what makes zenitsu hated?

Aug 7, 3:26 AM

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so ye what makes him an annoying character to you?

Aug 7, 3:44 AM

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I don't mind him being a pervert, what makes him obnoxious is his over-the-top crybaby attitude.

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Aug 7, 3:49 AM

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Zenitsu is not a pervert. Quite the opposite.
People dislike him because he is loud and gets scared easily. Thankfully, in the movies he will completely redeem himself.

Aug 7, 4:04 AM

GTRaijin

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The only moment of him being decent is when he is asleep, so that says a lot. I'm sad for his VA because he has to scream and be tarded 24/7 while voicing him. Easily one of the most annoying characters if not the most from what I've seen.

Better question is, why do people like him?

Aug 7, 4:18 AM

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GTRaijin said:
Better question is, why do people like him?

i personally like him when he is on badass mode and im neutral on his annoying side considering i also have high tolerenance on other crybaby characters like shinji of evangelion

Aug 7, 4:54 AM

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Other than the crybaby stuff: did he do a single important thing in the whole story that wasn’t just mindlessly fighting?

Aug 7, 5:09 AM

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I like zenitsu. There are so many crybaby and obnoxious characters in anime but I dont hate most of them. They are enjoyable to watch.

If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.

Aug 7, 5:13 AM

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Idk if I would call him a pervert per se, he’s always been more pathetically desperate rather than a pervert imo. It is one of the reasons I find him annoying still. He’s awesome when he’s not cognizant tho

Aug 7, 5:24 AM

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He's supposed to be a coward character, and those work very well in many cases. What Demon Slayer does wrong is making Zenitsu never come over his cowardice when necessary.

Usopp from one piece is a good character because, while scared and cowardly, he comes over it when he needs to.

Stark from frieren is a good character because he fights regardless of his fear.

Zenitsu doesn't fight, he just passes out. He doesn't even know he's fighting.

I personally don't like how the author basically justified this by making Zenitsu cool headed and strong when he's asleep. That doesn't make his character any better, because while yes, that is him, it's not HIM.

Aug 7, 5:33 AM

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i personally just find him unbearable to listen to

Aug 7, 5:37 AM

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^^ I agree half-heartedly, people were never able to perform the first form of Thunder breathing,not even the thunder breathing hashira's. that's what made Kaigaku jealous of Zenitsu and he thus, bullied Zenitsu...

People weren't able to perform the first form of Thunder breathing as it took too much energy,so while Zenitsu could perform the 1st form of TB,it took too much energy this making him unconscious while using thunder breathing.

as someone who has read the demon slayer manga too

he didn't blink an eye during all this

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Aug 7, 5:43 AM

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T3NLTD

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His crybaby attitude for sure. But more than that, it’s the fact that most of his dialogue is him screaming.

Aug 7, 5:56 AM

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Everything about his character. Skipped all his scenes eventually

Aug 7, 5:57 AM

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Basically his nose raining

Aug 7, 6:05 AM

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Otaku_222510

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nothing as simple as that

Aug 7, 6:25 AM

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are you really asking? he is so fkn annoying screaming every time thats why is hated it is too easy to see it

Aug 7, 6:37 AM

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DormantAdrenalin

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zenitsu is annoying when awake, but he's the coolest person in the anime when he is sleeping or keeping his eyes closed while lightning breathing

Aug 7, 6:48 AM

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his ugly ass keeps screaming in my ears every time he comes on the screen

Aug 7, 6:59 AM

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why did you make this stupid thread in the first place
zenitsu is the best writen character in the show and all of you just dont understand him and why he is the way he is

Aug 7, 7:04 AM

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Wouldn't necessarily call him a pervert, just a simp. Though I don't find this part of him to be annoying as much as his excessive crying.

Aug 7, 7:18 AM

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he's very annoying

Aug 7, 7:32 AM

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GTRaijin

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Reply to DormantAdrenalin

zenitsu is annoying when awake, but he's the coolest person in the anime when he is sleeping or keeping his eyes closed while lightning breathing

@DormantAdrenalin But that's technically not even him doing stuff..

Aug 7, 7:38 AM

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why did you make this stupid thread in the first place
zenitsu is the best writen character in the show and all of you just dont understand him and why he is the way he is

@Mr_Sai Best written char? You serious with that? What is there to not understand? He didn't do jack shit aside from screaming and being a complete annoyance for like what, 5 seasons and multiple movies? I don't count his 1-2 moments where he actually did something because that was him being asleep so it's not even him fighting for 10 seconds.

Aug 7, 7:54 AM

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GTRaijin said:
@Mr_Sai Best written char? You serious with that? What is there to not understand? He didn't do jack shit aside from screaming and being a complete annoyance for like what, 5 seasons and multiple movies? I don't count his 1-2 moments where he actually did something because that was him being asleep so it's not even him fighting for 10 seconds.

did we watch the same show?
how about you pay attention next time 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Aug 7, 7:57 AM

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I like him a lot because he makes the anime very funny. Yes, I also love when he's asleep but I find when he's a crybaby and scared funny. It makes it relatable and even when he screams which some people find annoying(yes, it was annoying for me too when I first started watching the anime) but as it went on, it made the anime funny while watching it.

Aug 7, 7:57 AM

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He's Screaming baby tht's why most of them hate him
but i don't care i love him 😊🔥❤

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Aug 7, 7:57 AM

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I don't care if a character is perverted or not. I enjoy their funny scenes.

but if it is annoying and loud I dislike them.

Aug 7, 8:49 AM

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We expect him to fight. But he only fights when he is sleeping in an action anime. He isn't a crybaby. Crybaby is Zenitsu.

Aug 7, 8:52 AM

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it's just the epitome of lazy writing and terrible characterization to give a character a gimmick and have all their screentime be dictated by that one gimmick. Removes all nuance and makes you just want to skip the scene because youve already watched it before.

Aug 7, 9:05 AM

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Sigmas can't stand a character who's not nonchalant and cool all the time. But I'm sure the yelling is the main reason.

Aug 7, 9:29 AM

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Ant42

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I used to think that this whole crybaby act was really annoying,but he just gets more and more brave throughout the anime/manga, it just makes me like his development over that of other characters.

Aug 7, 9:50 AM

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bruh he's the only interesting character in series
who tf hating him

Aug 7, 9:54 AM

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AnimeQira said:
Other than the crybaby stuff: did he do a single important thing in the whole story that wasn’t just mindlessly fighting?

the whole anime is mindlessly fighting. .
pretty mid anime that has nothing to talk about

Aug 7, 9:56 AM

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Ankibank said:
He's supposed to be a coward character, and those work very well in many cases. What Demon Slayer does wrong is making Zenitsu never come over his cowardice when necessary.

Usopp from one piece is a good character because, while scared and cowardly, he comes over it when he needs to.

Stark from frieren is a good character because he fights regardless of his fear.

Zenitsu doesn't fight, he just passes out. He doesn't even know he's fighting.

I personally don't like how the author basically justified this by making Zenitsu cool headed and strong when he's asleep. That doesn't make his character any better, because while yes, that is him, it's not HIM.

from that logic Naruto going berserk when kurama takes over should be discarded

Aug 7, 9:57 AM

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People probably hate him since he’s unbelievably over the top.

He’s not a perv either

Aug 7, 10:01 AM

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Imabdulsamad said:

AnimeQira said:
Other than the crybaby stuff: did he do a single important thing in the whole story that wasn’t just mindlessly fighting?

the whole anime is mindlessly fighting. .
pretty mid anime that has nothing to talk about

Indeed you are right

Aug 7, 10:04 AM

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Reply to Mr_Sai

why did you make this stupid thread in the first place
zenitsu is the best writen character in the show and all of you just dont understand him and why he is the way he is

@Mr_Sai youre in denial if you do not see the hate for zenitsu so no this thread is not stupid at all but i voted i do not know btw

Aug 7, 11:10 AM

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Zenitsu gives me a splitting headache. horribly annoying character. just the nadir of anime comedic relief.

Aug 7, 11:24 AM

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for me it's all the damn screams and his attitude. I personally don't like one bit

Aug 7, 12:08 PM

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The constant screaming and crying gives me a headache.

Aug 7, 12:37 PM

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hes a fraud who had one cold moment and becomes a chud for nezuko

Aug 7, 1:04 PM

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People mostly hate him because he’s a crybaby who just cowards out of most situations.

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Aug 7, 1:08 PM

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Same as Takemichi from Tokyo Revengers, he is a crybaby, which quickly becomes very annoying.

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Aug 7, 1:15 PM

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I like him. He's funny. But then he gets badass.

Aug 7, 1:25 PM

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He's just another one of those perverted anime characters who barely has many layers of depth in his backstory ヽ(¯▽¯)ノ

Aug 7, 2:49 PM

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idk he's just boring (idk abt final arc i know he changed or smth)

Aug 7, 3:26 PM

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deg said:
so ye what makes him an annoying character to you?

What makes it so easily? The worst character in the series is his constant crying when he’s not asleep and he is one of the characters. I genuinely don’t understand how people like him

Aug 7, 3:50 PM

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Idk how people can say hes not a perv when he likes getting his back broken in by little girls 😭 besides being the next larry nassar he’s fucking annoying as hell tho

Aug 7, 4:09 PM

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Because he is an idiot! Hope he dies in the last movies, but because Demon slayer is an anime, all of the 3 main characters always survive. Note: This is not spoiler, just an assumption based on animes I have watched

Aug 7, 6:05 PM

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dudes just an insufferable bum and the infinity castle arc is not saving him.

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