The 5th Higurashi Character Popularity Poll was held from April 14, 2007 to April 23, 2007, approximately four months after the release of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei. 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.
| Rank | Character | Number of Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mion Sonozaki | 2578 | 18.9% |
| 2 | Rena Ryuugu | 2568 | 18.8% |
| 3 | Keiichi Maebara | 2046 | 15.0% |
| 4 | Rika Furude | 1345 | 9.9% |
| 5 | Satoko Houjou | 1077 | 7.9% |
| 6 | Shion Sonozaki | 755 | 5.5% |
| 7 | Hanyuu | 710 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Mamoru Akasaka | 326 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Satoshi Houjou | 261 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Miyo Takano | 257 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Oyashiro-sama* | 251 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Kyousuke Irie | 235 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Jirou Tomitake | 127 | 0.9% |
| 14 | Rumiko Chie | 113 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Kuraudo Ooishi | 96 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Okonogi | 88 | 0.6% |
| 17 | Mionw* | 84 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Skylark 13* | 77 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Tatsuyoshi Kasai | 67 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Akane Sonozaki | 58 | 0.4% |
| 21 | Ono-san and Nata-san* | 46 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Ryukishi07-sensei* | 39 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Natsumi Kimiyoshi* | 31 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Teppei Houjou | 30 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Kameda-kun* | 22 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Satsuki Kinoshita* | 19 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Rina Mamiya | 17 | 0.1% |
| 28 | 起動さんのむー兄さん* | 16 | 0.1% |
| 29 | 月影 凍夜* | 15 | 0.1% |
| 30 | dai-san* | 14 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Useless God Hanyuu（・×・）* | 12 | 0.1% |
| 32 (tied) | Toshiki Inukai* | 10 | 0.1% |
| 32 (tied) | School Principal* | 10 | 0.1% |
| 34 (tied) | BT-san* | 9 | 0.1% |
| 34 (tied) | Higurashi* | 9 | 0.1% |
| 34 (tied) | Raba* | 9 | 0.1% |
| 34 (tied) | Hinamizawa's Yuuhi* | 9 | 0.1% |
| 38 (tied) | Higurashi Addiction* | 8 | 0.1% |
| 38 (tied) | Ouka Furude* | 8 | 0.1% |
| 38 (tied) | Kazuya Kisaragi* | 8 | 0.1% |
| 38 (tied) | Hatochi's Shion* | 8 | 0.1% |
| 42 (tied) | Frederica Bernkastel* | 7 | 0.1% |
| 42 (tied) | Detective Kumagai* | 7 | 0.1% |
| 44 (tied) | Chemical Protection Team Member* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 44 (tied) | Riku Furude* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 44 (tied) | Yukie Akasaka* | 6 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Chibi-God Yashiro* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Renapapa (Mr. Ryuugu)* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Section Chief* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Aiko Maebara (Mrs. Maebara)* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Akira Toudou* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Emi Nagihara* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Alice Nozu* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 47 (tied) | Karin Suzuragi-sensei* | 5 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Agh* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Oryou* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 55 (tied) | Miyuki Akasaka* | 4 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | The girl at user registration* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 58 (tied) | Ayame Tennoji* | 3 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Kenta-kun* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Tsunderika Bernkastel* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Makino-san* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Yoshiki Tonogai* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Kido-san's Hanyuu* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Shinya Yoshimizu* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Sanada's Furude Shrine* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Kiichirou Kimiyoshi* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Yatazakura-san* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Tomita-kun* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Yutori Hyoujou* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Tamae Houjou* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | The Angel Mort girl who took care of Keiichi in the Watanagashi manga* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Nomura* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 (tied) | Ryuuou's Shion* | 2 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | hiyoko* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | "Eyes"* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Auau☆* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Osshi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Gabbare* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | そめいさんのあた詩ぃンち* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Teppei☆* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Nipah～～～～～～～～～～ヽ( ´ ∇ ｀ )ノ ～～～～～～～～～☆* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Hichan-san's Keiichi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Higurashi RPG* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Fu~ongusha* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Mimori-sensei* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | The new character in the anime's second season????* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Angel Mort's shady guests* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | The opening child's voice* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Stink bug* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Curry can* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Soul Brothers (Irie, Kuraudo, Tommy, K)* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Ten* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Frederica polyphenol-rich wine with no added antioxidants* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Buutan* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Randy-kun* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Renya* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Ito* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | I want to give happiness to Hanyuu!* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Nagata* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Yoshiroh Sonozaki* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Keiichi Sonozaki* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Okamura-kun* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Akira Otobe* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | The old guy in Forenics* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Locomotive Tommy* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | En Kito-sensei* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Niwatori-chan* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Miu Furude* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Ryuunosuke Arakawa* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Mizuho Kosaka* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Again, one of the best!!!!!* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | One vote for Rena today!!!* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Satoko Houjou L1suki(＆>∀Q*)!! | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Sayako* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Yae Towada* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Detective Komiyama* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Ichirou Maebara (Mr. Maebara)* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Takuto Maebara* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Nakagawa* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Takemitsu Tanashi* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Maizawa* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Barley tea* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Shimiko Makino* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Yuzuki* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Rikaemon* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Jiro Suzuki-sensei* | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 (tied) | Nightingale 1* | 1 | 0.0% |
Trivia[]
- Kazuya Kisaragi (rank 38) and Ayame Tennoji (rank 58) are original characters that voters made. Alice Nozu (rank 47) also appears to be a fan-made character.