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Anime has a long history of portraying the majority of its female characters as weak, or worse, useless. Most of them are based on being the male protagonist’s love interest or some cute character people can simp on but have no real purpose for the plot. This has reinforced stereotypes and contributed to the idea that women need men to protect them. Or that they’re incapable of doing anything useful except being the pretty trophy waiting at home. And even when they’re not, female anime characters are often mistreated and aren’t given a great storyline or background that could allow viewers to relate to them.

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Behind the majority of cool photos there's a skilled and creative photographer, but how creative can they get? Sure, nowadays digital photo manipulation is a big part of the final image but a lot of photographers still use physical photography tricks in ways that the rest of us couldn't even come up with.

There are many cool animes, but choosing the best anime characters from a wide range of options can be tricky. Anime characters are often hyperbolized versions of real people with grandiose personalities and amped-up looks. The coolest anime characters are almost mythical entities we’d love to be. Some are the epitome of goofiness, and others are serious, but the ones we’ve dedicated our list to are the coolest.

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