Opa-opa is a good boy
The list for those curious (from a Famitsu survey):
1. Sonic
2. Opa-opa
3. Shinguji Sakura
4. (Tie) Kazuma Kiryu/Alex Kidd
6. (Tie) NiGHTS/Ulala
8. Oogami Ichiro
9. Nei 2nd
10. (Tie) Akira Yuuki/Tails
1. Sonic
2. Opa-opa
3. Shinguji Sakura
4. (Tie) Kazuma Kiryu/Alex Kidd
6. (Tie) NiGHTS/Ulala
8. Oogami Ichiro
9. Nei 2nd
10. (Tie) Akira Yuuki/Tails
Out of the top 10:
12. Arle Nadja
13. Maria Tachibana, Hatsune Miku (she is officially Sega now I guess), Harrier, Ryo Hazuki
17. Segata Sanshiro, Jacky, Ri Kouran
20. Apple Gaikichi (from 16t of Game no Kanzume), Alicia Melchiott, Azel, Professor Asobin, Alis, Busujima
12. Arle Nadja
13. Maria Tachibana, Hatsune Miku (she is officially Sega now I guess), Harrier, Ryo Hazuki
17. Segata Sanshiro, Jacky, Ri Kouran
20. Apple Gaikichi (from 16t of Game no Kanzume), Alicia Melchiott, Azel, Professor Asobin, Alis, Busujima
Busujima is from Zombie Revenge, the oft-forgotten House of the Dead spinoff, while Professor Asobin is another deep cut from very early Sega game manuals. You’ve seen him if you watched SeHa Girls, he’s a white rabbit
There’s still a lot of OG Sakura Wars representation here, which makes me think Sega should definitely do something with the old cast
