Top Ten Emo Anime Characters

He was just an innocent kid who loved life being around his clan and family. You love your family and you have this innocence about you that you don't know anything yet. Unaware that there was gonna be a Coup d'état, a conflict between the clan and the village. The biggest worry is disappointing your father that's the biggest worry. But relatively he's happy and he comes from that innocence that happiness to seeing his whole clan murdered and his parents dead. And then he was put in a genjutsu and tortured in his mind as well. Here you are a kid you're just now maturing and going through all of this traumatic experience all this trauma and I can't understand why you'd not be normal after that. What person would be normal after all of that. Live in this area and you've got your family around you and then next thing you know, they're dead. Would you be normal after that? Would anyone be normal after that? No. That would traumatize anyone to a certain extent, change their perspectives ...more

Dude, this kid's always been emo. That's what I thought like, the first page that he made an appearence.

The dude is seriously emo. He has issues. He keeps saying "nobody understands me" and "I'm different". He regards people as nuisances who don't know anything. He is OVER emotional about certain matters (pertaining to him). I could seriously see Sasuke listening to Dashboard Confessional while cutting himself someday. (Not that I am trying to offend anyone. )

Sasuke is emo - Manlypants

Ulquiorra is my favorite character of all time. I definitely think that he belongs on this list but I have one complaint... Emo means emotional, Ulquiorra has no emotions, until the very end (and even then he is stating he has found his heart). My favorite quote comes from the manga where his past is revealed, "The things reflected in my eyes mean nothing. The things that aren't reflected do not exist. There is nothing... In you... And in me..." His aspect of death is nihilism, and we all eventually get tired of Sasuke (I know I am...)

He kidnapped Orihime and just told her straight - "o not ask any questions. Do not say anything. You have no rights. What you hold in your hand is the rope to the guillotine above your friends' necks. Nothing more. Understand, girl. This is not a negotiation, it's an order. " with the straightest face ever. So bad ass.

I think Ulquiorra is one of the best emo anime characters ever! Hiding from his own fellow hollows when he was still a hollow. Hiding his emotions from everyone, even Aizen. When he died, he said deep words which truly proved that he hid his emotions and only revealed it when he died. A true emo!

...he has a form called true despair ... I don't think it should be any argument that he is the MOST emo anime character

There is no comment needed. If you the character then you will agree that he is the best. There is no doubt that he should be top of the list.

Itachi literally looks as if he doesn't care but he actually does. Perfect emo material. Sasuke is also an emo in my opinion but I believe that Itachi is more of the emo type. Sasuke also easily gets attention unlike Itachi who can easily blend in.

I don't think so... Well.. I do a little... But come on.. He was known as the PRIDE OF THE GREAT UCHIHA CLAN... !

Itachi is a HOT emo

Very much one of my favorites! - maddyday

I think out of all of them, Madara is the most emo of them all. After all, he wants revenge, and is really emotional even though he is strong and... I really don't know why Ulquiorra is second, he DOES look emo but that is just the way he looks because, how can someone who doesn't even have emotions be emo? He is just plain badass%~! But... anyway... I love all the characters here... even if they are emo, 'cause they all have reasons to be the way they are%!

No not emo, just obseseed with power and where in the definition of emo is power hungry tyrant that wants to be imortal.

So.. yeah... every one from Naruto is emo just because thy are sad and angry all the time, like- if you had tragic past you will be sad and angry too-_-
Look at Naruto- he has really sad and tragic past but does he look emo - no.
But Madara just wants power, that's it.

He is just so negative upon the world. And he hates his parents, isn't that reason enough?

Well his hair and his opinion on death explains it all

Lelouch embodies what Emo is... Enough said

Sometimes I really wonder do people know what emo is... like really!
And there is a difference between emo and just messed up child
By this logic everyoe from Mirai Nikki is emo, mostly Yuno - cause she's crazy, she likes death, killing and has a tragic past
Yeah -_-

"I don't know how to deal with this..." :(

She's pretty damn emo if you think abut it...

Crona is very emo, if you ask me. Sometimes I actually want to read his/her poetry sometimes for some reason..."I don't know how to deal with it! "

Crona doesn't know how to deal with being on this list

I love ryuk and his fashion is emo! :D

Some how I found Rem more Emo than Ryuk. That apple obsession though.

I admit he's kinda weird but love him the way he is

I whatch the episode

Mei is how I picture emo. She has no friends and is emotional over the idea of getting any friends. She doesn't have any fake friends and doesn't want to take help but I like how she won't let anyone take advantage of that either, at least in the beginning of the anime.

I'm dressing up as her for Halloween

She wears an eyepatch over one of her eyes, wears dark clothing most of the time, raven black hair, and pale skin. How much more emo could you get?

She's badasss laugh out loud

He is like no where near emo

Lol A bunch of people need to learn the meaning of emo. - Debbie9

Sanji is a lively womanizer. How the hell is he emo? - ModernSpongeBobSucks

Sanji is temperamenal, emotional, lively, quick-tempered, funny and all around awesome but EMO? lol Not a chance!

Emo embodied. A guy who's looking for another guy just so that the other guy can kill him. Not exactly happy.

YES - He is indeed very emo! He truly does hate himself!

He hates humanity. He hates himself. He is always sad or angry. He wants to die and he's immortal. How sad.

He also experienced fright ( when he first found out about his powers and accidentally killed his teachers ) and happiness ( in the short period of time that his brother Natsu was alive ( before he got revived ) ). - Goku02

My friend really likes zeren

The real geek turned emo kid

Kaneki should have been no. 1

Kaneki should have been 2 right after L but right in front of sasuke kaneki was always depressed and he is an orphan plus he's just plain emo (and screams a lot.. like a LOT)

In town to greet some old friends
On point I’m strutting new threads
His name was Kaneki Ken
You sweet delicious bae
Who’s got time for Rize
Perquiot ti amore amore
-Tsukiyama Shuu

Shinji may not be likable at all, but he is DEFINITELY the most emo anime character of all time. #1 all the way in my book.

Anyone seen Neon Genesis Evangelion? Or maybe End of Evangelion?

Why is this guy not number one?

He should win the top spot,

Alucard, Ciel, L, Ryuk, ANYONE from Hellsing, Death Note, and Black Butler are NOT Emo. Alucard is Goth. Ciel is Goth. L is just an introverted detective, Ryuk is Goth, and I can go ALL day on which characters are and are not Goth. Black Butler, Death Note and Hellsing is a GOTH anime. NOT an Emo anime.

This dude is just awesome. And Emo. Well, not really, but the way he looks, it gives off that "Emo" styling. Like, when you first see him, you automatically thing, "Man, this guy must be Emo."

Alucard is not Emo, Ciel is not Emo, L is not Emo, Ryuk is not Emo, Sebastian is not Emo, none of these characters from Hellsing, Black Butler and Death Note are Emo. These three anime(s) are just Dark/Gothic anime and these characters are more Gothic. Except L, he's more of an introverted guy.

My favorites are trunks and Goku and Gokus son but vegeta is rude

Hi hair is black enough said

He is the greatest emo
Maybe after broly

Vegeta isn't an Emo just because he has black hair... like seriously? -_-
by the way neither is Goku

She is an emo. Because of her hair. But she is addicted of anime video games

I mean, the anime name is literally "No matter how you look at it, it's your guys' fault I'm not popular"

HE IS NOT EMO! MOST OF THESE PEOPLE AREN"T EVEN EMO. Jellal though is emo. - EMO_TRASH

Yup he is super emo always hated, feared and ignored now he is going to remove all the hatred in this world... He overcomes every villain by good words of peace... Has the power to find even the tiniest speck of light from a dark heart... He even won the kyuubi's heart.

Dude it's not his fault for being emo.

Naruto is just the BEST!

It's known as goth. Get It right.

Guys, ever heard of a difference between goth and emo?

I love ciel - animeguy786

He's nice and cute most of the time, but he does have his moments where he's emo and stuff. The guy's had it hard by Sword Art Online standards. - ModernSpongeBobSucks

Really? All black and no one thinks that he's emo?

Yup emo by nature, but so strong and sweet.

I wish he was gay

Come on man! He is super sexy guy. his voice actor is just favorite!

He is THE most emo kid in all of the anime I watched. Badass as hell, yeah. But he is also emo. He's like a colder Sasuke (is that even possible? Remember how cold Sasuke was for a majority of Shippuden? ). They even share similar backstories.

He is so emo, he only lives for revenge as his clan was killed of by the phantom troupe ( the spirders) so he is a lonly guy and he even seid "i do not fear death I only fear that my vangence will fade away." so and his wepon is chains wich is a dark but amazing wepen.

This dude likes yuki cross for unknown reasons and in I think episode 4 he tried to commit suicide and skipped duties

I can see him being emo... Way more emo than some on this list..

How did you manage to confuse Mikasa with Armin so easily?

He's not emo... or is he

Armin isn't emo. - Manlypants

I'm surprised Jellal is so low. This guy wants to die. But he's the best and is extremely kind. When he was little he was strong-willed and has a strong sense in justice, then when he grew up he was possessed and wanted to die to atone for sins he hasn't committed... Now he's fighting to redeem himself and atone for everything he's done when he was being manipulated... - Goku02

Yes. Just yes. Emo to the core. He may not wear black all the time but, by far the most emo personality ever. But he's got a heart of gold. He tries not to let the past overtake him but sometimes he falters. And he fights for the woman he loved. What more can you ask for...

Not sure if anime or not

I like him But is the gay

FAIRYTAIL FOR LIFE

ROGUE IS MEH KAWAII EMO SENPAI DESU CHAN

Very edgy

He's hot! But I get the fact that he is quite emo, but still hot!

He's hot.

More like the horrifyingly perverted kid who has a mental disorder that enjoys torturing the viewers. Trust me, don't watch this disgusting, abominable excuse of an anime. It would ruin your life forever. - Goku02

This is a sexual frustrated Little Boy Not an emo. It feels like half of this list is a joke

Whoever puts this crap on every single anime list on the site, I must ask you... Why? - Haumea

Anybody who goes through this is mentally scarred...