[Discussion] Who is the best written Shonen main character?

[Gintõki1]

Edward Elric definitely.

 

[JackelLord]

Stopped reading @bold; god no, is he the best developed.

"Best" was the wrong word to use. my mistake.

I meant to say he's the most developed shonen main character

 

[Forbidden Tale]

Goku, since he is the original of what we call shonen main character today (in many mangas).

Light Yagami is also good.

 

[Milliana]

Edward Elric, he's just amazing.

 

[SasukeUchiha910]

Goku, the rest (except some) are shit.

 

[Rokudaime Hokage Naruto]

Hyoudou Issei solos

 

[Darkdro]

Light Yagami - Best Written Character Ever.

His Ideals Are more realist then Naruto or any other Main Character.

 

[Natsu Shazneel]

Light Yagami.

 

[Tera Path]

Edward and Alfred.

 

[GhostProject]

Lelouch. He has all the classic traits of a Shonen protagonist with a serious twist and anti-hero progression that make him unique and a masterfully written character =D

 

[LOCKKO REE]

Im gonna have to go with Naruto. Although i sometimes dislike his actions but at the end of the day i can't ignore the fact that he's one of if not the best written main character in shonen (and yes, i've read/watched alot of shonen)

lelouch and light yagami are the best mains

naruto is only good for comedy parts....

 

[sandman20]

I don't understand how Goku is even brought up in this thread Lol he has no character development whatsoever in the entire series plus he is unrelatable unless you're pretty stupid in the head and is super strong. I'm happy no one brought up Gon because man, the stunt he pulled in the Chimera Ant arc completely made me dislike Gon as a person...can't believe he threatened to kill a innocent girl who had nothing to do Kite death whatsoever :| anyway I choose Naruto for this =D of course Lelouch and Light are pretty much on the top as well, I just can relate to Naruto more honestly.

 

[Shisho]

As far as well written, I like Toriko. He shows development, as well as a back story and realistic emotions.

 

[Freecss]

I think Gon is the best main character.

He's a happy, friendly, and innocent. He does what every child does, or want to do. He was doing heroic things, as saving the cub and becomes its friend. He was inspired by Kite to become a hunter, and actually became one. He likes to race people, as we've seen in the Hunter Exam's first phase, and likes to eat a lot.

What makes him more special than that is that he's neutral. He's not the type to say "Let me handle that." "I'm going to do it!" "Don't do that!". We've seen this during the fight between Killua and Johness. He lets his friend fight however that suited them, but he hated killing in the same time. Killua changed to not killing because he hated it, and Gon most likely liked that massively a lot.

He's determined, and somewhat simple. He's smart too. We've seen him using strategies in fights, not just hack and slash, or just punching the hell of your opponent. He also realizes his limit, and acknowledge those in the world with power greater than him. Not just "I will become stronger and defeat you!" "Even if you were a million times stronger, I will take you down!".

He also grew a lot in the recent arcs. He got in a sorrow that left him in a dark world. He was determined to take his opponent down at all costs. The one who was somewhat cautious. He grew darker and darker. He was freaking out at his opponent, and was going to kill someone that didn't have to do with anything for his goal. He grew desperate to the point he gave everything up, and achieved his goal through means worse than death itself! I didn't see, or don't know any main character who reached this point. That's a huge development in terms of his character.

Everyone likes Gon. That's why I think he deserves the #1 spot in terms of main characters.

 

[flyboyissac]

Lelouch Vi Britainnia after him comes Edward Elric

Yes I really like that character

 

[ultraChalk]

Monkey D. Luffy.

 

[Sir Cool Blizzard]

Naruto for me too.
I like shin more but kingdom is a seinen.
Naruto has depth to his character......he has a solid backstory, nice ambition, good attitude, one of the best character development of all times(most of the shounen MCs remain the same throughout like Ichigo, Luffy, Goku, Natsu etc).
Others who are close are Lelouch, Simon, Jio freed etc.

 

[xcoyote]

Gon Freecss.

 

[paratise]

Edward Elric has a depth more than a frying pan so i choose him.