#the blorbo ever. the most iconic wet cat looking boy

[astrolavas]

Anon said it ! Hunter's not the the 'conventional pretty boy', he's an amalgamation of dead cratures and stones, he's bound not to be conventionally pretty

actually lemme hijack your ask cuz i just jxjsjsk NEED to take this opportunity to gush abt hunter's character design. it's just...... SO good, it's perfect.

like, even when we look at his earlier designs (sir william designs included cuz like. it was Basically him so), they're just.... well, they're okay, but also they're much more conventional, mundane.. boring. like it's just Some Guy, y'know.

but when we look at hunter's final design, it just.... it's SOOOO good. it's SO much more distinct and characteristic and just. SO cool, i love it sm

like, his tooth gap, his hooked nose, the eyebags, his scar, the stupid.. hair noodle lmao, the ear nick, IT'S ALL SO HUNTER. like i'm SO happy we didn't get another Blonde Button-Nosed Blue-Eyed Boy cuz just.. it's SO pleasant to see more variety.

and having a good, well-written character with these non-conventional features is just..... SUCH great representation, and it feels so nice and just... emboldening, it feels great. LOVE to see it, i love the rep, i love his design.. so much

(also additionally, re: the grimwalker ref in the ask, i also LOVEEEEE the headcanon that grimwalkers are slightly… off. like at first glance they seem perfectly normal, look just like any other witch (minus the eye color obv), but then when you look closely you start noticing small details that differ from normal witch anatomy. it's SOOO cool, it gives off such eerie/uncanny vibes and i just. love the concept, it's so cool, grimwalkers are so cool)

[generic-anime-boy-bracket]

Round 2, Group B: Matchup 1

Pyotr Sergeyevich Belov vs Shinji Ikari

Reasons for being generic + Propaganda below

Pyotr Sergeyevich Belov

Reasons:

PLEASE. Every single time I find an artwork that LOOKS LIKE HIM. I have to double check whether the art is MazM: Pechka related or just a random dude that somehow looks like Pyotr because of his design. This has happened to me A LOT. I once sent my friend a fanart of him, and she thought it was a fanart of the anime "Free!" (i understand) I LOVE HIM THOUGH I WISH HE WAS POPULAR - mod

Propaganda:

hes the reason why i made this blog you should be thankful and vote him for Generic Anime Boy. he can speak 4 languages... also hes my second born child. u guys should totally make fanarts of him<3 defending pyotr forever<3 hes a sopping wet kittie................. except hes allergic to cats...................... so hes allergic to himsel..... - mod

Shinji Ikari

Reasons:

- Messy black hair - Whiny - Has a tsundere friend - "Friend" - Wears the most boring fucking clothing

Normcore king. He is just A Guy. He’s the first character I thought of when I saw your intro post. 

Most normal kid with depression and abandonment issues ever (and I say this very lovingly). His hair is brown and short with generic bangs, his eyes are brown. Literally just some guy (before the horrors (tm)) His default outfit is black shirt, white dressing shirt, black pants, white shoes (which is also his school uniform)

He just wants to go to high school, have weird feelings about girls, and brood about his relationship with his father. He does not want to get in the fucking robot

He’s a teenager with short black hair and a button up top and uniform pants. Given the iconic status of NGE, I wouldn’t be surprised if Shinji’s design served as a basis for every generic modern mecha/isekai series to come after.

Propaganda:

Your honor, he's so dislikable

He deserves a win after going through the horrors(tm). I know a lot of people don't like Shinji BECAUSE he's "too generic/depressed to be a main character" but if anything that should make him win. He's my blorbo ok? He was literally just some guy who one day got the fate of the world in his hands out of nowhere and when he reasonably is like "yo I'm like super depressed, this is only making me more mentally ill than I already was" everyone goes "ok, pussy much? Call the wambulance" and I think he deserved better. Also he's gay (or at the very least bisexual), so like diversity win. Let him win. Also if he wins we can all say "Congratulations, Shinji" like in the anime

One of the classic 90s anime everymen

Roasts of his design aside, Shinji is a genuinely great and fascinating protagonist. His struggles with depression, identity, self worth and hedgehogs dilemma are compelling to watch and, for a then socially anxious teenage me, were at times crushingly relatable. He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but he still has a place in my heart.