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May 2, 2016 2:34 PM
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One or two bad characters won't affect me, lots of bad characters but a few really, really good ones (like Code Geass) is passable, but if most or all of the characters are bad I won't like it at all.
May 2, 2016 2:48 PM

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If they're side character them i dont think it will afect anything but if it is with the main cast them its probable that it will afect a lot, look at the first episodes.
First episodes of Blade Dance and most of the MC'S of harem are some examples.


May 2, 2016 8:24 PM

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Yes, I can get annoyed to the point that I can consider giving it a lower score unless proper justification is done.
May 2, 2016 10:12 PM

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Of course, characters are always the most important thing for me. In more story based anime it might be a 55/45 split, because the characters still drive the plot. But a lot of anime depend almost entirely on the characters.
May 2, 2016 10:23 PM

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Hm... so basically this is how I see it,
If the anime consists of only "terrible" characters its probably pretty bad.
If the anime consists of characters you're not very fond of then it really depends. You may like it, or you make not like it. (example: Clannad)
If the anime on purposely tries to make you hate certain characters then it also depends. I tend to like anime that can actually make me "hate" a character. (example: School Days)
May 2, 2016 10:36 PM

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-City_reaper- said:
for me ... yeah
the biggest example " mayoiga "


Oh yeah, I just dropped mayoiga cause of the characters the story was ok
May 2, 2016 11:51 PM

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Well, Toradora was a painful slog to sit through the first 10 episodes. Mainly cause Taiga's general attitudes toward anyone around her is so nerve-grating. While yes, she got punished harshly for that and kinda got redeemed, it's still some of the most annoying episodes i've ever seen in anime.
May 2, 2016 11:54 PM
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Everytime a terrible character speaks, does something or simply appears makes me very irritated.

However, the pleasure of seeing his ass getting beaten is infinite. Sadly that doesn't happen all the time.
May 3, 2016 12:16 AM

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Characters carries a show quite often, so yes a terrible character affects the enjoyment for me, but they would have to be Yuno-level annoying for it to really affect me.
May 3, 2016 1:00 AM

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Hypothetically, if they're good(by design and development) characters, I might be able to respect the character's design, and maybe assuming they had sensible reasons to be antagonist. Hypothetically.

Does Matilda count as anime?

Edit: I mean, isn't that every morally despicable character ever? I mean, I don't think I've ever really genuinely hated any fictional character. But hypothetically, uhh, no?
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If by 'Terrible' you mean poorly written, then I would say it is one of, if not the one biggest issue that I can have with an anime that is story related.

Well written, but like, evil. I think.
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May 3, 2016 4:45 AM

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Depeneds, are all the characters horrible or just a few. I mean one really good character might out weigh a few bad ones. Also if the plot is great the characters can be useless for all I care since there is something else to focus on.
May 3, 2016 5:00 AM

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depends on which side the terrible character is on. if they're villains and would most likely to be beaten up soon by the protagonist later on, then no. but if they're with the good guys (unless they got major character growth as the series continues), then yeah.
May 3, 2016 5:01 AM
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Of course it does, isn't that pretty much a given
May 3, 2016 5:07 AM

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Amiluhur said:
Well, Toradora was a painful slog to sit through the first 10 episodes. Mainly cause Taiga's general attitudes toward anyone around her is so nerve-grating. While yes, she got punished harshly for that and kinda got redeemed, it's still some of the most annoying episodes i've ever seen in anime.


If an anime is going to drag 10 episodes about a horrible person they better back it up with psychological insight or good comic moments. It sounds grating from your description.
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May 3, 2016 7:05 AM

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TheBrainintheJar said:
Amiluhur said:
Well, Toradora was a painful slog to sit through the first 10 episodes. Mainly cause Taiga's general attitudes toward anyone around her is so nerve-grating. While yes, she got punished harshly for that and kinda got redeemed, it's still some of the most annoying episodes i've ever seen in anime.


If an anime is going to drag 10 episodes about a horrible person they better back it up with psychological insight or good comic moments. It sounds grating from your description.


Taiga can be annoying in the first few episodes but there are a few other characters they focus on to keep you interested, it's not as bad as some people make it out to be.
May 3, 2016 7:14 AM

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It only takes 1 character for me to affect the enjoyment of a series. Even if I really like the premise, or a another character, I can't finish a series when the character(s) I dislike come on screen.
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