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[Dali]

Probably as of recently, Izaya Orihara from Durarara!!!. Super troll extraordinaire.

Shizuo > Izaya



For me there are just too many to pin down just one. The first that comes to mind is probably Spike though. Kaneda, Mugen, Shizuo, and Kenji Murasame also rank up there.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I like me some goofballs who are actually kind of badass

Too hard to pick one So I'm just going to list a bunch. Mostly from

Kotetsu from Tiger and Bunny

Nice to see some Kotetsu appreciation.

 

[Giard]

Kuroyanagi Ryou from Yakitate!! Japan

and

Takamura Mamoru from Hajime no Ippo

I like Pierrot from Yakitate Japan and Kamina from Gurren Lagaan a lot too.

 

[Maddness]

 

[Stealth Editor]

Not enough moe. Some of you guys arent being honest

 

[Mumei]

I have a few favorites, my number one constantly switches around, so I'll post my three favs:

Spoiler

A true demon

Spoiler

The counter-balance to my prior favorite Everyone should watch Monster.

Spoiler

Pity the author will NEVER finish the manga. :-(

Add Kenshin and Nakajima Youko and you've got mine.

 

[BTMash]

Some excellent choices in here. I'll mention one that's not been mentioned yet.

Spoiler

Captain Tsubasa

 

[Mazer Rackham]

Although Naruto is not one of my favorite anime shows, I really like Shikamaru's level-headedness, composure, and portrayal in general.

Internet high five for you, I also like Gohan from DBZ

 

[woober]

All Takamura and no Ippo? Gotta love how inspirational he is at getting me to work out.

 

[Zoator]

 

[ReiGun]

The only bearable Shounen lead:

Yusuke Urameshi. Doesn't take crap from anybody, isn't goofy around girls, and uses strategy in his fights other than "hurr plot powerup".

*brofist*

Also, need to give it up for my favorite female lead.

"Darkness beyond twilight
Crimson beyond blood that flows
Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows
In thy great name, I pledge myself to conquer
All the foes who stand
Before the mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hands.
Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed, by the power you and I posses: Dragon Slave!"

-Lina Inverse. Styling on these fools.

 

[xBerserker]

I have a 2x3ft print of this in my son's room.

That's a great print to have in your room. Virtual high 5!

 

[ChryZ]

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Some excellent choices in here. I'll mention one that's not been mentioned yet.

Spoiler

Captain Tsubasa

He's a character?

I loved the show as a kid, but hes a hollow shell. Nothing there.

 

[S. L.]

the one and only Ayukawa Madoka from Kimagure Orange Road

ahhh the 80's golden era of anime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj-23d82gU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLDId5K0RP0

 

[Kinyou]

He's a character?

I loved the show as a kid, but hes a hollow shell. Nothing there.

His characteristic trait is being a good soccer player.

 

[Seven Force]

Either Spike or Yusuke for me.

 

[Diprosalic]

not sure if it counts but

 

[Sennorin]

+1 Guts

A normal guy trying to fight monsters and gods and not giving a single shit about his assumed inferiority. He just keeps on fighting no matter how desperate the situation. And despite all the violence, he´s one of the most likeable manga/anime characters I know, too.

 

[Brobzoid]

Michiko from Michiko and Hatchin

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fi/9/90/Buka.jpg

He just wants to get warm...

Excellent character. The Groke is a she btw, and lulz at the url.

 

[Chet Rippo]

 

[Solune]

 

[Chuck]

<3 First that came to mind. Might change though...

 

[bangai-o]

the Bible Black girls

 

[Seraphinianus]

 

[Arcipello]

Motoko Kusanagi from GITS SAC.... not so much from the film though.

 

[Trevelyon]

the Bible Black girls

The one with the big dong was my favorite.

 

[Ratrat]

THIS

 

[RedSwirl]

Way too many characters to choose from so I'll just pick one that hasn't been mentioned yet and probably never will be unless I act:

Makie from BotI.

Unquestionably the most dangerous character in the entire manga (male or female), but also the most unfortunate. It's rare when a chick is allowed to defeat the main protagonist outright (who is an immortal by the way) and not ever get beaten in a rematch.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

As well as Motoko, who other people are mentioning...

I would hang out with Birdy SO HARD. Such a bro.

 

[Pathetic Basement Virgin]

Amuro & Char.

 

[Thoraxes]

I guess for me it's not as much about character as it is who voices them, and I love me some Rie Kugimiya tsunderes. All of them.

 

[Legato.Reborn-]

 

[Alex Anderson]

Takamura and Kintaro already mentioned, good work.

 

[Seraphinianus]

the Bible Black girls

can they really be called "girls"?


also, this thread has made me think long and hard about the anime I've seen and how all the characters blend together completely. especially anything with a tough male lead.


but one character stands out--

 

[Stat Flow]

Hail to the king.

 

[En-ou]

Onizuka from GTO.

can you ballsacs at least list the char name and anime they're from? i'd like to check some of the animes out.

 

[Risette]

can you ballsacs at least list the char name and anime they're from? i'd like to check some of the animes out.

I put it in the file name.

 

[Syph Medwes]

Gohan (DBZ)

and Light (Deathnote)

 

[BGBW]

the Bible Black girls

I was almost tempted to put down Reika Kitami as my favourite. Or maybe I should have gone with Hana from Seikon no Qwaser and Kazuharu Fukuyama from Girls Bravo. I like the shows for their plot.

 

[bengraven]

I haven't watched anime in over a decade.

That said, finally an anime thread I can contribute to, being an old school fan!

Seeing him on Mtv in the early 90s made me an anime fan. We were watching a bootleg copy of the English dub of NS and suddenly I was like "holy shit, this is the movie that was on Liquid Television that one time".

I always related to this badass. In high school I had Tetsuo fantasies.

Laugh, but this is one of the more real characters in anime. She really reminds me of my little sister and my sister's daughter.

I loved Asuka.

 

[qcf x2]

Aizen Sousuke - He's smarter, faster, stronger and better looking than you.



Also:

Michiko Malandro (Michiko e Hatchin)
Kurama (YYH)
Ulquiorra (Bleach)
Kamina (TTGL)
Onizuka (GTO)
Nono (Diebuster)
...
Griffith (Berserk)

 

[RedSwirl]

It's great to see that there is more than one Michiko to Hatchin fan in this thread.

 

[voodoopanda]

The dog in Cowboy Bebop.

 

[akachan ningen]

It's great to see that there is more than one Michiko to Hatchin fan in this thread.

?

that's one of the most popular anime on gaf in the past few years. there are plenty of fans.

 

[RedSwirl]

?

that's one of the most popular anime on gaf in the past few years. there are plenty of fans.

Then I've clearly been hanging out in the wrong anime forums.

 

[Stahsky]

First person to say "Kintaro Oe" knows whats up.

Fuck yeah. That show is so damn amazing.

Also Guts. But the cartoon can't hold a candle to the manga. -Berserk

Killy was pretty fucking awesome too. -Blame!

Blame!:

 

[Masked Man]

I loved Asuka.

YESYESYES. I'm so glad that I'm not the only one.
So flawed, so angry, so fantastic.

 

[Necromanti]

It's hard to pick just one, and I don't know if I can say that I have just one favorite (despite how partial I am to CLAMP's Sakura)...

...so I'll have to go with my very first favorite character from quite some time ago, just as I started getting into anime.

Orochimaru is perhaps the only interesting villain that Naruto has had, IMO. He was evil, calculating, and always had an aura of mysterious intelligence to him. He also had some of the best themes in the series, and an amazing voice actress. While I have little love for the series, and hated how he kept getting treated like shit by the creator, I have faith that he will "be" the final villain in the series.

 

[-_-]

Anime only

Spike and Ein (Bebop)
Chihiro (Spirited Away)

Anime based on manga but I only read/like the manga and don't like/seldom/never seen the anime OR just manga in general:
Keitaro Urashima (Love Hina)
Luffy/Nami (One Piece)
Allen Walker/Yuu Kanda (D Gray Man)
Eikichi Onizuka (GTO)
Kanji Sasahara (Genshiken)
Eiji Niizuma/Hiramaru (Bakuman)