Its been a while since I were first introduced to the world of cartoons and anime, and with time I have seen the development on the world of animes, be it in technology, or realness or even the storylines. Though I am only 20 at this juncture, yet 2 decades is a lot of time to be able to pick out 5 of my most favourite cartoon characters ever. I haven’t put an order here ; its as they came up in my mind. So here goes :
1. Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki is the lead character of the Japanese anime, Naruto. His character has been shown initially as one of a neglected and shunned child, who houses the monster Nine Tailed Fox in him. This makes him industrious and very very eager to prove himself to the people around him that he is a hero, and for that he wants to become the Hokage of the Leaf Village, the strongest Shinobi in the whole Ninja world.
The major traits of Naruto that instanly makes you a fan of him is his never-say-die appraoch, his capability to do some real hard-work, the meaning he gives to each of the bonds and each of the relationships he forms with his peers, and the tremendous penchant for making you laugh.
2. Joe Maya
Joe Maya is the lead character of the Japanese anime Ninja Senshi Tobikage or Ninja Robots which was telecat in Cartoon Network in the mid 90’s in India.
In the anime he is shown as a sixteen year old boy who lives with his father in human colony n Mars, who has the dream of returning one day to Earth, his home planet. In the pcourse of events he encounters three human-like aliens and his life changed forever. Amongst the three aliens was their princess Romina Rodario with whome Joe falls in love at first sight. While saving the three aliens from atacking kiler robots, Joe hides in an object which turns out to be The Golden Ninja, a manually operated robot, which he quickly masters and uses to destroy the attackers completely.
It was his rebellious and impulsive behaviour that vaused all the adventures that he had in his life and this made him a favourite of mine too.
3. Yagami Light
Yagami Light, the lead character of the Japanese Manga and Anime Death Note is by far the characterm which I have liked the most.
In the series Light has been pictured as an extremely intelligent, athletic, popular, but bored, young man who finds the death note belonging to the Shinigami Ryuk by pure chance and not by some design. Light kills all the criminals of the world, hence getting the title of Kira from the general public. The way Light uses his intelligence to fool one of the most intelligent men of the world is extremely exceptional.
Though the story starts off with him being a Grey character, during the end of the series Light becomes more of a dark character but still the charm he infuses in the story is just great.
4. Baloo
Who can ever forget to mention the chubby bear pilot of the mighty cargo plane Seaduck? Naah i dont think anyone can.
Baloo simply rules the screen in the American anime Talespin both due to his sheer size and due to his being the lead character. He is shown as a bear pilot, who is mutt-headed but is full of guts and determination to get the job done. His loving and caring nature is what wins ones heart. All the adventures that he goes on with his cargo plane Seaduck used to simply mesmerise me during the whole of my childhood. Even today I like to watch the fun filled Baloo whenever and wherever I get the chance to do so.
5. L
L. Lawliet or simply L is one of the major characters of Death Note. He is the detective who takes the responsibilty of finding who the real Kira is, and ascertains in a veery short period of time that Kira was Yagami Light.
L has been shown as a super-intelligent, super-detective whose analytical skills are extremely exceptional. He has been shown as a person who has trouble in understanding people’s feelings and yet knows what feeling something means and how to use it while in an investigation. A shrewd and intelligent man that he is, L falls for the friendship of Yagami Light which finally becomes the reason of his death.
Although he is more of a villain in the series, L is one of brightest faces of Death Note with all his strange mannerisms and the special liking for sweets and deserts endearing him to the viewers.
The Vidyarthi 
