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Jul 2, 2012 12:37 AM
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It's a pretty straightforward question . Name a character (Or characters) of an anime who you feel made the greatest change from the series begining to the end , and or their death . Do you think the change was for better or worst ?

I would say ...

Light Yagami - Death Note
Yukiteru Amano - Mirai Nikki / Future Diary
Naruto Uzamaki - Naruto
Edward Elric - FullMetal Alchemest
Inuyasha - ... I forgot the name of the series ...
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Jul 2, 2012 1:03 AM
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Joe Gibson from Major, his character arc is fucking amazing.

He changes so much over the series,his story is just has so much depth, surprises, twists and amazing moments.
It doesn't think, it doesn't feel, it doesn't laugh or cry..... All it does from dusk till dawn is make the soldiers die.
Jul 2, 2012 1:07 AM
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Tomoya from clannad as.
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Jul 2, 2012 1:20 AM
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Aoki from Bakuman. To think she would develop from her first season's icy, stoic persona to this:



Such a dramatic shift! They added a whole helping of life to her.

Also Homura from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika. Not from her character at the beginning of the anime, but from her past.
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Jul 2, 2012 1:21 AM
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personal favorites:

Takakura Kanba - Mawaru Penguindrum
Vash the Stampede - Trigun
Izayoi Aki - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds!!
Kawashima Ami - Toradora!
Yumura Kirika - Noir
Tohno Takaki - 5 Centimeters Per Second

though I think "greatest development" would have to be reserved for characters that undergo timeskips in their respective animes, or some sort of life-changing experience. think Simon - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann or Miyazawa Yukino - His and Her Cirumstances.


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Inuyasha - ... I forgot the name of the series ...[/quote said:



Lol.

Yukiteru Amano-Mirai Nikki
Tomoya- Clannad/Clannad AS
Ouma Shu -Guilty Crown (Growing some balls count as developement)
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Jul 2, 2012 1:56 AM
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Ikari Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Jul 2, 2012 2:15 AM
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Tomoya from clannad as.
Jul 2, 2012 2:21 AM
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Tomoya definitely.

ManqekyouGeass said:

Inuyasha - ... I forgot the name of the series ...


You're joking, right? That's like forgetting what series Naruto is from.
Jul 2, 2012 2:25 AM
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mitch3315 said:

ManqekyouGeass said:

Inuyasha - ... I forgot the name of the series ...


You're joking, right? That's like forgetting what series Naruto is from.


Laughing so hard right now
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mitch3315 said:
Tomoya definitely.

ManqekyouGeass said:

Inuyasha - ... I forgot the name of the series ...


You're joking, right? That's like forgetting what series Naruto is from.


Your right , i was just kidding .
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I have to say spice and wolf great character development in my opinion.
Jul 2, 2012 11:59 AM
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Fakir from Princess Tutu he started out as my most hated character and by the end he was my favorite.
Jul 2, 2012 12:03 PM

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Emiya Shirou - Fate/stay night(well not exacly the anime development)
Black Star - Soul Eater
Kamile Bidan - Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Laurence & Holo - Spice & Wolf
Yusuke Urameshi - Yu Yu Hakusho

Jul 2, 2012 12:08 PM

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Guts from Beserk.
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Mugen - Samurai Champloo
Abe Takaya - Ookiku Furikabutte
Jinta - Ano Hana
Fakir - Princess Tutu
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Shoukei and Yoko - Juuni Kokki.
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Brand said:
Fakir from Princess Tutu he started out as my most hated character and by the end he was my favorite.


^ That. So hard. Same goes for Rue.
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Can't deny Fakir. At least once every 4-5 episodes he'd have a new facet to his personality. Also one of the few anime "bad guys" who actually had a good motive from episode 1.
Jul 2, 2012 12:51 PM

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Seconding both Shinji Ikari and Fakir.
Adding Lain (Serial Experiments Lain) and Ringo (Mawaru Penguindrum).
Jul 2, 2012 12:58 PM

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Inuyasha - ... I forgot the name of the series ...
Naruto was one of my favorite anime characters when i was a kid, but can someone tell me the name of the series, i want to see it again.
Jul 2, 2012 1:37 PM
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It didn't happen in the anime yet, but I can't wait for Natsu's "Character Development"

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Jul 2, 2012 1:57 PM
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If it was a bit faster and more specific I would say Kotomini Kirei, I loved how he slowly turns into an evil scheming maniac.

Maybe Sieghart from Groove Adventure Rave, I liked how he turned from the evil guy slowly to the good guy and


Train Heartnet from Black Cat, although that one might have been a bit too sudden, though still quite nice.

And lastly Sakai Yuuji from SnS, though becoming the main
all of a sudden is surprising I thought it was a nice twist.

Just thought I would say this if I had to choose a worst it would most likely be Yuki Judai from YuGiOh GX, from happy go lucky duelist to scared duelist to emo duelist to Sasuke level duelist back to happy go lucky duelist.
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Ikari Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion.


This.
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Guts from Beserk.
Jul 2, 2012 2:14 PM

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tomoya - clannad
satou - NHK
hei - darker than black
simon - gurren laggan

video games just cause there are some great characters i want to mention
luke fon fabre - tales of the abyss
hope eisteim - FF13(2)
The entire grandia 2 cast
Niko - gta 4
Vivi - FF9

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

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DJIzzyIzzyHitler said:
tomoya - clannad
satou - NHK
hei - darker than black
simon - gurren laggan

video games just cause there are some great characters i want to mention
luke fon fabre - tales of the abyss
hope eisteim - FF13(2)
The entire grandia 2 cast
Niko - gta 4
Vivi - FF9

You know Tales of the Abyss can also be considered an anime, but great choice though, but you sure about Hei, just got done watching Darker than Black, thought Yin had more development than him, then again I still didn't watch the Gaiden nor Ryuusei no Gemini.

And if it is about Tales of series I would like to add Sheena, liked how she overcame her fears by


Also Kratos is a badass.
Jul 2, 2012 2:30 PM

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but you sure about Hei, just got done watching Darker than Black, thought Yin had more development than him, then again I still didn't watch the Gaiden nor Ryuusei no Gemini.
watch the ova, he goes through a ridiculous amount of character development, and the romance in that show actually goes some where holy shit. i heard hei just becomes a asshole in the 2nd season but im not watching that crap anyway, just gonna continue with that alt timeline manga

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Jul 2, 2012 3:32 PM

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Yuki from Tsuritama.

When the anime first started, he couldn't even introduce himself properly with out wigging out and making everyone think he was mad at something. (He pretty much had a monster face lol)
He was my least favorite character and he grew past that and became one of my favorites.

Jul 2, 2012 3:43 PM

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Oscar Francois de Jarjayes from Rose of Versailles.

Through the course the series, Oscar gets enough development to fill the Grand Canyon.
She matures into such a loving person, that you can't help but become attached to her.
Defiantly the best portrayal of strong females in any anime.

As Hans Axel von Fersen said, she is more manly then a man.
Jul 2, 2012 4:03 PM

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I agree with Suzaku from Code Geass. I hated his guts but he really did change throughout the series with all the shit that happened to him.

I'd like to add Emiya Kiritsugu from Fate/Zero too. He didn't develop in the series but you got plenty of backstory (my favourite two episodes actually) on how he was forced to change into who he is and I felt I could really understand him as a person and why he did those things.
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Sakurai Tomoki from Sora no Otoshimono. He became a guy who wanted a normal life to a SHAMELESS, OVER THE TOP and OUTRAGEOUS PERVERT
All these bitches.
Jul 2, 2012 4:11 PM

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Yuki from Tsuritama.

When the anime first started, he couldn't even introduce himself properly with out wigging out and making everyone think he was mad at something. (He pretty much had a monster face lol)
He was my least favorite character and he grew past that and became one of my favorites.



I'm not sure it was the greatest character development, but it was definitely the densest.

That being said, it was pretty damn great.
Jul 2, 2012 4:59 PM

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Sai, Akuto from Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
ligth from death note

and some others i have seen above but to lazy to put>.>
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Erin -Kemono no Souja Erin
Renton -Eureka 7
Naruto -I forget the series he's from lol
Kenzo -Monster
Kenshin -Rurouni Kenshin
Vash -Trigun
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Renton -Eureka 7
He did develop pretty well, my favorite part in that series was in the mid section when he realized how drastic his actions are and that hes been killing human beings who all have families and loved ones. One of the few stories ive seen that actually shows just how tragic death is.

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Jul 2, 2012 6:17 PM

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Shu from GC. Haters gonna fucking hate.
Jul 2, 2012 6:21 PM
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I honestly think Roronoa Zoro from One Piece.

Went from a Pirate Hunter who would kill anyone who got in the way of his goal, to a loyal first mate who will always risk his life for his captain.
Jul 2, 2012 6:43 PM

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Rokuro (Rock) from Black Lagoon
Mugen from Samurai Champloo
Tomoyo from Clannad + After Story
Lawrence and Holo from Spice and Wolf
Shichika from Katanagatari
Also Murasaki from Kure-nai
And I gotta agree with Zoro as well :P
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Naruto from well Naruto

and Lelouch from Code Geass
Jul 2, 2012 7:10 PM

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Glass Mask overall was pretty good about that.
Jul 2, 2012 7:35 PM

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I'd say Shoma and Kanba from Mawaru Penguindrum (their fight had me in tears)
Light Yagami from Death Note
Lain from Serial Experiments Lain
Main cast of Sakamichi no Apollon
A lot of characters in Code Geass
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Eureka from Eureka Seven

She starts as an emotionless girl that dosen't know shit about human behavior and, trough the series, she starts acting more human, learning words, things like "love" "friendship" etc. and ends up as a true human talking about her mentality.
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Second comment

Everyone in Welcome to the NHK
Shinji Ikari & Ayanami Rei (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Erin (Kemono no Souja Erin)
Eureka & Renton (Eureka 7)
Kenshin Himura (Trust and Betrayal)
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Since Shinji and Rei have been represented, I'll go and throw in Asuka Langley Soryu and Misato Katsuragi from NGE as well. Because I truly do believe all four main characters were wonderfully developed.

Recently Kotomine Kirei from Fate/Zero made an impression as he (d?)evolved from a Priest who didn't know what he really wanted into a man who enjoyed watching others suffer. Emiya Kiritsugu, though he didn't necessarily evolve in the main story, went through two episodes of intense development.

Yang Wenli, Reinhard Von Lohengramm, and Oskar Von Reuenthal ( Legend of the Galactic Heroes)
Heinrich Lunge and Wolfgang Grimmer (Monster)
Himemiya Anthy (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Guts (Berserk)
Miyazawa Yukino (Kare Kano)
Yuki Nagato and Kyon (Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya)
Nakajima Youko (Juuni Kokuki)
All five main characters from Honey and Clover

I've probably missed some.
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Hmmm those kids from crest of the stars had a pretty good run over 3 seasons.

For just 2 episodes (1 really... just from 2 different perspectives) tokyo marble chocolate brought out some marvellous character development as well.
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Light Yagami (Death Note)
Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
Okabe Rintarou (Steins;Gate)
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I'd say some of the main characters from Infinite Ryvius
Mario from Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
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insan3soldiern said:


Recently Kotomine Kirei from Fate/Zero made an impression as he (d?)evolved from a Priest who didn't know what he really wanted into a man who enjoyed watching others suffer. Emiya Kiritsugu, though he didn't necessarily evolve in the main story, went through two episodes of intense development.



definitely, not to mention the development of

1.Ein, Zwei, Drei (Phantom : Requiem for the phantom)
2.Okabe xRintarou (Steins;Gate)
3.lelouch de lamperouge (Code Geass)
4.homura akemi (Madoka)
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Light Yagami (Death Note)
Takishima Kei (Special A)
Eureka (Eureka 7)

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