The 15 Most Disliked Anime Characters From The Most Beloved Anime Series
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There are countless anime series out there of all kinds, from varying genres to differing art styles. The overall anime community has a rough consensus on what some of the most popular and beloved series are, based on the size of their fandoms and the influence these series have. These series are home to some of anime's most popular characters of all time.
Interestingly enough, these beloved anime series are also home to some of anime's most disliked characters, who are often bullies, villains, or simply obnoxious troublemakers who have too few redeeming qualities to balance things out. Even if they come from the biggest titles in anime, it's safe to say that these disliked characters have very few, if any, fans.
Updated on March 3rd, 2023 by Louis Kemner: While the most compelling and best-written anime series are bound to produce some of the industry's best and most popular characters, it's unusual to have a rotten apple in the bunch. When the creators make such likable characters, such as Tanjiro Kamado and Tohru Honda, it seems strange for the series to have disliked or horrible characters. But then again, that might be the point, to not naively suggest that absolutely everyone is innocent and lovable. For good characters to exist, bad ones must be present too, even in the best anime series.
15 Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
Plenty of disliked anime characters still have their merits, though Sakura Haruno of Team 7 seems to have far more detractors than supporters. Sakura did get a glow-up in Naruto Shippuden, but in hindsight, it was too little, too late.
Sakura's bratty and insecure behavior made her a far less endearing version of Naruto himself, and in the eyes of some fans, her desperate one-sided crush on Sasuke was downright pathetic at the time. She also tended to act like a bigshot but had limited combat strength and too few moments of glory.
In fiction and real life alike, science itself is nothing but a tool. It depends on the scientist and the way said scientist conducts experiments or the fields of research they pursue that determine good vs evil. Science can save lives, but it can also maim and torture a life beyond recognition, like in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Shou Tucker was a state alchemist with a talent for experimenting on living things, and this twisted alchemist turned his wife into a chimera to obtain his license. Later, out of desperation, he combined his daughter, Nina, and his dog into a single twisted being that longed for death. No one could forgive him.
13 Gabi Braun (Attack On Titan)
Gabi Braun is almost like a second Eren Yeager, but while Eren blurs the line between hero and villain, Attack on Titan fans simply hate Gabi, period. Her goals are even less sympathetic than Eren's, and she longs to fight her fellow Eldian "devils" to appease the Marley Empire.
That's not all. Gabi is obnoxious and gets carried away, and she acts like the child she is. Most of all, it was Gabi who shot and killed the beloved Sasha Braus in cold blood, instantly turning the entire fandom against her. Gabi still might get a chance to make up for it before the anime ends, however.
12 Ren Sohma (Fruits Basket)
Fruits Basket stands as one of the most beloved shojo anime series of all time, starring the charming and sweet Tohru Sohma and her colorful friends. Even tsunderes like Kyo Sohma are easy to like, and the bratty Kagura Sohma is more likable than not. Then there's Ren Sohma.
Ren Sohma is a hopelessly vain and selfish mother who actually resented her own daughter, Akito, since Akito was hogging the spotlight. No loving mother would be jealous of her own child's attention like that, and Ren has zero positive attributes to balance this out. Clearly, Akito's habit of verbal abuse came directly from her ice-cold mother.
11 Akainu Sakazuki (One Piece)
The expansive world of One Piece has many bizarre, twisted, and petty characters who are easy to dislike, from Wapol to Arlong and the Celestial Dragons, but, arguably, the series' most hated character is the lava-slinging admiral Akainu. He is cruelly hypocritical about justice, the law, and violence, to say the least.
No one likes a hypocrite, and Akainu is one of anime's biggest hypocrites of all, adhering to his brutal and rigid version of justice to justify his actions. Also, he is directly responsible for Fire Fist Ace's demise, which almost makes him the Gabi Braun of One Piece.
10 Zenitsu Agatsuma (Demon Slayer)
Unlike some truly unforgivable anime characters, Zenitsu Agatsuma the demon slayer actually does have his good points, and it's not wrong to like him as a character. Some Demon Slayer fans do like him just fine, but plenty of others don't.
Zenitsu is already infamous for his constant, ear-splitting shouting and whining, and his cowardly streak makes him repulsive to many Demon Slayer fans. He also has too few sympathetic goals or interests to balance all this out. He'll hopefully be redeemed soon.
9 Damian (Pokemon)
The vast world of Pokemon is home to plenty of characters for fans to like or dislike, and while Ash Ketchum gets plenty of flak as a trainer, he's a saint compared to the likes of the minor character Damian.
Damian owned a Charmander and left it outside in intense rain, which threatened to extinguish the Charmander's tail flame and thus kill it. Damian didn't care at all, and he actually seemed to find it funny. Ash saved Charmander's life and adopted it, and when Charmander had a moment of glory, Damian tried to claim credit for training it.
8 J. Geil (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is home to plenty of lovable anime characters such as Joseph Joestar or Okuyasu Nijimura, but it's also him to many despicable and creepy villains who have no redeeming qualities of any kind. That includes J. Geil, a villain from the Stardust Crusaders story arc.
J. Geil committed unspeakable acts to Polnareff's sister and killed her, prompting Polnareff to seek revenge. J. Geil is also a brutish and bloodthirsty Stand user who would gladly claim another victim given the chance, and he had no positive traits of any kind.
7 Nnoitora Gilga (Bleach)
The ever-popular Bleach series boasts many of the anime fandom's favorite characters, such as the sly ninja Yoruichi Shihoin and Rukia Kuchiki, but this series also contains some truly unlikable characters. While Kon is annoying and Marechiyo Omaeda has a big mouth, the Espada Nnoitora Gilga is even worse.
Nnoitora hated Nelliel simply because of her sex, and conspired to have her taken down, sabotaging the Espadas just to satisfy his petty grudge. He even got away with it and tormented Ichigo half to death later on. His rampage ended when he fought and lost to Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.
6 Minoru Mineta (My Hero Academia)
The student hero Minoru Mineta embodies many of the most unflattering and awkward anime tropes and clichés of decades past. That was a time when mega-pervs regularly harassed and demeaned the girls and women around them. Anime has gotten much better about that recently, but Minoru is an exception.
Minoru is a decent student on paper and in combat, but his personality holds him back, and he established himself as My Hero Academia's most disliked character. He shamelessly ogles at girls, makes lewd comments, peeks at girls undressing, and certainly can't keep his hands to himself, either.
5 Admiral Zhao (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Admiral Zhao represented the very worst side of the Fire Nation military in Avatar: The Last Airbender's first scene. Zhao was ruthlessly ambitious, reckless, and self-absorbed, to the point he killed the moon spirit to earn himself a place in history.
Nothing Admiral Zhao ever said or did was sympathetic or justifiable at all, and he had a cocky temper and bad attitude to match. Other Fire Nation antagonists like Zuko, Ty Lee, and Mai had a good side buried deep down, but Zhao did not.
4 Father Mozgus (Berserk)
Even Griffith, who committed many atrocities in Berserk, has many fans as a darkly compelling and charismatic antagonist and rival for Guts. The same isn't true for the brutal Father Mozgus, who merely claims to be helping other people as God commanded him to.
Mozgus is no saint - he's a monster who tortured and killed many innocent people, and he probably enjoyed the sight of it, too. Mozgus embodied the very worst in the Holy See, and he even morphed into an Apostle to fight Guts and make sure Casca died no matter what.
3 Kisaki Tetta (Tokyo Revengers)
Tokyo Revengers is a shockingly violent shonen anime series whose dandere hero, Takemichi Hanagaki, must travel back in time to 2005 and prevent a chain of events that leads to Hinata's death. Takemichi must face many thuggish youths, including Kisaki Tetta.
Kisaki is a cruel and selfish teenage boy who will become even worse as an adult. As a grown man, he'll shoot and kill people in cold blood. As a 14-year-old street punk, Kisaki won't hesitate to trick, betray, and use people, even if it means doing them serious harm in the process.
2 Donovan Desmond (Spy X Family)
It's still possible that later in Spy x Family's story, the eerie Donovan Desmond might reveal his more sympathetic and vulnerable side. Until when and if that happens, however, Donovan is the anime's creepiest and most villainous character, and he makes no excuses for any of it.
Donovan is a cold and distant father, which greatly upsets his tsundere younger son, Damian. Donovan is also the one who might lead the neighboring nations Ostania and Westalis into war, which would cause countless people to suffer the same things Loid and Sylvia Sherwood once did.
1 Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most widely respected and beloved anime series, being a smart deconstruction of mecha anime with animation far beyond its time. Fans like the kuudere girl Rei and the tsundere Asuka Langley, but they cannot stand Shinji Ikari.
Even if there are thematic reasons for it, Shinji is a meek, unpleasant boy who doesn't do much on his own, and anime fans despise him for it. He's considered spineless and annoying, and he is also disliked for creepily staring at Asuka while she was asleep.
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