{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2b4d6c28db6b471eae5f08f9","clusterId":"c_b6924ba24ade4566bd611571","slug":"rie-kugimiya-birthday-poll-crowns-taiga-aisaka-again","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Rie Kugimiya Birthday Poll Crowns Taiga Aisaka Again","summary":"A Nijimen reader survey for Rie Kugimiya's birthday ranks her most iconic characters. Taiga Aisaka from Toradora! takes first place for the second straight year with 408 votes, while a spring 2026 role, Shaldina Inferiscias, enters the top 10.","whyItMatters":"The poll shows Kugimiya's core fanbase still centers on her 2000s tsundere archetypes, with only one new role cracking the top 10.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNijimen published the results of a reader survey timed to voice actress Rie Kugimiya's birthday on May 30. The top five are nearly identical to last year's lineup, with Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!) repeating at number one with 408 votes. The only new entry in the top 10 is Shaldina Inferiscias from the spring 2026 anime You Were Killed Again, Detective, which landed at 10th place with 275 votes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaiga Aisaka (Toradora!)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st place, 408 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière (The Familiar of Zero)\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd place, 398 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShana (Shakugan no Shana)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd place, 389 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNagi Sanzenin (Hayate the Combat Butler)\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th place, 381 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. Aria Kanzaki (Aria the Scarlet Ammo)\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th place, 361 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKagura (Gintama)\u003c/strong\u003e: 6th place, 319 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIori Minase (THE IDOLM@STER)\u003c/strong\u003e: 7th place, 316 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFenrys (Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army)\u003c/strong\u003e: 8th place, 309 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)\u003c/strong\u003e: 9th place, 298 votes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaldina Inferiscias (You Were Killed Again, Detective)\u003c/strong\u003e: 10th place, 275 votes, new entry\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Toradora!'s Taiga Aisaka holds first for a second year, but the margin over Louise shrank from 20 votes to 10. The top five are the same as 2025, just shuffled.","twitterPost":"Taiga Aisaka wins again, but the gap to Louise narrowed. The top five are identical to 2025, reordered.","threadsPost":"Toradora!'s Taiga Aisaka tops Rie Kugimiya's birthday poll for the second year running, but the lead over Louise shrank from 20 votes to 10. The top five are the same five characters as last year, just in different order. The only new entry in the top ten is Shaldina Inferiscias from the current spring 2026 series You Were Killed Again, Detective, slotting in at tenth.","newsletterBlurb":"Nijimen's reader survey for Rie Kugimiya's birthday puts Taiga Aisaka at the top for the second year running. The top five are almost unchanged from 2025, with Louise and Shana swapping second and third place. The sole newcomer in the top 10 is Shaldina Inferiscias from the currently airing You Were Killed Again, Detective.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/618305\",\"title\":\"Otaku-Selected \\\"Characters Voiced by Rie Kugimiya\\\" Ranking TOP 10! 1st Place is Taiga Aisaka from 'Toradora!' 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