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Apr 25, 2018 4:03 PM
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Note that I'm not talking about great characters who happen to have children, but rather about characters that made you think "wow, she's a great parent".

Also, before everyone goes for the low-hanging fruit, yes yes, Hana from The Wolf Children is great. Continue.
Apr 25, 2018 4:09 PM
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Ur mom gay

Fuck, I can't come up with one that does anything significant.
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Apr 25, 2018 4:10 PM
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Precia Testarossa from the Nanoha series is the first one to come to my mind.
Apr 25, 2018 4:12 PM
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The mom of the girl in fruits basket. Even though shes dead, shes a pretty big focus of the MC's life. She must have been doing something right.
Apr 25, 2018 4:13 PM
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Apr 25, 2018 4:16 PM
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if Chigusa isn't a great parent I don't know what is honestly


I guess Sanae too
Apr 25, 2018 4:16 PM
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Masane Amaha is easily #1 anime mom for me.
Apr 25, 2018 4:21 PM
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Takara Yukari from Lucky Star xD (Miyuki's mom) Simply because she's one of the very damn few mother in anime that doesn't/didn't die and/or that actualy does appears xD

(Edit ; oh yeah, and Tooru's and Run's moms from A-channel for the same reason xD)
Apr 25, 2018 4:22 PM
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Yasuko Takasu from Toradora is best anime mom for me.

Apr 25, 2018 4:23 PM
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Momoko from Major series. Best stepmother I know.
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Apr 25, 2018 4:29 PM

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That one with a side ponytail that dies.
Apr 25, 2018 4:31 PM

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Ragyo Kiryuuin and Lusamine...

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Apr 25, 2018 4:34 PM

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Atsuko Senoo from ojamajo doremi, for reasons that are spoiler including so I will avoid getting into detail about.
Apr 25, 2018 4:37 PM
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The moms of koe no katachi are fantastic. That is all :)
Apr 25, 2018 4:37 PM

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Definitely NOT Nagisa's mom (from Assassination Classroom)

How about Izuku's mom (Boku no Hero Academia) she reminds me a lot of my mom. She is really supportive, worries for her son, she's pretty much the ideal mother.

The mom's from Koe no Katachi are also really great.
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Apr 25, 2018 4:37 PM

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the ones that are dead
i guess, watever lkads
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Apr 25, 2018 4:52 PM

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Inko Midoriya - Boku no Hero Academia
Sanae - Clannad
Minako Ayuzawa - Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Apr 25, 2018 5:04 PM
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The only answer that matter. The rest of you can choke.

Apr 25, 2018 5:20 PM
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Ippo's mum in Hajime No Ippo. She supports her son in everything that he does.
Apr 25, 2018 5:45 PM

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Lisa Lisa. Taught her son how to utilize hamon more efficiently and with more control. Her contributions helped saved her son from death (multiple occasions) and helped save Earth from the pillar man's attempt at ruling the world
Apr 25, 2018 5:49 PM

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Sachiko Fujinuma from Erased, she really support and trust her son

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Apr 25, 2018 5:53 PM

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the mothers from enbo and tatoeba haha ga
Apr 25, 2018 5:56 PM

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objectively best mom,

stupid 30 char limit
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Apr 25, 2018 5:59 PM

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Deku's mom is a viable answer, right?
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Sachiko Fujinuma from Erased, she really support and trust her son

And this one too.
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Apr 25, 2018 6:07 PM

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Sanae from Clannad was a really good ma, sweet, kind, and she went out of her way to help friends of her daughter and future son-in-law. She did one of the more powerful and meaningful things one can do when she forced Tomoya to reunite with his daughter.

Junko Kaname (Madoka Magica) was another really good mother. She was a strong woman who gave her daughter some of the best advice I've heard anyone give, and she obviously raised her daughter well before we as viewers got a chance to see her in action. And what we did see, it was obvious Junko ruled with a light hand, and resisted stepping in when there was trouble brewing, instead letting her daughter make her own mistakes. Even at the end when it was clear Madoka had fallen off the deep end and Junko lamented that for once she didn't understand her daughter anymore, she didn't just give up on her, she made one last desperate attempt to save Madoka.





Apr 25, 2018 6:08 PM
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Best Mom I Guess
From Okusama ga Seitokaichou
And
From Clannad Sanae
Apr 25, 2018 6:22 PM
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R A I K O U ...... Ohhh Mamaaaa hmmm.. *Drools over her THICC Bodysuit*
Apr 25, 2018 6:38 PM
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Misaki's mother from Toaru Majutsu no Index.
She openly flirts and embarrasses Misaki, basically the foil of a tsundere.

Handa's Mother from Barakamon. Overprotected mother that won't let her son leave her nest.

Saiki's mother from Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan. Lovey Dovey but at the same time really condescending especially to Saiki's dad.

Katsuragi's mother from the World God Only Knows. She is absolutely savage to her ex-husband but is still willing to take and raise a "illegitimate" child that isn't hers.
Apr 25, 2018 6:47 PM

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Shouya mom for

Such a pleasant to rewatch Koe no katachi recently. Really meaningful moral value with simple but important central theme.

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Apr 25, 2018 6:53 PM
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Satoru's mom from Erased. Regardless of whether you enjoyed the show or not, you have to admit the mom was the MVP. She always understood him when he would face problems and also took initiative to take Hinazuki in when she was in danger. She also just wouldn't put up Kayo's mom's sh!t which made me like her character even more.
Apr 25, 2018 6:57 PM

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TripleSRank said:
Note that I'm not talking about great characters who happen to have children, but rather about characters that made you think "wow, she's a great parent".

Also, before everyone goes for the low-hanging fruit, yes yes, Hana from The Wolf Children is great. Continue.
ahh forgot the name but she and her daughter look alike also she is just freaking cool. If someone knows please tell me.
THERE EXIST IN THIS WORLD SOMETHING NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN
IT'S GENTLE SO VERY SWEET
THE GLIMPSES IS ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE A PERSON CRAVE IT
THAT'S WHY IT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN
THAT'S WHY THE WORLD HAS KEPT HIDDEN
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN
BUT ONE DAY, IT WILL BE FOUND

BY THE PERSON WHO IS MEANT TO FIND IT. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
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Apr 25, 2018 7:18 PM

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Precia Testarossa from the Nanoha series is the first one to come to my mind.
I hope you mean before she went nuts.
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Apr 25, 2018 7:20 PM

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Sanae - Clannad (she is best mom XD) she is supportive and kind to everyone and funny.
Apr 25, 2018 7:50 PM

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Irisviel von Einzbern from Fate series. She's got a really caring nature and she's really beautiful.
Apr 25, 2018 8:23 PM

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Hana from Wolf Children. You CANNOT fight me on this. That woman literally did everything possible to make her children happy and sacrificed her happiness for it
Apr 26, 2018 12:39 AM

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Apr 26, 2018 12:40 AM

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That one blue haired thicc mom from gundam, dont know the name.
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Apr 26, 2018 12:52 AM

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Definitely Hana from Wolf Children. She IS one of the the best animu mothers. Besides her, the mother from episode 10 of Violet Evergarden. Anything more than that would be spoilers.
Erin's mom from Kemono no Souja Erin.
Balsa would also be a great mother if she had her own child. Hell, by the end of the show, she was more of a mother to Chagum than even his actual mom.
Apr 26, 2018 12:52 AM

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Ash's mother. Always caring for and hoping his beloved son is doing fine wherever he is in his quest to become the very best, the best there ever was.
Apr 26, 2018 12:54 AM

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Sanae - Clannad
Carla Yeager - Shingeki no Kyojin
Apr 26, 2018 1:05 AM

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Amaha Masane from WitchBlade. And Hana from Wolf Children.

Apr 26, 2018 1:05 AM

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Surprised nobody tried to bring up the loli mom from Masamune-kun no Revenge on a lark.

Erin, from Kemono no Souja Erin. Not sure about Balsa Yonsa from the sister show Serei no Moribito since I have yet to complete it but she could compete. Mikochi from Hakumei no Mikochi might have a shot as well. She seems like a motherly figure for Hakumei though, again, I haven't completed the show.

EDIT: ninja'd. I took too long typing.
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Apr 26, 2018 1:09 AM
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I think Rae Amano is probably one of the best. I mean she was very understanding and was good looking.
Apr 26, 2018 1:11 AM

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Ishida Miyako Definitely loved how she tried to understand Shouya rather then scolding or reprimanding him and supported him in his decisions. But at the same time she made sure to make him understand what is wrong or right.
Apr 26, 2018 1:26 AM

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Touwa Meme from Denpa Onna - she is nice, cheerful, and cute and sexy

Apr 26, 2018 1:40 AM

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IDK about Best mother, But the most important mothers in anime would be Al and Ed's mother, Without her the story wouldn't have even started. Her death was the reason for all this.

And after her, It would be Eren's mother, Her SACRIFICE guided us to the vengeance driven Eren.
Apr 26, 2018 2:08 AM

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Julia Murai from GTO since Hana from Wolf Children has already been mentioned.
Apr 26, 2018 2:14 AM

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Rock_Golem said:
Touwa Meme from Denpa Onna - she is nice, cheerful, and cute and sexy

The only correct answer, tbh. I like to see there are men of culture here.
Apr 26, 2018 2:24 AM
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Trisha Elric because that bitch dead.
Apr 26, 2018 3:51 AM

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Hana from Wolf children is a great pick. Caring and self-sacrificing to any conceivable level.

So is Sanae from Clannad, a great mother for Nagisa and a great mother figure for Tomoya.

Shoya's mother in Koe no Katachi is just admirable. The way she handles adversity is amazing, and how much sense she makes in her approach towards her problematic son.

Junko Kaname from Madoka Magica is a more unconventional type. She is deeply flawed, actually, and she doesn't manage to do things well from time to time. But the way she insists on trying in a situation that is clearly beyond any normal person's reach, her advices and the way she stands as a role model for Madoka are wonderful.

More of a mother figure than a mother in the stricter biological term, but Marilla from Akage no Anne is also fantastic. Initially the cold and emotionally rejecting kind, the way she slowly warms up to her adopted daughter and stands for her was absolutely beautiful to watch throughout.

Another mother figure I absolutely loved is Belle-mère from One Piece. Even at this point of the story it's clear how much of an effect she had on Nami's personality and empathy.

And finally, in a more low-key way than the rest but I love how supportive Rin's mother from Yuru Camp is. Like, any other mother would freak out at the idea of having her daughter camp alone or ride 300 km in her moped the very day she gets her license. That's quite a level of trust while still being caring. On a different approach towards a very similar premise, there's Aoi's mother from Yama no Susume. I loved the little arc between the two and how she is naturally protective and her rationale doesn't allow her to give Aoi the freedom she wants, but ends up letting her go under some clear rules, showing that she is flexible. Both are different approaches that match the personality and confidence of their own daughters and the state of their mother-daughter relationship.
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