The 4th Higurashi Character Popularity Poll was held from March 28, 2006 to April 8, 2006, approximately three months after the release of Minagoroshi.. 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. The page featured an image illustrated by Karin Suzuragi at the top.
Results[]
| Rank | Character Name | Number of Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiichi Maebara | 2377 | 17.6% |
| 2 | Mion Sonozaki | 2262 | 16.7% |
| 3 | Satoko Houjou | 1885 | 13.9% |
| 4 | Rika Furude | 1477 | 10.9% |
| 5 | Rena Ryuugu | 1299 | 9.6% |
| 6 | Shion Sonozaki | 657 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Hanyuu | 634 | 4.7% |
| 8 | Satoshi Houjou | 600 | 4.4% |
| 9 | Mamoru Akasaka | 302 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Rumiko Chie | 264 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Oyashiro-sama* | 235 | 1.7% |
| 11 | Miyo Takano | 226 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Jirou Tomitake | 169 | 1.2% |
| 14 | Kyousuke Irie | 159 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Mionw* | 158 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Kuraudo Ooishi | 120 | 0.9% |
| 17 | Tatsuyoshi Kasai | 55 | 0.4% |
| 18 (tied) | テラハニュスｗｗｗ* | 52 | 0.4% |
| 18 (tied) | 起動さんのムー兄さん* | 52 | 0.4% |
| 20 (tied) | Oryou* | 41 | 0.3% |
| 20 (tied) | Natsumi Kimiyoshi* | 41 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Akane Sonozaki | 35 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Satomi Houjou* | 33 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Yukie Akasaka* | 26 | 0.2% |
| 25 (tied) | Teppei Houjou | 24 | 0.3% |
| 25 (tied) | School Principal* | 24 | 0.6% |
| 25 (tied) | Ryukishi07-san* | 24 | 0.5% |
| 28 (tied) | Ono-san & Nata-san* | 20 | 0.1% |
| 28 (tied) | Rikaemon* | 20 | 0.1% |
| 30 | Okamura* | 17 | 0.1% |
| 31 (tied) | Oyashiro-san* | 15 | 0.1% |
| 31 (tied) | Mrs. Maebara* | 15 | 0.1% |
| 33 (tied) | Rina Mamiya | 14 | 0.1% |
| 33 (tied) | Higurashi* | 14 | 0.1% |
| 35 | BT-san* | 13 | 0.1% |
| 36 | Detective Kumagai* | 12 | 0.1% |
| 37 | Tomita-kun* | 11 | 0.1% |
| 38 (tied) | Hisagi Gin's Keiichi* | 10 | 0.1% |
| 38 (tied) | A master of a certain bar* | 10 | 0.1% |
| 40 | Mr. Maebara* | 9 | 0.1% |
| 41 (tied) | Kameda-kun* | 8 | 0.1% |
| 41 (tied) | 南瀬有栖* | 8 | 0.1% |
| 43 | Yuzuki-san's Rena* | 7 | 0.1% |
| 44 | Akasora's Mion* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 45 (tied) | Poor Hippopotamus* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 45 (tied) | The lady on the user registration page* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Hello!Fture's Hanyuu* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | 室長* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Soichirou Hoshi* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 50 (tied) | Rena's father* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 50 (tied) | Reiichi Maebara* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 50 (tied) | Tomitake's Nine Brothers* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 50 (tied) | Tamae Houjou* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 50 (tied) | Yuichi & Sakura* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 50 (tied) | Reina Ryuugu* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Frederica Bernkastel* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Angel Mort's dark-eyed customers* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Kenta-kun* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Natsumi's mom* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Old guy in Forensics* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Keiichi Furude* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Kiichirou Kimiyoshi* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Hifumi Takano* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Daisuke-kun* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Akira Toudou* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 56 (tied) | Yatazakura-san* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | rifu* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Oyassan* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | おれ* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Sujiko* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Mion-chan & Shion-chan* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Girl shot in the eye with an airsoft gun* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Osshi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Fur Seal* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Card Master Sakura* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Kenta-kun's arm* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Sekai wants your power(゜д゜)ゞ* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | ミステリカ* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Renya* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | 羽乳* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Sonozaki Corporate Lawyer* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Okamura-kun & Tomita-kun* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Natsumi's grandmother* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Kido-san's Doppel Hanyuu* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Toshiki Inukai* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Miyoko Takano* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Satoko's splendid flying kick ☆* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Mountain Dog* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Detective Komiyama* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Okonogi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Colonel Koizumi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Sato-san the Informant* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Hinamizawa Rock* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Ayame Tennoji* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Teppei Houjou's older brother* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Mrs. Houjou* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | 盆地刑事* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | The Angel Mort shopkeeper from the Wata manga* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 67 (tied) | Councilor Sonozaki in his hakama* | 1 | 0.0% |
Trivia[]
- Mionw (rank 15) appears to reference a popular fanart of Mion.
- Rikaemon (rank 28) appears to be a fan version of Rika.
- Oyassan (rank 67) is Ooishi's nickname for his friend the dam construction manager.