{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5f30f7971b05e8989f3d2bc3","clusterId":"c_26c55ad6eaae1b9db54027d2","slug":"hiroaki-hirata-birthday-poll-puts-sanji-on-top-for-second-year","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Hiroaki Hirata Birthday Poll Puts Sanji on Top for Second Year","summary":"Nijimen's otaku-selected ranking of characters voiced by Hiroaki Hirata places Sanji from ONE PIECE first with 133 votes, ahead of Wild Tiger from TIGER \u0026 BUNNY. The top six entries match last year's order, while Re-Destro from My Hero Academia enters the list at ninth.","whyItMatters":"The unchanged top six and Sanji's growing vote count show a stable fan consensus on Hirata's representative roles, with only the lower half of the ranking shifting year over year.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNijimen published the results of its survey on characters voiced by Hiroaki Hirata to mark the voice actor\u0026#39;s birthday on August 7. Sanji from ONE PIECE took first place with 133 votes, a 47-vote lead over second place. The top six entries repeated last year\u0026#39;s lineup and order, while the only new arrival was Re-Destro from My Hero Academia at ninth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanji (ONE PIECE)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place, 133 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWild Tiger / Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (TIGER \u0026amp; BUNNY)\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place, 86 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSha Gojyo (Saiyuki Series)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place, 77 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMutta Nanba (Space Brothers)\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th place, 71 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKoji Sametani (Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi)\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th place, 67 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShiro Fujimoto (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc)\u003c/strong\u003e: 6th place, 47 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTatsugoro Terada (Gintama Series)\u003c/strong\u003e: 7th place, 44 votes, up from 10th last year\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhost Waiter / Waiter of Darkness (Ghost Stories)\u003c/strong\u003e: 8th place, 41 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRikiya Yotsubashi / Re-Destro (My Hero Academia)\u003c/strong\u003e: 9th place, 36 votes, new entry\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTadaaki Kashimura (Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street)\u003c/strong\u003e: 10th place, 34 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nijimen's Hiroaki Hirata birthday poll: Sanji takes first with 133 votes, up from 89 last year. Top six unchanged from 2025. Re-Destro enters at ninth.","twitterPost":"Hiroaki Hirata birthday ranking: Sanji (ONE PIECE) first with 133 votes, 47 ahead of second. Top six match last year. Re-Destro is the only new entry, at 9th.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Nijimen's survey of Hiroaki Hirata's characters, released for his birthday, keeps Sanji in first with 133 votes. The top six repeat last year's order, and Re-Destro from My Hero Academia is the only newcomer, landing ninth.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/630014\",\"title\":\"Otaku-Selected Ranking of \\\"Characters Voiced by Hiroaki Hirata\\\" Top 10! 1st Place Goes to Sanji from 'ONE PIECE' [2026 Edition]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5249,"outputTokens":862,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786518606,"createdAt":"2026-08-12T06:59:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-12T07:01:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-12T06:59:36.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_26c55ad6eaae1b9db54027d2","canonicalTitle":"オタクが選ぶ「平田広明が演じるキャラ」ランキングTOP10！1位は『ONE PIECE』サンジ【2026年版】","representativeArticleId":"a_e62150e025e15bcda1c8700f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"One Piece\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hiroaki Hirata\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-07T10:00:16.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-07T10:00:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-12T07:01:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/630014","title":"オタクが選ぶ「平田広明が演じるキャラ」ランキングTOP10！1位は『ONE PIECE』サンジ【2026年版】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["One Piece"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hiroaki Hirata"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}