The protagonist of Leiji Matsumoto’s legendary 1977 manga series Space Pirate, Harlock, is this anime world’s austere and dapper Captain. In light of this, we’re ranking our favorite anime anti-heroes that prove breaking the rules is way cooler than fitting in. In death note, Light Yagami, who plays the bloodthirsty “God” Kira, matches this description perfectly, and his sweet-toothed adversary L, who will break any law to pursue him, makes him the anti-hero of the tale. On the other hand, an anti-villain-the actual antithesis of an anti-hero-has a good intention but is prepared to pursue it using evil. In contrast to ideal heroes or other characters, anti-heroes are best in anime and are immoral marauders and rogues who uphold only their code of ethics.Īn anti-hero may be willing to kill if necessary, but they don’t want to do evil or rule the world. Being “good” always means adhering to stricter norms, being morally superior to everyone else, taking the high road, and being held to higher standards than others.
