10 Anime Heroes That Are Hated By The Fandom

10. Minoru Mineta

This aspiring hero actively ruins serious moments with his relentless and profoundly uncomfortable perversion. Fans universally despise his constant harassment of female classmates and overwhelming cowardice during actual combat. His entire presence feels like a massive disservice to the otherwise inspiring roster of students fighting for justice.

9. Boruto Uzumaki

Growing up in an era of peace drastically skewed this young ninja's perspective on hard work and respect. Audiences immediately rejected his initial bratty attitude and his blatant disrespect toward a beloved legacy character who sacrificed everything. Watching him explicitly cheat during the Chunin Exams cemented his reputation as an incredibly ungrateful successor.

8. Zenitsu Agatsuma

Incessant screaming and paralyzing cowardice define almost every waking moment of this demon slayer's screen time. Viewers frequently find their eardrums assaulted by his constant whining and aggressive begging for random women to marry him. Only his unconscious, lightning-fast combat abilities prevent audiences from completely demanding his removal from the main trio.

7. Kirito

Surviving a deadly virtual reality game somehow transformed this swordsman into a flawless, unbeatable god with zero personality flaws. Critics heavily resent how every female character inexplicably falls in love with him while the narrative bends backward to ensure his absolute victory. He represents the absolute pinnacle of bland, overpowered self-insert protagonists that continuously plague the modern fantasy genre.

6. Takemichi Hanagaki

Time-traveling back to middle school gives this delinquent a chance to save his girlfriend from a ruthless gang. However, his total inability to win a single physical fight and his tendency to loudly weep through every crisis quickly exhausted viewers. Fans rapidly lost patience watching him repeatedly rely on much stronger, cooler characters to bail him out of trouble.

5. Subaru Natsuki

Getting transported to a fantasy world exposes the absolute worst, most selfish traits of this particular teenager. His agonizingly terrible decisions, toxic entitlement, and outright rejection of fan-favorite supporting characters completely alienated massive portions of the audience. Even though the narrative violently punishes him for his flaws, his cringeworthy outbursts remain a massive hurdle for viewers.

4. Sakura Haruno

Obsessing over a rogue ninja completely consumed her early character arc while her teammates continually fought world-ending threats. Audiences spent years frustrated by her tendency to stand crying on the sidelines rather than utilizing her formidable medical skills in battle. Her brutal physical mistreatment of the main protagonist further cemented a deeply rooted, decades-long resentment from the viewer base.

3. Meliodas

Leading a legendary group of knights does not excuse this captain's persistent, incredibly uncomfortable physical harassment of his female companion. Many viewers simply cannot look past his constant grabbing and inappropriate jokes, which actively derail the high-stakes fantasy narrative. His behavior turns an otherwise compelling, overpowered demonic warrior into a massively polarizing and widely disliked figure.

2. Shinji Ikari

Piloting a giant biological mech to save humanity from alien angels demands a bravery this teenager simply does not possess. Fans actively hate his crippling depression, constant running away, and a certain deeply infamous hospital scene that completely shattered any remaining goodwill. The psychological realism of his trauma failed to stop audiences from furiously shouting at the screen for him to just get in the robot.

1. Asta

Bursting onto the magical scene without a shred of mana, this loudmouthed underdog initially communicated entirely through ear-splitting shrieks. Early viewers heavily criticized the horrific voice direction that forced him to scream every single line of dialogue at maximum volume. While his character eventually matured into a genuinely inspiring leader, that initial auditory assault permanently scarred his reputation for countless dropouts.