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neilghost



Joined: 06 Jun 2026
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2026 8:05 pm Reply with quote
What up dudes and dudettes? Very Happy

I putz around Instagram a lot and I sometimes come across clips of various cons
where a podcaster ask congoers hot takes and surveys. One topic that come up
a lot is "Worst Anime Dad". The two most common answers are Goku and Tucker
from Alchemist. I like to submit the dad from Evangelion who is an absolute
douchebag. He leaves Shinji as a kid and demands that he flies the EVA-1, not
caring if he dies in battle. Agree/disagree? Any other bad dads?




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Olliff



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 8:48 pm Reply with quote
Agreed. Gendo Ikari ia probably my go to for being a manipulator and neglectful type.

Bonedrewd from Made In Abyss is up there, but that's more villainous cruelty, and extremely over the top, but I suppose Shou Tucker is similar in that area.

Goku as worst father seems like a bit of a stretch. Sure, he is not good, but that is not what comes to mind when I think of him at all, and I am not even sure that would be a major point when describing the character.
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