| Ginko is popular, at least among people who have watched Mushishi. I can think some MCs that I think less popular in regard to their series/franchise. - Higashikata Josuke (DiU). I believe he is less popular than Joseph, Jotaro and Giorno. - Akihisa Yoshii (Baka to Test). Baka to Test has many quirky characters. Hideyoshi and Muttsurini are more popular but I think Akihisa is also a really likeable protagonist. - Matsumae Ohana (Hanasaku Iroha). I like Ohana is not because she has a good personality but rather because of her flaws. She thought and did stupid thing, but it made her more like a common naive girl teenager to me. - Kurosaki Ichigo (Bleach). I think Ichigo was a fresh breeze to action-shounen MCs which saturated with same-type typical common MCs. Too bad he was also ruined by too many plot armor so he kinda lost his uniqueness. - Kamijou Touma (Index). I heard that the reason many Railgun fans hate Index is because they think that Touma is a bad MC. I disagree with that. He is actually a fine character. it's just like Ichigo, my only problem is he has too many plot armor. But unlike Ichigo, I don't think he lost his personality after that. The real problem why Index is bad is in the anime itself, it's not Touma's fault imo. |
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| In terms of more people dislike than like? Hmm, maybe Subaru and Asta. maybe I'm wropng, but I've seen way more people openly shit on them than applaud them for any sort of thing. I really like their type of character, though. I also really like Rebecca from One Piece. In terms of overlooked? I think Koala from One Piece would fit that bill, also to an extent Kousaka Honoka, and while people tend to say that like her they like her, they at the same time express that she's their least favorite out of the μ's. But she's awesome in every way. Also what SideTiePanties said. I don't like MHA, but Deku gets a lot more hate than he deserves imo, he's always doing his best to become better. He becomes more confident as time goes on and fuck if he doesn't work out. I don't find him annoying whatsoever either, he has a very understandable and relatable pain and works hard to overcome that. From the mid-Hero License arc, honestly, I feel like Deku's personality becomes way more badass. |
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Jim_Heart said: I feel Touma gets way to much hate. He's far from my favorite character but I still think he is a good character.- Kamijou Touma (Index). I heard that the reason many Railgun fans hate Index is because they think that Touma is a bad MC. I disagree with that. He is actually a fine character. it's just like Ichigo, my only problem is he has too many plot armor. But unlike Ichigo, I don't think he lost his personality after that. The real problem why Index is bad is in the anime itself, it's not Touma's fault imo. |
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Adimus_prime said: Jim_Heart said: I feel Touma gets way to much hate. He's far from my favorite character but I still think he is a good character.- Kamijou Touma (Index). I heard that the reason many Railgun fans hate Index is because they think that Touma is a bad MC. I disagree with that. He is actually a fine character. it's just like Ichigo, my only problem is he has too many plot armor. But unlike Ichigo, I don't think he lost his personality after that. The real problem why Index is bad is in the anime itself, it's not Touma's fault imo. I agree with you about Touma. I like Touma much more in Railgun than Index. |
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| Tomoko kuroki(watamote) considering how she is an accurate representation of degenerate loners. The other one would be Rei kiriyama(3-gatsu no lion) for the most well written introverted character. Kumiko Oumae (Hibike! euphonium) and Ohana Matsumae (Hanasaku iroha) are some of the most well written female MCs but they don't get enough love especially the latter. |
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BiscuitsAndGravy said: THIS!!!Shirogane, dude is such as a bro and he’s pretty unique for a rom-com protag. Shirogane is extremely underappreciated. The show wouldn't have been as good without a character like him. The only reason he is underappreciated imo is because he's surrounded by a multitude of much more "quirky" and "eccentric" characters who steal the spotlight and make a bigger impact on people. Whereas he is actually pretty normal but is also the glue that holds the entire show and student council together imo, but its just that the other quirky characters are likely to make a lasting impression on people. Also, I just love the fact that despite him being "underappreciated", he is also one of the least hated characters out there, so it's aight ig |
BiscuitsAndGravy said: AGREED!!! Ishigami is the best character, but Shirogane is number 2. Shirogane is definitely in my Top 20 all time and Ishigami Top 10 |
| Someone else here loves Sakuragi? He has like 4000 favourites, but no one ever talks about him. I guess people completely forgot about Slam Dunk. |
| Allen Walker from D.Gray-man But I would also say that it's very underappreciated anime as well. |
| I'd say Jonathan Joestar, he comes from a popular series, but he tends to be vastly overlooked compared to his descendants. He may be on the naive side, but he's humble and a true gentleman, and I respect him. Good choice! They are such a fun duo. TheFirmSword said: Kintarou Ooe from Golden Boy. Also this. I normally dislike perverted characters, but Kintaro was actually pretty smart and he genuinely cared for the women he met. He was able to fix his own messes too. |
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Jim_Heart said: - Kamijou Touma (Index). I heard that the reason many Railgun fans hate Index is because they think that Touma is a bad MC. I disagree with that. He is actually a fine character. it's just like Ichigo, my only problem is he has too many plot armor. But unlike Ichigo, I don't think he lost his personality after that. The real problem why Index is bad is in the anime itself, it's not Touma's fault imo. He's pretty likeable. I mean he's idealistic and some people instantly hate that, but I prefer him over, say, Emiya Shirou. I agree about the anime being the problem for not making Touma look better. He's great in the novel and has some character development of his own in New Testament. JC just omitted a bunch of dialogue and monologue of him so he feels kinda bland. |
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| Lupin the 3rd. He is just a glorious clown. I do enjoy Lupin series |
| Go check out my latest review: https://myanimelist.net/profile/YeeYeeAss/reviews |
| Brandon Heat from Gungrave is a sorely underrated MC. To be fair, the show is a bit dated and under appreciated itself. |
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| Shiroe from Log Horizon really needs more love |
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| I was about to say Josuke then I realized this was about fans not other characters in the same series as the MCs themselves lol no idea about the first one. |
| Shinku, Special Week, Yako Katsuragi and Liliane "Hime" deserve more love tbh. Those shows deserve more love. |
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| Kenzo Tenma from Monster:Everyone talks about how great is Johna, and I agree with that (best villain ever).But Dr Tenma was very good, he would do everything a good person would do. |
| Jonathan Joestar gets looked down since he is not as well written as the next Jojos, and his part wasn't in the peak moments of the story. |
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| I'd go with Watanuki from xxxHolic and Yuma from World Trigger |
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KamijouTouma007 said: Jim_Heart said: Ginko is popular, at least among people who have watched Mushishi. I can think some MCs that I think less popular in regard to their series/franchise. - Higashikata Josuke (DiU). I believe he is less popular than Joseph, Jotaro and Giorno. - Akihisa Yoshii (Baka to Test). Baka to Test has many quirky characters. Hideyoshi and Muttsurini are more popular but I think Akihisa is also a really likeable protagonist. - Matsumae Ohana (Hanasaku Iroha). I like Ohana is not because she has a good personality but rather because of her flaws. She thought and did stupid thing, but it made her more like a common naive girl teenager to me. - Kurosaki Ichigo (Bleach). I think Ichigo was a fresh breeze to action-shounen MCs which saturated with same-type typical common MCs. Too bad he was also ruined by too many plot armor so he kinda lost his uniqueness. - Kamijou Touma (Index). I heard that the reason many Railgun fans hate Index is because they think that Touma is a bad MC. I disagree with that. He is actually a fine character. it's just like Ichigo, my only problem is he has too many plot armor. But unlike Ichigo, I don't think he lost his personality after that. The real problem why Index is bad is in the anime itself, it's not Touma's fault imo. Can you tell me how Touma has plot armor? Because saying whatever you want doesn't mean you're right and please don't use Touma beat others and survive logic by this logic every character who survives has plot armor at least in Touma's case it's explained. And funny you say he has plot armor when Touma has lost the most so how about doing some research before saying that. I always appreciate a fellow Touma defender 🫡 Anyway as you might have guessed, my vote goes to Kamijou Touma from the toaru series. So many people misunderstood his character (at least the anime onlies which I am an anime only on Index). If you can put aside your "Oh he's just a bland protagonist with hero complex", Touma is actually a very interesting character. He and had to fill that gap which is not very easy to do. Even though I haven't fully read the novels, I think the anime did enough of a decent job to show that while he likes to break other people's illusions, he's just as vulnerable as any other student in academy city. He just hid that well enough nobody except a few people who truly recognize him know what he's going through. |
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| Lots of people mentioning Touma here, I agree with you. The guy is one of the most underrated MCs of all. |
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| Seeing the replies i think i am on the unpopular side but i do hate Kamijou Touma and he is only acceptable as a character in railgun because he is in the background (most of the time). |
ChartTopper60 said: This guy gets it. People dunk on Subaru and Deku just because they often don't fit the bill for heroes that always look good despite their flaws. It drives me nuts hearing people complain about Subaru being "whiny" after the dude has a breakdown from another brutal death or Deku being stupid when he is trying to save everyone without getting himself killed.In terms of more people dislike than like? Hmm, maybe Subaru and Asta. maybe I'm wropng, but I've seen way more people openly shit on them than applaud them for any sort of thing. I really like their type of character, though. I also really like Rebecca from One Piece. In terms of overlooked? I think Koala from One Piece would fit that bill, also to an extent Kousaka Honoka, and while people tend to say that like her they like her, they at the same time express that she's their least favorite out of the μ's. But she's awesome in every way. Also what SideTiePanties said. I don't like MHA, but Deku gets a lot more hate than he deserves imo, he's always doing his best to become better. He becomes more confident as time goes on and fuck if he doesn't work out. I don't find him annoying whatsoever either, he has a very understandable and relatable pain and works hard to overcome that. From the mid-Hero License arc, honestly, I feel like Deku's personality becomes way more badass. |
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| Underapreciated is just another word for "underated" so I'm not taking part of this thread anytime soon. |
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 Shiki Tohno is so underappreciated his anime isn't even permitted to exist. Ufotable gotta adapt the visual novel to get Shiki some cred in the wider anime world. Can't have the red-haired hero of justice get all the love and attention.  |
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KamijouTouma007 said: no need to be so agressive about a fictional character and in case you're wondering: no i'm not a filthy anime only, i read the ln up to NT 14 and while i enjoyed the story i still think Touma is one the most annoying and uninteresting mc ever. Accelerator, Hamazura and Mikoto are way more interesting.Rocknblock said: Seeing the replies i think i am on the unpopular side but i do hate Kamijou Touma and he is only acceptable as a character in railgun because he is in the background (most of the time). You're a Clown you just proved you don't care about character development cause Touma doesn't get any in Railgun meanwhile people like you will cry that Touma is a bad character imagine being this much of a hypocrite. |
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| Ryota Sakamoto from BTOOOM! is another name that comes to mind. |
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