| favourite character or overall characters with good design/flaws you like in shonen? |
| There are no good main characters in shounens. P.S. Okay, I guess it's guys from Jojo |
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My boy Tarouza from Doubutsu no Kuni is my favourite shonen MC of all time. I also really like Zatch, Luffy and Meliodas. Edit: And how could i forget about Goku! Love him too. |
FancyjasperFeb 22, 2019 3:37 AM
| Like from all shounen shows or only battle shounen (because people usually understand that under shounen)? |
| Gon in my eyes is the prime example of a shonen protagonist. |
| Simon the digger ma man, ma boi, the legend itself |
alshu said: Like from all shounen shows or only battle shounen (because people usually understand that under shounen)? preferable battle shonen, don't mind if it's not battle shonen though |
| Gintoki is the best main character of all time including shonen. Erza is best female character.   |
 "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost." |
| I think Gintoki is the best although it's more adult that Shonen to me even if it did come from Shonen Jump. |
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| Saiki Kusuo from Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan |
| For me it's Luffy. He's so incredibly likeable. |
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| Onodera Punpun from Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu |
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| Gintoki from what I've watched. Hilarious, amazing fighter, mysterious backstory, good character/morals |
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| Hanamichi sakuragi from slam dunk Kenshin himura from ruroni kenshin but in most shonen the villains and the rivals are more well written than the goofball main character. |
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| Gon. Hands down. If Monogatari was a shounen it would be Koyomi. |
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| Personally like most of the Jojo protags or Edward Elric. I like Ed because you see him grow and develop throughout, and how him and Al go from some sad kids to a matured young adults. |
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Arale Norimaki, obviously! Hoyoyo! |
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| Yato From Noragami And Meliodas From Nanatsu No Taizai Are The Best. |
| Obviously Gintoki. He has the best development among all the shounen protagonists I've ever seen, and the most interesting personality and backstory by far. I mean, how many shounen protagonists have his apathetic and silly personality? Not to talk about that he's one of the few protagonists that aren't impulsive or plain stupid. |
| Eikichi Onizuka. <- best one, dunno where in hell u find someone better then Onizuka. Moritaka Mashiro. Akari Mizunashi. Futaba Ooki. Gorou Honda. Kou Kitamura. Char Aznable. Tatara Fujita Uesugi Tatsuya. Eiichirou Maruo. |
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| I’d say luffy or goku if you’re talking battle shounens. Yusuke, Gon and Naruto all get outshined by side characters in their respective animes. Out of any shounen though I have no idea. |
| Lolicons are scum. BABYMETAL is more metal than Metallica. Naruto is objectively the best anime ever. HxH 99' is decent. HxH 11' is bad. |
| The longer I think about this question, the more I realize that I don't have a battle shōnen main character I really like, moreover I see as fav lol I guess Imma go with Deku from MHA, he often uses his head in critical situations, I like that. |
| I definitely have to go with Gon from HxH. |
| Mob or Itsuki Minami but Mob "???" makes me too happy. |
| Baseball is the new game. |
| top 3 contenders sakuragi hanamichi form slam dunk onizuka from GTO joe yabuki from ashita no joe the rest from the mainstream shounen i've watched are meh to me |
| Edward Elric is definitely not like the average shonen protag. He's actually smart, and has traits besides "dumb but is rlly battle smart lel." I like Gon a lot too. It's not so much for his characterization but his arc. Going through a dark evolution isn't very common and how it's juxtaposed with Meruem's arc really is something. Y'all out here stanning mary sues huh lmao |
| imo i think its Gintoki from Gintama |
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| https://myanimelist.net/character/89/Shinji_Ikari and it's not even close |
| Yusuke Urameshi. No one else even comes close. |
| 100% Yusuke Urameshi from Yu Yu Hakusho cause he hits all the main character points. +Likable Protagonist +Amazing Character development as the story progresses. +Dialogue spoken is not too cringy. +Has great chemistry with the supporting characters of the show and with the antagonists. |
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| i guess Light Yagami from Death Note |
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| Best shounen character of all-time : Gintoki Sakata |
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Best shounen character of all time : Shiro  |
 "Those who hate themselves, cannot love or trust others." |
ASaid99 said: Didnt know Eva was Shonen, interesting. Thought it would be Seinen considering the story is more mature. If we’re going to be really anal about categories then it’s actually an anime original. But then again the target audience were young boys, and the manga, which was used as advertisement for the anime, was published in a shounen magazine, so you see… you're not really off if you call it a shounen. Much like Utena is stated by Ikuhara as being a shoujo even if there's not a source material being published on a shoujo magazine. |
llorandoFeb 22, 2019 8:47 PM
| I would say Gintoki, and he could be argued to be the best character in anime in general as well (SLIGHT bias). He's not a typical shounen hero either, and his depth as a character is very deep. He's very reasonable and obviously has a funny/joking side to him but he can be very serious and give these amazing and emotional quotes that bring a lot to his character. That's my pick. Mob is also really good, this second season of mob psycho 100 has really made me love him even more. |
Akari Mizunashi is my favourite shounen lead. |
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Maneki-Mew said: I just take the protagonists here. My favorites: Yato from Noragami He is one of the most interesting main characters. He is absolutely fun to watch too, but also has a very serious side, some very interesting views on life, where he shows that he is much older and way less dorky than he normally acts, and depth to him due his inner conflicts and his relationships with others. All of his relationships feel so dynamic and good and fun to watch too and that's important to me. He just feels very believable and human, although he isn't, in his own ways to me. The really great thing about him is that his development takes a lot of hardship and isn't something easy to achieve. Allen from D.Gray-man He is a "typical" all-loving protagonist and also could be hot-tempered too, but he feels very, very real to me, because he reacts often pretty natural, and has an interesting take on his personality. He feels so much guilt towards Mana that he wants to become like him (or he thought he has been) and tries to hide parts of his personality to the point that even one of his outfits get a mask, which I thought was pretty awesome. Sometimes I'm not sure about very moral characters. Normally I really like my kind-hearted, sweet souls (hidden or not xD), but there are some I dislike, because they are too annoying and preachy, but it's the opposite for Allen lol Well because I think he appears as more real and he is also believably resilient. Also, he is intelligent and sassy af. xD I don't know which to take from The Promised Neverland, but all of them lol I don't want to spoiler, so the very short: Emma is such a good and motherly soul, Norman is very analytical but not cold or anything and Ray... I first judged him a little bit as edgy too, but he is actually more. They are smart and appear as older than they are, but it's believable, because the other children are shown as actual children and so you get that they are just above them mentally. Guren from the Owari no Seraph light novels He is someone I don't know if I should love or hate him, but at least I think he is a not so typical shounen protagonist and I understand his decisions. He becomes sympathic due his grey character, his failures and his (not anywhere near healthy but great) relationship with Mahiru. Also I thought he is believable and I also have a very soft spot for "not THAT 'likeable', but still likeable" characters... and he has a lot going on in his mind too haha. Others: Eren from Attack on Titan - I know many people don't like him, but I think I learn to like him very much because of the same reasons others might dislike him. Really like his many character flaws and I dunno, so far I often could feel for him. Yuu from Owari no Seraph - I like the take on his character in some ways. He has a lot of issues, feels not that... sane *cough* anymore and also has the same self-hatred as Mika, but shows it differently. He thinks he is shit, if he isn't useful and can be used by others. And overall he is not unlikeable. Oz from Pandora Heart - He also feels believable and has depth to him, because of his family and self struggles. He is very likeable, has a lot of his own personality traits and is to sympathize with easily. Vanitas from Vanitas no Carte - I think you could him as prota and he is a very good one. At first I didn't know what to think about him, but I came to really like him. Lag from Tegamibachi - Another cute protagonist. It's easy to feel for him and suffer with him, because he is a very likeable kid, but he also feels very resilient for his age. Ed from Fullmetal Alchemist - He is overall a very good character, personality-wise and never overpowered, but I think he got more impact in the 2003 version. Also he is likeable and not that unrealistic. Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion - I actually suffered with him and understand him / get his issues and I love the series for showing these and how such a traumatic situation like fighting in an epic war would impact a real human being. Chise from the Ancient Magus Bride - Does she count? I really like her development and character insights and progress. Deku from Boku no Hero Academia - He is a good main character as well, but I can't bring myself to like him that much than the others, but I still do ofc. Arslan from Arslan Senki - I really like that there is a more feminine male shounen protagonist and his overall character and strength he found. Mahmut from Shoukoku no Altair - I thought he is pretts good and likeable main character I really could cheer and feel for. And from Magi, I would pick Alibaba instead of Aladdin tho. Wait until season 4 of attack on titan, and you are going to see Eren popularity sky rocket, I dear say possible even rivalling Levi. ;) |
| 1. Joe (Ashita no Joe) 2. Gorou (Major) 3. Gintoki (Gintama) |
Zip_Zip said: The longer I think about this question, the more I realize that I don't have a battle shōnen main character I really like, moreover I see as fav lol I guess Imma go with Deku from MHA, he often uses his head in critical situations, I like that. you had to pick the absolute worst garbage one didnt you? |
| If its just battle shonen then definetly between Naruto and hanamichi. For manga, maybe Joe. I havent finished it thou. edit: Yusuke is also in my top characters. |
Clementine_isbaeFeb 23, 2019 3:54 AM
YESSSSS he is my favourite aswell. He went from being a knucklehead ninja to the Hokage. |
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| its between gintoki or luffy cant decide |
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| -Natsu's my favourite. He's always fun to watch, and doesn't mess around when it comes to fighting. -Naruto is second for me, but only if counting his younger version. He really starts out as the underdog and seeing him climb up from that position is nice. If I had one critique is that he needs to take a good beating before he gets serious in a fight. Don't care for shippuuden. -Goku, mainly the DBZ dub version. I grew up with the dub version that made him more into a superhero. I don't like his goofy side all that much, nor do I care about the "I just wanna fight strong guys" attitude that's being pushed in the original. For me, Goku is at his best when he's fighting to save everyone. |
| Gon is probably best example from a battle shounen |
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