Anime characters that alone carried their entire show

Oct 27, 2021 2:21 AM

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QuietBlitz said:
Kira carried Diamond is Unbreakable

Only watched til the end because of him.
Honestly i was cheering for Kira to kill everyone, the main cast was so boring to watch for me.

Oct 27, 2021 2:26 AM

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Aoyama Nanami carried Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo for me.

Oct 28, 2021 6:47 PM

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I know some people will disagree, but I feel like Aizen carried Bleach.

Oct 28, 2021 6:50 PM

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Askeladd from Vinland Saga.

Brilliant show, but Askeladd alone elevated it to masterpiece levels. Prologue arc just wouldn't be the same without him.

An honorable mention would be Makishima Shougo from Psycho Pass for providing a counterargument to the Sibyl System and in being a compelling villain all around.

Oct 28, 2021 7:01 PM

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Korosensei carried Assassination classroom. Onizuka carried GTO.

Oct 28, 2021 7:14 PM

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eekeen said:
Probably Lelouch from Code Geass. Only memorable character from that show in my eyes.

I half agree with people saying Light Yagami from Death Note. The thing that "carries" Death Note is the dynamic between Light and L. If one of them outright "disappeared" , Death Note would lose its spark.

Nah mate, C.C had major involvement in the plot as well alongside Lelouch.
So , I would'nt say that Code Geass was carried by Lelouch alone and there was Scheizel too who also played a huge role and was the final antagonist of the series.

Oct 28, 2021 7:16 PM

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Am I the only one here who liked Light better than L?

Oct 28, 2021 7:18 PM

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Light or L (any one of them) carried Death Note.
I know Death Note dropped in quality after L's death but the same would've happened if Light died and they continued the series with someone else as Kira.
So , I think that without any one of them , the series would've gone down either way.

Oct 28, 2021 7:19 PM

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Gosick for sure. Victorique literally has ~20 times more favourites than the second most fav character. She was something of a legend for sure.

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Oct 28, 2021 7:23 PM

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L from Death Note

Keroro from Keroro Gunsou

Kanna from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Oct 28, 2021 7:38 PM

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Erebus_Akeldama said:
Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen and yes I'm right, if you think that the other characters did good, quit lying to yourself, the main reason why people watch this show is for the Kakashi with pretty eyes.

What you said is so true that even the author himself realised it and made Gojo the central plot point for his latest arc, which has been going strong for about 80 chapters now. Though the female characters are also given enough screentime to make them badass as well

Oct 28, 2021 7:58 PM

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Incranium said:

Erebus_Akeldama said:
Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen and yes I'm right, if you think that the other characters did good, quit lying to yourself, the main reason why people watch this show is for the Kakashi with pretty eyes.

What you said is so true that even the author himself realised it and made Gojo the central plot point for his latest arc, which has been going strong for about 80 chapters now. Though the female characters are also given enough screentime to make them badass as well

wtf
Which latest arc

Gojō didn't showed up from last 60 chapters

And nobody watched it because of gojō,he just became the favourite
F
I don't understand how gojō along carried the show if manga sales boomed(even top sales now) after the arc when gojō was not there

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Oct 28, 2021 8:00 PM

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Since the show was brought to my attention recently: Lucy carried Elfen Lied.

Oct 28, 2021 10:43 PM

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devilmaacry said:

Incranium said:

What you said is so true that even the author himself realised it and made Gojo the central plot point for his latest arc, which has been going strong for about 80 chapters now. Though the female characters are also given enough screentime to make them badass as well

wtf
Which latest arc

Gojō didn't showed up from last 60 chapters

And nobody watched it because of gojō,he just became the favourite
F
I don't understand how gojō along carried the show if manga sales boomed(even top sales now) after the arc when gojō was not there

If you are caught up with the manga

If not, he does not show up anymore but because of some emergency, giving way to character development of other characters,

I do see why you thought I was saying that Gojo became the MC or something, sorry about the misunderstanding

What I meant was that becuse he goes away, Jujutsu Kaisen is not a maga you would read only for Gojo anymore.

Oct 28, 2021 10:54 PM

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Incranium said:

devilmaacry said:

wtf
Which latest arc

Gojō didn't showed up from last 60 chapters

And nobody watched it because of gojō,he just became the favourite
F
I don't understand how gojō along carried the show if manga sales boomed(even top sales now) after the arc when gojō was not there

If you are caught up with the manga

If not, he does not show up anymore but because of some emergency, giving way to character development of other characters,

I do see why you thought I was saying that Gojo became the MC or something, sorry about the misunderstanding

What I meant was that becuse he goes away, Jujutsu Kaisen is not a maga you would read only for Gojo anymore.

yes but how we can say that gojō alone carries jjk

Means, obviously he is the strongest sorcerer, hence he is the most important

Secondly,we can say same for any other manga also , like NARUTO as hokage was the character carrying Naruto as that was the ultimate aim of story or same for tanjiro curing nzueko or saitama and many others

I understood what were you trying to say ,but the thread here is about the character who alone made you watch the show

Like , reingan from mob pshycho
But you agreed with the other one, and he is completely saying that gojō is the only reason to watch jujutsu kaisen

Oct 28, 2021 11:00 PM

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devilmaacry said:

Incranium said:

If you are caught up with the manga

If not, he does not show up anymore but because of some emergency, giving way to character development of other characters,

I do see why you thought I was saying that Gojo became the MC or something, sorry about the misunderstanding

What I meant was that becuse he goes away, Jujutsu Kaisen is not a maga you would read only for Gojo anymore.

yes but how we can say that gojō alone carries jjk

Means, obviously he is the strongest sorcerer, hence he is the most important

Secondly,we can say same for any other manga also , like NARUTO as hokage was the character carrying Naruto as that was the ultimate aim of story or same for tanjiro curing nzueko or saitama and many others

I understood what were you trying to say ,but the thread here is about the character who alone made you watch the show

Like , reingan from mob pshycho
But you agreed with the other one, and he is completely saying that gojō is the only reason to watch jujutsu kaisen

infact the aim of itadori or gojō is not that shitty type because we know that curses can never be completely vanished from jujutsu world

Oct 28, 2021 11:08 PM

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Eikichi Onizuka has more favs than than all other characters together in GTO.

Oct 28, 2021 11:29 PM

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FacelessRyan said:
Since the show was brought to my attention recently: Lucy carried Elfen Lied.

At last, found a show which I can list here.

DarkHumor04 said:
Am I the only one here who liked Light better than L?

Of course not. LIGHT is my favorite character in the show, but I don't believe he carried the entire show (I actually do as usually protagonists have more screen time). That doesn't mean I dislike L at all ; just that Light was/looked much cooler (except his beliefs).

Oct 28, 2021 11:58 PM

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angelon_official said:
Eren carried aot.
Escanor carried 7ds
Sasuke carries boruto
Esdeath carried akame ga kill
Johan kinda carried monster

1. EREN is my favorite character in the series, but I dare not say that he carried the entire show (I actually do).
2. You mean the last season of SDS? Yeah that went bad. ----> But I don't think so, even if he died in the end. I disagree because if that's true then why is BAN the most favorite character there, at least on MAL? (My personal favorite is MELIODAS).
3. Yeah, ESDEATH is my favorite character there out of everyone in the show. LIONE is also my favorite onee-san.
4. JOHAN? Although he is liked by many as antagonist, it was TENMA who had more screen time. Maybe it's because he is liked by many, at least in here? https://myanimelist.net/anime/19/Monster

Oct 29, 2021 12:04 AM

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1.Eren was once an amazing character,by carried I mean he literally carried the whole show since s1ep1.The most interesting and best written.He even was the one who started all of this but then the author did him dirty.
2I mean after they introduced him in s2 Escanor for me carried the anime, the most enjoyable and the most interesting character it was such a shame that he died.He was 7ds diamond a unique character the others were also good but not close to Escanor.
3Agreed.
4Both of them are amazing but for me johan carried a lot.He was just perfect

Oct 29, 2021 2:01 AM

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Revy kinda carried Black Lagoon if we're being honest.

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Oct 29, 2021 5:49 AM

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DarkHumor04 said:

eekeen said:
Probably Lelouch from Code Geass. Only memorable character from that show in my eyes.

I half agree with people saying Light Yagami from Death Note. The thing that "carries" Death Note is the dynamic between Light and L. If one of them outright "disappeared" , Death Note would lose its spark.

Nah mate, C.C had major involvement in the plot as well alongside Lelouch.
So , I would'nt say that Code Geass was carried by Lelouch alone and there was Scheizel too who also played a huge role and was the final antagonist of the series.

You missed the last part: "Only memorable character from that show in my eyes." C.C, Suzaku and many others had involvment in the plot, I don't deny that. My point was that none of them were as compelling as Lelouch, not even close. Hence, Lelouch carries the show, in my opinion.

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Oct 29, 2021 8:18 AM

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eekeen said:

DarkHumor04 said:

Nah mate, C.C had major involvement in the plot as well alongside Lelouch.
So , I would'nt say that Code Geass was carried by Lelouch alone and there was Scheizel too who also played a huge role and was the final antagonist of the series.

You missed the last part: "Only memorable character from that show in my eyes." C.C, Suzaku and many others had involvment in the plot, I don't deny that. My point was that none of them were as compelling as Lelouch, not even close. Hence, Lelouch carries the show, in my opinion.

Well, everyone has their opinions and they should be respected but for me Scheizel and C. C were memorable as well and of course Lelouch was the most memorable character but I disagree with the fact that he alone carried the entire series.

Oct 29, 2021 8:21 AM

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The girl from Gosick was the only good thing from that entire show.

Oct 29, 2021 11:04 AM

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devilmaacry said:

Incranium said:

If you are caught up with the manga

If not, he does not show up anymore but because of some emergency, giving way to character development of other characters,

I do see why you thought I was saying that Gojo became the MC or something, sorry about the misunderstanding

What I meant was that becuse he goes away, Jujutsu Kaisen is not a maga you would read only for Gojo anymore.

yes but how we can say that gojō alone carries jjk

Means, obviously he is the strongest sorcerer, hence he is the most important

Secondly,we can say same for any other manga also , like NARUTO as hokage was the character carrying Naruto as that was the ultimate aim of story or same for tanjiro curing nzueko or saitama and many others

I understood what were you trying to say ,but the thread here is about the character who alone made you watch the show

Like , reingan from mob pshycho
But you agreed with the other one, and he is completely saying that gojō is the only reason to watch jujutsu kaisen

My answer can be shortened into two words 'personal preference'

But seriously, although I love the other characters as well, I just like Gojo having more screentime.

Oct 29, 2021 11:05 AM

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DarkHumor04 said:

eekeen said:

You missed the last part: "Only memorable character from that show in my eyes." C.C, Suzaku and many others had involvment in the plot, I don't deny that. My point was that none of them were as compelling as Lelouch, not even close. Hence, Lelouch carries the show, in my opinion.

Well, everyone has their opinions and they should be respected but for me Scheizel and C. C were memorable as well and of course Lelouch was the most memorable character but I disagree with the fact that he alone carried the entire series.

Yeah, I can respect your stance. Agree to disagree, I suppose.

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Nov 17, 2021 4:25 PM

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Satellizer el Bridget carried Freezing.

Dec 16, 2021 1:34 AM

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Levi carried the latter cour of Attack on Titan although he was decommissioned as a result

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