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10,000 Anime Fans Pick Which Character's Death Left the Biggest Impact

There's nothing more shocking than a surprise plot twist that kills off a fan-favorite character. Charapedia asked 10,000 fans which anime death had the biggest impact. It shouldn't surprise you that this list is full of spoilers for over 20 anime series, so keep that in mind before reading any further! It's interesting to note that men and women were pretty divided on their choices outside of the top four, with some characters' votes relying heavily on one demographic over the other.

Character Deaths That Left the Biggest Impact

1. Portgas D. Ace (One Piece) - 1325 votes
2. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) 932 votes
3. Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica) 831 votes
4. Raoh (Fist of the North Star) 687 votes
5. Whitebeard/Edward Newgate (One Piece) 347 votes
6. Caesar A. Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 331 votes
7. Light Yagami (Death Note) 329 votes
8. Makoto Ito (School Days) 303 votes
9. Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) 297 votes
10. Kamina (Gurren Lagann) 281 votes
11. Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) 275 votes
12. Neji Hyuga (Naruto) 267 votes
13. Lockon Stratos (Gundam 00) 217 votes
14. Jiraiya (Naruto) 209 votes
15. Goku (Dragon Ball Z) 208 votes
16. Maes Hughes (Fullmetal Alchemist) 206 votes
17. Itou Kamotarou (Gintama) 195 votes
18. Souji Okita (Hakuōki series) 181 votes
19. Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion) 171 votes
20. Nagisa Furukawa (CLANNAD) 169 votes

Character Deaths That Left the Biggest Impact (Women)

1. Portgas D. Ace (One Piece) - 637 votes
2. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) 437 votes
3. Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica) 241 votes
4. Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) 184 votes
5. Souji Okita (Hakuōki series) 181 votes
6. Itou Kamotarou (Gintama) 171 votes
7. Whitebeard/Edward Newgate (One Piece) 169 votes
8. Mitsuba Okita (Gintama) 162 votes
9. Caesar A. Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 145 votes
10. Gin Ichimaru (Bleach) 132 votes

Character Deaths That Left the Biggest Impact (Men)

1. Portgas D. Ace (One Piece) - 688 votes
2. Raoh (Fist of the North Star) 605 votes
3. Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica) 590 votes
4. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) 495 votes
5. Makoto Ito (School Days) 277 votes
6. Kamina (Gurren Lagann) 236 votes
7. Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) 228 votes
8. Light Yagami (Death Note) 201 votes
9. Goku (Dragon Ball Z) 193 votes
10. Caesar A. Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) 186 votes

Did you find any of these deaths impacting or emotional? Sound off in the forums (but don't forget your spoiler tags!)

[Via Nico Nico News]