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Jun 3, 2014 6:17 PM
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I was just curious, what anime have you all seen or know of that have high death counts of named characters? Nameless grunts and mooks don't count.

Jun 3, 2014 6:20 PM
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Bokurano

PoeticJusticeJun 4, 2014 3:10 PM
Jun 3, 2014 6:24 PM
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Dragon Ball Z, Kaioshin is the only character I know that hasn't died during the series
Jun 3, 2014 6:26 PM
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legend of the galactic heroes

but bokurano certainly is the best i've seen at this; even here on MAL it has 15 or so "Main" characters xd
Jun 3, 2014 6:28 PM
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jayss said:
Dragon Ball Z, Kaioshin is the only character I know that hasn't died during the series
Oh, and there was one namekian, cannot recall his name though
Jun 3, 2014 6:30 PM
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shiki

they decided to give everyone names :3 how sweet
Jun 3, 2014 6:46 PM
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End of Evangelion prob

Jun 3, 2014 6:54 PM
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AzuStar said:
shiki

they decided to give everyone names :3 how sweet
Yeah. Too bad barely anything of them like, did anything.
Jun 3, 2014 7:01 PM
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jayss said:
jayss said:
Dragon Ball Z, Kaioshin is the only character I know that hasn't died during the series
Oh, and there was one namekian, cannot recall his name though
Nail.

OT: Another.
Jun 3, 2014 7:19 PM

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hmm looks like I need to rewatch Another, End of Evangelion, and Bokurano to see which one really was highest.

Dragonball Z was high but I don't know if I'd count deaths when the characters are still seen frequently in the show later on, that's just my own personal problem. Still, counting all the bad guys would get up there but they had a lot of episodes to work with compared to the 3 anime above
Jun 3, 2014 7:21 PM

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Cupquake said:
AzuStar said:
shiki

they decided to give everyone names :3 how sweet
Yeah. Too bad barely anything of them like, did anything.


they all did stuff at the end though :D it was like a party
Jun 3, 2014 7:23 PM
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PoeticJustice said:
Bokurano

skudoops said:
End of Evangelion prob



Jun 3, 2014 7:24 PM

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skudoops said:
End of Evangelion prob



I would argue that


fdsfgs said:
PoeticJustice said:
Bokurano

skudoops said:
End of Evangelion prob





In the case of evangelion,
Jun 3, 2014 9:18 PM
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AzuStar said:
shiki

they decided to give everyone names :3 how sweet
Shiki is a good answer in my opinion.

Jun 3, 2014 9:36 PM

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Aylaine said:
AzuStar said:
shiki

they decided to give everyone names :3 how sweet
Shiki is a good answer in my opinion.





if you already knew this then i'm sorry :<
Jun 3, 2014 9:47 PM

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15 posts and no Death Note? Come on, guys. The death count in Death Note was in the millions.

EDIT: Just saw "named" death counts. Fuck. I should start reading before posting.
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fdsfgs said:
PoeticJustice said:
Bokurano

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End of Evangelion prob





Even still...



I'd also +1 Shiki.
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Cupquake said:
AzuStar said:
shiki

they decided to give everyone names :3 how sweet
Yeah. Too bad barely anything of them like, did anything.


Not every character needs to be as fleshed out as they are in Elfen Lied...

Lol, just kidding, the cast of Elfen Lied is basically a loaf of bread. XD
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Jun 3, 2014 11:34 PM

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DBZ - Deaths occur really often, just that dragon balls revive them and give people the power to die again.
SNK - People get gobbled up by titans a lot.
Raise it up, raise up the happiness.
Jun 4, 2014 12:55 AM
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PoeticJustice said:
Bokurano



That's what I thought right away, too. Also,throw in all those alternative earths.

Death Note might not have the most deaths but it was nice of Light to round up all the names and list them for us.
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Really, Bokurano is what I thought at first as well but seeing that a lot of people have said Bokurano, I am gonna make a difference and say SnK. Most named characters die
Jun 4, 2014 4:24 AM

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Not the highest but still woth mentioning - D.gray-man.
Jun 4, 2014 5:15 AM
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Every character in Dragon Ball Z has died at least once, except Supreme Kai, Mr. Satan and Bee (if we're talking about events before the death of Kid Buu).
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Space Runaway Ideon
Jun 4, 2014 11:38 AM

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i guess End of Evangelion since almost everyone dies, anime like Madoka or DBZ were characters constantly die an later come back to life shouldnt count
special mentiones go to Legend of the Galactic Heroes an Lost Canvas, both have a huge cast of characters an almost everyone dies by the end
Jun 4, 2014 11:38 AM

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I just thought that Shinsekai Yori has quite a few named characters dying as well although it's hard to argue more than 6 or so of them as being main characters. At least hey aren't just random dudes

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skudoops said:
End of Evangelion prob



I would argue that



Jun 4, 2014 11:42 AM

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Hunter x Hunter



May not be many, but they feel like it.
Jun 4, 2014 11:49 AM

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How about in addition to most named deaths we add that have not revived.

I'll have to come back since I can't remember any of the series I've watched.
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Jun 4, 2014 2:05 PM

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Since there was mention of Ideon, might as well mention Dunbine.

Jun 4, 2014 2:10 PM

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DrGeroCreation said:
jayss said:
jayss said:
Dragon Ball Z, Kaioshin is the only character I know that hasn't died during the series
Oh, and there was one namekian, cannot recall his name though
Nail.


no, Nail was absorbed by Piccolo, so technically he died when Piccolo died. I think jayss is talking about Dende, but even he died in Namek.

Mr Satan never died though!
Jun 4, 2014 2:25 PM

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Texhnolyze




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Texhnolyze has a lot:


Lol i posted 1 second after you.


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Another, Elfen Lied and AoT is the only ones I can think of
Jun 4, 2014 3:09 PM

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Jun 4, 2014 6:18 PM

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gungrave


shinsekai yori


battle royale
out of 42 students plus and antagonist


kamisama no iutoori series

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

Jun 4, 2014 6:22 PM

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes has around 300 named characters.
Jun 4, 2014 7:30 PM

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fst said:
fdsfgs said:
skudoops said:
End of Evangelion prob





In the case of evangelion,

....

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Code Geass - millions and millions died throughout the series
Jun 5, 2014 1:11 AM

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Jun 5, 2014 1:39 AM

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Jun 5, 2014 2:17 AM

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hakutaku said:
Attack on Titan killed a lot of named characters off. That is, Attack on Titan killed a lot of random nobodies and gave them names, because none of the actual main or secondary characters actually die. How are deaths supposed to shock or make people upset if they only happen to characters we hardly know...?

The plot armour really kills the atmosphere. You know everyone that actually matters are gonna make it.
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Extreme3708 said:
Code Geass - millions and millions died throughout the series


millions of no name characters, if these count then the first war mentioned in Legend of the Galactic Heroes killed billions an forced the survivors to seek refuges on other planets where they continued to kill millions for the span of the next war
Jun 5, 2014 8:25 AM

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Not the highest death count, but Gantz

Jun 5, 2014 8:27 AM

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Higurashi first 2 seasons

Hellsing Ultimate

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