Anime Quotes About Fate

Prophecies, curses, sealed bloodlines and time loops: characters told how their story ends, and the ones who spend it arguing with the script.

A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Neji Hyuga Naruto What the story had to build
“There is only one destiny we all share equally... death.”
Neji Hyuga Naruto Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Enrico Pucci JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
King Bradley Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history
“You're the one who's all torn up about the fate of the main and side branches of the Hyuga clan.”
Hinata Hyuga Naruto What the story had to build
“Shinobi are all merely tools in the hands of destiny. No point in wondering whether it's right or wrong. It just is. It's the same in the Village Hidden in the Leaves.”
Kakashi Hatake Naruto The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
C.C. Code Geass Read against the character's own history
“How about we find out which one is stronger...the sword's curse or my good luck?”
Roronoa Zoro One Piece The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Eren Kruger Attack on Titan What the line costs later
“But I will leave you with this bit of advice - or rather, I will foretell your doom.”
Zodd Berserk What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Skull Knight Berserk What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Void Berserk What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Homura Akemi Puella Magi Madoka Magica Set against another series
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Spike Spiegel Cowboy Bebop What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Laughing Bull Cowboy Bebop What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Akito Sohma Fruits Basket Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Straizo JoJo's Bizarre Adventure What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Rintaro Okabe Steins;Gate The case against this line

All 58 themes

The sage's shelf

If fate is the thread you are pulling, the book worth your time is Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. It says in three hundred pages what the quotes above say in a line each, and the three approaches feed each other.

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Anime Quotes About Fate

Themes that travel with fate

The sage's shelf