Moments of Glory

These guys we originally did not think of as being particularly hot in any special way, but they grew on us. At first glance, they're fairly ordinary--or so you'd think. Then the character starts to unfold the deeper you get into the anime, till at the end you wonder why you didn't like him to begin with! There's more to these guys than meets the eye. Then there are other guys wouldn't have been considered eliglible for the ranks of the Leading Men at all if it weren't for one shining moment that catapulted their otherwise average looks, skills and personality onto the level of WOW!

That's why this category is called "Moments of Glory"--there was one moment of clarity, a flash of intuition that hit you at some point in the anime, making you realize, "Hey, he isn't half bad..." That one redeeming quality led to the appreciation of these Leading Men. I just couldn't leave them out.

Not Quite Standard Disclaimer:
The images here were gleaned from many different sites--wherever I happened to see a good picture of the Leading Man in question...In some cases I had to chop him out of a bigger picture, brighten the image itself--anything to get HIS solo mug up there. If I'm using your image and you don't like what I've done to it, tell me about it and I'll take it out. Remember: all images here belong solely to their creators.

All guys are plugged in ALPHABETICALLY per page, and in the order I received the suggestions, to avoid the reams of hate-mail I can imagine for inadvertently maligning *your* Leading Man.

SD Yoshi Blue says:
          Yousuke seems more fit for the moments of glory section as he's overshadowed by Yamagiba for most of the series (must be tough competing against him). He plays a key role in the story though. He often teases Momoko, but is actually very fond of her and ofter there to help when she's really in trouble. He's the goalkeeper of Yamagiba's soccer team, and looks very cute in that goalie outfit ^_^.

Lilian says:
          Katou is one of the many cool guys from Angel Sanctuary. At first he was like the bad kid from school who doesn't give a damn about anyone but himself. But he only acts this way because of all the times he had been hurt and the times when his hopes had been shattered. The only way he knew to survive was by living only for himself, betraying others before they betray him, and running away from reality. But he's really a sweet, caring guy on the inside, not to mention his cool character design.

I've never seen this before--is this an anime or manga series? Anyway, the image came from the Angel Sanctuary Image Gallery--very well done.