We need more kinder and positive protagonists in shonen. Edgy shit has gotten old.
>>282580061I agree, but not with the one on picrel. He's boring as fuck.
>>282580114He's a good flat static character that influences the world around him.
>>282580061You're acting as if anime fans are kind people to begin with. They aren't.
>>282580061Absolutely
>>282580061>we need more beta male MCsNo, and fuck off
>>282580061Actually we need more normal protagonists instead of edgy OC do not steal or softboy who cries every two episodes
>>282580114This. The people want Zenitsu
Why doesnt he just become a benevolent demon? Then he would be immortal and kill all the other demons
>>282580061There’s a reason Tangerine is less popular than Zentisu, Giyu, and Muichiro.
>>282580323You belong in an asylum if you think that's at all related
>>282580061What universe do you live in where good nature protagonists haven't been the norm within the bast 15 years? Mainstream examples of edgy protagonists are actually what's lacking.
>>282580425Weakling simp MCs need to die off as a trope, right along with your shit taste
>>282580660JJK has an edgy protagonist
>>282580660I actually can't think of any mainstream examples other than jin woo
>>282580061We need a balance of both
>>282582447There's less edgy characters now than ever.
>>282580760Again, you're the one who got that from "kind and positive"
>>282582992A balance of traits in one MC
>>282580061We need interesting protagonists.Vash is an example of someone who you can call kind and positive, yet still having an interesting background and way of life.Tanjiro is boring and most of his actions are reactive to the events happening around him. I am not surprised that he was written by a woman.
We need protagonists like BPS
>>282581142Right? I honestly think this thread is just an attempt to hype up Tanjiro to seem more of a special character than he actually is >>282580344Not even most popular in his own series.
>>282584541Since when is a MC the most popular in their own series aside from Luffy?
>>282580904Yes and no.In a way he was supposed to be like a subversion.Nice gentle character that gets broken by circumstances....excerpt he truly never stopped being a nice person to his allies and sadly Gege is a hack that couldn't give some cool protagonism to his literal main character
>>282580660I think Tanjiro is consistent as far as kindness and positivity go. She wrote him in a way that's honest. There's a good balance between him and >>282580344 the other guys. On the other hand you have many dishonestly kind protagonists. Protagonists who appear kind as a way of deflecting blame. They're kind, so therefore everyone worships them as a god. They're kind, so therefore everyone the unkind writer hates meets an exaggeratedly cruel end.
>>282584659Some examples>FMAEdward Elric>Dragon BallGoku>Jojo Jotaro>Sailor MoonUsagi is most recognizable, so maybe she counts?
>>282584975Then it really becomes an issue of good writing then, right? Because there's nothing wrong with edgy protagonists either, but they are often written incorrectly just like kind ones are.
>>282584933>In a way he was supposed to be like a subversion.For the love of God, just stop with the muh subversion meme. Nothing in JJK is subversive. Yuuji character is not much different from Deku or Gon (actually those two are better written).>>282584975>She wrote him in a way that's honest. >honestTanjiro is generic. He has one trait and nothing else. Is that a bad thing? Not exactly, but please let's be less pretentious and use the right words.
>>282580061What do you consider to be an edgy shonen protagonist?
>>282580061Izuku is a very underrated MC. He manages to be many things at the same time: crybaby, tough, kind, edgy, insecure, confident, cute, ugly, dumb, smart, right, wrong.
>>282584659
>>282585229>For the love of God, just stop with the muh subversion memeAs I said it was SUPPOSED to be.At least that's the read one would do after considering his context>Dead parents in unknown circumstances >Grandfather dies when he is still a highschooler>Ends up cursed and basically condemned to his eventual execution>One of the first people be empathizes gets killed by one of the main villains>Menthor gets killed in front of him by the same dude than before>Evil dude also "kills" his best (female) friend>Other menthor gets sealed leaving his circle of trusted people to only one useless dude (potential man)>Eventually, this only dude gets possessed and given up for dead>In question of minutes he loses his only living brother and also his recently unsealed menthorAnd there it goes, shit after shit.
>>282585440Everything but a good protagonist. Ochako should have been the MC
>>282585694Have you actually read the last 5 chapters of JJK or are you just pretending to be retarded. Gege spells out Yuji's entire character arc including the very obvious buddhist themes of suffering, instrumentality and acceptance in 265 and you people are still too stupid to get it. What's going folx
>>282585440I've never really hated him as much as everyone else does
Bros I was randomly browsing stuff on my TV last night and came across an old beloved movie. And after finishing it I thought to myself, "Is this the perfect archetypal shonen?" My answer is yes. The movie is Ghostbusters 2 btw.>Entire main team are has beens that basically became NEET incels>They get a hint of purpose once strange happenings happen>Basically start to uncover a plot of some ancient evil trying to take over the world>Punished harshly by the ignorant masses for being incels>The whole planet starts to go to shit, REDEEMED>Turns out the entire city is about to be killed by the manifestation of negative thoughts>Fight the evil by creating a symbol of hope and inspiring the good in people>The power of friendship and positivity literally defeats the ancient evil>"bad guy" gets slimed and becomes a good guy, ancient evil gets banished to hell dimension, never to be seen again>New York lives happily ever after, twin towers and statue of liberty proudly featured in final montage>Also has a cute mascot (picrel)
>>282580061I agree. More like Izuku and Tanjiro please
>>282583556>kind and positive
