Nish's Take! - Article 1: Our Favourite Characters! 

Hey guys, I'm Nish - the other half of Pretty Nerdy alongside Em. Two week, Em debuted Em's Space (Read it here, if you haven't already!). Em's Space is a little segment on the Pretty Nerdy Blog, where Em gets to talk about everything and anything she fancies. Well since she'll be updating fortnightly, I get to fill in on the weeks she won't be posting!

Unfortunately due to a bit of hectic schedule, we've both had to delay our posts recently - but starting from 2022 we'll be right on track and keeping our fortnightly blogs up to date! 

Now if you've read last weeks Em's Space instalment, you would know she conducted an Interview of us co-directors of Pretty Nerdy. I like to consider myself an artist, and it's a sign of a great artist, to take inspiration from other people's work and adapt it to create something new - which is why, I too will conduct my own Pretty Nerdy Interview! 

2) Who is your favourite Anime side character?

3) Which anime character have you had a secret crush on for years? 

Nish: Himiko Toga. I'm not even to bad girls, but Himiko Toga, just has a vibe that catches your attention. Also, I'm deffo straight, but Kakashi from Naruto was always super cool. And now Kakashi 2.0 (Satoru Gojo from JJK), has also got my attention. 

Em: hmmm this is difficult I actually don't think I do. I'm not someone who simps in secret, if I like them it becomes very evident that I do - that being said, I actually don't think I have had a crush on any character (maybe because I can't crush myself with the unrealistic expectations of what I cannot have)!

4) Who's your favourite anime comic relief?  

Nish: It's simple. The biggest comic relief that exists is Saitama from One Punch Man. Of course, he's a main character, but Saitama is so oblivious to his main character-ness, that he's essentially a funny side character in his own anime. A close second to Saitama, is definitely Mio from Nichijou. That whole anime is hilarious, but Mio's character just makes me laugh as soon as she pops up on screen! 

Em: This is actually really difficult, often cause I just enjoy the anime and there’s not always characters that stand out to me. However, saying this, there is one that comes to mind; Zoe Hange from AOT! I’ve really loved her character since season 1 where she was super crazy about Eren and his titan form. She’s probably more hilarious to me because I enjoy similar forms of insanity generally! 

5) And finally, the most important question of them all. Who's your favourite anime villain?

Nish: Light Yagami. I refuse to hear an argument against this one. Although he's the protagonist of Death Note, and we see the whole story unfold from Light's point of view and also grow to worry about things going wrong for him - but the truth is, he's a villain. He wanted to be a god like dictator to the world, and he didn't even hesitate when it came to killing people to further his own desires. So for me, Light is one of my favourite villains. But a close second is definitely, Dio from Jojo's bizarre adventure! 

Em: My favourite anime villain is All for One. The biggest reason why is because of that beautiful soundtrack that goes with it - its dark, eerie and creepy all at the same time and its amazing. But just generally, he’s not a cop-out villain you know. He was created as a generally evil guy who is very very unlikely to have a redemption arc. He’s a true evil evil. Someone who comes close is William Moriarty, from Moriarty for Patriot (if you haven’t watched the anime plssssss watch it its incredible!). I get he’s the protagonist but god-damn sometimes he actually feels like a proper villain. The planning, the intelligence, the beauty - just like a criminal mastermind.

And that's all for my first edition of Nish's Take! We would love to hear your own answers to these questions - so feel free to comment and let us know you're favourite anime characters! 

You can also reach out at @prettynerdyltd and don't forget to check out our shop for our full first launch here at www.prettynerdy.co.uk.

Later Gator's,

Nish