Talk:Rito Yuuki/@comment-26804024-20151231023311

People do NOT give Rito enough credit. He may be like many other "nice guy" anime protagonists, but he's, simply put, the very best at it. He's a simple guy, with simple likes and dislikes, but that's exactly why he's so genuine. He's relatable. You don't feel like he's some overpowered warrior like Goku or an experienced alchemist like Edward Elric or Roy Mustang. When you look at him, you don't see someone you want to be like but can never be as good or as cool as/someone who you WISH you could be. You see someone who's a kind, loving, soft-hearted, and frankly lovable human being that you CAN be despite being made out of lines and colors. While there are many other characters like him, (Kimihiou from Monster Musume, Keitaro from Love Hina, Kiyoshi from Prison School, etc.), he just seems like the perfect example of what it means to be a decent person, with an emphasis on 'human'. He has flaws, but he tries hard to make up for them and to do the right thing as much as he can. He can easily lose his temper, but he constantly does nice things simply because he wants others to be happy. He's not some glamorous "look at me"-type protagonist who was made to make people gaze in awe at his power or his abilities. He was made to be a good person that, understandably, gains the love and affection of multiple girls in his life in believable (and even very touching) ways. People can shit on him as much as they like and say he's a "p*ssy". But to me, he's just so damned likable and an inspiration, and his shyness around women is adorable IMHO. Monologue over.