Kyotaro Ichikawa from The Dangers in My Heart and Himmel from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End placed first in the Boy of the Year and Supporting Boy of the Year categories at the 11th Anime Trending Awards. Kyotaro garnered 7,174 votes in the Boy of the Year category, narrowly climbing past Ken Takakura from DAN DA DAN by a mere 89 votes. Although Himmel secured 3rd place in the Boy of the Year category, he dominated the Supporting Boy of the Year category with 13,095 votes, the most votes out of all the characters across all the Character of the Year nominees in the 11th Anime Trending Awards.
These results for Boy of the Year and Supporting Boy of the Year highlight the strong fan support for both The Dangers in My Heart and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Himmel had won Favorite Supporting Male Character in the Fall 2023 seasonal awards, while Kyotaro won Favorite Male Character in the following Winter 2024 season. Despite the passage of time, both Kyotaro and Himmel left a lasting impression on fans, which contributed to their overall popularity at the 11th Anime Trending Awards.
Here are the top 10 nominees for Boy of the Year and Supporting Boy of the Year:
| Rank | Boy of the Year Nominee | Votes |
| 1 | Kyotaro Ichikawa | 7174 |
| 2 | Ken Takakura | 7085 |
| 3 | Himmel | 6656 |
| 4 | Kazuhiko Nukumizu | 6281 |
| 5 | Subaru Natsuki | 6004 |
| 6 | Jinshi | 5812 |
| 7 | Aqua Hoshino | 4960 |
| 8 | Rudeus Greyrat | 4917 |
| 9 | Arnold Hein | 4621 |
| 10 | Maskachika Kuze | 4359 |
| Rank | Supporting Boy of the Year Nominees | Votes |
| 1 | Himmel | 13095 |
| 2 | Soshiro Hoshina | 6888 |
| 3 | Reinhard Van Astraea | 6794 |
| 4 | Melt Narushima | 6440 |
| 5 | Gaoshun | 6423 |
| 6 | Giyuu Tomioka | 6036 |
| 7 | Ryoga Hibiki | 4988 |
| 8 | Denken | 4879 |
| 9 | Diablo | 4262 |
| 10 | Patrick Ashbatten | 3441 |
The full results of the 11th Anime Trending Awards can be found here.
