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Oct 24, 2021 5:40 AM
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I was discussing this with a friend, what characters can you guys think of, that if wasn't for him or her the show would be way worse or wouldn't even work. Like, no other character could replace it.

For me, the first i can think of is Izaya from Durarara!. I only watched the first season but i can't imagine the anime working at all without him, he is basically god there and make the entire plot work.

(Try to avoid MCs if you can)
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Oct 24, 2021 5:57 AM
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Hajimete no Gal was carried by the lolicon guy.

Akame ga Kill was carried by Esdeath.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Oct 24, 2021 6:36 AM
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There is a common stuff happen in CGDCT, when the most interesting girl among MCs is not the MC. Examples are Miyako (Hidamari Sketch) and Akiyama Yukari (Girls und Panzer).

Char Aznable is the MC in Origin, secondary MC in CCA, and deuteragonist in Zeta, but "only" a rival character in original Gundam.

Madarame Harunobu is never the MC of Genshiken in any arcs, but it's obvious he is the one who carried the show from the start to the finish.

Oh, and also Fujiwara no Sai, a deuteragonist in Hikaru no Go.
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Oct 24, 2021 7:03 AM
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The protagonist, usually.
You can’t have Death Note without Kira.
Or Devilman without Devilman.
Clannad After Story wouldn’t work without a woman to give birth to Tomoya’s baby.
Haruhi Suzumiya without Haruhi Suzumiya would be The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. Its score is 6.72, more than a full point below Melancholy.
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Jim_Heart said:
There is a common stuff happen in CGDCT, when the most interesting girl among MCs is not the MC. Examples are Miyako (Hidamari Sketch) and Akiyama Yukari (Girls und Panzer).

Char Aznable is the MC in Origin, secondary MC in CCA, and deuteragonist in Zeta, but "only" a rival character in original Gundam.

Madarame Harunobu is never the MC of Genshiken in any arcs, but it's obvious he is the one who carried the show from the start to the finish.

Oh, and also Fujiwara no Sai, a deuteragonist in Hikaru no Go.


I didn't watch these CGDCT animes but the ones i watched and remember from (K-ON and Yuru Camp), both have these characters whose importance is equally given compared to the protagonist. Mio in K-ON and Shimarin in Yuru Camp. In these cases i consider them MC as well (like Drake and Josh xD). I think Shimarin has even more screentime than MC has.
Oct 24, 2021 7:14 AM
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Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen and yes I'm right, if you think that the other characters did good, quit lying to yourself, the main reason why people watch this show is for the Kakashi with pretty eyes.




Oct 24, 2021 7:16 AM
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Kurumi from Date A Live.
She is the sole reason why i watched the show.
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Oct 24, 2021 7:17 AM
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You can't have Death note with only Light and not L and it really went to shit after that
Oct 24, 2021 7:22 AM
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Recent example sorry if this counts as the mc but without kotoko i feel inspectre would be a really crappy show the other mc is so boring that she alone carried it
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Erebus_Akeldama said:
Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen and yes I'm right, if you think that the other characters did good, quit lying to yourself, the main reason why people watch this show is for the Kakashi with pretty eyes.


Mad cap brazzer. How did Todo become so swole if Gojo did the carrying? Fact is the show got tons of husbando bait. From bad boy Sukuna to actual husbando material Nanami.

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FMmatron said:
Erebus_Akeldama said:
Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen and yes I'm right, if you think that the other characters did good, quit lying to yourself, the main reason why people watch this show is for the Kakashi with pretty eyes.


Mad cap brazzer. How did Todo become so swole if Gojo did the carrying? Fact is the show got tons of husbando bait. From bad boy Sukuna to actual husbando material Nanami.


Nah nah nah, what I'm trying to say is that people got into this show because of Gojo.




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Eren carried aot.
Escanor carried 7ds
Sasuke carries boruto
Esdeath carried akame ga kill
Johan kinda carried monster
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Erebus_Akeldama said:
FMmatron said:


Mad cap brazzer. How did Todo become so swole if Gojo did the carrying? Fact is the show got tons of husbando bait. From bad boy Sukuna to actual husbando material Nanami.


Nah nah nah, what I'm trying to say is that people got into this show because of Gojo.


That's also cap (or not entirely true) and missing the point of the topic.

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Oct 24, 2021 7:29 AM

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TimePrisonerHina said:
Kurumi from Date A Live.
She is the sole reason why i watched the show.


Solid pick, i started watching because of her too. Her design is insanely good.
Sadly the anime can't keep up with her quality.
Oct 24, 2021 7:30 AM
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obviously the answer is tantei wa mou shindeiru. no one can argue it

Oct 24, 2021 7:31 AM

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Conrad Weller from Kyo Kara Maoh, I could have happily dropped that garbage if not for Conrad.
Oct 24, 2021 7:34 AM

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Koro sensei from Assassination Classroom, tbh I've never heard anything about the anime except for Koro sensei or for that one trap guy.
Oct 24, 2021 7:35 AM

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Konata from Lucky Star.
I can't imagine this series without her.





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Oct 24, 2021 7:39 AM

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You cannot have Death Note without Light Yagami.

I wouldn't have even liked code geass if there wasnt Lelouch

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Oct 24, 2021 7:54 AM

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Akiroco said:
Jim_Heart said:
There is a common stuff happen in CGDCT, when the most interesting girl among MCs is not the MC. Examples are Miyako (Hidamari Sketch) and Akiyama Yukari (Girls und Panzer).

Char Aznable is the MC in Origin, secondary MC in CCA, and deuteragonist in Zeta, but "only" a rival character in original Gundam.

Madarame Harunobu is never the MC of Genshiken in any arcs, but it's obvious he is the one who carried the show from the start to the finish.

Oh, and also Fujiwara no Sai, a deuteragonist in Hikaru no Go.


I didn't watch these CGDCT animes but the ones i watched and remember from (K-ON and Yuru Camp), both have these characters whose importance is equally given compared to the protagonist. Mio in K-ON and Shimarin in Yuru Camp. In these cases i consider them MC as well (like Drake and Josh xD). I think Shimarin has even more screentime than MC has.

Yes, it's like Mio in K-On if you consider her carried the show. Rin is an obvious second MC to my eyes though, like L in Death Note or Char in CCA like I said before
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Miu in Strawberry Marshmallow. The show is very mundane and down to earth, the character's don't get into much adventure or anything super exciting. Until Miu decides to pull a prank or do something that's a catalyst for future events. The episodes that don't center around her starting a conflict tend to be boring.

Here's an example, my favorite episode is the fourth one. Her big sister gets a job with an embarrassing uniform and Miu decides to keep bringing her friends to her work to embarass her Onee-Chan. It's hilarious at the end.
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Oct 24, 2021 8:29 AM

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Arthur carried Fire Force for me... He was the only thing interesting about that anime

Bakugo and Uraraka carried MHA, the rest of the plot and the cast are not that interesting
Oct 24, 2021 8:36 AM

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Besides Tokisaki Kurumi that i previously mentioned in this thread.
I cant help but be reminded of Homura & subsequently Kyubey from Madoka Magica.

Squealer from Shinsekai Yori.
& Makishima Shogo from Psycho-Pass.
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Oct 24, 2021 11:31 AM

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For me Oregairu wouldn't work at all without Yui

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Clannad After Story wouldn’t work without...
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Oct 24, 2021 12:12 PM

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Celty and Shizuo carried Durarara for me
Oct 24, 2021 12:19 PM

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You can’t have Death Note without Kira.


You mean L;
Oct 24, 2021 12:27 PM

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In my opinion Katsura carried first season of Gintama, most of the peak jokes included him.


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Oct 24, 2021 12:30 PM
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Yuno Gasai carried Mirai Nikki
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Lucifrost said:
The protagonist, usually.
You can’t have Death Note without Kira.
Haruhi Suzumiya without Haruhi Suzumiya would be The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. Its score is 6.72, more than a full point below Melancholy.


Personally, I like Nagato (the show), but I can see why people don't. I almost like it more than Haruhi (also the show), although I haven't seen the Haruhi movie yet.

It's just a lot more chill, also it's so much better to have two voices narrating the whole show rather than just the one we got in Haruhi. I swear, Kyon has like 75% of the voice lines in the original.

And seeing the cast up to more antics is a lot of fun even without the sci-fi elements, they built up the cast well and now, because everyone likes the cast, they can just tell a bunch of enjoyable stories with them
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Pho easily carries Land of the Lustrous, although that's because the author, depsite having a large cast, dedicates most of the screentime and development to Phos.

But I love Land of the Lustrous, so that's not a bad thing
Oct 24, 2021 12:47 PM
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Joseph Joestar put the first Jojo's anime on his shoulder 😁
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JOJO WON'T WORK WITHOUT A JOJO
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Oct 24, 2021 12:57 PM

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Vinland saga was carried by Askeladd. If Thorfinn wasn't there(when he's the actual protagonist) the show would've still be fine without him tho I heard he has gotten major development in season 2 so let's see how it goes.

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Tanmoshi with Siesta, as soon as she went away the damn series fell flat on it's face

Charlotte with Tomori, otherwise we would be stuck being with an asshole for 12 episodes

Initial D with Bunta, I mean Cmon, This isn't even arguable

And may I put the MC's of Yuru Camp Here too ? Even though it is not Singular Character I think it shows if you have a really good character set, you can put them in any situation and it'll be (mostly) still watchable
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No one said obvious thing.

Initial D wouldn't be Initial D without AE86...
Oct 24, 2021 2:16 PM
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FMmatron said:
Erebus_Akeldama said:
Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen and yes I'm right, if you think that the other characters did good, quit lying to yourself, the main reason why people watch this show is for the Kakashi with pretty eyes.


Mad cap brazzer. How did Todo become so swole if Gojo did the carrying? Fact is the show got tons of husbando bait. From bad boy Sukuna to actual husbando material Nanami.

Todo is the worst character in the series alongside Panda (why did they make tomokazu seki sound so retarded in this role?). A lot of characters in this series have quirky personalities but those two were cringe-inducing.

And yes, Sukuna and Gojo are indeed hot.
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FMmatron said:


Mad cap brazzer. How did Todo become so swole if Gojo did the carrying? Fact is the show got tons of husbando bait. From bad boy Sukuna to actual husbando material Nanami.

Todo is the worst character in the series alongside Panda (why did they make tomokazu seki sound so retarded in this role?). A lot of characters in this series have quirky personalities but those two were cringe-inducing.

And yes, Sukuna and Gojo are indeed hot.



I have to disagree. I would prefer to call Todo either eccentric gentleman or corny mofo. The latter is a good thing in his case.

Panda is good coz speaking panda student who isn't actually a panda.

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Oct 24, 2021 2:49 PM
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Mineta carried My Hero Academia, obviously.
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Probably Lelouch from Code Geass. Only memorable character from that show in my eyes.

I half agree with people saying Light Yagami from Death Note. The thing that "carries" Death Note is the dynamic between Light and L. If one of them outright "disappeared" , Death Note would lose its spark.
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Hei from Darker than Black. He alone made the anime a good watch.
Oct 24, 2021 5:26 PM
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Senkuu from Dr.Stone and Kaiji from Kaiji maybe? They are easily the ones that represents their show.
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Subaru carried Re:Zero, I know you said not to mention mc's but people downplay him a lot.
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Khun from Kami no Tou carried the show.
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Subaru carried Re:Zero, I know you said not to mention mc's but people downplay him a lot.
My first thought is this.

For non-MCs then Natsume Kyousuke from Little Busters! Nothing will start and the MC won't change/grow without Kyousuke. The story will go nowhere without him.
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oh I would definitely say Senku carries Dr. Stone, up until the weird mentalist guy shows up, then he co-carries.

I would say Inaba kinda carries Kokoro Connect. the other characters are fine, but she's definitely the most charismatic and interesting.
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Just from last year and all these are series I either love or like very much.

1.Yuukoku no Moriarty
2. Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta...
3. Nami yo Kiitekure
4. BOFURI
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MuZe- said:
Subaru carried Re:Zero, I know you said not to mention mc's but people downplay him a lot.


They are not wrong. He is a generic guy, just that.
I only watched first season of Re:Zero and basically what Subaru just did the whole season was:

1- Freak out
2- Compose himself because it was his only option gave the anime setup.

Like if you put any other anime generic MC like some romcom anime protag in the place of Subaru, he would for sure do the same thing.
Since Subaru is immortal either he would keep dying forever what is just dumb or look for a solution each ressurection, what he did.

Steins Gate for example do the same thing and is so much better than Re:Zero. The reason why, is simple because Okabe is a way better character than Subaru.
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Lelouch. He is pretty much the only aspect of Code Geass' writing that kept me engrossed throughout the entire anime.
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For me Oregairu wouldn't work at all without Yui

Well, that's a new. I would say Hachiman carried the show. Also, out of the trio, Yui has the least about of favorites (i know its know not a liking contest, but it gives a general idea):

Hachiman Hikigaya: 47429 Favorites
Yukino Yukinoshita: 20216 Favorites
Yui Yuigahama: 8246 Favorites


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