http://movies.ign.com/articles/103/1036651p1.html
Could this be the best list ever?
http://movies.ign.com/articles/103/1036651p1.html
Could this be the best list ever?
I would have to say no.
IGN: Where lists will always end in the most predictable choice.
Shinji is on the list. List fails. I didn't even get passed 25 yet.
[EDIT: Luffy is 22?! What the hell? Naruto is 6?!]
The Naruto part says that the story could do without Sasuke.
Maybe Kishimoto will sue IGN now…
whatever the hell IGN is, they sure don't know what they're doing…
prods over the list
Hmm, big time iffy on Lelouch, but I never really sunk my teeth into Code Geass, so I'll take it as a lack of information on my part and give it a pass. Same goes with Ichigo/Bleach.
The fact that Luffy (#22) and Naruto (#6) are so far apart on the list kinda pisses me off.
Goku as #1? I can take that, though I kinda wish they'd given a better reasoning. Piccolo shoulda been on the list though…
I'll grudgingly accept the list simply for the fact they have **Jubei **ing Kibagami on it. I freaking love that guy. As the article says, Ninja Scroll was one of the first exposes into the 'other' anime (as in not Sailor Moon or Dragon Ball), along with Galaxy Express 999.
Is there a word for bad that accurately describes this list?
This list seems kind of random. They probably picked the first 25 anime characters they could think of and put their names in a hat and drew them in that order. Although…I can kind of accept Goku as number 1, the rest is a load of crap!
Ichigo higher than Luffy? What bullshit.
My reactions as I go, no idea what is coming next.
who the fuck is Lelouch Lamperouge?
And why is Luffy only 22?
How is Ichigo ahead of Vegeta?
WHy the fuck is Haruhi Suzumiya on an "of all time" list there when the series is only 3 years old?
Ditto Light Yagami.
Vash, okay, he's distinctive and memorable, he can be on there.
Jubei from Ninaj Scroll? Really? A 1 shot movie? Well, I guess Tetsuo or Kaneda is going to be later on the list. Sailor Moon is bound to be coming.
Lupin III at 15? Alright, thats classy, he deserves to be there.
D from Vampire Hunter D? Franchise has had TWO movies in 40 years, and some novels. NO.
Kusinagi from Ghost in the Shell? Yeah, she's iconic, I'll go with that.
L? For fuck sake, you don't have TWO Death Note characters in one list covering all of anime. Series isn't even old!
Ah, and theres the predictable Kaneda.
Rei Ayanami? Fine, I'll allow it, as Eva is important and gamechanging. But then you gotta take Shinji off the list.
And Sailor Moon. No denying that one's right to be in the top 10.
Pikachu. Won't deny that icon either.
Edward Elric? Fucks sake, no. Again, the series isn't even old yet.
NARUTO at 6? Uggh.
Kenshin? I won't deny his right to be on the list, but at 6? Really?
Spike Speigel? Okay, I'll allow Bebop.
Speed Racer? Sure, he's iconic. I'll allow it.
Astro Boy? Icon. I'll allow it.
And Goku as number 1? Now, I'm down with Dragonball, I loves it, but no way is Goku number 1.
Why is 70% of this list from Shonen Jump? Why is 90% of the list from the last 4 years? Wheres Totoro, Nausicaa (or ANY Miyazaki character) Harlock, Shin Chan, Lum, Dirty Pair, Ako, Lina Inverse, Tenchi, any Gundam character? Guts from Berserk? Starblazers? Robotech? Nadia? Voltron? Gigantor? Kimba?
Goku, Lupin, Sailor Moon, Speed, and Astro Boy are all undisputed. And OP is the hugest thing in Japan this decade, so yes it deserves a spot. I'll concede Kaneda, Vash and Spike because their shows/movies were huge and influential 10 years ago, and I'll even give Naruto (the show, not the character) a spot due to how huge it is.
This list hurts me.
But the rest? Nuh uh. Maybe if it was a "best anime character of the last 3 years" list.
ign list are the worst, they are always the worst…im afraid to read for fear of raging
EDIT: RAGING SO HARD RIGHT NAO!!!!!
The list became bad when Yammi wasn't 0.
@robbybevard:
Why is 70% of this list from Shonen Jump? Why is 90% of the list from the last 4 years? Wheres Totoro, Nausicaa (or ANY Miyazaki character) Harlock, Shin Chan, Lum, Dirty Pair, Ako, Lina Inverse, Tenchi, any Gundam character? Guts from Berserk? Starblazers? Robotech? Nadia? Voltron? Gigantor? Kimba?
Totoro is #24 actually. But yeah, an anime list that's Miyazaki-free would've been INSTANT FAIL.
And I'm seconding your mentions of Harlock and Lina Inverse.
…The more I look at the list, the less Jubei's influence on it is keeping me happy. D< But it is one of those 'to each their own' things...
At least Goku was Number 1. But Luffy and Vegeta lower than Naruto and Ichigo…..hell no. That's not right! Fuck did Pikachu top Luffy, Ichigo, Naruto, Vegeta, AND Lupin III?!
lol IGN lists
http://movies.ign.com/articles/103/1036651p1.html
Could this be the best list ever?
naruto and ichigo are higher than luffy so….. HELL NO!!!!!
ichigo's bland
and naruto's a gay sasuke /emo fagot lover
Ichigo i could take but naruto NO who ever made this list should just drop dead
naruto and ichigo are higher than luffy so….. HELL NO!!!!!
ichigo's bland
and naruto's a gay sasuke /emo fagot lover
Ichigo i could take but naruto NO who ever made this list should just drop dead
Words of a TRUE One Piece fan.
The moment I saw "IGN" and "anime", I decided to not even look. Come on people: make up your own minds instead of following the crowd! (oh…and at least put Luffy higher)
I remember IGN ranking Death note and Naruto above dragonball on their "all time greatest cartoons" list…as well as ranking the new spider man and turtles series over the old ones.
Yeah, I'm not checking this.
WTF?
List is missing Kenshiro
thus making list COMPLETELY NULL AND VOID
I'm also disappointed no one has mentioned his absence yet
WTF?
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List is missing Kenshiro
thus making list COMPLETELY NULL AND VOID
I'm also disappointed no one has mentioned his absence yet
Pretty much what I was going to post.
Not only Kenshiro, i demand Sakuragi Hanamichi too.
Now Ichigo? Naruto??!! Hahahahaha.
Number one is accurate though.
My avatar is the best character of all time and this list sucks for not having it. And for a million other reasons.
Where the hell is Guts? Or for that matter Kenshiro? Light and L shouldn't be on the list at all. Where's Seiya? Or Yusuke? Or Gon? Why is Naruto #6? Why, why why why!?
As expected of an IGN list, it's lacking. But I must admit I'm amused by what they wrote for each entry. It's just the ranking that rankles.
I heartily agree that there shouldn't be 2 Death Note charas, or Lelouch, or Haurhi on there. They make better arguments for most of them, but again lists are so subjective it's hard to agree. After looking at it again though, I can only think of this as the top 25 anime charas IN AMERICA. They aren't taking Japan into account enough. Otherwise we would totally see Shin-chan and Sazae-san on there.
But oh does the Sailor Moon entry amuse me:
One also has to recognize Sailor Moon's massive impact on American anime fandom. Hers was the first show that managed to draw in a measurable audience of real, live girls, who became genuinely hardcore fans thanks to shows like Rurouni Kenshin and Revolutionary Girl Utena. Which led, by a long and twisted trail, to a number of fanboys unexpectedly finding a way to lose their virginities at conventions some years down the line. They may not quite know it, but they owe you one, Sailor Moon.
L.O.L.
Shouldn't Pikachu be considered a video game character? Whatever.
If anything, the list mostly contained characters who were anime characters who have had impacts on society, and not the "best characters ever". I can't deny the top three are three characters that are easily known world wide. But I would think Kenshiro would be on the list and Lupin III would be higher up.
Luffy being almost 15 spots lower than Naruto is bullshit.
I do love that Spike is #4.
But otherwise, the list blows monkey balls.
But I think I should consider seeing Code Geass.
Okay, okay, okay, we kid. There's more to Kurosaki than just a big sword
No there isn't. That's pretty much his only redeeming feature.
This list is awful.
Shinji is on the list. List fails. I didn't even get passed 25 yet.
[EDIT: Luffy is 22?! What the hell? Naruto is 6?!]
I enjoyed the complexity and effort put into making Shinji's character. He's an emotionally unstable child and pacifist who's forced to fight. He doesn't magically become badass like half the other MC's out there.
And for asome reason I always see NGE and TTGL compared. Multi-dimensional characters vs. Generic Shounen Lead #4, boobs, and plot device?
The fucks with Luffy's placement? The most popular character of the most popular series in Japan is in the 20's?
And no Kenshiro? Didn't he like, help invent ass-kicking?
worst list ever ( 10 ign's)
@The:
as well as ranking the new spider man and turtles series over the old ones.
To be fair, the new Spiderman cartoon is the best interpretation there's been of Spidey in 30 years, in any medium. And the new turtles cartoon (up until the flash forward crap) was infinitaley superior to the old.
WTF?
List is missing Kenshiro
I'm also disappointed no one has mentioned his absence yet
I woulda gotten him if I wasn't going off the top of my head in psuedo rage. Another huge oversight, but then, his show has never been on cartoon network, so the guy that made the list has probably never heard of it.
Totoro is #24 actually. But yeah, an anime list that's Miyazaki-free would've been INSTANT FAIL.
See, Totoro is so iconic and integral to anime (even if the movie itself is incredibly boring) that sheerly for recognizability, as the Studio Gibli mascot, it should have been in the top 10.
And I'm seconding your mentions of Harlock and Lina Inverse.
Any character that can maintain a 100+ episode series, multiple movies and OVAs, and spawn new material more than a decade after they first premiered, is far more memorable, recognizable and deserving of a slot than … someone from Vampire Hunter D, Akira, or Ninja Scroll. Yes, I know those are the "big 3 standalone starter anime movies" that you show newbs to convince them that "anime isn't like american cartoons", but that doesn't make them the best characters.
Tetsuo is more interesting and important than Kaneda anyway.
Its a really shitty list all around.
You could have a list of most important/influential/badass characters, in which case this list fails for failing to mention... any character from the 80's.
You could have an actual best, most interesting or fun to watch character list, in which case Rock Lee beats out Naruto by a mile, Asuka triumphs out of any Eva character, Edward takes the Bebop spot, Mr. Fujisawa OR Jinnai from El Hazard gets a slot, the relativley unknown Harry Champ (man destined to be king) from Zoids should be incredibly high up in there, and Gai Daigoji from Nadesco overtakes all. (and I don't even like Nadesco.)
To name a few.
Or, you could have a list of best selling/most recognizable to ignorant fanboys list, including Naruto at number 6, which is of course exactly what this list is.
There's very few reviews on that site for the One Piece DVD sets and manga so Luffy's low ranking is pretty much expected.
@robbybevard:
To be fair, the new Spiderman cartoon is the best interpretation there's been of Spidey in 30 years, in any medium. And the new turtles cartoon (up until the flash forward crap) was infinitaley superior to the old
Eh, I guess my childhood nostalgia just outweights the new interpretations, no matter how novel or faithful to the source material. That may of course change should I be forced to watch them again and compare, but for now the voices and characters (Bepob and Rocksteady!) are so permanently etched into my mind, making the new versions "wrong" by default.
But still, that list had Family Guy as the 7th greatest animated show ever, beating out Futurama among countless other.
Shit just aint right.
Shinji is on the list. List fails. I didn't even get passed 25 yet.
Lets add insult to injury.
REI is in the top 10.
IGN? Since when does anyone give a fuck what they think?
Anyway, yeah, this list is basically garbage. They're just pandering to American audience without actually judging the merit or legacy of the characters. There's a few they got right (Astro Boy, Speed Racer, etc.) and at least they had Luffy on the list, but he should have been higher up or at least not put Naruto at #6 (ugh)
Also robby, you've never watched Code Geass? You should give it a shot. One of the better animes to come out in recent years.
Hmm I'm happy that Motoko's on it. Not so happy about Shinji and Rei though. And yeah Luffy should be higher.
The only thing i agree with on this list is Spike Spiegel at #4! He deserves to be in anybodys top 5 as Cowboy Bebop is one of the most entertaining animes ever not to be adapted from a manga series!
As for the rest bullshit! I was becoming more and more angry the closer to the top when i started to realise that Guts from beserk was'nt going to be an entry! And no Kenshiro at all WTF!?
Also Ichigo being in this list at all is retarded, the only character in the whole of bleach that has any kind of character that would even slightly deserve a spot in the top 25 is kenpachi! And he still wouldnt make it!
Pardon my disbelief, but I can't see how people are complaining Luffy is at #22.
I think the list is fair, and IGN is as entitled as anyone to make a list about top anime characters. If a website like ANN did the count, the list would clearly be biased toward the personal taste of the article's author, whereas in this it's just a general reflection of the popularity of titles.
The author doesn't like Luffy at all, which isn't unexpected given how poorly received OP is in the West, but Luffy getting on the list at all was a nod to OP's sustained popularity in spite of more popular anime.
That said, it's clearly dub-slanted so I don't like it, but hey it's better than weeaboo-written lists.
17 … They put him at 17 ...
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FUCK THIS SHIT!!! BANG BANG
…Yeah, that was... pretty bad. Although I'll say that I actually have no problems with Shinji being on the list, as I might be one of the few people on Earth who actually consider him a good character. I mean, try to imagine yourself in his situation; Do you seriously think you'd be able to handle all that without ending up like he did?
Also, where the Hell was Kamina on that list?!
Everyone has already said what needed to be said. I use to go to IGN often to check what they scored a game I'm about to buy, but now I don't even do that.
IGN never has good lists…
lol at the raging Luffy fan boys gettin mad at the list jus cuz Naruto and Ichigo ranked higher than Luffy…
hope ppl dont take this list seriously..cuz 2 be able 2 come up with " top 25 anime characters of all time" they must ve seen a shit load of anime 2 draw that conclusion and when i saw multiple characters from the same anime appeared on serveral occasions..jus a big fail..i mean IGN prob couldnt even figure out who the top character is in Death Note..so they jus put both of them on the list…IGN go watch more animes..u fail
List sucks. That is all.
I think i first realized ign was bullshit the day they reviewed God Hand.
..seriously, 3?
Many of you guys are taking this WAY too seriously.
Conversly, I couldn't take it seriously at all once I saw Haruhi Suzumiya on the list. The rest I could cede them one way or another–every top __ list on the internet doesn't have to share my personal opinions--but Haruhi Suzumiya is an absolutely terrible character who seems more at home in poor fanfics, and is just downright horribly written...
From a technical standpoint, that was a major crash, there. Otaku bait hardly merits any recognition. Especially horribly unlikable Mary Sues who try to get their friends date-raped because they wanna shoot a movie, and regard said "friend" as a human toy.
its fact, hands down that this list is urine
Well duh it is IGN's list… furballz.