Which popular anime characters look best in a swimsuit? Thousands of fans came together to answer that question.

Otamart—a popular Japanese app that specializes in anime, manga and idol products—have recently announced the results of a survey asking fans which anime characters look best in traditional summer wear, specifically a swimsuit or a yukata. The survey categories have been divided based on gender and clothing. The results have even been boiled down to what color looks best on them and even the type of swimsuit.

Standing at #1 in the anime/manga girl in a swimsuit category is Love Live!‘s Nozomi Tojo, who fans like to see in a purple bikini. trailing behind her at #2 and #3 is Eli Ayase and Maki Nishikino of the same show in a light blue bikini and red bikini respectively.
Umi Sonoda of Love Live! tops the anime/manga girls in yukata list wearing navy colors, with Nozomi also making this list at second wearing purple and retaining her third place status is Maki Nishikino wearing red.
The fictional girl categories go as follows:

Swimsuit Girl Rankings:

Nozomi Tojo from Love Live! in a purple bikini
Eli Ayase from Love Live! in a light blue bikini
Maki Nishikino from Love Live! in a red bikini
Nico Yazawa from Love Live! in a pink bikini
Kotori Minami from Love Live! in a yellow bikini (tied with Nico)
Satsuki Momi from Kuroko no Basuke in a pink bikini
Rin Hoshizora from Love Live! in a yellow bikini
Hanayo Koizumi from Love Live! in a white bikini
Nami from One Piece in an orange bikini
Haruka Nanami from Uta no Prince Sama in a white bikini (tied with Nami)
Kiyoko Shimizu from Haikyuu!! in a black bikini
Umi Sonoda from Love Live! in a white bikini
Asuna Yūki from Sword Art Online in a white bikini
Gō Matsuoka from Free! in a white bikini
Honoka Kōsaka from Love Live! an orange bikini
Saber from Fate/stay night in a white bikini
Chizuru Yukimura from Hakuōki in a pink bikini (tied with Saber)
Sheryl Nome from Macross F in a white bikini
Tsukuyo from Gintama in a black bikini
Kagura from Gintama in a red bikini (tied with Tsukuyo)

Yukata Girl Rankings:

Umi Sonoda from Love Live! in navy
Nozomi Tojo from Love Live! in purple
Maki Nishikino from Love Live! in red
Nico Yazawa from Love Live! in pink
Hanayo Koizumi from Love Live! in pink
Kotori Minami from Love Live! in pink
Haruka Nanami from Uta no Prince Sama in pink
Kiyoko Shimizu from Haikyū!! in navy
Eli Ayase from Love Live! in light blue (tied with Kiyoko)
Chizuru Yukimura from Hakuōki in
Rin Hoshizora from Love Live! in yellow
Gō Matsuoka from Free! in red
Honoka Kōsaka from Love Live! in orange
Kagura from Gintama in red
Asuna Yūki from Sword Art Online in white
Riko Aida from Kuroko no Basuke in orange
Anri Sonohara from Durarara!! in pink
Tsukuyo from Gintama in light blue
Tsukihi Araragi from Bakemonogatari in light blue
Yūko Ichihara from xxxholic in black (tied with Tsukihi)

When it came to boys in swimsuits, characters from the swimming anime Free!—often clad in tight Speedo swimwear—easily made a splash by topping the list with Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana and rival Rin Matsuoka in first, second and third respectively. The rest of the Iwatobi Swim Club—Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryūgazaki—also made the list, albeit at lower positions. Also worthy of note is the hefty amount of male characters from Uta no Prince Sama that made the list.
Masato Hijirikawa made first place in the yukata-wearing division, with fans preferring him in a navy color. Behind him in second if Seijūro Akashi from Kuroko no Basuke in white with third place going to Gintoki Sakata from Gintama also in white.
Swimsuit Boy Rankings:

Haruka Nanase from Free! in a black Speedo
Makoto Tachibiana from Free! in a black Speedo
Rin Matsuoka from Free! in a black Speedo
Syo Kurusu from Uta no Prince Sama in pink trunks
Yasutomo Arakita from Yowamushi Pedal in black trunks
Gintoki Sakata from Gintama in light blue trunks
Ren Jinguji from Uta no Prince Sama in black trunks
Otoya Ittoki from Uta no Prince Sama in red trunks
Rei Ryūgazaki from Free!
Ryōta Kise from Kuroko no Basuke in yellow trunks
Kazuto Kirigaya from Sword Art Online in black trunks
Seijūro Akashi from Kuroko no Basuke in red trunks
Daiki Aomine from Kuroko no Basuke in black trunks
Tokiya Ichinose from Uta no Prince Sama in black trunks
Ranmaru Kurosaki from Uta no Prince Sama in black trunks
Nagisa Hazuki fromFree! in yellow trunks
Tōru Oikawa from Haikyuu!! in light blue trunks
Kazunari Takao from Kuroko no Basuke in orange trunks
Shokudaikiri Mitsutada from Touken Ranbu in black trunks
Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basuke in black trunks

Yukata Boy Rankings:

Masato Hijirikawa from Uta no Prince Sama in navy
Seijūro Akashi from Kuroko no Basuke in white
Gintoki Sakata from Gintama in white
Makoto Tachibiana from Free! in navy
Tokiya Ichinose from Uta no Prince Sama in navy (tied with Makoto)
Japan from Hetalia in navy
Syo Kurusu from Uta no Prince Sama in pink
Jinpachi Tōdō from Yowamushi Pedal in navy
Yasutomo Arakita from Yowamushi Pedal in black
Mikazuki Munechika from Tōken Ranbu in navy
Shintarō Midorima from Kuroko no Basuke in green
Hozuki from Hozuki’s Coolheadedness in black
Kazuto Kirigaya from Sword Art Online in black
Daiki Aomine from Kuroko no Basuke in navy
Ai Mikaze from Uta no Prince Sama in light blue (tied with Daiki)
Ranmaru Kurosaki from Uta no Prince Sama in black
Toshiro Hijikata from Gintama in black (tied with Ranmaru)
Hajime Saito from Hakuōki in navy (three-way tie)
Toshizo Hijikata from Hakuōki in navy (three-way tie)
Sōgo Okita from Gintama in black (three-way tie)

The same survey was even held for Japanese voice actors and celebrities. Voice actress/singer Kana Hanazawa (Castle Town Dandelion, Psycho-Pass) topped both the swimsuit and yukata rankings while voice actor/singer Mamoru Miyano (Assassination Classroom, Show By Rock!!) pulled off the same results for the boys’ side.

[Via Jig]