It’s Day 17 and I’m supposed to talk about my favorite supporting male character… Well, I have quite a few favorite supporting characters, so this choice was much more difficult than I thought it would be…
Sometimes the supporting characters are better than the actual protagonist. I dunno, there is just something unique about supporting characters, that just makes them easier to relate to. Unlike protagonists, they don’t necessarily follow a specific pattern which allows for a greater degree of variability in their characterization. Which is the case with my pick, this guy is so much cooler that the protagonist… it’s a shame that they killed him off though. My pick for my favorite supporting male anime character is…
Villain turned anti-hero, Itachi Uchiha from Naruto. I liked Itachi long before I was supposed to like him. I mean way back before Masashi Kishimoto, decided that he needed a noble back story transforming Itachi from evil Akatsuki badass to noble martyr badass. This is a guy who knows that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, so what if he had to murder his entire clan in the process. He was the one villain you just couldn’t help but like, with his genius level ninja skills and cool, unemotional demeanor… Itachi just stood out from the rest!
As an Uchiha, Itachi possessed skills far beyond that of normal shinobi, but even among the elite Itachi stood out as a child prodigy. He was well versed in the art of combat, far surpassing his peers, earning him the title as the best shinobi of his generation. Itachi completed his preliminary ninja training at a young age, becoming one of the youngest to reach the chunin rank. At the age of 11 he became a member of Konoha’s elite covert team, the Anbu, rising to the leadership position by age 13. However, for all of his fighting prowess, Itachi is at heart a pacifist. Grown up during the Third Shinobi War lead Itachi to become disillusioned with war and blood shed. As a result he became extremely introverted, spending most of his time focused on his studies.
It’s actually kind of funny that I like Itachi so much as a character, considering how much I dislike his brother, Sasuke. But, Itachi just had a really compelling story, from his tragic past to his eventual redemption, everything about him just worked!
So, that’s my choice for my favorite supporting male anime character… What did you think of my pick? Who would you have chosen? Let me know in the comments section! As always THANK YOU for reading!!!