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@ShatteredSans for me him being insufferable was what made him good, the show is just "insufferable people (or aliens) being insufferable to other insufferable people (or aliens)" and that's why it's funny, also there is development in him accepting his feelings towards Lum (not the best development but still) and for me the ending was more like them admitting their feelings in their own annoying way
| @Guilmon1 sure, but I think he was easily the most insufferable member of the cast. They all have their issues, Mendo is an idiot, Ryunosuke is easily irritable and aggressive, Ran is obsessed with Rei, but none of their gimmicks are as annoying as Ataru, who just seems entirely incapable of not cheating, because he has no standards and will go after literally any woman who exists. It's no wonder the show starts with Shinobu (one of the few mostly reasonable and sane characters in the show) dumping him. Sure, there's some development with him accepting his feelings towards Lum, but it happens like 2 or 3 times, and each time it ultimately ends up meaning nothing, because he always just goes back to ignoring and cheating on her the next chance he gets. |
| Gonna be honest, Hei in Darker than Black. He's just the usual "I am expressionless and very badass" type of character and get's relegated to a bum who gave up all hope later in the show. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
yuno_mal said: Itou, Makoto from School Days is definitely the worst Main Character of all time, not many MCs can compete as to how horrible this character is.  Hot take, but Makoto should be considered a villain protagonist, who in the end got what he deserved and overall his character worked out pretty well. Nowhere it was stated, that he is supposed to be likable. His bad decisions, succumbing to temptations and subsequent downfall are something to behold. Anime simply adapted just one route that leads to the bad end, which is one of many. I think that infamous "Emergence" doujinshin did something similar. |
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Hiimoohiii said: @OnimuraThe13 MCs are ameant to be fleshed out, relatable characters. For example, Yuma or Osamu from World Trigger. That's kinda blasphemous, because World Trigger is known mostly for it's phenomenal cast, especially protagonists and their dynamic. |
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yuno_mal said:
Itou, Makoto from School Days is definitely the worst Main Character of all time, not many MCs can compete as to how horrible this character is.
Itou, Makoto from School Days is definitely the worst Main Character of all time, not many MCs can compete as to how horrible this character is.
Hot take, but Makoto should be considered a villain protagonist, who in the end got what he deserved and overall his character worked out pretty well. Nowhere it was stated, that he is supposed to be likable. His bad decisions, succumbing to temptations and subsequent downfall are something to behold. Anime simply adapted just one route that leads to the bad end, which is one of many.
I think that infamous "Emergence" doujinshin did something similar.
| @Piromysl Emergence is manga not doujinshi. |
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yuno_mal said:
Itou, Makoto from School Days is definitely the worst Main Character of all time, not many MCs can compete as to how horrible this character is.
Itou, Makoto from School Days is definitely the worst Main Character of all time, not many MCs can compete as to how horrible this character is.
Hot take, but Makoto should be considered a villain protagonist, who in the end got what he deserved and overall his character worked out pretty well. Nowhere it was stated, that he is supposed to be likable. His bad decisions, succumbing to temptations and subsequent downfall are something to behold. Anime simply adapted just one route that leads to the bad end, which is one of many.
I think that infamous "Emergence" doujinshin did something similar.
| @Piromysl I also do think that Makoto was a good protagonist for the kind of story that was told in the anime. Being a horrible person does not equal to be a bad character, despite him being shown as a simple villainous protagonist. |
 MOKUSHI KUSHIMO SHIMOKU KUMOSHI MOSHIKU SHIKUMO. |
| Subaru Mikazuki from My Roommate is a Cat. A story about a dude adopting and adapting to living with a cat should have been the biggest lay up for a 10/10 show. While Haru the cat lived up to my hopes, their owner Subaru was such a loser I actually had to drop the show. He was so insufferable that whoever wrote said character needs to be banned from ever holding a pen again. |
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JohnnyDarko said: Buny0058 said: @JohnnyDarko Yeah because you havn't even watched a 3rd of the series yet considering that and the face that something mid is half of a 10 rating but You quite literally counterdicted yourself and rated it a 8/10 is pretty hypocritical to say the least. You're just here to bark as much as you can. Pretty pathetic. People like are just love to push the term mid everywhere even if it's counterdicting your own opinion. Quite pathetic when you can't even hold up to your own opinion. Go take a nap or something, you seem stressed. I just said you cant push people to think the way you do. Everyone has their own taste and opinion. In my opinion the first season was good but i stopped watching because i didnt find it getting any better. No need to get upset! Right, stressed. I would’ve had 23 nights worth of naps. It’s strange that you’re even replying to something so old in the first place almost as if you wanna take it out on somebody making you the only one stressed here.  |
| It's been Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School) for me for a while now, but looks like it's going to be changed to Chitose Saku (Chitose-kun is in the Ramune Bottle) soon once the anime airs. Both characters are "painted as something they're not" in their stories. Like how they are described are not what I see from what they act/show. Tatsuya is considered as someone who is so unskilled in his series' world yet he was only shown as this perfect being, never failing anything from beginning. For Saku, he is OP in his story, he's THE popular guy and ok he has the looks, brain and is athletic too - but he has unlikeable characteristics (narcissistic, arrogant and judgy) which is not a bad thing, it show flaws - but the story doesn't show these as flaws, he is always rewarded. The only time he's disliked is by the "villains" and because he is so popular. |
ShirayukinAug 30, 2024 6:22 PM
| The insufferable, immature and ugly bastard of Steins; Gate. |
| I've never seen it, but the dude from School Days seems like a safe bet. But if I had to choose someone from a thing I have seen. Sakura Mamiya from Kyoukai no Rinne. All this talk about "oh this character cries too much" or whatever. Sakura Mamiya from Kyoukai no Rinne is worse than all them. Why? Because she's boring as fuck. I don't really care for Mash from Mashle, but at least some of the stuff he does is amusing. I watched two seasons of Kyoukai no Rinne for some reason and I didn't find a single thing interesting about this cardboard cutout of a character. And being boring is the worst crime when it comes to entertainment. This, to me, is the worst Sakura out there. |
| Not sure if I can name someone absolute worst but dishonorable mentions goes to: Akari Mizunashi (Aria The Animation) Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion) Hitori Gotou (Bochhi The Rock) Touya Mochizuki (In Another World with my Smartphone) Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain) |
345EdwardElricSep 11, 2024 1:23 PM
| "There's no such thing as a painless lesson, they just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary. You can't gain anything without losing something first. Although if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find that you now have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yeah... a heart made full-metal." ~Edward Elric |
| From what I’ve seen and read, Deku |
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| takemichi and that guy from rent a girlfriend |
 Migi... Handle the defence. |
| Bell Cranel How I managed to watch 2 seasons of DanMachi is a miracle. |
| I probably have more in mind that I can’t think of rn. But definitely deku. I like mha but he makes it hard to watch. |
| Worst protagonist doesn't mean a protagonist who is a bad person. It means a protagonist who doesn't add anything to the story. So, by default, a good anime can't have a worst protagonist. Worst protagonist is probably in some garbage like https://myanimelist.net/anime/13405/Utsu_Musume_Sayuri, though I haven't watched enough bad anime to really know the best worst. As for more mainstream bad protagonists, you have shows where the deuteragonist completely overshadows the protag, and the protag only exists as a vehicle to watch the deuteragonist. I suppose, like the dude in Chobits or the dude in Plastic Memories. I was going to say Akane from Psycho-Pass but watching someone's analysis convinced me that she is actually an important character. |
| Bell Cranel / Will Serfort / MC from RaG |
| I despise whiney, sad sack characters, so ima say Shinji from NGE Every single character from Black Rock Shooter 2012 is unbearable as well. |
| https://combosmooth.itch.io/ - I make free-to-play browser games for PC and I sell pixel art animation here |
| Ayanokoji, I do not like that man lol |
| All aboard the takemichi hate train!!! Choo-chooooo! |
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