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(#7) Mami Tomoe
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Mami Tomoe serves as a mentor for Madoka and company, and shows them the dangers and delights of fighting witches. She's warm, welcoming, kind, and seemingly has everything under control, up until she's unceremoniously killed by a witch.
From a narrative standpoint, Mami's death is supposed to illustrate the risks inherent in fighting witches. However, Mami was forced into her position as a magical girl, so it seems odd to kill her for a decision she had no say in.
After a brutal car accident pushed Mami to the brink of death, she decided to become a magical girl so she could wish for her own survival. Pretty much every other magical girl actively chooses to take up the position, so punishing a character whose only other option was death seems totally unfair.
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(#8) Biscuit Griffon — Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Biscuit Griffon has an important role in Iron Blooded Orphans. He's best friends with Orga Itsuka, the leader of a private security company called Tekkan, and often acts as a voice of reason when Orga is making tough decisions. On top of that, his main motivation for working with the organization is to support his younger siblings and send them to school.
When he dies under a pile of wreckage, the loss takes a serious toll on the other characters. Without his sounding board, Orga is forced to make difficult choices on his own, and Biscuit's sisters are left to fend for themselves.
Although Biscuit is fat, his personality defies the disconcerting stereotypes seen in many popular anime. There are still some problems with his characterization (why is he named Biscuit, anyway?), but it's exciting to see an overweight character who uses his brain more than his stomach.
When he dies, fans lose one of the medium's best depictions of an underrepresented demographic.
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(#10) Hilda — Outlaw Star
"Outlaws never go down easy, no matter what happens to them." This heroic proclamation perfectly encapsulates Hilda, an absolute monster of a character who doesn't live long enough to see the fifth episode of Outlaw Star.
Most of Gene Starwinds good ideas come from Hilda. She teaches him the practicalities of being an outlaw, and is the person who convinces him to help out Melfina. If Gene hadn't met Hilda, the show's main story would have never taken place.
Hilda dies in a battle against the Kei Pirates. To give Gene time to escape, she detonates a bomb that scrambles her enemies, and is killed in the process. Hilda lives on in Gene's memory, and her spirit encourages him to achieve his goals.
While that's somewhat touching, it would have been a lot cooler if Hilda had lived on to fight alongside Gene. If she had been allowed to survive, she could have motivated Gene in a similar fashion while simultaneously continuing her badass outlaw adventures.
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(#6) Shuusei Kagari
- Psycho-Pass
The Sibyl System decided Shuusei Kagari was a latent criminal at age five, so by the time he's 21, he has no other option than to become an Enforcer. He helps the police track down (and often kill) active criminals, and many Enforcer assignments are glorified suicide missions.
Since Kagari never felt any inclination to commit crimes, he's deeply skeptical of the Sibyl System, and irritated by the constrained life it forces him to lead. He never had a chance to choose his own career path, get married, or have children. While Kagari usually suppresses his unhappiness with jokes and sarcasm, he's clearly miserable on the inside.
When Kagari gets shot in the middle of a mission, it feels like his character arc is cut short. He dies hoping his sacrifice will mean something, but once he's gone, nothing really changes. He isn't allowed to escape his horrid reality, and his absence sucks much of the humor out of the show.
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(#5) Kamina
- Gurren Lagann
Kamina is an unrelenting badass whose positive outlook and dedication are some of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's main draws. He dies during one of the biggest battles of his life, and it's utterly disappointing to watch his charismatic hope get permanently smacked down.
While Kamina's death serves a specific narrative purpose, it feels like the creators could have gotten where they wanted to go without eliminating one of the series's best characters. Simon, Kamina's adopted younger brother, needed to gain self-confidence and independence, but killing off one character to further another's development feels cheap.
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(#3) Kaori Miyazono — Your Lie In April
Kaori Miyazono suffers from a terminal illness, so when she dies, it's not really a surprise. Even so, her demise comes far too early, as she never gets the chance to admit her true feelings for Kousei Arima, or to find out whether he feels the same way.
This could have been the most satisfying moment in the story. Instead, the eventual reveal only adds to the tragedy, as it comes after Kaori has passed away.
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