Who are the friendliest characters in anime? That is, what characters do you see as open and outgoing, and who you could see yourself forming a friendship with? Give us the names, the series, and explain why. Don’t be shy, and don’t think you can’t respond because you think you can’t write. You may not be Shakespeare, but I’m not a college lit professor, so who cares? Just post your answers.
I’ll go first. This is in no particular order.
Saitima from One Punch Man. He’s a bit of a nebbish, but he also makes friends easily. Saitima is the quiet sort who people simply feel comfortable around; enough to be themselves. Of course this does not apply to monsters or villains.
Goku from Dragon Ball Z. I have had enough of DBZ. But looking back, I consider Goku one of the friendliest of all anime characters, if not the friendliness. He may not be so friendly to bad guys like Freeza or Cell. But note how he does make friends with former enemies, such as Piccolo and Vagita.
Yui from K-On. Yes, she is a bit light headed and can cross the line into annoying. But people seem to really like Yui. No one seems to dislike her. Even if anyone laughs at her silliness, they still are charmed by Yui’s innocence.
Carole and Tuesday from Carole and Tuesday. Two girls from totally different backgrounds become friends and make music together. Even rivals eventually come around to admire the duo. Despite a difficult childhood, Carole seems to have a positive approach to people. Despite her privileged background, Tuesday looks down on no one.
Yuuta from Love, Chunibyo and other Delusions. Yuuta outwardly tries to make new friends at his new school. His motivation is the difficult time he had making friends at his last school due to his being a chunibyo. But that is all in his past – for about a few hours. He still befriends Rikka, herself a hopeless chunibyo, and even falls in love with her. It would have been so easy for Yuuta to reject her, but he doesn’t thus risking his reputation.
Yachiru from Bleach. I know the character that most people would choose as the friendliest from Bleach is Orihime. But I choose Yachiru. She always has a bright smile and sunny disposition towards everybody, including enemies. Although her favorite pastime is watching Kenpachi take on anyone in bloody, violent battles, she still maintains that friendly personality. Not easy to do.
Al from Fullmetal Alchemist. Somewhere in that big, empty suit of armor there is the biggest heart in anime. Al tries to get along with everybody. In the Brotherhood redo, he even gets along with Gluttony for a while. Al is loyal to any friend. So he makes the list.
Now your turn.
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