POWA Polls

POWA has held a number of polls with various communities to decide the best characters in different categories.

2019

As voted on by attendees of Madman Anime Festival 2019, held on October 5th & 6th, 2019.

Best Girl

Nezuko Kamado from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

  • Nominees:
  • – Kaguya Shinomiya from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
  • – Maki Oze from Fire Force
  • – Nezuko Kamado from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
  • – Raphtalia from The Rising of the Shield Hero

Best Boy

Izuku “Deku” Midoriya from My Hero Academia

  • Nominees:
  • – Giorno Giovanna from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
  • – Izuku “Deku” Midoriya from My Hero Academia
  • – Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan
  • – Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama from Mob Psycho 100

2020

As voted on by the POWA community during POWA-Thon II, held on November 14th, 2020.

Best Girl

Katarina Claes from My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

  • Nominees:
  • – Chizuru Ichinose from Rent-A-Girlfriend
  • – Katarina Claes from My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
  • – Myne from Ascendance of a Bookworm

Best Boy

Yu Ishigami from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

  • Nominees:
  • – Khun Aguero Agnes from Tower of God
  • – Kirito from Sword Art Online: Alicization
  • – Yu Ishigami from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War

Best VTuber

Inugami Korone from hololive

  • Nominees:
  • – Amano Pikamee from VOMS Project
  • – Gawr Gura from hololive English
  • – Inugami Korone from hololive

2022

As voted on by attendees of Pixel Expo 2022, held on September 3rd, 2022.

Best Girl

Anya Forger from Spy × Family

  • Nominees:
  • – Anya Forger from Spy × Family
  • – Chisato Nishikigi from Lycoris Recoil
  • – Marin Kitagawa from My Dress-Up Darling
  • – Nazuna Nanakusa from Call of the Night
  • – Power from Chainsaw Man

Best Boy

Loid Forger/Twilight from Spy × Family

  • Nominees:
  • – Bojji from Ranking of Kings
  • – Denji from Chainsaw Man
  • – Loid Forger/Twilight from Spy × Family
  • – Miyuki Shirogane from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
  • – Tengen Uzui from Demon Slayer

2023

As voted on by attendees of Evolve Expo 2023, held on September 2nd & 3rd, 2023.

Best Girl

Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

  • Nominees:
  • – Hitori “Bocchi” Gotoh from Bocchi the Rock!
  • – Kana Arima from Oshi no Ko
  • – Megumin from KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
  • – Mitsuri Kanroji from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
  • – Miyo Saimori from My Happy Marriage
  • – Suletta Mercury from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

Best Boy

Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen

  • Nominees:
  • – Aqua Hoshino from Oshi no Ko
  • – Gabimaru from Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
  • – Mash Burnedead from Mashle
  • – Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen
  • – Thorfinn from Vinland Saga
  • – Vash the Stampede from Trigun Stampede

2024

As voted on by attendees of Evolve Expo 2024, held on September 8th & 9th, 2024.

Best Boy

Senshi from Delicious in Dungeon

  • Nominees:
  • – Satou Kazuma from Konosuba: Gods Blessing on this Wonderful World!
  • – Senshi from Delicious in Dungeon
  • – Sun-Jin Woo from Solo Leveling
  • – Kyoutarou Ichikawa from The Dangers in my Heart

Best Girl

Marcille from Delicious in Dungeon

  • Nominees:
  • – Alisia “Alya” Kujou from Alya Sometimes Hides her Feelings in Russian
  • – Anna Yanami from Too Many Losing Heroines
  • – Maomao from Apothecary Diaries
  • – Marcille from Delicious in Dungeon

Best Ship

Frieren / Himmel from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

  • Nominess
  • – Frieren / Himmel from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  • – Holo / Kraft Lawrence from Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf
  • – Rentarou Aijou / Hakari Hanazono & Karane Inda & Shizuka Yoshimoto & Nano Eiai & Kusuri Yazuken & 94 more girls from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love you
  • – Yuki Itose / Itsuomi Nagi from A Sign of Affection

2025

Best Video Game Adaptation

As voted on by attendees of Evolve Expo 2025, held on August 30th & 31st, 2025.

1: Ace Attorney, with 69 votes
2: Pokémon, with 63 votes
3: UmaMusume: Pretty Derby, with 51 votes
4: Danganronpa, with 49 votes
5: Persona 5: The Animation, with 44 votes
6: Clannad, with 43 votes
7: Cyberpunk Edgerunners, with 34 votes
8: Disgaea, with 16 votes
9: Arknights: Prelude to Dawn, with 10 votes
10: Valkyria Chronicles, with 9 votes
11: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout, with 8 votes
12: Blazblue: Alter Memory, with 7 votes