Anime Quotes About Pride

The line between self-respect and the thing that gets people killed, argued out loud by characters standing on both sides of it.

“Aggh! You're thinking in Japanese, aren't you? If you must think, do it in German!”
Asuka Langley Soryu Neon Genesis Evangelion What the story had to build
“If you can't win the game, if you can't solve the puzzle, then you're nothing but a loser.”
Near Death Note What the Japanese does
“Welcome, Zero! I figured you would show up here as soon as you heard about the air raid. Now…join us for your welcome soirée. Care for a dance?”
Cornelia li Britannia Code Geass What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Jeremiah Gottwald Code Geass Read against the character's own history
“The one hundred years we were apart were meant to bring me power and make you weak! Yoruichi!”
Soifon Bleach Read against the character's own history
“My five brothers were all killed--two on their first mission, two on their second... ...and the last on his sixth mission. All dead. There was sadness, but more than that... ...I felt ashamed of their lack of strength.”
Soifon Bleach The contrarian read
“If living means bowing down to the likes of you bastards, I'd rather die on my feet with my head held high.”
Mugen Samurai Champloo What the story had to build
“Why would they need to go to the red light district when they have me around?”
Fuu Samurai Champloo The case against this line
“There is nothing more beautiful than a warrior with no distractions. One could say he is the closest thing to God.”
Treize Khushrenada Mobile Suit Gundam Wing The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Lelouch Lamperouge Code Geass Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Light Yagami Death Note What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Sosuke Aizen Bleach What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Sosuke Aizen Bleach What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ichigo Kurosaki Bleach The strongest objection, answered
“Stop talking. I will win. That's… what heroes do.”
Katsuki Bakugo My Hero Academia Read against the character's own history
“If all you do is look down on people, you won't be able to recognize your own weaknesses.”
Katsuki Bakugo My Hero Academia The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Lelouch Lamperouge Code Geass Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Lelouch Lamperouge Code Geass The case against this line
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Suzaku Kururugi Code Geass The contrarian read
“No, that's incorrect. I'm Japanese, Nina.”
Kallen Kozuki Code Geass The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Charles zi Britannia Code Geass The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Jeremiah Gottwald Code Geass Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Villetta Nu Code Geass What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Villetta Nu Code Geass Set against another series