In the following list we shall be discussing some of the most underrated shounen anime of all time and their protagonists.

Goku is great, but the most iconic anime side characters like Satoru Gojo prove that main characters aren't always the ...

Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...

Monkey D. Luffy is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and the main protagonist of One Piece. In 2025, Luffy went toe-to-toe ...

Underdogs in anime aren’t just characters who start at the bottom, they’re the ones who fight like hell to climb their way up. They're not the chosen ones, not born with godlike talent or destiny ...

Revenge is a powerful narrative engine, flipping ordinary characters into soldiers of retribution capable of extraordinary feats. While many anime feature revenge as a subplot, some series place ...

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Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

Zenshu knows this pain acutely, even if its protagonist, Natsuko Hirose, feels she is immune to it. She’s been driving toward being not just an anime director, but a virtuoso. Her ability to draw fast ...

Dan Da Dan‘s third episode is out now, marking the conclusion of GKids’ limited theatrical compilation release, Evil Eye. While this means more new moments to come for anime fans to obsess over, ...