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Feb 3, 1:56 PM
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I've found myself changing my Favorite Characters' list a lot recently. Although some of them are still the same. I was curious how often other users change characters in their list. Also, do you arrange them in any particular order? For me, I tend to arrange them by most to least favorite as most probably would. But at the same time, if I have more than one favorite character from a series, I tend to group them together. You can also feel free to talk about reasons for why you've substituted characters in your list. Just to make it more of a discussion.
Feb 3, 2:15 PM
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sometimes or they rotate and its 99% waifus lol but android 18 remains in the top 5 a lot of times due to her being my first waifu back in the 1990s when i first watch dragon ball
Feb 3, 2:19 PM
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Not that often, maybe one per season.
Feb 3, 2:21 PM
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Last I changed/rearranged my favorite characters was some months ago (it was just removing some characters that weren't necessary). Thing is I'm really fond of them all as is, so much so such that I don't see a need to even consider adding or removing any characters. I also don't see the need to rearrange them as it stands.

As for your question of how I arrange them, I simply arrange them like everyone else; favorite to least favorite, left to right.
Feb 3, 2:22 PM
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I never change my favorite anime characters.
Feb 3, 2:27 PM
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I havent changed my favorites since 2020 when I replaced Emperor Light Yagami with Kaiji
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Feb 3, 2:33 PM
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Depend on who will start the third part of the franchise.
Feb 3, 2:40 PM
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Sometimes, I have few of them that will stay there probably forever [Like Johan and Epsilon], but the rest can change whenever, I mean I love them, but I love so many other characters also! 10 is too low of a number haha

[I'm also waiting for my add of Woodwose to Fate GO characters to be accepted, cuz he is needed on my profile]
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Feb 3, 2:44 PM
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Not often at all, i think my top 10 is pretty locked in, although near the end of last year I did add Anguirus after he got approved, replacing.... Anguirus (Godzilla SP Anguirus for Godzilland Anguirus).
I did add an extended favourites list on my profile also, but for it's very hard to rate them all past 10 and the order is more or less random and it's not totally finished.
Feb 3, 2:53 PM

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Sometimes, I have few of them that will stay there probably forever [Like Johan and Epsilon], but the rest can change whenever, I mean I love them, but I love so many other characters also! 10 is too low of a number haha

[I'm also waiting for my add of Woodwose to Fate GO characters to be accepted, cuz he is needed on my profile]
@Szczelajo is your profile from JoJo? Because I think this is a divine message that I need to read the manga franchise. Well, I forgot some and so was planning to re-watch Jojo anime first if it got lucky to be chosen when I spin the wheel of anime in my notes.
Feb 3, 2:56 PM

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@Szczelajo is your profile from JoJo? Because I think this is a divine message that I need to read the manga franchise. Well, I forgot some and so was planning to re-watch Jojo anime first if it got lucky to be chosen when I spin the wheel of anime in my notes.
@SSSYokai Yup, It's Magenta Magenta from part 7 :DD, hahah I guess it could be a divine message then, have fun reading/rewatching JJBA when you get to it!
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Feb 3, 3:01 PM

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I'm very loyal to my bikini armor girl and i would never change any one of them.
Feb 3, 5:10 PM

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Change? I would say never but if I happen find character I like more than any of current favorites, one must go. This does not happen very often tho, and there are clear ''least favorite of favorites'' I know I'll be swapping out first when that happens.
Feb 3, 5:16 PM

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Pretty satisfied in my current favorite characters list. Barely changed it quite a while.
Feb 3, 5:21 PM

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Haven't changed them for years until a couple of months ago. then added two new characters and a super old one, who I didn't know was even in the database. I'm a bit conservative in my preferences so I tend not to un-favourite anything/anyone for literal decades.
Feb 3, 5:29 PM
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I've tried to fill in my favorite character and favorite people sections on several occasions, and every time I do, I just lock up and can't think of anything. Too many options.
Feb 3, 5:54 PM

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I gave up trying to decide on a top 10, as there were just too many I liked, so instead I just add whoever my favorite characters from the current season are, and replace the oldest ones. I do the same with my favorite anime as well. It's a nice way to showcase what anime and characters I enjoyed over the last 3 or 4 seasons.
Feb 3, 5:57 PM
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Very rarely. Only really happens when I watch/read something, and a character REALLY blows me away! (Most recent addition was Pfle after I read her light-novel back in October of last year. Before that, it was Tama in January of last year. And before that, it was Gyro back in December 2022, lol.)

That said, I do always feel like my favorite characters list is "off" somehow. There are a few characters (Kotoha Isone, Enrico Pucchi, Nah from Fire Emblem, Guzma from Pokémon, Claude von Riegen, Johnny Joestar, Yuki Takeya, Nano Shinonome, Gentle Criminal...) that I heavily consider adding, but then I look at who-else made it onto my list, and I just can't justify squeezing them in ahead of who I do have on there. XD

I find it comparably WAY easier to decide on my favorite anime/manga. The manga list still changes somewhat frequently, as I've not read much.
But the anime list's been pretty consistent for a hot minute. Latest addition was in January of last year. And before that, the latest addition was in December 2022. Before that, it was 3 new entries in early 2021 (Death Note, Cowboy Bebop and Yozakura Quartet; I think around March-ish). And there weren't any additions earlier than that, as none of my other favorite anime from before I made my MAL account have been dethroned yet. X'D
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Feb 3, 8:07 PM
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Rarely Kurisu Masike to Aoba Suzukaze are definite positions it's those after that might change but even them might take years.
Feb 3, 8:29 PM
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Very rarely nowadays. I used to change them quite often before.
Feb 3, 10:55 PM

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I mean my #1 fav has been the same for pretty much as long as I can remember, but there is an occasion where someone might squeeze their way into my top favorites.
Feb 3, 11:07 PM

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very rarely. i doubt i'll be changing it anymore unless i rewatch one of my favorites, because that's how i added my most recent character last year.
Feb 4, 1:11 AM

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I just added a few recently, but in general I'd say that those who are already there stay a decent amount of time.
Feb 4, 1:34 AM

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I rotate through some of my favorites since there's only 10 spots available.

Feb 4, 2:29 AM

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Almost never. Apart from maybe a couple of changes, my favorite character list has remained the same since I joined.
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Feb 4, 3:56 AM

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There aren't many characters that I can call favourite, so never
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Feb 4, 4:29 AM

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My actual favorites don't change much, but stuff on my profile is just whatever I feel like having there at the moment.
Feb 4, 4:41 AM

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i dont think i have changed a single one in the past 10 years~~!

( maybe i changed only 1! ~~ henshin )
Feb 4, 4:50 AM

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Conrad has been in my favorites list since I created my MAL account, I kept changing the rest after a year or two and eventually decided to simply remove all my favorite characters except Conrad since I was never really much attached to them and forgot about them after a year or so of finishing the series.

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Feb 4, 5:39 AM

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I don’t really follow a pattern, If I find a character I really like I update my list on my profile, but none of them ever stop being my favorites. They will always be (in my heart) on my Anime-Planet list for anyone who wants to see them

Sorry if I write something incorrect, English is not my native language.

Feb 4, 6:07 AM

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Ig "Sometimes". 2 to 3 of them is changed almost every year, especially the top 7 to 10 characters. I also noticed that I modify my fave characters more often than anime
Feb 6, 3:55 PM

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Hardly ever. I always love Felix even if the anime he's in is garbage.
Only if I discover a new favorite anime will I change it again
Feb 6, 4:00 PM

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Rarely.

Only when I find a better one than one I have. Same with anime and manga favs.
Feb 6, 4:19 PM

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I don't even bother making such changes TBH.
Feb 6, 4:23 PM

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I am quick to get fixated on a new series or game, which leads me to get very attached to characters easily. I change it maybe every 2-3 months on average, lol. It's been Kirino Kousaka for a few weeks now, used to be Kobato Hasegawa.

The worst part about this is when I get attached to a new character, I am destined to collect every piece of merch that exists of them, which causes financial problems...
Feb 6, 5:16 PM

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Normally I rarely change them, but I've changed 2 fairly recently: Himmel and Violet Evergarden for Xin (Kingdom) and Zoro.
I added Himmel only a couple of days ago because I was watching some videos about Frieren and I just thought that there are not many characters that have left such a big impression on me like he did. And I just finished Violet Evergarden and the development that the mc has is one of the best I've seen so it just felt right.
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Feb 7, 12:13 AM

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Rarely, I recently changed mine, but it was the first time I made changes in a very long time.
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Feb 7, 6:40 AM
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Regularly. Some of my fav-favs stay for years, others get switched up, because there are a lot of characters I like.
Feb 7, 6:53 AM
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I don't bother adding favourite characters anymore, with only 10 to choose from, its not even enough room to fit them all in
Feb 7, 6:58 AM

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Not that often, maybe one per season.
@Zarutaku That's often to me, lol
I've changed it like 4 times ever!
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Feb 7, 7:30 AM

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Almost never. At least 8 of them are set in stone. Very rarely i found myself attached to a character enough to let them replace someone on my favorites but it's rare.

7 of them have actually never been changed since i first made my account
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We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by
Feb 7, 9:48 AM

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Very rarely, just like my favorite animes. It seems that my top has been stagnant for years now and honestly, I wish I could discover something new that will have a significant impact on me and change my list. I'm bored of seeing my list looking always the same.
Feb 7, 10:00 AM

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Never.
But there is always the possibility that a new one will appear. Although I doubt it.
Feb 7, 8:52 PM

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This is one of many reasons Anilist is far better than MAL since you can add many characters, not locked behind a paywall.
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Feb 7, 9:10 PM
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This is one of many reasons Anilist is far better than MAL since you can add many characters, not locked behind a paywall.
@VivaceRex Yeah. There's a lot more flexibity with Anilist when it comes to favorite anime, manga, and characters. Even with having 20 favorites as a MAL Supporter, it still feels limiting.
Feb 7, 9:15 PM

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Not often; I'd say 6 of them are pretty set in stone, like, "forever faves" for me, that I really can't see changing (save for two, I haven't changed these since I made my account here).

And the other 4 are more of a "flavor of the moment" kind of thing, where I added them because I really enjoyed them in a recent manga, seasonal, or anime I finally caught up on, but they might be more subject to change if I find another character that impacts me more emotionally or that I find even more attractive.

Maybe I'm just used to it by now and it's my brain trying to justify it to myself, but I kind of enjoy having to pick between 10 characters to showcase the ones I really love the most.
(I also don't really like having to press the button to scroll through profiles with more than 10 favorites, it just doesn't feel aesthetically pleasing to me... I'm probably weird though, lol.)




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Feb 7, 9:28 PM

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Half of my favorite characters have stayed the same throughout the years, but then the other half I have switched around either because I came across a character that I liked more or there was a character that I wanted to have represented in my favorites.
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I change it seldomly now that I'm using the characters to represent an extension of the top 30 anime

Used to change the whole 10 characters every 2 weeks and had everything planned out with a 6 male:4 female ratio and then tried to time the change at the exact hours I changed last time. Then rotate back to the same after the 12th week.

Of course that didn't last and winded up in frustration.

Then tried to change every week the last 4 slots (top 6 is the same) and once the quarter is over, then repeat but adjust the order of the last 4 by 1

Also didn't last long.

Psycho behavior

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