| I see a lot of recent thread about powerful protagonists at the beginning but I'm including romance in here as well. Can be anime/manga/novel/whatever. MUST be MALE protagonist that's OP. Really simple: from the beginning the MALE character is OP as ****. I dont' care if he HIDES it, but he MUST BE AWARE of his powers at the beginning. I don't want no journey to discover his powers crap. I want him, at the beginning, to be badass and the most feared character in the whole thing. Also, if there needs to be a catalyst to unlock his powers, I want him to be able to use it at his will. I.E. I don't want his "full potential" to be triggered by someone dying or w/e, I want him to be badass whenever he wants. Examples: Hellsing, Noblesse, Kaze no Stigma, etc. Also, I want romance. Preferably no harem, but depending on how many responses I get I might lift this. Pure romance would be great. Kaze no Stigma is the closest one to what I've liked, but the anime closing romance wise is completey unsatisfactory. Can be anime/manga/novel/anything. PREFERABLY completed or LONG chapters. I don't want like a 10 chapter manga or something :/. Ty in advance! EDIT: my MAL list is not updated at ALL. IF you have anything at all that fits what i said please post it. Also, good artwork is preferred. I don't want 1990's art unless the anime/manga is really good. OF course I would prefer that the higher rating the better (its always a bad feeling when an anime fits everything you want, then turns out to suck :/) Second Edit: I forget to mention that I want mostly action stuff. Like Unbalance X Unbalance and Kaichou wa Maid are not what I"m looking for. Yes the men are tough, but its more of a clever thing. I want a more battle/action type of thing + romance. Like I don't mind if the guy's clever or a genius, but more action type please ty! :) |
GunsterJun 29, 2012 1:31 PM
| Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu sort of fits the bill. The protagonist is considered powerful even without his 'trigger' form, but once he activates that then... then game over. The story is great, too. Don't let the first episode or two fool you. BTW: There's an anime series and a light novel. The light novel isn't translated much, and the ending of the anime doesn't end the series. The first three novels of the sequel to the first series (which aren't fully translated -- there's like 2/11 novels done). There's also a manga, I think, but I don't know much about that. |
| Anime: Chrome Shelled Regios. Protagonist is way OP and a complete badass. Some romance. Also, Darker than Black. Great anime with strong main but almost no romance. edit: Manga: Id has OP protagonist and romance later on. So does Vagabond. Both have plenty of action and epic moments. The Legend of Maian also kind of fits the bill. |
PirateKingzJun 29, 2012 1:55 PM
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| Don't watch Denetsu no Yuusha Denetsu, doesn't even fit what you want |
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| I'm currently reading chrome shelled regios and it is very close to what I want, thank you! Yeah I do wish there was more romance though :/ I've already read Vagabond. The fact that it gets updated...never :P turns me off a bit and the lack of romance is depressing (seriously there is no development at all). Other than that, as for the main character he is exactly what I'm looking for I'm going to try Id and Legend of Maian. Will probably skip out on Darker than Black if its lacking romance and I guess Densetsu as well if it doesn't fit my criterias 0_O more suggestions please! |
| Well Darker Than Black is well worth watching, atleast the first season Denetsu no Yuusha Denetsu has a pretty shit ending, as well as his power only gets triggered by friends dying and stuff like that, only happens twice in the series as well, does have some romnce though |
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| Rurouni Kenshin is pretty perfect for what you want. Romance, super-strong main character. It IS a 90's series but it's a classic so I would definitely check it out. Also, of course, lots of action. Only issue is the anime never technically was finished and NO, before anyone says this- The ending displayed in Samurai X IS NOT THE ENDING TO KENSHIN. Go read the manga. Also, the creator of Kenshin HAAATES Samurai X. Just wanna throw that out there. It isn't cannon. Darker than Black is fantastic, but doesn't have a lot of romance at all. I would also give Basilisk a try. Heavy on the romance, action, and the main character is very strong. |
AmberlehJun 29, 2012 3:31 PM
| Seriously, xD If you watch my list, everything that has "romance" on it, and its over 8. I can say you a lot, but as I dont know what you've seen, you better look at mine and decide xD I can answer whatever you want: http://myanimelist.net/animelist/kentick |
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| I second Basilisk, poweful main characters and a tragic love story... |
| Is there another word for synonym? |
| Some that can fit in.. Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari (ecchi, harem, but strong protagonist) Hidan no Aria (sorta ecchi) You watched almost everything I wanted to mention |
| Utawarerumono is another excellent romance/action with a strong main character. |
| i've seen rurouni kenshin and hidan no aria So here's my new to watch/read list: Going through chrome shelled regios now Basilisk Id Legend of Maian Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari Utawarerumono I can already tell I"ll finish the manga (basilisk, id, legend of maian) in like 2 days :P I'm hesitant on Isekai no seikishi monogatari just cause of harem (which I really really despise :( ). Anyways keep more coming please :). I do prefer manga > anime (because i read manga much quicker and i hate not being able to finish something in one day or having to stop in between), but thanks for the great suggestions so far |
Monkey__D__Luffy said: Denetsu no Yuusha Denetsu has a pretty shit ending, as well as his power only gets triggered by friends dying and stuff like that, only happens twice in the series as well, does have some romnce though You're such a hater. The ending isn't shit, it's incomplete. And just because he doesn't pull out his rage-power doesn't mean he's weak. He was called the strongest magician in Roland even without that. |
PeKan said: Lol so now I'm a hater? I thought the anime had high potential but too bad it had a shit ending. Did I call him weak? no, unlike you I read what the op said: "I want him to be able to use it at his will. I.E. I don't want his "full potential" to be triggered by someone dying or w/e, I want him to be badass whenever he wants."Monkey__D__Luffy said: Denetsu no Yuusha Denetsu has a pretty shit ending, as well as his power only gets triggered by friends dying and stuff like that, only happens twice in the series as well, does have some romnce though You're such a hater. The ending isn't shit, it's incomplete. And just because he doesn't pull out his rage-power doesn't mean he's weak. He was called the strongest magician in Roland even without that. |
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| Densetsu no Yuusha, Darker than black, Chrome Shelled Regios(highly suggest), not many other's fit this, but it is a awesome category, I love anime like that... Heroic Age maybe? and ATM I'm watching pumpkin scissors and the dude is pretty much unstoppable on that, can't think of much else.. |
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Monkey__D__Luffy said: Lol so now I'm a hater? I thought the anime had high potential but too bad it had a shit ending. Did I call him weak? no, unlike you I read what the op said: "I want him to be able to use it at his will. I.E. I don't want his "full potential" to be triggered by someone dying or w/e, I want him to be badass whenever he wants." Ah, well, my bad. Completely discrediting a series because an ending isn't good enough isn't necessary, in any case, especially when there is a written sequel. I felt there was a good enough lid put on it. I read what he said, too. And he can use his full potential, of the Alpha Stigma, at least. That rage form isn't really him... that's his "losing" control. The anime might not portray it well enough, but I'm under the impression that he is strong, even when he's not blowing apart mountains. |
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| bump to the top. REad all the mangas, basilisk was great though I hate tragic stories :P. The others were too short (yeah im looking at u the short amt of translated legend of maian chapters >.>) Watched Densetsu...too bad yeah the ending was kinda meh :/. Finished chrome shell regios. Still debating on darker than black...but no romance kills it so i'll prob. not watch it. Finished Hidan no Aria need more suggestions guys ty! I love this category :) Kaze no Stigma was like one of the first animes i watched :D |
| http://myanimelist.net/anime/6594/Katanagatari Animations aren't the best, but It's basically what you're asking for. Protagonist wrecks everything. |
I'm also filled with pure-hearted ulterior motives. |
| Could you please update your list? Makes things easier for us |
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| Manga: Id http://myanimelist.net/manga/595/Id Ryuuroden http://myanimelist.net/manga/1869/Ryuuroden AIKI http://myanimelist.net/manga/3033/AIKI Akumetsu http://myanimelist.net/manga/1101/Akumetsu Anime: Golgo 13 http://myanimelist.net/anime/4039/Golgo_13 Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari http://myanimelist.net/anime/5781/Isekai_no_Seikishi_Monogatari |
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| Kaze no Stigma (Anime) The protagonist is a complete badass right from the start and does whatever he wants, not a harem and definitely has some romance. Too bad the author died and never finished the series... oh well the season we got was good. |
| Beelzebub is what you're looking for. |
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Amberleh said: Rurouni Kenshin is pretty perfect for what you want. Romance, super-strong main character. It IS a 90's series but it's a classic so I would definitely check it out. Also, of course, lots of action. Only issue is the anime never technically was finished and NO, before anyone says this- The ending displayed in Samurai X IS NOT THE ENDING TO KENSHIN. Go read the manga. Also, the creator of Kenshin HAAATES Samurai X. Just wanna throw that out there. It isn't cannon. Darker than Black is fantastic, but doesn't have a lot of romance at all. I would also give Basilisk a try. Heavy on the romance, action, and the main character is very strong. this this this this this this this this this |
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| Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom - Zwei + Ein ...enough said. the first few episodes have to do with the male becoming strong. only the first few. but then he becomes the best assassin in the world. also this isnt your typical romantic story, these assassins have their brains - washed. their mind is totally fucked, its more about how they overcome this together, learn from each other, and care for each other. if you're looking for the regular lovey- dovey shit. then dont bother watching. manga~ Akatsuki no Yona Chronicles of the Cursed Sword Rebirth Superior Vampire Juuji Kai |
HexisJul 4, 2012 11:57 PM
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Xichael said: I can't believe you just rec'd thatKaze no Stigma (Anime) The protagonist is a complete badass right from the start and does whatever he wants, not a harem and definitely has some romance. Too bad the author died and never finished the series... oh well the season we got was good. |
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| ^ So the guy didnt read the thread carefully. dont have to be on his ass about it. |
HexisJul 5, 2012 12:36 AM
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| quickly updated my list. Anything I'm currently reading/watching you can be sure im keeping up to date as able as I can. Anything not on my list and not mentioned on the thread already :P please feel free to give out as recs as long as it fits my requirements :D P.S. for manga + novels, it'd be nice if you could also mention where I can find scanlated chapters. ty! :) (if either 1. they're not on most manga sites or 2. i can't buy them in the u.s.) Edit: update on recent recs 1. AIKI hasn't been updated forever but I LOVE the series and already caught up 2. Caught up on ryuuorden. Sooooo slow, but I like 3 kingdoms so its great 3. Didn't like Id. Idk why the story just didn't appeal to me, but ty for suggestion. I didn't get past 5th chapter, anyone tell me if it gets way better later? 4. Finished akumetsu was great! 5. akatsuki no yona...18 chapters on mangahere...T_T 6. Chronicles of the cursed sword...6 chapters on mangahere...:( lol 7. Rebirth - currently readnig 8. Superior - already read it + cross 9. Vampire juuji kai - story didn't appeal to me :? dang ANyways, since I've spent basiclaly all my time reading manga, I'm pretty behind on anime recs Started on golgo 13, did NOT like the story (didn't see that coming) so dropped it :/ Watching Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari right now and its super good, so I'll try to catch up on other anime after finishing this |
GunsterJul 5, 2012 8:17 AM
| chronicles of the cursed sword - 94 chapters on mangafox |
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| +1 to Zetman, loved it. Good animation and art style, cool powers and fights and a great mature feeling to the anime. It also has a nice romantic side to it. I hope it gets a second season. And I think someone already mentiones Katanagatari, the dude is a total powerhouse and that is even when he isn't going all out. |
| manga : mahouka koukou no rettousei gun x clover noblesse ares ps : is hidan no aria good? some people were talking bad about it. i want to watch it but still have some doubt |
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| Hidan no aria is ok. I"d give it 8/10. I liked the novel (translated on bakatsuki) a lot better than the anime. also andre i read MAL for those mangas, r u sure they have romance in them? |
| You should try Code: Breaker well the protagonist is pretty strong i wouldn't hes completely op but he'll become op as you read on and it has good romance and its just an overall enjoyable manga to read |
| RahXephon though its not a traditional romance, youl see its a really unique show the way its written, the MC basically fights in basically god, and the romance....is going to seem kind of fucked up at first but trust me it makes sense in the end. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| 2 new animes have badass male leads though both are harem( i think) Campione (first episode is just them establishing his badass powers) and Hagure Yuusha no Estetica (He's a boss from the start) |
Gunster said: quickly updated my list. Anything I'm currently reading/watching you can be sure im keeping up to date as able as I can. Anything not on my list and not mentioned on the thread already :P please feel free to give out as recs as long as it fits my requirements :D P.S. for manga + novels, it'd be nice if you could also mention where I can find scanlated chapters. ty! :) (if either 1. they're not on most manga sites or 2. i can't buy them in the u.s.) Edit: update on recent recs 1. AIKI hasn't been updated forever but I LOVE the series and already caught up 2. Caught up on ryuuorden. Sooooo slow, but I like 3 kingdoms so its great 3. Didn't like Id. Idk why the story just didn't appeal to me, but ty for suggestion. I didn't get past 5th chapter, anyone tell me if it gets way better later? 4. Finished akumetsu was great! 5. akatsuki no yona...18 chapters on mangahere...T_T 6. Chronicles of the cursed sword...6 chapters on mangahere...:( lol 7. Rebirth - currently readnig 8. Superior - already read it + cross 9. Vampire juuji kai - story didn't appeal to me :? dang ANyways, since I've spent basiclaly all my time reading manga, I'm pretty behind on anime recs Started on golgo 13, did NOT like the story (didn't see that coming) so dropped it :/ Watching Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari right now and its super good, so I'll try to catch up on other anime after finishing this Id gets really good by chapter 20 so try it again and get to the 20s and by then there plenty of fighting. |
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Gunster said: bump to the top. REad all the mangas, basilisk was great though I hate tragic stories :P. The others were too short (yeah im looking at u the short amt of translated legend of maian chapters >.>) Watched Densetsu...too bad yeah the ending was kinda meh :/. Finished chrome shell regios. Still debating on darker than black...but no romance kills it so i'll prob. not watch it. Finished Hidan no Aria need more suggestions guys ty! I love this category :) Kaze no Stigma was like one of the first animes i watched :D I highly suggest Darker than black, there is a romance backstory to it, and it get's more into it later into the anime, it's one of my favorites so I know I sound like a fanboy but I still think you would love it. |
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| You could also try Tokyo Majin, I'm currently watching it and I truly love it, some romance in it to so far as I can tell. |
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| thanks for the suggestions so far, bumping! dont forget the romance please guys :) |
| Varying levels of romance but it's there. A * just indicates additional seasons, movies, ovas, etc. I love my 10's, 9's, and 8's. I like my 7's and have some regard for my 6's and 5's. .Anime Title - .Year - .Eps - .My Rating Casshern Sins - 2008 - 24 - 10 Cowboy Bebop * - 1998 - 26 - 10 (Romance becomes evident in second half of series) Howl's Moving Castle - 2004 - 1 - 10 RahXephon - 2002 - 26 - 10 Ruroun Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen - 1999 - 4 - 10 Berserk - 1997 - 25 - 9 Mirai Shounen Conan - 1978 - 26 - 9 Moonlight Mile * - 2007 - 12 - 9 Rurouni Kenshin * - 1996 - 95 - 9 Samurai 7 - 2004 - 26 - 9 Wolf's Rain - 2003 - 26 - 9 After War Gundam X - 1996 - 39 - 8 Arc the Lad - 1999 - 26 - 8 Ayashi no Ceres - 2000 - 24 - 8 Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou - 2005 - 24 - 8 Chrno Crusade - 2003 - 24 - 8 City Hunter * - 1987 - 51 - 8 Darker than Black * - 2007 - 25 - 8 Guin Saga - 2009 - 26 - 8 Hakuouki* - 2010 - 12 - 8 Higashi no Eden - 2009 - 11 - 8 InuYasha * (+ movies) - 2000 - 167 - 8 Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini - 1996 - 1 - 8 Macross Frontier - 2008 - 25 - 8 Ninja Scroll (movie) - 1993 - 1 - 8 Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom - 2009 - 26 - 8 Record of Lodoss War - 1996 - 13 - 8 Shin Chou Kyou Ryo: Condor Hero1, 2 & 3 - 2001 - 26 - 8 Utawarerumono* - 2006 - 26 - 8 Zegapain - 2006 - 26 - 8 Chrome Shelled Regios - 2009 - 24 - 7 D.N.Angel - 2003 - 26 - 7 Freedom - 2006 - 7 - 7 Full Metal Panic! - 2002 - 24 - 7 Gin'iro no Olynsis - 2006 - 12 - 7 Kemonozume - 2006 - 13 - 7 Nurarihyon no Mago * - 2010 - 24 - 7 Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou - 2011 - 24 - 7 (very sweet romance early in the season) Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight - 1998 - 27 - 7 Elemental Gelade - 2005 - 26 - 6 Heroic Age - 2007 - 26 - 6 Katanagatari - 2010 - 1/12 + - 6 Kure-nai - 2010 - 12 - 6 Romeo x Juliet - 2007 - 24 - 6 Tears to Tiara - 2009 - 26 - 6 Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho: Tou * - 2007 - 14 - 6 Wolverine - 2011 - 12 - 6 |
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GASFaceMC said: He's already watched it :PKaze no Stigma That is all I can say, my favorite. Sword Art Online (the light novel, not the manga) is kind of what you're looking for. -Protagonist is awesome and strong. (not at the very beginning, but it doesn't take long at all. trust me, it's really quick.) -Contains romance -Lots of content and extra volumes + side stories It's ranked #7 on this site at the moment, and I'm sure it's going to rise now that the anime is out. I recommend you try it. Really picks up about 6 chapters in. You can read it on baka-tsuki. |
RaisinMuffinsJul 10, 2012 10:39 PM
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| Zetman, very good anime and fits what you want, only problem is that it's 13 episodes and it's over before you know it, very good anime though. |
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| I know someone said Sword Art Online manga, but the show sounds just like what you are looking for. The second season isn't too great but the first sounds like it exemplifies your criteria. |
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