Anime Quotes About Dreams
Pirate King, Hokage, Pokémon Master: the stated dream is this genre's founding ritual, and the quotes here include the ones that ask what it costs.
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“I don't want to conquer anything. I just think the guy with the most freedom in the entire ocean is the Pirate King.”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
The contrarian read→
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“Just believe in yourself, and you can become a hero!”
All Might · My Hero Academia
What the line costs later→
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“If he had no prospects, I would cut him loose. There's nothing crueler than letting someone chase their half-baked dreams.”
Shota Aizawa · My Hero Academia
What the story had to build→
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“My goal is to make this a world where heroes have too much time on their hands.”
Keigo Takami · My Hero Academia
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“My goal is to earn 100 million berries no matter how hard it is or how long it takes.”
Nami · One Piece
The contrarian read→
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“Well, I'm gonna be the King of the Pirates!”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
Set against another series→
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“I'll get stronger! Stronger than she ever was, you hear me? Strong enough that my name reaches up to the heavens!”
Roronoa Zoro · One Piece
What the Japanese does→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Mirio Togata · My Hero Academia
What the line costs later→
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“A goal with no plan is called a delusion. You need a plan in order to achieve your goal.”
Kai Chisaki · My Hero Academia
The contrarian read→
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“I'm doing it because I want to. I decided long ago that I'm gonna be King of the Pirates. If I have to die fighting for that... then I die!”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
The contrarian read→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Dr. Hiriluk · One Piece
The strongest objection, answered→
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“I'm going so I can draw a map of the entire world.”
Nami · One Piece
Set against another series→
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“I'm going to the Grand Line to find the All Blue!”
Sanji · One Piece
Set against another series→
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“I'm Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I hate... I don't feel like telling you that. My dreams for the future... never really thought about it. As for my hobbies... I have lots of hobbies.”
Kakashi Hatake · Naruto
Read against the character's own history→
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“Sakura, the lotus of the Leaf Village blooms twice. When we meet again, I will have become a stronger ninja.”
Rock Lee · Naruto
Read against the character's own history→
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“Give up on your dreams and die!”
Levi Ackerman · Attack on Titan
The contrarian read→
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“I hereby declare to the Pokémon of the world; I will be a Pokémon Master.”
Ash Ketchum · Pokémon
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“My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things, and I don't particularly like anything. What I have is not a dream because I will make it a reality. I am going to restore my clan and destroy a certain someone.”
Sasuke Uchiha · Naruto
What the story had to build→
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“I wanna eliminate my competition. I will be the best. I don't care what it takes.”
Mello · Death Note
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“The world's greatest swordsman, sounds pretty good. The King of the Pirates wouldn't have any less than the best on this crew.”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
What the line costs later→
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“No! I will make it as a pirate! Someday I'm gonna gather a crew even better than yours and I'm gonna find the greatest treasure in the world, and then I'll be King of the Pirates! I'll show you!”
Monkey D. Luffy · One Piece
Read against the character's own history→
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“To be Hokage is your dream Naruto, isn't it? One more time, just one more time, for the last time, I want those words to be true.”
Tsunade · Naruto
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“Do you see him, Nawaki, Dan? Be at peace, my beloveds. Your dream is still alive.”
Tsunade · Naruto
What the line costs later→
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“Me, Naruto. The next Hokage, a ninja legend! Then everyone will have to stop disrespecting me and look up to me, believe it!”
Naruto Uzumaki · Naruto
What the story had to build→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Izuku Midoriya · My Hero Academia
What the line costs later→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Suzaku Kururugi · Code Geass
What the line costs later→
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“Little kids think life is so easy. That's why they're always going on and on about their dreams. That's why they never give up. They go chasing after some stupid dream and they die.”
Kabuto Yakushi · Naruto
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“What are you talking about, Ryuk? I'm a serious, straight-A student... a model teenager. And I... will reign over a new world.”
Light Yagami · Death Note
What the Japanese does→
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“Do you really want to die in a place like this? Do you really want a meaningless place like this to be your grave? Is that dream in your head so dead?”
Guts · Berserk
Read against the character's own history→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Guts · Berserk
What the line costs later→
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“I'll never draw my sword for another man again, or be dangled by someone else's dream. From now on, I'll fight my own battles.”
Guts · Berserk
What the story had to build→
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“Dreams breathe life into men and can cage them in suffering. Men live and die by their dreams. But long after they have been abandoned, they still smoulder deep in men's hearts.”
Griffith · Berserk
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“Was he happy, I wonder; he died pursuing his dream, but I think it was my dream that killed him.”
Griffith · Berserk
Read against the character's own history→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Griffith · Berserk
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“Griffith has a dream he refuses to abandon, while most people have forgotten about their own dreams long ago. It is grand and it is pure, but it is a heavy weight for one man to carry, no matter how noble he is.”
Casca · Berserk
The strongest objection, answered→
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“You're just like Griffith! Your dream is everything to you! You only think about yourself! You don't give a damn whether or not I'm around, do you?!”
Casca · Berserk
The contrarian read→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Rau Le Creuset · Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
The strongest objection, answered→
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“Rehearsing lines from a play. It's a really beautiful story that I wanna do if I can revive the Drama Club.”
Nagisa Furukawa · Clannad
The strongest objection, answered→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Akio Furukawa · Clannad
What the line costs later→
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“My name is Black☆Star. I'll surpass the power of the gods.”
Black Star · Soul Eater
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“But I've always admired people who could do a German Suplex! It's a cool move! I wanna hold you down until I win!”
Yui · Angel Beats!
The strongest objection, answered→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Tohru Honda · Fruits Basket
What the story had to build→
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“Maybe I'm not perfect. Maybe I have a long way to go. But someday... someday I'll be able to stand and walk on my own. Without hurting anyone... and without being a burden.”
Kyo Sohma · Fruits Basket
What the line costs later→
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“It was all a kid's dream. I guess, all he could do was dream so the dreams turned dark.”
Jet Black · Cowboy Bebop
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