Naruto Worldwide Poll Reveals Early Top Ten

By Evan Valentine

Naruto had a big role at this year's Jump Festa, revealing that both a Sasuke/Sakura spin-off was coming to its anime adaptation while also hyping the arrival of the long-awaited Code Arc. While it might not have been as big an announcement, the Shonen franchise also dropped the news that a worldwide popularity poll would ask anime fans which characters from the series they like the most. While the poll will end this April, early results have landed that many might consider quite surprising.     

Since the Naruto franchise has told the story of the Seventh Hokage, and his son, for over two decades, there are plenty of characters to choose from in this new popularity poll. Whether they be hero or villain, each has had their own unique stamp on the series, and while some might no longer be amongst the land of the living, it's clear that fans recognize the contribution that they had to the ninja world, for good or for ill. The poll still has plenty of time to shore up votes for your favorite anime ninja that sprang from the mind of Masashi Kishimoto as the final results will be revealed next April.

Naruto Poll

The Official Twitter Account for the Naruto franchise shared the early results of the worldwide popularity poll, with some surprising results when it comes to which ninjas, dead or alive, were able to rise the ranks amongst the anime community:

The line-up of the top ten of the poll reads as such:

 1. Minato Namikaze 
 2. Itachi Uchiha
 3. Shisui Uchiha
 4. Naruto Uzumaki
 5. Kakashi Hatake
 6. Madara Uchiha
 7. Jiraiya
 8. Sasuke Uchiha
 9. Sakura Haruno
 10. Obita Uchiha

At present, it would seem that none of the characters introduced in the latest sequel series, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, were able to make the cut when it came to the poll's top ten, proving how beloved the first two series have become. To help usher in the next generation, many original characters such as Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura have aged up, with their children carrying on the torch and fighting against their own unique challenges in the ninja world.

Who is your favorite Naruto character throughout all three series? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the Hidden Leaf Village. 

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