The 3rd Higurashi Character Popularity Poll was held from October 10, 2005 to October 24, 2005, approximately two months after the release of Tsumihoroboshi. 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 | 3984 | 20.1% |
| 2 | Keiichi Maebara | 3955 | 20.0% |
| 3 | Rena Ryuugu | 2425 | 12.2% |
| 4 | Rika Furude | 2140 | 10.8% |
| 5 | Satoko Houjou | 2126 | 10.7% |
| 6 | Shion Sonozaki | 992 | 5.0% |
| 7 | Satoshi Houjou | 969 | 4.9% |
| 8 | Rumiko Chie | 964 | 4.9% |
| 9 | Mamoru Akasaka | 308 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Oyashiro-sama | 222 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Miyo Takano | 162 | 0.8% |
| 12 | Kyousuke Irie | 152 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Jirou Tomitake | 146 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Kuraudo Ooishi | 134 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Akasora's Mion* | 114 | 0.6% |
| 16 | Rikaemon* | 104 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Launch-san's Nii-nii (Mumu Alien)* | 93 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Akane Sonozaki | 91 | 0.5% |
| 19 | Tatsuyoshi Kasai | 82 | 0.4% |
| 20 | Werewolf Oyashiro-sama* | 77 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Teppei Houjou | 66 | 0.3% |
| 22 (tied) | K* | 51 | 0.3% |
| 22 (tied) | Tomita-kun* | 51 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Toshi-san and this Tommy* | 46 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Yukie Akasaka* | 38 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Rina Mamiya | 33 | 0.2% |
| 27 (tied) | Frederica Bernkastel* | 25 | 0.1% |
| 27 (tied) | Principal* | 25 | 0.1% |
| 29 (tied) | Natsumi Kimiyoshi* | 21 | 0.1% |
| 29 (tied) | Yuhi of Hinamizawa* | 21 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Ryukishi07* | 19 | 0.1% |
| 32 | Oyashiro-san* | 14 | 0.1% |
| 33 | Detective Kumagai* | 13 | 0.1% |
| 34 (tied) | Pure Teppei* | 11 | 0.1% |
| 34 (tied) | The lady on the user registration page* | 11 | 0.1% |
| 36 | Yuzuki-san's Rena* | 7 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Kiichirou Kimiyoshi* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 38 (tied) | BT* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 38 (tied) | Oryou* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 38 (tied) | Ono-san's Rainwater* (雨水さんの小野さん) | 5 | 0.0% |
| 38 (tied) | Hinamizawa Maid Sentai Cool Boys* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 38 (tied) | Akira Toudou* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 38 (tied) | Hisagigin-san's Keiichi* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 44 (tied) | Okamura-kun* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 44 (tied) | Yatazakura-san* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 44 (tied) | Hatchet* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | dai-san* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | wind_cat_season-sama's Satomi-chan* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | "Eye"* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | "Hatochi"'s Mion* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Fur Seal* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Tommy's tank-top* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Chemical protection team member* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Natsumi's grandmother* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Mrs. Maebara* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Cat Mion* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | The three delinquents (Tall, Fat, and Short)* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | kei-chan's Principal* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Oyassan* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Iri-san's "Rina Mamiya"* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | The old man Forensics guy* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Kameda-kun* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | The water gun that Keiichi used in the early part of Tsumihoroboshi-hen* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Toshiki Inukai* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Principal (Aerial activated!)* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | I love that core strength of Satoko's!* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Hinamizawa maids* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Takano's scrap book* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Genius mahjong player Akasaka* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Tamako Makimura* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Ryu-chan* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Ryukishi07-sama* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | G Rena* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | KKK* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | s201-san's Rena* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Nyanmiso-san's Keiichi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Nunu-san's Satoko* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | The opening child's voice* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Osshi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Kitsutefu-san's Rena & Shion* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Tobacco shop old lady* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Tomiemon* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Punchperm's Akasaka-san* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Rena's father* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Renatan* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Sonozaki bread* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Detective Komiyama of the Mahjong Study Group at Komiya Station* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | BS Ryugu Rena in a small devil hat* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Sato-san, the informant* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | The eldest daughter of the Akasaka family* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Mr. Maebara* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 73 (tied) | Artist in the field* | 1 | 0.0% |
Trivia[]
- Rikaemon (rank 16) appears to be a fan version of Rika.
- Oyassan (rank 58) is Ooishi's nickname for his friend the dam construction manager.