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Dec 22, 2020 3:01 PM
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what the title says. side characters only
honestly, its hard for me to choose between these 5.

meowth
hisoka
narrator
levi
jellal
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Dec 22, 2020 3:06 PM
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The thirteenth successor to the sword art of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryuu, Hiko Seijuurou
or Ryuk from Death Note
Dec 22, 2020 3:13 PM
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Erwin > Levi

here are the 30 characters
Dec 22, 2020 3:19 PM
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khr had quite good side characters my favourite being fran, another one would be marurulk from maid in abyss and ace from one piece
Dec 22, 2020 3:27 PM
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I wouldn't say the greatest in all anime/manga but

Furuya Rei/Amuro Toru/Bourbon
Akai Shuichi/Okiya Subaru/Rye

And the players from other schools in Prince of Tennis like Rikkaidai and Atobe and Shiraishi 😅

Still preferred them over the main ones OTL

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Dec 22, 2020 8:46 PM
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If you don't count Roy Mustang as a main character than easily him, otherwise maybe Knuckle from Hunter x Hunter, Scar from FMA as well, Vicious from Cowboy Bebop, or like the entirety of the Body Improvement Club from Mob Psycho 100.
Dec 22, 2020 8:48 PM
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Whitebeard from one piece


Madao from Gintama

30 characters limit....
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kneesweak27 said:
Hiruma Youichi (Eyeshield 21) or Erwin (AoT) for me



according to myanimelist, hiruma isn't a side character
Dec 22, 2020 8:56 PM
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Greed/Ling or Roy Mustang from FMAB would be my first pick but the greatest would have to be

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Dec 22, 2020 9:00 PM
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I have to say

Oshino Meme - he is a person who knows what he is doing and knows the bigger picture. He is cool as fuck.(You can say Levi of Monogatari, but in Monogatari verse he more of the director of acts, not the actor himself.)

Armin - He is more than a side character but less than the main character, I really liked him as a person for his objective viewpoint and makes me connect to the helplessness that AOT has.
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Dec 22, 2020 9:22 PM

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kneesweak27 said:
Sakuta002766 said:
according to myanimelist, hiruma isn't a side character


he's not? then what is he? XD

................

One of the main character............
Dec 22, 2020 9:40 PM

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In my opinon it is Tanaka and Nishinoya(maybe Gintama mc) in terms of comedy.One of the best comedy duo.
The narrator you mean Narrator from Kaguya-sama?
kneesweak27 said:
Sakuta002766 said:

One of the main character............


you've read the manga?
..............

Even in the anime it says he is main character.
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Dec 22, 2020 9:46 PM

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Dec 22, 2020 9:48 PM
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Darkness. A hilarious stacked noble masochist, don't mind if I do.
Dec 22, 2020 9:52 PM

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kneesweak27 said:


wait what?? he's the main character? XD
Sena Kobayakawa is the main character, we're experiencing the same story aren't we?


A show can have multiple main characters you're probably confused between protagonist and main character
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Dec 22, 2020 9:54 PM

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Yousuke - Persona 4 the animation
Nicholas d. wolfwood - Trigun

all I could think of
Dec 22, 2020 10:02 PM

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Shuuichi Akai from Detective Conan.
He is such a perfect character inside and out.
Dec 22, 2020 10:03 PM

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anstar019 said:
I have to say

Oshino Meme - he is a person who knows what he is doing and knows the bigger picture. He is cool as fuck.(You can say Levi of Monogatari, but in Monogatari verse he more of the director of acts, not the actor himself.)

Armin - He is more than a side character but less than the main character, I really liked him as a person for his objective viewpoint and makes me connect to the helplessness that AOT has.
sadly not enough people in this community have seen monogatari

best side character- nadeko
Dec 22, 2020 10:13 PM

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Since when was Erwin a side? T_T , FB Braun (Steins gate) and Welfin (HxH) are some great side characters that many don't even remember
Dec 22, 2020 10:19 PM
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Pretty much any side character from any shounen
Dec 22, 2020 10:24 PM

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nicholas d wolfwood from trigun, Kaiki, Sabo, Benedict Blue and mista for me, though i forgot a lot of my favorite side characters. nicholas was the only reason i kept watching trigun.
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Dec 22, 2020 11:18 PM

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Kenzolo-folk said:
nicholas d wolfwood from trigun, and mista for me, though i forgot a lot of my favorite side characters. nicholas was the only reason i kept watching trigun.


All characters were so charismatic in Trigun.
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Dec 22, 2020 11:25 PM

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Kenya Kobayashi (Erased)

Hayasaka Ai (Love is War)

Gilbert Bougainvillea (Violet Evergarden)
Dec 22, 2020 11:30 PM
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Always are the narrator and the one that saves the protagonist countless times, the main's aura.
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Dec 22, 2020 11:57 PM

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Kaiki Deishuu from Monogatari Series is my top pick for the greatest side character in all of anime and manga. He is awesome, cool, chill and in general a very enjoyable character to watch. Also the role he plays in the story being both the cause and the solution to one of the primary conflict in the show is just amazing. I would personally prefer him over Araragi as the protagonist and would love to see a spin off series about him.

Dec 23, 2020 12:01 AM

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Rinner without a doubt. The parallels between him and Eren, his backstory and his complex character is what makes him so good.
Dec 23, 2020 2:51 AM

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Levi is the most popular side character so he's probably the greatest for most people, but I go for Roy Mustang, I think he's better than Levi.
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Dec 23, 2020 2:53 AM

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Shinpachi cause he is a pair of glasses, the characters in the show know that too
Dec 23, 2020 2:48 PM

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Pranal30 said:
Rinner without a doubt. The parallels between him and Eren, his backstory and his complex character is what makes him so good.
Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! reiner is a main character now if u didnt know, even though the new mc should be falco since he got more time than any of the main cast in this new arc, (manga)
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Rags are my body, and detergent is my blood
I have scrubbed over a thousand floors
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Yet those hands will never hold money
So as I clean, Unlimited Maid Works

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