Anime Villains you hate to love ❤️

[Seshi]

Anime Villains, there are some of them that you really love to hate. There are those obviously bad guys that just make your blood curdle.. or maybe you like them on the bad side. There are some of them that have a hardened exterior, but upon further examination are more like big teddy bears. 

Which anime villains can you just not stop yourself from loving? 

**Please make an effort to post the anime, along with its character, and what it is about that character that has given you the change of heart required to The villain.

 

[Ohayotaku]

The one that immediately comes to mind for me is Akane Shinjo from SSSS.Gridman

She's a highschool girl obsessed with kaiju that can bring the models she carves to life and control them. Why? Because she thinks normal life is boring & kaiju are cool (plus she uses them to eliminate people & things that annoy her.

So why do I her? Well first, she's obviously a cute girl (extra points because she wears glasses sometimes). Also, while her reasons for wreaking havoc (and even killing people) are childish & petty, similar to what @The History Kid said about his guy, her behavior probably isn't that unusual for an angsty teen with a godlike ability. And she's actually a very lonely person who gets stressed out by things that are outside her control. Plus she's actually being manipulated by the main villain into believing that she's a god.

Edited May 1, 2019 by Ohiotaku

[Ohayotaku]

While "love" certainly isn't the right word, one of my favorite villains from another perspective is Lt. Tsurumi from Golden Kamuy, simply because he's so entertaining :lol:

The guy acts like a complete lunatic, but still seems to be capable of thinking strategically & his men show a high level of loyalty to him. While fear is certainly a factor, a lot of them genuinely seem. to respect his leadership. While the guy is clearly "not all there" (he frequently uses the fact that part of his skull and brain were blown off when a shell exploded to excuse some of his behavior), many times it seems like there's a method to his madness and you wonder if at least some of it isn't an act. And at times he does fall into the enemy-of my-enemy category. Either way, it's never boring when he has the spotlight.

Edited May 1, 2019 by Ohiotaku

[Mystical]

-Gaara, Zabuza, and Orochimaru from Naruto. Gaara is really relateable. The anime clearly shows why he became the way he is. Haven't watched Naruto Shippuden, though. Zabuza, while liking to kill, shows a soft spot for Haku before dying. Orochimaru is just plain evil and that's good. He provides the protagonists a drive.