Gundam Ace
Char Aznable is not only a character, but has become a brand name. Char, along with five other notable mecha and pilots from the various Gundam series, were recognized in the second set of "Anime Heroes and Heroines" stamps, released in Japan in 2005. Char Aznable has routinely placed in the top 10 lists of popular characters in both Gundam-specific and general-oriented fan magazines in Japan, such as "Gundam Ace" and "Animage", typically ranking higher than the main character and his rival, Amuro Ray. In "Gundam Ace", Char is consistently in the top 3 of the list, and held the number 1 spot for long periods of time, despite the fact that "Gundam Ace" tallies votes for Char's alter-ego Quattro Bajeena separately. In fact, Quattro also consistently ranks in the top 10. In both Gunpla and Figure magazines it is almost guaranteed to see Char's custom red mobile suit. He has also been voted as the second most popular male character from the 1980s by "Newtype" readers. During January from 2007, Oricon made a poll in which they asked Japanese fans from manga and anime which characters from any series they would most like to see in spinoff series. He won the men's poll while ranked second in the overall. In a NHK poll from 2018 he was voted as the best "Gundam" character. In an Anime!Anime! poll, Amuro and Quattro were voted as one of the best anime rivals turned into allies.