Is Deku a good protagonist

Is Deku a good protagonist?

Yes

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May 3, 2021 9:21 AM

RaZaSlackZ

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Is Deku a good protagonist

May 3, 2021 9:27 AM

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He is a very one-dimensional character, similar to characters like Tanjiro.
He is pretty much the same like he was at the beginning of the story until now except for the tiny bit of character development he got in season 2 or 3.
I am talking only about the anime.

May 3, 2021 9:31 AM

AnimeLeviathan

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Hes suitable. Hes not bad or good.

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May 3, 2021 9:57 AM

Lisstaa

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He's a pretty good shounen protagonist.

May 3, 2021 10:07 AM

Hollow-now

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I think he is ok....i mean average.

May 3, 2021 10:08 AM

Sakuta002766

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Feb 2019

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I think he is good protagonist.

May 3, 2021 10:18 AM

TwitchWeebMf

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May 2019

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Average protagonist not the best

May 3, 2021 10:18 AM

sailor_saffy

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I think he's fine. He stands out from other protagonists as the one who cries the most lol. Not the most entertaining but he does his show well.

May 3, 2021 10:55 AM

RM56

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Yes, I think he's a pretty solid protagonist. Not amazing or anything but not terrible or mediocre. He's a normal kid placed in an unnormal world (if that's a word)

People's biggest complaint is that he cries a lot? Pretty garbage take if you ask me, and having a 15 year old kid cry because his greatest idol and acquaintances tell him he cant achieve his dream is pretty realistic. I counted how many times he cried too and it wasn't that often, not counting the comedic crying parts.

His overall character development is supreme, physically and mentally. The evolution of OFA is compelling to watch and you can really tell he matures and learns more about the hero world dynamics as time goes on. The writing aspect isn't even bad either. His constant self-questioning of whether he is worthy to use such a great power after a lot of luck is very human and is much better than some other Shounen protags. (looks at Naruto)

Character design nice and simple, no complaints.

Also in the manga he's GOATED, fight me.

May 3, 2021 11:02 AM

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He’s mediocre tbh. Nothing stands out about him. Just your typical shonen mc.

May 3, 2021 11:04 AM

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lDeathParadoxl

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RaZaSlackZ said:
Is Deku a good protagonist

depends on what you mean buy a good protagonist. By good do you mean morally good then sure his very good. but if you mean a good writen charecter and interesting charecter not so much. he is very boaring and has nothing intresting about him.

May 3, 2021 11:05 AM

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--Saitama

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He is annoying so i don't like his character. But the fact that he is better written then most of the shonen protagonist remains.

May 3, 2021 11:05 AM

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ManWild

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He's fine. He isn't my favorite protagonist ever but he gets way more hate than he deserves

May 3, 2021 11:23 AM

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Artifiyings

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Ehhhh....... He's more mediocre and average protagonist.

May 3, 2021 11:38 AM

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GeekNewz

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deku is a good protaginest, its just that as a charecter who follows in the the footsteps of luffy and naruto he is too weak and cries ALL the time

May 3, 2021 11:50 AM

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SakataYakata

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He’s ok he’s a average Mc

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May 3, 2021 12:01 PM

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Nitrite

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Apr 2021

Honestly as a manga reader he gets better like his hero personality so I would say he is a good hero

May 3, 2021 12:23 PM

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YASHXYZ

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Lmao, more than 47% think he isn't

May 3, 2021 12:25 PM

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TristanDFU

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I think he’s a great protagonist as he resembles anime fans and how they want to be like the like there idol or the main anime protagonist and deku wears that like a badge

May 3, 2021 1:20 PM

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drivedonniedrive

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He works well for a shonen series, though I personally don’t find him that interesting of a protagonist. It’s not because he cries a lot either, he just comes off very bland to me and isn't my type preferred main character.

May 3, 2021 1:24 PM

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vansonbee

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Deku is like a cardboard box, but he does fill the quota of being a shonen protagonist. There a reason why Bakugou is nearly equally loved by the fans, compared to Deku. Baku is the spicy sauce of the show!

May 3, 2021 2:04 PM

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idcsaber

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I haven’t read the manga yet but I think he’s not a bad protagonist because I like how he wants to be the number one hero and the new symbol of peace

May 3, 2021 2:06 PM

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Mr_Banan

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He's not Spike or Luffy but he's ok

May 3, 2021 2:13 PM

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Nycro

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S1-3 i would've said yes but now? Probably not due to non existent character progression.

May 3, 2021 2:23 PM

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HueyLion

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He's alright.

Can't say a protagonist that I would bring up in a shounen conversation about protagonists or see myself remembering down the line once MHA finishes. However he is just right for the manga/anime.

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May 3, 2021 3:53 PM

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nox310

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Feb 2021

Average, not good or bad.

May 3, 2021 4:01 PM

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EmperorJalo

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He’s good for his part, he’s not spectacular but he’s not bad, though I feel like if he were to be removed from the story it wouldn’t have that much of an impact on it.

May 3, 2021 5:05 PM

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HaGor28

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No,clishe anime's clishe protangonist.

May 3, 2021 5:14 PM

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Juonithz

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He's not the worst protagonist but he's also not thw best. He's okay. It's hard to empathize with him because he doesn't really struggle.

May 3, 2021 5:26 PM

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Deku is the single worst protagonist i have ever seen, and annoys me anytime hes on screen

May 3, 2021 5:28 PM

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ChipTheDrip

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I think he's a good protagonist, not top tier but still very good. I think in the manga past the anime he gets a lot of good development so anime watchers probably have him lower than manga readers do.

May 3, 2021 5:37 PM

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Attackonfiller

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He got pretty damn bland as the series went on. The series treats him like he's already perfect. I especially hate it when he starts narrating. Makes me zone out more than my old, groggy geography teacher. He works pretty well in some of the doujins tho lol.

May 3, 2021 5:42 PM

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ahyesanime said:
He is a very one-dimensional character, similar to characters like Tanjiro.
He is pretty much the same like he was at the beginning of the story until now except for the tiny bit of character development he got in season 2 or 3.
I am talking only about the anime.

I don’t think he’s that similar to tanjiro because of the situations they are both in and the setting, it seems almost like night and day to compare imo

May 3, 2021 6:12 PM

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shehab2002

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AnimeLeviathan said:
Hes suitable. Hes not bad or good.

Hawks is my fav mha character.

May 3, 2021 7:51 PM

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xZabuzax

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Deku is pretty much mediocre in all possible ways and boring too. At least I find Deku better than Bakugo though because that one is annoying as hell.

May 3, 2021 7:57 PM

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LeEggBread

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Personally I love him as a protagonist.

I love experiencing the character development of Deku, and although he is a real wuss at times, I love the heroism and dedication he is able to display.

May 3, 2021 8:27 PM

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Raverz

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I think he suits the role of protagonist but he is probably the least interesting character in the show.

He probably could've been better if he was given more flaws to overcome or just flaws that stuck. But he doesn't really have that so I just find him extremely boring. It probably sounds harsh lol, but I don't give a damn about him.

imo:
For a Main character, I'd give him a 6/10
For a character in general, he gets like a 4/10

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May 3, 2021 8:29 PM

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Scordolo

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He becomes a good protagonist in season 6 or 7.Manga readers knows what I'm talking about.

Rembe said:

I don’t think he’s that similar to tanjiro because of the situations they are both in and the setting, it seems almost like night and day to compare imo

You gotta admit his personality is similar to Tanjiro

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May 3, 2021 8:36 PM

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As an Anime only,maybe he was pretty decent in the 1st season-season 3,everything about him is generic and just develops slower and slower,still watchable and liekable imo,since in mha s4 he's a badass using cheats by eri which is an annoying plot armor+convenience imo

May 3, 2021 9:17 PM

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Barrynevawrong

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In anime no he's in The same category as Tanjiro.

May 3, 2021 10:24 PM

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Rembe said:

I don’t think he’s that similar to tanjiro because of the situations they are both in and the setting, it seems almost like night and day to compare imo

I mean they are similar in the way they act and behave, it's something you would expect out of those characters.

May 4, 2021 5:46 AM

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slimepoop

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Honestly very bland in terms of Shonen protagonists. He hasn’t received any growth in terms of personality, morals, etc. since the beginning and whatever he does or says is very predictable. One of the rare cases of an anime where I care more about side characters than the MC

May 4, 2021 7:21 AM

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zach293

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no. just no. mha has the worst characters I’ve ever seen

May 4, 2021 7:24 AM

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As an anime only, I'll say that he's not at all a nice protagonist because all he does is crying and simping for All Might.

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May 4, 2021 8:13 AM

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Rembe

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Scordolo said:
He becomes a good protagonist in season 6 or 7.Manga readers knows what I'm talking about.

Rembe said:

I don’t think he’s that similar to tanjiro because of the situations they are both in and the setting, it seems almost like night and day to compare imo

You gotta admit his personality is similar to Tanjiro

I do read the manga so yea Deku does become a badass in s6 and we’ll granted his personality is bit similar to tanjiro

May 4, 2021 4:40 PM

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clare-

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Well not good neither bad, just ok MHA would be a lot better with other protagonist for sure

May 4, 2021 11:09 PM

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DojimaNoRyu

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Now I think he is OK imo

May 5, 2021 1:23 AM

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removed-user

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He's a sweet little cry-baby fan boy who break his arms to protecc. What's not to love?

May 5, 2021 8:48 AM

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ayaan692

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there is a big difference between tanjiro and deku

first off tanjiro didnt got his power gifted to him like a chocolate bar and trained on his own to get as strong as he is
second tanjiro is like the big brother of the group always keeping his crazy comrades in check and taking responsibility in battle
deku is the guy who just does one thing in battle and then lets the main players duke it out while he watches on the sidelines
third their backstories
tanjiros family got brutally killed and his sister turned into a demon who he tries to get back to normal.
deku is the millenial kid that feels bad because he dosent have SUPERPOWERS
and gets the strongest power in the world gifted to him by the strongest hero in the world
and he didnt train a day in his life before he was promised that he would get superpowers
talk about entitlement

May 5, 2021 8:51 AM

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MoonStar9

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More than Deku who is relatively bland as a protagonist, I think Horikoshi just isn't a great writer.

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