I binged Hell’s Paradise in a single day And holy fucking shit, I had never liked a ninja assassin character so much until I read Gabimaru’s story. His development isn’t the usual “emotionless to emotional” trope but rather it’s taking any form of his confusion into empathy. It’s so fucking beautiful.
For a while Gintoki has been my number one MC from anime/manga. He started as a pretty careless and lazy samurai who plays pachinko and drinks a lot, but slower and slower his past is revealed to the viewers. We then fully understand why Gintoki is the way he is, and how he mirrors his comrades. He doesn't want to be the War Hero he once was, but rather a normal human and live his life in the way he wants.
He’s actually one of the most relatable protagonists ever and isn’t the classic shonen protagonist even though he still has strong ideals. Man I wish gintama was still going on every characters written so well
Shinichi still stands as the protagonist the an anime has made me care the most about. He is painfully average, but not in a “look how painfully average this guy is” sort of way. This makes him relatable and an underdog without being just as “hopeless loser” trope. He has potential but is forced to confront an otherworldly threat to reach that potential. He is also a reasonably logical thinker without pushing the limits of a “logistical mastermind”. He feels like an ordinary person in an extraordinary situation. Now where have we heard that description before?
I'm so glad to see Allen Walker on the list since he's one of my favorites. I agree that his tragic backstory is handled so well, and I like him for being a believably genuine good person
Guess I''ll be that guy today huh : (20) Kaiman (Dorehedoro) (19)Johnny Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventures) (18)Shinichi (Parasyte) (17)Dr Tenma (Monster) (16)Kenshin ( Rerouni Kenshin) (15) Yuu Kamishiro (Holy land) (14) Gabimaru The Hollow (Hells Paradise / Jigokuraku) (13) Ken Kaneki ( Tokyo Ghoul) (12)Thorfinn Son Of Thors (Vinland Saga) (11)Onizuka ( Great Teacher Onizuka) (10) Sakuraigi Hanemichi (Slam Dunk) (9) Akumetsu (Akumetsu ... ) (8)Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass) (7)Kei Kuruno (Gantz) (6)Legosi ( Beastars) (5)Alan Walker (D-Gray Man) (4)Ryohei Arisu (Alice in Borderland) (3)Pun Pun (Good Night Pun Pun) (2) Miyamoto Musashi (Vagabond) (1)The Man , The Myth, The Legend - TwoMad (Summoned Into A World Of Angry K-Pop Fans!) P.S - P sure Masked gets his numbering wrong so it may not align with the number he mentions but this is correct.
Thank you for covering up Dr. Tenma. He is easily one of my favourites protagonists of all time. His story, development and philosophy is really one of the key factors why Monster is such a great anime/manga.
i see allen walker, i wish i can spam the like button. but jokes aside, Allen walker as a protagonist is truly a wonderful sight to behold. following him in the story will make you sympathize, see him grow and makes you reflect on his character as he faces conflicts and challenges that makes you think of a lot of things. (aside from my bias since ive kinda been following D.Gray-Man for years) i just really love seeing more into his character as time progresses forward and backward into the past in how the story unfolds
Guts, Kaneki, Gintoki and Eren are the only protagonists that i found more interested than the other characters in their stories. Thats how complex they are.
I love that you talked about Allen Walker here. Even if DGM never finishes, which surely won't happen with the amount of passion the author puts into this series, Allen's character just *works.* He is so compelling and despite initially coming off as pretty archetypical- he absolutely surpasses any and every shounen protag expectations I had for him. You can't help but root for him- and he is weirdly inspiration to me. His journey has been great so far. Shoutout to my homegirl Katsura Hoshino-sensei for writing this shit. I hope she continues to get the credit she deserves.
D gray man story really developed Like first the story is like a normal shounen where there is a problem then they solve that in an episode But in the soman arc, it actually get so much better
You are one of the main reason i got into reading manga. So i just wanted to thank you, because im never this early to one of your videos. Thank you for giving me an escape during a time in my life i needed it most
Oh my Top 20 though lookin real good and I think mine would be 1. Gintoki Sakata 2. Lelouch 3. Guts 4. Johnny Joestar 5. Musashi Miyamoto 6. Kenshiro 7. Alucard 8. Medaka Kurokami 9. Yusuke Urameshi 10. Monkey D. Luffy 11. Thorfinn 12. Punpun 13. Mob 14. Dr. Tenma 15. Kei Kurono 16. Sakuragi Hanamichi 17. Kenshin 18. Vash Stampede 19. Bobobo-Bobobo-bobo 20. Allen Walker I guess my honorable mentions would be Yoh Asakura, Hinata Shoyo, Misaki Ayuzawa, Sugimoto, Saitama, Alibaba and Kuga
Big ups on Gabimaru. My top 5 protags at this point in no real order have to be 5. Gabimaru 4. Sugimoto - Golden Kamuy 3. Phos - Land of the Lustrous 2. Oz - Pandora Hearts 1. Kiritsugu - Fate/Zero
Damn you’re the first person I’ve seen other than me that puts Oz on their favorites list. Granted he’s at my number 15 for protagonists but still. Pandora hearts is the best manga I’ve read so far
Oz, Sugimoto, and Phos??? Niceeeeeee. But really, I love Oz. Him, Gilbert, Elliot, Xerxes, and Alice too. But Oz. Love Oz. PH is the only manga I've read where I've actually cried for the characters. The cast is so lovely ❤
You’re whole list is very great and hearing you’re thoughts on each character was nice, but hearing you mention Hyun from sweet home made me happy ☺️ He’s in my top 3 MC’s of all time cause of how much I related to him and his development in the story is amazing. The story by Youngchan Hwang and art by Carnby Kim just keep released bangers like Bastard, Sweet Home, and now the prequel to SH, Shotgun Boy
5:49 i promise you the pay off and the reveals for his character and going through those stupid/serious arcs and eps are worth it to like know whats hes been through hes whole life to now
MAAANNNN hearing you say you'll be watching gintama has me super hyped gintoki is so perfect man cant wait to hear your own thoughts on him/gintama in general
A criminally undervalued and underrated protagonist is Joe from Ashita no Joe. He helped propel manga and anime to iconic cultural mediums I also enjoyed Mutta Nanba from Space Brothers. Such a beautiful underdog story Reinhard from Legend of the Galactic Heroes is also fantastic. He's kinda like a more mature version of Lelouch Youko from Twelve Kingdoms I thought was developed really well Oh and how could I forget, Yakumo from Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is another amazing character. Seeing the struggles he's had throughout his life and career feels so human
@@greenkings1690 Yeah but I'd say Reinhard is better as a protagonist because he's much more active and impacts the flow of the plot. Yang is more reactionary.
I am really glad you enjoyed Rurouni Kenshin! Such an amazing series despite the type of person the creator is, and if you loved Kenshin's character you will definitely enjoy Gintoki as well
This list is great and I honestly agree with a lot of these most of them I haven't read but Legosi, Lelouche, Kaneki, Gabimaru and Allen are some of my faves Also yes the protagonist is the main character (lead character) in the story the antagonist is the opposing force keep in mind that the protagonist CAN be evil
@@eurekmazino1183 She is very enjoyable to watch. Love her relationship with Shirogane. I haven't caught up to the manga yet, heard many great things such as The Ice Kaguya arc.
@@yup7380 Bro you haven't caught up with the Manga and still like her that much? Man you're in for a treat. The Manga is just incredible, especially for kaguya's character.
@@eurekmazino1183 Yeah, I like her but not as much as the other like Violet. Maybe it's because I'm a big fan of comedy, it really increase my enjoyment.
I think Subaru from Re Zero is also a good character. You see him failing many times but he stands back up and tries to find a way out with what little he's got. He learns through the stuff he goes through and that adds a lot to his character development.
@@suzeray87 Well I think his talk no jutsu makes sense because it makes sense for the themes of the stories and he's talking to people who don't wanna kill the world whereas Naruto is talking to some interesting figures.
Extremely underrated, my favorite character ever personally speaking. Each arc makes him learn a new lesson and he typically doesn't learn these lessons fully. The only lesson he did learn was to stop being a selfish asshole in arc 3, but this in turn conjugated many new flaws.
I'm really happy that you give Gintama another go. I tried to get into four(!) times, but every time I took a break after a couple of episodes. The fifth time, it clicked with me and it became one of my all-time favorite along with Gintoki. I never thought that Gintama will be my favorite.
My top 10 would be: 10. Naruto- From Naruto, Shipudden and Boruto, I really enjoyed his training arc and different techniques. 9. Baki- From all 3 Baki shows; A great fighter almost on his father's level. 8. Simon- From Gurren Lagaan, Had the heart of humanity and was totally badass, mainly a nostaglic pick. 7. Saitama- From One Punch Man, Funny but relatable everyday superhero with a great right hook. 6. Jotaro- from Jojo's Parts 2 and 3, Craziness revolves around him but he reamins calm and in control. 5. Goku- From Dragon Ball, Z and Super, the most iconic anime protagonist with a plethora of villians and techniques. If Super didnt make him a bit dumber hed rank higher. 4. Guts- From Beserk, my mans really going through hell like a boss. 3. Ichigo- From Bleach, A cool character overall with various styles to compete with beings beyond him. 2. Light- From Death Note, a deadly force to any human, with extreme intelligence and strategy. His cockiness being his downfall was really well written and its interesting to see a protagonist go evil. 1. Eren- From Attack on Titan, a really relatable and badass character trapped in a hellish world. His emotions fit his situation and seeing what is percieved to be the hero go full villain and it fit is insane.
@@brantcloyd5485 part 7 is a reboot so it's basically a new story with new characters and it's a new dio. It is a new universe but this time jojo is seinen instead of shonen which basically means it is targeted towards a more mature audience and has better writing and art.
Ichigo is the goat for me. Naruto second. Others are Alucard, Yusuke, Thorfinn, Guts, Goku, Clare, Revy, Sinbad, Kenzo Tenma, Gintoki, Brandon Heat, Kenshin. Love seeing Allen Walker on your list.
Dr Tenma is so underrated in his own story. He's so well written and has an interesting fleshed out philosophy that he sticks to, and its amazing to see how he grows throughout the duration of the show.
My favourite Protagonist is edward elric from FMA btw i would recommend you to watch FMA 2003 (the first adaptation of FMA)because edward is way more nuanced there FMA 2003 is far closer to a seinen where as brotherhood is more shounen FMA is an extremely dark story
For me it's: Jonathan joestar (bizzare adventures) Kaiman (Dorohedoro) Guts (berserk) Shinji (evangelion) Kurono kei (GANTZ) Clare and teressia ( claymore The culprit (umineko when they cry) Rena(when they cry Milon (when they cry, shion is also good) Rosa and Maria(when they cry) Sujatha (when they cry, the name is too familiar) FurudeRika (when they cry) Kinzo, da goldo Smithu ( when they cry)
Never thought Jonathan would be in anyone's top/favorite lists, appreciated. Is When They Cry franchise available as Light novel or should I try anime?
@@abylaiashken2611 it's a "visual novel" also called as sound novel Its incredible, one of the best Stories written ever!! Yeah it have anime and also a manga adaptation, Try reading the novels of higurashi, umineko and ciconia (all of them are part of when they cry ) Then try their animes (higurashi, higurashi kai, higurashi rei, umineko no naku koro ni, higurashi gou) *the anime might disappoint you..* And then read manga ...manga is one of the best adaptations : Higurashi have Question arcs and answer arcs that makes 8 arcs in total and some side stories that are also fun to read ( you can find all the arcs in mangadex.org and their information is also available there) Umineko also have question arcs and answer arcs (8) But umineko is like a "director's cut" of umineko when they cry novel...so you can say that it's safe to read the novels and think about the solution before reading the manga Umineko involves thinking and understanding, but also reasoning, it heavily criticizes "spoon feeding" You can avoid the anime if you want to...but read the manga of higurashi gou and soutsu as well Ciconia is a visual novel, have no manga (ryūkishi will continue to write after the pandemic cuz the story is too similar to real world Higurashi have live action drama and one live action movie, the story telling is amazing and it's actually good,I reccomend watching them if you are interested
@@Sneednfeedn It is very interesting to say the least. First 3 Jojo's are heroes in some way. Jonathan is modeled after Kenshiro, Joseph after Stallone, Jotaro after Clint Eastwood.
Ryo Narushima from Shamo is one of those characters that you just can't help but root for even though he represents the worst aspects of a human being. If you haven't read Shamo I highly recommend it.
For me it's: Jonathan joestar (bizzare adventures) Kaiman (Dorohedoro) Guts (berserk) Shinji (evangelion) The culprit (umineko when they cry) Rena(when they cry Milon (when they cry, shion is also good) Rosa and Maria(when they cry) Sujatha (when they cry, the name is too familiar) FurudeRika (when they cry)
I really appreciate you cut it off at twomad, cuz I was waiting for the “haha jk guts.” But no you committed, and ended on it, and I have high respect for that LOL
My favorite protagonists would be Ichigo Kurosaki - Bleach Yuji Itadori - Jujutsu Kaisen Light Yagami - Death Note Eren Jeager - Attack on Titan Ken Kaneki - Tokyo Ghoul Kusuo Saiki - the disasterious life of saiki.k Shoyo Ishida - a silent voice Naota Nandba - flcl
My top protagonists are lelouch, keneki, ichigo, luffy, thorfinn, asta, shinichi, Edward Elric and those the one I can think of on top of my head but there’s probably more I like
Just seeing kenshin on your list is great haha I'm sure shishio will be on that antagonist list then. Also is gantz manga a lot better and more drawn out then the anime I wasn't the biggest fan of the anime.
How about the real black swordsman, Kirito? He's going through a lot of things that make his character compelling and his struggle make his journey's very beautiful to protect asuna and gain her memory's back because of the trauma. Oh wait wrong story,my B.
I feel you would love kiichi (manga is also called kiichi), he covers the theme of trauma and understanding death at a young age, growing up, and showing what would happen if someone challenges the laws of the world to do what they believe is right, truly a goat
Kenzo Tenma from Monster will always remained my favourite character of all time bcus he is flawed but he had his strengths which are opposite of Johan and thats why the pair of them makes the perfect protagonist - antagonist duo
100% agree on Kaneki. Recently finished Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul re(manga, not anime), and I really loved how Ishida showed Kaneki's mental state. It was one of the unique aspects that fell me love with the manga. Ishida's art is beautiful and I know that many people have problems with ending of re but *SPOILERS* His final confrontation with Rize was beautiful and I love how the story comes full circle.
@@yup7380 Og one actually by a little bit. :re was becoming my favourite one but the last 1/3rd of re was kinda underwhelming and rushed. However both are special for me.
Day 76 of asking Masked Man to read the Fate/Stay Night visual novel and/or The House in Fata Morgana My top 5 protagonists are Gintoki (Gintama) Michel Bollinger (The House in Fata Morgana) Araragi Koyomi (Monogatari) Emiya Shirou (Fate/Stay Night) Ryougi Shiki (Kara no Kyoukai)
Here to plug in one of my favorite characters in Anime; Hachiman Hikigaya, the protagonist from Oregairu. What makes Hachiman stands out from the rest is how his worldwide cynicism towards the world is so deeply integrated through a simple but sadly, incredibly relatable childhood of bullying and neglect. It's what makes him overall critical of group dynamics and the falsification of friendship. However, where Hachiman's disillusionist rationality may be apparently made up, his heart is still unconsciously selfless, leading to an equally fascinating and dangerous character who will throw his own social reputation, relationships, and mental health to the wind in order to help the very dynamics and the people he claims to condemn.
My top ten is: Kenji (Kenji) Watashi (The Tatami Galaxy) Gintoki (Gintama) Guts (Berserk) Luffy (One Piece) Nagara (Sonny Boy) Josuk8 (JJBA Part 8) Musashi (Vagabond) Shinichi (Parasite) Okabe (Steins;Gate) Honourable mentions to: Saitama (One Punch Man) Biwa (The Heike Story) Hasegawa (Gintama (*the protagonist of our hearts)) Edward Elric (Full Metal alchemist: Brotherhoood) Boruto (Boruto)
only few really talk about allen walker, and the way you talk about his character is really great, also goes the same way to the other characters. It really convinces me too to check and read the one I haven't read yet
Bleach from Ichigo go crazy
Ok
Lmao
Came down here to say this and blast you but I see you are a wise man masked...
yes. ichigo is one of my favorite shounens.
Bleach from Ichigo
It's no surprise Kirito made the number one spot. He IS the real black swordsman after all.
Yeah, I'm mid aren't I?
@@MissingNo38 don’t give urself too much credit
@@MissingNo38 mid is too generous,
ur trash, especially in comparison to the true black swordsman, Kirito
@@sinbad4696 *plays Guts Theme*
@@MissingNo38 SKYLINE CHILLI
he said "bleach from Ichigo" 😂😂😂😂
😂😂
I heard it and was looking for this comment.
@@Leandro-he6md 😂😂😂
He did? I totally missed that :/
Lol Ichigo has every race in Bleach so he ain't wrong xd
My favorite character of all time is Light Guy from Dorito: Boruto Next Generations, a manga that came out in 2031.
Cursed comment 😂
based
First Deku profile pic that made me laugh, I'm proud
Dorito manga.
Me when
When
I binged Hell’s Paradise in a single day
And holy fucking shit, I had never liked a ninja assassin character so much until I read Gabimaru’s story. His development isn’t the usual “emotionless to emotional” trope but rather it’s taking any form of his confusion into empathy. It’s so fucking beautiful.
hells paradise is amazing
Gonna have to pick that up then
my fav protag of recent shonen tbh
I didnt really like hells paradise that much.
@The1Rege well i still read it fully but yeah not that great
For a while Gintoki has been my number one MC from anime/manga.
He started as a pretty careless and lazy samurai who plays pachinko and drinks a lot, but slower and slower his past is revealed to the viewers. We then fully understand why Gintoki is the way he is, and how he mirrors his comrades. He doesn't want to be the War Hero he once was, but rather a normal human and live his life in the way he wants.
He’s actually one of the most relatable protagonists ever and isn’t the classic shonen protagonist even though he still has strong ideals. Man I wish gintama was still going on every characters written so well
Gintoki was and still is my number one
👍
Maybe gintoki will be my favourite protagonist forever....
Gintoki the perfect protagonist. Bro is is well-written, amazing dialogue, character design, lovable personality and has an amazing story arc
I might just have observation haki, but imma guess Guts might just be on this list
Edit: Nvm that guy deserved number one more
IMAGINE in a world where Twomad exists
@@noahfaulk1210 that would literally be better than heaven
Future sight
Shinichi still stands as the protagonist the an anime has made me care the most about. He is painfully average, but not in a “look how painfully average this guy is” sort of way. This makes him relatable and an underdog without being just as “hopeless loser” trope. He has potential but is forced to confront an otherworldly threat to reach that potential. He is also a reasonably logical thinker without pushing the limits of a “logistical mastermind”. He feels like an ordinary person in an extraordinary situation. Now where have we heard that description before?
SHINICHI not SHINJI, he’s talking about parasite not EVA
I thought you were talking about the one from Detective Conan
@@timio415 😂
He got a supernatural, Migi tho
@@parthasarathisahoo5410 that is him being forced to confront and cooperate with the supernatural circumstances, not him being supernatural.
I'm so glad to see Allen Walker on the list since he's one of my favorites. I agree that his tragic backstory is handled so well, and I like him for being a believably genuine good person
Yeah
I can say
That he is the best written shounen character
In my opinion
There are probably others who are better written that i haven't seen yet.
Allen the goat
His song "Faded" is a classic
@@larsulrich7413 ongggggggg
I'm faaaaaddddeeddddd
Guess I''ll be that guy today huh :
(20) Kaiman (Dorehedoro)
(19)Johnny Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventures)
(18)Shinichi (Parasyte)
(17)Dr Tenma (Monster)
(16)Kenshin ( Rerouni Kenshin)
(15) Yuu Kamishiro (Holy land)
(14) Gabimaru The Hollow (Hells Paradise / Jigokuraku)
(13) Ken Kaneki ( Tokyo Ghoul)
(12)Thorfinn Son Of Thors (Vinland Saga)
(11)Onizuka ( Great Teacher Onizuka)
(10) Sakuraigi Hanemichi (Slam Dunk)
(9) Akumetsu (Akumetsu ... )
(8)Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
(7)Kei Kuruno (Gantz)
(6)Legosi ( Beastars)
(5)Alan Walker (D-Gray Man)
(4)Ryohei Arisu (Alice in Borderland)
(3)Pun Pun (Good Night Pun Pun)
(2) Miyamoto Musashi (Vagabond)
(1)The Man , The Myth, The Legend - TwoMad (Summoned Into A World Of Angry K-Pop Fans!)
P.S - P sure Masked gets his numbering wrong so it may not align with the number he mentions but this is correct.
Thank you, sir.
Allen walker*
Alan walker is a real life DJ
I was expecting a different black swordsman on #1
I was expecting eren yaeger to at least make it into the top 20 :D
No eren yaeger good list
my favorite protagonist is berserk from guts
Cool, mine is Musashi from Vagabond
Aw, really?
oh? mine's oyasumi from punpun, bleach from ichigo comes in close
Mine is one piece from luffy
Vinland from Thorfin
Thank you for covering up Dr. Tenma. He is easily one of my favourites protagonists of all time. His story, development and philosophy is really one of the key factors why Monster is such a great anime/manga.
The reason it works so well is because of the contrast between tenma and johan.
i see allen walker, i wish i can spam the like button.
but jokes aside, Allen walker as a protagonist is truly a wonderful sight to behold. following him in the story will make you sympathize, see him grow and makes you reflect on his character as he faces conflicts and challenges that makes you think of a lot of things. (aside from my bias since ive kinda been following D.Gray-Man for years) i just really love seeing more into his character as time progresses forward and backward into the past in how the story unfolds
Guts, Kaneki, Gintoki and Eren are the only protagonists that i found more interested than the other characters in their stories. Thats how complex they are.
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@@rianacupan9474 ops my bad
@@titalwavve3035 fart bart scoops farm arms
Lelouch laughing in the corner well u should add him also
@@adityannairfybscitb2656 Replace Eren with Lelouch and the list is good
I love that you talked about Allen Walker here. Even if DGM never finishes, which surely won't happen with the amount of passion the author puts into this series, Allen's character just *works.* He is so compelling and despite initially coming off as pretty archetypical- he absolutely surpasses any and every shounen protag expectations I had for him. You can't help but root for him- and he is weirdly inspiration to me. His journey has been great so far. Shoutout to my homegirl Katsura Hoshino-sensei for writing this shit. I hope she continues to get the credit she deserves.
ON GOD I love d.gray-man ❤
D gray man story really developed
Like first the story is like a normal shounen where there is a problem then they solve that in an episode
But in the soman arc, it actually get so much better
Loving d gray respect my favourite manga and favourite MC
@@rianacupan9474 the fallen one arc was the turning part in the whole series
I appreciate all the love D Gray man is getting , it's nice that people still remember it's existence
You are one of the main reason i got into reading manga. So i just wanted to thank you, because im never this early to one of your videos. Thank you for giving me an escape during a time in my life i needed it most
THE ALIENS ARE AFTER ME
Same
Same man, Masked is inspirational
Oh my Top 20 though lookin real good and I think mine would be
1. Gintoki Sakata
2. Lelouch
3. Guts
4. Johnny Joestar
5. Musashi Miyamoto
6. Kenshiro
7. Alucard
8. Medaka Kurokami
9. Yusuke Urameshi
10. Monkey D. Luffy
11. Thorfinn
12. Punpun
13. Mob
14. Dr. Tenma
15. Kei Kurono
16. Sakuragi Hanamichi
17. Kenshin
18. Vash Stampede
19. Bobobo-Bobobo-bobo
20. Allen Walker
I guess my honorable mentions would be Yoh Asakura, Hinata Shoyo, Misaki Ayuzawa, Sugimoto, Saitama, Alibaba and Kuga
Strong list
Didn't expect to see Medaka Kurokami in the list.
Very good list.
Nice list
Lelouch overrated
DR Tenma is pretty cool however he's overshadowed by Johan
Why do people like john so much?
@@amityadav2457 John Monster is such a great antagonist
Everyone loves Tenma, he's probably in everyone's top protagonists list.
Personally i like Grimmer and lunge a lot more than tenma
Tenma was super boring to me
wow i love to see kaneki on the list i’m glad you shed some more light on a somewhat overlooked manga appreciate it
allen really is a underrated character, glad you got him pretty high on the list
Big ups on Gabimaru. My top 5 protags at this point in no real order have to be
5. Gabimaru
4. Sugimoto - Golden Kamuy
3. Phos - Land of the Lustrous
2. Oz - Pandora Hearts
1. Kiritsugu - Fate/Zero
Kiritsugu is a 🐐
Big W for Phos and Oz. Both are two of the best characters I have seen in two of the best manga out there.
Damn you’re the first person I’ve seen other than me that puts Oz on their favorites list. Granted he’s at my number 15 for protagonists but still.
Pandora hearts is the best manga I’ve read so far
Oz, Sugimoto, and Phos??? Niceeeeeee. But really, I love Oz. Him, Gilbert, Elliot, Xerxes, and Alice too. But Oz. Love Oz. PH is the only manga I've read where I've actually cried for the characters. The cast is so lovely ❤
Watch gintama
These can't come often enough, these are some of your only videos that I eat up instantly.
love the dark souls 1 menu theme in the background, one of my fav songs ever
You’re whole list is very great and hearing you’re thoughts on each character was nice, but hearing you mention Hyun from sweet home made me happy ☺️ He’s in my top 3 MC’s of all time cause of how much I related to him and his development in the story is amazing. The story by Youngchan Hwang and art by Carnby Kim just keep released bangers like Bastard, Sweet Home, and now the prequel to SH, Shotgun Boy
shotgun boy is so damn good rn. it's just twist after twist and cliffhanger after cliffhanger
Carnby Kim is my second favourite manhwa writer my no 1 is Taijun park who wrote lookism
Bastard needs an adaptation ASAP!!
@@mustafajovindah7765 lookism fell off so hard lmao
5:49 i promise you the pay off and the reveals for his character and going through those stupid/serious arcs and eps are worth it to like know whats hes been through hes whole life to now
MAAANNNN hearing you say you'll be watching gintama has me super hyped gintoki is so perfect man cant wait to hear your own thoughts on him/gintama in general
Finally, Someone talked about how good Shinichi and Parasyte is.
A criminally undervalued and underrated protagonist is Joe from Ashita no Joe. He helped propel manga and anime to iconic cultural mediums
I also enjoyed Mutta Nanba from Space Brothers. Such a beautiful underdog story
Reinhard from Legend of the Galactic Heroes is also fantastic. He's kinda like a more mature version of Lelouch
Youko from Twelve Kingdoms I thought was developed really well
Oh and how could I forget, Yakumo from Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is another amazing character. Seeing the struggles he's had throughout his life and career feels so human
Its still on manga plus!!
Getting the respect it deserves
Joe is number one
What about Yang Wenli, isn't he also a protagonist?
i've heard joe is an amazing protagonist, making me want to read anj soon
@@greenkings1690 Yeah but I'd say Reinhard is better as a protagonist because he's much more active and impacts the flow of the plot. Yang is more reactionary.
In my opinion Hyakkimaru from Dororo is one of the most underrated but really well-written protagonists
@Margrete dororo is a seinen not a shounen
@@justtheguywiththewavecheck6244 Dororo is a dark Shonen tho
Fr, Hyakkimaru is one of the most underappreciated MCs out there
I am really glad you enjoyed Rurouni Kenshin! Such an amazing series despite the type of person the creator is, and if you loved Kenshin's character you will definitely enjoy Gintoki as well
So happy to see the D. gray man love
This list is great and I honestly agree with a lot of these most of them I haven't read but Legosi, Lelouche, Kaneki, Gabimaru and Allen are some of my faves
Also yes the protagonist is the main character (lead character) in the story the antagonist is the opposing force keep in mind that the protagonist CAN be evil
Would love to see a female character tier list. Or even your top female characters
Some of my favorite protagonist (not in order) :
• Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Musashi (Vagabond)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Phos (Houseki no Kuni)
• Gintoki (Gintama)
• Shiki (Kara no Kyoukai)
• Kiritsugu and Shirou (Fate Series)
• Hachiman (Oregairu)
• Lelouch (Code Geass)
• Light Yagami (Death Note)
• Naruto (Naruto Series)
• Violet (Violet Evergarden)
• Kaguya (Kaguya Sama)
Respect for having kaguya. I thought he'd have it on his list considering how much he loves the Manga.
@@eurekmazino1183 She is very enjoyable to watch. Love her relationship with Shirogane. I haven't caught up to the manga yet, heard many great things such as The Ice Kaguya arc.
@@yup7380 Bro you haven't caught up with the Manga and still like her that much? Man you're in for a treat. The Manga is just incredible, especially for kaguya's character.
@@eurekmazino1183 Yeah, I like her but not as much as the other like Violet. Maybe it's because I'm a big fan of comedy, it really increase my enjoyment.
Respect for Phosphophyllite an underrated protagonist
My favourite is Tokyo Ghoul from the series ‘Ken Kaneki’
Same My favourite is Jojo Bizzare Adventure from the series 'Johnny Joestar'
1:33 I'm convinced this is your favorite Bleach panel since you use it a lot I don't blame you that was my favorite shot for a while it still looks...
I just love Thorfinn so much
Some of my favorites:
•Thorfin
•Guts
•Eren Jaeger
•Gon Freecs/Killua Zoldyck
•Shinji Ikari
•Monkey D. Luffy
Shinji mid you elitistes
@@vex_4138 elitists*
@@cleaver3168 shush up
eren? fr?
Remember Gyro is the best Jobro🤷🏾♂️
Spoilers:
RIP GYRO
Undoubtedly
@@kaminari1927 Nooo I alredy what it's gonna I got spoiled
Speedwagon has been supporting Jojos up until and way after he died
Dude, he was THE protagonist. Jonny was the jobro here.
I think Subaru from Re Zero is also a good character. You see him failing many times but he stands back up and tries to find a way out with what little he's got. He learns through the stuff he goes through and that adds a lot to his character development.
Subaru hella underrated tbh
He's better than Eren tbh
I love Subaru definitely a better character to me than Naruto. Honestly, his talk no jutsu makes far more sense.
@@suzeray87 Well I think his talk no jutsu makes sense because it makes sense for the themes of the stories and he's talking to people who don't wanna kill the world whereas Naruto is talking to some interesting figures.
Extremely underrated, my favorite character ever personally speaking. Each arc makes him learn a new lesson and he typically doesn't learn these lessons fully. The only lesson he did learn was to stop being a selfish asshole in arc 3, but this in turn conjugated many new flaws.
I'm really happy that you give Gintama another go.
I tried to get into four(!) times, but every time I took a break after a couple of episodes.
The fifth time, it clicked with me and it became one of my all-time favorite along with Gintoki.
I never thought that Gintama will be my favorite.
My top 10 would be:
10. Naruto- From Naruto, Shipudden and Boruto, I really enjoyed his training arc and different techniques.
9. Baki- From all 3 Baki shows; A great fighter almost on his father's level.
8. Simon- From Gurren Lagaan, Had the heart of humanity and was totally badass, mainly a nostaglic pick.
7. Saitama- From One Punch Man, Funny but relatable everyday superhero with a great right hook.
6. Jotaro- from Jojo's Parts 2 and 3, Craziness revolves around him but he reamins calm and in control.
5. Goku- From Dragon Ball, Z and Super, the most iconic anime protagonist with a plethora of villians and techniques. If Super didnt make him a bit dumber hed rank higher.
4. Guts- From Beserk, my mans really going through hell like a boss.
3. Ichigo- From Bleach, A cool character overall with various styles to compete with beings beyond him.
2. Light- From Death Note, a deadly force to any human, with extreme intelligence and strategy. His cockiness being his downfall was really well written and its interesting to see a protagonist go evil.
1. Eren- From Attack on Titan, a really relatable and badass character trapped in a hellish world. His emotions fit his situation and seeing what is percieved to be the hero go full villain and it fit is insane.
Jotaro isn't in part 2
@@Fike223 True. This list is outdated and I really went back. Only seen 1 and 3 of JoJos too. I kinda just assumed Jotaro was in 2.
@@brantcloyd5485 oh damn, you should read part 7 by the way it's very good and doesn't require reading the previous parts
@@Fike223 I saw an animation where Dio returned as a dino, is that real?
@@brantcloyd5485 part 7 is a reboot so it's basically a new story with new characters and it's a new dio. It is a new universe but this time jojo is seinen instead of shonen which basically means it is targeted towards a more mature audience and has better writing and art.
Respect+ for the ds osts in the background
Ichigo is the goat for me. Naruto second. Others are Alucard, Yusuke, Thorfinn, Guts, Goku, Clare, Revy, Sinbad, Kenzo Tenma, Gintoki, Brandon Heat, Kenshin.
Love seeing Allen Walker on your list.
Dr Tenma is so underrated in his own story. He's so well written and has an interesting fleshed out philosophy that he sticks to, and its amazing to see how he grows throughout the duration of the show.
My favourite Protagonist is edward elric from FMA btw i would recommend you to watch FMA 2003 (the first adaptation of FMA)because edward is way more nuanced there FMA 2003 is far closer to a seinen where as brotherhood is more shounen FMA is an extremely dark story
Fma is just brotherwood but with anime only final arc
For me it's:
Jonathan joestar (bizzare adventures)
Kaiman (Dorohedoro)
Guts (berserk)
Shinji (evangelion)
Kurono kei (GANTZ)
Clare and teressia ( claymore
The culprit (umineko when they cry)
Rena(when they cry
Milon (when they cry, shion is also good)
Rosa and Maria(when they cry)
Sujatha (when they cry, the name is too familiar)
FurudeRika (when they cry)
Kinzo, da goldo Smithu ( when they cry)
Never thought Jonathan would be in anyone's top/favorite lists, appreciated. Is When They Cry franchise available as Light novel or should I try anime?
@@abylaiashken2611 it's a "visual novel" also called as sound novel
Its incredible, one of the best Stories written ever!!
Yeah it have anime and also a manga adaptation,
Try reading the novels of higurashi, umineko and ciconia (all of them are part of when they cry )
Then try their animes (higurashi, higurashi kai, higurashi rei, umineko no naku koro ni, higurashi gou) *the anime might disappoint you..*
And then read manga ...manga is one of the best adaptations :
Higurashi have
Question arcs and answer arcs that makes 8 arcs in total and some side stories that are also fun to read
( you can find all the arcs in mangadex.org and their information is also available there)
Umineko also have question arcs and answer arcs (8)
But umineko is like a "director's cut" of umineko when they cry novel...so you can say that it's safe to read the novels and think about the solution before reading the manga
Umineko involves thinking and understanding, but also reasoning, it heavily criticizes "spoon feeding"
You can avoid the anime if you want to...but read the manga of higurashi gou and soutsu as well
Ciconia is a visual novel, have no manga (ryūkishi will continue to write after the pandemic cuz the story is too similar to real world
Higurashi have live action drama and one live action movie, the story telling is amazing and it's actually good,I reccomend watching them if you are interested
@@abylaiashken2611 jonathan is my fav jojo
He is honest
Righteous
Courageous
And strong
Jonathan is the "Superman" JoJo. He represents what we humans should strive to be. I also like muscular characters as well (no homo).
@@Sneednfeedn It is very interesting to say the least. First 3 Jojo's are heroes in some way.
Jonathan is modeled after Kenshiro, Joseph after Stallone, Jotaro after Clint Eastwood.
Ryo Narushima from Shamo is one of those characters that you just can't help but root for even though he represents the worst aspects of a human being. If you haven't read Shamo I highly recommend it.
yesssss
Ryo was definitely an interesting character indeed.
Yes definitely Ryo is one of the greatest mc's to ever exist in manga
Kingdom Hearts sound effects... indeed a man of culture
Damn, you really just ended the video the way you did. That took some serious guts
Lol underrated comment
Alan walker
People still remember that great
Ichigo is also good
I finish parasyte two months and man is it goated and shinichi my top 10 protagonists easily and parasyte became my top five
My Top 5 Anime/Manga MCs
1. Guts
2. Eijun Sawamura
3. Yusuke Urameshi
4. Onizuka
5. Hinata Shoyo
Great!
Dope list
For me it's:
Jonathan joestar (bizzare adventures)
Kaiman (Dorohedoro)
Guts (berserk)
Shinji (evangelion)
The culprit (umineko when they cry)
Rena(when they cry
Milon (when they cry, shion is also good)
Rosa and Maria(when they cry)
Sujatha (when they cry, the name is too familiar)
FurudeRika (when they cry)
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@@ShiroyashaVince ?M
I recently caught up to D. Gray-man that shit is so wild I love Allen Walker
Thank God that you mentioned the protagonist of sweet home
Not that anyone asked but I recently compiled one of these myself so here’s my list:
22 Nanoha - Lyrical Nanoha
21 Tenma - Monster
20 Violet - Violet Evergarden
19 Simon - Gurren Lagann
18 Subaru - Re Zero
17 Hinata - Haikyuu
16 Shouma - Mawaru Penguindrum
15 Oz - Pandora Hearts
14 Hachiman - Oregairu
13 Mahiro - Zetsuen no tempest
12 Willem - WorldEnd
11 Yuu - Bloom Into You
10 Tarou - Shinreigari
9 Lelouch - Code Geass
8 Shiki - Kara no Kyoukai
7 Watashi - Humanity has declined
6 Kiritsugu - Fate Zero
5 Araragi - Monogatari
4 Guts - Berserk
3 Gintoki - Gintama
2 Okabe - Steins Gate
1 Kumiko - Sound! Euphonium
Rare to see Okabe that high, cool list
fellow Kumiko chad
Kiritsuguuuuuu... finally someone
Oz on the list,🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
dripping in taste.
Recently read hell's paradise. Such a joy of a story that I was not expecting. Thanks for directing me to that story!
1. Shinchi kudo/conan
2. Tsuna Sawada
3. Yoh asakura
4. Gon freece (Intuition, actually wise if you gave certain moments attention)
5. Light Yagami
6. Yuma Kuga
I really appreciate you cut it off at twomad, cuz I was waiting for the “haha jk guts.” But no you committed, and ended on it, and I have high respect for that LOL
My favorite protagonists would be
Ichigo Kurosaki - Bleach
Yuji Itadori - Jujutsu Kaisen
Light Yagami - Death Note
Eren Jeager - Attack on Titan
Ken Kaneki - Tokyo Ghoul
Kusuo Saiki - the disasterious life of saiki.k
Shoyo Ishida - a silent voice
Naota Nandba - flcl
My top protagonists are lelouch, keneki, ichigo, luffy, thorfinn, asta, shinichi, Edward Elric and those the one I can think of on top of my head but there’s probably more I like
trash ass npc list
I like Akumetsu from Shou because of your channel. I was hooked by that damn smile. But it is a great read, much recommend!
Kiriyama Rei is also a great protagonist, top 5 in my opinion, but my boy doesn't get enough love
I finished season 1 and he feels like a very realistic character.
watched 8 seconds of the video and I'm sure itr'll be great, but holy fuck that Mario Galaxy music is the background is amazing
Just seeing kenshin on your list is great haha I'm sure shishio will be on that antagonist list then. Also is gantz manga a lot better and more drawn out then the anime I wasn't the biggest fan of the anime.
Thanks for the recommendation on jigokuraku it's been super good so far and I've gotten 2 of my friends to start it!
Unpopular opinion but "Vash the stampede" is one of the most underappreciated protagonist ever.
Jesus i scroled through and didn't see guts, but then i actualy saw the fucking video and my humanity was restored
AYOO LETS GO PUNPUN
WOOOO
Simon from Gurren Lagann and Gon from hunter x hunter are both pretty underrated
That animal crossing music is a vibe
How about the real black swordsman, Kirito? He's going through a lot of things that make his character compelling and his struggle make his journey's very beautiful to protect asuna and gain her memory's back because of the trauma.
Oh wait wrong story,my B.
Dark souls theme in the background = instant like
My top 10 would probably look like
Absolute Favorite: Ange Ushiromiya
1) Thorfinn
2) Guts
3) Battler Ushiromiya
4) Shirou Emiya
5) Yang Wenli
6) Ren (Dies Irae)
7) Honda Tohru
8) Musashi
9) Ed Elric
10) Kiritsugu Emiya
Watch gintama
Read vagabond !!!
read vagabond and watched gintama not sure if either of you expected the ranking to change if i had so sorry to disappoint lmao
@@ziggymcdougal read it properly this time !!
weebs legit can't stand it when people like something even slightly less than they do lol
D Gray Man its a must read indeed
Now call me basic but my favourite protagonist of all time is eren Yeager (I haven’t finished berserk)
I feel you would love kiichi (manga is also called kiichi), he covers the theme of trauma and understanding death at a young age, growing up, and showing what would happen if someone challenges the laws of the world to do what they believe is right, truly a goat
I’ve heard great things about it from friends, is it fully translated?
@@upwiz6337 no, theses like 5 chapters left on normal to be be translated but they haven’t started transferring kiichi vs at all yet
My top 10 best protagonists
10 luffy
9 dr tenma
8 johnny
7 gon
6 lelouch
5 punpun
4 gintoki
3 thorfinn
2 miyamoto musashi
1 guts
Honorable mentions~
Sinbad
Sakuragi hanamichy
Ichigo
Edward elric
Kaneki
Gabimaru
Kenzo Tenma from Monster will always remained my favourite character of all time bcus he is flawed but he had his strengths which are opposite of Johan and thats why the pair of them makes the perfect protagonist - antagonist duo
100% agree on Kaneki. Recently finished Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul re(manga, not anime), and I really loved how Ishida showed Kaneki's mental state. It was one of the unique aspects that fell me love with the manga. Ishida's art is beautiful and I know that many people have problems with ending of re but *SPOILERS*
His final confrontation with Rize was beautiful and I love how the story comes full circle.
Which one do you like more, OG TG or TG;RE ?
@@yup7380 Og one actually by a little bit. :re was becoming my favourite one but the last 1/3rd of re was kinda underwhelming and rushed. However both are special for me.
Day 76 of asking Masked Man to read the Fate/Stay Night visual novel and/or The House in Fata Morgana
My top 5 protagonists are
Gintoki (Gintama)
Michel Bollinger (The House in Fata Morgana)
Araragi Koyomi (Monogatari)
Emiya Shirou (Fate/Stay Night)
Ryougi Shiki (Kara no Kyoukai)
sounds like bait for dudes who get no bitches and stack no paper
FSN VN is not easy to get your hands on though.
@@speedforce117 TH-cam and Reddit make it easier to access tho so it shouldn’t be too difficult for someone to get
@@myfracturednaivety3119 nah it’s for bag chasers and people who get hella bitches
W michel fucking goated
My top 5
1 ichigo
2 Johnny
3 yusuke
4 guts
5 shinichi
22:13 wow it almost sounds like Masked is talking about everyone's favorite black swordsman......
Here to plug in one of my favorite characters in Anime; Hachiman Hikigaya, the protagonist from Oregairu.
What makes Hachiman stands out from the rest is how his worldwide cynicism towards the world is so deeply integrated through a simple but sadly, incredibly relatable childhood of bullying and neglect. It's what makes him overall critical of group dynamics and the falsification of friendship.
However, where Hachiman's disillusionist rationality may be apparently made up, his heart is still unconsciously selfless, leading to an equally fascinating and dangerous character who will throw his own social reputation, relationships, and mental health to the wind in order to help the very dynamics and the people he claims to condemn.
Strongly agree 👍
Hachiman is such a great character I gotta agree on this one. Def in my top 20
All are great and i agree with. Tho Phos gotta be there
Facts Phosphophyllite is underrated
My top ten is:
Kenji (Kenji)
Watashi (The Tatami Galaxy)
Gintoki (Gintama)
Guts (Berserk)
Luffy (One Piece)
Nagara (Sonny Boy)
Josuk8 (JJBA Part 8)
Musashi (Vagabond)
Shinichi (Parasite)
Okabe (Steins;Gate)
Honourable mentions to:
Saitama (One Punch Man)
Biwa (The Heike Story)
Hasegawa (Gintama (*the protagonist of our hearts))
Edward Elric (Full Metal alchemist: Brotherhoood)
Boruto (Boruto)
Tenma is underrated
only few really talk about allen walker, and the way you talk about his character is really great, also goes the same way to the other characters. It really convinces me too to check and read the one I haven't read yet
Dr. Tenma is amazing. I couldn't appreciate Yohann like other people do but Dr. Tenma is a great protagonist.
i do not understand why u are calling him Yohann
@@gbemade Wdym his name is yohann look it up
The best character in monster is by far grimmer not johan or tenma
@@kingdoom5022 grimmer kinda just doesnt compare to johan and tenma
@@Hjerspeth it’s johan pronounced yohann at least in the manga
thanks to your akumetsu vid i really enjoyed shou (akumetsu) a lot!
My top 10 favorite anime/manga protagonist
1. Naruto
2. Hachiman
3. Jaden Yuki
4. Shirou
5. Ayanokouji
6. Ryû Yamada
7. Fumiya Tomozaki
8. Revy
9. Okabe
10. Spike
Naruto isn't that good of a protagonist, but that's my opinion
O O he’s great! Love his character
@@Shivam-zg7lb he said “his top 10”
@@tricktreat688 So does that mean I am not allowed to give my opinion on it?
@@Shivam-zg7lb No you can. It’s just pointless to make that kind of reply under his comment since it’s also his opinion lol
Finally Two mad getting respect he deserve
Let's go, you read D.Gray-Man so you put Allen Walker on. Now it's time to read Shoukoku no Altair and witness the greatness of Mahmut Pasha
Really nice video as always
Mori from koku no hito is a great protagonist and very will written
Lovin the consistent uploads mate
Leí Akumetsu hace unas semanas por tu recomendación hace unos meses. Es espectacular, de lo mejor que leí en el año.
Legoshi respect is always welcome, Beastars one of the most slept on series despite it actually having 2 good Anime seasons
That guts levi poll made me physically ill
Gabimaru, along with the manga in general , is way too underrated I'm sure it's gonna get blown into the mainstream the second the anime comes out