Back in December 2022, a Naruto Top 99 popularity poll that tallied votes from people regarding favorite characters worldwide appeared. The voting period is until January 31, 2023, with results coming up in April 2023. However, in the meantime, interim results keep showing up. The latest ones offer a look at the top 50 most popular people in the series.
On the official site, people can break down the midterm report by region. The default is the “all” option, but people can also choose from Japan, Asia, Oceania, North America, Central & South America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa categories.
Here are the current top 50 Naruto Top 99 characters according to the overall votes so far.
- Minato Namikaze (Fourth Hokage)
- Itachi Uchiha
- Sakura Haruno
- Shisui Uchiha
- Kakashi Hatake
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Madara Uchiha
- Sakumo Hatake
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Jiraiya
- Obito Uchiha
- Hinata Hyuga
- Shikamaru Naru
- Tobirama Senju (Second Hokage)
- Hashirama Senju (First Hokage)
- Gaara (Fifth Kazekage)
- Deidara
- Neji Hyuga
- Rock Lee
- Kurama (Nine Tails)
- Might Guy
- Sasori
- Orochimaru
- Izuna Uchiha
- Tobi
- Hidan
- Fugaku Uchiha
- Ashina Uzumaki
- Nagato
- Kushina Uzumaki
- Tsunade (Fifth Hokage)
- Zabuza Momochi
- Kaguya Otsutsuki
- Iruka Umino
- Teuchi
- Haku
- Konan
- Tenten
- Temari
- Tendo
- Mito Uzumaki
- Hiruzen Sarutobi (Third Hokage)
- Kisame Hoshigaki
- Sai
- Kimimaro
- Might Dai
- Kakuzu
- Ino Yamanaka
- Indra Otsutsuki
- Yamato
People can vote once per day until January 31, 2023. The Naruto Top 99 characters’ results will be announced in April 2023. Masashi Kishimoto will create a one-shot starring the winning person.
Naruto and Boruto are localized by Viz Media. Both can be watched on Crunchyroll.
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