As the title "Girlfriend is My Girlfriend" suggests, this series features several potential girlfriends. While the two main heroines, Saki and Nagisa, who Naoya is in love with, are also the main characters, there are other women who are after Naoya... Of course, in addition to the heroines, there are also eccentric characters, such as their families and sisters. So, this time, we'll introduce the most popular characters from this series in a ranking format!
Sixth Place: Naoya Mukai
My sixth place pick...or rather, the one who decided to place him last from the start, is the main character, Naoya! (lol) He's very earnest and insensitive in many ways, but he has a lot of good points! That's how he's portrayed in the manga, but if you trace his origins back to his days in elementary school, he's been pursuing Naoya since they were in elementary school, and just when you think they finally started dating in high school, he falls in love with another girl and starts cheating on her. In real life, if he were to beg her to let him cheat on her because he cares about you both, it would be a disaster. He's a character that's likely to be hated by female viewers, especially male viewers.
A natural gigolo who attracts attention from more than his two girlfriends
At first, only Saki and Nagisa had feelings for Naoya, but as time went on, the number of people who liked him increased. What's more, beautiful girls like Mirika and Shibano fall for Naoya. They both know he's cheating on her, but they still have feelings for him... At first, they hide their feelings for a reason, but as the story progresses, Mirika and Shibano become bolder. Naoya continues to reject Mirika's advances, but many readers probably think, "He's dating two beautiful girls, and they keep confessing their feelings to him, and they're secretly thinking about him... that's unforgivable!" (laughs)
Naoya's voice actor is Junya Enoki
In a sense, he has a sincere, honest personality that connects with his heart and doesn't lie. However, in reality, Naoya is indecisive and could even be said to have a disturbed sensibility... This slightly (quite) eccentric protagonist is played by Enoki Junya. Speaking of Enojun, he has suddenly been playing more and more main characters over the past few years, and in 2021 he has already played main characters in over 10 anime. Which character is most memorable will depend on your preferences, but personally, the one that made the biggest impression on me was his role as Panna Cotta Fugo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5. Other famous roles he has played include Itadori Yuji from the currently hugely popular "Jujutsu Kaisen" and Julius from "So I'm a Spider, So What?".
Fifth Place: Risa Hoshizaki
In fifth place is Risa Hoshizaki, Mirika's younger sister. She shares a similar face and hairstyle to her older sister, Mirika, but smaller in every way. Unlike her sister, whose nutritional needs are unfortunately shifted to her breasts, Risa's lack of breasts allows for more nutrition to flow to her brain. She's well aware of her own cuteness, and even Naoya was instantly captivated by her cute and cunning gestures and actions. While she may look like a child, it's hard to tell who's older inside and out. While she's often annoyed by her sister's eccentric behavior, she's also like a caring parent, as there's no telling what she might do if left alone.
Like her sister, she's also a popular MeeTuber with over 10,000 subscribers.
Her older sister, Mirika (Rika), is a popular MeeTuber with 50,000 subscribers. Risa also works as a MeeTuber under the name "Lisapon." While Mirika draws viewers with her breasts, Risa has attracted over 10,000 subscribers thanks to her cuteness and gaming skills. Furthermore, Naoya contacted her via DM through her channel, and they have already exchanged LINE IDs, so she's always available to contact him, even before Mirika.
No voice actor has been announced for Risa. Is it possible she won't appear?
Risa is a cute, younger sister character who seems highly sought after in this series, but in the original manga, she only makes an appearance from episode 39. Given the limited number of characters in the manga to begin with, I'd love to see her in action. However, even with one month before the anime begins, no voice actor has been announced, and due to time constraints, she may not have a chance to appear in the anime. Risa has appeared in small roles even after her first appearance, so she's definitely a character I'd like to see in the anime...
Fourth Place: Kiryu Shino
In fourth place is Saki's best friend, Shibano. While the two girls themselves are somewhat okay with their two-timing lifestyle, Shibano is 100% against it. She explains that it would make her best friend, Saki, sad, but the truth is... Shibano transferred to Saki's school in middle school. At first, she hated Saki and tried to avoid her, but she eventually gave in to her persistent stalking, and before she knew it, they were friends. Although she's Saki's best friend, she thinks she's an idiot and watches over her with a guardian-like nervousness over her risky behavior. Although she's a kind and good girl at heart, she always sides with Saki, and can be harsh on her rival, Nagisa, who is also her lover.
Shibano, despite everything, likes Naoya.
Shibano is a common-sense person who is top of her class in studies and firmly opposed to double-dating. I thought she'd be the type of character who would step back and objectively offer advice or try to stop the double-dating... but in the end, it turns out that Shibano also likes Naoya... And it's not just a recent development; she saw Naoya confess his feelings to Saki as soon as she entered high school, and it seems she was already impressed by him at first sight. After that, she managed to suppress her feelings, thinking about his relationship with Saki, but when she found out that Naoya was also in a relationship with another girl, she couldn't contain herself and began to take bold action.
Shibano's voice actress is Rie Takahashi
The worrisome and caring Shibano is played by Rie Takahashi. She has voiced many popular characters, including Megumin from "KonoSuba" and Emilia from "Re:Zero." She also voiced the incredibly popular Sumi-chan in the 2020 anime adaptation of "Rent-A-Girlfriend," also published by Weekly Magazine.
Third Place: Rika Hoshizaki
Our third place pick is the popular MeeTuber, Mirika, also known as Rika. She's a beautiful girl on par with Saki and Nagisa, but she's an unfortunate character who easily rejects Naoya's confession. At first, she offered to become Naoya's girlfriend to protect herself, but after he protects her during a certain incident, she begins to fall in love with him for real. She's known for her twin tails and her G-cup breasts, which are so prominent they spill out of the frame when she first appears. Her outstanding proportions have earned her the envy of Saki, who calls her "damn busty," but when they first met, Saki couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! She's so cute!" (She has the same reaction to Nagisa and Shibano.)
I'm against cheating! Mirika declares exclusivity
Saki and Nagisa are in a relationship where Mirika is already okay with Naoya's two-timing. At first, Mirika tells them, "I'll be your third girlfriend," but later demands that if they want to date, they dump the other two first and then be all to her. However, no matter how many times she tries to get closer to him, she never becomes his exclusive girlfriend, let alone his third girlfriend... Contrary to this, the generally easy-going Mirika gradually falls for Naoya. Even though she's not yet his girlfriend, she's incredibly proactive when she finally gets over him, stealing his first kiss and even taking a bath with him.
Mirika is played by Ayana Taketatsu
Mirika, who goes from tsundere to deredere, is played by Ayana Taketatsu. Her most famous role is undoubtedly Azusa Nakano, also known as Azunyan, in "K-On!" In another anime adaptation from Weekly Shonen Magazine, she voiced Nakano Nino in "The Quintessential Quintuplets." She's a voice actress who often plays tsundere characters, so I think she's a perfect fit for the voice of Milica.
Second Place: Saki Saki
Second place goes to Saki, one of the two heroines in this series. She has a cute face and a slender figure. Naoya has had a crush on her since elementary school, and confesses his feelings to her once a month. However, deep down, she's basically a pathetic girl. At times, she reminds me of Yoshiko, the heroine from the previous series, Aho Girl. (The crucial difference between her and Yoshiko is that she is treated as a beautiful girl in the story.) She has a personality that speaks her mind immediately and is the type to act quickly once she has an idea. She often goes out of control, buying two game consoles just to get closer to Shibano, or sneaking into Naoya's room at night in a desperate situation.
Is Saki's head pink? Saki in the midst of adolescence
It's easy to forget, since we rarely see her in color in the manga, that Saki's hair is pink. And as the long-standing legend (?) that pink-haired girls are naughty holds true, Saki's head is also pink. Her tsukkomi often has a dirty feel to it, and she's quick to fantasize about sex. When Nagisa spied on Saki's smartphone, her search history was filled with erotic topics.
Saki's voice actress is Ayane Sakura
The slightly silly main heroine, Saki, is played by Ayane Sakura, also known as Ayane Sakura. She's also known for her many notable works, so it's hard to know which ones to introduce, but she voiced nine characters by herself, including Cocoa from "Is the Order a Rabbit?" and Nagato in the "Kantai Collection" anime. In the same magazine's works, she has voiced Mishima Asuka in "Kimi no Iru Machi" (A Town Where You Live) and Yotsuba in "The Quintessential Quintuplets." She also co-starred with Ayana Taketatsu, who plays Mirika, as sisters in "The Quintessential Quintuplets."
First Place: Minase Nagisa
Our top pick is the other of the two heroines, Nagisa, who Saki describes as incredibly cute and busty. She's terrible at everything except looks and personality—sports, academics, and everything else—but she works incredibly hard every day to make up for that. As a result of her efforts, her cooking skills are above average. (Other than that, her growth was average or below average.) Not only Naoya, but Saki even asked her to become their wife. She's a different kind of idiot than Saki, and sometimes says outrageous things with a straight face. She's also a clumsy girl. She's busty, brave, and a little naughty, so she's a character that seems to have all the cute elements combined. (Naoya even said, "Cuteness is right there.")
Purchasing a maid outfit on a whim
The day after Saki seduces Naoya in a bunny suit, Nagisa discovers the bunny suit and appears in a maid outfit to counter it. When Naoya asked why she had a maid outfit, Nagisa replied, "On a whim!" It's a mystery what on earth made her buy a maid outfit, but she looks absolutely stunning in her maid outfit. After Nagisa told him she'd do whatever he asked, Naoya asked her to be his maid once a week. After that, Nagisa developed a strange habit, and now she even accidentally calls Naoya "master" in her daily life... Saki is somewhat in charge of dirty jokes, but when it comes to being a secretly perverted person, Nagisa is undoubtedly the better.
Nagisa is played by Azumi Waki
Nagisa, the other main heroine we ranked first this time, is played by Azumi Waki. She started her voice acting career in 2015, so she hasn't been active for a long time, but she has played countless main characters. She is just as popular as other voice actors. In the currently popular "Uma Musume" series, she voiced Special Week, the protagonist of the first season. She also voiced Hinata Tachibana, the main heroine of "Tokyo Revengers," which aired in the spring 2021 anime series.
Kanojo mo Kanojo Popularity Ranking Summary
So far, I've introduced the characters appearing in "Kanojo mo Kanojo" in a ranking format, but when I reread it, I realized that there aren't many characters! Aside from those introduced this time, Mirika's father and Saki's mother also make brief appearances, but basically, only Naoya and the four heroines appear. However, even though there are few characters, when you look at the voice actors, they are simply super impressive, reminiscent of The Quintessential Quintuplets! Each character's voice actor is at a level where they could easily play the main heroine on their own. Which character was your favorite?
