| Out of pure curiosity, who’s your favourite anime character with autism? I’ll start with mine  |
Shiina Mashiro. Her autism is not confirmed in the show, but heavily implied. |
the myth, the legend, the retard. ASA the goat |
| I am literally Kamille Bidan. Whenever I say my name to someone, they start laughing and because I am insecure about my girly name I start punching the shit outta him or her, no one makes fun of my girly name. I always keep an angry mug in order to appear tough and if someone looks at me I will tell them to stop looking, who the hell are they to look at me? if they make fun of my girly name I will beat their asses. I have a hot childhood friend who loves me but I don't care about her because I love this insane girl with short hair who's on meds all the time and has hallucinations, oh yeah I love to be called onii-chan by hot girls, doesn't matter if they are crazy. I hate the immature girl who cries just because her parents were killed in front of her, it's war girl, WAR! act mature for once!!! I am not violent, in fact I love peace, we should all be friends, friendship deepens when people stop making fun of my girly name, if they do I will get in my robot and shoot them, their friends, their girlfriends and their whole family, NO ONE MAKES FUN OF MY NAME!!! I also don't believe in this Newtype shit, what does that even mean? can you punch a Newtype? I love my mom but why did she gave me this girly name I wonder, for in the end I'm an autistic child.  |
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| Shiina. OmG she is such a cute and sweet waifu. |
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| You know I gotta go with my girl Lain. She is Autism Supreme |
| In the end, all girls are like the rose bride |
| Bocchi is literally me, the peak of autism. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Perhaps, this is hell. |
Felori said: That's exactly what I think. How did Mashiro become the face of anime autism when she doesn't even resemble a real person, autistic or otherwise? I'd go so far as to say Kamille Bidan is a more believable character, and he was written by people who don't even know what autism is!But I also don't know a person like that I love Sakurasou, but its heroine is little different from the quirky moe girls found in every Key anime. Perhaps Jun Maeda is the one with autism? |
| その目だれの目？ |
I'm autistic and I relate to Rance from Rance Quest on so many levels. In Rance's mind, there are no options- he HAS to do what a passer-by would call seemingly arbitrary evil. Though, it's through the subtle interactions with other characters, that the reader/watcher -as well as the world around Rance- is able to discern that his intentions are pure of heart. Rance is a genuinely good person that is entirely misunderstood as a result of his circumstances. The beauty of the Rance series is that: it's not Rance that grows, it's YOU that grows to understand Rance. |
zechJun 10, 2023 4:35 PM
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| Far as anime depictions go, not sure I could think of any specific character I'd say I could find to be genuinely autistic beyond implications (which even then could be other types of neurological disorders besides autism) or from misunderstandings in the creative development process of the series in question. Kamille's case is actually somewhat controversial as the Japanese meaning for autism is "self-closure symptom," which Yoshiyuki Tomino misunderstood to think Kamille had autism from isolating himself due to his family troubles. At least watching Zeta Gundam, found Kamille's mindset was more a result of his family troubles and trauma from seeing the continued warfare he was forced to be part of than anything involving autism. To date, the only fictional character in Japanese media I could genuinely develop a connection with being genuinely autistic was Hikaru Azuma from Keiko Tobe's With the Light (Hikari to Tomoni) manga series due to the believability the series gave exploring the challenges faced by Hikaru with his behavior around children his age and the pressures put on his family raising him in Japanese society. |
Lucifrost said: I think it's pretty hard to get to know a person, who has troubles speaking and socialicing. Autism can cause nonverbality in addition of not understanding social cues or hyperfixation that both can be seen in Shiina. She basically has Asperger's Syndrome, which is also hyperbolized due to being in anime. Sakurasou just happens to be a more popular show, has a cute girl with the condition and appeals more to the modern audience. I wouldn't call any character "the face of anime autism", but she definitely is one of the most known examples. Felori said: That's exactly what I think. How did Mashiro become the face of anime autism when she doesn't even resemble a real person, autistic or otherwise? I'd go so far as to say Kamille Bidan is a more believable character, and he was written by people who don't even know what autism is!But I also don't know a person like that I love Sakurasou, but its heroine is little different from the quirky moe girls found in every Key anime. Perhaps Jun Maeda is the one with autism? |
| Kenma from Haikyuu is just like me fr |
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| I think Yin from Darker than Black. I am not sure if she has autism but she is waifu material for sure.  Question to OP: how Haruhi has autism? She is more of ADHD I did not watch the show itself but she does not give autism impression. |
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| in my opinion komi shoko seems very autistic !! some other characters i view as autistic are legoshi, sagiri izumi, sumi sakurasawa, lain iwakura, rina tennoji and akira oono :) |
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ggultra2764 said: With the Light is a great manga. Pet has a similar character, but she appears only in the final episode.To date, the only fictional character in Japanese media I could genuinely develop a connection with being genuinely autistic was Hikaru Azuma from Keiko Tobe's With the Light (Hikari to Tomoni) manga series due to the believability the series gave exploring the challenges faced by Hikaru with his behavior around children his age and the pressures put on his family raising him in Japanese society. |
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Lucifrost said: I've yet to see Pet, so may get around to seeing it down the line to see how the series depicts the character. Not against the idea of anyone viewing characters within anime to be autistic if they display typical symptoms of the spectrum. Just the symptoms can overlap with other developmental disorders and may either not necessarily be autistic or have a combination of different disorders. Plus, mental health's something Japanese society's still learning to get a grasp on considering the country's collectivist habits.ggultra2764 said: With the Light is a great manga. Pet has a similar character, but she appears only in the final episode.To date, the only fictional character in Japanese media I could genuinely develop a connection with being genuinely autistic was Hikaru Azuma from Keiko Tobe's With the Light (Hikari to Tomoni) manga series due to the believability the series gave exploring the challenges faced by Hikaru with his behavior around children his age and the pressures put on his family raising him in Japanese society. |
Erio Touwa, but I wonder if it's the autism or the fact she's barefoot all the time. |
 The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow. |
Catalano said: the president would be proud of his kin.I am literally Kamille Bidan. Whenever I say my name to someone, they start laughing and because I am insecure about my girly name I start punching the shit outta him or her, no one makes fun of my girly name. I always keep an angry mug in order to appear tough and if someone looks at me I will tell them to stop looking, who the hell are they to look at me? if they make fun of my girly name I will beat their asses. I have a hot childhood friend who loves me but I don't care about her because I love this insane girl with short hair who's on meds all the time and has hallucinations, oh yeah I love to be called onii-chan by hot girls, doesn't matter if they are crazy. I hate the immature girl who cries just because her parents were killed in front of her, it's war girl, WAR! act mature for once!!! I am not violent, in fact I love peace, we should all be friends, friendship deepens when people stop making fun of my girly name, if they do I will get in my robot and shoot them, their friends, their girlfriends and their whole family, NO ONE MAKES FUN OF MY NAME!!! I also don't believe in this Newtype shit, what does that even mean? can you punch a Newtype? I love my mom but why did she gave me this girly name I wonder, for in the end I'm an autistic child. |
| Lala Deviluke. She seems autistic out for me. |
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| "Who’s your favourite autistic character in anime media?" Tomoko Kuroki from Watamote. |
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| Kamile Biden is my top autismo hero, so much autism to the point where he jumped in a mech and killed people because some college frat boy said he had a girls name. |
Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl. Gilgamesh is also chad.   |
The anime is Kuragehime aka Princess Jellyfish. Tsukimi Kurashita is one of the better anime takes of somebody on the spectrum.  If you include manga nothing really tops Saitou Megumi from Asper Kanojo. Fair warning, this manga is a brutally real take on people dealing with severe autism and mental illness. It is also a love story of sorts. The only other manga I've seen that can compare to it is Hikari to Tomo aka With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child. which is also surprisingly realistic, but not nearly as dark. Both are excellent manga if you are looking for a mature and more psychological exploration of autism.  Saitou Megumi |
MeltingSkyJun 12, 2023 8:45 AM
| I don't know what autistic means medically speaking so I can't point fingers and take characters' words for granted |
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Felori said: That's the whole reason I consider her unrealistic. You will never find someone like Mashiro in a school dorm, because she is incapable of surviving without her family doing everything for her.But what bugged me about Shiina, how she has been portrayed so infantilized and unable to fulfill the simplest daily tasks, but not being able to do simple daily tasks is more portrayed as ... waifu-y? |
| その目だれの目？ |
| the younger brother from ghost stories, keiichiro |
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colours from our sight Red is grey and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion. |
| Kamille Bidan from Zeta Gundam, He's one of my favorite Protagonists in anime. |
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Since we already have quite a few manga characters in this thread, here's one more that's worthy of mention. Toda from Aa toka Uu shika Ienai stands out as one of the more realistic depictions of somebofy with quite severe autism without being anywhere near as dark as Asper Kanojo. It's quite cute for a mature story. |
| Can't think of one. I have seen/read some of the anime/manga mentioned here, but none of the characters I would consider as autistic ("stereotypical shy character" or "generally an asshole" does not equal autistic). But it would be interesting to watch/read an anime/manga with an actual autistic character. :) |
As an autistic person mine is none other than the (wo)man, the myth, the l(iterally m)egend: |
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| Fuko Ibuki from Clannad. Definitely my favorite. :3 |
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| Shiina from sakurasou is mine, but I see it was already mentioned. |
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| Unsubstantiated Headcanon: The Thread |
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Shiro T poison is my favorite autistic character. |
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| Hmmm...? never really thought about something like this? Ryouko Otonashi from Danganronpa I guess?  |
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| If Mafuyu from Given counts, then probably him. |
| I don't know. I never really thought about whether a character was autistic or not. How about Nagato Yuki? Would she qualify? Or Okarin from Steins;Gate? Or his buddy what's his name. The computer guy. Those are the ones that come to mind off the top of my head. But anyway i would go with Nagato if she counts. |
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Reply to Catalano
I am literally Kamille Bidan.
Whenever I say my name to someone, they start laughing and because I am insecure about my girly name I start punching the shit outta him or her, no one makes fun of my girly name.
I always keep an angry mug in order to appear tough and if someone looks at me I will tell them to stop looking, who the hell are they to look at me? if they make fun of my girly name I will beat their asses.
I have a hot childhood friend who loves me but I don't care about her because I love this insane girl with short hair who's on meds all the time and has hallucinations, oh yeah I love to be called onii-chan by hot girls, doesn't matter if they are crazy. I hate the immature girl who cries just because her parents were killed in front of her, it's war girl, WAR! act mature for once!!!
I am not violent, in fact I love peace, we should all be friends, friendship deepens when people stop making fun of my girly name, if they do I will get in my robot and shoot them, their friends, their girlfriends and their whole family, NO ONE MAKES FUN OF MY NAME!!!
I also don't believe in this Newtype shit, what does that even mean? can you punch a Newtype? I love my mom but why did she gave me this girly name I wonder, for in the end I'm an autistic child.
Whenever I say my name to someone, they start laughing and because I am insecure about my girly name I start punching the shit outta him or her, no one makes fun of my girly name.
I always keep an angry mug in order to appear tough and if someone looks at me I will tell them to stop looking, who the hell are they to look at me? if they make fun of my girly name I will beat their asses.
I have a hot childhood friend who loves me but I don't care about her because I love this insane girl with short hair who's on meds all the time and has hallucinations, oh yeah I love to be called onii-chan by hot girls, doesn't matter if they are crazy. I hate the immature girl who cries just because her parents were killed in front of her, it's war girl, WAR! act mature for once!!!
I am not violent, in fact I love peace, we should all be friends, friendship deepens when people stop making fun of my girly name, if they do I will get in my robot and shoot them, their friends, their girlfriends and their whole family, NO ONE MAKES FUN OF MY NAME!!!
I also don't believe in this Newtype shit, what does that even mean? can you punch a Newtype? I love my mom but why did she gave me this girly name I wonder, for in the end I'm an autistic child.
@Catalano I think Camille was the only sane character in that anime |
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| Violet Evergarden would be my favorite. Shiina Mashiro from Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo would be second. |
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Rikka Takanashi from Love Chunibyo, and Other Delusions, the anime had me cracking-up more than any other anime.  |
I feel like Ai Hoshino from "Oshi no Ko" has some form of autism or ADHD or both.  It's definitely not a typical portrayal of autism. I feel like Ai got really good at masking. |
Not my favorite but I think Rio Futaba is autistic and I don't see a lot of people say it  |
Reply to NDskies
I don't know. I never really thought about whether a character was autistic or not. How about Nagato Yuki? Would she qualify? Or Okarin from Steins;Gate? Or his buddy what's his name. The computer guy. Those are the ones that come to mind off the top of my head. But anyway i would go with Nagato if she counts.
Japan's very own Autistic Astronaut, then?!?  |
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Reply to zech
I'm autistic and I relate to Rance from Rance Quest on so many levels. In Rance's mind, there are no options- he HAS to do what a passer-by would call seemingly arbitrary evil. Though, it's through the subtle interactions with other characters, that the reader/watcher -as well as the world around Rance- is able to discern that his intentions are pure of heart. Rance is a genuinely good person that is entirely misunderstood as a result of his circumstances. The beauty of the Rance series is that: it's not Rance that grows, it's YOU that grows to understand Rance.
| @zech- Pure of heart? Bruh, Rance is literally a rapist. A very funny rapist, but he is a rapist. Rance is an extreme hedonist who (usually) indulges in what he wants. Anytime he decides to not force himself on a woman or even outright kill someone over something trivial is an exception and not the rule. He is basically a slightly more heroic Sukuna. Note: Rance Quest is one of the few Rance games I have yet to play. |
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| Fuuko Ibuki, I don't think it is canon, but she seems to potentially be on the spectrum. I don't think I've seen any anime with a character that was confirmed to be autistic. |
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