{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3f2705d8ccf1b6fd70e047c0","clusterId":"c_05399031a6f0ee3573dec34c","slug":"one-piece-s-luffy-tops-marine-day-sea-character-poll-for-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"One Piece's Luffy Tops Marine Day Sea Character Poll for 2026","summary":"Anime! Anime!'s Marine Day reader survey asked which anime character is most associated with the sea. Monkey D. Luffy of One Piece took first place with about 14% support, followed by Dr.STONE's Ryusui Nanami and Touhou Project's Minamitsu Murasa. The top three were all ship captains.","whyItMatters":"The poll shows that readers consistently associate the sea with characters who command ships, with Luffy retaining the top spot and Nanami holding second place from the previous survey.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAnime! Anime! conducted a reader survey from July 1 to July 8, 2026, asking which anime character best represents the sea. The 294 respondents were nearly evenly split by gender, with about 40% under 19 and 25% in their 30s. Every character in the top three is a captain: Luffy of the Straw Hat Pirates, Ryusui Nanami of the Science Kingdom, and the ship ghost Minamitsu Murasa. Luffy held first place with about 14% support, retaining his position from the last survey.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonkey D. Luffy (One Piece)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place, about 14% support, retained top spot from previous survey\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyusui Nanami (Dr.STONE)\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place, about 6% support, same rank as last time\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinamitsu Murasa (Touhou Project)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place, about 4% support, moved up from a tie for 3rd to sole 3rd\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Anime! Anime!'s Marine Day poll: Luffy is the sea character of 2026, with Ryusui Nanami and Minamitsu Murasa rounding out a top three of captains.","twitterPost":"Anime! Anime!'s Marine Day poll: Luffy tops the sea character ranking for 2026, followed by Ryusui Nanami and Minamitsu Murasa. All three are captains.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Anime! Anime!'s Marine Day reader survey named One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy the top sea-associated character for 2026, with Dr.STONE's Ryusui Nanami and Touhou Project's Minamitsu Murasa in second and third. All three are ship captains.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/07/20/101249.html\",\"title\":\"Which \\\"Sea\\\" Character? 3rd Place: \\\"Touhou Project\\\" Minamitsu Murasa, 2nd Place: \\\"Dr.STONE\\\" Ryusui Nanami, 1st Place Is... Top 3 Dominated by Captains!? \\u003c2026 Edition\\u003e [Marine Day]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4681,"outputTokens":679,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784589814,"createdAt":"2026-07-20T23:19:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-20T23:22:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-20T23:19:11.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_05399031a6f0ee3573dec34c","canonicalTitle":"“海”キャラといえば？ 3位「東方Project」村紗水蜜、2位「Dr.STONE」七海龍水、1位は…トップ3は船長が独占!? ＜26年版＞【海の日】","representativeArticleId":"a_c2e6075fe081d63ecbc5d113","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Dr.STONE\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Touhou Project\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-20T02:45:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-20T02:45:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-20T23:22:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/07/20/101249.html","title":"“海”キャラといえば？ 3位「東方Project」村紗水蜜、2位「Dr.STONE」七海龍水、1位は…トップ3は船長が独占!? ＜26年版＞【海の日】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Dr.STONE"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Touhou Project"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}