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Feb 4, 2015 10:11 PM
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Sometimes there are characters we just plain don't like. But rather than a bashing thread, I thought we'd have a constructive criticism thread. Just imagine if you could go back to the beginning of a series and rewrite a character you don't like or you know is poorly written. What would you change about their character to make them more likable?(And you cannot kill them off or make them disappear in any way! Be creative!)

Ex. I find Sora from NGNL to be poorly written. The only way to make him a better character is to make him lose occasionally. That would allow character development to happen!
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I'd try to participate in this, but I find every character poorly written as they're all just characters and shouldn't really be taken to be equal to humans in any way. They're just a mere reflection on certain behaviors that certain people show and drawn to look at least a bit humanoid, but they are created by people to have specific traits and always do one thing in a particular situation or be affected in a certain way. Real people can not be categorized in that way and personality is just a basis really, we have the opportunity and possibility to do anything within reason (no magic). And they, do not. No matter what Light is always going to use the notebook. If he didn't it wouldn't be in his character, but in real life somebody could go against their own character despite that. And development is a lie. They don't become any better of a person, just learn new knowledge which might slightly change the way they act or think not changing the fact that they are themselves, but seriously Lucy from Fairy Tail if I had to pick somebody. She is really shallow.
Feb 4, 2015 10:24 PM
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How to make Sora from NGNL better.


- Delete him
Feb 4, 2015 10:57 PM
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LOLninja said:
Ex. I find Sora from NGNL to be poorly written. The only way to make him a better character is to make him lose occasionally. That would allow character development to happen!

He DOES lose.....to Shiro.

VitaminCaim said:
How to make Sora from NGNL better.


- Delete him

But then you have no wincest fantasy element with Sora X Shiro.....

WTF is the point in watching?
Feb 4, 2015 11:08 PM
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I'd go back and make Makoto know when it's time to stop f*cking every female, and have him jump into Kotonaha's arms like it never happened.
Feb 4, 2015 11:09 PM
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JustALEX said:
LOLninja said:
Ex. I find Sora from NGNL to be poorly written. The only way to make him a better character is to make him lose occasionally. That would allow character development to happen!

He DOES lose.....to Shiro.

VitaminCaim said:
How to make Sora from NGNL better.


- Delete him

But then you have no wincest fantasy element with Sora X Shiro.....

WTF is the point in watching?

There never was a point.
Feb 4, 2015 11:10 PM
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VitaminCaim said:
How to make Sora from NGNL better.


- Delete him
+ a million. Having him lose once in a while would at least make him tolerable though.
Feb 5, 2015 12:50 AM
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VitaminCaim said:
How to make Sora from NGNL better.


- Delete him


Fuck you. Delete yourself
Feb 5, 2015 12:50 AM
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I'd go back and make Makoto know when it's time to stop f*cking every female, and have him jump into Kotonaha's arms like it never happened.


Nah, just rewrite the entire cast; it'd be easy to come up with more likeable characters

I'd completely rewrite Haruyuki Arita from Accel World to not be the most irritating character ever made in the animeverse. Perhaps I could actually finish watching it if he wasn't the loudest, most annoying crybaby midget ever made. If he was just a normal person he'd be tolerable + deserving of that harem. I'd also be able to finish it :')
Feb 5, 2015 12:59 AM

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Make Naruto lose his "dattebayo"
Feb 5, 2015 2:41 AM

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Feb 5, 2015 3:05 AM

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notsomacho said:
VitaminCaim said:
How to make Sora from NGNL better.


- Delete him


Fuck you. Delete yourself


Un-install Desboardo would be even better ...
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Feb 5, 2015 4:36 AM

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Gator said:
Make Naruto lose his "dattebayo"

Nah man. It's charming. I love his voice acting in general.
Feb 5, 2015 4:37 AM

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Yukiteru Amano:

1. Actual character development
2. Consistent actions and logic
3. Build a bridge and get over it dude! It's been 10 000 years!
Feb 5, 2015 4:39 AM

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tsudecimo said:
Gator said:
Make Naruto lose his "dattebayo"

Nah man. It's charming. I love his voice acting in general.

I actually never noticed that until I read about it in some thread. And now I recognize these additions from a lot of characters at the end of a sentence and it annoys me. Naruto started it all, it's his fault :,(
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Feb 5, 2015 4:42 AM

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Gator said:
Make Naruto lose his "dattebayo"


Thats okay i guess, because naruto is practically a one dimensional character with no actual depth.
he has allot of flaws and issues that should be fixed, his voice acting is the LEAST of his problems.
I always kinda thought that suskey was developed better then him, his development gave him layers and even more depth then naruto.
Naruto just gained power-ups along the way, there was no actual character growth.
All in all it is a good series, but flaws are inevitable in a long runner, i guess.
Feb 5, 2015 4:50 AM

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WAD1992 said:
Gator said:
Make Naruto lose his "dattebayo"


Thats okay i guess, because naruto is practically a one dimensional character with no actual depth.
he has allot of flaws and issues that should be fixed, his voice acting is the LEAST of his problems.
I always kinda thought that suskey was developed better then him, his development gave him layers and even more depth then naruto.
Naruto just gained power-ups along the way, there was no actual character growth.
All in all it is a good series, but flaws are inevitable in a long runner, i guess.

Well the thread just said I should make him better, not make him a good character :P

Louise from ZnT should be changed. You can keep the hair, but change everything else :P
Feb 5, 2015 4:52 AM

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I hope Julian from LoGH gets better, and by "gets better" i mean he fuckin' dies because he is a piece of shit who is worse then your every season cardboard harem MC.
Feb 5, 2015 5:07 AM

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I hope Julian from LoGH gets better, and by "gets better" i mean he fuckin' dies because he is a piece of shit who is worse then your every season cardboard harem MC.

He's not the best character in the series by a long shot but, that's a bit steep don't ya think?
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Vexper said:
Okashi_sama said:
I hope Julian from LoGH gets better, and by "gets better" i mean he fuckin' dies because he is a piece of shit who is worse then your every season cardboard harem MC.

He's not the best character in the series by a long shot but, that's a bit steep don't ya think?

No. because an everyday generic cardboard harem MC has more personality then him.
Feb 5, 2015 5:17 AM

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Sakura Haruno.

-Not being a total bitch
-Not being a dumb bitch who marries the guy who tried to kill her
-Doesn't hit Naruto
-Is actually useful in more fights
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Feb 5, 2015 5:41 AM

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Gator said:
tsudecimo said:

Nah man. It's charming. I love his voice acting in general.

I actually never noticed that until I read about it in some thread. And now I recognize these additions from a lot of characters at the end of a sentence and it annoys me. Naruto started it all, it's his fault :,(

I'm pretty sure, Naruto is not the first character with a voice tic.
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Gator said:
WAD1992 said:


Thats okay i guess, because naruto is practically a one dimensional character with no actual depth.
he has allot of flaws and issues that should be fixed, his voice acting is the LEAST of his problems.
I always kinda thought that suskey was developed better then him, his development gave him layers and even more depth then naruto.
Naruto just gained power-ups along the way, there was no actual character growth.
All in all it is a good series, but flaws are inevitable in a long runner, i guess.

Well the thread just said I should make him better, not make him a good character :P

Louise from ZnT should be changed. You can keep the hair, but change everything else :P


LAWL good point.... that IS a hopeless cause :P
Luckily this show had the Uchiha brothers, which practically made this show happen for me XD
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shinji

-just remove him from the anime
Feb 5, 2015 7:26 AM

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Give Sasuke an Oedipus complex.
Feb 5, 2015 7:49 AM

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I'd like it if naruto and the leaf village completely ignored sasuke after he ran from the village. I wonder how the story would have turned out.
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How does that ruin him? it didn't change anything in him. if anything it reinforced what happened in the waves arc, only this time Haku knew about it.
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I'd like it if naruto and the leaf village completely ignored sasuke after he ran from the village. I wonder how the story would have turned out.


not possible !!!!
because:

But in all seriousness , it was just naruto that stayed on his trail and basically any village WOULD target it's own rogue-nins and encourage his capture or assassination (the bingo-book).
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Give any character a pair of mustachios.
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tsudecimo said:
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Zabuza

How does that ruin him? it didn't change anything in him. if anything it reinforced what happened in the waves arc, only this time Haku knew about it.


Probably it's a matter of personal preference.
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Kirito from SAO is such a gary stu. I would try and make it so I don't cringe every time I watch SAO. So I would add more emotion, times where he loses, and an actual character build up.
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A good voice actor helps.
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Shirou Emiya-Take away his annoying teenage shonen mc personality and make him a more likable protagonist like the more mature and badass Kiritsugu from Fate/Zero.

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Kirito from SAO is such a gary stu. I would try and make it so I don't cringe every time I watch SAO. So I would add more emotion, times where he loses, and an actual character build up.

or delete him completely so his filthy harem goes yuri route
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SuperRed said:
Shirou Emiya-Take away his insufferable teenage shonen mc personality and make him a more likable protagonist like the more mature and badass Kiritsugu from Fate/Zero.


is this some sort of baiting mechanism ?? :|
Feb 5, 2015 2:03 PM

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make miyano mamoru voice act for every single bad character ever
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WAD1992 said:
SuperRed said:
Shirou Emiya-Take away his insufferable teenage shonen mc personality and make him a more likable protagonist like the more mature and badass Kiritsugu from Fate/Zero.


is this some sort of baiting mechanism ?? :|

the best way is to get the yummy bait without being hooked.

Anime is good, fucking deal with it.
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chuuzenjis said:
make miyano mamoru voice act for every single bad character ever
doesnt matter if they're girls


what is it with this mamoru fangirl-asm trend :") ??!!
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Sakura- kill sasuke, have naruto fight back.... and if that doesn't work sow her mouth shut
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black1blade said:
WAD1992 said:


is this some sort of baiting mechanism ?? :|

the best way is to get the yummy bait without being hooked.


but how??!!! :/
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chuuzenjis said:
make miyano mamoru voice act for every single bad character ever
doesnt matter if they're girls

he's already voicing the only male in cross ange, as well as starry boring sky, high school of the dead, dog days (didnt like his voice here) and arata kangatari

WAD1992 said:
chuuzenjis said:
make miyano mamoru voice act for every single bad character ever
doesnt matter if they're girls


what is it with this mamoru fangirl-asm trend :") ??!!

we worship our miyano-jesus-sama

im totally up for a sakurai takahiro/tatsuhisa suzuki/suwabe junichi circlejerk tho
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WAD1992 said:
chuuzenjis said:
make miyano mamoru voice act for every single bad character ever
doesnt matter if they're girls


what is it with this mamoru fangirl-asm trend :") ??!!

his voice is godly
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kawaii-despair said:
WAD1992 said:


what is it with this mamoru fangirl-asm trend :") ??!!

his voice is godly


shit!!! he is good though :|
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mayukachan said:
chuuzenjis said:
make miyano mamoru voice act for every single bad character ever
doesnt matter if they're girls

he's already voicing the only male in cross ange, as well as starry boring sky, high school of the dead, dog days (didnt like his voice here) and arata kangatari


the only reason i even started starry sky was because of him. i still cant believe how badly it sucked despite of him.

WAD1992 said:
chuuzenjis said:
make miyano mamoru voice act for every single bad character ever
doesnt matter if they're girls


what is it with this mamoru fangirl-asm trend :") ??!!

mayukachan said:
we worship our miyano-jesus-sama


what she said.
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even miyano worships himself
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WAD1992 said:
black1blade said:

the best way is to get the yummy bait without being hooked.


but how??!!! :/

I think shirou is great but that is just my opinion man and you can have your own. Have you read the visual novel? It gives a lot of incite into shirou's character. Can't guarantee you'll like him but go in with an open mind and you may be surprised.

Anime is good, fucking deal with it.
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