Honorable Mentions: D - F
Organized by series in alphabetical order, and by how much I like them.

RANKING RATING SYSTEM                                   
5
- long-term major focus
4
- think about them even when not watching the show
3
- miss them when they're offscreen
2
- like it when they're onscreen
1
- saw little of the show but think I would like them

KEY TRAITS RATING SYSTEM________________________
A visual map of how the 5 categories from What I Look For In A Focus break down for each character. Since how much I like a character has more to do with the overall chemistry between these qualities than direct numbers, these graphs are very unreliable predictors of rank, but fun to look at nonetheless. Crowns correspond to scoring maximum on attributes:
: Looks, : Power, : Melee, : Attitude (Single-minded), : Attitude (Complex), : Blood (Invulnerable), : Blood (Vulnerable)

D.Gray-Man
1
Rank: 5
Looks
Power  
Melee
Attitude        
Blood
Average: 4.8
KANDA YUU
(D.Gray-Man)

If you look up the word “perfect” in the dictionary, there will be a picture of Kanda (and if there isn’t, your dictionary is broken). He’s fast, he’s agile, he wields a katana, he dual wields electric katanas, he has long flowing hair that blows elegantly in the wind, and he is absolutely gorgeous!! Hands down the most beautiful anime guy I’ve ever seen... and, best of all, he’s totally legal!! He can dish out damage and he can take it, and he bleeds – a lot. But that's okay, because Kanda is one of two test subjects in the Second Exorcist project, which endowed him with virtual immortality and incredible regenerative powers. However, the experiments also sucked all joy out of his soul and left him a cold, arrogant loner with no sense of humor. He hates everything besides tempura and soba noodles, and his only reason for living is to be reunited with a person he once lost. He also hallucinates lotus flowers everywhere, all the time. Trippy!

Related Links: Kanda Wallpaper 1 (1920x1200), Kanda Wallpaper 2 (1920 x 1200), Top 10 Anime/Manga Fights

2

Rank: 4
Looks
Power  
Melee    
Attitude
Blood    
Average: 4.2
TYKI MIKK/JOYD
Sex: Male

A.K.A. The Noah of Pleasure

"What I love, I destroy. I love humans." That line from Chapter 43 pretty much describes Tyki. ^_^; He is often torn between his "white" human self and "black" Noah self, but he doesn't let that get in the way of torturing people with swarms of flesh-eating butterflies. He can also make himself intangible to avoid injury or remove others' internal organs. But perhaps Tyki's defining feature is his cheerful casualness about it all. Recently he displayed dazzling space-time distortion abilities and evolved into a super Noah. Sweet deal.

Hobby: Button collecting.
Song I Associate With Him: "Butterfly" from Dance Dance Revolution, "Die Die My Darling" by Metallica

3
Rank: 3
Looks
Power  
Melee      
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.6
ROAD KAMELOT
Sex: Female

A.K.A. The Noah of Dreams

This is one little girl you don't want to mess with. Though, technically, she's not a little girl. In fact, she's the oldest of the Noah, and is known as the First Child. Her abilities include travel between dimensions and trapping people in terrible nightmares. She has a prominent sadistic streak. Road likes candy, hates humans, but is for some inexplicable reason attracted to Allen Walker.

4
Lavi
Rank: 2
Looks  
Power    
Melee  
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.6
LAVI
Sex: Male

“Speak cutely and carry a big hammer” seems to be Lavi’s motto. Don’t be fooled by his playful demeanor, though, because despite being comic relief, he packs one hell of a punch! After all, his seal control the forces of nature. Lavi is studying to be a Bookman, a neutral observer/recorder of history, which means he must remain unbiased at all times. He cares too much to truly pull that off, though. He’s also the only person who could call Kanda by his first name (Yuu) and live to tell about it. In fact, they appear to be... friends?? O.o Oh yeah, and Lavi looks hotter with his headband off.

Death Note
1
L
Rank: 5
Looks
Power        
Melee    
Attitude
Blood      
Average: 3.2
L
Sex: Male

An eccentric genius whose strategic brilliance is only matched by his aura of mystery. Nothing of his past, his name, indeed even if he is one or many, is known. He does not sleep, he does not change clothes, and he does not appear to eat anything except sweets. He will use his feet to do everything if he could help it. L obsessively pursues the case of Kira the psychic killer, even if it costs him his life.

Song I Associate With Him: "Hope for Deliverance" by Paul McCartney

2
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power    
Melee        
Attitude  
Blood  
Average: 3
MELLO
Sex: Male

Mello was the only thing that got me through the second half of Death Note... 6 years after I quit reading it - because of the L thing. And Mello was also what nearly got me to quit reading Death Note AGAIN at the last few chapters, because he has the most insulting death I've ever seen for a major character. Did I say major? I meant he barely does anything. Holy crap the second half of Death Note is retarded.

Song I Associate With Him: "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" by The Offspring

Dorohedoro
Elsewhere: Dokuga, cAIman (Top "10" AniManga Guys), Nikaido, Noi, Ebisu (Top 10 AniManga Girls)
1
Rank: 5
Looks  
Power  
Melee    
Attitude  
Blood  
Average: 3.8
RISU
Sex: Male

For the longest time Risu thought he couldn't use magic. Well, it turns out that he can, but there's a catch: he had to die before it could activate. This makes Risu quite the neurotic little squirrel ("risu" means squirrel), but a neurotic squirrel with terrifying offensive capabilities. He's extremely bipolar and can switch from friendliness to ripping out your innards in the blink of an eye. Mostly he's anxious and paranoid. But, really, can you blame him? He seeks to find out who killed him in the first place and why.

Signature Line: "You aren't the one."
Related Links: CrossEyes Hideout, Favorite Pairings, Top 10 Anime/Manga Fights

Song I Associate With Him: "With You" by Linkin Park

2
Rank: 4
Looks    
Power      
Melee  
Attitude
Blood  
Average: 3.6
TETSUJO
Sex: Male

Tetsujo is one of the five Cross Eyes Officers. He's an expert swordsman and an even greater friend. He lost his right eye when he was little, protecting Dokuga from armed bullies, and hasn't left Dokuga's side since. He's constantly hovering around Dokuga... supporting him, worrying about him, trying to get him to open up. Indeed, Tetsujo is the only person with whom Dokuga felt safe enough sharing his biggest secrets.

Likes: Being near Dokuga.
Related Links: CrossEyes Hideout, Volume 10 Wallpaper (1920 x 1080), Favorite Pairings.

3
Rank: 4
Looks    
Power  
Melee
Attitude  
Blood
Average: 4.2
SHIN
Sex: Male

Shin is very... excitable. He's a really nice guy once you get to know him, but if you meet him on less amicable terms, prepare to become intimately acquainted with the beloved hammer that he wields with sadistic zeal - if you're lucky. If you're unlucky, he will unleash upon you his special magical talent: slicing the body into rings height-wise while leaving you alive and aware. This makes it easier for him to stuff you into garbage bags and take you in for questioning. It's much wiser to surrender to him from the get go, because even though Shin is an honorable man who prefers a fair fight without magic, fighting back only inspires a bloodlust that makes him virtually unstoppable - especially if he considers you a worthy opponent.

Related Links: Dokuga vs Shin Wallpaper (1920 x 1200), Favorite Pairings, Top 10 Anime/Manga Fights
Song I Associate With Him: "Bodies" by Drowning Pool, "Sonne (Clawfinger K.O. Remix)" by Rammstein

4
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power
Melee        
Attitude  
Blood      
Average: 3
EN
Sex: Male

En was born an orphan because he accidentally turned his parents into mushrooms. He survived by eating these mushrooms. He was later prematurely dropped into Hell, where he likewise lived off mushrooms. Although he eventually got out of Hell, and became the ruler of the magic world, he still craves nothing but mushrooms. He lives in a palace with wall to wall mushroom decor, tends to his mushroom farm, and named his pet "cat" after a mushroom. If he doesn't like you, he'll turn you into a mushroom, too. And then eat you. In fact, he once turned an entire city into mushrooms in a fit of magic smoke. Yes, En's mushrooms are devastatingly powerful.

Hobbies: Mushroom farming, mushroom eating.

5
Rank: 2
Looks    
Power  
Melee        
Attitude  
Blood      
Average: 2.8
KIKURAGE (Judas's Ear)
Sex: Fe/male

This is En's "cat"-like creature, named after one of his favorite mushrooms. She is a very powerful magic user, endowed with the rare ability of bringing the dead back to life, and is therefore highly sought-after. But she is also her own person, and a look into her daily thoughts is one of the highlights of the series for me. I would love a companion like her! Kikurage is close with Ebisu, who provides her with tasty snacks.

Hobby: Torturing insects.

6
Rank: 2
Looks      
Power        
Melee        
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 2.2
HAZE
Sex: Male

A.K.A. Kasukabe

Haze is truly neutral. He might save your life, might experiment on you, or might save your life TO experiment on you. Although he has a long trail of people thanking him for his help, he insists he's not that kind of man. What help he offers he does so to satisfy his own curiosity. He also has no sense of self-preservation whatsoever, and often finds himself in way over his head. It's a good thing he has a giant pet cockroach and a devil wife to look out for him! Haze is fascinated by magic users and his lab is filled with the mutilated bodies of them and their victims.

Hobby: Biomedical research.
Favorite Quote: "This is so interesting... I would love to dissect you!"
Related Links: CrossEyes Hideout

DragonBall Z, GT, etc...
1
Rank: 4
Looks    
Power
Melee
Attitude
Blood  
Average: 4.4
VEGETA
Sex: Male

Vegeta is cool. I forgot why, but he is. :P
2
Rank: 3
Looks  
Power
Melee
Attitude  
Blood  
Average: 4.4
TRUNKS
Sex: Male

I think I liked Trunks mainly because he was the "prettiest" one in the series, and because he had longer hair. Also, because he was Vegeta's son.
3
Rank: 2
Looks        
Power  
Melee
Attitude  
Blood  
Average: 3.6
PICCOLO
Sex: Male

I remember liking Piccolo. I don't remember why. It certainly wasn't his looks. I suspect it had something to do with him being one of the first bad-guy-turned-good characters I've encountered.
Evangelion
Elsewhere: Shinji (People I Just Plain Hate)
1
Ikari Gendou
Rank: 4
Looks      
Power        
Melee        
Attitude
Blood      
Average: 2.2
IKARI GENDOU
Sex: Male

Ahhh... the magnetism of sheer personality! I gotta admit I admire ruthless bastards who will get the job done by any means necessary if they believe they are working for the greater good. Gendou is the genius behind the Nerv organization, manipulating his pawns any way he sees fit and killing them at his discretion. Calm and secure in his cold logic, he knows when someone is useful to him and when they are expendable. He shows his softer side only around Rei and his dead wife.

2 Nagisa Kaworu
Rank: 4
Looks
Power
Melee    
Attitude
Blood    
Average: 4.2
NAGISA KAWORU
Sex: Male

He came, he saw, he pondered the meaning of life, he died! This one-episode wonder has inspired countless yaoi fangirls for years. His presence was mesmerizing, effortlessly stealing every scene. After flirting, bathing, and sleeping with Shinji, he hijacked an Eva unit and gave his newfound friend the ride of his life. What's worse, he mercilessly assaulted poor Shinji with intelligent conversation!

3
Rank: 3
Looks  
Power  
Melee    
Attitude        
Blood    
Average: 3
AYANAMI REI
(Evangelion)

Rei is shy, quiet, and very good at following orders. She is a great Eva pilot. Though she acts socially withdrawn and emotionally numb, she does show some feelings around Gendou.

Excel Saga
1
#10: Excel
Rank: 3
Looks  
Power    
Melee  
Attitude
Blood
Average: 4.2
EXCEL
Sex: Female

As senior member of Across, an organization dedicated to taking over the world, Excel wants nothing out of life but to make her master, Ilparatzo-sama, happy. And she lets him know this fact with every breath of every second of her life. In return, Ilparatzo-sama shoots her, drops her down wells, and acts like the cold-hearted bastard that he is. Hey, love hurts.

2
Ilparatzo
Rank: 2
Looks
Power    
Melee      
Attitude  
Blood      
Average: 3.2
ILPARATZO(-sama)
Sex: Male

The dazzling leader of Across, an organization that seeks to rule the world. He is cold, beautiful, and ruthlessly mean to Excel. She loves him anyway, and so do I.

Flame of Recca
1
Mikagami Tokiya
Rank: 5
Looks
Power    
Melee
Attitude        
Blood        
Average: 4.6
MIKAGAMI TOKIYA
Sex: Male

A highly skilled swordsman who wields the power of water, he dominates every fight he's in. Tokiya has a lot going for him: he's got Kurama's looks, Aya's past, and Zelgadis' seiyuu (Midorikawa Hikaru).

2 Hanabishi Recca
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power  
Melee
Attitude    
Blood
Average: 4
HANABISHI RECCA
Sex: Male

What's better than a pyro ninja? A pyro ninja that wields eight legendary flame dragons. Plus he's such a devoted, sweet little pet for his Princess.

Favorite scene: when Recca snaps and goes apeshit on Mokuren, bashing his head in with his own speakers and frying him in a single blast. You go boy O.o;;

Fullmetal Alchemist
1
Rank: 4
Looks    
Power  
Melee    
Attitude
Blood  
Average: 3.8
EDWARD ELRIC (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Sex: Male

Ed is a very clever and insightful kid. He became a State Alchemist when he was 12, making him the youngest member of the organization ever. His alchemy genius is enhanced by his ability to transmute without a transmutation circle - an ability granted only to those who have journeyed through the doors of cosmic Truth, a trip that literally cost him an arm and a leg. This experience made him very mature for his age. He is self-sacrificing when it comes to loved ones, but doesn't care too much about strangers unless their problem strikes a personal chord with him. Ed hates milk, and gets furious at anyone calling him short.

Song I Associate With Him: "Running Up That Hill" by Placebo

2
Rank: 3
Looks  
Power
Melee      
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.6
ROY MUSTANG (Flame Alchemist)
Sex: Male

Roy wants to become Fuhrer so that he could require all females in the military to wear tiny mini-skirts. Okay, fine, there's more to it than that. He actually has a noble vision to reform the government and make up for the country's (and his own) atrocities in the Ishbal War. Although the war robbed him of his innocence, it also motivated him to rise faster through the military ranks for the sake of his ultimate goal. He often comes off arrogant and detached, but he cares deeply about his friends and annihilates anyone who harms them. His flame alchemy strikes terror into humans and homunculi alike.

3
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power  
Melee    
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.4
ALPHONSE ELRIC
Sex: Male

Al is a kind and gentle soul. Literally "soul," since he sacrificed his entire body in a failed attempt to bring his mother back to life. Al actually went farther through the doors of Truth than his older brother Ed did, although it takes him a while to remember what he learned there. Ed managed to salvage Al's soul by binding it to a suit of vintage armor, leaving Al in a sleepless limbo with a body that can't feel either warmth nor pain. His hollow insides do come in handy when it comes to hiding refugees and animal friends.

Full Metal Panic
Elsewhere: Chidori (Top 10 Anime/Manga Girls)
1
Sagara Sousuke
Rank: 4
Looks    
Power      
Melee
Attitude        
Blood    
Average: 3.6
SAGARA SOUSUKE
Sex: Male

The only thing more inspiring than Sousuke's cold logic and unquestioning obedience to orders, is watching it all break down when Kaname is involved. His military mentality when applied to everyday life never ceases to amuse me, and oddly enough, I can relate to it.

Related Links: Favorite Pairings List

2 Kurz Weber
Rank: 3
Looks
Power      
Melee    
Attitude  
Blood      
Average: 3.2
KURZ WEBER
Sex: Male

My obvious attraction to Weber was because he's the prettiest thing in the show. But what sealed the deal was his "Hi, Japanese pretty girls!" in plain English, followed by broken Japanese for "I am from far, faar country. Will you show me around? I am lost, lost kitten!" in episode 3 of the first season. I'll forgive that he's a sniper.

Fushigi Yuugi (The Mysterious Play)
1
Amiboshi & Suboshi
Rank: 3
Looks
Power    
Melee  
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.8
AMIBOSHI & SUBOSHI
Sex: Male

I kind of treat them as twin aspects of the same person. One is sweet and dreamy, the other psychotic and violent. Best of both worlds.

2 Tasuki
Rank: 3
Looks
Power    
Melee  
Attitude
Blood    
Average: 4
TASUKI
Sex: Male

First one to teach me that the "U" is silent, right Tasooki?

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