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Trying to pick the hottest male anime character of all time is really hard, and that's why we want you all to vote up your favorites. Attraction is obviously subjective, but which hot anime guys are so good looking that you just can't stand it? This list includes both hot men and hot anime boy characters - popular and sexy boys&nbsp;like Takumi Usui, Takashi Morinozuka, and Light Yagami - so you don't have to choose between younger and older characters.From Edward Elric to Gray Fullbuster, vote up the sexiest anime boys that you think deserve to be called the hottest. We know that there are a ton more people to add to the list, so please go ahead and add as many hot anime men as you want as long as you include a good picture. If you had any hot anime boys to the list, please make sure they are appropriate (No Boku no Pico please!)

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The Hottest Anime Guys of All Time

The 30+ Hottest Anime Guys, Ranked by Fans

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Lists about the most popular, memorable, and complicated characters in anime across all genres.

Anime People

Anime draws viewers in with its captivating visuals, and the cutest characters created can be just as enticing. These men&nbsp;may be artificial, but our feelings for them are certainly not. Some are monsters, some are mannerly, and some occupy the middle of the road. Just like us, these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hot-anime-guys-and-boys/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cute anime guys</a> are created, or drawn,&nbsp;imperfectly, and that&nbsp;makes them all the more compelling.

25+ Anime Boys You Definitely Crushed On

25 Anime Boys You Definitely Crushed On

Mick Jacobs

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

In anime, physical power isn't always everything. Very often brains will win over brawn, and because of that, we're ranking the smartest anime characters of all time. Do you have a favorite smart anime character? Now would be a good time to show it by voting up your top choices on the poll below. From master strategists like Shikamaru (Naruto) who plan one hundred steps away, to analytical geniuses like Death Note's L who can predict his opponents moves before he even makes them, these anime characters are much smarter than the average human.Vote up the intelligent anime characters that you believe to be the smartest, and downvote any that you don't think could hang intellectually with the top contendors on this poll.

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The Smartest Anime Characters of All Time

The 41+ Smartest Anime Characters of All Time

Want to end the debate of who the strongest <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-anime-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime character</a> to ever exist is? You only have to do one thing...vote on the poll below! For this list we want to hear your opinion on who the most powerful anime character of all time. These guys probably beat up the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/smartest-anime-characters/ranker-anime">smartest anime characters</a> all the time in high school--if they ever went to one.&nbsp;Both heroes and villains are included below, so you can vote for everyone from Madara Uchiha to Ichigo Kurosaki. The discussion of the strongest anime character is always shrouded in controversey, so consider the following: just because a character is physically more powerful doesn't mean they are stronger than another overall. Take Light Yagami vs Monkey D. Luffy, for example. Obviously Luffy could gum-gum pistol him into oblivion, but what if Light wrote his name down in the death note? That's an instant death with just the stroke of a pen. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/when-you-see-it-pictures/lauren-slocum?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">When you</a> see names like Vegeta below, assume that they would be fighting at their very highest potential.&nbsp;

The Most Powerful Anime Characters of All Time

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Lists that rank the top villains, antagonists, and evil organizations throughout the worlds of anime and manga.

The Bad Guys of Anime

Villains

At long last, here's our list of the greatest anime villains of all time, including villains from every genre and demographic of anime out there. What would anime be without a great enemy for the heroes to fight with? Villains in anime can really make or break a series, as they are essentially the sole source of tension and conflict in any show. The protagonists of Dragon Ball Z are all amazing and loveable, but is Freeza not equally as crucial to the show's sucess and popularity? What would Fullmetal Alchemist be like without the Homonculi, or Inuyasha without Naraku? Yes, a great anime villain is equally as important as a show's hero, and the enemies below are a testament to that. Vote for the bad guy that you think deserves the title of the best anime villain of all time, no matter how powerful or strong they are. Sometimes a great villain can be a normal human being, like Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis or Johan Liebert from Monster.

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The Greatest Anime Villains of All Time

List of the Best Anime Villains of All Time

Anime characters broken down by various features, including hair color, eye color, accessories, and more.

Anime Appearances

Gray hair is often associated with the elderly, but don't tell that to the characters on this list. For this poll we're ranking the best gray hair anime characters, with the help of your votes. Funnily enough, many popular gray hair anime characters come from Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. Kakashi, Kabuto, Hidan, and Tobirama Senju (the second Hokage) all hail from Naruto, and all have gray hair. Gray hair often represents wisdom and maturity, or sometimes a sullen and brooding personality. Other famous gray haired anime characters include Spike Spiegals arch-nemesis Vicious from Cowboy Bebop, and Undertaker from Black Butler. Vote for your favorite anime character who has gray hair, and add a character you love if they're not already included.

The Best Anime Characters With Gray Hair

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List of the Best Gray Hair Anime Characters

It's inevitable in almost any show you watch, but what are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-anime-series-of-all-time/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the saddest anime</a> deaths of all time? For this list we're ranking anime deaths that made you cry, or at least made you feel really sad. Since it's the funeral that often makes these deaths so sad, this list is also kind of a ranking of the saddest anime funerals of all time. There are a few that come to mind when you talk about sad anime funerals, but Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist has always stood out as particularly sad (mostly because his young daughter doesn't understand what is happening when the casket is lowered into the ground.)Please vote for the anime characters deaths that made you cry, and add any to the list if that character is not already here.

Himura Kenshin

The 25+ Saddest Anime Deaths of All Time

Anime <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-girls-with-black-hair/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">characters with black hair</a> are rather abundant, so we're going to need a lot of help from anime fans on this one. There are an uncountable amount of black hair anime characters, so we need you to add as many as your favorites to this list as possible. In a medium where characters have pink, purple, and green hair, black hair can seem rather boring in comparison. However some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> have black hair, including Monkey D. Luffy, Vegeta, Kirito, L, Itachi, Rukia, and so many more. See how hard it's going to be to rank this? Do your best job and vote for your favorite anime characters that have black hair. Add as many characters that aren't here already to the list, so others can vote for your picks too.

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The Best Anime Characters With Black Hair

The 25+ Best Anime Characters With Black Hair

Who is the top anime character with white hair? Thanks to your votes on this list, we can finally answer that question. White hair, while associated with age in the real world, is a perfectly natural hair color in anime for characters of all age. White is often associated with purity, but there are some anime characters with white hair who are anything but pure (looking at you Whitebeard.) Some of them can be quite aloof, like Urd of Ah My Goddess, or as playful and kind as Mirajane of Fairy Tail. White hair is also associated with the spirit world, so you can find many white-haired supernatural characters in this list, like Inuyasha and Kurama the Fox. White hair anime characters are often intelligent as well, such as Near from Death Note or Captain Hitsugaya from Bleach. No matter who your favorite anime character with white hair is, give them an upvote below so they can move up higher on the list.

Kaneki Ken

The Best Anime Characters With White Hair

The Best White Hair Anime Characters of All Time

The &quot;power of friendship&quot; is one of&nbsp;the strongest forces in all of anime, reviving defeated heroes and heroines better than any superpower or magic spell. Thanks to the best friends below, your favorite characters have the strength to fight another titan or upgrade their automail. These are the anime characters you want to hang out with, the ones who bring color into your life, the ones who&nbsp;defend you when you're not around to defend yourself. They vibe with&nbsp;any <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-supernatural-companions/jonah-dorrance">supernatural companion</a> you might have&nbsp;and they don't care if you're a flesh-eating ghoul, a self-proclaimed mad scientist, or the son of Satan. They've got your back, and their charisma and enthusiasm brings even the shyest out of their shell. Amidst all of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-we-hate/ranker-anime">anime characters you&nbsp;hate</a>, these best bros and girls remind you&nbsp;of all the good things in the world.

Naruto Uzumaki

Anime Characters You Wish Were Your Friends

Poll: Which Anime Characters Do You Wish Were Your Friends?

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If you&#39;re an anime fan who digs men, you might have thought about which anime characters you&#39;d want as a husband. This poll asks you to tell the world which male anime character&nbsp;you&#39;d tie the knot with, no matter what your criteria for <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/must-see-anime-bucket-list/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">a good anime</a> husband may be. Perhaps your taste leans toward the sweet, sensitive, and totally ripped. If that&#39;s the case, Makoto Tachibana from&nbsp;Free!&nbsp;might be the right anime husband for you. Or maybe your preferences are a little more unconventional, and you dig a military-grade clean freak. If yes, Levi Ackerman is probably right up your alley.

Whatever your preferences, let the world know by voting up the anime men you&#39;d marry in a heartbeat, and voting down the ones you&#39;d leave at the altar. If the ladies are more your speed, head on over to our list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-you-want-to-marry/ranker-anime" target="_blank">anime women you&#39;ve want to marry</a>.

Male Anime Characters You'd Want As Your Husband

30+ Male Anime Characters You'd Want As Your Husband

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The unforgettable scenes, lines, and visuals that keep anime addicts coming back for more.

Great Moments in Anime

Some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/epic-anime-scenes-that-give-you-goosebumps/matthew-machin?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest moments in anime</a> come when characters are pushed to their limits. Whatever is happening to them is so upsetting that their usual coping mechanisms or battle tactics just aren&#39;t cutting it.

Among the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> who snapped who are those who unleashed an attack that no one thought they were capable of, like Gohan when he decides to stop sitting idly by and beat the tar out of Frieza. Others don&#39;t get physically violent, but verbally eviscerate another person in a way that&#39;s completely unlike them, like Nadeko Sengoku does in&nbsp;Monogatari.&nbsp;

Which characters have&nbsp;the most awesome&nbsp;moments of losing it?&nbsp;

25 Times Anime Characters Snapped And Went Berserk

25 Times Anime Characters Snapped and Went Berserk

Deceased parents, like battle mechs&nbsp;and nosebleeds, remain a common plot device&nbsp;in many anime series. Some parents die in spectacularly dramatic ways, like dying in blasts,&nbsp;being eaten alive, or even being <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/most-twisted-anime-characters/jonah-dorrance">murdered by their own children</a>. Others pass in more everyday ways, like illness, car crashes, or&nbsp;childbirth.

Despite the frequency with which the trope appears, it serves&nbsp;as a catalyst for&nbsp;compelling&nbsp;character development on the part of their sad orphaned children, and can help <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-with-dark-endings/anna-lindwasser">darken the mood of a particular series</a>.&nbsp;Vote up the characters whose loss affected you the most, and left you wishing you were watching something happier, like Digimon. Oh, wait, Iori&#39;s dad passes away in Digimon. Never mind.

Anime Characters Ranked By How Tragically Their Parents Died

25+ Anime Characters Whose Parents Died Super Tragically

If you watch <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fan-service-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">a lot of anime</a>, you know almost every anime character has some kind of backstory. That being said, what are the best anime backstories of all time? We want to know which characters you think have the most interesting pasts, so vote up the anime characters with the best backstory on this list. In long form <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-shonen-jump-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Shonen Jump anime</a> like One Piece and Naruto, exploring the past of a character takes place in almost every story arc. We've included plenty of those types of characters here, but also characters like Spike Spiegel and Edward Elric who aren't featured in such long shows.Which anime character has the most interesting past? Vote up your choices below, and add any characters to the list if you feel their backstory is compelling enough.

Lelouch Lamperouge

The 40+ Best Anime Character Backstories

The 40+ Best Anime Character Backstories of All Time

For some unlucky anime characters, nothing ever seems to go right. Anime characters with bad luck have outrageously hard lives&nbsp;filled with seemingly endless misery. Many&nbsp;are characterized by their&nbsp;ill-fatedness, and a&nbsp;few are literal gods of misfortune who&nbsp;intentionally spread&nbsp;bad tidings. When properly executed, bad luck can add pathos and depth to a story;&nbsp;when done wrong, it can seem excessive and&nbsp;silly.&nbsp;

The 17 Most Unlucky Characters In Anime

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Life isn&#39;t easy when you&#39;re an anime character - especially if you&#39;re one of the&nbsp;anime characters with the worst lives. These characters have suffered immensely, whether it&#39;s losing loved ones, enduring torture, being betrayed, or worse.

One anime character whose life is miserable is Natsuki Subaru from&nbsp;Re:Zero.&nbsp;When his life ends, he returns to a save point, which means that he has to endure an endless parade of painful demises. There&#39;s also Ash Lynx from&nbsp;Banana Fish,&nbsp;whose suffering is a little more realistic - he was abused by everyone from his Little League coach to his mafioso guardian - but is no less agonizing. A few of these characters, like Lucy from&nbsp;Elfen Lied&nbsp;and Zeref from&nbsp;Fairy Tail,&nbsp;turned villainous as a result of their suffering, but others stayed true to their heroic paths.

Which of these characters do you think has been dealt the worst hand?&nbsp;

The 15 Most Painful Anime Lives, Ranked by How Much They Suffered

One can learn a lot about an anime character by studying how they&nbsp;respond to deeply traumatic situations. In addition to adding drama, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-anime-series-of-all-time/ranker-anime" target="_blank">alarming plot lines</a> can expose viewers to aspects of their favorite characters that aren't usually on display. By paying close attention, one can gain valuable insight into who a character is, and why they behave they way that they do.&nbsp;In&nbsp;A Silent Voice,&nbsp;a young girl is bullied for being deaf, leaving everyone involved traumatized.&nbsp;Meanwhile, in&nbsp;Tokyo Ghoul,&nbsp;Ken Kaneki's personality completely changes after he&nbsp;experiences torture at the hands of a man-eating monster. Some characters' responses to trauma accurately depict&nbsp;real-world PTSD, whereas others' reactions feel imagined and unbelievable.&nbsp;

17 Anime Characters Who've Experienced Life-Altering Trauma

Brown eyes are very common, but which brown eyed anime character is your favorite? This poll ranks the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> with brown eyes, including popular characters like Erza Scarlet&nbsp;from Fairy Tail, Revy from Black Lagoon, and Nami from One Piece. What do brown eyes represent? For one brown is the most common eye color in the world, so in terms of anime brown is definitely one of the dullest eye colors. The color brown can be seen as gentle or docile, polite, caring, and happy. Ranking the characters on this list is going to be tough - after all, how can you compare Sango and Yui? We&#39;re going to leave those tough decisions up to you, so vote up your favorites on this list and even add any brown eyes anime characters that we missed in the first go.

The Best Anime Characters With Brown Eyes

The 40+ Best Anime Characters With Brown Eyes

One of the most interesting tropes that pop&nbsp;up in anime are half-human anime characters. What that means exactly can vary from show to show, but here&#39;s the basic run-down: hybrid anime characters possess both human DNA&nbsp;and DNA from another species. In most cases, the non-human species is a mythical one, like&nbsp;demons, elves or angels. Half-human hybrids are typically born to one human parent and one non-human parent, but some are fused with another species later in life, often violently. Half-human characters are typically found in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-demon-anime/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">demon anime</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-shounen-anime-ever-made/ranker-anime" target="_blank">shounen anime</a>.&nbsp;

Being a hybrid can mean enhanced magical and physical abilities, like it does for Tokyo Ghoul&#39;s Kaneki Ken and Gohan from DBZ.&nbsp;In some cases, like with Gojyo from Saiyuki,&nbsp;it means facing discrimination.&nbsp;In other cases, like with Eina&nbsp;Tulle in&nbsp;Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?,&nbsp;the character&#39;s hybrid nature has basically no impact on anything.&nbsp;Take a look at some of the best half-human hybrid characters&nbsp;and vote up your favorite.

The 19 Greatest Half-Human Hybrid Characters In Anime

Not every anime hero actually looks the part. In fact, there are plenty of menacing anime heroes who look straight up villainous.

Sometimes, this is because they have anti-hero tendencies, and the character designers were trying to imply that through visual cues. This is definitely the case for Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho, a former criminal who is still largely on his own team, but frequently works to protect humans and demons alike from danger. But sometimes, these types of characters defy expectations about what a hero should look like.&nbsp;Sajin Komamura of&nbsp;Bleach&nbsp;may look like a menacing wolfman, but he&#39;s actually a gentle soul.

Anime heroes who look like villains can take some getting used to, but they add to the overall visual experience of the series in which they appear.&nbsp;

21 Anime Heroes Who Look Like They Should Be Villains

21 Anime Heroes Who Look Like They Should Be Villains, Ranked

A dark laboratory. A piercing scream. A grinning scientist hovering over their intended victim. These are some of the images that come to mind when the subject of human experimentation comes up. There are a surprisingly large number of anime characters who went through human experimentation. Everyone&nbsp;knows about Nina Tucker, whose father fused her body with a dogs&#39; in Fullmetal Alchemist, but that&#39;s not the only example. In&nbsp;Tokyo Ghoul,&nbsp;Ken Kaneki is the victim of a scientist who uses him as a prototype for artificially created human/ghoul hybrids. In Charlotte,&nbsp;Kazuki&nbsp;Tomori is driven mad by the pain he endures at a scientist&#39;s hands.&nbsp;

These are not stories of people who willingly signed up for safe and ethical experiments. These are stories of people who were forced against their will to endure excruciatingly painful experiments which left them with permanent physical and emotional scars. Some of these stories are disturbing, so read on at your own risk.&nbsp;

18 Times Anime Characters Went Through Horrible Human Experimentation

18 Times Anime Characters Went Through Human Experimentation

One of the best parts of a great anime series is&nbsp;getting to watch characters grow and develop into better versions of themselves. Sometimes, this growth can be pretty dramatic, to the point that the chracter is a totally different person by the series's conclusion. There's Izuku Midoriya from&nbsp;My Hero Academia, who goes from being a powerless middle schooler to a formidable&nbsp;hero (even though he still cries all the time), as well as Yona&nbsp;from&nbsp;Yona&nbsp;of the Dawn, who starts off as&nbsp;a spoiled princess but becomes a true leader who cares about her people. Many of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> begin as totally unlikable curmudgeons, but gradually become more endearing as they mature. Given&nbsp;<a href="/list/anime-that-went-on-for-way-too-long/taeyura" target="_blank">how long</a> some anime series go on for, it would be boring if characters' personalities remained static for dozens of episodes.&nbsp;

15 Anime Characters Who Start Off Weak But Totally Power Up

Anime Characters Who Start Off Weak But Become Super Strong

Some anime characters are born with their powers. Others attain them through training. But some characters recieve their powers from outside sources. That doesn&#39;t mean that they don&#39;t have to work hard, of course - in many cases they have to work harder than they ever have in their lives just to be able to tolerate having the power at all, let alone using it to its full potential. These new powers can be granted out of good will, or out of malice, but either way, they change the character&#39;s life.&nbsp;

Great anime characters who were given their powers include Izuku Midoriya, Monkey D. Luffy, Naruto Uzumaki, Nezuko Kamado, Rimuru Tempest, and more. Do you like their newfound abilities?

14 Anime Characters Who Were Given Insane Powers

13 Anime Characters Who Were Given Insane Powers

Forget siblings, because these characters don't need a brother or sister to be awesome. Below we rank our favorite only child characters in anime, with the help of your votes. Sure there are plenty of great brotherly and sisterly bonds in anime, but have you ever wondered which anime characters are only children? We've rounded up some of the most notable examples for this poll, including characters from every demographic and genre of anime. Have you ever realized that Ash from Pokemon is an only child? What about Ed from Cowboy Bebop? It's not something you think about often, especially since sibling relationships in anime is such a major theme that runs throughout almost every show.Who is your character in anime that doesn't have siblings? Let us know by voting up your favorites on the poll below. You can also add characters to the list, so feel free to do that as long as you know for certain that the chracter doesn't have any brothers or sisters.

The Greatest Anime Characters Who Are Only Children

The 41+ Greatest Anime Characters Who Are Only Children

Lists about nerdy hobbies, franchises, and topics—and the sweet, socially awkward geeks who obsess over them.

Nerd Alert

For this poll we're ranking the nerdiest anime characters of all time, but don't be surprised to see some entries that might be controversial. The words nerd or geek are kind of convoluted these days, but traditionally they describe someone who studies a lot, is intelligent, and maybe has some awkward tendencies. Some of the geeky anime characters on this list are nerdy because of their hobbies, like how Cowboy Bebop's Ed is a brilliant hacker that spends a lot of time online. Others like Light Yagami may be handsome or smooth with the ladies, but still get perfect grades in school and appear to be outwardly nerdy.You can add any anime nerd characters to the list if they're not already here, so please contribute some of your favorites. Don't forget to check out the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-characters-with-glasses/ranker-anime">best anime characters with glasses</a> too, where you'll probably see some of the same characters.

Conan Edogawa

The Nerdiest Anime Characters of All Time

The 41+ Nerdiest Anime Characters of All Time

Anime characters who came back strong can be super satisfying to watch. While it&#39;s great to see a favorite character develop their fighting prowess over time, it&#39;s also a sweet surprise when they disappear for a while and then come back stronger than ever. Seriously, who didn&#39;t love it when Usopp from&nbsp;One Piece&nbsp;reappeared after the time skip totally ripped and ready to kick butt?&nbsp;

Sometimes when an anime character reappears after some insane training, it&#39;s a good thing - Naruto coming back to fight Pain with Sage Mode in his back pocket is exactly what he needs to save Konoha. But when it&#39;s a villain who comes back way stronger, it might be fun for the audience, but&nbsp;the heroes definitely wish that the villain had stayed the way they were. Dio Brando was a lot easier to deal with before he became a Stand user!

Which revamped characters are&nbsp;your favorites? Be sure to vote them up!

15 Times Anime Characters Came Back Stronger Than Before

They wear their heart&nbsp;on their sleeve, their parents don&#39;t get them, and their very existence is pain. On the plus side - they&#39;ve got great hair!&nbsp;What is it about fictional emo characters that make&nbsp;us swoon?

Emo - short for &quot;Emotive&nbsp;Hardcore&quot; - grew out of the punk scene in the &#39;80s. Eventually, it developed&nbsp;into the aggressively angsty&nbsp;pop-punk and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/alternative-bands-and-artists/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">alternative rock bands</a> of the early &#39;00s, like&nbsp;Taking Back Sunday,&nbsp;Dashboard Confessional, Fallout Boy,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Panic! At The Disco.&nbsp;Today, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/stuff-only-emo-kids-understand/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">emo is a subculture</a> that&nbsp;encompasses more than just music. And emo characters - past and present - exist in the darkest&nbsp;corners of TV, film, animation, and video games.

Dreamy emo boys in fiction possess floppy hair you want to run your fingers through,&nbsp;an icy demeanor you think&nbsp;you can shatter, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hot-topic-retail-stories/erin-wisti" target="_blank">Hot Topic clothes</a> to accentuate&nbsp;their delicious&nbsp;darkness. But,&nbsp;despite their introversion, they&#39;re prone to emotional, teary outbursts - usually about someone they love who failed them. Not exactly ideal boyfriend material, but you can make it work, right?&nbsp;

Donnie Darko Or Kylo Ren?

Fictional Emo Boys Who Will Melt Your Dark Heart

23 Dreamy Fictional Emo Boys Who Will Melt Your Dark Heart

Hannah Collins

While anime often chooses to highlight&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-villains-who-turned-good/anna-lindwasser?ref=profile_own" target="_blank">villains who redeem themselves</a> and join the good guys, there are some shows that are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-you-didnt-know-about-anime/leo-reyna?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">all about anime</a> good guys who break bad.&nbsp;In some cases, characters start off as genuinely good people, but circumstances tempt&nbsp;or force them into a life of villainy. In other cases, characters are actually evil all along, but their sinister motivations are not revealed to&nbsp;the viewer until the other characters learn the truth.&nbsp;In one case, a character tries&nbsp;desperately to make himself good, but ultimately gives in to his innate villainy.&nbsp;No matter the circumstances, it's fascinating to watch someone who seemed to be morally just give in and embrace the dark side.

15 Good Anime Characters Who Broke Bad And Became Villains

15 Good Anime Characters Who Became Villains

A Tragic Hero is a long-standing literary trope that you&#39;re probably familiar with if you&#39;ve ever taken an English class. It involves a character who has a &#39;fatal flaw&#39; being unable to achieve happiness or being outright destroyed by their own flaw. This character can be a protagonist or an antagonist, but when it&#39;s an antagonist it&#39;s usually someone who is sympathetic despite their flaws.

Sometimes it&#39;s a genuinely positive trait that ends up being twisted into something awful - Ken Kaneki from&nbsp;Tokyo Ghoul&nbsp;was so focused on kindness that it prevented him from defending himself, then decided to focus on strength at the expense of those he originally hoped to protect. In other cases, it&#39;s a little more ambiguous - Kiritsugu Emiya believes in sacrificing individuals for the greater good, a morally debatable premise, and ends up seeing his own life ruined by those ideals.&nbsp;

Which of these tragic anime heroes has the saddest&nbsp;story?

13 Tragic Anime Heroes Who Are Hard Not To Pity

Whether it's in the war room or the bedroom,&nbsp;anime characters can make some spectacularly bad decisions. Sometimes, these poor choices&nbsp;are seemingly inconsequential, like when Erika Shinohara of&nbsp;Wolf Girl &amp; Black Prince&nbsp;lies her way into a terrible relationship. In other cases, the repercussions&nbsp;are apparent from a mile away.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-dragon-ball-z-sucks/stephanroget" target="_blank">DBZ anime</a>,&nbsp;Vegeta&nbsp;is too proud to stop Cell from achieving his perfect form, and his hubris ends up indirectly killing many of the show's heroes.&nbsp;Bad anime decisions can be frustrating to watch, but they also reveal characters'&nbsp;all too human&nbsp;flaws and inspire&nbsp;complex plot lines. If a fictional character's mistakes are big enough to make you angry in real life, the story is usually doing something right.&nbsp;

15 Terrible Decisions Made By Anime Characters

The 15 Worst Decisions Ever Made by Anime Characters

Zombies are coming after your sweet, delicious brain meat.

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Zombies

While zombies in most media&nbsp;typically&nbsp;center themselves&nbsp;around&nbsp;horror or violence,&nbsp;zombies from anime get a little&nbsp;complex in nature. More dynamic than the standard rotting corpses or the rage monsters of movies like 28 Days Later, the coolest zombies in anime possess greater capacities than simply shuffling and moaning, and often look desirable&nbsp;rather than&nbsp;decomposed.&nbsp;In fact, some zombie anime characters even work to keep up their human-like appearances and demeanors. This complexity makes <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-zombie-anime/ranker-anime">anime with zombies in it</a> much more captivating than standard zombie lore.Sure, many of them&nbsp;do hunt down humans, and yes, they may still eat their flesh;&nbsp;after all, they are still zombies! But&nbsp;zombies from anime achieve a depth usually only explored for more glamorous monsters like vampires and werewolves, making these undead characters&nbsp;all the more captivating to watch.&nbsp;Not all anime <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-zombie-tv-shows-on-netflix/ranker-streaming?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">series with zombies</a>&nbsp;are&nbsp;pretty, but don't let that ruin&nbsp;your love of the undead. They're not monsters, they're just misunderstood... and maybe a bit hungry.

The Best And Feistiest Zombies In Anime

Ranking the 15+ Best Zombie Characters In Anime

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If it&#39;s the second, third, or fourth time that an anime character has been kidnapped or assaulted and needs another characters assistance to get out of their perilous situation, they might be a damsel in distress.

Damsel in distress anime characters aren&#39;t all damsels - actually, the trope is gender inclusive. Whether it&#39;s Mokuba Kaiba being repeatedly held for ransom in&nbsp;Yu-Gi-Oh!&nbsp;or Casca being brutalized over and over again in&nbsp;Berserk,&nbsp;these characters suffer dramatically, and they often lack the power to solve their own problems. This doesn&#39;t necessarily mean that they&#39;re weak. Bulma from&nbsp;DBZ&nbsp;is a whip-smart lady who can wield a weapon with precision, but she&#39;s not a Super Saiyan. Eren Jaeger of&nbsp;Attack on Titan&nbsp;can kick butt with no problem - he&#39;s just really bad at staying out of trouble.&nbsp; Luckily, these characters are usually rescued by the heroes they travel with, even if they can&#39;t manage on their own.&nbsp;

Which of these characters do you like the best?

15 Damsel in Distress Anime Characters Who Constantly Need To Be Saved

15 Damsel in Distress Anime Characters Who Always Need Saving

We all know those anime series that have characters that are just way too overpowered. Characters that can take people out with one single punch. Characters that can fly and even become Gods&nbsp;themselves (if they aren&#39;t one already) seemingly out of nowhere. They&#39;re just way too powerful&nbsp;for their own good. This list is a collection of anime characters who have so much strength, mentally and/or physically, that it&#39;s just ridiculous. Vote up the anime guys and gals&nbsp;who have a silly amount of power.

When a character in a video game has too much power, they&nbsp;usually get&nbsp;nerfed. When a character in an anime has too much power, they nerf everyone (and everything) else. Brain power and physical power can make a character so OP that you start wondering if they have any sort of real weakness or anything that can actually stop them at all. It can get downright frustrating when an anime character&nbsp;is too overpowered, especially when you&#39;re rooting against them.

The Most Ridiculously Overpowered Anime Characters of All Time

The 20 Most Pointlessly Overpowered Anime Characters of All Time

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Psychological torture scenes are among the highest intensity and alarming ones out there. While most such scenes focus on inflicting physical harm, others are more focused on the victims&#39; mind.

Many&nbsp;anime characters who experienced psychological torture are at the mercy of their enemies&#39; supernatural abilities. When Mob Kageyama is forced to live through a grim fictional existence where he&#39;s being severely bullied by his classmates and has no power with which to defend himself, this is entirely due to Mogami&#39;s psychic powers. On the other hand, some examples of psychological torture are fairly down to earth. While much of the physical torment that Jason visits upon Ken Kaneki is impossible without magic, the psychological burden of being forced to choose what lives Jason should take - no magic involved.

Which instance of psychological torture disturbed you the most?

15 Anime Characters Who Experienced Psychological Torture

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Welcome, readers! If you had the choice of any TV character to be your sidekick - from SpongeBob Squarepants to Coach on&nbsp;Cheers&nbsp;- who would you pick? This is&nbsp;your chance to imagine yourself as&nbsp;a superhero and pick your perfect sidekick. This list of potential sidekicks has a wide selection of characters who can support you in battle or even provide comic relief&nbsp;(or just look cool standing around).

Pick from the most amusing, loyal, popular companions and partners-in-crime from television.&nbsp;Vote up the TV&nbsp;sidekicks who bring&nbsp;out the hero in you!

What TV Character Would You Want To Be Your Sidekick If You Were A Superhero?

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If you&#39;re an anime fan, you&#39;ve probably heard of the two most commonly discussed&nbsp;archetypes that occur in anime -&nbsp;yanderes and tsunderes. What you might not have known is that there are other, similarly named character types out there - like the dandere. A dandere is a person who is shy, anxious, or reserved&nbsp;on the outside, but can warm up when they get close to people. The suffix -dere&nbsp;means &#39;lovey dovey&#39; while &#39;dan&#39; means silent, or doesn&#39;t talk. Dandere anime characters may get close to others, but they&#39;re too nervous. Think Hinata&nbsp;Hyuuga&nbsp;from&nbsp;Naruto.

The majority of these characters are dandere anime girls, but this particular trope can also include male characters - Ren&nbsp;Mihashi from&nbsp;Big Windup!&nbsp;is a good example of a male dandere.

This list is a roundup of some of the best dandere characters from a variety of anime genres. If you see a favorite on the list, vote them up.

The 20 Greatest Dandere Anime Characters of All Time

Metamorphosis&nbsp;is a theme that permeates anime.&nbsp;The process excites viewers and sometimes leaves them in awe. It’s that amazing moment when the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-with-villain-protagonists/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">protagonist or antagonist</a> of the story goes through a transformation so distinct&nbsp;it leaves you&nbsp;speechless. Over the years, there have been many extreme anime transformations which you can’t help but watch&nbsp;more than once.&nbsp;Often&nbsp;when viewers think of a character transforming, the image of a magical girl transforming into a colorful warrior might pop to mind. While these enchanting sequences can be enjoyable, anime character transformations aren’t limited to the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-does-magic-girl-anime-exist/hannah-collins?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">magical girl genre</a>. In fact, there are many great titles that show anime characters who transform into something more sinister, unusual, or just plain ol' bonkerballs&nbsp;nuts. You're not going to find anything cutesy on this list, unless your perception of &quot;cute&quot; is way outside normal parameters. In which case, you know what, good for you! It takes all kinds of fruit to make a salad. &nbsp;

Hunter X Hunter&#39;s Gon Freecss

The 16 Most Extreme Transformations In Anime History

16 Anime Characters Who Undergo the Most Extreme Transformations

Just because a character keeps to themselves and doesn&#39;t talk much doesn&#39;t mean that they aren&#39;t powerful. In fact, some of the quietest characters are hiding the most dangerous secrets.&nbsp;

One great example of a strong but silent anime character is Bertolt Hoover, a seemingly innocuous person who is easy to ignore - until you find out that he&#39;s actually a violent&nbsp;menace who has a higher hit-count than almost anyone else around.&nbsp; There&#39;s also&nbsp;Hotaru Tomoe of&nbsp;Sailor Moon,&nbsp;whose silent demeanor hides her ability to obliterate planets with little effort.

Which quiet anime characters surprised you with their strength?&nbsp;

17 Anime Characters Who Prove You Should Fear The Quiet Ones

How many multicolor hair anime characters can you name? This list ranks the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> with multicolor hair, with the help of your votes. This interactive poll of good anime characters known for their multiple hair colors changes as you vote on it, so make sure to give your favorites some love! Some examples of multicolor hair anime characters include Yugi Mutou from Yu-Gi-Oh!,&nbsp;Hatsuharu Sohma from Fruits Basket, and Suigetsu Houzuki from Naruto Shippuden.&nbsp;If you notice an anime character with multicolor hair missing from the list, go ahead and add them so others can vote up that character too!

Best Multicolor Hair Anime Characters

The 30+ Best Multicolor Hair Anime Characters

It seems impractical to have a hairdo that partially blocks your vision, but anime knows no logic. Who is your favorite anime character with blinding bangs? Popular examples of anime characters with hair blocking their eyes include Sanji from One Piece, Deidara from Naruto Shippuden, and Chad from Bleach. Some anime characters even have their eyes completely blocked by their hair, like Undertaker from Black Butler. How the heck are you supposed to see with that hair?!Vote up your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite anime characters</a> with blinding bangs, and add any to the list that aren't already here.

30+ Anime Characters With Blinding Bangs

30+ Anime Characters With Blinding Bangs That Block Their Vision

How many anime characters with heterochromia can you name? This list ranks the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> with two different eye colors (like David Bowie), with the help of your votes. This interactive poll of good anime characters with heterochromia changes as you vote on it, so make sure to give your favorites some love! Some examples of anime characters known for their different eye colors include Ciel Phantomhive from Black Butler, Hakuryuu Ren from Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, and Seijuro Akashi from Kuroko's Basketball. If you notice an anime character with heterochromia missing from the list, go ahead and add them so others can vote up that character too!

The Best Anime Characters with Heterochromia

The 30+ Best Anime Characters with Heterochromia

Why do anime characters wear masks? Some might be concealing their identity or hiding a secret, while others do it simply for aesthetic reasons. Who is the best masked anime character of all time? Do Naruto characters like Kakashi and Tobi lead the pack? What about Nel from Bleach, who wears a different kind of mask? Vote up your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite anime characters</a> that wear masks on their face, and add your own <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-characters-who-wear-masks/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">masked anime characters</a> to the list if they aren't already here.

The 30+ Greatest Masked Anime Characters of All Time

The 30+ Best Anime Characters That Wear Masks

It's not something you think about often, but there sure are a lot of great anime characters who wear eyepatches. Whether they've got something to hide or simply are covering up an injury, these anime characters with eye patches are all awesome in their own way. Perhaps the most notable anime character with an eye patch is King Bradley from Fullmetal Alchemist, who hides his&nbsp;ouroboros symbol on his left eye with an eye patch. There's also Kenpachi from Bleach, who had a special eyepatch made for him to conceal his power.Who's your favorite anime character who wears an eyepatch? Vote up your favorites below, and add any characters that aren't already here.

30+ Anime Characters Who Know How To Rock An Eyepatch

30+ Anime Characters Who Know How to Rock An Eye Patch

Who do you think you are? Let these anime characters who match up with your zodiac sign teach you a little more about the real *you.*

Astrological Anime

Anime heroes (and heroines) are the characters who keep an anime going –&nbsp;without them, there would be no story. Because they're so important to the overall experience, some anime fans find themselves wondering –&nbsp;which anime hero are they most like?One great way to determine which hero you vibe with the most is by checking your star sign. Your zodiac sign lets you know what makes you flawed and what makes you fabulous, and the same applies to anime heroes. Are you a light-hearted, charming person&nbsp;who happens to be hiding a dark past? Then you're a lot like Yato&nbsp;of&nbsp;Noragami, a Gemini whose breezy exterior hides his past as a god of war. Or are you an ambitious, long-term planner like L from Death Note,&nbsp;a brilliant detective who is also a Capricorn?&nbsp;Your sign is a great way to learn more about yourself&nbsp;and about your favorite anime heroes. If you identify more with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-villains-zodiac/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">anime villains</a>, however, then&nbsp;the stars will tell you something a little bit different. We can't all be heroes, but these ones sure stand out.

Which Anime Hero Are You, Based On Your Zodiac Sign?

How many mask wearing anime characters can you name? This list ranks the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> who wear masks, with the help of your votes. This interactive poll of good characters who don masks changes as you vote on it, so make sure to give your favorites some love! Some examples of mask wearing anime characters include Tobi from Naruto Shippuden, Gin from Hotarubi no Mori e, and Lord Death from Soul Eater. If you notice an anime character who wears a mask missing from the list, go ahead and add them so others can vote up that character too!

The Best Anime Characters Who Wear Masks

The 30+ Best Anime Characters Who Wear Masks

These anime characters always have their noses buried in a book. Who is your favorite anime bookworm character? Popular anime characters who read a lot include Maka Albarn, Yuki Nagato, and Ken Kaneki. The bookworm archetype in anime is a fairly popular one, so why not rank the best? Cast your votes below for the best anime bookworm, and add any characters to the list if they're not already here.

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