The year 2009 is coming to an end. So which female characters are so favored amongst otaku that they want to turn them into their own wives? Yahoo! JP did a survey of the Top 10 most wanted anime wives and Mari Illustrious Makinami (真希波・マリ・イラストリアス) from Evangelion 2.0 clinched the top of the charts!

- Mari Illustrious Makinami [Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance] – 11,348 votes
- Sawako Kuronuma [Kimi ni Todoke] – 9,777 votes
- Mio Akiyama [K-On!] – 4,664 votes
- Hinagiku Katsura [Hayate the Combat Butler] – 4,231 votes
- Yui Hirasawa [K-On!] – 3,933 votes
- Megurine Luka [Vocaloid] – 3,392 votes
- Taiga Aisaka [Toradora!] – 3,128 votes
- Nodoka Haramura [Saki] – 1,990 votes
- Mikoto Misaka [A Certain Scientific Railgun] – 1,900 votes
- Hitagi Senjougahara [Bakemonogatari] – 1,762 votes
Source: Yahoo! Japan via Japanator
While I’m not really fond of having any 2D girls becoming my wife, I wouldn’t really mind if my wife actually looked like the gorgeous ちゃまろさん who cosplayed Mari Illustrious:
![Mari Illustrious Cosplay By ちゃまろさん [Image Source: たそがれの記憶]](http://alafista.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/images/september09/167.jpg)
Mari Illustrious Makinami (真希波・マリ・イラストリアス)


















Same here! I would prefer someone who looks like Chamaro-san to be my waifu instead~
Wait! Why am I settling for a look-alike if I can have the original? LOL XD