Each character has their characteristics and personalities, but there are some that are frequently standardized and categorized in anime. In this article, we will look at types of anime characters and their common personalities.
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Dere Dere Personality Characters
We will not delve into these types of Japanese personality that are quite present in anime, because we have already written about them in a Japanese Personalities article. Fortunately, we will briefly talk about them for you to understand.
The Japanese onomatopoeia DEREDERE [デレデレ] expresses a loving and passionate feeling. The word Deredere refers to an energetic, cheerful, and kind person towards those around them. They are literally lovable girls.
There are variations called tsundere, yandere, kuudere, and dandere. The most popular is tsundere, which describes a cold, violent, and annoying person who, deep down, has feelings of love for someone but cannot express them.
Yandere refers to a locally passionate person, to the point of doing things like killing for love. Dandere are discreet characters with a calm, anti-social, and withdrawn personality. Kuudere are cold, indifferent, and expressionless people.
If you want to see a list of tsundere, kuudere, yandere, and dandere characters, check out the article on this topic. We will not include a list of characters in this anime. Fortunately, we will leave an image for you to see if it jogs your memory:
Analytical Anime Characters
These are the favorites of anime; they are characters who frequently analyze people, objects, or situations aiming to devise a strategy, whether they are trying to solve a crime, determining how to win a battle, or discovering the best way to win a game.
Here are some analytical characters and their respective anime in order of popularity:
- L [Death Note];
- Kira or Light Yagami [Death Note];
- Lelouch Lamperouge [Code Geass];
- Shikamaru Nara [Naruto];
- Haruhi Fujioka [Ouran School];
- Killua Zoldyck [Hunter x Hunter];
- Shiro and Sora [No Game no Life];
- Okabe Rintarou [Steins;Gate];
- Izuku Midoriya [Boku no Hero];
- Kougami Shinya [PsychoPass];
Crying Anime Characters
Now we will see crying anime characters, who constantly cry for the most trivial reasons.
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- Lambo [REBORN!]
- Nagisa Furukawa [Clannad];
- Sawako Kuronuma [Kimi ni Todoke];
- Mikuru Asahina [Suzumiya Haruhi];
- Franky [One Piece];
- Shiemi Moriyama [Blue Exorcist];
- Chihaya Ayase [Chihayafuru];
- Aqua [Konosuba];
- Usagi Tsukino [Sailor Moon];
- Risa Koizumi [Lovely Complex];
- Nana Komatsu [Nana];
- Minoru Mineta [Boku no Hero];
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- Shinobu Maehara [Love Hina];
Sadistic Anime Characters
In the list below, we will see some sadistic characters who enjoy the pain of others. These particularly twisted individuals like to inflict pain and suffering on others.
- Sebastian Michaelis [Black Butler];
- Alucard [Hellsing];
- Hisoka Morow [Hunter x Hunter];
- Envy [Fullmetal Alchemist];
- Akeno Himejima [High School DxD];
- Accelerator [Index, Railgun];
- Monokuma [Dangaronpa];
- Mio Isurugi [MM!];
Manipulative Anime Characters
These are the characters that greatly influence the course of an anime’s story. They often cause heroic characters to stray from their path, to be caught, and to suffer from unjust accusations.
- Light Yagami [Death Note];
- Zetsu Preto [Naruto]
- Yohan Liebert [Monster]
- Homunculus Father [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]
- Kirei Kotomine [Fate Stay Night]
- Kiyotaka Ayanokoji [Youkoso Jitsuryoku]
- Lelouch Lamperouge [Code Geass]
- Sosuke Aizen [Bleach]
Anti-Hero Anime Characters
In the list below, we will see some Anti-Hero characters. They are characters who do not exactly identify as heroes or villains; some behaviors are for good and others for evil.
Their goals are not always clear; they pursue their own desires and often do not feel obligated to follow anything or anyone.
- Vegeta [Dragon Ball Z]
- Guts [Bersek]
- Alucard [Hellsing]
- Sasuke Uchiha [Naruto]
- Mugen [Samurai Champoloo]
- Light Yagami [Death Note];
- Revy [Black Lagoon]
- Tanya von Degurechaff [The Saga of Tanya The Evil]
- Spike Spiegel [Cowboy Bebop]
Gentle Anime Characters
Characters who tend to be good to everyone around them, who seek to help people around them, who ask for nothing in return, and who have a good heart.
- Tanjiro Kamado [Kimetsu No Yaiba]
- Miro [Boku no Hero Academia]
- Midorya [Boku no Hero Academia]
- Elizabeth Liones [Nanatsu no Taizai]
- Hinata Hyuuga [Naruto]
- Sanji [One piece]
- Armin [Attack On titan]
- Tohru Honda [Fruits Basket]
- Gohan [Dragon Ball Z]
Silly Anime Characters
These are the silly characters or those who sometimes make blunders, who often have foolish thoughts and sometimes act childishly.
- Luffy [One Piece]
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- Goku [Dragon Ball Z]
- Misa Amane [Death Note]
- Yajirobe [Dragon Ball Z]
- Natsu [Fairy Tail]
- Megumin [Kono Suba]
- Asta [Black Clover]
- Aqua [Kono Suba]
Badass Anime Characters
In the list below, we will see some badass characters, those anime characters with a personality and attitudes that impress, characters that almost everyone tends to find epic.
- Gojou Satoru [Jujutsu Kaisen]
- Levi Ackerman [Attack on Titan]
- Saitama [One Punchman]
- Joker [En en no Shoubotai]
- Killua [Hunter x Hunter]
- Kaneki [Tokyo Ghoul]
- Sanji [One Piece]
- L [Death Note]
- Jiren [Dragon Ball Super]
What did you think of the list? Did you like it? Comment below any character you believe would also fit in, or any character you think was wronged, thank you for reading.
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