FluffycornUwU on February 2, 2026 8:13 am “No, no! Our MC isn’t a blank self insert template, he has deep personality and unique defining traits”
DidntSeeNuttin on February 2, 2026 8:20 am Man, at least Kite from Dot Hack doesn’t have black hair. SAO’s popularity did them dirty.
Alnored on February 2, 2026 8:26 am 2009 https://preview.redd.it/0zss1ejkk1hg1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=f7ef76c466fc6ccd0b8b19f00a5700a1ebed747e
berrylune_ on February 2, 2026 8:37 am Lol, talk about character growth this dude’s looking more and more like he’s ready to save the world each year! 🔥
kidanokun on February 2, 2026 8:46 am typical light novel protagonist design, it already existed before SAO
yeahnahyeahyeahnahna on February 2, 2026 8:49 am Wish they would at the very least give them a new hairstyle.
Ani_HArsh on February 2, 2026 8:52 am Sauce for the 2026 guy: *Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None* https://preview.redd.it/llg5sf2cr1hg1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=1341c2cf16bdc452d285bbee5266c5c5d8f5c2ce
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The Black Swordsman!
“No, no! Our MC isn’t a blank self insert template, he has deep personality and unique defining traits”
Man, at least Kite from Dot Hack doesn’t have black hair. SAO’s popularity did them dirty.
The 2025 one is so generic and unoriginal
2009
https://preview.redd.it/0zss1ejkk1hg1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=f7ef76c466fc6ccd0b8b19f00a5700a1ebed747e
Lol, talk about character growth this dude’s looking more and more like he’s ready to save the world each year! 🔥
typical light novel protagonist design, it already existed before SAO
Wish they would at the very least give them a new hairstyle.
Sauce for the 2026 guy: *Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None*
https://preview.redd.it/llg5sf2cr1hg1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=1341c2cf16bdc452d285bbee5266c5c5d8f5c2ce
Which anime is the 2026 guy?
If you cant beat them join them…
Kirito
There’s like 3 or 4 black haired protagonist this season.