{"rewrite":{"id":"r_323260204ac54e7798af20e5","clusterId":"c_8bd863f5256844a5aa512664","slug":"otaku-vote-camus-as-top-tomoaki-maeno-character-in-2026-poll","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Otaku Vote Camus as Top Tomoaki Maeno Character in 2026 Poll","summary":"A survey by Nijimen asked fans to vote for their favorite character voiced by Tomoaki Maeno, with results published on his birthday. Camus from Uta no Prince-sama took first place with 702 votes, jumping from fourth last year. The top ten also included Yamabagiri Kunihiro, White Blood Cell, Zhongli, and Veldora.","whyItMatters":"The poll shows a shift in fan preference for Maeno's roles, with Camus unseating the previous two-year champion White Blood Cell.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTo mark voice actor Tomoaki Maeno's birthday on May 26, Nijimen published the results of a reader survey asking fans to pick their favorite character he voices. The 2026 edition of the poll saw a shake-up at the top: Camus from Uta no Prince-sama surged from fourth place last year to claim first with 702 votes, dethroning White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) from Hataraku Saibou, which had held the top spot for two consecutive years and fell to third. Yamabagiri Kunihiro from Touken Ranbu ONLINE held steady at second place with 619 votes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCamus\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place, 702 votes, from Uta no Prince-sama\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYamabagiri Kunihiro\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place, 619 votes, from Touken Ranbu ONLINE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Blood Cell (Neutrophil)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place, 609 votes, from Hataraku Saibou\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhongli\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th place, 364 votes, from Genshin Impact\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVeldora\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th place, 359 votes, from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHokuto Hidaka\u003c/strong\u003e: 6th place, 307 votes, from Ensemble Stars!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHak\u003c/strong\u003e: 7th place, 293 votes, from Yona of the Dawn\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaru Yayoi\u003c/strong\u003e: 8th place, 236 votes, from Tsukiuta.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtsushi Dōjō\u003c/strong\u003e: 9th place, 219 votes, from Library War\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatsume Asahina\u003c/strong\u003e: 10th place, 189 votes, from BROTHERS CONFLICT\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Camus overtook White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) for first place after ranking fourth last year. The stable top six shows Maeno's fanbase clusters around a core group of roles.","twitterPost":"Camus jumped from 4th to 1st, displacing White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) after a two-year run. The rest of the top 10 barely shifted.","threadsPost":"Camus from Uta no Prince-sama took first place in Tomoaki Maeno's 2026 character poll, rising from 4th last year. White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) fell to 3rd after two years at the top. The rest of the top 10 held steady, suggesting Maeno's fanbase is loyal to a fixed set of roles.","newsletterBlurb":"Nijimen's annual poll of Tomoaki Maeno's most popular characters saw Camus from Uta no Prince-sama take first place with 702 votes, pushing the previous two-year winner White Blood Cell down to third. Yamabagiri Kunihiro remained in second.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/617559\",\"title\":\"Otaku Choose \\\"Characters Voiced by Tomoaki Maeno\\\" Ranking TOP10! 1st Place is 'Uta no Prince-sama' Camus [2026 Edition]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4897,"outputTokens":860,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826505,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T17:02:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-25T17:16:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T17:16:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8bd863f5256844a5aa512664","canonicalTitle":"オタクが選ぶ「前野智昭が演じるキャラ」ランキングTOP10！1位は『うたプリ』カミュ【2026年版】 - 女性向けアニメ情報サイトにじめん","representativeArticleId":"a_0bf0a8a84adda88f5ac35af9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"前野智昭\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-25T15:00:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-25T15:00:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-25T17:16:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/617559","title":"オタクが選ぶ「前野智昭が演じるキャラ」ランキングTOP10！1位は『うたプリ』カミュ【2026年版】 - 女性向けアニメ情報サイトにじめん"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["前野智昭"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["Camus from Uta no Prince-sama received 702 votes to take first place in Nijimen's 2026 poll for favorite Tomoaki Maeno character, jumping from fourth place in the previous year.","White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) from Hataraku Saibou fell to third place with 609 votes after holding the top spot for two consecutive years.","Yamabagiri Kunihiro from Touken Ranbu ONLINE held second place with 619 votes, the same position as the previous year.","The poll was published on Maeno's birthday, May 26, and included 10 characters from various anime and game series.","Zhongli from Genshin Impact ranked fourth with 364 votes, and Veldora from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ranked fifth with 359 votes."]}