The results of our main female character ranking for 2024 are also out, and you can see who was the best girl of the year below. Make sure to also check out our 2024 Seiyuu of the Year winners, as well as the 2024 Opening and Ending Theme Song and 2024 Supporting Character winners. The nominees were the top 5 characters from each of the season, including the results for:
A total of 41,430 people voted in the category for the best boy, with Anna Yamada from The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 taking the win. This was her second yearly win in a row. Anna previously also won the title of Best Girl of the Year for the 2023 awards, and she won again in Winter 2024. This year, Kyotaro Ichikawa also won the title of Best Boy (he ranked #24 in 2023).
This year, Anna was followed by Kurumi Tokisaki from Date a Live V, who only had 0.14% less votes. Next were more heavy hitters, having Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries, Momo from DAN DA DAN, and Frieren and Fern from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. You can see the full results below.
Top 20 Best Girl of the Year Ranking | 2024 Anime Awards
| Rank | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anna Yamada | 8.85% |
| 2nd | Kurumi Tokisaki | 8.71% |
| 3rd | Maomao | 8.55% |
| 4th | Momo Ayase | 7.89% |
| 5th | Frieren | 6.49% |
| 6th | Fern | 6.06% |
| 7th | Alisa Mikhailovna “Alya” Kujo | 5.56% |
| 8th | Anna Yanami | 5.45% |
| 9th | Yuki Suo | 5.36% |
| 10th | Akane Kurokawa | 5.02% |
| 11th | Kana Arima | 3.98% |
| 12th | Chinatsu Kano | 3.83% |
| 13th | Hina Chono | 3.65% |
| 14th | Übel | 3.39% |
| 15th | Sylphiette Greyrat | 3.37% |
| 16th | Megumin | 3.3% |
| 17th | Roxy Migurdia | 3.2% |
| 18th | Aira Shiratori | 2.99% |
| 19th | Darkness | 2.81% |
| 20th | Yuna Amagami | 1.52% |
Do you think the 2024 best girl winners deserved it or do you think someone else should have won? Let us know! Stay tuned for the rest of our 2024 Anime of the Year Awards in the next two days!
In the meantime, you can vote for our Winter 2025 weekly rankings.
Featured image:
The Dangers in My Heart ©Norio Sakurai (Akita Shoten) / Boku Yaba Production Committee
Date a Live © Koshi Tachibana, Tsunako/KADOKAWA/”Date A Live V” Production Committee
The Apothecary Diaries ©Hyuganatsu/Imagika Infos/”The Apothecary Diaries”Project