The 1st Higurashi Character Popularity Poll was held from September 18, 2004 to October 17, 2004, approximately one month after the release of Himatsubushi. 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 Name | Number of Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rena Ryuugu | 4519 | 25.7% |
| 2 | Mion Sonozaki | 4511 | 25.6% |
| 3 | Satoko Houjou | 2515 | 14.3% |
| 4 | Shion Sonozaki | 1673 | 9.5% |
| 5 | Rika Furude | 1672 | 9.5% |
| 6 | Keiichi Maebara | 586 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Rumiko Chie | 474 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Kuraudo Ooishi | 451 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Zephyr's Rena* | 199 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Miyo Takano | 183 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Mamoru Akasaka | 121 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Jirou Tomitake | 86 | 0.5% |
| 13 (tied) | Kyousuke Irie | 85 | 0.5% |
| 13 (tied) | K* | 85 | 0.5% |
| 15 | Yukie Akasaka* | 56 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Principal* | 46 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Ryukishi07* | 36 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Satoshi Houjou | 35 | 0.2% |
| 19 | "Eyes"* | 34 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Oyashiro-sama* | 29 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Metal Bat* | 18 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Card Master Sakura* | 15 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Tomita-san* | 13 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Takafumi Horie* | 12 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Okamura-san* | 11 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Higurashi* | 9 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Toshiki Inukai* | 8 | 0.0% |
| 28 (tied) | One Player (Including Me)* | 7 | 0.0% |
| 28 (tied) | Kiichirou Kimiyoshi* | 7 | 0.0% |
| 30 (tied) | Manager BT* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 30 (tied) | Sake* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 30 (tied) | Kameda-san* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 30 (tied) | Kinoko Nasu* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 34 (tied) | Fur Seal* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 34 (tied) | Maebara's mother* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Kenta-kun doll* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Rena's special hatchet* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Maebara's father* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Megumi Hayashibara* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | 07th Expansion* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | Crybaby Sakura* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | Muckle* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | I'd love to see what a human is...* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | Ooishi's mother* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | Pork bone soy sauce flavor, big cup* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | Teppei Houjou* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 40 (tied) | Unnamed SDF Member* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 48 (tied) | Ohagi* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 48 (tied) | Takoyaki stall owner* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 48 (tied) | Golf pad* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 48 (tied) | Lantern* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 48 (tied) | Bear doll earned by Keiichi* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 48 (tied) | Child Devil Hat BS Rena Ryuugu* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 48 (tied) | Bubbling Barley Tea* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | *(redacted)* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Shortcake with indents where the strawberries were removed* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Apartment manager* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | The opening child's voice* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Shovel* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Scotch tape* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Senior at part-time job* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Mabo* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Mister K* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | "Please do it when you have time" at the summer Comiket* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | The vendor you mentioned.* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Sugar cube* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Keiichi's father* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Homemade bento* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | The motorcycle that was kicked over* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Watermark* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | All the students at the Hinamizawa school* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Red box and blue box* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Yatazakura* | 1 | 0.0% |
Trivia[]
- Kinoko Nasu is the creator of Tsukihime, a visual novel oft cited by Ryukishi as an inspiration for Higurashi.