These are the heroes we have but certainly not the ones we expected
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down on our picks for the top 10 wimpiest anime heroes
For this list we're taking a look at the protagonists of our favorite series that while heroes
Don't display many of the typical hero qualities.
>Yugi here...take this
>> Grandpa...
> I built this deck, I put my soul in these cards
Make way for the king of card games
The protagonist of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Yugi is an innocent kid that just got a little in over his head
> I don't think I can do this
> The deck! It senses my doubt!
While Yugi isn't natural at the series' card game dule monsters, his confidence and stage presence
comes from the Egyptian pharaoh Atem
Outside of a duel, you would never guess that Yugi was the hero and it's only when Atem's personality comes out
that Yugi's enemies actually begin to fear him
Still in the end Yugi is still the true hero of the series even if anyone and everyone can kick his ass in real life
> You wouldn't last two minutes in a duel again't me
>> Ohhh! I'm shaking. Maybe you'd like to settle this with fists instead of cards
> Woah! Take it easy Joey!
Our next entry shows how necessary it is to explore all of life's options
The narrator and member of the titular Assassination Classroom, Nagisa is too kind for his own good
Unlike the majority of his classmates, he has no area of expertise and can't exactly defend himself
relying on his friend and fellow assassin Karma for support
While later in the series he becomes an excellent assassin, you would never guess it by looking at him
A lack of physical presence and being more or less invisible are all important aspects of a good assassin
so in this case his lack of presence is kind of appropriate
>Mamimi..why do you always do this?
What happens when a twelve year old is accidentally tasked with saving the world?
You get Naota in Fooly Cooly
After a chance run in involving a guitar and a moped
Naoto's head becomes a new way portal for robots to invade earth
Sounds awesome right? Actually no that looks and sounds awful
Like the audience, Naota spends most of the series being tossed around like a rag doll
and it's only in the end that he gets a chance to be a hero
While he tries to act mature and non-chalant he's not the valiant defender that Earth needs
nor does he want to be but he's there so why not?
> You didn't have to run all the way
Here.
Born into a world of superheroes and villians, you have to be able to defend yourself
Being one of the few people born without a special ability or quirk as they refer to in the series
Izuku has quite a serious disadvantage
For a wimp with no real power, he is pretty brave however.
and he aspires to be like his hero All Might
who takes him under his wing
While Izuku does end up with a powerful quirk, his real strength is his intelligence and willingness to work with a team
A first year high school anime Otaku, Onoda joins the school's cycling team
in order to collect more anime good from Japan's shopping Mecca: Akihibara
A rather shy and stand offish individual, it takes quite a bit of motivation for Onoda to find his cycling niche
and actually be of use to the team as a whole
While he begins short and wimpy and continues to be short and wimpy, his heart is in the right place
and his determination to push himself further and further makes him a hero
> Uhh. Something told you it might be a bomb right?
>> No they said it was a bomb
> But if it were to explode then wouldn't--
>> Then wouldn't it be a blast?
When leading a band of thieves, it's important to be calm and level headed
Jacuzzi on the other hand, is the exact opposite of that
> I'm too scared!
On one hand he's violent and extremely dangerous with explosives
Enough to completely throw a wrench into the most well oiled operations
While on the other hand, Jacuzzi is seen as a rather emotional leader often crying over his timidness and well being of his friends
> Come on guys you're making a big mistake!
>> Hey, are you sure this punk is the guy we're looking for
If you come straight at him, he'll most likely run away
Don't worry though, little guy will be back with bombs
Oh how the stigma of obesity plagues our next candidate
Just like the other entries on our list, Haru is a rather timid student and awkward to the point that he almost invites bullying
That's in the real world though
Because in his spare time, he plays the video game Brain Burst where he can be anything he wants to be
In Brain Burst, he becomes the confident Silver Crow
A character who is revered for being the only flying avatar in the game
Don't mess with him either. His digital persona is truly the top dog
It's just a shame that in real life people rarely get the opportunity to let loose the hero that they really are in the inside
> I can't do that. Ugh!
>> Don't mess with me kid. Put it down and walk away
If anime is anything to go by, high school is definitely the most important part of a hero's life
As the protagonist of this sci fi adventure, Shu transitions from blamd high school student to
master warrior with the ability to wield the power of kings
> What is this?
>> Shu...please Shu. Don't be scared
He does this by joining the extremist group Funeral Parlor after gaining a taste of what it's like to have that power
A shy and rather bumbling protagonist, Shu stumbles his way through an interesting adventure and disappoints plenty of fans in the process
> I thought that's what you wanted
> I might what you call a bystander. A casual observer
Always have been really. I started begging off of sports in grade school so now people pretty much leave me alone
- Why get your hands dirty when you can have your stalker do it for you?
Just an average teenager. Yuki is trapped into a twisted Battle Royal where each player controls a diary
that can see the future in some way or another
> This is awesome! Keep this puppy in good shape and I'm basically gotta cheat sheet for like everything!
The prize? To become the new god of time and space.
And while other players want to win, Yuki has no ambition and is just trying to survive
He rarely bloodies his hands and as he takes advantage of his stalker and fellow player Yuno
Who will gladly kill for him
Man up and do it yourself Yuki!
> I'm sorry sweetie that's just not possible
You are certainly out of your mind
Before we are disappointed with our top pick, here is a single honorable mention
> You resort to violence because you're brain's the size of a walnut
So pummel me all you want. I've already won!
> That was a wh-what???
His name's Pin Pin. He's your other roomate
When any anime fan thinks of a wimpy hero, it's hard not to think of Shinji
After being supposedly abandoned by his father after his mother's death
Shinji is summoned to pilot a large mecha
known as an Ava Unit to defeat the invading Angels
The problem is that Shinji is 14 years old and realistically is as heroic as you would expect a 14 year old boy to be
> How could you do this to me!
I thought you didn't want me!
Why? Why did you have to call me now Father?
>> Because I have a use for you
- We don't really blame him as in real life most teenagers are pretty useless
But this is anime so it his difficulty and inability to stand up for himself really stands out
Don't worry Shinji, Asuka's got this
Do you agree with our list? Who's your favorite wimpy anime hero?
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