Who is the cutest red-head in anime? Fans vote for their favorite red-haired female characters

Red heads, or people with red hair, have often been associated with passion and fiery attitudes, which could light up an entire room, and in anime, much like real life, they are also quite popular. Japanese media website, Goo, has asked fans to weigh in on their favorite anime red heads and ranked who is the cutest. 500 people (250 men, 250 women) have responded, and here’s what they had to say:

48/49 tie) Misora Whitale (Sky Wizards Academy) and Hilda (Croassange)

47) Eriko Hara (Venus Project)

46/45/44 tie) Yoko Inokuma (Kiniro Mosaic), Shizuno Urushibara (Seiken Tsukai no World Break), and Haruka Takayama (Sakura Trick)

43/42/41/40/39/38/37/36 tie) Satone Shichimiya (Chuunibyou), Tomoyo Kanzaki (Inou Battle), Megumi Natsu (Is the Order a Rabbit?), Haruki Sagae (Riddle Story of Devil), Kotori Itsuka (Date A Live), Yuiko Enomoto (Love Lab), Tieze Shtolienen (Sword Art Online), and Akane Isshiki (Vividred Operation)

35/34/33/32/31) Yuuki Yuuna (Yuuki Yuuna is a Hero), Lilith Asami (Trinity Seven), Shizuka Sakaki (Shirobako), Aruku 18-kin (Himegoto), and Bell Renjouji  (Pretty Rhythm)

30/29/28/27 tie) Tsubomi Hanasaki (Precure), Stephanie Dola (No Game, No Life), Suou Pavlichenko (Darker than Black), and Emi Yusa (The Devil is a Part-timer!)

26/25 tie) Cure Ace (PreCure) and Aira Harune (Pretty Rhythm)

24) Awaki Musujime (A Certain series)

23/22/21/20 tie) Erika Chiba (Irregular at Magic High School), Mea Kurosaki (To Love-Ru), Minori Kushieda (Toradora), and Rias Gremory (High School DXD)

19/18/17 tie) Akane Sakurada (Castle Town Dandelion), Gou Matsuoka (Free!), and Ran Gotonda (IS: Infinite Stratos)

16) Suo Amane (Grisaia)

15) Yoko Littner (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)

14) Akari Akaza (Yuru Yuri)

13) Shirayuki (Snow White with Red Hair)

12) Kurisu Makise (Steins; Gate)

11) Yonah (Yonah of the Dawn)

10/9/8 TIE)

Miia the Lamia (Monster Musume)

Maou (Maoyuu)

Kuuko (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san)

7) Kallen Stadtfeld (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)

6) Shana (Shakugan no Shana)

5) Maki Nishikino (Love Live! School Idol Project)

4) Kyoko Sakura (Madoka Magica)

3) Anne (Anne of Green Gables)

2) Honey Kisaragi (Cutie Honey)

1) Female Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)

Now, I know what you guys are thinking… that’s a lot of ties! Hey, there’s even a three-way tie in the top 10! With a whole lot of lovable female red heads out there, ties will happen, but the one who takes the #1 spot really stands alone. Ranma Saotome has made many guys around the world wish that he is 100% a girl all the time, and he… or she has made a lot of fans. Female Ranma is one of the most iconic anime red heads out there, and her taking the top spot is really not that surprising.

So, who is your favorite red-haired anime character?

Don’t miss a single update from SGCafe! Follow us on Twitter: @SGCafe

Read more on your favorite anime here on Sgcafe! so read more on the other rankings through this link. Also,  join in on the community’s discussions at http://forums.sgcafe.com

Who is the cutest red-head in anime? Fans vote for their favorite red-haired female characters