| 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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| 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 |
| 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. |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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| Kurumi from Date A Live. She is the sole reason why i watched the show. |
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| You can't have Death note with only Light and not L and it really went to shit after that |
| 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. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
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. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
Solid pick, i started watching because of her too. Her design is insanely good. Sadly the anime can't keep up with her quality. |
| obviously the answer is tantei wa mou shindeiru. no one can argue it |
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| Conrad Weller from Kyo Kara Maoh, I could have happily dropped that garbage if not for Conrad. |
| Koro sensei from Assassination Classroom, tbh I've never heard anything about the anime except for Koro sensei or for that one trap guy. |
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| Konata from Lucky Star. I can't imagine this series without her. |
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| You cannot have Death Note without Light Yagami. I wouldn't have even liked code geass if there wasnt Lelouch Siesta is only thing which can be liked in The Detective is Already Dead |
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 |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| 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. |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by |
| 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 |
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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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| For me Oregairu wouldn't work at all without Yui Lucifrost said: Is it to much to ask for a spoiler tag? PleaseClannad After Story wouldn’t work without... |
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| Celty and Shizuo carried Durarara for me |
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You mean L; |
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| In my opinion Katsura carried first season of Gintama, most of the peak jokes included him. |
 just wanna feel wanted by someone other than the police 😫 |
| 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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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. |
LeonhartAugust 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. 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. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Mineta carried My Hero Academia, obviously. |
| 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. |
| Subaru carried Re:Zero, I know you said not to mention mc's but people downplay him a lot. |
MuZe- said: My first thought is this.Subaru carried Re:Zero, I know you said not to mention mc's but people downplay him a lot. 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. |
| 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. |
| Lelouch. He is pretty much the only aspect of Code Geass' writing that kept me engrossed throughout the entire anime. |
Endless_end said: 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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