Many anime series not only delight with exciting stories, but also with exceptionally intelligent main characters. This ranking presents the works whose brilliant protagonists are particularly popular with fans.
Fan favorites
A live poll has been running for some time on the English-language website Ranker.com, in which fans from all over the world can vote on which anime with brilliant protagonists they like best.
We looked at the interim results on June 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and of course we don’t want to withhold them from you. As usual, you can find the top 15 rankings below these lines.
What do you think of the fans’ opinions? Is a title missing or can one be deleted? Please let us know in the comments!
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RANKING
15. Legend of Galactic Heroes
March 14 Comes in Like a Lion
13. One Outs
12. Log Horizon
11. The Promised Neverland
10. Detective Conan
9. Hyouka
8. Monsters
7. No Game No Life
6. Steins;Gate
5. Moriarty the Patriot
4. Classroom of the Elite
3. Dr. STONE
2. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
1. Death Note
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