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Apr 28, 2018 5:15 PM
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So far, all the characters I've seen with white hair are either really strong in terms of strength, almost unemotional, intelligent, mysterious and just different from the rest.

Why is that?
Apr 28, 2018 5:17 PM
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This guy would like a word or two with you.
Apr 28, 2018 5:17 PM
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white hair is inferior, blonde hair master race (this isn't nazi propaganda)
Edward Elric > your waifu

Apr 28, 2018 5:17 PM
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Beacuse white/gray hair is badass!

But yeah i agree.

Apr 28, 2018 5:18 PM
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The real question is that why do white-hared anime boys suffer/die.
Apr 28, 2018 5:19 PM
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BECAUSE WHITE IS RIGH-
I mean, because white hair is cool.
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Apr 28, 2018 5:20 PM
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-Judar- said:
The real question is that why do white-hared anime boys suffer/die.


Yeah they usually suffer from something and have a sad backstory
Apr 28, 2018 5:20 PM
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Sure okay. Maybe trying watching more anime
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Apr 28, 2018 5:22 PM
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you are describing the MASTER RAC--
general stereotypes of the stoic wise old person
Apr 28, 2018 5:22 PM

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ZionPulse said:
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Sure okay. Maybe trying watching more anime


Except he is really strong, and really different from the rest. Until he heard your disagreement in this thread, so he chose to dye his hair black.
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Apr 28, 2018 5:24 PM

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You forgot to mention that white haired characters have a higher rate of being gay that the other characters. (i.e. Nagito Komaeda and Nagisa Kaworu)


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Apr 28, 2018 5:25 PM

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Well you could also ask why almost every twin tail is a tsundere



point is there probably isn't a definitive answer


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This guy would like a word or two with you.

Wow I just realized he is the exact opposite every single point OP mentioned
Apr 28, 2018 5:26 PM

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Tr4l said:
You forgot to mention that white haired characters have a higher rate of being gay that the other characters. (i.e. Nagito Komaeda and Nagisa Kaworu

If you think Nagisa is gay, you missed a couple of points of the show. :D
Apr 28, 2018 5:29 PM

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A_Haiku_Unloose said:
Tr4l said:
You forgot to mention that white haired characters have a higher rate of being gay that the other characters. (i.e. Nagito Komaeda and Nagisa Kaworu

If you think Nagisa is gay, you missed a couple of points of the show. :D


I was just joking about how people see those characters, I don't think either of them is gay


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Apr 28, 2018 5:29 PM

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JokerVentura said:
ZionPulse said:
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Sure okay. Maybe trying watching more anime


Except he is really strong, and really different from the rest. Until he heard your disagreement in this thread, so he chose to dye his hair black.
Really? i'm pretty sure he has similarities to the majority of the characters, specifically in how poorly they're all written. And his power isn't that much different than the rest of the cast as well.
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Apr 28, 2018 5:29 PM

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Ericonator said:
This guy would like a word or two with you.


Who is that? lmao sorry it might be a shocker for most of u
Apr 28, 2018 5:31 PM

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Physical strenght, mysterious, unemotional and intelligent you say?
Apr 28, 2018 5:32 PM

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KlTE said:
Ericonator said:
This guy would like a word or two with you.


Who is that? lmao sorry it might be a shocker for most of u
It's Bell Cranel from DanMachi. 30chars
Apr 28, 2018 5:34 PM

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Komugi is is a gungi master and genius strategist but otherwise not good at anything. But isnt her hair more beige than white?
Apr 28, 2018 5:37 PM

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really strong in terms of strength

Yeah can you actually reference a good couple of characters when you're stating this?
Anyway, hair color usually refers to the character's personality, sometimes not.
Apr 28, 2018 5:44 PM

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Because white hair gives the sharpest contrast. It's not the colour you'd go to for a character that's supposed to just fit in.


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This guy would like a word or two with you.
there are always exceptions
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Apr 28, 2018 5:58 PM
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Could it be that your attention is directed to notice when a character has those characteristics and does not notice the exception?
I mean, if to date you're the only one who realized all that white-haired characters are a stereotype, we are wrong.
Apr 28, 2018 6:04 PM

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A_Haiku_Unloose said:
Tr4l said:
You forgot to mention that white haired characters have a higher rate of being gay that the other characters. (i.e. Nagito Komaeda and Nagisa Kaworu

If you think Nagisa is gay, you missed a couple of points of the show. :D


episode 24 and 3.33 are more gay than a lot of gay stuff
Apr 28, 2018 6:40 PM

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Typically, hair colors gives of a personality trait. White being a symbol of perfection.




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Apr 28, 2018 6:46 PM

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-Lofn- said:
Typically, hair colors gives of a personality trait. White being a symbol of perfection.

The only problem is that white isn't a colour.
Apr 28, 2018 6:50 PM

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Ericonator said:
The only problem is that white isn't a colour.
If we are talking about physics here, then it isn't a color if we follow the rules of physics. Other than that, it is a color.



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Why are a lot of the blonde anime characters energetic?

There's symbolism in colors. The hair color of a character isn't always chosen randomly.
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Apr 28, 2018 6:55 PM

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-Lofn- said:
Ericonator said:
The only problem is that white isn't a colour.
If we are talking about physics here, then it isn't a color if we follow the rules of physics. Other than that, it is a color.
Wikipedia is known to be wrong, and this proves it.
Apr 28, 2018 6:59 PM
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If anyone is interested in the actual reason, white hair was historically associated with demons and spirits in Japanese folklore.

As a result, early anime/manga characters with white hair tended to be evil and quite powerful (usually either the main villain or "the dragon" for the villain.)

Later incarnations (particularly long-haired women or short-haired men) tend to subvert the evil trend, and instead simply be aloof, mysterious, and powerful, befitting the supernatural mythos.
Apr 28, 2018 7:05 PM

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It's becasue white haired characters are better than the other character

Apr 28, 2018 8:43 PM

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Well you could also ask why almost every twin tail is a tsundere
with regards to this specifically, it might be because twintails often correlates with spunk, and tsundere does too
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Apr 28, 2018 8:55 PM

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They get old really fast (bad jokes aside)

For what i can tell white hair it's slylish in their standards i guess
Apr 28, 2018 9:03 PM
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hair colors tend to be associated with certain personalities

have you never noticed how much of the time green haired girls also have glasses?
Apr 28, 2018 9:05 PM

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Its like saying whats with (any color) haired characters

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Apr 28, 2018 9:08 PM

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what's with red haired characters? they are usually gay
Apr 28, 2018 9:09 PM

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I think only anime can make people in white hair look good lol

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Apr 28, 2018 9:15 PM

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umm there it this guy


Creepichi from beelzebub lol
Apr 28, 2018 9:19 PM

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ZionPulse said:
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Sure okay. Maybe trying watching more anime

he's like the coolest character in that show

utter badass bro
Apr 28, 2018 9:22 PM

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sekai- said:
ZionPulse said:
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Sure okay. Maybe trying watching more anime

he's like the coolest character in that show

utter badass bro

Correction worst character of the show, who should have died at the end of the second season.
Apr 28, 2018 9:40 PM

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-SP- said:
sekai- said:

he's like the coolest character in that show

utter badass bro

Correction worst character of the show, who should have died at the end of the second season.

nah he's hella badass plus is a good dude at heart
Apr 29, 2018 12:18 AM

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greymood said:
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If you think Nagisa is gay, you missed a couple of points of the show. :D


episode 24 and 3.33 are more gay than a lot of gay stuff

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because they usually really hot too good hot yes the sex body!
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Apr 29, 2018 12:27 AM

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A_Haiku_Unloose said:
greymood said:


episode 24 and 3.33 are more gay than a lot of gay stuff


see that's what i said!

alls i did was affectionately blow my homeboy and all of a sudden i'm gay

smh grow up people
Apr 29, 2018 12:30 AM
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Nillwas said:
Beacuse white/gray hair is badass!

But yeah i agree.



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Apr 29, 2018 12:49 AM

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There's still more anime you gotta watch, OP. Any hair color can have any personality it wants.

Here are two characters who have white hair, but have completely opposite personalities:
Apr 29, 2018 1:14 AM

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All I know for sure is that white hair is only lovely in anime, would be a different case in real life.

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