| Eren Jaeger gets my vote as well, primarily because of the manga. |
| Jin-Woo Sung from Solo Leveling lmfao love his character development so much |
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| Reinhard von Lohengramm from Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu. Onodera Punpun from Oyasumi Punpun. |
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Hufflypuffy said: ooh i read that, it was good! one thing tho, i feel like his growth was more based on strength rather than personality. he’s a lot stronger now, but his “character development” is pretty basic with the whole weakling to badass trope. he never really had a notable personality, from beginning to now. (imo) I agree, he did mostly go through strength change but |
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| I'll go for Monkey D. Luffy. With arc development the way how his powers were increased was amazing and now he is too much powerful that can defeat 1 billion bounty man easily. |
| "When they're alive, you can enjoy watching them struggle. When they're dead, you can enjoy tearing out their guts. Tales are things you get to enjoy twice." |
| Thorfinn from Vinland Saga (manga) Shouya from A Silent Voice (manga) |
| Hmmm... I like how Lelouch from Code Geass evolves from an avenger into a tragic hero that sacrifice himself for world peace. I also like how Ed from FMA evolves from a brat possessed by his obsessions, but is not devoured by them (in the way that even when he is given the opportunity to fulfill his desire he refuses to use the Stone for it), and then simply realise that his idea of doing everything alone was wrong and give up on everything he represents. Another good evolution is Naruto... Yup. NARUTO! He got from an idiot brat that pissed the hell out of you each time he did something, into a mature young adult capable of strategical thinking, able to control his emotions... basically everything he was not as a child. It may not seem special, but if you think about the other long-running series, usually the protagonist don't grow that much - Luffy doesn't change too much in +900 episodes, Natsu is basically the same at the end of Fairy Tail, Kubo got bored and by the time Bleach ended Ichigo had less personality than a white wall, in Dragon Ball Goku is pretty much a child as an adult too... I mean, there is growth in the first part, while he is a child, but as he grow he becomes stronger but unchanged. I didn't watched Hunter X Hunter so I don't know about it. I love the growth of Yona from Akatsuki no Yona. But I guess the best character development is in Tengen Toppa Guren Lagan, where Simon evolves from a coward brat to a super badass. |
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| I have to go with Simon from TTGL and Yona from Akatsuki No Yona. Their transformations are just incredible. Really well-done too. |
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| Jotaro Kujo from JoJo. He first was an angry teen. Then he became more kind and did not get angry so easy. Then he became a dad who acted like one. |
| Go check out my latest review: https://myanimelist.net/profile/YeeYeeAss/reviews |
| I think it's Ikari Shinji. I know this character has been bashed recklessly by countless people, therefore I'm here to debate if anyone feels so. |
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| Yoko Nakajima from Juuni Kokuki. Love how she become strong woman. |
| It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person. |
| Guts from Berserk would be my choice. |
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| Reinhard von Lohengramm from Legend of the Galactic Heroes. He started as an impulsive boy who only cared about saving his older sister to a young ambitious man that changed his goal to get rid off the corrupted nobility of his nation and unite the whole universe under a single government that was benevolent for all people and not just aristocracy through pure politics and conquest. |
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| These are the best Written characters I have seen in manga/anime: Guts Johnny Joestar And then some really good ones: Gon Luffy Saki Watanabe Simon Btw, honorific mention to Shirou Emiya. He is the only character I know for a Visual Novel that got three different developments trough the novel, but at the same time those three routes (Fate, UBW and Heaven's Feels) are the deconstruction of his own ideals. |
| For me a non-anime char beats every anime here: James Morgan McGill (I did not google that full name - I hope I'm correct) from Beter Call Saul. For anime ... well I don't know. There are a lot of shows I like becaue of likeable chars while the plot is mediocre only. Chars are more an important thing. (Cause great plot usually is harder to find.) Then again ... I don't like them because of the development. I'd need to think really hard to find a good one. Checknig my favorite anime/chars and the anime I scored 10 or 9. And yeah Rei from Sangatsu Lion is a great one. And I know other shows with great chars that are shown great with their fealings and interactions and actions. (Great and easy to relate to them and to understand what they feel and why they did stuff because they did it.) But the real "development" .. I don't know. It would need to be on a great level the way it is executed and shown and also actually by development in terms of the character changing fundamentally and making progress in his personality. Just a shounen where he got changed ... is nothing to me compared to a show with tons more character depth but less change. Reinhard vom LOGH yeah. Yang on the other hand was great as well but he basically stayed true to his beliefs in democracy. Showa Rakugo also had some mature chars and in the 2-cours (split) some development I think. (A bit hard to remember the plot I only know the show as great and I liked the chars.) |
| Eren like some others said. And I would say Phos from Houseki no Kuni/ Land of the Lustrous. Phos started as the annoying sibling that nobody likes, then become less and less cheerful after some various events and ended becoming the shadow of their former self. |
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| I think that rei kiriyama's character development is best. The dude's so damn relatable. I also like eren's development in manga, he is so cool now. |
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| For me: Yabuki Joe from Ashita no Joe (incredible character) Kiriyama Rei from Sangatsu no Lion Okazaki Tomoya from Clannad Phos from Houseki no Kuni Hachiman from Oregairu Kyon from Suzumiya Aisaka Taiga from Toradora! Thorfinn from Vinland Saga (manga) |
| Simon from TTGL. him growing from a dependent insecure kid to who he eventually becomes was remarkable. Shinichi Izumi From Parasyte. He went through experiences no one else had and it all together allowed him to become the badass he was by the end of the series. |
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| Here is my list (they haven't a concrete order): -Simon (from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) -Homura Akemi (from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) -Izuku Midoriya (from Boku no Hero Academia) -Eren Yeager (from Shingeki no Kyojin) -Mario Minakami (from Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin) -Shinichi Izumi (from Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) |
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| Phosphophyllite from Houseki No Kuni. She's the best protagonist i've seen in anime, period. |
| Guts from Berserk Yona from Akatsuki no Yona |
| Eren, Reinhard Von Lohengramm,Kaneki and Guts comes in my mind now. Add Dr. Tenma too. |
Arjuna777Oct 1, 2019 8:22 AM
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| Kamado Tanjirou from Kimetsu no Yaiba. He has a strong heart and shown that tears is a good animation instead of flashback. |
| Not exactly the protagonist, but Fakir from Princess Tutu |
SunBro26 said: Not exactly the protagonist, but Fakir from Princess Tutu YES YES YES YES YES YES  YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES |
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| Joe Yabuki, he develops an insane amount throughout the series. |
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| Of the anime/manga I've watched and read, probably Thorfinn from Vinland Saga. Given the manga becomes more of a character-driven drama at a certain point, his development from adolescence into an adult with strong themes of regret and redemption is executed meticulously by the author. Closely followed by Eren Jaeger from Attack on Titan. His arc is probably the most pronounced and shocking of the two given the manga is a lot shorter than Vinland Sagas, but the transformation from a whiny, naive, righteous 8 year old to the person he's become is fantastic, and believable given the circumstances. |
xenosysOct 1, 2019 10:19 AM
| ah i see you are one of the yeagerist too, im with you dude.. all hail eren yeager! |
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| From manga Guts, Eren, and Jonnhy Joestar. |
| While i completely disagree with Eren Yeager being one of the best developed Characters, i have to admit that after Season 3 he is at least not a badly writtin one anymore. For my picks i would go with: Guts and Griffith from Berserk (the best protagonist-antagonist relationship in anime/manga,references to Nietzsches übermensch in Griffith, Guts is one of the best "Human monsters" in fiction (probably even better than Geralt from the Witcher books) getting truly human and understandable development) A big chunk of the Oyasumi Punpun cast including Punpuns downward spiral Some other that are on a similar level of quality writing, Rei from 3-gatsu no lion, Inferno Cop from Inferno Cop, the pussy pilots from EVA,Joe from Ashita no Joe as the best Shounen protagonist of all time, and probably many more |
-Mullerio-Oct 2, 2019 1:51 PM
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| not trying to bias but my pick is definitely eren yeager, manga developed him unbelievably well guts and griffin are definitely a honorable mentions |
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| definetly sei handa from barakamon. he starts off as a terribly bitter person to a fun and loving member of his community in only 12 episodes, and the development from point a to point b is as smooth as butter. |
| Allen Walker from D Gray Man. blah blah 30 characters |
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| Sora From No Game No Life.. (Novel) (Even The Anime (Still Waiting/Hopeless to Aired) We Admit It That NO GAME NO LIFE Is A Good.. no.. A Great.. Yeah.. A Great Anime.. |
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