is a poor reaper boy with a low tension but has a kind heart and a strong sense of justice!
(From the official website)
4th: Ryoga Hibiki / Ranma ½
Voiced by: Koichi Yamadera
He is Ranma’s pre-transfer school’s classmate and rival.
He is a own styled martial artist.
When covered in water, he becomes a black piglet.
He has a crush on Akane, and Akari Unryu later becomes his girlfriend, but he has not given up his feelings for Akane.
He is extremely terrible with directions.
(From Wikipedia)
3rd: Inuyasha / Inuyasha
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
A half-demon with a dog-demon father and human mother.
He was resurrected when Kagome broke the seal placed on him by Kikyo.
Together with Kagome, he searches for a piece of the Shikon Jewel.
During their journey, they obtained the Tessaiga (Iron Crushing Fang), a memento of their father’s.
(From the official website)
2nd: Ranma Saotome / Ranma ½
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
He is the main character of Ranma 1/2.
He is going to be married to Akane by a marriage contract between their parents.
He has been traveling with his father to train as a warrior since he was a child. When he went to China to train, he fell into the Spring of Drowned Girl in Jusenkyo, which turned him into a woman when he was exposed to cold water and back into a man when he was exposed to hot water.
He is a bit of a prankster, and he often gets angry with Akane. They argue constantly.
(From Wikipedia)
1st: Sesshomaru / Inuyasha
Voiced by: Ken Narita
Inuyasha’s half-brother. A full-blown yokai.
He harbors an extraordinary hatred for Inuyasha as he tries to get his hands on Tessaiga.
He is proud and ruthless.
He has a Tenseiga, which can save a hundred lives with a single swing, and Tōkijin, struck with a demon’s fangs.
(From the official website)
Inuyasha Sesshomaru takes first place in the ranking of popular male characters in Rumiko Takahashi’s works!
The first place went to Sesshomaru from Inuyasha!
He is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has a ruthless and inhumane character at first. But when he met Rin, a human girl, he gradually began to show his kindness. It was so good, wasn’t it?
His fans call him “Sesshomaru-sama”. He was the talk of the town when he appeared in the anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, a sequel to Inuyasha.
Also noteworthy is the astonishing Inuyasha ratio, with half of the top 10 being characters from Inuyasha!