| Something I see a lot is that people will say a show got ruined when they introduced a single character (Zankyou no Terror is the only example of this I can think of at the moment, I heard that Five (I think it was her, dunno really) ruined the show for some people though I personally never seen ZnT so I can't judge fairly), or when others say a show is only worth watching due to one specific character. (Can't think of an example for this) So, I want to ask, can just one character ruin a series or can just one character make a series worth watching? I really want to know. |
| Absolutely. For instance, Kaze no Stigma is worth watching to me because of Kazuma On the other hand, Shinji ruined Evangelion for me |
| Kaga Kouko carries the whole Golden Time |
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| Definitely. Mirai Nikki is the prime example of ruining the show. On the other hand Yuuko from Dusk Maiden of Amnesia carries the show on her back because other characters are just... bland. Really bland. |
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Imaishi said: Kaga Kouko carries the whole Golden Time truuuu |
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| Absolutely! I came to really dislike Yuka from Elfen Lied because she was so self-centered thinking everything had to be about her. |
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| Yes I like Fate/stay Night but not Shirou and yes Im a VN player . For Fate I liked Saber only for UBW I liked Archer much much more for HF I liked Kotomine much much more The whoe F/SN is focused on Shirou so I wont get the full enjoyment since I dont like him |
Exanimem said: that's...a reason I guessYes. I dropped Sailor Moon for the sole reason, of, well, Sailor Moon. More specifically, I couldn't stand her hair. It was incredibly annoying flowing all over the place, I couldn't stand it. I do not know how people watch that anime. |
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| Yes. For example, Saekano would be more enjoyable if it wasnt for that shit MC, Tomoya. On the other hand, Berg Katze in Gatchaman crowds saved me from dropping it. (at the end of the day the anime grew on me but still, thanks Katze.) |
DatRandomDudeJul 10, 2015 6:59 PM
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| Yes, couldn't finish Anohana because Menma was so goddamn annoying. |
Imaishi said: Kaga Kouko carries the whole Golden Time lel I still remember that driving incident |
 All credit goes to Sacred. |
| I couldn't stand Naruto because Naruto |
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jayss said: what? Yes, couldn't finish Anohana because Menma was so goddamn annoying. anyway I don't remember watching an anime where a single character carried the whole show but I do know some of those where a single character dragged the whole show down to hell like Accel World because the pig Arita and Mahou Sensou because of Takeshi |
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Exanimem said: that hair is iconicYes. I dropped Sailor Moon for the sole reason, of, well, Sailor Moon. More specifically, I couldn't stand her hair. It was incredibly annoying flowing all over the place, I couldn't stand it. I do not know how people watch that anime. |
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TheGalaxianMelon said: ... and it's still a really good thriller.Zankyou no Terror is the only example of this I can think of at the moment, I heard that Five (I think it was her, dunno really) ruined the show for some people though I personally never seen ZnT so I can't judge fairly Yuno for Mirai Nikki. Light for Death Note. Lelouch for Code Geass. Disliked every character in Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis so I dropped it. Generally speaking, if there is at least one good character, I'll probably continue watching. |
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_Charl said: Jonathan makes Glasslip more enjoyable. +1 Jonathan from Glasslip |
| MAL: A community that thinks every anime is bad, but rates everything a 7/10. |
| Yes. Albert made gankutsuou suck. The Count reduced some of the damage though |
| Nope. A character is best when they have other characters to play off of, even if they aren't so good. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
Jonathan the only interesting character from Glasslip |
| Twitter and it's consequences had been a disaster for the human race |
| I couldn't watch Guilty Crown without wanting to break something because every character was ... well, they were them. If they weren't entirely useless, they were overpowered and melodramatic. I especially hated Inori, and how all she seemed to do was sit around and sing most of the time. Great work, Inori, really you're a pal for helping out so much. |
| Yes, if said character is given too much attention. That's why the first season of Date A Live is so much better. The climax there is dominated by Tokisaki, while in the second it's Shido. Shido is boring as hell. |
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| I'm a pretty tolerant person for the most part, and while there have been countless characters that have irritated the shit out of me, I don't think I've watched a series yet where a new character introduction ruined the entire enjoyment for me. If a main character is irritating right from the first episode though, it can turn me off a series. I'm currently watching the Melancholy of Haruhi, and I think I'd enjoy the series a lot more if Haruhi wasn't in it. It wouldn't bother me so much if it didn't have so much of a focus on her. She isn't a likable character in the slightest, which has definitely affected my overall enjoyment. |
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Exanimem said: Yes. I dropped Sailor Moon for the sole reason, of, well, Sailor Moon. More specifically, I couldn't stand her hair. It was incredibly annoying flowing all over the place, I couldn't stand it. I do not know how people watch that anime. i think it's rather because you watched sailor moon crystal instead of the superior 90s adaptation |
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| Since I'm really tolerant when watching shows, no character can break the show for me. But some characters can definitely carry a show. Rider carried F/Z for me. |
SnugglyWhuggly said: I'm currently watching the Melancholy of Haruhi, and I think I'd enjoy the series a lot more if Haruhi wasn't in it. It wouldn't bother me so much if it didn't have so much of a focus on her. She isn't a likable character in the slightest, which has definitely affected my overall enjoyment. You're not supposed to like Haruhi at first...that's part of the point. She's an unbearable, obnoxious brat at the start of the series, but she starts to change as she spends more time with the SOS Brigade and it begins humanizing her. Unfortunately, most of mellowed out!Haruhi is in the part of the books that didn't get animated, but by the later episodes, and definitely the movie, she is already getting better. And to the poster's original question, I've never had an otherwise good series broken by one bad character (Louie in Rune Soldier came very close, but I wouldn't call that a good series anyway). I can think of a few series I would've dropped in a hurry if not for one good character, though. Megumi Kato singlehandedly made the first few episodes of Saekano watchable for me until the rest of the show picked up and started getting good, and I'm happy about that because I ended up really liking it. And Nagi Kodachi was the only reason I stuck with Daitoshokan all the way to the end - she was the one shining gem in an otherwise thoroughly generic show. |
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| Anime,like almost every tale, is heavily influence by characters, if any. If a character is a main plot-device to the story, then the story collapses if that character turns out to be disappointing. Similarly, anime can be 'made' by exceptional characters such as Johan Lieabert from Monste, and Gon Freecs from HxH, which receive massive development throughout their series making them deeper characters, respectively. Answering your question, yes, characters do indeed influence the anime, especially if main. |
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| Kumagawa Misogi. I was already enjoying Medaka Box, but he took a series that was a 6/10 and personally made it an 8/10. |
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