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MeoTwister5 · 2013-08-07, 22:48

Specifically, I'm looking for a show where the guy isn't some dense harem lead or some generic bishounen. Ideally not lecherous, or minimally speaking.

Basically a lead who may or may not be a loser, may or may not be bullied, and may or may not be ugly or have some big defining trait that pushes women away. In a sense, a guy who is good in his core but somehow simply sucks when it comes down to the opposite sex no matter what he does. Even then despite his dismal and nonexistent success rate he still maintains his good natured demeanor and heart of gold (most of the time, if not always), and eventually meets someone who can see that.

Can't think of an example right now, so any suggestions are welcomed.

Sackett · 2013-08-07, 23:20

Ranma from Ranma 1/2 of course

MeoTwister5 · 2013-08-07, 23:23

I honestly don't think Ranma, in either form, has any actual romantic "trouble" with women.

Except maybe Akane, since everyone else literally throws themselves at him/her, men and women alike.

jedinat · 2013-08-07, 23:24

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Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

I honestly don't think Ranma, in either form, has any actual romantic "trouble" with women.

Except maybe Akane, since everyone else literally throws themselves at him/her, men and women alike.

lol, yeah... and even with Akane all he'd have to do is be nice for 5 minutes and she'd be his.

Jan-Poo · 2013-08-09, 08:44

Must be an anime?

If not the manga Video Girl AI fits the bill almost perfectly.

kitten320 · 2013-08-09, 11:41

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is the only one I can think off. Can't say he is completly innocent considering he is an idiot. But despite that he is a nice guy who can't make friends.
Not the best series but could be to your liking.

jedinat · 2013-08-09, 15:16

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Originally Posted by Jan-Poo

Must be an anime?

If not the manga Video Girl AI fits the bill almost perfectly.

There's an anime for that... which is vastly superior imho... memory loss/resets/the crap that continues on from where the story should have ended was complete BS.

Jan-Poo · 2013-08-09, 18:46

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Originally Posted by jedinat

There's an anime for that... which is vastly superior imho... memory loss/resets/the crap that continues on from where the story should have ended was complete BS.

Yeah... but the ending is different, and not exactly what OP is looking for.

chaotix37 · 2013-08-09, 19:09

Tenchi Muyo is more appropriate for you to watch. IMO.

GreatTeacherKen · 2013-08-09, 19:18

Your OP description sounds a lot like the premise of Ah! My Goddess and all of its adaptations, especially the first episode of the 2005 TV series adaptation which I think does the best job out of all the incarnations of the series at establishing protagonist Keiichi's personality.

Sackett · 2013-08-09, 21:22

There's also Godai from Maison Ikkoku

MeoTwister5 · 2013-08-10, 04:23

Sadly I've seen/read all of those already lol.

And like Ranma I seriously doubt Tenchi has problems with a pan-galactic multitude of women throwing themselves at him (and I may as well count Sasami in that).

Seiryuu · 2013-08-13, 05:41

Closest I can think of off the top of my head is Yahari Ore no Seishun Love-Come wa Machigatteru, AKA My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. The main character has been hit down by every girl he looked at since he had eyes. He's quite jaded and shows a somewhat bad personality, but if you look deeper you can see that he's a genuinely good guy. He has one girl who has a growing crush on him in the story, but he'd known a girl who was at least that nice and close to him, and when he asked if she had any interest in him her response was "Huh? Seriously gross, cut it out." Thus he has absolutely no trust in girls.
ToraDora also has a similar setup, with a main character born with a face that scares just about everyone around him to the point that even the teachers can't talk to him. He's really a nice guy, but no one would know it since they can't get close to him. He fell for the one girl who's different, but doesn't have the guts to approach her.
One more, Hatsukoi Limited has a couple guys like that. The story examines several characters' experience of first love, and there are a couple guys who fit this description. One is a bit of a lech with a "Kappa face", and the other is a 7-foot, heavy-muscled monster of a man who can take down any thug that attacks him but otherwise wouldn't hurt a fly. Unfortunately, considering his size everyone and everything he approaches reacts with absolute horror.

NoemiChan · 2013-08-13, 05:44

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love-Come wa Machigatteru, AKA My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

Good guy with a heart of gold who "eventually" gets a/the girl?

I hope that was the case....

EmagEvil · 2013-08-13, 05:52

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Originally Posted by Sackett

Ranma from Ranma 1/2 of course

Are you kidding? He's such a big ego jerk most of the time...

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Originally Posted by Sackett

There's also Godai from Maison Ikkoku

It's the main character? If so at the beginning he's so clumsy, and lecherous...

But it's true after he changed a lot!
... Only characters from the 1980th? Maybe MeoTwister5 need more recent characters, like :

Ayumu from Kore wa zombie desu ka? He's so funny and kind to the girls!

Jan-Poo · 2013-08-13, 14:52

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Originally Posted by EmagEvil

Are you kidding? He's such a big ego jerk most of the time...

And even Rumiko Takahashi herself admitted that Ranma turned out to be a jerk. So it's canon.

Ranma 1/2 could work if you considered Ryoga the main character though. At least... personally I think he is a good guy in spite of his anger issues.

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Originally Posted by EmagEvil

It's the main character? If so at the beginning he's so clumsy, and lecherous...

But it's true after he changed a lot!

It's a bit borderline. I don't think Godai is a bad guy nor he is particularly perverted but he isn't such a good guy either.

Sackett · 2013-08-13, 23:25

Just about everyone in Ranma 1/2 is a jerk. Including Ryouga.

Doesn't mean Ranma doesn't have a heart of gold. Haven't any of you heard of the jerk with a heart of gold character? Fits Ranma to a tee. He may be a jerk, but he is willing to try and help out people who a few chapters back were trying to kill him.

GreyZone · 2013-08-14, 22:09

Goku from Dragon Ball...

ok, ok that was a joke

2013-08-07, 22:48	Link #1
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	Good guy with a heart of gold who "eventually" gets a/the girl Specifically, I'm looking for a show where the guy isn't some dense harem lead or some generic bishounen. Ideally not lecherous, or minimally speaking. Basically a lead who may or may not be a loser, may or may not be bullied, and may or may not be ugly or have some big defining trait that pushes women away. In a sense, a guy who is good in his core but somehow simply sucks when it comes down to the opposite sex no matter what he does. Even then despite his dismal and nonexistent success rate he still maintains his good natured demeanor and heart of gold (most of the time, if not always), and eventually meets someone who can see that. Can't think of an example right now, so any suggestions are welcomed. __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2013-08-07, 23:20	Link #2
Sackett Cross Game - I need more Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma Age: 44	Ranma from *Ranma 1/2* of course __________________ Cross Game - A Story of Love, Life, Death - and Baseball. What more could you want?

2013-08-07, 23:23	Link #3
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	I honestly don't think Ranma, in either form, has any actual romantic "trouble" with women. Except maybe Akane, since everyone else literally throws themselves at him/her, men and women alike. __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2013-08-09, 08:44	Link #5
Jan-Poo 別にいいけど Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: forever lost inside a logic error	Must be an anime? If not the manga Video Girl AI fits the bill almost perfectly. __________________

2013-08-09, 11:41	Link #6
kitten320 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007	Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is the only one I can think off. Can't say he is completly innocent considering he is an idiot. But despite that he is a nice guy who can't make friends. Not the best series but could be to your liking. __________________ My anime list

2013-08-09, 19:09	Link #9
chaotix37 Rolling Rolling Loli ♬♩ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Gamindustri	Tenchi Muyo is more appropriate for you to watch. IMO.

2013-08-09, 19:18	Link #10
GreatTeacherKen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California	Your OP description sounds a lot like the premise of Ah! My Goddess and all of its adaptations, especially the first episode of the 2005 TV series adaptation which I think does the best job out of all the incarnations of the series at establishing protagonist Keiichi's personality.

2013-08-09, 21:22	Link #11
Sackett Cross Game - I need more Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma Age: 44	There's also Godai from *Maison Ikkoku* __________________ Cross Game - A Story of Love, Life, Death - and Baseball. What more could you want?

2013-08-10, 04:23	Link #12
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	Sadly I've seen/read all of those already lol. And like Ranma I seriously doubt Tenchi has problems with a pan-galactic multitude of women throwing themselves at him (and I may as well count Sasami in that). __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2013-08-13, 05:41	Link #13
Seiryuu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Closest I can think of off the top of my head is Yahari Ore no Seishun Love-Come wa Machigatteru, AKA My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. The main character has been hit down by every girl he looked at since he had eyes. He's quite jaded and shows a somewhat bad personality, but if you look deeper you can see that he's a genuinely good guy. He has one girl who has a growing crush on him in the story, but he'd known a girl who was at least that nice and close to him, and when he asked if she had any interest in him her response was "Huh? Seriously gross, cut it out." Thus he has absolutely no trust in girls. ToraDora also has a similar setup, with a main character born with a face that scares just about everyone around him to the point that even the teachers can't talk to him. He's really a nice guy, but no one would know it since they can't get close to him. He fell for the one girl who's different, but doesn't have the guts to approach her. One more, Hatsukoi Limited has a couple guys like that. The story examines several characters' experience of first love, and there are a couple guys who fit this description. One is a bit of a lech with a "Kappa face", and the other is a 7-foot, heavy-muscled monster of a man who can take down any thug that attacks him but otherwise wouldn't hurt a fly. Unfortunately, considering his size everyone and everything he approaches reacts with absolute horror.

2013-08-13, 05:44	Link #14
NoemiChan Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philippines Age: 36	Yahari Ore no Seishun Love-Come wa Machigatteru, AKA My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Good guy with a heart of gold who "eventually" gets a/the girl? I hope that was the case....

2013-08-13, 23:25	Link #17
Sackett Cross Game - I need more Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma Age: 44	Just about everyone in Ranma 1/2 is a jerk. Including Ryouga. Doesn't mean Ranma doesn't have a heart of gold. Haven't any of you heard of the jerk with a heart of gold character? Fits Ranma to a tee. He may be a jerk, but he is willing to try and help out people who a few chapters back were trying to kill him. __________________ Cross Game - A Story of Love, Life, Death - and Baseball. What more could you want?

2013-08-14, 22:09	Link #18
GreyZone "Senior" "Member" Join Date: Jan 2012	Goku from Dragon Ball... ok, ok that was a joke __________________