Anime, Manga, and Video Game Characters You Should Feel Sympathy Towards
The Top Ten
1 Kariya Matou - Fate/Zero
Kariya Matou is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series Fate/Zero, by Type-Moon and nitroplus. He is the son of Zouken, the brother of Byakuya, and the uncle of Sakura and Shinji, and is the master of a Berserker-class servant during the fourth Holy Grail War
Kariya Matou is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series Fate/Zero, by Type-Moon and nitroplus. He is the son of Zouken, the brother of Byakuya, and the uncle of Sakura and Shinji, and is the master of a Berserker-class servant during the fourth Holy Grail War
2 Akira Fudo - Devilman
3 Tomoya Okazaki - Clannad
Tomoya Okazaki (岡崎朋也, Okazaki Tomoya?) is the main protagonist of the Clannad visual novel and anime series. He’s been labelled as a delinquent, due to his habit of arriving late to school, skipping classes, and staying out all night. He is the type of person who thinks deep thoughts about his life, but usually does not voice them out, as stated by Nagisa Furukawa, his main love interest in the series.
He is voiced by Yuuichi Nakamura and Fuyuka Ōura as a child in the Japanese version, and by David Matranga in the English version.
Tomoya Okazaki (岡崎朋也, Okazaki Tomoya?) is the main protagonist of the Clannad visual novel and anime series. He’s been labelled as a delinquent, due to his habit of arriving late to school, skipping classes, and staying out all night. He is the type of person who thinks deep thoughts about his life, but usually does not voice them out, as stated by Nagisa Furukawa, his main love interest in the series.
He is voiced by Yuuichi Nakamura and Fuyuka Ōura as a child in the Japanese version, and by David Matranga in the English version. This guy had his mother die, a bad relationship with his father, watch his wife die giving birth to his daughter, and had his five year old daughter die in his arms because of the same illness that took his wife away.
That is literally too much depression for the human body.
4 Kirito - Sword Art Online
Kazuto Kirigaya is a fictional character who appears in the Sword Art Online series of light novels by Reki Kawahara.
Kazuto Kirigaya is a fictional character who appears in the Sword Art Online series of light novels by Reki Kawahara. He's been through quite a lot in the series. I wouldn't really call it as worse as what characters like Eren and Saber had to go through, but he tries so hard to protect the ones he love and he lost his first guild. I love characters like him that would be willing to risk their own being to save others and his loved ones.
What? Kirito's life was easier and happier than 99% of anime characters.
5 James Heller - Prototype
6 Alucard - Hellsing Ultimate
Alucard is a fictional character and the protagonist and antihero of the Hellsing manga and anime series created by Kouta Hirano.
Alucard is a fictional character and the protagonist and antihero of the Hellsing manga and anime series created by Kouta Hirano.
7 Haruyuki Arita - Accel World
8 Eren Jaeger - Attack on Titan
Eren Yeager, spelled Eren Jaeger in the Funimation dub, is a fictional character appearing as the protagonist from the manga series Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama.
Eren Yeager, spelled Eren Jaeger in the Funimation dub, is a fictional character appearing as the protagonist from the manga series Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama.
9 Hana - Wolf Children
10 Kuja - Final Fantasy IX
The Contenders
11 Ballos - Cave Story
Ballos is a character in the video game "Cave Story." He is a powerful magician who was sealed away due to his misuse of dark magic. Ballos is both tragic and menacing, serving as a formidable final boss in the game. He embodies themes of power, corruption, and the consequences of unchecked ambition, contributing to the game's intricate narrative.
Ballos is a character in the video game "Cave Story." He is a powerful magician who was sealed away due to his misuse of dark magic. Ballos is both tragic and menacing, serving as a formidable final boss in the game. He embodies themes of power, corruption, and the consequences of unchecked ambition, contributing to the game's intricate narrative.
12 Alphys - Undertale
Alphys is an adorably dorky, lab-coat-wearing, bespectacled, yellow-skinned lizard scientist who resides in her lab in Hotland in the critically acclaimed cult classic RPG known as Undertale, wherein she partakes in the daily act of watching insane amounts of anime and having a vast majority of the ...read more.
Alphys is an adorably dorky, lab-coat-wearing, bespectacled, yellow-skinned lizard scientist who resides in her lab in Hotland in the critically acclaimed cult classic RPG known as Undertale, wherein she partakes in the daily act of watching insane amounts of anime and having a vast majority of the ...read more.
13 Zidane Tribal - Final Fantasy IX
Zidane Tribal is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy IX, a role-playing game developed by Square Enix.
Zidane Tribal is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy IX, a role-playing game developed by Square Enix.
14 Cosmo - Sonic X
15 Cloud - Final Fantasy 7
Cloud Strife, more commonly known as simply "Cloud", is a fictional video game character, the main protagonist of Square's video game Final Fantasy VII, which is a role playing game released in 1997. He also is the main protagonist of the high-definition version, as well as many of its sequels and spinoffs. ...read more.
Cloud Strife, more commonly known as simply "Cloud", is a fictional video game character, the main protagonist of Square's video game Final Fantasy VII, which is a role playing game released in 1997. He also is the main protagonist of the high-definition version, as well as many of its sequels and spinoffs. ...read more.
16 Cubone - Pokemon
Cubone, known in Japan as Karakara, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
Cubone, known in Japan as Karakara, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
17 Guts - Berserk
18 Lucatiel - Dark Souls 2
19 Homura Akemi - Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Homura Akemi is a fictional character from the 2011 anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica and its related media.
Homura Akemi is a fictional character from the 2011 anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica and its related media.
20 Jack - Cave Story
21 Handsome Jack - Borderlands
Handsome Jack is the main antagonist of both Borderlands 2 and Tales from the Borderlands and the deuteragonist of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Handsome Jack is the main antagonist of both Borderlands 2 and Tales from the Borderlands and the deuteragonist of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
22 Mimigas - Cave Story
Mimiga is a species of rabbit-like creatures featured in the video game "Cave Story." They inhabit the game's underground world and play a central role in its storyline. Mimigas are known for their innocence and vulnerability, often targeted by the game's antagonist. The player's interactions with Mimiga characters shape the game's moral choices and outcomes.
Mimiga is a species of rabbit-like creatures featured in the video game "Cave Story." They inhabit the game's underground world and play a central role in its storyline. Mimigas are known for their innocence and vulnerability, often targeted by the game's antagonist. The player's interactions with Mimiga characters shape the game's moral choices and outcomes.
23 Sans - Undertale
Sans or Sans the Skeleton is a character in the 2015 RPG Undertale created by Toby Fox. He is a lazy, pun-loving skeleton who is a supporting protagonist in the "pacifist" and "neutral" routes of Undertale, and a heroic antagonist/final boss of the "genocide" route. He is known for his incredibly difficult ...read more.
Sans or Sans the Skeleton is a character in the 2015 RPG Undertale created by Toby Fox. He is a lazy, pun-loving skeleton who is a supporting protagonist in the "pacifist" and "neutral" routes of Undertale, and a heroic antagonist/final boss of the "genocide" route. He is known for his incredibly difficult ...read more.
24 Cait Sith - Final Fantasy 7
Cait Sith is a character in the "Final Fantasy" series. It is a robotic cat mounted on a large Moogle doll, known for its playful antics and occasional fortune-telling abilities. Cait Sith's dual nature and whimsical appearance make it a standout character in the series, often providing comic relief and surprising insights.
Cait Sith is a character in the "Final Fantasy" series. It is a robotic cat mounted on a large Moogle doll, known for its playful antics and occasional fortune-telling abilities. Cait Sith's dual nature and whimsical appearance make it a standout character in the series, often providing comic relief and surprising insights.
25 Shulk - Xenoblade Chronicles
Shulk is a fictional character and the protagonist from Monolith Soft's 2010 role-playing video game Xenoblade Chronicles, part of their overarching Xeno series of video games.
Shulk is a fictional character and the protagonist from Monolith Soft's 2010 role-playing video game Xenoblade Chronicles, part of their overarching Xeno series of video games.8Load More
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