Polls Best Lead Character in Anime

Best lead character, eh? Damn, there's so many choices, I can't really decide. I'll try to narrow it down though.

Surawatari Go - Shinkon Gattai Goddanar - The Power Ranger. This guy's got history, a wife that still goes to high school, a reincarnated lover, a giant mech partnered with a smaller mech that combines into a BIGGER mech. He yells out "HAATO! BUREEKAA!!" in really bad engrish. He's also the source of many a great moment and speeches. Plus he's got a really cool voice...commanding and very heroic.

Katsuragi Mistao - Shin Seiki Evangelion - A leader cum overgrown child. She has two distinct personalities that seem to shift on a pindrop. From professional general dash heroine to a teenager that's just found her parent's alcohol stash...she shows qualities that all people have, in extremes, in spades. What makes her so appealing is that she's tragic. I can look at her (and most of the evangelion cast) and feel something.

Hideaki Asaba - His and Her Circumstances - He's got something hidden deep inside him, that he doesn't really let out. He's a loner, but prefers people (though really only pretty girls...and Souichiro). He also looks totally on the brighter side of things, and really looks out for his friends. One of the better characters in a manga/anime that has multiple main focii.

Mugen - Samurai Champloo - LOL. I like this guy just because he's an *** that really doesn't think ahead. He's got extremely fancy, almost Capoeira-like, swordskills...and he rather looks like Spike Spiegel, don't you think?

Chiise - She, the Perfect Weapon - I sadly don't recall if that's her name or not, but this is nearly the uttermost definition of a tragic character. Through war and death, she still somehow manages to retain her innocence. But, she also knows the horrors that she's done, and is affected by it. Put into the job unknowingly, if not unwanting, she struggles constantly to be herself, and the weapon she was created to be.

Kawachi - Yakitate!! Japan! - Okay, so he's a manga character...but he's a GREAT lead. He's constantly the comic relief, but there's also drive in him. He also wants to be the best, and takes pains and steps to get there. Not satisfied (though it takes persuading on other people's parts to do so) with his skills, he forages ahead to make himself stronger. Also, the fact that he sports an afro gets him 100+ points for lead character.

Those are probably the tops of my list right now. Misato's only there, really, because I dont' know which lead to put in for Evangelion. Her, Shinji, or Asuka. But, anyway, there you go.

Just to see me stray from the flock a bit!