| Note: Before you write "anime has a lot of anti heroes already!!", I'm not talking about anti heroes, I'm talking about villain protagonist so don't start listing Lelouch or Guts Death note is so successful, I expect more people to use this trope of making the villain the main character but death note is one of the very few shows that managed to play this trope straight. Other anime like Code geass never truly crossed the anti hero line with their protagonist. There are very few series that actually did cross the line, some others are maybe Eren, Yuno, Ainz but they aren't nearly as evil as Light. Other than that, anime is scared of making a protagonist like Light without riddling them with sympathetic qualities. |
Oinkpiggy12May 27, 2022 9:17 PM
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Kasutoro-Kun said: there's alot of anti hero protags like light Anti hero protagonists but not enough villain protagonists. Light was only an anti hero at the start |
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| We do, AoT, Moriarty the Patriot, Thorfinn etc. Though the reason we don't see MORE of them is because Japan would rather churn out a schlocky romcom for a quick buck than to bother writing something with actual effort. |
| Sorry but don't compare Eren Jaeger to Light and Lelouch. Eren might be a well written character for many ppl which is understandable but he ain't a goated MC as the other two,they have a tier of their own. |
| If you are in search of an anti-hero, borderline villain protag you might want to read Tomodachi Game.Also if you want to watch anime is currently airing too.It has similar protag like Light. |
| Just as pure oxygen is harmful to the body, the naked truth has the power to destroy men's minds. Only by diluting it with lies and taking it in small doses can humans maintain a healthy soul. |
| All anti heroes are the same,moriarty,eren,lelouch and everyone else. |
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| I do agree, I would love to see more though I don't expect them to impress me. As for others, Eren exists and he's better. |
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| All the people here saying Lelouch clearly did not read the title properly. He said villain protagonists, Lelouch is an anti-hero. |
| We won't get a lot of villain main characters because Japan isn't interested in villains in then same way the west is. Just look at what happened with MHA villain arc |
kushakashi said: ah . . . assuming this is not bait you gotta give a bit more info cuz as it is, anything i say will be counter with "that wasn't what i was talking about" a couple of possible answers: if you mean the "anti-hero" role then there are tons! code geass, AOT , HXH, claymore, berserk, fate, psyren , tower of god, martial peak and things like it, tomodachi game (currently airing btw) and many more. and just to piss you off, fucking sasuke from naruto counts as an anti-hero if you mean too smart for their own good: almost all romcoms have a "smart" character and you can eventually find the one you're looking for if you dig for long enough. oh and code geass too if you mean a high school student then . . . i don't even have to give an example you've already thought of one if not one hundred and if you mean a main character that is not a self insert then 80's ovas would like to be acquainted with you all in all, light might be one of the best fictional characters of all time, but he isn't unique https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist Smh why do you sound so aggressive. I'm not trying to start a fight and this comment sounds like you took my thread as a personal attack or something No, Light is unique because he is a true villain. Anti heroes are darker and edgier heroes who may be grey but ultimately a hero. Light is unique because he does truly horrific things that crossed the moral horizon. Eren can be considered one too but not the rest you mentioned. |
Oinkpiggy12May 25, 2022 9:05 AM
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kushakashi said: Spoonmaster12 said: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist No, Light is unique because he is a true villain. Anti heroes are darker and edgier heroes who may be grey but ultimately a hero. Light is unique because he does truly horrific things that crossed the moral horizon. Eren can be considered one but not the rest you mentioned. right. this just comes down to who means what and uses what word to describe said what. so before we both lose our sanity trying to decipher the other lets agree to disagree. I'm good with that |
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| And why don't we get many villains like the guy in my signature? A villain that you can sympathize with, is likeable, smart but is also actually evil. That psycho killed an innocent girl without remorse and yet he has a fanbase. In many shows, either the villain is not evil enough, or he is just plain evil and has no likeable qualities. |
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Eren exists Imo, he is much better than Light and Lelouch in portraying the anti-hero role. He is really well-written and I enjoyed his character more than Yagami and Lelouch. For me: Eren >>> Light >> Lelouch |
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Obscurissimus said: If you are in search of an anti-hero, borderline villain protag you might want to read Tomodachi Game.Also if you want to watch anime is currently airing too.It has similar protag like Light. shuussshhhh bro it's kinda of spoiler 👀 (he's like a good main protagonist for most of the first half) |
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xeo_priya2329 said: We already have one Yuuichi Katagiri (via: Tomodachi game) Yuuichi is an anti hero, I've read up to the cruise ship arc of the manga so far he isn't really a villain |
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| Jasannale_2022 said: We won't get a lot of villain main characters because Japan isn't interested in villains in then same way the west is. Just look at what happened with MHA villain arc Tbh, I think anime has more villain protagonists than the west. Villain protagonists are rare in every medium |
Oinkpiggy12May 25, 2022 11:39 AM
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WigoSas said: Because he's not that good of a protagonist? I respect your opinion but I disagree a lot |
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| You're wrongly assuming that the series was successful specifically because of Light when there were plenty of other factors that made it successful, such as it being a rather unique story especially for WSJ's standards, the overall plot being edgy and dark, and it having another popular character like L. |
Pred8r said: Ikarus101 said: Heaven’s Lost Property great anime I think you mean to say shit anime but ok. They meant what they said. Sit tf down lol. |
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