No.1756
>>1755For looks it's the rabbit guy, for character it's Mendou.
No.1764
>>1755I mean, it definitely is Ataru, though I'm not as fervent as some people here.
If we're going for "pretty boys", there's also Pigumo, the Dolphin's human form and Rupa. Pigumo has some advantages.
No.1786
>>1759Ataru is a great main character. He’s probably the most expressive anime character I’ve ever seen, always showing these unflattering faces and cartoony smiles, the complete opposite of moe blob.
I am glad he has a loyal following despite not being the typical cute twink boy like Ranma,Ryoga or Inaba.
No.1787
>>1767He often takes Lum for granted, and genuinely seems to want some kind of open relationship where he's allowed to plow whoever he wants. But when the chips are down he'll do the right thing, he's just a bit selfish.
No.1822
>>1787You can just summarize it with the idea that he wants that which he cannot have.
No.1837
>>1755Inaba is barely a thing and it's an insult to even call him a character.
No.1851
Probably Tsubame - As others have said Inaba is kind of 'too perfect' and wasn't around for long enough to actually get fleshed out as a character. The rest of the cast are (funny) insane or (funny) assholes. (or both)
No.1978
It can only be Cherry.
No.2024
>>2020Was it set after everything else? I always assumed it takes place before the final chapter
No.2026
>>2024Nothing is really resolved by Final Chapter (Boy Meets Girl). So unless they outright say it's a prequel, it is just another adventure they go on shortly afterwards in the weird time stasis that the series takes place in.
He's just Shinobu's lackey who tags along with her in these final stories. He does nothing, and is barely there.
I can't remember, does Mendo and Inaba even get a proper introduction? From his perspective, Shinobu just has this bunny boy beside her out of nowhere. him getting jealous would at least be SOMETHING.
No.2040
>>2026Mendo has never given a damn about Shinobu.
No.2042
>>2040Nope, sorry, as the recap fren going over every episode with a fine comb, I can tell you right now that Mendou did give half a shit at the very start of the series, but that's when he was more of a romantic charmer than Ataru with wealth.
No.2043
>>2040He cares about his status as most desirable male at Tomobiki (also why he butts heads with Ryunosuke) and its a threat to his vanity that Shinobu would pick someone over him. Ataru would likewise blow a gasket for similar reasons.
These are interesting plot developments that aren't explored since Godai in a bunny suit isn't even a real character with any goals or wants, he's just a deus ex machina for Shinobu to have a perfect husband.
No.2046
>>2042Anime fanfiction.
>>2043Ataru's been over Shinobu for a while too. He obviously still does the chase, but a rival in that doesn't stop him.
No.2047
They are all terrible. Every single one.
No.2048
>>2043Yeah, really wish her deus ex machina wasn't fucking Inaba, there could have been an actual arc there
No.2050
>>2048Asuka, Nagisa, and Inaba are probably the worst characters in the series, all late additions to "solve" romantic issues (one for Mendo, one for Ryunusuke, one for Shinobu). Just characters plucked from the sky to pair with existing characters.
If you want an ending that has some emotional weight and ties the story up, it'd be Shinobu and Ataru set to get married, maybe while Lum has an arranged marriage at the same time.
No.2066
>>2050Honest to god, I forgot Nagisa existed. Nagisa and Ryunosuke are the worst fucking couple in the series, bar none.
I actually disagree that Shinobu and Ataru should get married, I think Shinobu should have a boyfriend that just appears in the background at times and then it's revealed that she has just a normal fucking guy. Sure, he's bland and boring and doesn't vibe with the cast enough to go on their stupid adventures, but that's what she likes about him.
No.2068
>>2066I only ever recall nagisa showing up ONCE towards the end of the series and and maybe a cameo in “Terror of the girly eyed measles” other than that he’s pretty insignificant, less so than inaba
No.2069
>>2068“More so I meant” lol
No.2070
>>2066This is just whining about the endings, since Inaba is tied into it and likely created to head off any chance of Shinbu and Ataru thinking of marriage in Boy Meets Girl.
A better ending might have Lum and Ataru breakup, so Shinobu and Ataru decide to go through with the marriage after all. I would still have Lum and Ataru back together in the end. I'd probably have Shinobu and Mendo paired up.
Inaba breaks up the main dynamic of the cast.
>>2066Decades ago, one of my first exposures to the series was the OVAs and films, so Nagisaa is one of the first characters I saw.
No.2074
>>2068Nagisa appears in two arcs dedicated to him in the manga.
No.2076
>>2074I’m guessing one of them was adapted in the ova, and if so it must’ve been very late in the manga, as in right before “Boy meets girl”
No.2079
>>2076Volume 33, along with the second Inaba arc and some fun one-shot stories.
No.2085
>>2066If you can work it into the story and get some nice gags, then fine. I can see a nice story setup where Shinobu keeps cancelling on them, so Ataru and Mendo get suspicious and start stalking her. They then misinterpret what they see, thinking something much more sinister is going on, the boys paranoia reaches a fever pitch, and they strike out to save Shinobu from the clutches of evil, then after hijinks, it turns out she's dating some random and nothing sinister.
Literally anything better than god damn Inaba. I don't think that tool ever once stood up for himself and let Shinobu walk all over him. Ataru and Mendo would have both called out her bullshit.