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Have you lived up to your childhood/adolescence anime role models?

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Aug 29, 2:12 PM
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When I was ~16 I looked up to Saeba Ryou from City Hunter, but by now I'm probably older than he was and I'm definitely unable to measure up to him in any way.
Aug 29, 2:29 PM
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As a kid definitely. I looked up to Tyson from beyblade and Naruto.
Probably started my competitive personality growing up where I treated life as a competition to excel academically. It is also taught me that equality is a joke, but even if things are not in your favor you must succeed enough to survive.
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Aug 29, 3:22 PM
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I looked up to Light, I may not be as smart as him but I do share his sense of justice and I am very proud of that
Aug 29, 5:53 PM
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I looked up to L and i'm DEFINITELY not a master detective and definitely not as charming as he is lmao.
Aug 29, 7:05 PM
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you bet I did



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Aug 29, 7:28 PM
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I think its gonna be rather difficult to reach the level of coolness of Cynthia from Pokémon tbh. She just exudes aura
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Aug 30, 12:58 AM
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I haven't managed to live up to famous scientists.
Aug 30, 1:14 AM
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My role model was Kaiba from yugioh, but I haven't became a billionaire asshole yet.
Aug 30, 1:56 AM
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Ngl I don't remember having any actual role models or characters that I truly looked up to, so I guess no XD
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Aug 30, 2:08 AM
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I wanted to live my life simply, like Goku. His cheerful optimism was nice to see.

I do my best, even though life is more bitter and bland than sweet.
Aug 30, 2:38 AM

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My only anime role model is younger than me lol..

And because I am failure unlike him and can't live up to him.
Aug 30, 5:33 AM
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Like captain Okita from Yamato i know how to handle idiots so would say yes
Aug 30, 6:03 AM
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Reply to Szczelajo
Ngl I don't remember having any actual role models or characters that I truly looked up to, so I guess no XD
@Szczelajo

Same for me at least not in the sense of anime or other cartoons. To be fair I would have to say the same for live action shows as well.
Aug 30, 6:31 AM

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Why yes, when I started getting into anime, one of the first I've watched was Himouto! Umaru-chan and now I can say that I've become the same lazy piece of shit as Umaru.
Aug 30, 6:52 AM

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Nah I definitely didn't reach the peak that is Gohan life with a wife and kid, good job that pays well and incredible strenght
Aug 30, 7:21 AM

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I did not particularly watch anime in that period of my life.
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Aug 30, 7:26 AM

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damn i started watching anime after i turned 18 so i guess i missed out on this experience.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
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Aug 30, 7:34 PM

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Kind of the opposite? Haha. My role models were very edgy characters when I was a teenager, guys who had a very "fuck everything" attitude to the world. Where as I've gone through my 20s my role models are more wholesome characters, or at least cheerful characters. I still like my edgelords tho lowkey

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