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Animu Archetypes

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This is a list of the typical character archetypes in anime. All characters on all the animu fit into one of these. Every single one. How fucking sad eh?

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The Whiny Main Character (WMC)

The Whiny Main Character is just that, a pathetic twat who whines constantly about everything through whatever fruity magical adventure they're on. They only actually do anything if at least 3 other characters are in mortal danger and have spent the last five minutes yelling their name. This archetype was probably meant for nerds to put their faces on so they can think they're the one getting beat-up by the Strong Independent Chick (who always secretly loves them, no matter how much of a fuck-up they are). Nearly every animu has a WMC because Japanese males hate the fact their penises are so small, and they express their impotent rage by projecting themselves onto the character. Most WMCs are of-course male, but can be female, such as in the case of Gunbuster. Other typical characteristics are that they eat more food in one-sitting than all of Africa eats in a year, when faced with a threat they become suddenly "brave", "cocky" and "gallant", is blissfully naive and always enjoys a challenge.

Notable Whiny Characters

Strong Independent Chick (SIC)

This chick's one and only purpose is usually to bean guys over the head with mallets if they suggest a date or sex with anything for any reason. Fanboys laugh their asses off when this happens, but intelligent people will say "That wasn't funny." This character will most likely fall in love with the main character for some reason, no matter how whiny his voice is. She will always express her love with extra abuse. She'll also prevent The Pervert from getting any tang round here. Nearly all fanservice is of these characters. Not to be confused with the introvert.

Notable Independent Chicks

Minor Independant Chicks

The Pervert

This guy will usually steal the panties and/or try to look at girls panties for that oh so needed pantyshot. These characters are meant to portray the average Japanese male. Kawaii ^_________________^.

Groping of breasts is also required of this guy. They get kicked in the nuts by the Strong Independent Chick most often, usually after copping a feel from them. Most characters like this are sniveling man-children who can't even think about a pair of breasts without losing a pint of blood.

Notable Perverts

Minor Perverts

Small Annoying Thing (SAT)

No series of Annie May can get the OK without having one of these little shits around. Superduperextradeluxe KAWAII!!!!1111 and easily marketed, every single one has some kind of plastic crap in its likeness. They usually can't talk, but if they can, they give advice to the WMC or talk exactly like infants. They all have some dumb gimmick like being obsessed with desserts, or burrowing into the digestive tract of the SIC, triggering an ever-popular colonoscope episode. Sometimes these are human, making them more annoying and a little creepy, do DUE to the fact that if they are human, they tend to walk around on all fours at least half of the time and, since they can talk, the creators usually give them painfully high-pitched voices. The Beautiful Airhead is of course drawn to these things.

Notable Annoying Things

Minor Annoying Things

  • Every Pokemon not mentioned above.
  • Mieu the Cheagle, though it is fun to watch him get beat up by Luke.
  • The Noid
  • Every catgirl EVAR!!1!
  • Your penis
  • Your Mom's penis
  • You

The Pissed Off Guy (POG)

The Pissed Off Guy is there to look angry. Due to the limitations of the anime drawing style, however, he usually ends up looking constipated. This guy is always angry, and doesn't care about anything besides fighting or his hair, but is actually always a complete wuss, even compared to the SAT. Usually ends up getting his ass kicked until The Whiny Main Character comes in and saves him with some kind of l33t power/spell/gun. If he was real, you would be sure he'd have a Myspace and be a camwhore. 99% of all slash is between these and WMCs.

Notable Pissed Off Guys

Minor Pissed Off Guys

The Airhead

Usually female, the airhead serves no other purpose other than to stand there and look stupid while a stiff wind blows up her skirt, so we can all see her kawaii panties. She can also be used to distract WMC from the SIC, creating a hilarious misunderstanding. Clothes are an alien concept to the Airhead, as she can never seem to keep them on. Her hobbies include bending over countertops, hanging around practically naked, screaming at pitches high enough to shatter glass, eating frosting, and watching her clothes fall off with a blank expression.

Notable Airheads

The Airhead in Action

Notice how out of touch with reality the airhead can be:

The Introvert

This character is always a girl. She starts off meek and introverted but from the WMC's bravery she learns to "be herself" i.e. completely change her personality and traits. Her hair is always dark purple hair with long bangs. Will always spy on the WMC. With the use of a testosterone, she evolves into a Strong Independent Chick.

Notable Intoverts

The Batshit Insane Guy (BIG)

This character has no grip on reality. Rarely doing anything constructive and generally confusing the hell out of everyone, the BIG is capable of anything and everything that makes no sense at all. Notable for their powers to store insane amounts of large, random objects up their ass for use when the world is in danger. The BIG often transforms into a Pissed Off Guy when someone points out how crazy they really are.

Notable Batshit Insane Guys

Batshit Insane Guy In Action

Minor Batshit Insane Guys

  • Everyone from Higurashi when those parasites take control of them. Oh im sorry, did I just spoil one of the major plot points?
  • Almost everyone else from Bobobo-bobo-bobo.

The Annoying Perfectionist (AP)

These guys are a little hard to find, but they are still out there. If one little thing is out of place or order, they will ALWAYS scream at the top of their lungs about how imperfect the thing is and try to fix it. This does not matter what dire situation the other characters are in, and because of this, the AP usually holds the characters back from whatever their current goal is. However, if they can't fix whatever is not perfect, they start feeling suicidal and in some cases they literally try to kill themselves. Unfortunately they usually fail. Their attitude and antics are usually an unfunny running gag throughout whatever series they are in.

Notable Annoying Perfectionists

The Annoying Perfectionist in Action

No Japanese language knowledge required:

The Macho Guy (MG)

Although not as hard to find as an AP, these guys are still uncommon, because most of the time, these guys just barely miss the POG and/or the BIG archetype. Unlike all the other annoying archetypes, this guy is somewhat likable. This is because, whenever there is a problem, this guy kicks reason to the curb and solves everything with brute force while laughing his ass off in the process. When this happens, he often destroys most of the scenery around him in the process. Because of this, the other archetypes are often scared to death of this guy. Due to their manliness, they are often parodied in woman's clothing. You will never be as manly as this guy.

Notable Macho Guys

Macho Guy in Action

Minor Macho guys

  • A lot of the main characters from Gurren Lagann. WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK THEY ARE!?

The Lesbian

This is an archetype that is usually split in to two groups, group A and B. One of these girls are usually found in an anime/manga where the main character, or even one of the main characters is a girl, and sometimes in harems. If there isn't a girl who is a main character, they are usually so subtle about their preference that a lot of people do not notice. This is because the lesbian is a dyke who pretends to be the main characters friend, just so they can get in bed with her some day. She is usually subtle about this, but this is subtle by anime standards, because half the time she fondles the main characters breasts and says "good things" about her. The main character usually tells her to stop, but she doesn't think to much about it and stays friends with the lesbian because she's obviously a fucking moron. If the lesbian isn't this way, she is a group B lesbian, and she often goes through these "hilarious" sequences where she questions if she likes her best friend in "that way" or not. These sequences are often followed up by even more "hilarious" bits where she encounters her friend nude, much to her shock.

Notable Lesbians

Minor Lesbians

  • That one chick in that one Higurashi spinoff who was Natsumi's friend. You know, her.
  • 50% of the SIC's.
  • Yolei from Digimon season 2. She'll probably grow out of it.

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