Even the most carefree person cartoon hero sometimes have to grow up, and when they do, their children often become the heroes of their own next series. Although in some cases the child appears to be very similar to their famous parent, more often (and it’s always more fun) they are very different in personality and actively trying to escape their shadow. parents.
Sometimes, the heirs to the main character role are not the actual children of the previous hero. If they do not have a family of their own, they can still appoint a successor to their estate. Whether they are related by blood or not, their adventures are fun to watch.
10 Son Gohan – Dragon Ball
Gohan is the firstborn of the next generation of Earth’s defenders and remains one of the most popular next children in anime and manga. While Goku’s father lives to train and fight, Gohan has a gentler nature despite being a stronger warrior. He is always on the front lines whenever Earth is in trouble, but does not like hurting others and would rather live a peaceful life with his family.
Gohan isn’t the only kid holding Dragon Ball Z, GT, and Super. He has his younger brother, Goten, and then his daughter Pan. Additionally, Vegeta also blended in (as much as Vegeta could) and built a Saiyan family on Earth, with both versions of his son Trunks and daughter Bulla continuing the tradition of protection family planet.
9 Lupine III – Lupine III
In 1905, Arsene Lupine I began committing crimes throughout France, in many novels, novellas, and short stories by Maurice LeBlanc. In 1967, his grandson Lupine III continued the family’s gentleman thief tradition in Kazuhiko Katou’s manga series, also known as Monkey Punch. The long-running anime franchise chronicling his adventures began in 1971 and is still going strong today.
Like his famous namesake, Lupine is the greatest thief alive, eager to demonstrate his skills as much as possible before pulling off impossible heists. His frequent rival, Inspector Kouichi Zenigata, is also in the same boat: he is carrying on the legacy of another famous novel character, Heiji Zenigata, who caught criminals in the series of novels. 1930 by Kodou Nomura. Of course, the only person Kouichi has never caught is Lupin.
8 Weed – Ginga Densetsu Weed
In Ginga Nagareboshi Gin, Gin sees his father, the hunting dog Riki, killed by his prey. Following in his father’s footsteps, Gin leaves his people to help a pack of wild dogs defeat the bear that killed Riki. Years later, when Gin’s own son Weed was born, neither the dog nor his father knew each other.
When Weed ventures into the mountains in search of Gin, usually all he has to do to gain allies (or make enemies) is name his famous father. When tested on the battlefield, Weed discovered that he was very similar to his father. Although he is always kind and avoids killing whenever possible, he still strives to be a good leader and becomes strong enough to protect all of Japan’s stray dogs.
7 Kazui Kurosaki and Ichika Abarai – Bleach
Throughout the film, it is clear that Ichigo Kurosaki resembles his father Isshin. As the manga and show Echoing Jaws of Hell conclude, Kazui, the son of Ichigo and Orihime, is becoming a powerful warrior like his father. He’s cheerful and unfazed by anything, though maybe a little too much, as most children would be a little more affected by the opening of the gates of hell.
Meanwhile, Rukia and Renji will be busy with their daughter Ichika if they can keep track of her. Ichika not only inherited the limitless potential of Shinigami but also their hot-blooded nature. However, she and Kazui are not yet strong enough to confront the Hollow and are fiercely protected by their parents. When Echoing Jaws of Hell will finally be adapted into a full series, these two kids will definitely play an important role.
6 Sohma Clan Next Gen – Fruit Basket: Other
With one of the most shocking first-episode twists in the anime, Fruits Basket presents like a comedic fantasy, but it soon reveals its true nature as an exploration of abuse and trauma. generation. Its sequel thus shows how the last generation of cursed Sohmas are breaking that chain with all their children.
Newcomer Sawa Mitoma’s life is changed forever when she is brought into the world of the Sohma clan. Although none of the youngest Sohmas’s parents are actually seen on the page, their positive influence on their children is evident in the way they treat Sawa, for the first time in Life gave her support and affection. Just as Tohru helped the previous generation come out of their shells and overcome their trauma, they do the same for their new friend.
5 Moroha, Towa and Setsuna – Yashahime: Half-demon princess
While their fathers Inuyasha and Sesshomaru have one of the strongest sibling relationships in anime, these girls are very close. Towa and Setsuna are the twin daughters of Sesshoumaru and Rin, separated by a demon when they were young. Moroha never knew her parents, Inuyasha and Kagome, but she was perfectly happy to let her cousins join her in her demon hunting as they all learned to hone the powers they were given. inherited.
Although the girls do not have the parental burden of their demon-human heritage, they have to deal with a lot of other problems. Towa and Setsuna were raised entirely in different time periods, with Setsuna losing her memories of her twin, leaving them strangers when reunited. Moroha may be cheerful, but she also grew up alone and finds herself worried at the prospect of losing her new companions when she has them.
4 Daigo Shigeno – 2nd Major
Like his father Goro before him, Daigo always had the dream of becoming a great baseball player. Luckily for him, he has Goro to look to for help and support, where Goro lost his father at a young age in a pitching accident. Unfortunately for him, he lacks Goro’s extraordinary athletic talent.
After a period of frustration in giving up baseball, Daigo is persuaded by his rival Hikaru to return to the diamond. While Major chronicles Goro’s rapid rise to the top of the baseball world, Daigo’s journey is more about overcoming his own weaknesses and figuring out what kind of player he wants to be. Although he loves his father, the less he tries to be like him, the better.
3 Jaden Yuki – Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yugi Muto very casually chose his successor in the world of dueling (as if that wasn’t already obvious enough, the first volume of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is even titled “The Next King of Games”). When Jaden Yuki ran into him on his way to try out at Duel Academy, Yugi sensed his potential and gave him Winged Kuriboh, the card that became his spirit partner.
What Jaden lacks in ancient Egyptian pharaohs to mentor him, he makes up for with his passion for the game Duel Monsters and love for his friends. While Jaden is braver and more cheerful than Yugi at his age, only becoming truly serious when his loved ones are threatened. When he lost his passion for dueling in the later seasons, Jaden’s duel with Yugi himself was the only thing that could rekindle it.
2 Boruto Uzumaki – Boruto: Naruto Next Generation
Naruto’s ending shows that most of his friends have at least one child. Boruto Uzumaki not only faces stiff competition from his peers but also from his father’s legacy. He is not interested in becoming the strongest for his own sake, but rather to protect Konoha and ensure that his name will not be associated with Naruto forever.
Unlike Naruto, Boruto is clearly aware of the power he possesses. Raised as a prodigy from respected families, he does not like to train too hard and is willing to take shortcuts and get ahead by working undercover. He also despised the position of Hokage: the genin eyeing the position was Sarada Sasuke, who, having a rocky relationship with her long-absent father Sasuke, chose Naruto as her role model. This inverted dynamic was one of the most interesting aspects of early Boruto, sadly it was never developed too much, but hopefully the sequel Boruto: Two Blue Vortex will build on it .
1 Day Giovanna – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Technically, every JoJo after Jonathan is considered a sequel. The most interesting of them all, however, is Season 5’s Giorno Giovanna. He was the first to pursue his ideals through a life of crime, introducing himself by cheerfully robbing poor Koichi. Giorno’s dream is to become a “Gang-Star”, rising to the top of the organized crime world in his native Italy.
Giorno is also the only subsequent child to be the son of both a hero and a villain, fathered by Dio Brando using Jonathan Joestar’s body. He inherited Jonathan’s passion for justice, but his childhood of abuse and neglect also left him with intense resentment. Instead of directing it towards destruction like his father Dio, Giorno intends to protect children and destroy the drug trade as the head of Italy’s underground criminal organization.
When a classic anime series gets a sequel, making the new main character the child of the previous hero can be very interesting. Not only was it able to tell a new story, but it also explored complex family dynamics. These children of famous anime characters did not disappoint them when they became the stars of their own show.
