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Takeshi is a fictional character from the 2005 animated film Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

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Throughout&nbsp;TV history, cartoon stars have shined brightly, bringing joy to children and adults&nbsp;alike.&nbsp;With so many classics out there,&nbsp;from Looney Tunes to&nbsp;Hanna-Barbera&nbsp;to the likes of The Simpsons, South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants, and even He-Man, it seems impossible to create a definitive list of the&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;cartoon&nbsp;characters&nbsp;on TV. Yet, it must be done. We owe it to these animated characters to compile them, vote, rerank, and debate.&nbsp;Our ranked list of the best cartoon characters in TV history feature funny looking faces, crazy animated shows, and iconic voices.

What are&nbsp;some of your favorite cartoons? Think back to your childhood and try to remember what all the kids were watching. From cool to weird and everything in between, the most memorable fictional cartoon characters will stay in pop culture (and our hearts) forever.&nbsp;

Have your say and support your favorite cartoon TV character by voting them up. Whether they&#39;re old cartoon characters or simply the most popular and famous or the funniest, you&#39;ll find all the biggest names from classics below. And remember, just because a character is on a great show doesn&#39;t mean that character, alone, is one of the greatest of all time.

Scooby Doo

The Greatest Cartoon Characters In TV History

The 100+ Best Cartoon Characters In TV History

Greg Hahn

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Gotta Rank 'Em All

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While the<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/complete-list-of-all-pokemon-characters/video-game-info" target="_blank">&nbsp;characters have certainly changed</a> over&nbsp;the last 20+ years, facing off against an assortment of Pok&eacute;mon gym leaders is still one of the series&#39; biggest staples. Starting with Kanto gym leaders like Brock and Misty up to Unova and Galar&nbsp;leaders like Marnie and Pieres, these tough trainers act as the main boss of the particular gym, and they often feature an assortment of powerful Pok&eacute;mon you can&#39;t help but envy. Whether they&#39;re cocky, tough, arrogant, or simply annoying, this list ranks all the Pok&eacute;mon gym leaders throughout the series, with your votes.

Arguably one of the most memorable leaders in the series, Giovanni is the big bad boss of Team Rocket and has appeared in numerous games over the&nbsp;years, while Nessa is one of the latest Pok&eacute;mon <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-female-personal-trainers/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">female gym leaders</a>&nbsp;who prefers&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-water-pokemon/ranker-pokemon" target="_blank">water-type attacks</a>. And while some gym leaders were so popular that they appeared in numerous generations, others were one and done.

From the early days of Red and Blue up to all the new leaders in Sword &amp; Shield, check out this comprehensive list of all the gym leaders from all eight generations&nbsp;and vote up all your favorite and most memorable opponents.

From Kanto To Galar: Every Pokémon Gym Leader, Ranked

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Every Pokémon Gym Leader, Ranked Best To Worst

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Anime Characters

In a medium that is dominated by light skin characters, we felt it appropriate to rank the best Black anime characters of all time. If this list proves anything, it&#39;s that we need more Black anime characters! Don&#39;t get me wrong, there are some really <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">awesome anime characters</a> that are Black; we just simply don&#39;t see them enough, and especially not in lead roles. Before scrolling down to the list below, can you even name 10 Black anime characters off the top of your head? Diehard fans might say yes, but for most of us it&#39;s pretty difficult. Obviously there is Afro Samurai and his imaginary sidekick Ninja Ninja, but you&#39;d be hard pressed to name another Black lead in an anime series. Sure there are some really significant characters, like Yoruichi in Bleach, but that&#39;s just not enough!

Anyways, we want you to vote for your favorite Black anime characters below. Don&#39;t forget, you can add your own characters to the list too, so throw some Black anime characters on here if we left them off.

Ninja Ninja

The Best Black Anime Characters of All Time

Black Anime Characters | The Best Dark Skinned Characters In Anime

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Anime characters broken down by various qualities, including personality, family role, career, and more.

Fathers in anime...they're wacky, overbearing, and sometimes downright evil. But hey, that's why we love them. For this list we're ranking the greatest anime fathers of all time, with the help of your votes. We're pitting funny anime dads like Ichigo's father Isshin Kurosaki against just plain badass dads like Bunta from Initial D (have you ever met someone so cool that they never even open their eyes?!). Upvote your favorite anime dad, regardless of good of a father they are.&nbsp;One common trope in anime is the villain dad, but we want you to vote for your favorite characters, regardless of whether or not they are evil anime fathers. Bad anime dads like Gendo Ikari and Yujiro Hanma are listed below, but just because someone is evil doesn't make them a bad character. If you really hate those characters, feel free to use that downvote button and send them to the bottom of the list.If your favorite father character in anime is missing from the list, you can add it and see if anyone else votes for your pick.

Akio Furukawa (Clannad)

The Best Father Characters In Anime

Best Anime Dads | Ranking The Greatest Fathers in Anime

Putting aside the question of how anime characters with perpetually closed&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;actually see, the closed-eye anime&nbsp;trope can&nbsp;always be counted on to bring some level of mystery, charisma, or happy-go-lucky sentiments. According to <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyesAlwaysShut">TV Tropes</a>, the physical trait of &quot;eyes always shut&quot; is commonly used for the &quot;wise guy&quot; character type, in which case they'd be referred to as &quot;kitsune No me,&quot; or in English, &quot;fox eyes&quot;/ &quot;shifty eyes.&quot; <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-supernatural-anime/ranker-anime">Black Butler</a>'s mischievous merchant Lau and Bungou Stray Dogs' <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-adult-protagonist-anime/jonah-dorrance?ref=mainnav">number one&nbsp;detective,&nbsp;Ranpo&nbsp;Edogawa</a>, are prime examples of&nbsp;whimsical attitudes with hard-to-read attitudes.Another typical trait among&nbsp;these characters is kind, &quot;<a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyesAlwaysShut">unconditionally happy</a>&quot; dispositions. Yachiyo of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/funniest-anime-shows/ranker-anime">Working!!</a> and Jasminko of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-witches-anime/reference">Little Witch Academia</a>&nbsp;exude warm, bubbly smiles that melt&nbsp;your heart through the screen. It goes without saying&nbsp;that the moment&nbsp;these characters decide to open their eyes, you’re in for some serious s**t. If you’re facing Hunter x Hunter's Komugi, the only blind character on this list, you’re about to get your butt kicked in Gungi. If it’s Tokyo Ghoul's Yoshimura, well, it might be time for you to close your eyes.&nbsp;

20+ Anime Characters Who Always Keep Their Eyes Closed

22 Anime Characters Who Always Have Their Eyes Closed

Jonah Dorrance

What's up with anime characters and weird eyebrows? Whether&nbsp;they're anime characters with abnormally thick eyebrows, or just anime characters with weird eyebrows in general, these characters have riducously eyebrows that you'll only see in anime. Did you know Commander Amarao's eyebrows from FLCL&nbsp;are actually fake? They're made of nori, a common Japanese cooking ingredient. Vote up your favorite anime characters with crazy eyebrows, and add any to the list if you like they need to be here.

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