The 2nd Higurashi Character Popularity Poll was held from March 5, 2005 to March 19, 2005, approximately three 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 Name | Number of Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mion Sonozaki | 2198 | 20.5% |
| 2 | Satoko Houjou | 2094 | 19.6% |
| 3 | Keiichi Maebara | 1487 | 13.9% |
| 4 | Shion Sonozaki | 1449 | 13.5% |
| 5 | Rena Ryuugu | 810 | 7.6% |
| 6 | Rika Furude | 665 | 6.2% |
| 7 | Rumiko Chie | 460 | 4.3% |
| 8 | Satoshi Houjou | 423 | 4.0% |
| 9 | Mamoru Akasaka | 225 | 2.1% |
| 10 (tied) | Miyo Takano | 197 | 1.8% |
| 10 (tied) | Kuraudo Ooishi | 197 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Akane Sonozaki | 88 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Jirou Tomitake | 69 | 0.6% |
| 14 | Kyousuke Irie | 68 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Ryukishi07* | 26 | 0.2% |
| 16 (tied) | Zephyr's Rena* | 23 | 0.2% |
| 16 (tied) | Tomita-san* | 23 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Fujitaka's Mion* | 19 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Yukie Akasaka* | 18 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Tatsuyoshi Kasai | 17 | 0.2% |
| 21 | The opening child's voice* | 16 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Steel* | 11 | 0.1% |
| 23 (tied) | BT@Homepage Management* | 10 | 0.1% |
| 23 (tied) | Oyashiro-sama* | 10 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Chemical Protection Team Member* | 7 | 0.1% |
| 26 (tied) | Frederica Bernkastel* | 6 | 0.1% |
| 26 (tied) | Oryou Sonozaki* | 6 | 0.1% |
| 28 (tied) | "Eyes"* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 28 (tied) | dai-san* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 28 (tied) | K* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 28 (tied) | Ms. Chie, who exposed her true appearance in the darkness* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Okamura-san* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 33 (tied) | School Principal* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 33 (tied) | Teppei Houjou* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 33 (tied) | Curry of Enchantment* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Fur Seal* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Rena's hatchet* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Detective Kumagai* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Toshiki Inukai* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 36 (tied) | Yatazakura-san* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | SVX Alcyone* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Oden* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Squishy key* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Stuffed toys* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Higurashi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | All of Higurashi's male characters together (lol)* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | An extra footstep* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Bean mochi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Matsuri's Satoko* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Oh no! I'm catching up!* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Kenta-kun doll* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | The long line at Comiket 67* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Char* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Maid in Heaven* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Rena's axe* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | The Sonozaki family's stone entrance hall* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Kameda-san* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Metal bat* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Eloquent delinquent with inherent warding* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Kiichirou Kimiyoshi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Sato* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Ono* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Women's breasts in Hinamizawa* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Aiko Maebara* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Maebara Mansion* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Sea bream sashimi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | General (GML)* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Syringes* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | The characters' four-fingered hands* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Cat Ear Swimsuit ☆ Bloomers-Keiichi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Mion's Moe Moe Club Activity Locker* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 41 (tied) | Watanagashi equipment* | 1 | 0.0% |
Trivia[]
- SVX Alcyone (rank 41) is from a voter guessing what model policecar Ooishi drives.