| Now... while this character is very emotional, I still loved Ange from Cross Ange. She expresses emotion reasonably, but isn't a cry baby... more like a bipolar bitch. But she's not always sobbing and getting all emotional, especially when she kills' She was a badass... and nowhere was that more apparent than in the scene where [spoilers] Ange and Hilda are arrested for deserting and spend a week in the slammer. They talk about how they've lost everything and how the people they knew hated them [/spoiler] now... what would happen in most anime? They'd hug each other and cry together right. Now, that wouldn't have been bad. It would have shown a more caring side, and well... Ange is pretty cute when she's not pissed off. But what happen is that they They sounded like they wanted to fucking bomb the shit out of stuff and kill hundreds of people... So cool... Ange showed zero sympathy when she killed a wounded human point blank. Another example... Shiji is hated for his wussyness, so is Yukki from Mirrai Nikki. Also, while I loved this show, Kurau Phantom Memory suffered from this. Kurau started off as this super cool badass secret agent chick... awesome right? Well... after Christmas is introduced (not the holiday, the character), she becomes way too emotional about humans and renax. This was a problem in Ga-Rei Zero too.... At what point does showing emotions keep characters from being cool? I'm not saying characters need to be cold... but... How many times did you see the major from ghost in the shell cry? I can remember one time, but that didn't even count. What about Spike from cowboy bebop... remember all the times where he cried to himself and sat aboard the ship eating ice cream and watching Korean dramas? I don't. What about that scene in Gurren Lagann when Kamina got all depressed and cried in a corner? Remember that... of course you don't...Kamina is a badass |
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| No |
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| yes .... yes it does |
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| tl;dr I don't mind characters crying as long as it's not overdone. It's normal for anyone to cry. It can make a character cooler as it shows that they have a heart and are flawed. |
| No, example Hecate from Shakugan no Shana. |
| it depends on the character and their reasons |
JD2411 said: it depends on the character and their reasons for me it depends on how often it happens. Now, I can forgive Ga-rei zero simply because I feel a lot of story was pushed into 12 episodes, so the crying scenes were justified, there was just a lot of them |
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| I like when a character looks emotionless all the time and pretty badass but then x thing happens and they start crying a lot, like damn, that's cool for me. |
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JD2411 said: it depends on the character and their reasons |
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| is this more 'watch cross ange' propaganda? does anyone here actually hate shinji? is sasuke really cool? |
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romagia said: is this more 'watch cross ange' propaganda? does anyone here actually hate shinji? is sasuke really cool? I'll never shut up about Cross Ange till the world see's it's genius And a lot of people hate Shinji... Neon Genesis Evangellion is one of the most divisive anime ever made... Shinji is one of the most loved/hated characrters ever Sasuke is a dickcheese |
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| not really. characters who are completely stoic and unfazed by their surroundings aren't really believable, especially if there's no reason for them to be stoic all the time. at the same time, i don't like it when characters feel the need to cry every other episode. GreenSoap said: As long as crying isn't overdone, like it is in most anime, they can be cool. If they find that middleground, they find the heart of coolness. |
| Berserk fans think so. |
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gedata said: No |
 All credit goes to Sacred. |
| Well it doesn't make them dislikable. |
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DejWo said: Cross Ange posts make wonder whether you are trolling or serious about the show's quality. Because it sounds quite overexaggerated. Believe it... it's a masterpiece |
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| Yep |
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| it just depends on the personality really, they can still be cool if they'd show some emotion |
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FireEmblemIke24 said: gedata said: No |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| I don't know if it's truly being emotionless, but not exploding into tears and shouting every 5 minutes helps. Just because a character doesn't appear to be emotional doesn't mean they really are that way; it takes a while to boil to the surface. Emotion is more powerful if it's not used every episode. Some characters do seem to burst into fits of despair over stuff that... really doesn't require that large of a reaction. |
| It all depends on whether said character is merely apathetic or a level headed stoic individual. If the former then no, that just makes them shallow, dull, and boring, if the latter then yes it does make them cooler. |
| No, but if they're going for 'feels' most shows would do well by toning down the wailing. There's a fine line between evoking emotion...and cheese. Anime seems to cross it all too often for me. |
Gymkata said: No, but if they're going for 'feels' most shows would do well by toning down the wailing. There's a fine line between evoking emotion...and cheese. Anime seems to cross it all too often for me. True. |
| A great protagonist once said, "It's only overpowered if you can't return the favor!" |
| Hell no, it has the opposite effect. Nothing is a bigger bitch than an internalizing piece of granite. Though any minor indication of a response would do. |
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| not crying, that's just being a man. being stoic is whole different thing. I wouldn't say being stoic 'often' makes a character cooler, however, being stoic, ironically, adds some character to that character, so it's not a bad thing. For example, Tsukimoto Makoto from Ping Pong the Animation was a very interesting character to me. There is also Heiwajima Kasuka from Durarara!! whom many people consider cool. |
| NEIN! it looks like they hav disease in the brain specifically in teh Amygdala part (thanks Ghost Hound) |
| Twitter and it's consequences had been a disaster for the human race |
RedRoseFring said: FireEmblemIke24 said: |
| No, it just makes them boring. |
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| I like when characters show emotions. It the most beautifully done when a character with a hard cover and tough attitude breaks at some point. But I definitely can't stand those who cry in every small hardship. (like my loved example-scapegoat Yukiteru from Mirai Nikki). |
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| For the most part, yes..... Just don't cry too much, and that character won't lose his/her coolness |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| Depends on the character and the setting. |
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| Naaaahhh Madoka spoilers |
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SlothieSloth said: Berserk fans think so. Actually, no, and I was thinking about berserk as an exemple to answer no to this thread. Guts shows a lot of strong emotions. And he's definitely cooler than most MC without emotions, who are just walking block of ice. Not being very talkative however can help, I would say. |
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| Nope. Emotions are part of what makes a character. |
| Nope. Just makes it look like the writer forgot one of the primary ways of expressing human emotion, which is never a good thing. |
| Depends on what kind of character the writer is trying to portray. But for MCs I prefer one that is a happy medium of the two. Not too emotional, at least outwardly and not too-- static? Stilted? It'd make the MC a bit too bland I think. But i have no doubt that some one could pull an MC with limited emotions off |
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 you decide. |
| Yes. Your emotions make you weak! |
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| i like realistic layered characters, so no, a lifeless walking doll is not cool in my opinion. |
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| No. |
Agafin said: Nope. Emotions are part of what makes a character. Agree with him.Otherwise,everyone will become our beloved Tatsuya Jesus-sama. |
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