IGN's Top 25 Anime Characters

He wouldn't have been turned into a meme if he wasn't so ridiculously awesome.

I recommend seeking it out. Why only FUNimation titles? I think it was actually the last non-FUNimation title I bought. I wish Bandai would stream it on YouTube and Crunchyroll like Code Geass and Gundam 00 so more people could see it for free.
 
Even if that is the case, popularity and impact aren't always easy to measure, much less without an actual poll or peer review. In any event, I don't think it's worth making a big deal out of this or, frankly, any other such list. This is only something they did for fun.

Popular characters aren't necessarily going to be well developed or even that interesting and the same thing goes the other way around, but they can still have more influence and impact than most people, myself included, would be willing to accept.

Whatever the title says, all this represents are the opinions and perceptions of the author(s), nothing else. I'm sure if you asked 25 different people from this forum to make their own lists the overall results would be very different even if we used the same criteria.
 
I have no idea how Naruto got above Ed... Or Vash... Or Luffy...

Come on IGN... That's just ridiculous. Now I know why everybody criticizes you so much!
 
Episode 11 at the latest. He's pretty much the leader of the brigade, and eventually humanity by early 20's.


Plus, Kamina's a virgin whlie Simon isn't =O
 
He still doesn't reach the level Kamina was always at as a late teenager until the last 4-5 episodes, in his 20s. He can only be the leader because Kamina is no longer there.

Oh no you didn't. Is there any evidence of that? I can't imagine Kamina not getting it on more in his youth than Simon in his life.
 
I might check it out if it hits YouTube Shows, but right now...it just doesn't seem worth it.

FUNimation's getting all the shows I want to see, and their dubs are pretty much the best, so I suppose that's a major reason. I don't watch Bleach, so the only California show I catch is Naruto now (and for months, aside from a little Code Geass via YouTube Shows, that was all I was getting). Then there's Gundam 00 via the magic of YouTube Shows as well (although thinking about it...the dub just didn't have much warmness or familiarity, although I'm sure that's because of how intrenched I am in FUNi's stuff right now).



Aside from the random mentions of it I see in posts here I've never head of it. I really don't "actively scout" for new anime or manga like I see is a trend. I've got my handful of titles I've had...for years (Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, Gundam, the odd title that looks appealing to me via FUNimation's free uploaRAB).


Shoot, I can't remeraber the last time I bought something from Bandai...was it the Zeta Gundam two-discs?
 
Unfortunately, since it's been out in its entirety for a while without any hint of it being streamed, I doubt that will happen now.

FUNimation's dubs are great, but Gurren Lagann's is as well. Kamina is voiced by Kyle Hebert, so that should be some familiarity, if you need it, and he won the SPJA Award for Best Voice Actor for it. Plus, with as many great anime as FUNimation is getting, none of the recent ones are as good as Gurren Lagann, in my opinion.
 
With all the standard caveats about personal opinion and the fact that these sort of lists inherently always have one sort of bias or another to them, a few gut-level reactions:

Jubei? Really? Blandy McBlanderstein? I mean, sure, Ninja Scroll was fun for what it was, but... Jubei?

I agree with Kaneda, but not necessarily for the reasons cited in the list. Sure, he's a pretty stock street punk, but it's not the toys or the clothes that make him awesome. It's that he's thrown into a situation none of his ilk could have imagined in a million years... and actually rises to meet it. Sometimes it's the common man who has to deal with uncommon circumstances that makes the best character.

Yeah, Naruto's too high, but given that the show that bears his name is still the closest thing the American anime industry has to a mainstream crossover hit right now, it's not like we couldn't have predicted it. Whatever. Just like Dragonball Z before it, it'll be years before anyone can look back at Naruto and judge it with anything like fairness. We're just too close to it right now: if you're not rating it too highly because you're a fan, you're rating it too low because of hype backlash. If anything, I'm surprised (and pleased) that they didn't manage to sneak a spot for Sasuke in there.
 
The dilemma of choosing Kamina over Simon, or vice versa, says a lot about what to take into consideration when judging a character. Kamina was already fulfilling the role of the action hero while Simon, despite his superficial reluctance, had to develop into one.

It was exciting to see Kamina pull off insane stunts that demonstrated how fearless and brave he was, but outside of the battlefield Simon did a lot more to make me actually care about him as an individual, as opposed to being a syrabol by default.

I definitely enjoyed Gurren Lagann and clearly agree with recommending it, but in the long run I'm certainly more of a Simon fan.
 
I mostly don't agree with IGN that much but...Putting Goku on top? Ok, Ok, I agree.

Oh, and thank god Lupin III is up there. Show some love to the greatest master thief of all.

But Vegeta...At 21 spot? Come on, Vegeta made what a real Bad-Boy suppose to be. Not all cute and emo like. All ruff and tuff. Maybe in the top 10 list? Well, at least Vegeta beat Lelouch Lamperouge.
 
Vegeta and Jubei so low on the list and D not even in the top 5... This list sucks.

And one thing bugs me. Top anime characters yet they use a picture of live action L? *shakes head*
 
Hebert is an awesome guy in real life, but I can't say I've ever heard a truly captivating performance out of him. Kamina might be different, but the last time I watched an LA dub (Code Geass) I was left feeling far less than impressed.

Not to mention it's Michelle Ruff as the female lead, right? I'm getting horrible flasrabroadacks to Kenshin already...
 
That just made me laugh. I mean, really?

Didn't love the list, but eh, it's just one of those things. It lacked Yusuke, Luffy was much too low, Naruto too high, and Lelouch > Light any day of the week.

Yay for lists based on personal preference that no one will agree with!
 
Does Pikachu actually count as a character? It's fine to acknowledge Pokemon--even obligatory, really--but I would have used Ash.

And yeah, Jubei really doesn't belong here. Ninja Scroll might have been hot stuff in the 90's, but I have to say that I never got the hype for it.

I think the top 5 are dead on, personally, if you are taking "a little bit of everything" into account as IGN said they were doing.



I'm not sure Yusuke quite makes it, though he deserves a spot more than Ichigo does. He's very good but not necessarily one of the greats. Maybe on a top 50 list. Char is a good point, he'd probably be one I'd swap in for Jubei. Roger is a great character, but like Yusuke you have to admit that he's lacking on the "impact" part of the equation.
 
You really need to watch a Non-Bosch dub. LA has one of the best dubbing studios, I'd put it above FUNI's best.

Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop are prime examples.
 
I hate lists like this, because they're always BS. The characters they pick are lead characters from well-known anime.

I'd like a list with real characters please. Thank you.
 
Haven't see CB since I was a lad, and even then I didn't see much of it to make and clear opinion. Not a big fan of Wendee Lee, either, but alas...


...what was this topic about again?
 
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