Favorite Anime Characters List

Time for a new kind of list. This time I thought I'd list some of my favorite characters from shows and movies and maybe a few books. When applicable, I will tag them as LGBT in honor of pride month.

Daru (Stein's Gate)

What I love about him: Besides being smart and loyal, he's also funny and kind. I like that he's a bit of a perv (he makes dirty jokes anyway) but in an innocent kind of way. Like when he's actually presented the opportunity to be with a woman (in the sequel Stein's Gate 0) it's cute how embarrassed and self-conscious he is IRL as opposed to the jokes he makes. I like that he is able to get through to Okabe when he's freaking out from PTSD because it really helps Okabe out. I also totally called the surprise reveal that concerned his character and it made my day since he's my fave, but it also made one of the dirty jokes he made even funnier when you go back and look at it in context (which by that time in the show I'd already guessed it). You know what I'm talking about if you've seen it, but I'm not going to spoil for those of you who haven't.

Accelerator (A certain Magical Index / A certain scientific Railgun / A certain scientific Accelerator) headcanon ace/aro not confirmed

What I love about him: He has an amazing character development arc where he goes from full on villian to not such a bad guy to a real good guy with a few badish traits. His self-sacrificing move in A Certain Magical Index actually made me cry. I love it when I start off hating a character because they're hurting people or something and then over the course of time the story brings them full circle to where I love them more than anyone else. That's good story telling.

Omasu Dazai (Bungo Stray Dogs)

What I love about him: He's quirky, he's smart/brilliant, he's got a powerful ability and he's morally grey. What's not to love? I really like complex characters who are OP because they make for some really interesting dialog and some really interesting plot twists. Also it's unclear if he's seriously suicidal or just trolling everyone with his comical attempts. I know that's a serious issue, but I do like a little bit of dark comedy now and again.

Rei (March Comes in like a Lion)

What I love about him: His smile. It's so rare because he's depressed but he's got a support system now and he's learning to lean on them and when he actually smiles, it's beautiful. It's beautiful to see how hard he tries, his inner conflict, and his soul. He is just a wonderful character.

Hirano (Highschool of the Dead)

What I love about him: Whenever he gets a gun (or something close to it) he completely changes his personality from shy/introverted to leadership material. Also, it was his quick thinking and action that saved the little girl from the zombie attack even though the others were going to just let her die prior to that. So, yeah. Lot to love about this character.

Shirosaki (Kawai Complex guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior)

What I love about him: His whole sub/dom relationship with Mayumi. It's pretty obvious to me right away that he is in love with her and she relies on him too even though she's out there searching for love with someone else because she can't quite accept the way she feels about him. Everyone sees him as a perv because he has this masochist streak and likes being tied up. What I loved about that side of him was that he wasn't shy about it. This is what he likes and he's okay with being that way. I loved how he always tries to make Mayumi smile when she's upset or do stuff to cheer her up, like the bubble game. I love that he's smart and caring. And his rope skills really got useful when they encountered that flasher. Most of all, he's a writer, and a good one at that. And I love that his writing is what he's shy about. Like seriously, everyone in the show doesn't get how he doesn't blush about his sexual proclivities but when you mention his writing he gets all bashful. I get it, though.

Miyamura (Horimiya)

What I love about him: He's such a gentle soul. So sweet, caring, helpful. Outside of school, he expresses his individuality through tattoos and piercings, but he hides those at school because he doesn't want to cause problems or get into trouble. He's so open and honest with Hori about everything that I completely believe she doesn't want him to get another piercing because he told her exactly why he started piercing his own ears in the first place (even though that would have happened off screen). I love that he is slowly coming out of his shell and gaining new friendships. It breaks my heart when he has the dream about encountering his past self who asks him "can I die?" because I just want to wrap him in my arms and tell him it's okay.

Misaki (Pet Girl of Sakura Hall)

What I love about her: She's lively, artistic, and she knows what she wants. Sure she may be stalking her childhood friend (but not to the point where it's causing him any real harm). I love that she's just always so open and honest about everything. 

Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist/Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood)

What I love about him: He's badass, loyal, and stern. He has a goal, to overthrow the corrupt government that would plunge the country into war to meet its own ends, and he's not shy about trying to get there. When his best friend is killed, he almost loses himself to the revenge as he loses himself when Hawkeye is put into danger, but it is Hawkeye who saves him from doing the same thing to Envy that he did to Lust letting him see that his anger and hatred is blinding him. I also love the line "It's a horrible day for rain" after Maes Hughes funeral, it's just so overwhelming because Roy Mustang is a fire alchemist he can't really use his power in the rain. He feels powerless. I cry every time. I'm tearing up just remembering it.

Armin (Attack on Titan)

What I love about him: He's a good guy. He's smart and loyal. He knows what's right and he doesn't want to hurt other people but he will if it's necessary. He may get a bit scared and unsure of himself from time to time, but that just makes him all the more human and therefore more loveable.

Yato (Norigami)

What I love about him: Two words, morally grey. Morally grey and complex characters are so good. As I've said before, they allow for so many interesting plot developments and such well developed dialog. Yato is a minor god. In the past he was a god of calamity who murdered people. His creator, the one he calls father, has been manipulating him to think that if he stops listening to the prayers of people who want revenge that he'll disappear, but Yato isn't giving up on being a good god who makes people happy. He may not have the best relationships with his shinki, but he'd never abandon them to save himself. His whole relationship with Bishimon and why she hates him so much is very compelling as well. I just really liked his character.

Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia) headcanon as ace/aro but not confirmed

What I love about him: He's quiet and unassuming but really badass. He's determined not to be like his abusive father, but willing to learn from him to become a better hero. He has the same motivation to be a hero that Deku and Bakugo have, but he approaches it differently. His character evolves over time. I also feel like he's somewhat neurodivergent.

Saiki Kusou (The Disastrous life of Saiki K) ace/aro

What I love about him: His antics are hilarious. He just wants to be normal, but can't be because he's so OP. He cares about people. He just wants to blend in (pink hair and antennae not withstanding) but he's too different. He always attracts interesting and unique individuals who get in the way of the peaceful, unassuming life he's trying to lead. He's so adverse to cockroaches that he'll teleport to the other side of the world if he sees one.

Simon (Durarara)

What I love about him: At first Simon is just this foreigner who doesn't speak Japanese very well, but he always has some pretty good lines nonetheless. Then, as the show wears on you begin to see that Simon has more to his character. I really love the end of the first season when Simon speaks in Russian for the first time on the show. (I won't spoil anything, but it's amazing). 

Chitanda (Hyouka)

What I love about her: She's so curious and sparkly and full of life. Every time she says "I'm curious" I want to help her solve the mystery right along with Oreki. I love that she was so concerned about the fact that she couldn't remember what her uncle said to her, only that it was important, that she would engage Oreki's help in figuring out what it might have been.

Rimuru Tempest (That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime) agender

What I love about him: He's strong (he's got insane skills), loyal, and just trying to create a better society. That doesn't stop people from trying to get in his way. I love the way he handles situations with a combination of skill and smarts. I love how he's able to turn powerful enemies into allies. He's just a really badass character and I love to watch him kick ass.

Rikka (Love Chuunibyou and other delusions) 

What I love about her: She has a big, wonderful, imagination and her learning to love is so adorable. I love the development of her character and their relationship as he helps her despite her chuunibyou (a phase where the kid, usually middle school age, pretends to live in a fantasy world and actively pretends to fight monsters and such) which he finds cringeworthy because she's old enough that he thinks she should have outgrown it like he did and she helps him to see that normal isn't always the best thing ever.

Zenitsu (Demon Slayer)

What I love about him: Okay, so I see Zenitsu getting a lot of hate for being a little girl crazy (which is probably more about his age) and for crying/not wanting to rush into danger. I don't see it that way though. Yeah, he's afraid, but who wouldn't be. Despite that fear, Zenitsu is incredibly kind and protective of others and he pays attention. Just look at the episode where they fight the drum demon. Zenitsu hears the ominous drumming coming from the house and he's afraid to enter it, sure, but he does so along side Tanjiro. He also pays attention to what Tanjiro says despite complaining himself while Tanjiro is talking because he protects the box when Inosuke tries to attack it. He also knows that a demon is inside the box because he can hear that the noises aren't human. Also, I really love his character development, how he slowly is able to gain courage and eventually rushes into danger without even batting an eye while wide awake. I love that when he falls asleep he's a total badass, and look forward to the point in the story where he'll be a total badass while awake too.

Haruhi Suzumiya (The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) headcanon as bisexual but not confirmed

What I like about her: She's always up for some kind of crazy antics which keep Kyon and the other characters on their toes. That and she's a literal god who can make stuff happen just by thinking it. She's also kind and loyal and she's a terrific singer. There's just so much to love about her (endless 8 notwithstanding).

King (Seven Deadly Sins)

What I like about him: King rises to other people's expectations of him and is constantly exceeding them. He selflessly erases Diana's memories of him when he knows he'll probably never see her again to ease her pain at losing their friendship. He also takes more than his share of the guilt when things go wrong. He's kind and loyal, and despite learning about Ban's role in his sister's death he is able to forgive the man and move on from this. 

Ruka (Stein's Gate) Gay or Trans

What I liked about them: They are a beautiful character. I don't really like that they made the wish to be born a girl all about Rintarou Okabe. I felt like that confused the issue of Ruka's identity. Is Ruka a gay man or are they a trans woman? It's not really clear. I did, however, like their character overall. They are sweet and loyal and kind. Also hated the groping scene (so unnecessary and not okay even if Okabe had been right and Ruka had a male body).

Natsume (Natsume's Book of Friends) headcanon as ace/aro but not confirmed

What I love about him: Natsume is a beautiful soul who just wants to be accepted but rarely finds it amongst humans. He has been passed from relative to relative, all of them finding him weird because he has the ability to see and speak with things other people do not. He finally gets placed with a couple who are actually good people and he begins to blossom there. He meets Madara, who protects him for dangerous yokai and he begins to deal with the mess his grandmother left behind with her "book of friends" which lists the names of various yokai and thus give the holder power over them. Natsume sets out on a mission to free all those yokai that his grandmother have in her book and he begins to understand what kind of woman his grandmother was in the process. I really love the development of his character. The whole show is just so sweet and evenly paced.

Haruki Nakayama (Given) bisexual

What I love about him: He's the motherly type. He takes care of everyone in the band, helping them out when needed. He prioritizes his friendship with Kaji over his own selfish crush on the man. He's very sweet and very perceptive. 

Morgiana (Magi)

What I love about her: This powerful ex-slave is a fighting machine, but that doesn't stop her being feminine when she wants to. She's bad-ass and she's bright, and she's new to friendship and love and her journey is amazing. It is hard, at first, for her to break the Stockholm Syndrome she's developed over the course of her enslavement, but eventually she comes out of her shell and when she does, she shines.

Yukino Yukinoshita (Oregaru)

What I love about her: She's smart, she's beautiful, you'd think she had it all, but she has trouble making friends and she can't really talk back to her family about what she wants. That's where her relationship with Hatchiman helps her out. He is able to figure out ways to work around the problems she has and he supports her. I really like their relationship together, and her relationship with Yui as well. If any anime deserved making two members of the harem into a throuple with the main guy, it is this one. Hatchiman, Yui, and Yukino just fit. Eventually, Hatchiman chooses, and I think he made the right choice, but wish he didn't have to. 

Twenty-faces (Trickster) gay

What I love about him: This is going to be the first truly dark character on my list. Okay so his relationship with Akechi (who heads a boys detective agency kind of like in Bungo Stray Dogs except with mostly teens instead of ranging ages) is kind of like the relationship that Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty share in the hit TV series Sherlock. It's a lot of him playing with Akechi, and using other people to make him solve mysteries but only because he thinks Akechi wants excitement. He's sadistic and unstable, but he's interesting. He's kind of a male yandere character with a brilliant intellect and the ability to disguise himself as whomever he wishes. Before the series end, it comes out that Twenty-Faces was in the army with Akechi and that is where he got the idea that Akechi gets bored easily. He is in love and just wants to be acknowledged by the man he loves. Yes, he goes about it in a horrific way, but I still couldn't help but feel for his character when their history came out.

Ymir (Attack on Titan) lesbian

What I love about her: She is fierce and loyal. She ends up revealing the one secret that she knows will hurt her most to protect everyone else. Her love for Historia Reiss is beautiful and genuine and made me cry when she had to say goodbye. Sometimes she's willing to throw other people under the bus in order to do what she can for Historia, but I don't feel like that's a bad thing. It just makes her more morally grey.

Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)

What I love about him: He starts out as a really horrible person. He has a power to possess other people, but only for five seconds at a time. He uses this ability to get whatever he wants, be it cheating in school to get good grades or causing a traffic accident so he can "save" a girl and become her boyfriend. He's really despicable at first and that's what makes his character so interesting because, after being scouted for a school where people with different abilities go, his character goes through such enormous growth. Eventually he even sacrifices his own sanity to save the world. It's a pretty amazing character arc.

Takahito Kumagami (Charlotte) headcanon gay but not confirmed

What I love about him: When this character is first introduced he does not talk at all. He comes in the room soaking wet and hovers his finger over a map so that a drop of water indicates the location of the next teen with an ability. It is eventually revealed that this whole ritual was completely unnecessary because he could talk and he could find abilities just by thinking about it. What I like most about his character is the relationship with his best friend (the identity of whom I won't reveal for those of you who don't want to be spoiled because this person's existence is a pretty major one). There is enough in their relationship to indicate that Takahito might be in love with this person, and that it's very possible this person feels the same way about him.

Eiji Okumura (Banana Fish) bisexual? not confirmed to be romantic love

What I love about him: Eiji is smart, loyal, and protective of those he loves. He may come from a background of relative innocence compared to Ash, but that doesn't stop him from leaping into danger when necessary to try to help those around him. I love that he can't just let Ash go, despite it being in his best interest to do so.

Alciel/Ashiya (The Devil is a Part-Timer)

What I love about him: Fiercely loyal and protective of his master Maou, he is also a very adept caretaker. He handles the practical side of living in a world where they don't have access to their magical powers and he's very good at it. He also works just as hard as Maou to make the necessary funds and tries to make sure Maou is eating healthy as much as possible.

Maou Sateo (The Devil is a Part-Timer)

What I love about him: When given a choice between helping people and benefiting himself, he tends to choose helping others. He is a strong leader. He is kind. He may derive his powers from the agony of others, but that doesn't mean he's willing to cause it just to get them back. He's also insanely OP when he has his full powers.

Najimi (Komi Can't Communicate) non-binary

What I love about them: They are lively and quirky and friendly. They are similar in character to Misaki who I mentioned earlier in temperament, but they also have the added benefit of being friends with almost everyone they meet. They also don't seem to have the drawback of being obsessed with a single individual. They just want their friends to be happy. Usually, they are quadruple booked, but they can still manage to carve out some time for Komi and Tadano. I also love that the show doesn't ever emphasize their birth gender calling it (unclear) when referring to whether someone is male or female. When they go places that have gender binary options, like baths and such, Najimi always goes alone instead of going with either the males or the females. They also changed in the gender neutral 'family' changing room at the pool instead of choosing the male or female side. Even their school uniform is gender neutral as they wear a skirt along with the same tie that the males wear.

Yona (Yona of the Dawn) 

What I love about her: Despite being raised as a spoiled princess in what is a very lopsided class-based society, when she gets out and sees what's really going on in her kingdom, it makes her want to fix it. She also learns to be bad-ass so that those around her wont have to protect her all the time, most importantly Hak who has always been her bodyguard but who very obviously has feelings for her. I like the development of her character from naïve spoiled princess to justice warrior.

Shirayuki (Snow White with the Red Hair)

What I love about her: She's not your typical damsel in distress. She's strong, willful and capable. Does she end up falling for the prince? Yes. But only because he's worthy of her. In contrast to most stories with a prince, it is she who saves him upon their first meeting with her knowledge of herbs and remedies. She needs saving once in a while too, but their relationship is by no means one-sided and she is not helpless.

Nino (Arakawa Under the Bridge)

What I love about her: She is quirky, accepting, and loveable. Sure she may be a bit delusional, but that adds to her charm rather than taking away from it. She treats a makeshift home on a bridge pillar as if it's a high-rise penthouse and despite being offered more by the rich Kou who can't stand to be indebted to someone but whose life she's saved, she is content to live where she is with an assortment of quirky characters who may or may not also be delusional. She doesn't have to convince Kou that this world of hers is just as valid as his, she just needs to keep being herself.

Rika (Haganai: I don't have many friends)

What I love about her: She's a bit of a perv, which is rare in a girl character without them being the type who actively assaults or stalks people. She's quirky. She's funny and she's surprisingly shy. I love that she's the first one to tell Kodaka that they are already friends. And her hilarious way of getting him to listen to her.

Senku (Dr. Stone)

What I love about him: He's smart. He's capable. And he's got an insane amount of scientific knowledge stored up. To the point he can recreate almost any modern convenience with privative tools and resources. Is it a bit unrealistic? Sure. Do I love watching him rise to the challenge anyway? You bet.

Kurz Weber (Full Metal Panic)

What I love about him: He's funny, brave, loyal, and interesting. I also really love his dynamic with Melissa Mao. The one scene from the anime that always gets me (although I'm pretty sure it is anime-only because I don't remember it in the manga) is the one where Melissa is fake seducing that bad guy and after knocking him out, Kurz shows up to help and there is some serious sexual tension in that scene before they're interrupted.

Melissa Mao (Full Metal Panic)

What I love about her: She's sexy and smart. She's like the perfect blend of mind and body. She also takes no crap from anyone. She's quick thinking, so she's able to help her colleagues out on numerous occasions and save the day. I like the one where they had to sneak past a Chinese guard and she pulled on her Chinese heritage to convince him that she wasn't a threat. I also really love that scene because they're speaking Chinese and I love hearing them speak languages other than Japanese or English, it always makes me wonder how badly they're butchering the lines though, since I don't speak those languages.

Greed (Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood)

What I love about him: He's complex. He doesn't want to go along with Father's plan, so Father liquidates him and recreates him, but he comes back and defies Father in different ways. Greed cannot be controlled because he wants everything and everything includes independence. I love that he has a major role in defeating Father in the end (not going to say exactly how so I don't spoil it for anyone), but that was such an amazing culmination to his character arc.

Tada Banri (Golden Time)

What I love about him: It's really hard to say what I love about this character without spoiling anything major. Let's just say that there's more to him than it seems at first. He lost his memory in an accident, so he's having to start over from scratch and he kind of feels like he shouldn't have to be made to feel guilty for the fact that he's lost it so he tries to make new memories. What I love about his character though is something to do with the memories he's lost and that's all I'm going to say about that.

Akihito Narihisago (ID Invaded)

What I love about him: He's a morally ambiguous character with a dark past who is smart and capable. The story is about him solving crimes by entering into a criminal's psyche and ferreting out what makes them tick. They do this because they are able to pick up traces at a crime scene of that criminals intent and put it into a machine. In order for a person to enter the machine, they have to have killed someone, so you already know that Akihito has something dark in his past. In the machine he's always solving a murder, but in real life it's often other types of cases that he's trying to solve. I just really love his arc and how they portrayed his past and the mystery element to his character.

Yashiro (K)

What I love about him: Talk about a mystery character. This guy seems as sweet and innocent as a newborn babe, but there are a bunch of people after him because they have a video of what appears to be him murdering one of their friends, then deadpanning the camera and laughing. Not to mention the fact that all of them have superhuman powers. Luckily, he finds someone who believes that he didn't do it who is able to protect him, but for how long? They go about trying to solve the mystery of what happened and Yashiro begins to realize he's not who he thought he was and that it's possible he's guilty after all. I'm not going to spoil how it pans out, but it's a really fun ride.

Neko (K)

What I love about her: She's loyal, she has this amazing ability to create illusions that fits nicely into the story, she's a cat woman who can freely transform from cat to human and back, which leads to some comedic elements where she doesn't understand why she should wear clothes in her human form since she doesn't in her cat form. She appreciates kindness and warmth (I guess that's partly from being a cat, I would assume a cat would figure out who was kind and not just from how they were treated by those humans).

Kurou Yatogami (K)

What I love about him: He's loyal, he's a good cook, he's very motherly towards Yashiro. He's open-minded to learning the truth, unlike everyone else who is willing to take the video at face value, he wants to solve the mystery with Yashiro. He's a total badass when it comes to fighting and protecting.

Kino (Kino's Journey) could be non-binary, not confirmed

What I love about them: Kino is a young person who journeys from town to town never staying in one place more than 3 days. They have a talking motorcycle called Hermes who keeps them company. They are smart and quick thinking, but also very kind. They are able to make tough decisions when necessary to get themselves out of trouble.

Souya Ishida (A Silent Voice)

What I love about him: He is a reformed bully. In his bully days, he mainly did it because he was bored. He didn't think about his victim, he just thrived on the reactions of his peers and it didn't help that his scumbag teacher basically told him that the girl he was bullying was a pain and he didn't like her being in his class. But things took a turn and Ishida started getting bullied instead. All his friends threw him under the bus to save themselves and then the whole class turned on him. After walking in those shoes for about six years (through the rest of grade school, through jr. high and most of high school) Ishida is depressed. He can't look anyone in the eye (this is awesomely depicted through putting x's on all the faces of the people around him) he always thinks people are talking about him when they whisper. He basically just hates life and doesn't want to live anymore. He's even planned his own suicide, paying his mom back for the hearing aids she had to pay for because of his bullying, he sets out to do it but realizes that he still hasn't made amends with his victim. That's when the story really starts because he realizes he wants her forgiveness more than he wants to die. He wants to make it up to her and be friends. I really love the evolution of his character from thoughtless bored bully to self-loathing but kind to finally accepting himself through friendships.

Touru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) Lesbian

What I love about her: Touru is a dragon from another realm who found herself wounded in ours. Initially she hates humans, or seems to. When a drunk Kobayashi came upon her and offered her kindness and a place to stay and to help her heal her wounds, Touru fell in love and would do anything the woman asked even donning a maid costume. The two begin to live together and Touru is very open and honest with her affection for Kobayashi. I love how unabashed she is. I love how she can be sweet and thoughtful, but also mischievous in the same moment. I love her back story with Elma because it is proof that she's always been into women.

Shiroe (Log Horizon)

What I love about him: He's a super good strategist. Like amazing. I love whenever he pushes back his glasses because that generally means he's just come up with something brilliant and I can't wait to hear it. I love learning more about him, why he didn't like guilds because of his old guild breaking up. Why he named the new guild Log Horizon. 

Akatsuki (Log Horizon)

What I love about her: She's feisty, badass, and loyal. I don't know if I'd say I ship her with Shiroe, but I love their dynamic anyway. 

Alice (Sword Art Online: Alicization)

What I love about her: She's complex. She's a badass fighter, but she's also caring. She tries to do the right thing, but doesn't always know what that is. She takes care of Kirito after he goes comatose. She stands up to someone who's had a huge influence on her life and risks everything by breaking her programing, which oddly enough is what makes her the essential piece of the puzzle later.

Eugeo (Sword Art Online: Alicization)

What I love about him: He's loyal and he'll do whatever he can to protect those he loves. He also breaks his programming, but since he sacrifices himself before the end of everything he is not sought after like Alice is. It is unfortunate, because he was also an amazing character. Unfortunately, he blames himself for Alice being taken when they were children because he couldn't break his programming then. That makes him dive into danger far more readily than he should.

Nyanta (Log Horizon)

What I love about him/them: This is a cat person. If I'm remembering correctly, masculine presenting but not sure. I like the air of mystery surrounding them. It always seems like they know more than they're letting on and they jump in to save the day on various occasions as well.

Alibaba (Maji)

What I love about him: He knows what he wants and he's not afraid to stand up to anyone or anything. He's lived a life of destitution, but he is willing to put himself on the line protect other people. On several occasions he stands up for Aladdin and Morgana despite it not being in his best interest to do so. 

Chise (Ancient Magus Bride)

What I love about her: Even though she's only 16 at the offset of this story, she's seen so much hardship that's she's basically given up on life. She goes from that, to actively trying to make the world better and her character growth is just splendid. She's kind, she's badass, and she's adorable. 

Ruth (Ancieth Magus Bride)

What I love about him: Chise's familiar is such an interesting character. He's loyal, as you would expect of a dog, but he's also a bit sassy. It's fun to see his personality develop as his bond with Chise deepens.

Ruijerd Superdia (Jobless Reincarnation)

What I love about him: Another badass with a heart of gold character. This one is the last of his kind which makes him a little jaded when he comes upon our heros, and he's also feared/loathed by almost everyone, but that doesn't stop him trying. I love how frank he is about things too. He's really the best character on this show. I mean, sure Rudy has a lot of character growth for a former shikimori (shut in) but I don't really like the pedo vibes he gives out sometimes. It's one thing if you (with an adult mind) see the children around you as children until they're grown and then you start seeing them like adults, but this is not at all how Rudy acts towards children. Yes, he is physically a child, but that doesn't make it any less creepy to me. I was on the fence about this show for a long time because of things like this, but Ruijerd actually salvaged the show for me. I still didn't like some of the things it did, but I kept watching and a lot of the bad stuff was toned down in later episodes anyway, so the show got better.

Madara (Natsume's Book of Friends)

What I love about him: He's badass, he's snarky, he's loyal, and he's pretty morally grey. You know he's on Natsume's side, but he still has his own way of doing things. Sometimes he goes off and does his own thing and usually Natsume gets in trouble when this happens. I also like that Madara can shapeshift into anything he wants but spends most of his time disguised as a neighborhood cat.

Nezumi (No. 6) Gay

What I love about him: 

Makoto Sunakawa (My Love Story) headcanon ace/aro not confirmed

Kai Ichinose (Forrest of Piano) Gay

Golem (Somali and the Forest Spirit)

Somali (Somali and the Forest Spirit)

Tanaka (Tanaka Kun is always listless) ace/aro

Minori Kusheida (Toradora)

Inko (Toradora)

Yasaburou (Eccentric Family)

Tomoko (Watamote)

Zen (Snow White with the Red Hair)

Hajimaru (Shikimori's Not just a Cutie) headcanon ace/aro but not confirmed

I'm sure there are more, but I've exhausted the list I have updated on MAL at the moment, so that's it for today. I have started the process of writing notes detailing what I loved about each of these characters, but I'm going to have to finish that later. Stay tuned.