To celebrate the publication of the latest and 12th novel in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, publisher Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko has just released a ranking of the most popular characters in the series, as decided by fans.

Most popular Haruhi characters

Here are the top 15 winners of the poll which was conducted between November 10th and December 24th, 2020:

• 1. Yuki Nagato (16,801 votes)
• 2. Haruhi Suzumiya (11,469 votes)
• 3. Kyon (6,455 votes)
• 4. Itsuki Koizumi (5,088 votes)
• 5. Sasaki (4,545 votes)
• 6. Tsuruya (4,543 votes)
• 7. Mikuru Asahina (4,155 votes)
• 8. John Smith (3,131 votes)
• 9. Ryoko Asakura (3,008 votes)
• 10. Kyon's Little Sister (985 votes)
• 11. Mikuru Asahina as an adult (983 votes)
• 12. Shamisen (952 votes)
• 13. Taniguchi (924 votes)
• 14. Kyoko Tachibana (803 votes)
• 15. Sonou Mori (418 votes)

You can see the ranking of the remaining 10 characters on their website here.

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Haruhi Suzumiya Zoom backgrounds

To the delight of Haruhi Suzumiya fans, you can now liven up your Zoom meetings with the following three backgrounds which you can download free of charge on their website: