Honorable Mentions: G - K
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)

Gantz
1
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power  
Melee    
Attitude
Blood  
Average: 3.8
NISHI JOICHIRO
Sex: Male

Nishi deserves an award for being the most unlikely person to make it onto this list. He killed a cat for fun. That's automatic blacklist from me, and indeed I cheered when he died a slow, painful, and bloody death. But now he's back, and while he's as mean as ever, it appears his death wiped his slate clean. He also developed a character dimension that I can sympathize with, and I've come to appreciate his harsh cynicism. This climaxed in chapters 287-290.
2
Rank: 2
Looks    
Power  
Melee
Attitude    
Blood  
Average: 3.8
MASARU KATOU
Sex: Male

One of the few genuinely nice, decent guys in Gantz, Katou is a valiant team leader. He does not allow the horrors of war to cloud his sense of morality. He's also a kind of, err... militant pacifist. He doesn't really want to fight, but if you give him a reason to, he'll force himself to flip out and go berserk on you.
Gundam Wing
1
Heero Yuy
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power      
Melee
Attitude        
Blood  
Average: 3.8
HEERO YUY
Sex: Male

He bleeds, he follows orders, and he has Zelgadis' seiyuu (Midorikawa Hikaru). I liked him. He's kinda like a less interesting version of Sousuke.

.hack//SIGN
1
Rank: 2
Looks    
Power    
Melee  
Attitude    
Blood    
Average: 3.2
SORA
Sex: Male

Sora is a powerful Twin Blade controlled by 10-year-old Ryou Misaki. He's a player killer so he, err, goes around killing other players. It's kinda how he says "hello." This is very annoying for them, but very amusing for me!

2
Rank: 2
Looks
Power  
Melee
Attitude    
Blood      
Average: 3.8
BALMUNG
Sex: Male

A very famous, high level character in The World game, Balmung believes in chivalry and likes to help out lower level players. He doesn't have much of a role that I've seen, but when he's around he certainly makes an impression!

Hellsing
Elsewhere: Integra (Top 10 Anime/Manga Girls)
1
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power  
Melee        
Attitude  
Blood
Average: 3.6
SCHRODINGER
Sex: Male

He is everywhere and nowhere, both dead and alive. Yes, this proverbial Schrodinger's Cat lives up to his name. He is able to regenerate fatal wounds and shrug off having his head blown to bits. Truly this catboy is a quantum nerd's dream, as well as being the ultimate weapon against the invincible Alucard.

2
Rank: 2
Looks    
Power
Melee
Attitude  
Blood
Average: 4.4
ALUCARD
Sex: Male

Poor Alucard. All he wants is to find a worthy opponent to go all out on, but they all just scream and run away! I guess you can't blame them... Alucard is an immortal vampire. I know "immortal vampire" might seem redundant, but he's a hell lot more immortal than your average vampire, and has ridiculously creepy powers. He has no moral qualms with killing whoever the Hellsing organization tells him to.

Heroic Legend of Arslan/Arislan
1
Gieve
Rank: 5
Looks
Power      
Melee  
Attitude
Blood      
Average: 3.6
GIEVE
Sex: Male

One of the first anime guys I ever liked. The show is a blur to me now, but from what I remember he was an elegant, sarcastic, greedy and promiscuous minstrel who looked enchanting by moonlight.

2 Daryoon
Rank: 4
Looks
Power      
Melee
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.8
DARYOON
Sex: Male

Selfless, loyal, and true, he is the faithful guardian of Prince Arslan. Call him the strong, silent type... tall, dark, and handsome... he is everything I want in a hero without being an attention whore itching for a chance to spew annoyingly righteous monologue.

Houshin Engi (Soul Hunter)
1
Rank: 5
Looks    
Power
Melee    
Attitude
Blood  
Average: 4
FUKKI/Ou Eki/Taikoubou/Outenkun 1, 2, 3/Ryo Bou
(Houshin Engi)

PICK A @#$% NAME, DUDE!! Good GOD!! Whatever mood you're in, Fukki can fit the bill. You want happy? Go with Taikoubou. You want angst? Go with Outenkun. You want power? Go with Fukki. Lets start by saying that Fukki can split his soul... a lot. He was one of the First People, a quintet of aliens who fled their doomed world for greener pastures. Upon their arrival on Earth, three of them merged with the planet's DNA to become powers dwelling in all life and the elements. Their strongest member, Jyoka, shaped the world's history to her liking, destroying and recreating life as she saw fit. And the last, Fukki, stayed hidden and plotted to one day stop Jyoka. He masterminded the Houshin Project to serve as the ultimate weapon in the battle against Jyoka, and split his own soul to hide his identity, his power, and his plans from Jyoka - and from himself - until the time was right. Although Fukki prefers to use brains over brawn, he can certainly dish out his share of raw power when necessary.

Related Links: The Many Faces of Fukki, Outenkun-Fukki-Taikoubou Wallpaper (1920 x 1200), You Are the Weakest Link, Goodbye!
Song I Associate With Him: "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk/Kanye West

2 Youzen
Rank: 5
Looks
Power  
Melee  
Attitude
Blood  
Average: 4.4
YOUZEN
Sex: Male

Youzen is a Youkai Prince! He is a master shapeshifter who can not only take on another's form, but also their abilities. He normally puts on the guise of a beautiful human with long blue hair to hide his Youkai heritage from his friends, and is cutely narcissistic about it. That's not to say that his Youkai form isn't equally hot! Other than that, Youzen is smart, level-headed and, and loyal to those who have earned his friendship. He is one of the most powerful immortals and later becomes the headmaster of Kongrong.

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

He has a lightsaber! And he's really good with it, too! Unfortunately, it's hard to use effectively when you're airborne, can't fly, and giant robots are shooting stuff at you. Tenka hates to lose and hopes to one day surpass his father. He cares deeply about his family and would die to defend their honor. He likes to end sentences with "-sa" and it sounds really cute. >^.^<

4 Taiitsu Shinjin
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power    
Melee      
Attitude
Blood      
Average: 3.8
TAIITSU SHINJIN
Sex: Male

Well, Taiitsu doesn't fight. He's not particularly pretty, although he has his moments. So why is he on here? Pure attitude! Taiitsu is a scientific genius who loves making nifty gadgets. He created the human Paopei Nataku, and can pilot Kongrong Mountain. He is also a camera hog and enjoys quoting scientific facts.

Hunter x Hunter
1
Zaoldyeck Killua
Rank: 1
Looks  
Power    
Melee
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.8
ZAOLDYECK KILLUA
Sex: Male

A white haired Hiei. I really should watch more of the show sometime.

Inu Yasha
1
Sesshoumaru
Rank: 5
Looks
Power  
Melee
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 4.2
SESSHOUMARU
Sex: Male

A.K.A. "Fluffy-sama"

Because behind every obnoxious half-demon is a hot older brother that hates him.

2 Inu Yasha
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power  
Melee
Attitude    
Blood  
Average: 3.8
INU YASHA
Sex: Male

*ear tug*

Pro: Ranma with longer, whiter hair and demonic powers.

Con: Ranma with longer, whiter hair and demonic powers.

3
Miroku
Rank: 3
Looks    
Power    
Melee  
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 3.4
MIROKU
Sex: Male

Can't a guy get laid without constantly being attacked by demons?!?

4 Sango
Rank: 2
Looks
Power      
Melee  
Attitude    
Blood    
Average: 3.4
SANGO
Sex: Female

Sango is an expert demon slayer who wields her gigantic boomerang with ease. She also has a cute sabertooth cat thing named Kirara.

Juvenile Orion
1
Naoya Itsuki
Rank: 4
Looks    
Power    
Melee    
Attitude
Blood    
Average: 3.4
NAOYA ITSUKI
Sex: Male

The first thing Itsuki does in the series is mercilessly attack a poor, innocent girl to see if she is strong enough to mind break him. This was refreshing and greatly impressed me. Though he is fun and easygoing most of the time, he can get very pushy very fast when he wants something important out of people. He also appears to care a lot about Kaname. Make of that what you will.

2 Kusakabe Kaname
Rank: 3
Looks
Power
Melee
Attitude    
Blood  
Average: 4.4
KUSAKABE KANAME
Sex: Male

Black hair? Check. Black wings? Check. Angst? Check. Slaughters enemies with bloodthirsty abandon? Check. Yup, we got a standard issue focus right here. My only two problems with him are that he resisted his power for so long, and when he finally awakened as a dark god promptly got pussy whipped. It went something like this...

Evil Dark God: I am an evil dark god and I can not be mind broken!!
Mana: *cries*
Evil Dark God: Ok, you win.

Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)
1
Rank: 4
Looks
Power  
Melee
Attitude  
Blood    
Average: 4.2
SEBASTIAN
Sex: Male

Well if it isn't everybody's favorite demon butler, Sebastian! Whether it's massacring gangsters with silverware or winning a curry cookoff, there's really nothing he can't do! Being of demonkind, he is hopelessly irritated by humans, and channels his energy into obsessive compulsive perfectionism to stay sane. For he is very, very hungry, and patiently waiting for his next meal - the very heir of the Phantomhive family that he now serves. In the meantime, he takes solace in cats, who he considers the most perfect of all creatures. Amen to that!

Favorite Quote: "I've lived for such a long time, but it's only cats whose fickle emotions I cannot read."
2
Rank: 2
Looks
Power        
Melee        
Attitude    
Blood      
Average: 2.4
SOMA
Sex: Male

Prince Soma is a spoiled, whiny, and utterly useless little brat with no fighting ability whatsoever. Thankfully he has a very skilled butler named Agni to take care of him, in whom Soma inspires a level of devotion better described as worship. Soma has major entitlement issues and is often completely oblivious to the difference between people's love and obligation, but he's eager to mature and learn the ways of the world. I like him because he just has these mannerisms that everybody finds annoying but I think are cute... from a distance. ^^;;
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