Anime Quotes About Kindness
Small decencies in stories built around enormous violence, and why they tend to be the parts people remember.
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“It's so we'll reflect on the error of our ways.”
Kanade Tachibana · Angel Beats!
Read against the character's own history→
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“Now, then. I left the meeting and the word "cute" made me remember the hydroponics turnip I'm tending for the discontinued garden club. So, let me ask you how you think I should go about reporting this to the student council?”
Kanade Tachibana · Angel Beats!
What the story had to build→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ayato Naoi · Angel Beats!
What the story had to build→
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“A lot of people are too scared to admit that they're still children. They do everything they can to avoid it. So people who can admit that have a lot of courage.”
Tohru Honda · Fruits Basket
The strongest objection, answered→
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“Being away from everyone else may be lonely, but being away from you will be even lonelier.”
Tohru Honda · Fruits Basket
Read against the character's own history→
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“Be selfish, say what you want once in a while. It's okay to let yourself be sad.”
Kyo Sohma · Fruits Basket
Set against another series→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kyo Sohma · Fruits Basket
Read against the character's own history→
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“I won't ask what you wish for. I only hope it comes true by your own two hands.”
Yuki Sohma · Fruits Basket
What the line costs later→
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“True kindness isn't something we're born with. It's something we had to work on...”
Kyoko Honda · Fruits Basket
Read against the character's own history→
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“For there to be pain, there has to be kindness. For darkness to stand out, there has to be the sun.”
Kyoko Honda · Fruits Basket
The case against this line→
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“Pain, suffering. It's pointless to just think about those things. The traveler didn't. That may be stupid to some people but that's not stupid to me. Yuki... Kyo... when you close your eyes, what do you think?”
Momiji Sohma · Fruits Basket
What the story had to build→
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“Tell her I said it was delicious. Tell her I ate it all.”
Roronoa Zoro · One Piece
Set against another series→
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“So? It's not like there's anyone waiting at home for me.”
Naruto Uzumaki · Naruto
Read against the character's own history→
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“Maybe I do hate the fox.... But not Naruto. Not the boy.”
Iruka Umino · Naruto
The contrarian read→
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“Kids without families always grow up selfish. That, and lonely. Being scolded by your folks doesn't even compare!”
Sasuke Uchiha · Naruto
The strongest objection, answered→
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“Instead, I use that money... ...to give the younger kids plenty to eat.”
Nezuko Kamado · Demon Slayer
Read against the character's own history→
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“But... ...if I don't kill him, he'll attack more people. So I have to do this.”
Tanjiro Kamado · Demon Slayer
The contrarian read→
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A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Mikasa Ackerman · Attack on Titan
The contrarian read→
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“She makes a better Florence Nightingale than I do, anyhow. You rest up, JoJo. Speedwagon withdraws coolly.”
Robert E. O. Speedwagon · JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Read against the character's own history→
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“Come hell or high water, I swear I will never hit a woman! She could pay me every dime, nickel, and quarter she had. I still wouldn't put my hands on her!”
Hol Horse · 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.
Alex Louis Armstrong · Fullmetal Alchemist
What the story had to build→
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“Promise me you won't drink it.”
Gao Shun · The Apothecary Diaries
What the story had to build→
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“That isn't so. A bow does not even begin to convey the depth of my gratitude to you.”
Gyokuyo · The Apothecary Diaries
What the line costs later→
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“He didn't appear to have anything to do... ...so I sent him out to weed the garden.”
Gyokuyo · The Apothecary Diaries
The contrarian read→
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