Kazuto Kirigaya (40,164 Votes)
Anime: Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online has become a giant in the anime world, both due to its influence on the isekai boom that fans know about today, and because it has become one of the most successful franchises in anime history. And while each member of its eclectic cast has played a role in defining the series, its main man will always be the professional gamer himself, Kirito.
Whether fans relate to his quiet attitude or simply love his various adventures in video games and novels, Kirito fills heart vessels everywhere with his charisma.
Ivan Whiskey (Cyborg 009)
It will be difficult to confuse this hero with Agent Whiskey from the recent film “Kingsman: The Golden Circle”, because his namesake Ivan Whiskey is a 3-year-old chubby-cheeked baby with a pacifier in his mouth. At the same time, he is a very dangerous opponent: a powerful intellect is hidden in his tiny body, the baby doll is not only good at playing with cubes and making pyramids, but also actively uses telekinesis and telepathy in practice. According to the plot of the mid-60s anime series Cyborg 009, he is a cyborg who, along with others like him, is trying to prevent the Third World War.
Kurisu Makise (42,666 Votes)
Anime: Steins Gate
Steins; Gate was a pivotal and influential anime in many ways, but the area that really matters is the creation of one of the most famous tsunderes in anime. Kurisu "Christina" Makise is the tenacious crime/science collaborator starring in the series (more on him later). Her bite tongue created a great rapport, and her sweet side helped compliment the famous cuteness of the series' main cast.
While good in their own right, these qualities lent some weight to the twist early on that she could very well die in the series. As the series continued, fans began to love and worry about their beloved Christina more and more.
Crow (Durarara 2)
In the anime series Durarara 2, Vorona is the image of a Russian girl and is somewhat reminiscent of the dangerous Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow from the Marvel universe. Vorona is a cold-blooded and professional killer; she committed her first crime at the age of 12. As befits a Russian girl, she is very well read and seems indifferent to everything around her until she gets into a fight with someone. She has a difficult relationship with her own father, and she emigrated from Russia accompanied by an elderly man nicknamed Elephant. By the way, he is also a very interesting hero, a little in the style of Dostoevsky: a gloomy type who is always tormented by damned questions. Crow in Durarara 2
Hachiman Hikigaya (42,723 Votes)
Anime: My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected
The anime industry has been hit hard by the current crisis, and one of the most infamous delays has been the long-awaited return of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. Perhaps the biggest concern for fans is the fact that they will have to wait a little longer for anime's king of self-deprecation, Hachiman Hikigaya.
A realist who still selflessly serves for the good of his fellow students, Hachiman is a strong take on the high school protagonist that fans just can't help but be intrigued by, and people who actually take the time to get to know him just can't help. but fall in love with him.
Russia, aka Ivan Braginsky (“Hetalia and the Axis Powers”)
The main characters of “Hetalia and the Axis Powers” are the Italy-Germany-Japan bloc and those who oppose it: Russia, England, America, France. The authors of Hetalia simply personified the countries, creating their appearance and life based on all possible stereotypes. The result is an innocent historical parody, where Russia is a luxurious, smiling fellow named Ivan Braginsky. He has a difficult relationship with General Frost, who attacks him every year, and with two sisters - Ukraine and Belarus, and the latter wants to marry him. Russia is very cheerful and good-natured, loves vodka and sunflowers (!), but, alas, he suffers from a mental disorder (it’s all due to a troubled and bloody past), so other countries are seriously afraid of him. He also likes to make strange jokes, for example, he once stalked China dressed in a panda suit and teased the Baltic countries. He is confident that someday “everyone will unite with Russia,” and competes with America for the right to be the main one in the camp of the Allied Countries. Ivan Braginsky in the anime “Hetalia and the Axis Powers”
Itachi Uchiha (43,223 Votes)
Anime: Naruto
Sasuke Uchiha is one of the most famous extreme lords in all of anime, but he wouldn't be where he is today without his older brother, from whom he probably stole mixtapes and t-shirts.
Itachi Uchiha is an anti-hero that fans never considered bad for a second when they looked into his dreamy, Sharingan-filled eyes. Whether it's his iconic design, mysterious history, or cool moves, Itachi has made millions of fans everywhere question why he's not the Uchiha the series focuses on.
Itachi Uchiha
Itachi Uchiha is an example of the fact that you don't have to be the main character to attract the attention of absolutely all Naruto fans. At first, the audience perceived him as an anti-hero, condemned him, condemned him in the same way as the inhabitants of Konoha. It was only during the events of the final arcs of Hurricane Chronicles that the truth about this character was revealed. Having destroyed his entire clan, slaughtering his father and mother, Itachi saved the legacy of the Uchiha and his brother Sasuke. He agreed to spend his whole life in isolation, become the main enemy of the village, join a terrorist structure, even lose his life just to protect what was left of his family. If this cannot be called loyalty to duty, then it is difficult to imagine what can be. The modern top of the most popular anime characters is definitely headed by Itachi Uchiha.
Killua Zoldyck (48,832 Votes)
Anime: Hunter x Hunter
Hunter x Hunter is far from a one-character show. Even now, the series has completely changed, leaving fans in awe of how versatile and complex this exciting Shonen can be. If there was one character that defined how cool and diverse this series could be, it would be none other than Killua Zoldyck.
Although the series tries to relegate him as Gon Freecss's sidekick, Killua has managed to attract a lot of attention with his mysterious family history, deadly talent, and constant questioning of purpose and morality.
Pikachu
This character was very famous throughout our country at the beginning of the two thousandth. Pikachu is the main character of the cult anime “Pokemon”. Pokemon are creatures endowed with extraordinary abilities. They have trainers who prepare them to compete with other Pokémon. Pokémon with caring trainers are more successful. The love of their owners gives them the strength to defeat their opponents again and again.
Gintoki Sakata (51,200 Votes)
Anime: Gintama
Starting off this list is a cool anime clown who can make anyone laugh or even cry without hesitation. Gintama alone is a series known as the king of anime comedy, infamous for its surreal humor, lovable characters, and an overwhelming amount of pop culture references that even puts Family Guy to shame.
The motley clown team of the series is led by the “White Demon” Sakata Gintoki himself. Once a revolutionary during an alien version of Japan's Edo period, Gin now does "odd jobs" around the city to make ends meet, be it helping out at the sushi shop, solving local detective cases, or fighting aliens. What helps elevate Gene to this list is his ability to pull off straight-faced jokes, ecstatic customs with straight men and sweet, stoic lines while playing coolly as a self-effacing fool and a badass with such skill that Gene is truly unparalleled in his industry .
Grigory Rasputin (“Lupin III: From Russia with Love”)
An influential mystic and close friend of the last Romanov dynasty, Grigory Rasputin is a beloved comic book character. Probably, everything is to blame for his bottomless charm and strange position, after all, a peasant at court. In any case, Rasputin, as a unique image of the outgoing Tsarist Russia, is well known in the West. In the Marvel universe, his last name is borne by the huge mutant Colossus, the most powerful of the X-Men, but in the anime “Lupin III: From Russia with Love” of 1992, he is a huge, “oblique fathom in the shoulders” bearded opponent of Lupine. The French adventurer, the hero of the famous anime series, on which, among others, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata worked, in this anime he hunts for the Romanovs' gold. And of course, he cannot avoid meeting with the mysterious Rasputin, and it will take place (where else?) in snowy Siberia.
Naruto Uzumaki (58,366 Votes)
Anime: Naruto
In #9 sits one of the main characters of the infamous "Big Three", the "Nine-Tailed Fox" of the Hidden Leaf Village, Naruto Uzamaki. Naruto defines the very essence of "starting from the bottom" as he began his journey as an incompetent outcast from his ninja school, only to have fans cheer and cry as they watched him work and make it to the top, training with the most perverted. sages, fighting off the most powerful ninja, and still finding time to care for his friends.
Knucklehead #1 became #1 in the hearts of several anime fans as it gave some of anime's best fights, character drama, and underdog stories. And just a couple of years ago, Naruto achieved that rare breed of shonen protagonist who can actually make their dreams come true as he finally became the 7th Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, making readers and viewers who followed him along the way feel a sense of pride . parents.
Ichigo Kurasaki (Kurosaki Ichigo)
A bright character named Ichigo Kurasaki is remembered by the viewer primarily for his bright red hair sticking out in all directions. He is a diligent student and a good son to his parents. The boy has been practicing karate since he was 4 years old. From early childhood he sees and knows how to communicate with ghosts.
At first, his appearance was unremarkable. A tall, thin guy in tight clothes, there are many of them. But as soon as he became a bluegill, his body became muscular. His hairstyle, personal style and intelligence make him very attractive.
Roronoa Zoro (62,906 Votes)
Anime: One Piece. Big jackpot
Proving that supporting characters and their sidekicks can be loved individually, Pirate Hunter and the Straw Hats' first mate, Roronoa Zoro, makes the list. In the beginning, Zoro was just a loud kid who thought that having more swords meant he was stronger. However, through diligent training and the agony of a lost rivalry, he continued to master the famed Three Swords style and developed into the resilient badass that fans love to this day.
On his path to becoming the world's best swordsman, Zoro has blazed (mostly carved) a path of destruction, leaving behind buildings, robots, and some of One Piece's best antagonists. He is the cold-blooded foundation that supported and guided Luffy as Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and a reliable companion who has proven to fans more than once what loyalty really means.
Kaneki Ken
Ken Kaneki (金木研, Kaneki Ken) is the main protagonist of the Tokyo Ghoul series. He is currently the husband of Touka Kirishima. He was previously a student studying Japanese literature at Kamiya University, leading a relatively normal life. However, this quickly changed after Rize Kamishiro's kakuhou was transplanted into him and he turned into a one-eyed ghoul. After joining Anteiku as a part-time waiter, he learns to live as a ghoul and eventually becomes known as Eyepatch (眼帯, Gantai).
Rintaro Okabe (64,901 Votes)
Anime: Gate;Stein
Moving away from the heavier action series, this list enters the sci-fi/suspense/visual novel realm as it looks at anime's favorite mad scientist and leader of the Future Gadget Research Establishment, Rintarou Okabe. Rin embodies everything any struggling college/STEM student should strive to be.
He is a first-year student at Tokyo Denki University and has decided to move his activities to Akihabara and open his own time travel research laboratory, leading a group of engineers who are more like otakus than scientists. Rin attracts fans with his eccentric and over-the-top behavior, but absolutely captivates the viewer's attention with his hidden levels of sincerity and intrigue as the series delves deeper into its own mysteries, presenting Rin with many high concept, moral dilemmas that create an already interesting character to relate to. work.
Fujimiya Ran
Fujimiya Ran, a guy with a petrified face, is one of the main characters of Weiss Kreuz. According to the plot, he and three other guys are hired killers, punishing terrible criminals. But Ran has a completely different goal. He needs to avenge his murdered parents and save his comatose sister. The culprit is the politician Takatori, who carried out fraud in the bank where Fujimiya’s father worked, and decided to remove unnecessary witnesses.
Since Ran is a very hardy and attentive warrior, he achieved his goals, but remained to work as an assassin.
Light Yagami (68,258 Votes)
Anime: Death Note
On a similar note of high concept, moral questions and suspense is the young savior of humanity and the punisher of all evil, Light Yagami “Kira”. Once the handsome prodigy of his high school, Light's pressures from society and family only made him more and more distant from the mundane elements of everyday life until a life opportunity literally fell at his feet and he set off on a journey. world salvation and mass murder.
Having discovered the Death Note and entered into an alliance with the god of death Ryuk, Light now has the ability to kill anyone, anywhere, by indicating his name and even the cause of death in the Death Note. Taking on the identity of "Kira", Light uses his newfound ability to kill all of the world's worst criminals, demonstrating closure for some and revealing a worldwide conspiracy/secret for others. With a genius intellect and eccentric passion, Light led fans on one of anime's greatest cat-and-mouse chases.
Astro
This is a character from the cartoon “Astroboy”. Astro is a robot who looks like an ordinary boy. In addition, he has the unique ability to think and experience real human emotions. Unfortunately, in the struggle between robots and humans, Astro becomes a target for both. Fleeing from them, he simultaneously tries to end the enmity between people and robots.
Edward Elric (69,513 Votes)
Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist
Serving as the protagonist of one of the greatest Shonen anime of all time, Fullmetal Alchemist Edward Elric gave fans equal parts bold, weak passion and morally conflicted human drama that most other Shonen heroes, if any, fail to achieve.
After an alchemy experiment gone wrong that left him without an arm and his brother's soul trapped in a suit of armor, Ed took fans on an absolutely stunning journey filled with existential and religious drama, political intrigue, heartfelt friendships, and epic high concept alchemy. battles. Despite his arrogant and loud personality, Edward Elric became the face of an adventure that anime fans ironically prayed for a happy ending.
Andrey Sergeevich Kalinin (“Steel Alarm”)
The creators of this franchise play on the field of an alternative history in which the Soviet Union, along with an extensive KGB network around the world, still exists. The genre mix of anime is based on the assumption that the best technology lies in the heads of individual people, Chosen Ones from birth. And we need to protect child prodigies. Andrei Sergeevich Kalinin, a former GRU special forces soldier, went through all possible trials, including captivity, and now, with the rank of major, he is actively fighting international terrorism. Andrei Sergeevich’s character, as it should be, is Nordic, he feels like a fish in water in extreme conditions, and, they say, it is impossible to kill him. This classic Russian hero-soldier performs his military exploits together with the main character of the franchise, Sagara, to whom he is also his guardian.
Levi Ackerman (71,809 Votes)
Anime: Attack on Titan
The strongest soldier of humanity, as well as the division captain of the reconnaissance legion and special operations unit, Levi Ackerman, goes to the master of blades of a different breed. Since his introduction, Levi has earned more than just the love of fans, as he has absolutely earned their respect, as his role as the cold, hard-faced captain is intimidating to almost Steel Armor levels, but is tempered by his tactful nature and genuine concern for himself. mission and team.
Apart from being a leader that even grabs the attention of the viewers, Levi is also an incredible fighter on the battlefield as he has demonstrated some of the most intense moments of Attack on Titan while fighting titans and other soldiers. Anyone who misjudges this man because of his short stature may soon find himself on the wrong end of a blade.
Hisoka
The main antagonist of the series, Hisoka, resembles a jester in appearance. His face is made up. On the right cheek there is a red star, on the left there is a green tear. He dresses pretentiously, sometimes even in women's clothing or heels. His hair is raised and slightly damp at the ends. Killing the strongest villains seems to be Hisoka's greatest pleasure.
His eccentric appearance attracts attention, and his character evokes a storm of emotions. A good body is a delight.
Monkey D. Luffy (77,532 Votes)
Anime: One Piece. Big jackpot
Accordingly, the entry in #3 is the leader of the “Big Three” Shounen Jump, captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy. The son of an infamous revolutionary and the grandson of a beloved Marine, Luffy oddly had humble beginnings as a small child indifferent to his pirate hero, "Red" Shanks. After eating the bubblegum fruit and being raised by bandits, Luff went on his own journey to become king of the pirates, leading a lovable crew of misfits and outcasts who anchored the series with tons of personality.
And no other member of this crew has more personality than the captain himself, as the cheerful, down-to-earth rubber man makes fans laugh, cry and tremble as Luffy's personal brand of justice and freedom is as provocative as they come. Cute. Luffy is just a guy who's hard to hate, which is true to being a Shonen protagonist, but his personal taste encourages acceptance and daydreaming in a way that other Shonen protagonists haven't.
Anastasia ("The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls")
Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls was originally a card game for mobile devices. The goal of the game is to turn the heroines into real pop idols, completing all sorts of tasks and gracefully bypassing their competitors. Then a series was launched based on the game, and Anastasia is one of its main characters. She is only half Russian, often inserts Russian words into her speech, and lived most of her childhood in Russia. She often turns her gaze to the stars, is pretty and very purposeful. But, of course, the path of a Russian model to world fame, just like a pop star, is extremely thorny. Anastasia in the anime "Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls"
Al Lawlight (92,662 Votes)
Anime: Death Note
Surpassing its protagonist is Light Yagami's foil and the world's greatest detective, L. Lawlit. It's no surprise that L received as many votes as he did, as he is simply an aesthetically distinctive character. Be it his high level of intelligence, eccentric personality, poor posture or sweet tooth, L simply leaves an impression in the mind of the viewer, which certainly adds intrigue to the already entertaining series.
Beyond simply matching Light in intelligence, L is a perfect foil in aesthetics alone, as his social ineptitude and strange aura allow him to bypass Light's more complex strategic and social reasoning. In a battle between the kid everyone loves and the outcast who's hard to look away from, L surprisingly wins the big popularity contest.
Kogami Shinya
Kogami Shinya (or Shinya Kogami) is an executive officer of the first team of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Public Security Bureau.
What makes this hero handsome is his ideal body, obtained through brutal and grueling training, which, by the way, brings him pleasure.
His mentality, crime rate, ingenuity and unique memory add sexuality to the hero.
Lelouch Lamperouge (112,860 Votes)
Anime: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Coming first is a complex character leading complex characters in one of the most structured and multi-faceted anime series. Lelouch Lamperouge was once the seventeenth prince in line to the throne, who renounced his status after murdering his mother and mutilating his sister. A political hostage in exile in Japan as a student, Lelouch finds an opportunity for revenge and redemption when he stumbles upon CeCe, a mysterious girl who gives him the power of Geass, a strange ability that allows him to dictate the actions of any person. once.
With his newfound gift, Lelouch continues on a path of redemption and destruction as he becomes the leader of a revolutionary group, the Order of the Black Knights, lies and betrays his friends, and kills hundreds and thousands of people. Seeing the kind of person he becomes when he comes out the other side is just titillating enough to motivate fans to do some deep moral analysis and human drama.
Fuwa Sho
Fuwa Sho (Shotaru) is a 16-year-old singer from the romantic comedy Don't Give Up. Fuwa is a very self-confident character, and therefore behaves very arrogantly. Despite the fact that the guy writes the music and lyrics of his songs himself, sometimes he is lazy to work. He himself, without knowing it, loves the girl Kyoko, who worked three jobs for his benefit, but whom he offended with his words and attitude as if he were a servant. But as soon as he saw that the girl was beautiful and another man was paying attention to her, he began to be jealous.
His favorite pastime is eating and watching a funny show. He is a mixture of two people: a bad guy and a good guy, which makes him a beautiful and desirable person.
Rem, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-)
The only thing better than a sexy horned anime waifu who eventually gets her man is one who didn't get her man even though she deserved it. Ram from 2016's Re:ZERO is a sweet and polite maid that Subaru meets during his stay at Roswaal's mansion. Fans love her for her charming appearance, amazingly powerful powers, and her sincere confession to Subaru, which is rather rudely rejected. Emilia may be the main love interest, but she's not nearly as popular as that unjustly rejected cinnamon bun... Still popular even five years later.
