| I'm curious, what draws you to the characters on your top ten list? Taking a look at mine, I notice that half the characters on my list are very positive and upbeat people, and the other half are cute animals (and one lover of cute animals). Noticing this, I learned something about myself: I like to watch cute, positive things that make me feel better about myself and my life. Examining your own lists, do you notice any connections or similarities between the characters? What draws you to them? Are they similar to your own personality or are they drastically different? Do they make you think or feel certain things when you watch them on screen? |
| You tell me, most of them are pretty dark (not as in colour but setting) |
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| I'm attracted to fascinating, cool, or just sexy characters, most recently, Guts and Esdeath |
PriestSlayerDec 21, 2014 2:29 PM
FragOutFire said: Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain. We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us |
| With male characters, it's usually because they're cool, and inspirational. With female characters, it's because they're sexy, and cool at the same time. |
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| Intelligent and unique characters. |
| Feel free to message me to chat. |
| Males: Appealing, funny, interesting, attractive, husbando-worthy, Females: Relateable, motivating, passionate |
| My current top 10 is composed of female characters only, I like them because they're either cute or waifus. I used to have maily male characters, I like them becasue of their actions, dialogues and personality. |
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| Depth I guess? Vague, I know, but not one of my favourites is some 2D cardboard cut-out. That's the connection they all have, I think. |
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| I regularly rotate the 10 characters, in total I have about 100 favorite characters by now and it's really hard to summarize them in a few lines since a lot of different characters are in there. I do have an affinity for mature, intelligent/wise and skilled characters in leadership positions, for extremely fun characters, for characters that feel particularly real and well-written with all their flaws, and also for GAR and eccentricity. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Zetsubou Sensei, Yang Wenli, Shin Suou - their interesting philosophies on life Matsumae Ohana, Ashirai Makoto - best waifu material Mishima Reika - mysterious and beautiful, also i like yellow Ano Maki - saddest death in bokurano ever River Nate - cool personality + role in story; he wrapped up everything perfectly Nomura Miu - my most relatable character ever Sadami Natsuiri - best actually-mad-scientist character ever, not a show off like okabe, and gets a lot of development unlike the other forgettable ones |
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| I generally like characters that I feel are the most grounded |
| A faint clap of thunder, Clouded skies, Perhaps rain will come. If so, will you stay here with me? Yukari Yukino A faint clap of thunder, Even if rain comes or not, I will stay here, Together with you. Takao Akizuki |
| They are simply the best. No better reason. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| I only like characters i can personally relate with. |
| I like strong deredere characteristics in anime girls. (Chihaya, Morgiana, Ryouko and Hakaze.) Ippo is my bae and his work ethic is amazing, Nanba a hilarious character and apparently and Sawako is an absolute qt. |
| Not gonna lie, most of them are characters I'd bang. The rest are characters I think would be cool to hang with. Some are characters that are like me in some way. Others are characters that I feel are good characters for their story. A lot of my favorites are men. The only female is obsessed with men. A lot of characters are linked to love/romance/problems with other genders; if they're not canonically linked, I have linked them somehow. For example, Link has been my husbando since I was in Kindergarten. France is canonically "all about l'amour" except he's deeper than that. Harumi ships people romantically/sexually. Suigetsu is my precious de-shipper. He breaks up potential ships canonically. Matsuka is like the image of abusive relationship victims to me. Yamcha has problems with women and eventually becomes a love interest. Also unofficial husbando. Kyousuke is a love-interest. Simon would be a husbando if he wasn't underage. But I tend to ship him with... people no one would want him to be shipped with. Tom-- besides ShizuoxVerona, I ship Tom pretty hard with Shizuo since it makes a lot of sense to me. Besides pretty much being me, that's what I associate Tom with. Serge is all about love. :U |
RedRoseFring said: They are simply the best. No better reason. |
| They have to be badass or cool. |
| Apathy Thinking other lives have no real value Enjoying seeing people in sticky situations Good with guns Inb4 edgy fgt |
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Breaz said: i havent seen k-on, is Ritsu really so edgy?Apathy Thinking other lives have no real value Enjoying seeing people in sticky situations Good with guns Inb4 edgy fgt |
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sakura-hanabi said: Males have to be intelligent and females have to be badass. And both gender aren't afraid to kill or be hated by the mass majority. The best are both. I would say characters are my favorite when I could see myself having fun with them. Any character you'd be rather freaked out by or bored to be around probably would not be the favorite choice. |
| A great protagonist once said, "It's only overpowered if you can't return the favor!" |
| Several Reasons. For me, i either like inspiring characters like Sakata Gintoki or Honda Goro or grounded characters like Oreki. Or they're quirky, like Yotsuba and Araragi or just badass/have interesting philosophies, like Johan or The Count of Monte Cristo. |
| "A samurai doesn't need a reason to take action. If something needs saving, all you have to do is grab your sword"-Sakata Gintoki |
| I like not-so-innocent gurls unlike your typical waifu. God - tinkle tinkle hoy! Darth Vader - no reason. Sherlock - high functioning sociopath. Kotetsu - the most normal male character in my favorites. Celty - the most normal female character in my favorites, albeit headless. Sophia - a genius who bore many children from many guys. Yuri - slutty. Mine Fujiko - slutty. Uses her body to get wealth. Ryuuko - slutty. Gets orgasm from seeing violence/powerful guys. Sonoshee - busty. |
silmarilDec 22, 2014 1:41 AM
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| I dunno. Nothing really specific, if I find I like a character, I'll just like them. I like troll characters like the almighty Yuuki Terumi tho. |
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| Cool and innocent |
| Male characters are smart or capable of facing their fear. An female i am a suker for Characters similar to Asuka of Evangelion |
lserr said: Male characters are smart or capable of facing their fear. An female i am a suker for Characters similar to Asuka of Evangelion So you like female characters that are the complete opposite of what you like in male characters? |
| And I mean that in the most sexually painful way possible. |
| They're cool |
PoeticJustice said: I only like characters i can personally relate with. This,while the rest are my ideal waifus and husbandos. |
romagia said: Breaz said: i havent seen k-on, is Ritsu really so edgy?Apathy Thinking other lives have no real value Enjoying seeing people in sticky situations Good with guns Inb4 edgy fgt No but she's best girl |
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| Nico = Her Smug face turns me on and i love her personality. Watashi = She`s almost Perfect, bonus points for Pink Hair. Kino = Good in deciding, also her face is WIDE. Saki Miyanaga = Akagi Shigeru in girl form. Sherlock Shellingford = Because she`s a Semen Demon, bonus points for Pink Hair. Madoka Kaname = Magical Yuno with WIDER face, bonus points for Pink Hair, perfect for sex whistle. Yuno = She`s so adorable, i love her WIDE face. Akaza Akari = most HNNNNGGG girl ever, perfect for sex whistle. Tanaka Yutori = underrated Pink hair girl that everyone forgets her. Virsaladze Nelly = Russian Chuunibyou with better personality than Takanashi Rikka. |
| Do you play Azure Lane? Then please join my fanclub https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=74907 |
| My favorites all generally thoughtful and aware of things around them to various extents. The thing that makes me like them though are how they respond, whether by wide-eyed curiosity, passive acceptance, sarcastic apathy, or utter dissatisfaction. Besides that, they're also characters whom made their respective shows a joy to watch. |
| Kamijou Touma - Great puncher - Help any one in need, even past enemy Kino (From Kino no tabi) - Love travel |
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| half of my list consists of dark, intense characters, and the other half, caring hot guys. |
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| theyre mostly just who i relate to emotionally and are generally somewhat more extreme than i am in some way |
| They're my ''inspiration'' I guess you can call them. If I had the option to live another life, I'd love to have their persona. Weird because 5/10 of my favourite characters are anti-heroes. |
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| Nothing ,I hate them all. |
| I like cool and unique characters, also the one who able to inspire me... |
  “Be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” "Just don't overdo it"  *nods* |
| Shichika: An interesting take on a "dumb" protagonist; he's merely ignorant rather than stupid; he's also absurdly overpowered. His character development and inter-character development were part of what made Katanagatari so great, imo. Holo: One of the most unique women I've seen in anime. She's smart, witty, and independent, yet still manages to have normal human fears and desires which keep her relatable. Her dialogue was a joy to watch. Killua: Again, excellent character development. His true nature becomes more apparent as the anime progresses. I ended up perceiving him very differently from my first impressions. Okabe: Steins;Gate takes an over-the-top loser and turns him into a legitimately sympathetic and occasionally awesome protagonist. His dialog is fun to listen to as well. Vash the Stampede: Technical pacifism taken to its logical extreme. He's a rather veiled person both figuratively and literally. He's rather sympathetic all around, but he holds his own for the most part. His character development is practically the whole point behind Trigun. Luffy: Dedicated but silly, strong but dependent, and loyal but reckless; I can't think of anything personality-wise that would be of note, and very little is noteworthy development-wise. Still, I like his idealistic viewpoint and he's just plain fun-to-watch most of the time. He does seem to have matured a bit over the course of the story. To be honest, the order isn't set in stone. If I thought about it enough on any given day I could mix it up. Okabe is probably the one I'd be most likely to remove in the future. I guess you could summarize my favorites as characters that develop in a unique way or who are unique in some way from the outset. I like "different". Luffy is an exception I suppose. Unusual dialog seems to be a recurring theme as well. |
| Apart from the Major, Grimmer and Kanzaki, all my favourite characters are just straight up awesome. Their personalities tend to be over the top and hilarious or just straight up cool. As for the 3 that aren't that, I feel they're just very well done characters. |
| Anything like Shugo Makishima. |
romagia said: Breaz said: i havent seen k-on, is Ritsu really so edgy?Apathy Thinking other lives have no real value Enjoying seeing people in sticky situations Good with guns Inb4 edgy fgt Don't shitalk mai waifu I'll bash yo head in 1v1 me |
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| They have a 100/10 character design and voices |
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| My top characters are the ones that make me laugh. |
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| Intelligent, strong and relatable and sometimes funny characters. |
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