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Here is an interesting topic, which characters you know of in an anime that look very similar in appearance in two completely different shows. For example, I seen Hell Girl and Akame Ga Kill! and both main characters look extremely similar in physical appearance. What characters you all know that similar appearance?

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Most high school shonens or harems if you just take off the hair and eye color you've literally got the exact same face and body for about 80% of the characters.
Mar 2, 2017 12:32 PM
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Most of the KyoAni and PA Works titles. They're too many to mention.
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anime in general has a tendency to reuse or recycle assets, not necessarily designs in their entirety, but to where it leads to similar looking characters, across different artstyles, studios, and genres. sometimes it's intentional, other times it's unintentional.





See? not an uncommon phenomenon for them to reuse assets.
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Every main character from A-1 pictures
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Fran said:
Every main character from A-1 pictures


Huh? The main characters of SAO, Nanatsu no Taizai, Magi, Shinsekai Yori, Gin no Saji, etc, look nothing alike. Stop being ignorant.
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Fran said:
Every main character from A-1 pictures

Lol look, it's an idiot.

They make good anime. Why hate?
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SuperRed said:
Fran said:
Every main character from A-1 pictures


Huh? The main characters of SAO, Nanatsu no Taizai, Magi, Shinsekai Yori, Gin no Saji, etc, look nothing alike. Stop being ignorant.


They look pretty much the same to me '
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TitanAnteus said:
Fran said:
Every main character from A-1 pictures

Lol look, it's an idiot.

They make good anime. Why hate?

yes

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Fran said:
SuperRed said:


Huh? The main characters of SAO, Nanatsu no Taizai, Magi, Shinsekai Yori, Gin no Saji, etc, look nothing alike. Stop being ignorant.


They look pretty much the same to me '


None of these characters look the same no matter how you look at them

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Most of them... yeah most of them...








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Brb said:
Most of the KyoAni and PA Works titles. They're too many to mention.


I hope you guys dont mistakenly comparing character design with art style lol

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SuperRed said:
Fran said:


They look pretty much the same to me '


None of these characters look the same no matter how you look at them



IKR? LOL... "They look pretty much the same to me" this is giving me a great laugh LOL

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If we are talking about art style.. so far I could guess easily which studio that an anime from only looking at it's art style, coloring and its Bones and Kyoto Animation.... but for me I look it as their Identity so ya, it doesnt matter for me...
We arent talking about this one but to be fair, studio that has pretty much variations with the art style are Madhouse and J.C. Staff so far I know... maybe more hehe...
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"It’s so ri-ri-diculous that I h-hope you understand even if I st-st-stutter, my t-t-talking ability is a little lacking
Still I wanted to at least s-speak co-co-correctly but my mouth keeps getting c-c-crooked because I lo-lo-love it so much, love it so mu-much "

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Fran said:
SuperRed said:


Huh? The main characters of SAO, Nanatsu no Taizai, Magi, Shinsekai Yori, Gin no Saji, etc, look nothing alike. Stop being ignorant.


They look pretty much the same to me '

look I know Digi said they all have the same face but you need to stop memeing and realize he said "same face." Kirito and Alibaba totally have very similar faces, just like a truckload of A1-Pictures characters outside of their shows that are more stylistic, but this isn't just about similar faces, it's about similar looking characters. And Alibaba and Kirito look much more different from each other when you look at their hair and their clothing.
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SuperRed said:
Fran said:


They look pretty much the same to me '


None of these characters look the same no matter how you look at them



Tbh if it's just the artstyle then I would be "ah okay. Yeah they look the same way in the artstyle." But appearance wise? Uhhh... there's rather a difference.
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kamisu said:
TitanAnteus said:

Lol look, it's an idiot.

They make good anime. Why hate?

TitanAnteus said:

They make good anime.


pls no.

/goddamnthe30characterlimit


They're a mix bag if anything. Some of their shows are good, some of them are mediocre, some are actually bad. They're at least better than Arms but yeh.
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SuperRed said:
Fran said:


They look pretty much the same to me '


None of these characters look the same no matter how you look at them

Eufie said:
Brb said:
Most of the KyoAni and PA Works titles. They're too many to mention.


I hope you guys dont mistakenly comparing character design with art style lol

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SuperRed said:


None of these characters look the same no matter how you look at them



IKR? LOL... "They look pretty much the same to me" this is giving me a great laugh LOL

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If we are talking about art style.. so far I could guess easily which studio that an anime from only looking at it's art style, coloring and its Bones and Kyoto Animation.... but for me I look it as their Identity so ya, it doesnt matter for me...
We arent talking about this one but to be fair, studio that has pretty much variations with the art style are Madhouse and J.C. Staff so far I know... maybe more hehe...
RainyRai said:
Fran said:


They look pretty much the same to me '

look I know Digi said they all have the same face but you need to stop memeing and realize he said "same face." Kirito and Alibaba totally have very similar faces, just like a truckload of A1-Pictures characters outside of their shows that are more stylistic, but this isn't just about similar faces, it's about similar looking characters. And Alibaba and Kirito look much more different from each other when you look at their hair and their clothing.


Wtf man from the images you posted they all look the same:
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Fran said:
SuperRed said:


None of these characters look the same no matter how you look at them

Eufie said:


I hope you guys dont mistakenly comparing character design with art style lol

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________



IKR? LOL... "They look pretty much the same to me" this is giving me a great laugh LOL

______________________________________________________

If we are talking about art style.. so far I could guess easily which studio that an anime from only looking at it's art style, coloring and its Bones and Kyoto Animation.... but for me I look it as their Identity so ya, it doesnt matter for me...
We arent talking about this one but to be fair, studio that has pretty much variations with the art style are Madhouse and J.C. Staff so far I know... maybe more hehe...
RainyRai said:

look I know Digi said they all have the same face but you need to stop memeing and realize he said "same face." Kirito and Alibaba totally have very similar faces, just like a truckload of A1-Pictures characters outside of their shows that are more stylistic, but this isn't just about similar faces, it's about similar looking characters. And Alibaba and Kirito look much more different from each other when you look at their hair and their clothing.


Wtf man from the images you posted they all look the same:


HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :v oh my God.... my stomach hurt... lol
"It’s so ri-ri-diculous that I h-hope you understand even if I st-st-stutter, my t-t-talking ability is a little lacking
Still I wanted to at least s-speak co-co-correctly but my mouth keeps getting c-c-crooked because I lo-lo-love it so much, love it so mu-much "

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Eufie said:
Fran said:


Wtf man from the images you posted they all look the same:


HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :v oh my God.... my stomach hurt... lol


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Fran said:
Eufie said:


HAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :v oh my God.... my stomach hurt... lol


You are very welcomed

trying to fill character space here


Im sorry if I might accidentally offend you but... that pic .... I just cant,, hahahahaha :v that Kirito's face hhahhahhha
"It’s so ri-ri-diculous that I h-hope you understand even if I st-st-stutter, my t-t-talking ability is a little lacking
Still I wanted to at least s-speak co-co-correctly but my mouth keeps getting c-c-crooked because I lo-lo-love it so much, love it so mu-much "

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Shizuo Heiwajima and the bartender from K (forgot his name) are pretty similar. They even have the same profession.
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Eufie said:
Fran said:


You are very welcomed

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Im sorry if I might accidentally offend you but... that pic .... I just cant,, hahahahaha :v that Kirito's face hhahhahhha


Not in the slightest, I'm just here to mess around with people
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Fran said:
Eufie said:


Im sorry if I might accidentally offend you but... that pic .... I just cant,, hahahahaha :v that Kirito's face hhahhahhha


Not in the slightest, I'm just here to mess around with people


XD hehe :)

/30characterlimitation lol
"It’s so ri-ri-diculous that I h-hope you understand even if I st-st-stutter, my t-t-talking ability is a little lacking
Still I wanted to at least s-speak co-co-correctly but my mouth keeps getting c-c-crooked because I lo-lo-love it so much, love it so mu-much "

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Yeah they do(especially often in light novel adaptations...)
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Kaworu and Akise from NGE and Mirai Nikki respectively. Same seiyuu as well.

Also, Mariya from Maria Holic reminds me of Misa from Death Note.
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To me Hotaru from Dagashi Kashi and Anna From Shimoneta look kind of similar.

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90% of anime guys that have black hair and a generic personality, in shows that came out in the last 5-10 years, especially if they're voiced by Josh Grelle in the English dub.

Examples: Yuuji from Shakugan no Shana, Maou from The Devil Is a Part-Timer and Ichika from Infinite Stratos are good examples of the latter.
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Kaworu and Akise from NGE and Mirai Nikki respectively. Same seiyuu as well.

Also, Mariya from Maria Holic reminds me of Misa from Death Note.


oh yea^ this always bugs me, not only that but mirai nikki share alot more similarity with nge, nge ripoff confirmed?
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ComputerBreath said:
To me Hotaru from Dagashi Kashi and Anna From Shimoneta look kind of similar.



Oh ya this one!! Ive been trying to remember LOL
"It’s so ri-ri-diculous that I h-hope you understand even if I st-st-stutter, my t-t-talking ability is a little lacking
Still I wanted to at least s-speak co-co-correctly but my mouth keeps getting c-c-crooked because I lo-lo-love it so much, love it so mu-much "

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There was a guy who controlled ice in Fairy Tail that was way too similiar to Hitsugaya Toushirou from Bleach.
Not that both series are still relevant anyways, but.

There's also a character from Princess Lover that is a direct copy of Arturia from Fate series.
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lucca from dragonar acadamy and gasper dron highschool dxd
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Shanks and Gilldarts are similar in more than just appearance


Isn't Gildarts directly based off Shanks, though? The resemblance is definitely intentional.


What's the difference?
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EZanime91 said:
Here is an interesting topic, which characters you know of in an anime that look very similar in appearance in two completely different shows. For example, I seen Hell Girl and Akame Ga Kill! and both main characters look extremely similar in physical appearance. What characters you all know that similar appearance?

If "black-haired, red-eyed beauty" is enough to consider them similar, you might want to add all the others. Like Yuuko from Tasogare Otome x Amnesia.
https://myanimelist.net/character/30273/Yuuko_Kanoe
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Any anime that made by Misturu Adachi all look the same when comes to character design.
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There's also a character from Princess Lover that is a direct copy of Arturia from Fate series.

Reminds me of Durandal in Hidan no Aria. She is supposed to look like Jeanne d'Arc, but looks like a palette-swapped Arturia. No wonder Caster got them confused.
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Seikon no Qwaser and Akame ga Kill! have characters that look heavily inspired by two characters from Magipoka:

Ekaterina (aka Katja): (Seikon no Qwaser)



Leone: (Akame ga Kill!)




Pachira: (Magipoka)



Liru: (Magipoka)

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Akiha Toono from Shingetsutan Tsukihime VS Haruka "Lovely" Morishima from Amagami SS :)
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flannan said:
MohitVermillion said:
There's also a character from Princess Lover that is a direct copy of Arturia from Fate series.

Reminds me of Durandal in Hidan no Aria. She is supposed to look like Jeanne d'Arc, but looks like a palette-swapped Arturia. No wonder Caster got them confused.



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If we speak about characters, Leorio from Hunter x Hunter and Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist are practically THE SAME, because of appareance and personality. While watching FMA, I couldn't see Hughes as a separarse identity to Leorio lol.

There is also Akise and Minene from Mirai Nikki to Kaworu from Evangelion and Revy from Black Lagoon, in that case even backstory. To me it's more of a rip-off but I could be wrong.
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Asuka Langley and Mia from Kaleido Star.



Miho (Bakuman) and Makoto (Flying Witch)



Warriors_of_God said:
Any anime that made by Misturu Adachi all look the same when comes to character design.

And Rumiko Takahashi, especially in the case Maison Ikkoku and Ranma 1/2. A lot of the characters in Ranma 1/2 look like the younger versions of the characters from Maison Ikkoku.
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Warriors_of_God said:
Any anime that made by Misturu Adachi all look the same when comes to character design.

He basically copied and pasted the same characters for about half his manga.
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Scarlett_ryuken said:
flannan said:

Reminds me of Durandal in Hidan no Aria. She is supposed to look like Jeanne d'Arc, but looks like a palette-swapped Arturia. No wonder Caster got them confused.



oh boys, you peeps aint se nothing yet :^)

Care to introduce us to a few more Saber clones?

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Warriors_of_God said:
Any anime that made by Misturu Adachi all look the same when comes to character design.

He basically copied and pasted the same characters for about half his manga.

It can be interesting to see how many elements from Kara no Kyoukai got recycled in Nasu's later works.
MC looks like Tsukihime's Shiki, there is a boy who looks like F/SN's Shirou, Tsukihime's Akiha got brother complex from Azaka...
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flannan said:
Scarlett_ryuken said:



oh boys, you peeps aint se nothing yet :^)

Care to introduce us to a few more Saber clones?

desseroni said:

He basically copied and pasted the same characters for about half his manga.

It can be interesting to see how many elements from Kara no Kyoukai got recycled in Nasu's later works.
MC looks like Tsukihime's Shiki, there is a boy who looks like F/SN's Shirou, Tsukihime's Akiha got brother complex from Azaka...


http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra) first one that comes to my mind,

and urm http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_of_Red
yes, you may be saber's son but still lol
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I think Accelerator from Railgun S and Hachiman from Oregairu look very similar (except for the hair colour). I think it is the shape of the eyes.
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desseroni said:
Warriors_of_God said:
Any anime that made by Misturu Adachi all look the same when comes to character design.

He basically copied and pasted the same characters for about half his manga.


He put jokes in his manga about the fact that the characters look all the same in his works.
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Fran said:
SuperRed said:


None of these characters look the same no matter how you look at them

Eufie said:


I hope you guys dont mistakenly comparing character design with art style lol

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IKR? LOL... "They look pretty much the same to me" this is giving me a great laugh LOL

______________________________________________________

If we are talking about art style.. so far I could guess easily which studio that an anime from only looking at it's art style, coloring and its Bones and Kyoto Animation.... but for me I look it as their Identity so ya, it doesnt matter for me...
We arent talking about this one but to be fair, studio that has pretty much variations with the art style are Madhouse and J.C. Staff so far I know... maybe more hehe...
RainyRai said:

look I know Digi said they all have the same face but you need to stop memeing and realize he said "same face." Kirito and Alibaba totally have very similar faces, just like a truckload of A1-Pictures characters outside of their shows that are more stylistic, but this isn't just about similar faces, it's about similar looking characters. And Alibaba and Kirito look much more different from each other when you look at their hair and their clothing.


Wtf man from the images you posted they all look the same:
Well, it seems you are my God now.

flannan said:
It can be interesting to see how many elements from Kara no Kyoukai got recycled in Nasu's later works.
MC looks like Tsukihime's Shiki, there is a boy who looks like F/SN's Shirou, Tsukihime's Akiha got brother complex from Azaka...
Well, Fate/Stay Night even had a brown haired Shiki Ryougi.
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Illyricus said:
Fran said:


Wtf man from the images you posted they all look the same:
Well, it seems you are my God now.

flannan said:
It can be interesting to see how many elements from Kara no Kyoukai got recycled in Nasu's later works.
MC looks like Tsukihime's Shiki, there is a boy who looks like F/SN's Shirou, Tsukihime's Akiha got brother complex from Azaka...
Well, Fate/Stay Night even had a brown haired Shiki Ryougi.
Illyricus said:
Fran said:


Wtf man from the images you posted they all look the same:
Well, it seems you are my God now.

flannan said:
It can be interesting to see how many elements from Kara no Kyoukai got recycled in Nasu's later works.
MC looks like Tsukihime's Shiki, there is a boy who looks like F/SN's Shirou, Tsukihime's Akiha got brother complex from Azaka...
Well, Fate/Stay Night even had a brown haired Shiki Ryougi.


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Seijuurou Akashi from Kuroko no Basuke and Kusuo Saiki from Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan are similar in the sense that they both has pink(-ish) hair, both have creepy powers and both have the same seiyuu Hiroshi Kamiya.


Even Fujimaki-sensei recognized this, and he sketched a pic of where Mayuzumi tries to give Akashi Saiki's hairpins.
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Cardcaptor Sakura and Tsubasa Chronicles have character overlap. Though I don't know if that counts since they are both in the CLAMP works and I think are supposed to be somewhat connected..



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Taiga from Toradora and Ryouko from Ookami San and her Seven Companions
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