Over the years, anime fans have become familiar with various character archetypes that are present throughout the medium, and one of the most popular types is those that emit an immense aura. Fans love the cool and collected character, especially when they are the main characters of the story. Naturally, not everyone can trope adequately.
Only a few anime series, some old and some new generation, have been able to get their main character and they are extremely popular due to their aura and great personality.
Sung Jinwoo
Solo Leveling's Sung Jinwoo is definitely a character with a ton of aura. After all, the main reason why he is as popular as he is is because of his great personality and his overpowering abilities.
Jinwoo only has full aura moments for the most part. He rarely has a moment when he doesn't look cool and composed, at least not since he woke up in the System. Jinwoo is the definition of an overpowered main character and rarely loses or even fights in battles. His fight against the Ant King definitely made him one of the best new anime MCs.
Lelouch vi Britannia
Lelouch vi Britannia has cemented himself as one of the most iconic anime main characters ever. He is the main character Code Geassand naturally it is the central highlight of the show.
Lelouch is a genius and uses his Geass power to its full extent. His planning and ultimate sacrifice make him one of the anime's main characters with the greatest aura. The fact that he's still actively talked about even now, almost 20 years after the end of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, is proof of that.
Eren Yeager
Eren Yeager wasn't always the best protagonist. During the first seasons Attack on Titanhe was often overlooked and overtaken in popularity by supporting characters with a bigger aura, such as Levi Ackerman or Erwin Smith.
However, that changed after the timeskip. With the unfolding story of Marley and with Eren at the top, his popularity really took off. Many believe Eren lost some of his aura with his ending, but for the most part he remains incredibly memorable.
Frieren
Frieren leads the story of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Besides Jinwoo, he is definitely the main character of the new generation with the biggest aura. Frieren, as an elf who lives a very long time, is pretty nonchalant for the most part.
She's cool and collected, and her aura is almost unmatched in battle. She became iconic and memorable in her battles against the likes of Aura. Fans can't wait for her return in Season 2.
Jotaro Kujo
Jotaro Kujo is a blueprint for a main character with an insane amount of aura. He is one of many Jojo's Bizarre Adventure main characters, but for some reason he is the most popular.
Throughout Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3, he's the main character you'll be following, especially when he makes full use of Star Platinum and faces off against Zeus. Even in the following volumes, Jojo is still an amazing supporting character.
Light Yagami
Light Yagami is the protagonist of Death Note. Unlike most of the other main characters with a lot of aura, Light isn't really a fighter. When it comes to strength, he is just an ordinary person.
However, Light is one of the greatest geniuses of animeand with the Death Note in his hands, he is one of the most dangerous characters ever. His wit has made him iconic as he battles another real one, L.
Thorfinn is the main character of one of the most popular Seinen series, Vinland Saga. Thorfinn's life is turned upside down when his father Thors is brutally killed while protecting him. This changed Thorfinn fundamentally as he sought revenge. In Vinland Saga Season 1, Thorfinn could definitely be described as a main character with a ton of aura.
However, in Season 2, he matures and rediscovers himself. While he loses his nervous side, he becomes an even more interesting main character and a true warrior.
Guts
Guts remains one of the most iconic seinen main characters of all timeeven though Berserk failed to get a decent anime adaptation.
Berserk is a pretty dark series and Guts suffers greatly from it all. Despite all that though Guts remains one of the coolest main characters we've ever seen. His battles and ruthlessness make him one of the main anime characters that exudes an aura.
