The 1st Higurashi Pairing Poll (「ひぐらしのなく頃に」第１回ベストコンビ投票!!! "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" dai 1-kai besuto konbi tōhyō! ! !, lit. "Higurashi When They Cry" 1st Best Combi Poll) was held from April 5, 2005 to May 7, 2005, approximately four months after the release of Meakashi. Voters could cast one vote per day and were also able to nominate their own characters. These are marked with an asterisk in the results table below.
The webpage is no longer online, but the results may still be viewed on Internet Archive.
Results[]
| Rank | Character 1 | Character 2 | Number of Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiichi Maebara | Mion Sonozaki | 825 | 16.3% |
| 2 | Keiichi Maebara | Rena Ryuugu | 710 | 14.1% |
| 3 | Satoshi Houjou | Shion Sonozaki | 705 | 14.0% |
| 4 | Satoko Houjou | Keiichi Maebara | 422 | 8.4% |
| 5 | Akasora's Keiichi* | Mion Sonozaki | 319 | 6.3% |
| 6 | Rika Furude | Mamoru Akasaka | 249 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Rumiko Chie | Curry* | 240 | 4.8% |
| 8 | Satoko Houjou | Rika Furude | 236 | 4.7% |
| 9 | Rika Furude | Keiichi Maebara | 151 | 3.0% |
| 10 (tied) | Mion Sonozaki | Shion Sonozaki | 149 | 3.0% |
| 11 | Satoshi Houjou | Keiichi Maebara | 89 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Rika Furude | Soy sauce* | 83 | 1.6% |
| 13 (tied) | Satoko Houjou | Shion Sonozaki | 69 | 1.4% |
| 13 (tied) | Kuraudo Ooishi | Mamoru Akasaka | 69 | 1.4% |
| 15 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Shion Sonozaki | 65 | 1.3% |
| 15 (tied) | Satoko Houjou | Satoshi Houjou | 65 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Mamoru Akasaka | Yukie Akasaka* | 57 | 1.1% |
| 18 | Miyo Takano | Jirou Tomitake | 38 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Kyousuke Irie | Keiichi Maebara | 34 | 0.7% |
| 20 | Rena Ryuugu | Hatchet* | 31 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Miyo Takano | Rumiko Chie | 28 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Kyousuke Irie | Satoko Houjou | 24 | 0.5% |
| 23 (tied) | Shion Sonozaki | Tatsuyoshi Kasai | 23 | 0.5% |
| 23 (tied) | Miyo Takano | Servants* | 23 | 0.5% |
| 25 | PigeonBlood's Shion* | Mion Sonozaki | 22 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Jirou Tomitake | Kuraudo Ooishi | 17 | 0.3% |
| 27 (tied) | Rena Ryuugu | Mion Sonozaki | 16 | 0.3% |
| 27 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Mamoru Akasaka | 16 | 0.3% |
| 29 (tied) | Satoshi Houjou | Mion Sonozaki | 13 | 0.3% |
| 29 (tied) | Miyo Takano | Kyousuke Irie | 13 | 0.3% |
| 31 | Akane Sonozaki | Tatsuyoshi Kasai | 12 | 0.2% |
| 32 (tied) | Snowy Garden's Satoshi* | Keiichi Maebara | 11 | 0.2% |
| 32 (tied) | Phone* | Eyes* | 11 | 0.2% |
| 32 (tied) | Mion Sonozaki | Satoko Houjou | 11 | 0.2% |
| 35 (tied) | Oyashiro-sama | Kuraudo Ooishi | 9 | 0.2% |
| 35 (tied) | Ryukishi07* | dai* | 9 | 0.2% |
| 37 (tied) | Satoko Houjou | Nii-nii* | 8 | 0.2% |
| 37 (tied) | Mr. Maebara* | Maid Keiichi* | 8 | 0.2% |
| 37 (tied) | Rika Furude | Rena Ryuugu | 8 | 0.2% |
| 37 (tied) | Ryukishi07* | Yatazakura* | 8 | 0.2% |
| 42 (tied) | Mion Sonozaki | Oryou Sonozaki* | 7 | 0.1% |
| 42 (tied) | Rika Furude | BT* | 7 | 0.1% |
| 42 (tied) | Ryukishi07* | BT* | 7 | 0.1% |
| 45 (tied) | *blank* | *blank* | 6 | 0.1% |
| 45 (tied) | Rena Ryuugu | Satoko Houjou | 6 | 0.1% |
| 47 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Oyashiro-sama | 5 | 0.1% |
| 47 (tied) | Mamoru Akasaka | Mahjong* | 5 | 0.1% |
| 47 (tied) | Michika Kataoka's Aiko Maebara* | Keiichi Maebara | 5 | 0.1% |
| 50 (tied) | Kameda* | Sweet Dessert* | 4 | 0.1% |
| 50 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Miyo* | 4 | 0.1% |
| 50 (tied) | Kuraudo Ooishi | Kumagai* | 4 | 0.1% |
| 50 (tied) | Tomita* | Okamura* | 4 | 0.1% |
| 54 (tied) | K* | Kameda* | 3 | 0.1% |
| 54 (tied) | Oryou Sonozaki* | Rika Furude | 3 | 0.1% |
| 54 (tied) | Rena Ryuugu | Kenta-kun doll* | 3 | 0.1% |
| 54 (tied) | Akane Sonozaki | Shion Sonozaki | 3 | 0.1% |
| 54 (tied) | Chie-sensei* | Keiichi Maebara | 3 | 0.1% |
| 54 (tied) | Rika Furude | Shion Sonozaki | 3 | 0.1% |
| 54 (tied) | Rika Furude | Mion Sonozaki | 3 | 0.1% |
| 61 (tied) | KOOL Keiichi* | Oyashiro Rena* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Onigiri* | Keiichi Maebara | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Zephyr* | Zephyr's Rena* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Tommy* | Kuraudo* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Rena Ryuugu | Shion Sonozaki | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Director* | Maid* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Satoko Houjou | Bath towel* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Kuraudo Ooishi | Keiichi Maebara | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Rumiko Chie | Shion Sonozaki | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Kyousuke Irie | Satoshi Houjou | 2 | 0.0% |
| 61 (tied) | Rika Furude | Oyashiro-sama | 2 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | EscapeFromReality's Mion* | Shion Sonozaki | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Frederica* | Poetry* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | KOOL* | K* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | KOOL* | Keiichi Maebara | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | K1* | Mion Sonozaki | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Ohagi* | Keiichi Maebara | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Sumirekitan's Satoshi* | Keiichi Maebara | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Zephyr's Rena* | Fujitaka's Mion* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Broccoli* | Cauliflower* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Rena Ryuugu | Satoshi Houjou | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Rena Ryuugu | Reina* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Akane Sonozaki | Oryou Sonozaki* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Usoda! [Lies!]* | Ahahahahaha!* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Mochi* | Needle* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Onikakushi* | Curse* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Fur Seal* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Metal Bat* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Principal* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Keiichi Maebara | Pork-bone and ginger flavored big cup ramen* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Satoshi Houjou | Tatsuyoshi Kasai | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Satoko Houjou | Trap* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Satoko Houjou | Teppei* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Shion (Angel Mort)* | Otaku* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Shion Sonozaki | Kimiyoshi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Shasetsu* | Mion Sonozaki | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Sohei* | Oryou Sonozaki* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Hinamizawa Village* | Okinomiya City* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Mamoru Akasaka | Kyousuke Irie | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Mr. Maebara* | Mrs. Maebara* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Miyo Takano | Saiguden* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Rumiko Chie | Kameda* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Chie-sensei* | Principal* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Jirou Tomitake | Mamoru Akasaka | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Rika Furude | Grandpa Grandma* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Rika Furude | Syringes* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 72 (tied) | Rika Furude | Barley tea* | 1 | 0.0% |
Trivia[]
- Sohei (rank 72) is Sohei Sonozaki, Oryou's husband.