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Aug 21, 2010 5:32 AM
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Similar in a slight way, completely similar, or maybe even not similar at all, and completely unique?

I find that the majority of my favourite characters are those that I feel sorry for. That have suffered in one way or another but have usually got a happy upbeat personality regardless.

But there's also characters that don't fit into this at all such as Nishi Joichiro. He's probably the character with the most opposite personality to most of my character favourites. But I still do see a link with the whole majority my favourites, including him; which is that they are ones that have suffered.
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Aug 21, 2010 5:58 AM
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Lelouch for being a crazyass charismatic character with too many emotional faults.

Kyon for being a deadpan in a world of weirdness.

Onizuka for being a wise insanely strong/immortal perverted teacher.

...Yeap. They're pretty different. Only Renton and Simon shares some similarity, I guess. Haruhi would be another deadpan in Ouran, so she would share some qualities with Kyon, I guess. Yang would be another "wise" kind of guy, but no where as unrealistic as Onizuka.

Most of my 10 characters are male though. Only Haruhi is a girl, and she had to act like a guy most of the time.
Aug 21, 2010 6:09 AM
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All my favourite characters tend to be kickass strong females - Lucy, C.C. Kallen, Rena, Saya, etc. Or very intelligent males... So I guess so... I'd never really thought about it before.
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Aug 21, 2010 6:14 AM
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Definitly

Sakaki from Azumanga Daioh is a perfect example of me - Mostly quiet and likes cats alot. Even tries to pet some when she see's one in the street.
Aug 21, 2010 6:15 AM
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I just realized that 4/10 characters on my favourites are mentally unstable. Would have been 5, but I removed Light Yagami to replace him with another psychopath.

Aug 21, 2010 6:15 AM
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Kinda...

All the girls on my fav list are all the type of characters that r like strong, and powerful, and stuff....

XD
Aug 21, 2010 6:22 AM
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Oh you mean compared to character favourites. Silly me, I was thinking of myself. :P

The only few I can really think of are Yui and Mikuru, since they are both Klutz.

And Konata and Hiyori, who are both basically Otaku.
Aug 21, 2010 6:37 AM
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Yammin said:
I just realized that 4/10 characters on my favourites are mentally unstable. Would have been 5, but I removed Light Yagami to replace him with another psychopath.


Oooo so are mine... Hmmm... I wonder what that says about us o.O
If you're going to put up a show of torture...I'm sorry, but I'd rather leave the stage. – Furude Rika, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Aug 21, 2010 6:40 AM
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Well, I love funny and insane ones - so yeah there are many with common things on my fav list
Aug 21, 2010 6:58 AM

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Yup,I think they're similar in a slight way.Some of them are ''wandering souls''.They lost happiness and are trying to restore it.
Some of them have a traumatizing past(Asuka,Fumika) or have some things lingering from their past(Motoko).They also have a special aura around them.A kind of subtle emotional instability.They're deliciously empty or they put up a facade underneath which there's a mysterious ''disease'',a fear or maybe uncertainty...
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Aug 21, 2010 7:07 AM

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Aside from the fact all the characters on my favorite characters list are guys minus Hatsune Miku, they're all different from each other. They range from a laid-back bounty hunter to a socially awkward mecha pilot to the world's greatest unlicensed surgeon.

But if I had to pick one similarity, it would have to be that half of the characters on my list touch upon certain aspects of humanity within their respective shows, mainly Spike, Light, the Evangelion characters, and Black Jack.
Aug 21, 2010 7:34 AM

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9/10 are male. 8/10 are fighters. 7/10 carry a weapon of some sort. 4/10 of them have a sword.
LOL! xD
Aug 21, 2010 7:39 AM
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1 of them is one of the greatest political leader in history (and for the lulz)
1 is a badass baby
3 of them are funny/badass weapon specialist
2 of them are just funny and can be badass sometimes
1 is the most intelligent character I have ever seen
1 is the only interesting female character I have ever seen in anime
1 is there cuz he looks cool with his cellphone

Conclusion : I have badass funny characters, 2 intelligent/interesting characters.

Aug 21, 2010 7:42 AM

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I'm picky with my favorites. My two are prrreeeetty different.
Aug 21, 2010 7:49 AM

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Most of the characters on my list are girls that are confident and strong. In a way, they kind of inspire me. xD

I guess except Sharon, Yuuki, and Maria. Maria might be considered one, but she's more mature. Like Sharon. As for Yuuki..
..I just like her. x'3
Aug 21, 2010 7:50 AM

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Well...for the girls that are favourite I guess they are my tipe...or I would want my girlfriend to behave like one of them... As for the male characters I think I am similar with all of them...I think I have some quallities from each of the characters...all quallities gathered make's me one complex guy
Aug 21, 2010 7:59 AM

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I don't think any of my favorite characters are similar. Well, maybe the only similarity they share is that they're all unique.
Aug 21, 2010 7:59 AM

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My favourite characters are a mixed bunch. We have the chilled samurai Gintoki, the intelligent psychopath Light, the cheerful Nodame, Asuka the tsundere, Touka the honorable clutz, the badass comedy queen Kagura, the realistic hero Kenji, the eccentric sportsman Peco, Konata the otaku and the cool Spike. Five males, five females, all totally different.

Although right now all of my favourite characters are narrators because I was bored, so yeah, they're identical.
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Aug 21, 2010 8:19 AM

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Mine are usually the darker mysterious type who are powerful in some way or highly intelligent.
Aug 21, 2010 8:42 AM

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My top three guys are the COOL, smart, strong types. *sighs*
Two of the three girls are just like my top three guys.
The rest are the funny, down to earth type.

Aug 21, 2010 9:33 AM

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Two-third of them are insane. Compare them all together? Uh, they don't really have anything in common...
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Aug 21, 2010 9:52 AM
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Mycharacters always have similar coloured hair hahah, gray or black... I have no idea why, I was just looking at my favourite character list and noticed this =]
Aug 21, 2010 9:55 AM

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Mine are mostly dark/mysterious, insane, or both.
Aug 21, 2010 10:28 AM

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mukuro rokudo from KHR , and sebastian from kuroshitsuji
both have playful smile.
Aug 21, 2010 10:42 AM

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LuciferTheAngel said:
mukuro rokudo from KHR , and sebastian from kuroshitsuji
both have playful smile.


And a similar hairstyle lol
Aug 21, 2010 10:50 AM

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I have too many faves to put in my list, but whether they're on my list or not, they're similar. On my list now are:
Yagami, Light
Simon
Hiiragi, Kagami
Kamina
Tenma, Kenzo
Keehl, Mihael
Ginko
Sohma, Kyo
the Stampede, Vash
Itoshiki, Nozomu
I tend to like badasses, insane characters, characters with common sense, tsundere types, characters (typically men) who help people but don't make a big deal of it, anti-heroes or unfortunate people. All of the characters mentioned up there and most of my other faves fall into one or more of those categories.
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Aug 21, 2010 10:54 AM

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Fashion Conscious: Erika and Aria (both have blue hair as well)

Playfulness: Uzuki Shitenno (innocent way), Haruka Nishida (perverted way)


Aug 21, 2010 10:58 AM

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the only thing in common about my favorite characters is that they're all good-looking. :/
Aug 21, 2010 11:09 AM

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shadowsword said:
LuciferTheAngel said:
mukuro rokudo from KHR , and sebastian from kuroshitsuji
both have playful smile.


And a similar hairstyle lol

and also the smexyness *///////*
Aug 21, 2010 11:10 AM

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Well other than the ones in my profile, some of my favorite male characters in anime are muscular or manly or both.

My female ones vary, some of them have guns or are badass, some of them have extremely noticeable feminine features or are just cute. D:
Aug 21, 2010 11:25 AM
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My top 10 characters are all badasses and or psychos. I'd say about half of my other favorites are the same way. I tend to like tomboyish females for some reason.
Aug 21, 2010 11:45 AM

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I've noticed that all my favorite male characters end up being alike.


Usually I favorite a male character because I think they're really badass. And I guess being badass includes having a beard, because they all do.
Aug 21, 2010 12:30 PM

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mine are all tsundere ^_^
Aug 21, 2010 1:33 PM

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yeah...

on the surface, they are arrogant, full of themselves, really sarcastic (in a humorous way)
inside they're very sweet, thoughtful and caring.
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Aug 21, 2010 3:47 PM

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mine are the most eccentric or quirky characters, and the shonen characters have the added trait of being ridiculously powerful too. Example:
Monkey D. Luffy, Tobi, L, Black Star, Train Heartnet.

Also on the list: Edward Elric. Kind of a normal guy, but when he's angry, oh how I laugh. C:
Rena Ryuuguu - 'Take it Home' mode combined with psychotic tendencies. Win.
Yuki Nagato - quiet, but totally badass when she shows off her skills.
Konata Izumi - just the regular otaku, but an amazing one. :D
and Grell Sutcliff. He's crazy. 8D
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Aug 21, 2010 4:03 PM

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I'm usually drawn to quiet characters with sad pasts, but I also tend to like the cheerful, upbeat, optimistic characters as well. :P
Aug 21, 2010 5:44 PM

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My characters generally seem strong / wise, or a funny character.
Aug 21, 2010 7:11 PM

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My characters are usually the die-hard fan favorites. Other than that, they're pretty varied.
Aug 21, 2010 7:21 PM

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Hmm... All the guys I like are dark-haired bishounens who look or have been traumatized in some way. And most of them are anti-heroes of a sort.
Aug 21, 2010 7:40 PM

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Generally, my favorite characters:

1. can be seen as twisted but have awesome, evil smiles/smirks.
ex. Sebastian Michaelis, Orihara Izaya, Kusuriuri

2. are usually happy, smiley people.
ex. Yamamoto Takeshi, Seta Soujiro, Finnian

3. are blondes.
ex. Masaomi Kida, Alois Trancy, Kagamine Len

I guess what they all have in common is that they're guys, haha.

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Aug 21, 2010 8:15 PM

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They're usually the kickass/ badass /cold type.
Aug 21, 2010 8:39 PM

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Some are similer, most are the supporting male character that is darker. Doumeki, Makoto, Gilbert, Kanda. Some don't fit like sakura kinomoto and Howl.

aso i like Joichio Nishhi too ^^
Aug 21, 2010 9:08 PM

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well most of the girls are tsunderes and i already kno that i luv them. and 3 have purple/blueish hair
Aug 21, 2010 9:19 PM

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Hm... most of my favorite characters have a bit (or a lot) of an attitude, are stubborn and independent, and are hilarious to watch. At the same time, they do have sad/sensitive sides that come out when needed.
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Yeah. Some are similar in that they are a bit aloof but are sweet in their own ways at the same time or else they are kind but gutsy. Those are my favorite kinds, but I really like the expressionless ones because I can relate to them the best.
Aug 21, 2010 9:23 PM

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Most of mine are clever, and are badasses.

except Ushio.
Aug 21, 2010 9:32 PM

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Going by the 7 characters I have on my favorites list:

5 are kind, strong, unique people with a good heart - people that I wish to be more like.
1 is... I dunno, a really good-looking jerk (for the most part) and 1 is a tsundere that I just have a soft spot for.

So yes, 5/7 of my characters are quite similar I would have to say :)
Aug 22, 2010 12:34 AM

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they're all insanely strong!
Aug 22, 2010 1:10 AM

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Oh yeah, Batou from GiTS and Osaka from Azumanga Daioh are the splitting image of each other.
Aug 22, 2010 3:01 AM

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skutieos said:
Most of mine are clever, and are badasses.

except Ushio.


LOL! i found this comment cute. yeah for me too. ushio and her cuteness defies all reason.

actually i forgot to include that for girls. it's usually the outspoken ones that can stand up for themselves. (ie. maria kawai & the main girl from dengeki) i hate the weepy ones. (although nagisa & lise didn't bother me)
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