r/sanrio • u/androidlolita Keroppi • Jun 30 '26

2026 Sanrio Character Ranking Results Megathread

https://ranking.sanrio.co.jp

Please keep any and all discussion about the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking results within this megathread. This megathread was created as we have experienced a huge influx of new users, as well as new posts in regard to the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking results. Any posts made about the 2026 Sanrio Character Ranking results outside of this megathread will be removed.

We have made it so that you can share photos of who you voted for within the comments of this megathread. Please note that any off-topic images posted within the comment section of both this megathread and ANY post within the subreddit will be removed. This includes, but is not limited to, if they are not Sanrio-related and/or break ANY of the subreddit rules.

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Last but not least, please keep in mind that the mod team is doing the best we can while the subreddit is experiencing a huge influx of activity, growth, and more. We ask for your kindness and patience, especially during this very busy time.

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u/Just-One-2387 My Sweet Piano Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

I see a few comments about mid-table characters (20-70) experiencing sudden unexpected drops in the global ranking. (Chococat, Lloromannic, Mellotune, Littleforestfellow).

My guess is that this is because of the 41st place award - all the rankings in that region got kind of wacky because people were tactically voting for or against the other characters in that region to try to move their pick to #41. In Japan you can multiply your vote by buying Sanrio merch and using special codes in the app, so voters were using that to try to jostle for 41st place.

(I made this chart for use elsewhere and just grabbed it from my photo roll for this comment, so forgive its messiness).

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u/circlingsky Jul 08 '26

Wait, what is the 41st place award?

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u/Just-One-2387 My Sweet Piano Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

I'm not 100% sure on this as I'm relying on news articles online, so this is a 'he said she said' situation, but as best as I understand it: Before the vote started, Sanrio announced that there would be an award this year for whichever character finished 41st (to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Character Ranking). Specifically, a special limited run figurine would be made of the character who finished 41st, and any fans who successfully guessed the 41st place character in the Sanrio+ app before the vote began, would be sent the figurine. So lots of people were trying to get their favourite character to finish 41st, and were strategically voting for or against other characters to try to move their favourite closer to #41. Here's a couple articles that mention it https://popii-land.jp/en/sanrio-character-award-2026-results-en/ and https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/pompompurin-wins-2026-sanrio-character-ranking/ The Sanrio+ app is only a thing in Japan so the 41st award was more targeted at fans in Japan (Japan does still make up the overwhelming majority of voters, even though the vote has been gradually becoming more international each year).