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Aug 17, 2017 11:54 PM
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This thread is about characters that we are certain that they are mentally challenged but, both the fanbase and the other characters in the show never acknowledge it. For me, it's the entire cast of Gamers.
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Aug 18, 2017 12:11 AM
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>Noucome, Nyaruko, Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka, Mayo Chiki, etc...


So pretty much the majority of high school comedies.

Nobody says anything because suspension of disbelief and rule of funny.
Aug 18, 2017 12:21 AM
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If Dragon Ball Abridged is accurate: Goku.

Aug 18, 2017 12:22 AM
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the fate and stay night shirou was too much for me to handle...
Aug 18, 2017 12:24 AM
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Maybe the little girl in Steins Gate. The whole time she behaved and talked like she was retarded.

AntaWentFullBaka said:
If Dragon Ball Abridged is accurate: Goku.


Don't know about that, but certainly at least (just making an educated guess) 2/3 of the DB fanbase is recognising that the DBS Goku is straight, retardedly-stupid.

Aug 18, 2017 12:32 AM
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I hate to say this but....

Chuunibyou characters have to be autistic or something.

That shit ain't normal.

It might be cute to see Rikka and Kobato act the way they do...but in real life, no way can a 14 year old act like that without others thinking that something is off.


Still love Kobato tho....10/10 goth loli Imouto.

Aug 18, 2017 12:34 AM
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neonshock said:
Maybe the little girl in Steins Gate. The whole time she behaved and talked like she was retarded.

AntaWentFullBaka said:
If Dragon Ball Abridged is accurate: Goku.


Don't know about that, but certainly at least (just making an educated guess) 2/3 of the DB fanbase is recognising that the DBS Goku is straight, retardedly-stupid.


you mean the little girl the daughter of the tv shop owener or the girl who says tuturu?
Aug 18, 2017 12:36 AM
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Luffy from OP
Rito from TLR
Louise from Zero no Tsukaima
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Every single character in Konosuba.
Aug 18, 2017 12:39 AM

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OP are you sure you didn't make this thread to just s**t on Gamers? (seriously I don't mind that show is kinda meh to me) but hmm I would say almost every protagonist in Harem series are retarded in someway, sexually retarded to be exact

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Aug 18, 2017 12:42 AM

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--ALEX-- said:
I hate to say this but....

Chuunibyou characters have to be autistic or something.



Isn't that the whole story? Adventures of autistic high-school students.
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xxXHARSHXxx said:
neonshock said:
Maybe the little girl in Steins Gate. The whole time she behaved and talked like she was retarded.



Don't know about that, but certainly at least (just making an educated guess) 2/3 of the DB fanbase is recognising that the DBS Goku is straight, retardedly-stupid.


you mean the little girl the daughter of the tv shop owener or the girl who says tuturu?


The latter one, she was like 14-15 and acted like she was 6.
Aug 18, 2017 2:00 AM

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--ALEX-- said:
I hate to say this but....

Chuunibyou characters have to be autistic or something.

That shit ain't normal.

It might be cute to see Rikka and Kobato act the way they do...but in real life, no way can a 14 year old act like that without others thinking that something is off.


Still love Kobato tho....10/10 goth loli Imouto.



No, Chuunibyou characters aren't necessarily autistic. Especially Rikka is a far too outgoing person to be autistic. Ryouko from the movie Aura: Maryuuin Kouga
Saigon no Tatakai could be autistic with her monotonous speech etc. Also being retarded and being autistic are two very different things. No idea why you're bringing that up in the first place.

And of course It isn't normal. That's why they have a term for that.


To answer the question, Kazuma and Aqua, I guess.
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Emiya Shirou is probably the most retarded MC I have encountered.

Also every ecchi harem main characters are retarded in every aspects.
Aug 18, 2017 4:20 AM

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@neonshock Tuturu is retarded because it makes some peoples' penises hard (kinda like Nyu in EL), but yeah, I guess she counts.

I couldn't help but picture the whole Toradora! cast (minus Ami-chan) when I read the title tbh. It was a pain to see those vegetables try to interact.

Texhnolyze's MC is also completely dumb.
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xxXHARSHXxx said:
the fate and stay night shirou was too much for me to handle...


I am voting for this
The character limit is shit


"elles sont bien noires
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Inoue oirihime is the most retarded character ever
She is weak and i cant support her


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@S-quare22
>"The character limit is shit"
>double posts

You can edit your posts instead of posting twice in a row.
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Aug 18, 2017 4:37 AM

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All harem mcs who chose a tsundere are mentally retarded
Aug 18, 2017 4:41 AM

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tragedydesu said:
All harem mcs who chose a tsundere are mentally retarded

Why ? Tsundere characters are the best !
Aug 18, 2017 4:44 AM

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Clebardman said:
@S-quare22
>"The character limit is shit"
>double posts

You can edit your posts instead of posting twice in a row.

Ok i did not post twice .. I quoted in the first and told my own opinion in the second


"elles sont bien noires
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Aug 18, 2017 4:47 AM
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The only one I can think of where it felt like there was a chance of them being actually retarded and not just "lol this character behaved dumb" would probably be Saki Maruyama from GuP

Barely ever spoke, often just stayed quiet and stared off into the distances while anything was happening. When a butterfly appears, will just sort of interrupt everybody to point it out

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@S-quare22

What I like to do, whenever I'm in a position where I want to break things up, is just put a few lines down to break up my post.

So if you wanted to say something and respond to a quote, rather than posting twice, the same thing can be achieved without really causing a run on in response to somebody else, and your personal post:

S-quare22 said:

Ok i did not post twice .. I quoted in the first and told my own opinion in the second

(response to quote)

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(my own post)


Or, you could just make your post first and then quote somebody and respond to them after you type your response in the same post. The quotebox provides the same kind of divider in of itself. Those two ways, you can achieve the same thing without getting people annoyed with a double post :P
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S-quare22 said:
Clebardman said:
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>"The character limit is shit"
>double posts

You can edit your posts instead of posting twice in a row.

Ok i did not post twice .. I quoted in the first and told my own opinion in the second


Firstly, "quoted in the first and told my own opinion in the second" is literally posting twice

Secondly, you can quote and write your opinion in a single post
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Luffy in One Piece. He once walked into the most deliberate trap imaginable (a sign from Crocodile that said "pirates go right") because of course it makes perfect sense to trust this random sign.
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i can think off all characters from Ben-to , JOJO bizarre adventure , konusoba
and also yuigahama from oregairu
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They’re the same thing, aren’t they?
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Aug 18, 2017 4:54 AM

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Anowser said:
tragedydesu said:
All harem mcs who chose a tsundere are mentally retarded

Why ? Tsundere characters are the best !

the best in term of what?

if you chose someone who always abuse you and treat you like a trash
over someone who always help/take care of you then you are definitely mentally retarded
Aug 18, 2017 4:55 AM

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CynicalSteve said:
S-quare22 said:

Ok i did not post twice .. I quoted in the first and told my own opinion in the second


Firstly, "quoted in the first and told my own opinion in the second" is literally posting twice

Secondly, you can quote and write your opinion in a single post


Ok i wanted to separate my opinions .. is there a problem in this ?


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>Implying to have__R E A L I S T I C__ but also filled with utter trash yet __R E T A R D ED__ characters

Completely degenerate C*ck ALPHA whineless 14 yr. old Emo FAG ( S H I N J I ) that get tons of fans by some edgelords out there in their own shitty list

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@manaban
Wow .. why is there a lot of persons who dislike separating posts ? Is this a crime and i do not know ?


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tragedydesu said:
Anowser said:

Why ? Tsundere characters are the best !

the best in term of what?

if you chose someone who always abuse you and treat you like a trash
over someone who always help/take care of you then you are definitely mentally retarded

Best in term of enjoyment
Getting to see their soft side is so rewarding contrary to plain shy girls
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S-quare22 said:
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Wow .. why is there a lot of persons who dislike separating posts ? Is this a crime and i do not know ?

Oh yes, it can land you in prison

I'm not really jumping on you for it or anything, I don't particularly care personally, I just tried to offer a couple of ways to separate your posts without double posting. You can avoid this sort of problem in the future and still separate your post like you want to, so I think it's a win-win.

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The cast from Re: Zero + Classroom of Elite. They all must be seriously brain damaged.
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@S-quare22 We're not trying to bully you, it's just that posting multiple times in a row is forbidden on pretty much every forum I ever used, and this one isn't exception. It doesn't bother me personally as long as you don't post 10 times in a row, but there are people who actually do that, that's why forums have rules against it.

Again, I'm not threatening you or anything, just trying to help, even if I wasn't very clear with my first post.
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Luffy in One Piece. He once walked into the most deliberate trap imaginable (a sign from Crocodile that said "pirates go right") because of course it makes perfect sense to trust this random sign.


Luffys straight forward honesty is part of his characterization and sometimes the mangaka is pushing this trademark intentional for some gags. He's a true genius during important moments, tho.

So I would say he doesn't really count^^

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sasalx said:
--ALEX-- said:
I hate to say this but....

Chuunibyou characters have to be autistic or something.



Isn't that the whole story? Adventures of autistic high-school students.
i dont know about retards but chinibyo seems moar like schizophrenics
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Such a dumb notion... There's no such thing as a character that's "canonically retarded but no one mentions it".

If their mental illness is not even implied then they don't have one, simple as that.
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99.9% of yanderes are retarded, that's pretty much a fact
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Unconcerned said:
I don't think she is mentally challenged but Chihaya from Chihayafuru she is the closest i've seen a character act autistic and I don't mean that in a mean spirited way.


Chihaya is at least of average intelligence, she obviously isn't mentally challenged. Do you think, that a mentally challenged person could succeed at a game like Karuta? Unlikely.

Why are you even mentioning being mentally challenged and being autistic in this context? They are not related whatsoever.

Finally, Chihaya is as far from being autistic as it gets.
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Unconcerned said:
TheBigGuy said:


Chihaya is at least of average intelligence, she obviously isn't mentally challenged. Do you think, that a mentally challenged person could succeed at a game like Karuta? Unlikely.

Why are you even mentioning being mentally challenged and being autistic in this context? They are not related whatsoever.

Finally, Chihaya is as far from being autistic as it gets.
Reading comprehension would tell you I said "I don't think she is mentally challenged" right off the bat.

I am mentioning it because Autism is a mental disability which does relate to the topic at hand.

Nah, she is definitely on the spectrum. She lacks the ability to pick up on basic social cues it's pretty bad and hard to miss from episode 1.

Ehhhhhh, I dunno...

It's one thing to be bad at picking up social cues, and it's another thing to be, say, Tomoko Kuroki.

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basically every air head childhood friend like myuri from Steins; Gate
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Well every anime ever has its... "Special characters" I mean seriously... If you take a real good look at every anime ever... Everyones mentally retarded in some way... And us fans are even worse

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Mashiro... xD

I think somone mentioned how harem MC's normally tend to fall into this category, i'm going to have to agree with that, while it is true that not all of them do, i fairly often catch myself thinking "How the fuck do all this people like this dumbass"

Am i supposed to put some philosofical quote that makes me look smart in here, or what?
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@Unconcerned

The way you phrased it meant, that you're not sure, if Chihaya is mentally challenged.

Wrong. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Autism and intellectual disability are both developmental disorders in the widest sense, but that's about it. And, in my opinion, it's unrelated to OP's question.

Chihaya is a bit oblivious, but saying that she is on the autistic spectrum is stretching it.
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--ALEX-- said:
I hate to say this but....

Chuunibyou characters have to be autistic or something.

That shit ain't normal.

It might be cute to see Rikka and Kobato act the way they do...but in real life, no way can a 14 year old act like that without others thinking that something is off.


Still love Kobato tho....10/10 goth loli Imouto.


Kids roleplaying fantasy isn't very unusual unless you've had a horrible childhood. It's around the chuuni-grade that they're getting a bit too old for it, but that's not normally a sign of autism.
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Probably some of the main characters from harem shows. The main chatacter in Infinite Stratos makes me want to break bricks.
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the MC of Saekano if he chose the trashy Megumi (not really trashy) instead of Utaha-senpai...
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@neonshock You can go ahead and say that all Steins;Gate's characters are brain damaged, because it's true

The cute girl archetype is anything but a functional human being, i'll never understand what i'm supposed to like about them.

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I love Luffy from One Piece, but come on, nobody normal can be THAT stupid. His lack of common sense never ceases to amaze me.

Another one I absolutely adore, this time female - Osaka from Azumanga Daioh. Retarded is too much, but there has to be something wrong with her, she's just so... slow, and acts like she's out of this world. That's why it's so fun to watch her though.
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ok!!!

light yagami just has to be retarded...like he just has to have a mental illness, its just..the way he acts is not normal even for the situation hes in.


most shonnen protags as well, natsu luffy and naruto, gon. ichigo i think is normal?

ummmm what other anime do i watch?

for fate yes shiro has a mental illness getting your chest ripped open and asking if someone else is ok is not normal


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