{"rewrite":{"id":"r_aa228231f56bde464692e158","clusterId":"c_4ac6f009e5598daca633cc96","slug":"nijimen-readers-vote-their-favorite-father-characters-for-father-s-day","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nijimen Readers Vote Their Favorite Father Characters for Father's Day","summary":"To mark Father's Day, Nijimen surveyed its readers on their favorite father characters in anime and manga. The top 10 list includes Crayon Shin-chan's Nohara Hiroshi, Pokémon's Norman, Kingdom's Ō Sen, Naruto's Namikaze Minato, My Hero Academia's Endeavor, and Sakamoto Days' Sakamoto Taro, among others.","whyItMatters":"The poll captures a cross-genre snapshot of which anime and manga fathers resonate most with fans on Father's Day.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNijimen asked its readers to name their favorite father characters for a Father\u0026#39;s Day survey. The resulting top 10 spans comedy, action, and family drama, from Crayon Shin-chan\u0026#39;s salaryman dad Nohara Hiroshi to Naruto\u0026#39;s heroic Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato. The list also includes Pokémon\u0026#39;s Gym Leader Norman, Kingdom\u0026#39;s great general Ō Sen, My Hero Academia\u0026#39;s Endeavor, and Sakamoto Days\u0026#39; protagonist Sakamoto Taro.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNohara Hiroshi (Crayon Shin-chan)\u003c/strong\u003e: Ranked #1; a salaryman who values his family despite his sloppy side.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorman (Pokémon)\u003c/strong\u003e: Ranked #2; Gym Leader and father of the protagonist, noted for his fighting stance.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eŌ Sen (Kingdom)\u003c/strong\u003e: Ranked #3; a great general of Qin with an overwhelming battlefield presence.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamikaze Minato (Naruto)\u003c/strong\u003e: Ranked #4; the Fourth Hokage who risked his life to protect his son.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndeavor (My Hero Academia)\u003c/strong\u003e: Ranked #5; a Pro Hero striving to reconcile with his family.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSakamoto Taro (Sakamoto Days)\u003c/strong\u003e: Ranked #6; a retired legendary hitman turned family man.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nijimen's Father's Day list leans heavily on dads from action series. Only Nohara Hiroshi represents a comedy slice-of-life father.","twitterPost":"Nijimen's Father's Day top 10 picks mostly action dads. Crayon Shin-chan's Hiroshi is the sole comedy representative.","threadsPost":"Nijimen's Father's Day poll favors fathers from battle shonen and historical epics: Namikaze Minato, Endeavor, Ō Sen. The only slice-of-life dad in the top 10 is Crayon Shin-chan's Nohara Hiroshi. The list says more about the genres readers associate with fatherhood than about fatherhood itself.","newsletterBlurb":"Nijimen surveyed readers for Father's Day, asking for their favorite anime/manga father characters. The top 10 includes Crayon Shin-chan's Nohara Hiroshi, Pokémon's Norman, Kingdom's Ō Sen, Naruto's Namikaze Minato, My Hero Academia's Endeavor, and Sakamoto Days' Sakamoto Taro.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/621376\",\"title\":\"Top 10 Beloved Father Characters! 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