Characters fans commonly dislike are not a rarity in anime. From obnoxious sidekicks, like My Hero Academia’s Mineta, who never seem to grow out of their flaws, to the self-insert protagonist, like Sword Art Online’s Kirito, whose magnificence is exaggerated to the point of obnoxiousness, there’s no shortage of heroes hated by fans despite the author’s intentions to make them admirable.And while such raw emotion as genuine hatred is surprisingly easy to stumble into accidentally, it’s much more challenging to create a character who purposefully triggers disdain in the audience. A truly outstanding hateable antagonist needs to strike an intricate balance between vileness and realism, and shockingly few anime antagonists actually manage to be realistically loathsome. The actions of these abhorrent villains are almost impossible to justify, yet their abominable nature is exactly what makes them incredible characters.By the end of the series, Eren triggers the Rumbling and effectively wipes out 80% of humanity, and it takes the alliance of his friends and foes to destroy him. Even though Eren’s actions always made sense in the context of his character, it’s impossible to justify what AoT’s former hero has done, even if his metamorphosis pained both his friends and the show’s fans.
Characters fans commonly dislike are not a rarity in anime. From obnoxious sidekicks, like My Hero Academia’s Mineta, who never seem to grow out of their flaws, to the self-insert protagonist, like Sword Art Online’s Kirito, whose magnificence is exaggerated to the point of obnoxiousness, there’s no shortage of heroes hated by fans despite the author’s intentions to make them admirable.
And while such raw emotion as genuine hatred is surprisingly easy to stumble into accidentally, it’s much more challenging to create a character who purposefully triggers disdain in the audience. A truly outstanding hateable antagonist needs to strike an intricate balance between vileness and realism, and shockingly few anime antagonists actually manage to be realistically loathsome. The actions of these abhorrent villains are almost impossible to justify, yet their abominable nature is exactly what makes them incredible characters.
By the end of the series, Eren triggers the Rumbling and effectively wipes out 80% of humanity, and it takes the alliance of his friends and foes to destroy him. Even though Eren’s actions always made sense in the context of his character, it’s impossible to justify what AoT’s former hero has done, even if his metamorphosis pained both his friends and the show’s fans.
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