Anime Quotes About Identity
Characters arguing with the version of themselves they were handed — by a parent, a nickname, or a category someone else assigned.
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“I'll solve equations with my right hand and write names with my left. I'll take a potato chip... and eat it!”
Light Yagami · Death Note
What the story had to build→
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“Kira is childish and he hates losing... I am also childish and I hate to lose. That's how I know.”
L · Death Note
Read against the character's own history→
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“I don't sit like this because I want to. I have to sit like this. You see, if I were to sit normally, my deductive skills would immediately be reduced by roughly 40%.”
L · Death Note
Set against another series→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Spike Spiegel · Cowboy Bebop
What the line costs later→
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“When angels are forced out of heaven, they become devils. You agree, don't you, Spike?”
Vicious · Cowboy Bebop
Set against another series→
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“How could you do this to me!? I thought you didn't want me! Why! Why did you have to call me now father?!”
Shinji Ikari · Neon Genesis Evangelion
What the story had to build→
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“This pain? No, it's different. Loneliness. Yes. Loneliness.”
Rei Ayanami · Neon Genesis Evangelion
What the line costs later→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kaworu Nagisa · Neon Genesis Evangelion
The contrarian read→
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“I don't think this asparagus has the energy left to withstand that, do you?”
Satoru Gojo · Jujutsu Kaisen
What the story had to build→
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“It would be fine if he turned into MetalGreymon, but we can't have him becoming SkullGreymon. So we have him start over from Koromon.”
Satoru Gojo · Jujutsu Kaisen
What the Japanese does→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Satoru Gojo · Jujutsu Kaisen
The contrarian read→
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“Infinity exists everywhere.”
Satoru Gojo · Jujutsu Kaisen
The case against this line→
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“It's the best, belonging is the very best thing there is.”
Faye Valentine · Cowboy Bebop
Read against the character's own history→
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“When I was a cop this was my beat. I'm the Black Dog, and once I bite, I don't let go. I have no regrets about her, but I'll settle this score on my own terms.”
Jet Black · Cowboy Bebop
What the story had to build→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kaworu Nagisa · Neon Genesis Evangelion
What the Japanese does→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Sosuke Aizen · Bleach
The contrarian read→
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“I must rely on a sword like this, because I am not yet a master. A true warrior doesn't need a sword.”
Thors · Vinland Saga
The contrarian read→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Haku · Naruto
What the line costs later→
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“He's nothing like the nine tailed fox. He's Naruto Uzumaki of the Village Hidden in Leaves.”
Iruka Umino · Naruto
The strongest objection, answered→
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“Sanity? Sorry. I don't remember having such a useless thing in the first place.”
Kenpachi Zaraki · Bleach
The contrarian read→
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“It matters not whether you look like a beast, but that you fight like one.”
Kenpachi Zaraki · Bleach
Set against another series→
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“Look, no one ever said Jotaro Kujo was a nice guy. I beat the crap outta people, more than I have to. Some are even still in the hospital.”
Jotaro Kujo · JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
The contrarian read→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Yoshikage Kira · JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
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.
Yoshikage Kira · JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
The strongest objection, answered→
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