| If I love practically everything about them (design, personality, role in the series, voice acting...) and they cause a very big impression on me, then they become my favorites. |
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| I pick my favorite characters based on how much I connected with them throughout the anime. If I loved every moment a certain character was on screen, then that character gets a spot on my favorites list. |
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| In terms of the MAL portion there were several criteria I used. First do I remember the character by name. Then I added were they from a series on my favorites list, if so did that character appeal to me or leave enough of an impact to justify a double reference to the anime in my favorites. If they did I limited myself to 1 character per series, that and I tried to split them fairly equally in terms of genders across the list. As for can I spot a favorite character while watching a series, probably but I can't say whether I would end up adding them or not or just keep them in mind. As for the last part there are any number of reasons a character can appeal to me, the ones who appeal to me the most would generally have the strongest qualities in my memory. |
| Personally, it just kinda happens. |
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| Based on how much I can cum while fapping to them |
| For MAL list you mean? Well, in my case I really can't say that i love just 10 characters, there are much more. But even when you have favorite characters, just like how it is when you have kids, you love all, but you love some more than others. So I simply choose those I love the most out of the whole group, or when we talk about similar characters, I choose the one that is the best in that role. |
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| "How do you pick your favourite characters?" What a great topic for a discussion. Totally something we need to know, cuz'y'know, there are rules for choosing your favourites and most of the time people don't know what their favourites are, so they need a procedure to find them, right? Truly a controversial topic, fit for discussion No. Get this spam out of the discussions. There's nothing to be gained here except for an increased number of posts on your profile, HURRAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!! |
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| I pick based on how much I was able to understand them, bonus points if I don't relate to them on superficial levels, and how much they pick my interest. |
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| I listen to the great homosexual lizard god, Barack Obama, and only pick characters approved by him. |
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| I pick based on how well I remember them. Hisoka is at the top of that list no doubt. |
| Do they have tits? And are they attractive? |
| Can be main characters like Kyon for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya who's presence makes or breaks the show, it could be a side character who I enjoyed every moment of Like Sucy in Little Witch Academia or it could be that I love a trait that the character given of, like how Misato Katsuragi is very mother like and a care taker to Shinji and later Asuka , but she is still a broken character, she puts on a happy face to make them feel more secure. |
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| I pick based on how much I like them, plain and simple. Though its tough to narrow it down, so I tend to shuffle them around every now and then. I also base it off my top 5 for each gender, so its balanced. |
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| If its a boy, it depends of their mindset, action and reaction and if they do or dont upset me, and he must have a tolerant level of protagonism. And that is why i dont like main characters. If its a girl, it dependa how cute she is, how she affects the history, and her shenanigans, like being a sweet loli on the outside but inside she wants to kill, rape and create despair. |
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| Whoever I enjoy the most but some words that come up a fair amount when I try to describe them are playful and innocent. Some others get there because of how pivotal they were to a favourite. |
| I just pick them based on personality. If they have admirable traits they get on the list. Then it's just survial of the fittest. 3/10 of my list are supporting characters. |
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| First off, I avoid choosing more than one character from the same series to add some diversity and to not show bias with one anime series too much. Second, I like choosing characters who are different from the generic standard. Basically, I choose favorite characters if they possess a unique trait that few other characters have. Third, characters who I can directly relate to become fast favorites for me. While there are many characters that I can relate too, only a select few (two in particular) are characters whom I can completely empathize with. Fourth, if you look at my profile, my "favorite characters" list is merely just an extra spot to add characters that I like. My "true favorite characters" are in my About Me section, and it is fixed at only having 18 characters (9 Males, 9 Females), no more no less. Having too many favorites makes it hard to decide what kinds of characters a person likes, so I keep my favorite characters at 18 where only my top top favorites are chosen. |
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| I pick them based off of how they evolve throughout the series. If they make a drastic change in character over time, those are usually the ones I enjoy the most. |
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| If you take a look at my favourite character list you will notice that my favourite characters are all adults there isn't one annoying teenager ( except for one)among them also many of them have died in an epic and honourable way or they have a unique philosophy in life. |
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| You just pick which ones you like best. It's a gut feeling for me. Although I have a lot more than 10, so for MAL's sake, I switch them around sometimes. |
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| I sacrifice a virgin on an altar dedicated to Baphomet and ask him for guidance. And then when I realize Baphomet doesn't exist and I've just committed murder for no reason at all, I run and hide from the authorities until the storm passes. And then I pick 10 characters at random. These are all true facts that are 100% provable with science and ouija boards and neighborhood wives' gossip. |
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| For me it usually goes like this. I'm watching a series and think "I kinda like this guy he seems cool/funny/awesome etc." and then comes that one moment that just makes me go "hell yea this guy is the freaking best" and earns them the place among my all time favorite characters. For example Takamura from Hajime no Ippo. I liked him from start 'cus of how he could go from cool to goofball in matter of seconds. Hilarious most of time and still a total badass. AND THEN came the Bryan Hawk match. After that he instantly jumped from "characters I really like" to "top 10 favorites of all time" ALL HAIL THE GREAT TAKAMURA! |
| Personality is the most important trait for me, if I don't like that, there's no way I will like the character. Good writing on the character will only take it so far in my favorite list, there are characters that I think are really well written but that I didn't like them that much because of their personalities (Ikari Shinji). I also like when they share similar ideals to mine, or go through similar problems to the ones I go through (being relatable). Design plays a smallish role. Their actions in the story may contribute a lot as well. |
| Mostly depends on their personality and how much I connect to the character throughout the show, knowing their backstories and what not. It's not that simple, to be honest. But in a nutshell that's pretty much it. |
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| By how sexy they are.... #1: Misaki Yata : K Project #2: Kaneki Ken : Tokyo Ghoul #3: Gurren Ichinose : Owari no Seraph #4: Genos : One Punch Man #5: Levi Ackerman : Attack on Titan #6: Kagami Taiga : Kuroko no Basket #7: Satoru Fujinuma : Boku Dake ga Inai Machi #8: Shinya Kogami : Psycho Pass #9: Saitama : One Punch Man #10: Jean Kirstein : Attack on Titan #11: Kojiro Shinomiya : Shokugeki no Soma #12: Leonardo Watch : Kekkai Sensen #13: Accelerator : A Certain Magical Index #14: Shiho Kimizuki : Owari no Seraph #15: Karma Akabane : Assassination Classroom |
| there is no special factor I just like them more then other characters that is all Edward Elric is my favorite character, not because he's the best character I've seen, but because he's the one I like the most, thus he's #1. shoujogod said: addioo12 said: "How do you pick your favourite characters?" What a great topic for a discussion. Totally something we need to know, cuz'y'know, there are rules for choosing your favourites and most of the time people don't know what their favourites are, so they need a procedure to find them, right? Truly a controversial topic, fit for discussion No. Get this spam out of the discussions. There's nothing to be gained here except for an increased number of posts on your profile, HURRAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!! OP was just curious what factors people take into consideration chill out there is no special factor tho Your favorite characters are just the characters you like the most It might because they are really good characters that pulled you in, or they might just be incredibly funny. you don't go through a set of rules to decide, and if you do you're just bullshiting yourself. |
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shoujogod said: addioo12 said: "How do you pick your favourite characters?" What a great topic for a discussion. Totally something we need to know, cuz'y'know, there are rules for choosing your favourites and most of the time people don't know what their favourites are, so they need a procedure to find them, right? Truly a controversial topic, fit for discussion No. Get this spam out of the discussions. There's nothing to be gained here except for an increased number of posts on your profile, HURRAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!! OP was just curious what factors people take into consideration chill out That's the thing. There IS nothing to take into consideration. If asked why their favourite character is their favourite, people can answer that, but it's not like they have a whole procedure with wich they decide their favourites. They usually just know it. Discussions are about controversial topics. This is not a chat-section, but a discussion-section. Don't make a chat out of it #ironysinceimchattingwithyourightnow |
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| If I loved them enough to make me miss/remember how much they mean to and the certain things they did throughout the series, then, of course! they're indeed up for my that position. |
| I honestly don't know. I don't know what makes my favorites my favorites but I can easily tell you why certain characters are not in my favorites. |
| Lol dunno. It's automatic, I guess? If you like it, you like it. The same as you pick anime favorites I guess. |
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| My favorite characters list is kinda shit atm but I can't put my finger on what would make me like a character, there are just way too many factors. But to name the most important one it would be how much I'd be able to relate with them.. PoeticJustice said: Jesus christ got some nice tits on him dont he?Do they have tits? And are they attractive? |
| I like characters who are smart,dominant, have a cool personality, more than one-dimensional, the design is just a bonus. |
| If the character is fun, funny and entertaining, then I like them. Some female charcters if they have unique qualities or are extra cute. |
| I have to leave it as a Top 5 on my profile, only putting in my very favourite characters. Even though I love so many more, it'd be impossible to rank them. |
| I don't need to pick them, they are just so awesome that they pick themselves. |
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| The character's character. Good characters are more likely to be my favorite. But I can also like and appreciate villains. Another thing that's important to me is how much purity there is in the character's conception. You know there are no agendas but to make a story with this character. The character just is. All he does and thinks and feels, and the way he does them, and how he reacts, are all true to his character and not to impress the audience, or to follow a certain fetish, or to try to be novel or original, or to be for the mere sake of the manipulating and bending the story towards the writer's liking. The character's personality, heart, strengths and weaknesses. How he/she starts out. How he/she develops. How his/her character unfolds. His/her character as shown through the story. Character is greater than personality. Armin Arlert is my most beloved baby. TTwTT Even so much more so now~;w; XD |
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| I'm drawn to friendly and innocent characters. Friendship and kindness for the win~ |
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