Which anime character do you genuinely feel bad for?

[QueenCobra]

I was thinking about characters in the various animes I’ve watched over the years and how some continually have bad luck. I always felt bad for Mousse in Ranma 1/2, Rei in Urusei Yatsura, and Kyoko in Maison Ikkoku. (and most of the girls in Oniisama e…) I also hated how my friends called Yamcha in Dragonball a “loser”, but I was still disappointed when Bulma ended up with Vegeta. (I got used to it, somehow.)
I also feel bad for Koichi Hirose and every dog that died in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
So these are just off the top of my head, but if you have any others I’d like to know.

 

[-Raven-]

This is manga and not anime (yet) but Johnny and Yasuho from JJBA. Yasuho especially he did completely dirty, there are so many arcs in part 8 that are essentially just picking on her. As for Johnny how could I not sympathise with his priginal backstory and motivation, the end of part 7 was okay but I still felt a lil bad for him after that last arc, and part 8 did him really dirty too.

also Misty if Ash never got her a new bike lol give it back ):<

edit: also, chainsawman has a few. Himeno, Aki, Asa, and Kishibe mostly.

 

[QueenCobra]

Also...Lain and Mika in Serial Experiments Lain.

 

[LadyDestani]

The first character that came to mind for me was Naofumi from Rising of the Shield Hero. He's turned things around quite a bit, but in the beginning his mistreatment was so bad that it honestly pained me just to watch.

I also feel a great deal of sympathy for a number of characters in Elfen Lied: Lucy/Nyu, Nana, Mayu, and Lucy's puppy.

 

[QueenCobra]

The first character that came to mind for me was Naofumi from Rising of the Shield Hero. He's turned things around quite a bit, but in the beginning his mistreatment was so bad that it honestly pained me just to watch.

I also feel a great deal of sympathy for a number of characters in Elfen Lied: Lucy/Nyu, Nana, Maya, and Lucy's puppy.

Oh man…Lucy’s puppy! It reminds me of something that happened in another anime I saw. I hate it whenever an animal dies, even if it’s fictional.

 

[. Rarity .]

Number one I can think of is Saki, from the manga/anime *From the New world* im talking about the manga,

like the poor girl, she dates, and loves this one girl, Maria. But Maria then leaves her out of the blue, and runs off with this annoying dude whos obsessed with Maria. Devistating her.

Another chatacter Shun, basically just teases her (and Satoru in a sense) because he leads both of them on, before up and vanishing on both of them. Like poor girl, and Satoru.

She does find love eventually, but its really up to interpretation if shes even happy. Like it feels melechony. Cause shes been led on so much, and even though she finds love. Its really clear that she misses both Maria, and Shun. I was happy for her, but I felt so bad for her when she could not catch a break. Also lost all her friends but Satoru.

Like poor girl. Poor Satoru for being led on by Shun too. Seriously, Shun was a bit of a jerk. I am happy for them in the end. But are they both actually happy? Its up to interpertation. I hope they are.
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Safu from No.6 manga, poor girl didnt deserve what happens to her. Im Rat, and Shion all the way. But poor girl
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Ill probably think of more later,

 

[Zane]

I haven’t seen too much anime but I recently decided to watch the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen since it’s EVERYWHERE and omg that one kid, Junpei I think?? His story is so cruel and ends in such an unbelievably unsatisfying way??? It made me legitimately hate main-villain-guy so it was effective narrative I guess.

Also Madoka Magica is one of my favourites even though all the girls make me so sad. especially Sayaka, because I could see myself doing the exact same thing. Giving up everything for someone and then being faced with the reality that they just didn’t care about you that much.

Oh and honorable mention to that episode of Mob Psycho where Reigen signs into his facebook for the first time in awhile, realizes he forgot his own birthday and no one sent him any messages except his mom. Hits home. Lol

 

[QueenCobra]

Whoever owns the body in Cells at Work seems to have gone through a lot.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Full Metal Alchemist.. if you know you know​

 

[kisaker39]

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[Khaoticnoize187]

I feel bad for anyone that has to be on the magical girl site honestly its one of the most messed up anime i've seen in a long while.

 

[QueenCobra]

I would also have to say Midori and her puppies from that one freakshow-themed manga.

That psychic guy who got eaten by that huge guy in YuYu Hakusho.

Also most of the kids in “The Drifting Classroom.”

 

[Neb]

L from Death Note

Spoiler: Death Note spoilers

The way he died was so sad and I just hated that smirk Light had while it happened. He finally finds out Kira was right in front of him the whole time and there was nothing he could do about it. Watching that at 14 was the first character death to really affect me. He was my favorite in the series by far.

 

[moonbyu]

not an anime character (not yet at least), but johnny joestar 100%. his brother's death, his awful father, the shooting that leaves him paraplegic, his only true friend DYING.. not to mention that nonsense that happened to him in part 8 , i get really sad just thinking about it.

actually, when i reallly think about it, almost every single character from steel ball run has really upsetting backgrounds. gyro's an executioner trying to save the life of a young boy (who gets released but dies of a cold not too long after because of course he does), diego was a poor orphan, and literally everything about lucy steel's life is an absolute tragedy. not a moment of piece for those poor cowboys.

i recently watched monster and while i feel terrible for most of the characters, i particularly felt awful for wolfgang grimmer his death actually made me profoundly upset, i haven't had a reaction like that towards any sort of media in a while.