The results of our supporting character polls in the Winter 2025 anime awards are out! Leading the best supporting male characters is Reinhard van Astrea from Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3, with Gaoshun from The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 and Kyo Kasahara from Blue Box behind him.
Four other Re:ZERO characters placed in the top 10, including Garfiel Tinsel, Aldebaran, Otto Suwen, and Julius Euclius. There were votes from 11,731 people in this category.
Top 55 Best Male Supporting Characters of the Winter 2025 Anime Season
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reinhard van Astrea | 5.9% |
| 2nd | Gaoshun | 5.81% |
| 3rd | Kyo Kasahara | 5.2% |
| 4th | Garfiel Tinsel | 5.15% |
| 5th | Aldebaran | 4.37% |
| 6th | Otto Suwen | 4.3% |
| 7th | Kengo Haryu | 4.25% |
| 8th | Yoichi Nagumo | 4.16% |
| 9th | Julius Euclius | 3.96% |
| 10th | Baek Yoonho | 3.9% |
| 11th | Akane Aoi | 3.62% |
| 12th | Choi Jong-In | 3.6% |
| 13th | Heisuke Mashimo | 3.26% |
| 14th | Min Byung-Gyu | 2.87% |
| 15th | Sosuke Mitsuba | 2.86% |
| 16th | Vegeta | 2.76% |
| 17th | Tsukasa Shishio | 2.54% |
| 18th | Rafal | 2.46% |
| 19th | Taiju Oki | 2.28% |
| 20th | Nowak | 2.16% |
| 21st | Keisuke Somei | 1.95% |
| 22nd | Tadakiyo Kudou | 1.7% |
| 23rd | Riou Sonidori | 1.49% |
| 24th | Arata Tsuruki | 1.42% |
| 25th | Justice | 1.39% |
| 25th | Unio | 1.39% |
| 27th | Hajime Saito | 1.27% |
| 28th | Tomoya Takamine | 1.17% |
| 29th | Demon Overlord | 1.06% |
| 30th | Yahiko Myojin | 0.95% |
| 31st | Satan | 0.81% |
| 32nd | Jun Yodaka | 0.8% |
| 33rd | Rensuke Nyudo | 0.71% |
| 34th | Rintaro Miki | 0.7% |
| 35th | Hotel Manager | 0.65% |
| 36th | Shudai Toga | 0.56% |
| 37th | Setaro Hakoyama | 0.55% |
| 37th | Lucifer | 0.55% |
| 39th | Mewi | 0.52% |
| 40th | Matsuyuki Akiyama | 0.49% |
| 41st | Lucas Vierge | 0.43% |
| 42nd | Papek | 0.38% |
| 43rd | Poseidon | 0.38% |
| 44th | Rick Lincoln | 0.35% |
| 45th | Taro Tanaka | 0.32% |
| 46th | Togo Hoshikawa | 0.31% |
| 47th | Drac Dragulescu | 0.28% |
| 47th | Sanosuke Harada | 0.28% |
| 47th | Keisuke Yamanami | 0.28% |
| 47th | Umetaro Sakamoto | 0.28% |
| 51st | Shipachi Nagakura | 0.27% |
| 52nd | Ken Shinozuka | 0.24% |
| 52nd | Kiriko | 0.24% |
| 54th | Nagayoshi Mori | 0.21% |
| 55th | Vasaago | 0.19% |
Moving on to the supporting girls, Cha Hae-in from Solo Leveling Season 2 took the win with 4.62% of the votes. Gyokuyo from The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 followed, with Beatrice from Re:ZERO Season 3 in third.
Four girls from Ave Mujica – The Die Is Cast – placed in the top 10, including Tomori Takamatsu, Anon Chihaya, Soyo Nagasaki and Raana Kaname.
A total of 17,528 people voted in this category.
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cha Hae-in | 4.62% |
| 2nd | Gyokuyo | 4.45% |
| 3rd | Beatrice | 4.19% |
| 4th | Aoi Sakamoto | 3.3% |
| 5th | Ayame Moriya | 3.29% |
| 6th | Tomori Takamatsu | 3.27% |
| 7th | Anon Chihaya | 3.25% |
| 8th | Priscilla Barielle | 3.21% |
| 9th | Soyo Nagasaki | 2.96% |
| 10th | Raana Kaname | 2.69% |
| 11th | Taki Shiina | 2.63% |
| 12th | Karen Moriya | 2.54% |
| 13th | Shisei Hojo | 2.2% |
| 14th | Iku Suto | 2.12% |
| 15th | Mei Shijima | 2.12% |
| 16th | Meme Kakure | 2.06% |
| 17th | Himari Ishikura | 2.05% |
| 18th | Kusuri Yakuzen | 2.03% |
| 19th | Kurumi Haraga | 2.01% |
| 20th | Liliana Masquerade | 1.95% |
| 21st | Mei Meido | 1.92% |
| 22nd | Mimimi Utsukushisugi | 1.84% |
| 23rd | Hikaru Kamisaki | 1.59% |
| 24th | Ayumi Endou | 1.55% |
| 25th | Hana Sakamoto | 1.5% |
| 26th | Kaoruko Jinnouchi | 1.49% |
| 27th | Jolenta | 1.43% |
| 28th | Shizuno Hayakawa | 1.38% |
| 29th | Mahiru Anekoji | 1.34% |
| 30th | Maho Sakuramori | 1.31% |
| 31st | Shirahi Tsuruyama | 1.3% |
| 32nd | Serina Kanno | 1.24% |
| 33rd | Wridra | 1.23% |
| 34th | Luna Wright | 1.22% |
| 35th | Akane Akitsu | 1.21% |
| 36th | Rei Saiga | 1.1% |
| 37th | Memmeln | 1.06% |
| 38th | Tomo Nanba | 0.95% |
| 39th | Mitsuko Umenoki | 0.91% |
| 40th | Ryouka Miketa | 0.84% |
| 41st | Tsubomi Haruno | 0.83% |
| 42nd | Minami Shirahama | 0.83% |
| 43rd | Alice | 0.68% |
| 44th | Mai Kounoike | 0.66% |
| 45th | Destiny Heartwarming | 0.64% |
| 46th | Hitomi Takamine | 0.62% |
| 47th | Hinako Tondabayashi | 0.58% |
| 48th | Jamie | 0.56% |
| 49th | Kursh | 0.56% |
| 50th | Goddess Norn | 0.54% |
| 51st | Maple | 0.51% |
| 52nd | Raniya | 0.47% |
| 53rd | An Natsue | 0.46% |
| 54th | Nene Shilfindle | 0.45% |
| 55th | Echidna | 0.44% |
| 56th | Gnome | 0.43% |
| 57th | Ruri | 0.42% |
| 58th | Oki Memo Shisha | 0.41% |
| 59th | Saya Hazuki | 0.38% |
| 59th | Nyamena | 0.38% |
| 59th | Ryoko Totonoi | 0.38% |
| 62nd | Azalea | 0.38% |
| 63rd | Ayame Momochi | 0.37% |
| 64th | Monica Bolst | 0.37% |
| 65th | Brianna Lariquel | 0.36% |
| 65th | Scarlet | 0.36% |
| 67th | Akahane | 0.35% |
| 68th | Rose | 0.33% |
| 68th | Reyva | 0.33% |
| 70th | Chika Kurashiki | 0.29% |
| 71st | Chris | 0.26% |
| 72nd | Rinrin Takahashi | 0.25% |
| 72nd | Izumi Akina | 0.25% |
| 72nd | Raffina | 0.25% |
| 75th | Kirika Kokuryu | 0.23% |
| 75th | Meno | 0.23% |
| 77th | Kaoru Yamaba | 0.22% |
| 78th | Bridget | 0.2% |
| 79th | Maki Inohara | 0.19% |
| 80th | Aoi Shinozuka | 0.18% |
| 81st | Tamao Tatsuno | 0.09% |
Do you think the winners deserved it or do you think someone else should have won? Let us know! You can now also vote every week for the Spring 2025 polls!
Featured image:
Re:ZERO ©Tappei Nagatsuki,KADOKAWA/Re:ZERO3 PARTNERS
Solo Leveling © Solo Leveling Animation Partners
The Apothecary Diaries © Natsu Hyuga/Imagika Infos Co./The Apothecary Diaries” Production Committee
