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Sep 28, 2019 5:25 PM
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So recently I've been seeing a lot of negativity around overrated anime/characters.
For example, there's this thread. In there, I notice how many people think the characters who are dubbed "overrated" are not that special.
So why not turn things around and talk about overrated characters we actually love for once?
There are several overrated characters I actually like. Such as:

I know this looks like a simple listing but I'm not bothered to type in reasons why I like all of them.

To specifically just talk about my favorites, both Lelouch and Oreki simply resonated with me. Lelouch may be a douche, but he does his job for the sake of protecting his "imouto" (what I said is pretty debatable but it's my own opinion). As for Oreki, I never thought I could relate to a character just like him.
There's also the mc's of both Konosuba and Kimetsu no Yaiba who always put a smile on my face when they're around.

So who is a character you like/love despite being too overrated?

EDIT: I decided to change the title since noticed that "overrated" basically means that the majority of the people will like a certain thing. But recently, I've been seeing a lot of distaste on popular stuff in other recent forums (KnY being the best anime of the year and Lelouch reaching 100k favs for example). Sure, the anime community loves to criticize stuff (and I do too), but I just want to make a thread with some sort of love for popular stuff for once. So here ya go.
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Sep 28, 2019 5:28 PM
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I actually like Saitama from One Punch Man because he's literally the perfect parody and opposite of the typical hero. It's also due to how well his punchlines are during s1 (not so much s2, unfortunately)
Sep 28, 2019 6:43 PM
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Hard to say a character is truly overrated, rather than over-saturated/popular since it's hard to find a quorum to really account that for, but not to digress, I'll go with the True God of the New World, Light Yagami. Truth be told, a genocide on criminals isn't really what I call Just Justice into a saboteur and defense of his identity, leading to innocent casualties, but his charisma and pure insanity was so fun to watch. I also have an understanding for his cause, don't @ me

Also, #LightShouldHaveWon

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Sep 28, 2019 6:46 PM
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asta from black clover
kirito from sao
It's good that Slop leveling won the CR awards with such a power gap, Gaijin Weebs don't deserve good anime.
Not after what they did to frieren, kusuriya, and many others
Sep 28, 2019 6:46 PM
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um i had way too hard a time wrapping my head around what you were asking haha. i was thinking that if characters are "overrated" doesn't that imply everyone likes them?

but i suppose in our community the vitriol is more vocal than the love for popular characters.

i gotta go with spike spiegel. no clue if people think he's overrated or not, but ik that a lot of people like him and surprise: me too.
Sep 28, 2019 7:21 PM
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This thread makes no sense, how can a character be "overrated" if you love them.
Sep 28, 2019 7:38 PM
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People only call a character overrated because the majority of people like the character but he/she doesn't. So listing down 'overrated characters I love' is basically saying you're agreeing with the majority of people..
Sep 28, 2019 11:09 PM
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Can't say if it is overated because of the overall popularity of this particular anime being lower the most, but Reinhard Von Lohemgramm and Yang Wen-li from Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu are absolute favorites of mine, for now at least.
Sep 28, 2019 11:22 PM
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Asta from BC

Levi from AOT

lmfao i fucking love em regardless
Sep 28, 2019 11:27 PM
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I love how op these guys are:
Asta
Saitama
Lelouch
Levi
Luffy (Although there's someone there stronger than him)
Sep 29, 2019 1:37 AM
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top 10 fav characters are deserved, even tho its overrated

but not LEVI

honestly i dont get it why people adore him that much, whats special from him? just cold-blooded and your typical badass edgy guy with 0 characters

thats applied to Mikasa as well
Sep 29, 2019 1:52 AM

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Man people on these forums sure love using the word "overrated" for everything.
Sep 29, 2019 2:46 AM

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I like L and erza, they were one of the first characters that I admired.
lapontantot said:
top 10 fav characters are deserved, even tho its overrated

but not LEVI

honestly i dont get it why people adore him that much, whats special from him? just cold-blooded and your typical badass edgy guy with 0 characters

thats applied to Mikasa as well

Levi is mostly favorited by females, also popularity of AOT helps a lot.
Sep 29, 2019 2:51 AM

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Mikasa Ackerman (Shingeki no Kyoujin)

Saber (once upon a time she was my waifu)

Hitagi Senjougahara (Monogatari franchise)

Holo (Spice and wolf)

Gasai Yuno (Mirai Nikki)

Rem (Re:Zero)
Sep 29, 2019 3:48 AM

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I like Mikasa from AOT. I don't think she is overrated,her character role is awesome. Basically,I think she should've more fans.
I don't think other top characters are overrated whether it's Lelouch from Code Geass or Gasai Yuno from Mirai Nikki or any other. I like them all. They deserve their role and fans like them.
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"When they're alive, you can enjoy watching them struggle. When they're dead, you can enjoy tearing out their guts. Tales are things you get to enjoy twice."
Sep 29, 2019 5:34 AM
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Hikigaya Hachiman, he's one of a kind of the friendless main character. Most of the friendless viewpoint main character are really boring but not Hachiman. He feels refreshing with his truthful monologues.
Sep 29, 2019 8:41 AM

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I like Yuno from Future Diary, but I still think she’s insanely overrated.

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