Despite the original creator’s intentions, sometimes their main protagonist gets forgotten. Maybe they have a bland personality or are overshadowed by side characters, but it’s never easy being a forgotten hero.

Goo Ranking asked Japanese fans to vote for their most forgettable protagonists. Here are the top 15 choices!

15. Umetarou Nozaki (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun) – 87 votes

14. Rumi Yokoi (Tonari no Seki-kun) – 89 votes

T-13. Sophie Hatter (Howl’s Moving Castle) – 93 votes

T-13. Tadakuni (Daily Lives of High School Boys) – 93 votes

11. Eiichi “Kiteretsu” Kite (Kiteretsu Daihyakka) – 99 votes

10. Klaus Von Reinherz (Blood Blockade Battlefront) – 128 votes

9. Bero (Youkai Ningen Bem) – 176 votes

8. Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke) – 197 votes

7. Mikan Tachibana (Atashin’chi) – 216 votes

6. Kyon (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) – 244 votes

5. Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura) – 260 votes

4. Celty Sturluson (Durarara!!) – 262 votes

3. Doraemon (Doraemon) – 357 votes

2. Bakabon’s Papa (Tensai Bakabon) – 382 votes

1. Shinn Asuka (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny) – 601 votes

Who do you think is the most forgettable main hero in anime?