| Question is in the title, but to answer it myself: As I've watched more anime, I've noticed that my favourite characters list has become quite the sausage fest. I only have one female character in there. I started off with more of a gender mix but the females have slowly been swapped out. I've noticed a lot of people seem to have one gender much more prominently than another. The type of characters I tend to like are usually male (obvs) and often fit certain archetypes (I'm including characters that used to be in my faves):
What types of character tend to be your favourites? Any archetypes you usually go for? |
HendyApr 26, 2020 4:47 AM
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| The feisty female for the female characters and the dudes are just random |
| Top tier waifus is all I got in my faves. i.e. twintail goddesses and tsunderes |
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| I like heroes, who stand alone against many, and aren't afraid to sacrifice themselves or others for victory. |
| Besides white hair, I don't really know if there is a pattern for me, they all really vary. For now, I've mainly just filled my MAL favs with waifus and best girls lol |
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| Waifus, and some dudes I think are cool. |
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| Extroverted girls with inner issues and confident underdogs. |
| godlike beings Phoenix, Billy Bat, maybe Yuuko relatable men, akikan mc, ryoma echizen, leorio, fan hyulick female protags i'd marry Yuuko, magical senpai, katri layton and best girl in her series bloodberry.. she feels kinda out of place but eh.. nostalgia maybe |
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| It really depends if I get attached to the character, but certain archetypes speaking, probably the cheeky chap, I'm a sucker for characters like araragi and hachiman. |
| There's one main requirement for me and the few pseudo requirements are just based on my own discretion but that one sole factor I'm talking about is: "A tragic background or have met some heavy misfortunes along the way". |
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| Most of my favourites are funny MCs that are usually stupid and like 2 serious characters, my extended favourites, then that is probably every character type out there haha |
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| crazy girls, well written girls and relaxing girls. |
| Endearing, quirky oddballs who deserve a hug. |
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| My fav characters: Cute innocent pure maiden moe loli |
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| Combination of smart and badass. Bonus points if they are trolls. The perfect combination of these three aspects is Urahara. |
| -Characters who seem tough at first but are very gentle and sensitive on the inside -Funny, quirky characters with a much more serious, darker side -Unpreadictable characters who can come off as almost crazy but actually perfectly know what they're doing -Characters very difficult to understand until their past is revealed -Morally ambiguous characters with good (not necessarily sympathetic) reasons to be like that -Sympathetic villains/antagonists -Tsunderes when they are well developed Overall characters that turn out to be more than meets the eye and are well developed, with a memorable personality and who, despite their sometimes over-the-top behavior, turn out to be very humans, flawed, but humans. There is more, like for exemple dorky and endearing characters or characters who considerably evolve in a believable way, but those are the tropes that are the most likely to make me fall in love with a character. |
FafetteApr 26, 2020 2:42 AM
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| Anti-Heroes, they are heroic characters who lacks several heroic qualities compared to the original heroes of fiction and folklore (e.g. Accelerator, Lelouch). |
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| Weirdly enough, my favourite characters list is kinda mixed personality-wise. But if strictly speaking about archetypes, then my usual go to are onee-san with mature and protective type (big boobs are always welcome xD). |
| A majority of the characters on my favourite list have a depressing backstory or have lived through some depressing things. So I seem to like tear jerker characters. |
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| The only think they all have in common is that they are on the good guys side. |
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| Ok,i can kind of see a pattern in the types of characters I like. If it's a fav characters then it's definitely going to be male,you could argue that the only female i have on my list(Tomoko) even acts kind of tomboyish herself. 1.The nice wholesome character that means no harm-I love genuinely good natured characters. 2.Stoic guy with a heart of gold(Even better if they started off as villains)-I kind of have a soft spot for character redemption arcs. 3.Plain relatability I think for females i just want them to be funny and entertaining to watch.I tend to really like the otaku female/crazy fujioshi archetype because they are relatable. |
SummerynApr 26, 2020 3:16 AM
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| all the characters on my favorites are my waifus |
IHAVEWAIFUS said: all the characters on my favorites are my waifus Username checks out :) (that damn character limit) |
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| Mostly...idiots (like bakarina...) Cocky Bastards who i love with all my heart or the badass but dense female are usually the typical. I also have a soft spot for bad boy/arrogant guy with a golden heart/try their best despite everything. lol |
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sirenix said: Mostly...idiots (like bakarina...) Cocky Bastards who i love with all my heart or the badass but dense female are usually the typical. I also have a soft spot for bad boy/arrogant guy with a golden heart/try their best despite everything. lol I love bakarina!She definitely qualifies as an idiot female otaku.She´s so entertaining to watch,can´t help but love her. |
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| Blondes. It's kind of a meme list but I like blondes and 6/8 of them would probably still be there if I was serious about it. |
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| They are generally extremely OP in some way or really smart and cool c: |
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Missaliensan said: I think for females i just want them to be funny and entertaining to watch.I tend to really like the otaku female archetype because they are relatable. Oh yeah, me too - I forgot that one. Similarly, I really like fujos. I find them endearing and hilarious. My favourite is Kae from Watashi ga Motete Dousunda but also Narumi from Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii and Tamako from Barakmon. |
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| I have mostly male characters as favorites and the types can be quite varied, but mainly those that have some sort of tragic past and/or are sassy, cool and badass. For females, I like them to be strong and confident, also kind of crazy is a bonus. |
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| Top tier waifus. Cute charas who must be protected at all costs. Relatable, well written and based characters. |
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| I'm trying to notice a pattern in my favourites and whatever I can think it doesn't work. I don't think I have a specific preference. |
jal90 said: I'm trying to notice a pattern in my favourites and whatever I can think it doesn't work. I don't think I have a specific preference. Same here, i can't seem to find a pattern |
| The mysterious and conflicted ones are the most interesting to me. |
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| Characters who gives zero f's to others and he just does NOT care about the consequences and refuse to get intimated. Ex- Yukihira Souma from Food Wars. He is so chill and badass at the same time making him one of my fav characters. |
| I used to like super intelligent characters like Light and Itachi back in the day. I don't have a certain pattern right now but I like underdog characters such as Joey Wheeler, Ippo(he's portrayed as one in the first season), Rock Lee. They feel relatable. |
| Either badass or an angel, lol..... |
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| Deranged psychopaths seems to be a recurring theme in my favorites. |
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| Strong sexually ambiguous ladies, men with short tempers but hearts of gold, sweet little marshmallows, almost all of which have traumatic pasts. |
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| I wouldn't say I tend to like certain "types" but you can definitely find some similarities. Used to be only sausage fest until I managed to put in some females as well. As for my types: 1.Blond guys - it's either because of their charm, personality, funniness or both. I tend to love blondes the most. 2. Crazy guys - I just love twisted or crazy personalities. It's just... fascinating. 3. Guys I can relate to - Some of my favorite male characters are ones I can relate to in some aspect. I usually like their appearance as well but their personality is what attracts me the most. 4. Determinated and intelligent female protagonist - This goes mostly for romcom girl MCs. I don't like timid MCs. Let them be feisty! Clash with their potentional crush is hilarious (aka Tamaki and Misaki from Maid-sama). |
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| They tend to be female, and also tend to be introverted/quiet but serious/focused, and/or decisive and charismatic. This often, but not always, means somewhat older, more mature characters. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| Badass, funny, don't give a shit mentality, won't hold back on killing, and/or intelligent |
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