Who is the most famous/popular anime character?

who do you feel is the most recognized anime/manga character in the world?

My vote goes to Son Goku

Pikachu no contest

Most famous would probably be Son Goku.

Not sure who the most popular would be. A lot of people have come to dislike Goku in a revisionist sense, after all, he lets genocidal tyrants live because he might get bored in the future and want to fight them. WTF?

In Latin America, the most popular character is probably someone like Dragon Shiryu.

Goku by a country mile.

picachu

Goku

Pikachu, Luffy, Naruto and Ichigo

Everyone else

I'd say Goku.

Followed By pikachu, perhaps?

Then Naruto, Luffy, Ichigo..

Godoka before she erased her existence from the entire universe's memory.

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and is really hard not to say Pikachu is the most recognized figure of Manga/Anime in the world

but personal fav is Kenshin Himura and Goku

The picture in the OP is missing so many popular characters.. Off the top of my head there's Kuro-chan, Mojacko, Doraemon, Zenki, Belldandy, Major Motoko Kusanagi, Lum, Ranma, and freakin' Sailor Moon.

@gunmetalgrey said:

Spike Spiegel.

@fadetoblackbolt: He's there, behind Alucard's left arm.

Pikachu followed by Goku

It really depends what part of the world you are. Japan may say it's Doraemon, Hello Kitty, Astro Boy Mazinger Z or Gundam (first one). The Chinese would definitely say Goku since he is a rendition of Wukong. US may also say Goku. In the Philippines, it's a toss up between Naruto, Yusuke, Voltes V and Goku. The US may say Pikachu or Goku. The French may say Grendizer. GitS and Eva are huge in the UK or so I've heard. And people say Saint Seiya is the most popular in Latin America. So yeah, I think it depends.

Goku....

Also not really a anime or manga but very popular in Japan or China

Ultraman

This is the correct answer. Pokemon is 100x more known than DBZ when it comes to world wide.

Gary Oak

@xxgin said:

Actually...

Though it is a new manga

Either Pikachu or Speed Racer. Most of the world would not be able to name a single DBZ character. Everyone knows who Pikachu and Speed Racer are.

@tparks: hmmmm, don't know about that. Dragonball & Z have dubs in Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish and many other languages.

Noticing a lack of JoJo in that picture

Pikachu by far.

Goku

@thatguywithheadphones said:

@xxgin said:

Also not really a anime or manga but very popular in Japan or China

Ultraman

Actually...

Though it is a new manga

Well there are mangas and a anime for it but it mostly is done by real actors.

the fact that dragonball z ended in 1996 and is sill broadcasted today and my little brother still watches speaks volume about the character goku > any other anime character

@fadetoblackbolt:

who are you talking about...

Pikachu followed by Goku

My mother has never see or watched a single anime episode of any character. Same for my grandparents. They don't have a clue who Goku is.

They know who Pikachu is. Goku doesn't even come close.

Picachu. Even if you know nothing about anime you know Pikachu. Goku? If you know nothing about anime you don't know Goku.

Pikachu>Goku. I've always wanted to say that.

@thatguywithheadphones: Jotaro is there, lower left of the Eva girls.

Odd that I don't see Sailor Moon in the pic.

Goku. Pikachu originated in a video game, so I don't count him.

By far goku. Then pikachu or naruto

I love how luffy is at the front of that picture xD

Probably this.

Z I J U UN

... why are there no Code Geass characters in that pic?

LuLu is right under Alucard in the middle of the picture

Pikachu, with Goku being a close 2nd. I don't know a lot of people who watch or know much about anime but they all know who those 2 are. Most of them know who Sailor Moon is too.

*looks*

Huh. He doesn't look right in that picture.

Ash Ketchum and Pikachu are by far the most known anime characters.

Pikachu is the most known hands down. Then probably Goku. It would be Luffy currently in Japan & most of \Asia though...

Pikachu with Goku following.

Pikachu

Pikachu, then Goku, Yugi, Vampire Hunter D, Sailor Moon, Inuyasha

it also depends on age.

Age 4-10 :pikachu

Age10-16:goku or pikachu(goku for boys thought)