| I generally like female characters more because they're simply attractive, pair that with good personalities and it's perfect. It's harder to find good male characters since appearance means much less for male characters, you need a lot more to draw people in and make them likeable |
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| Doesn't matter to me at all, it never did except for some time ago when I preferred female protagonists more (and I would pick any random anime, good or bad just because of that) due to my loneliness and lack of women around me irl, I'm still lonely and single but I'm over that. |
| Male characters for me. It's rarer for me to find female characters I really like. |
| two male and one female character in my favorites, and there's another male character who is very close to making it onto my favorite list. |
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| I judge male characters based on how relatable are they to me While I judge female characters based on how good of a waifu material they are. I will not put Rule 63 versions of these characters in my faves. |
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| My male favorites are the men i simp for which is too many. My female favorites are the girls i could relate to or really love their personality & style. That's why i prefer having females in my favorite lists than males. |
| My bias is very accentuated let's say. But to be fair, whether a character is male or female is irrelevant to what the anime/manga wants to sell. Generally it tends to be the female characters that get the most attention when this is marketed, but at the same time they are the ones that have the best chance of molding their character and personality for all kinds of narratives as the writers seek to attract a target audience, to Unlike the male character, which is either a means for the public to insert themselves into the story, or is used for a very specific and unpopular public (such as the one that is usually coined as BL or Shoujo, although I do not want to generalize here). In any case, the only difference between a male character and a female character - if you want to push yourself too hard with that Plot, Development, etc. stuff - is that you only add boobs. |
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| Male characters since there's more of them that are funny and badass vs females (at least the ones that get adaptations that I watched) |
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| Well it's male apparently, 6 males out of my top 10 favorite. I can't really reasons why I like them but let's say they resonate with me a lot, not in terms of being relatable or anything but still pretty personal for reasons to me. For the girls, mostly I just find them attractive in a lot of ways |
LightWorker said: I find it difficult liking male characters for some reason? I only have a few I like, so I guess I prefer females more, so long as there's something I like about them. It's sad for me to agree but yes.....it's hard for me to find a male character i would put in my favs (i only have a few but not enough space in MAL), they're usually forgettable I feel because the authors want the readers/watchers (who are mostly male) to self insert. This is my list but I'd add Itsuki Koizumi, Armin Arlert, Thorfinn and Loid Forger  |
All my favorite characters are female, I specifically like attractive fantasy female character who wear bikini armors. |
| Male, mainly bc most of the anime and manga I've seen so far have a majority male cast/are male-led. They are often more interesting and entertaining than the female characters. |
| I am a guy so naturally, females. But in all honesty, anime puts way more efforts into female characters than most males but when a male character is brilliantly written, they are brilliantly written |
| 8 out of 10 are male, technically one is a femboy but still a dude. |
Sometimes it takes a real man to be best girl. Gilgamesh is also chad.   |
| I've never really given it much thought. I think that on average I prefer female characters, but my favorites list here is comprised of ten males and ten females, so it's pretty even, which doesn't really surprise me since I don't take gender into account whatsoever when I'm rating a character. All I care about is whether they're well-written (character development, solid personality, funny, etc.) or not. :P |
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| I can't stand most males in anime Lol All my favorites are girls and ALL of them are lesbians Lesbians are the best waifus,,,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES And if they are lesbian twin sisters even better Hehehehehehehe  |
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| I think most guys will say they like female chr more, and I'm no exception lol. Usually female characters provide us with emotions and cute moments.The interesting thing is that I don't like most anime that have a female MC, I need a male pov. But basically, a good chr is a good chr, no matter which gender. |
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| I have more male characters on my favorites list because I am either attracted to them or I just simply adore their characterization. Also, it's easier for me to resonate with male characters more. Meanwhile, I like female characters based on how well-written and relatable they are, and there isn't a lot of female characters I can relate to. |
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| mines a bit weird too. i have far more female charas on my favs than male (even on extended) and partly the reason why is i think is because all the male characters i like are the ones that i can see myself in/ have similar personalities- for better or for worse haha. that can be true for female charas too, but my criteria for them is a whole lot more relaxed than for males |
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| Well my favorites say I like male characters more, but I had more space then it'd probably even out a bit more. |
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| I don't really prefer any gender. I do think we need more great female characters though. a big part of it the lack of shoujo and jossei. I have seen very few of these, but the ones I have watched have had great female characters. tohru from fruits basket is in my top 10, and chihaya is at least top 40. most of my favourites are male, but again, it's not by choice. like out of the 6 parts of jojo that I have seen, jolyne is my second favourite. and 1/6 being second is damn great results. gimmie more shows like black lagoon, where the female cast is way better than the male cast. |
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APolygons2 said: I feel the same, its easier to make a likable female character with less effort. But a male character's peak is higher than a female's, probably due to most creators being male. I don't really prefer any gender. I do think we need more great female characters though. a big part of it the lack of shoujo and jossei. I have seen very few of these, but the ones I have watched have had great female characters. tohru from fruits basket is in my top 10, and chihaya is at least top 40. most of my favourites are male, but again, it's not by choice. like out of the 6 parts of jojo that I have seen, jolyne is my second favourite. and 1/6 being second is damn great results. gimmie more shows like black lagoon, where the female cast is way better than the male cast. |
| I have five female characters and five male characters in my favorites. I achieved equality. |
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| I like males and females equally tbh. But it depends on the anime. |
| A lot of my favourite shows are Seinen/Shounen and hence my favourites are mostly male but a vast majority of the shows I watch are comedy and I like the female characters more. As to why they don't make it to the favourite list, I think I like the serious male characters better. Maybe if I become a MAL supporter, I will do a favourite 10 male and 10 female cast. |
HellindiuMJun 23, 2023 12:59 PM
Fischer77 said: Depends on what you mean by "enjoy". Most protagonists are male so the protagonists I enjoy are often male. But most characters are female so if I enjoy an anime for the art style I enjoy female character designs more. I've also enjoyed watching characters that are neither male nor female or both at the same time or at different times.What makes you like a character? Why specifically do you enjoy male or female characters more? If you have something specific in mind when you say "enjoy" then the answer is... well...  |
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Advide said: Female characters overall obviously. All you need to make a likable female character is to make them cute and good looking + not annoying. Male characters need to be somewhat unique or compelling in some way like Okabe's entertaining persona, Lelouch's dramatic charisma, or, for some people, loner type characters like Hachiman, Ayanokouji, etc. Basically, female characters are greater in quantity but the few male characters when done right easily overshadow them. So for male characters you like gigantic edge Lords? |
| Out of my 10 favorites, only 3 are male the rest are female |
| I used to only like male characters but then more and more I started to like characters specifically because I couldn't relate to them as strongly and more for their effect on other characters and the story, so it's about half half now |
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JaniSIr said: Advide said: Female characters overall obviously. All you need to make a likable female character is to make them cute and good looking + not annoying. Male characters need to be somewhat unique or compelling in some way like Okabe's entertaining persona, Lelouch's dramatic charisma, or, for some people, loner type characters like Hachiman, Ayanokouji, etc. Basically, female characters are greater in quantity but the few male characters when done right easily overshadow them. So for male characters you like gigantic edge Lords? I don't consider Lelouch to be an edgelord like most people, he's pretty much a chuuni. Don't particularly like Hachiman or Ayanokouji, just mentioned them because I was making a point about how male characters need to have some form of engaging quality to stand out and those two do have that. |
| Generally like female characters more. Most of my favourites are cute girls. |
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| Male characters probably since i can relate to them more, most female characters seem written to be just annoying though its only mainly because of fan service |
Isaiah-Jun 29, 2023 7:55 PM
| I have 6 men and 3 women in my favourite. In men Thorfinn from Vinland saga and Sora from yosuga no sora is my favourite. |
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| Seems like most guys here prefer female, and most gals here prefer male.....lul so predictable....As of now I have 5 Female and 4 Male in my favorites Although I prefer male characters A LOT more. They tend to be better written and more relatable Also there really isn't a lot of female characters that can pull off a: WHAT A FUCKING MONSTER, WHAT A BADASS, WHAT A GOD DAMN LEGEND like such-     |
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| Male by a mile. Most of my favorite, memorable, relatable, well-developed and badass characters are male: Zoro, Light Yagami, Levy, Roy Mustang, Reigen and Mob, Simon and Kamina, Okabe, JoJos, I can go on for hours. There are very few female characters that I can even tolerate, let alone like. Most of them are annoying stereotypes tsundere, yandere (and other sorts of deres) that constantly get on the Mc's nerves (and mine) or are there just for fanservice. |
| I like both equally, but I relate to male characters more since I'm a guy myself. So, I tend to have more male characters in my favourite list. If I had included "waifu factor" (cuteness, sexiness, etc.), then obviously it'd be more female characters. However, for me to consider a character my favourite, I have to find them well-written and/or relatable. |
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