Shinra Kusakabe from Fire Force took first place in Anime! Anime!'s 2026 reader poll of characters with giza-ba, or jagged, shark-like teeth, according to the Anime! Anime! poll results published November 8, 2026. Free!'s Rin Matsuoka finished second, one vote behind him.
The outlet ran the poll for the second year in a row. It collected 122 responses from November 2 to November 5, 2026. About 65% of respondents were women and about 35% were men. About 40% were 19 or younger, and about 30% were in their 20s. The results came out on Good Teeth Day in Japan, which the Japan Dental Association established based on a pun: November 8 (11/8) can be read as ii ha, or "good teeth."
Shinra got about 7% of the vote, up from fifth place in last year's poll. Anime! Anime! notes that the Fire Force TV anime concluded this year. In the series, Shinra smiles involuntarily when he is nervous, and his eerie grin gets him called a "devil." One reader wrote that the grin, which shows his jagged teeth, makes people around him misunderstand him.
Rin, a competitive swimmer, moved up from fourth place last year. Denji of Chainsaw Man, last year's winner, fell to third with about 6% of the vote. Neko Musume from GeGeGe no Kitaro placed fourth.