Who is the worst protagonist of all anime?

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Wtf so many haters here and most of the mc's sum of you guys are talking about ain't even that bad -.-

@_Us3f, well... I do agree with you. It's sad to read sometimes, I love many characters from here :(

Aug 2, 2024 2:09 PM

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It is kinda sad to see how many people name specifically shonen heroes like Naruto or Deku. And honestly, it reflects more on them than on the characters they try to shit on. Of course DO badly written characters exist, but most people here just hate the classic shonen protagonists like said Deku for various reasons. A certain fatigue, since shonen is kind of the starting point of all anime fans, but probably also because they just personally can't connect with them, and therefore they unreasonably blame them. Emiya Shirou from back in the day falls under the same umbrella: a character with noble motivations and pure character, which instantly gets all the hate for being a goody-twoshoes.

I could instead now answer with Itadori Yuuji or Denji, i.E. your 'modern' 3rd generation shonen protagonists, but that would be 1. boring and 2. tonedeaf, because I simply find them to be unlikeable characters and both series bored me enough to not really care about its writing on a deeper level. But what WOULD be a really bad character in terms of writing...? Honestly, even when I think of the anime and manga I consider bad I can't really blame it on the main characters as writing desasters. Perhaps Raku from Nisekoi. The writing around him was so unbelievably bad that I couldn't take him as a character serious anymore.

Aug 2, 2024 2:36 PM

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either takemichi from tokyo revengers or boruto but deku is a fine answer as well

Aug 2, 2024 2:38 PM

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I try not to dwell on the worst characteristics of people. Whether or not they are fictional or real.

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Aug 2, 2024 2:42 PM

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Makoto from School Days exists to answer this very question. He always makes the worst choice possible (lit. worst route in the visual novel)

Aug 2, 2024 2:56 PM

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SimplyBrazen said:
Disrespectfully, Deku. I hate him with a passion.

Why though? He’s awesome and a really compassionate guy who sacrificed his dreams and power for the whole country.

Aug 2, 2024 3:42 PM

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How can a protagonist even be evil? That is impossible!

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Aug 2, 2024 3:52 PM

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SimplyBrazen said:
Disrespectfully, Deku. I hate him with a passion.

Why though? He’s awesome and a really compassionate guy who sacrificed his dreams and power for the whole country.

@Voidalexandra, I strongly agree with you! I cried when I read what happend at the end of the manga. Deku is amazing T_T

Aug 2, 2024 4:04 PM

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For me it’s any character that fills stereotypical shonen protagonist attributes: crybaby, always, talking, and being dramatic.

Aug 2, 2024 4:07 PM

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For me it’s any character that fills stereotypical shonen protagonist attributes: crybaby, always, talking, and being dramatic.

@did4375 that totally doesn't sound sketchy, bro.

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Aug 2, 2024 4:09 PM

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Basic answer, but Kazuya from Rent-a-Girlfriend. He's easily the most boring and pathetic protagonist I've ever seen, from the most boring and pathetic attempt at a romcom that I've ever seen.

Aug 2, 2024 4:21 PM

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The real king of trash Kazuya Kinoshita

Aug 2, 2024 4:27 PM

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has anyone mentioned meliodas yet?

Aug 2, 2024 4:29 PM

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ashe said:
has anyone mentioned meliodas yet?

Nope... But you are not alone with that one. I don't like Meliodas tbh ;_;

Aug 2, 2024 5:06 PM

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Otaku_4511 said:
The answer's Naruto. I haven't seen it but I've read it. As to why, talk no Jutsu would be too easy of an answer. Dude's just a hella annoying yapper.

Controversial, but I think I’d have to agree.

Gachiakuta is the greatest manga of all time

Aug 2, 2024 5:17 PM

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I hate takamichi, I am sorry but I don't care what he did in the manga and how ophe has become in the manga but to me he is still a crybaby with strong character to save him (one of the biggest pussy in anime history)

@levibigass

(one of the biggest pussy in anime history)

Thats weird. The theme that the series tried to convey is, "you may be weak, but you can still fight and not give up. " He is a crybaby yet he never gave up to try to save the person he likes and his friends around him, not just Mikey alone. He is weak and can't fight, but he still is the first person to rush during those gangfights. I don't really think you understood the show's message before just deciding to hate on him and call him a pussy who clearly isn't one.

@someguy

He gives the same expression all the time and acts all cool and edgy and I just hate it

This is understandable, but its more due to the anime itself and not the source material. He actually has quite a lot of monologues and isn't emotionless in the LN, but the anime adaptation made him look like he has face paralysis. Overall he feels much more distant in the anime.

@lucas_tong_3133

Takemichi is straight F imo. Bro got no character development throughout the whole series

Not true. He did have char dev and that was in the start of the story when he was a real pussy and had no will to fight. But then later on he decided to step up and accomplish the goals he sets, which meant he developed. I also don't understand why you think this, as he was an anti-social virgin and later on became a "hero" who saved everyone's lives and destiny. Is this not character development in your eyes, or you just didn't care to even understand the series?

ZimmuAug 2, 2024 5:32 PM

Itsuki >

Aug 2, 2024 5:31 PM

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So many wrong answers here!! Deku is fine, just a mouthy boy scout. Asta from Black Clover is easily worse. Naruto starts terrible but actually grows. All the screamers in Demon Slayer also start a lot worse than they end up, at least somewhat.

Personally, it's Loofy though. Gets away with everything no matter what. Someone needs to take that punk down.

Aug 2, 2024 5:43 PM

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why is nobody talking about shinji, I know he passed through several hard moments but damn he's annoying

Aug 2, 2024 5:47 PM

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probably takemichi. ichikawa from bokuyabai is right up there as well, although he's slightly more bearable in the manga since i can't hear his voice there.

Aug 2, 2024 5:57 PM

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I would personally say Maomao from Kusuriya no Hitorigoto. There's also the obvious picks like Meliodas or Kirito.

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Aug 2, 2024 6:05 PM

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Skylar-whoo said:
So I haven’t seen Boku No Hero yet, but a lot of times people is asked about who is the worst protagonist from all anime, Deku is the most popular one. Like I said, I haven’t really seen the anime ( I did saw a movie, but still think is not enough) so I can’t really talk about him.

In my opinion the worst protagonist from anime is Touya Sagami, from Orbital Children. Overall I didn’t enjoyed the story and him being the protagonist didn’t help at all. I felt him annoying, childish, kinda arrogant sometimes and edgy too.

So now tell me! Respectfully, in your own opinion. Who is the worst character of anime for you and why?

*remember to discuss respectfully and tag if there are spoilers*

Worst protagonist is most likely the Mc from Future Diary or rent a gf.

Aug 2, 2024 6:06 PM

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Subaru from Re:Zero, Takemitchi comes close though.

Aug 2, 2024 7:03 PM

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MC from Darwin's game. that anime was so hard to watch, I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes at a time. the characters are all so boring and generic

Aug 2, 2024 7:52 PM

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Asta is the most annoying.

For the worst, it'd definitely be one of those copy and paste Isekais.

Hit buy a truck ---> Can't kill a terrible human even if it means saving someone --> Gets harem, but he isn't interested ---> Gets praised for something purely genetic, or something which would have been found out if people took 3 days of researching.

Aug 2, 2024 8:55 PM

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Rurihime

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shumatsu no harem MC, honestly i hate him a lot xd

Aug 2, 2024 9:01 PM

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It's boruto the worst protagonist in all of anime.

Aug 2, 2024 9:05 PM

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That one dude from Rent a Girlfriend. Bottom tier protagonist.

Aug 2, 2024 9:19 PM

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Otaku_4511 said:
The answer's Naruto. I haven't seen it but I've read it. As to why, talk no Jutsu would be too easy of an answer. Dude's just a hella annoying yapper.

I get not liking his character for that, but the worst of all time? Obvious rage bait is obvious…

Aug 2, 2024 9:49 PM

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@EliteWarrior910:
Oh my God! How could I forget about him?! Guys, I have an MC that I hate! I hate Arajin (Bucchigiri?!) so much that I completely blocked him from my memories, but I was just reminded of him. Yes, I fully agree... Arajin is THE biggest mistake as an MC. I remembered... now I'll try to forget about him again, xDDD

@Doriss Arajin is a close second on my worst MC's of all time.

Aug 2, 2024 9:53 PM

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the worst one has to be the protagonist of "shikimori is not just a cutie", I'm talking about shikimoris boyfriend, such a loser

@Ghost_Davo Really, the only thing bad about him is he is clumsy. After that he has great friends, a great girlfriend, a loving Family. So define loser there for me? Or did you just drop it after the first 2 or 3 episodes? Because it improves greatly after that. Was definitely a better show than "A Couple Of Cuckoos".

Aug 2, 2024 9:58 PM

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MC from Darwin's game. that anime was so hard to watch, I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes at a time. the characters are all so boring and generic

@Boyayayan It gets much better after the first couple of Episodes, actually. I really want to see it continue.

Aug 2, 2024 10:04 PM

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AshTheChamp said:
Kazuya (Rent a Girlfriend), Anos (Misfit of demon Ling academy), Kirito (SAO), Tanjiro (Demon Slayer) and some more.

Deku is slightly above average. He is way too overhated

I dont get why they hate Deku so much (I'm not up to date w BnHa, just stopped on season 4 for now) he's okay for me, Bnha is not an impressive shounnen but its okay. But like, there are worse MCs and ppl still like em more, for example Kirito bro.....

Aug 2, 2024 10:06 PM

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Skylar-whoo said:

AshTheChamp said:
Kazuya (Rent a Girlfriend), Anos (Misfit of demon Ling academy), Kirito (SAO), Tanjiro (Demon Slayer) and some more.

Deku is slightly above average. He is way too overhated

Can you give more detail about why Tanjiro is one of the worst? In my opinion he is not bad. For me Tanjiro is kind of a generic teenager who sometimes gets afraid, but then he needs to save others so he becomes brave enough to protect them… and then yeah he cries about stuff, but that’s normal. People can get emotional over stuff like killing or getting near killed.

Tanjiro is not bad, i agree with you. We also have to think from the perspective that, most of these MCs are from shounnen and are like, around the 15-17 years old gap, which are TEENAGERS, they are not adults. They can cry, they can get stressed, they can be annoying... Think of it that way, not everyone is just straight up Kirito and be like "haha im just stupidily broken idc"

Aug 2, 2024 10:07 PM

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Zimmu said:
@levibigass

(one of the biggest pussy in anime history)

Thats weird. The theme that the series tried to convey is, "you may be weak, but you can still fight and not give up. " He is a crybaby yet he never gave up to try to save the person he likes and his friends around him, not just Mikey alone. He is weak and can't fight, but he still is the first person to rush during those gangfights. I don't really think you understood the show's message before just deciding to hate on him and call him a pussy who clearly isn't one.

@someguy

He gives the same expression all the time and acts all cool and edgy and I just hate it

This is understandable, but its more due to the anime itself and not the source material. He actually has quite a lot of monologues and isn't emotionless in the LN, but the anime adaptation made him look like he has face paralysis. Overall he feels much more distant in the anime.

@lucas_tong_3133

Takemichi is straight F imo. Bro got no character development throughout the whole series

Not true. He did have char dev and that was in the start of the story when he was a real pussy and had no will to fight. But then later on he decided to step up and accomplish the goals he sets, which meant he developed. I also don't understand why you think this, as he was an anti-social virgin and later on became a "hero" who saved everyone's lives and destiny. Is this not character development in your eyes, or you just didn't care to even understand the series?

Nah bro. He didn’t mature as much and u call that character development when he still can’t fight even till now. He was getting carried by Mikey and dracken throughout the whole show. The only decent moment was when he led Toman against Tenjuku but even still they got pretty beaten till mikey showed up. This shows he can’t do shit on his own. If u say Takemichi have character development is like saying every single anime character would get development at some point even those that showed up an episode and died straight after

Aug 2, 2024 10:08 PM

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AshTheChamp said:
Kazuya (Rent a Girlfriend), Anos (Misfit of demon Ling academy), Kirito (SAO), Tanjiro (Demon Slayer) and some more.

Deku is slightly above average. He is way too overhated

I dont get why they hate Deku so much (I'm not up to date w BnHa, just stopped on season 4 for now) he's okay for me, Bnha is not an impressive shounnen but its okay. But like, there are worse MCs and ppl still like em more, for example Kirito bro.....

@OnimuraThe13

MCs are ameant to be fleshed out, relatable characters.

For example, Yuma or Osamu from World Trigger.

Aug 2, 2024 10:09 PM

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I'll stand by my 1st pick of Shinji from EVA. Of course, he is written that way. I'm talking the OG series. Not the re-written OVAs or movies or whatever they are. The series is NOT hopeful in the end. The movie showed what the last episodes didn't have the budget to animate or to fully animate for you ( you get some flashbacks, like Misato dying alone from blood loss) but it's basically Mankind cannot be saved from Itself. Especially by young teens in Giant Robots. It's what the Author wanted to say. Anyway, Shinji ends up wishing for everyone to die. He literally gets this wish granted in the movie, don't tell me this is a "GOOD" MC! Why? Because he is both a coward & has daddy issues. Well, yes, his Father is a cold blooded jerk & a traitor, there is that. Still, ALL of humanity. And that FINAL scene in the movie. I won't spoil it for you, but you will realize he deserves to be at the top here, more than any typical Shonen MC.

Aug 2, 2024 10:09 PM

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Skylar-whoo said:

AshTheChamp said:
Kazuya (Rent a Girlfriend), Anos (Misfit of demon Ling academy), Kirito (SAO), Tanjiro (Demon Slayer) and some more.

Deku is slightly above average. He is way too overhated

Can you give more detail about why Tanjiro is one of the worst? In my opinion he is not bad. For me Tanjiro is kind of a generic teenager who sometimes gets afraid, but then he needs to save others so he becomes brave enough to protect them… and then yeah he cries about stuff, but that’s normal. People can get emotional over stuff like killing or getting near killed.

Tanjiro is not bad, i agree with you. We also have to think from the perspective that, most of these MCs are from shounnen and are like, around the 15-17 years old gap, which are TEENAGERS, they are not adults. They can cry, they can get stressed, they can be annoying... Think of it that way, not everyone is just straight up Kirito and be like "haha im just stupidily broken idc"

@OnimuraThe13

Tanjiro is ok, but Zenitsu is too annoying. Like, objectifying women is so annoying.

Aug 2, 2024 10:10 PM

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Hiimoohiii said:
@OnimuraThe13

MCs are ameant to be fleshed out, relatable characters.

For example, Yuma or Osamu from World Trigger.

Im currently watching World Trigger and i like em, for example. Osamu is not strong... but i guess he will grow eventually, the story of the anime is pretty complete so far and i like it. Osamu is a cool MC bc he feels pretty human

Aug 2, 2024 10:11 PM

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@levibigass

(one of the biggest pussy in anime history)

Thats weird. The theme that the series tried to convey is, "you may be weak, but you can still fight and not give up. " He is a crybaby yet he never gave up to try to save the person he likes and his friends around him, not just Mikey alone. He is weak and can't fight, but he still is the first person to rush during those gangfights. I don't really think you understood the show's message before just deciding to hate on him and call him a pussy who clearly isn't one.

@someguy

He gives the same expression all the time and acts all cool and edgy and I just hate it

This is understandable, but its more due to the anime itself and not the source material. He actually has quite a lot of monologues and isn't emotionless in the LN, but the anime adaptation made him look like he has face paralysis. Overall he feels much more distant in the anime.

@lucas_tong_3133

Takemichi is straight F imo. Bro got no character development throughout the whole series

Not true. He did have char dev and that was in the start of the story when he was a real pussy and had no will to fight. But then later on he decided to step up and accomplish the goals he sets, which meant he developed. I also don't understand why you think this, as he was an anti-social virgin and later on became a "hero" who saved everyone's lives and destiny. Is this not character development in your eyes, or you just didn't care to even understand the series?

Nah bro. He didn’t mature as much and u call that character development when he still can’t fight even till now. He was getting carried by Mikey and dracken throughout the whole show. The only decent moment was when he led Toman against Tenjuku but even still they got pretty beaten till mikey showed up. This shows he can’t do shit on his own. If u say Takemichi have character development is like saying every single anime character would get development at some point even those that showed up an episode and died straight after

@lucas_tong_3133

That MC is so annoying. I had to drop in the first 3 episodes. Like, omg!!

Aug 2, 2024 10:20 PM

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Kojou Akatsuki for not hitting Yukina to keep her from saying that same fucking line every single time. I wanted to say Louise stupidly long name, or Haseo for being really boring in his anime prequel, or the only asshole character to ever get me to hate watch something in the hopes I'd see him die. But no. I have to give it to Kojou for not slapping Yukina in her stupid cute face.

Aug 2, 2024 10:28 PM

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Hiimoohiii said:
@OnimuraThe13

MCs are ameant to be fleshed out, relatable characters.

For example, Yuma or Osamu from World Trigger.

Im currently watching World Trigger and i like em, for example. Osamu is not strong... but i guess he will grow eventually, the story of the anime is pretty complete so far and i like it. Osamu is a cool MC bc he feels pretty human

@OnimuraThe13

Oooh!! Let's go.

What episode are you on? Because the Xeno arc is a really bad filler arc which you should avoid.

Aug 2, 2024 10:54 PM

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Ken Kaneki period. He always gets beaten and cries. And then suddenly he became super saiyan. Wow.

Aug 2, 2024 11:16 PM

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Nahhhh guys it’s kazuya from rent a girlfriend no cap all fax

Aug 2, 2024 11:31 PM

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Kazuya (Rent a Girlfriend), Anos (Misfit of demon Ling academy), Kirito (SAO), Tanjiro (Demon Slayer) and some more.

Deku is slightly above average. He is way too overhated

@AshTheChamp Tanjiro and Deku is literally the same tho. Yeah they are overhated,they not that bad but still not a great MC either

Aug 2, 2024 11:34 PM

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the worst one has to be the protagonist of "shikimori is not just a cutie", I'm talking about shikimoris boyfriend, such a loser

@Ghost_Davo oh yeah i just remembered . I really hated that one anime. Its not that he is loser, it is just that his character is straight plain. too boring to watch

Aug 2, 2024 11:36 PM

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AshTheChamp said:
Kazuya (Rent a Girlfriend), Anos (Misfit of demon Ling academy), Kirito (SAO), Tanjiro (Demon Slayer) and some more.

Deku is slightly above average. He is way too overhated

why anos tho. all he did was be the fucking goat

Aug 2, 2024 11:45 PM

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EliteWarrior910 said:
It's gotta be Arajin from a delinquent anime called Buuchigiri

Well put. Arajin was at the very least the worst one in recent memory. I still managed to kind of like the show in spite of him.

I'm also kind of glad that many in this thread agree. I thought barely anyone watched that show.

I actually like Tanjiro, Itadori and Denji. Oftentimes simple is good.

My own entry from a recently-aired show is Sung Jin Woo from Solo Leveling. No personality, not likable, no charisma, just a complete non-character. There is only edginess and superiority. Really made me angry and ruined the show for me. (Then again, I don't watch many power fantasy shows)

Aug 2, 2024 11:49 PM

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It's gotta be Arajin from a delinquent anime called Buuchigiri

Well put. Arajin was at the very least the worst one in recent memory. I still managed to kind of like the show in spite of him.

I'm also kind of glad that many in this thread agree. I thought barely anyone watched that show.

I actually like Tanjiro, Itadori and Denji. Oftentimes simple is good.

My own entry from a recently-aired show is Sung Jin Woo from Solo Leveling. No personality, not likable, no charisma, just a complete non-character. There is only edginess and superiority. Really made me angry and ruined the show for me. (Then again, I don't watch many power fantasy shows)

@perseii

Yea, solo leveling was a bad show.

Like, the idea of red gates were cool, but when you make everything genetic and pure luck, add on some more things, and then make the strongest person stronger than everyone else combined, then it just doesn't seem as good.

If you watch World Trigger, you'll see that even the strongest of people will lose to 10 good fighters, provided that the strong person is fighting alone.

Aug 3, 2024 12:38 AM

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Hiimoohiii said:
@OnimuraThe13

Oooh!! Let's go.

What episode are you on? Because the Xeno arc is a really bad filler arc which you should avoid.

I just finished the 35th episode haha, the Aftokrator incident its over, was cool!
Oh, on which episodes are those fillers? i only know via a friend that the anime never finished and i read the manga was on hiatus, supposedly it's not resumed...

Aug 3, 2024 1:19 AM

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