The World of Waifu & Top Picks of 2020


Charbel Rami owner of WaifuForLaifu

Guest Post by Charbel Rami (the owner of WaifuForLaifu, an Anime blog that is Waifu specific and also offers a creative, unique way to build Waifu characters using a fun and easy to use Waifu generator).


The world of anime in recent times has seen explosive growth. Now more than ever, people are being attracted to and invested in this genre of entertainment. Anime as content being commercially consumed by people on various platforms has to its credit introduction of various popular and cultural trends. 

The entry of Anime into the mainstream media has led to people discovering the Japanese culture in innumerable ways. 

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In recent times the term ‘Waifu’ has become a popular term of endearment for female anime leads to some of the most popular shows.

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Waifu: Origin and Meaning 

Waifu is a term that was first introduced in the English-speaking world through the high-school anime series Azumanga Daioh. The term became popular through a scene of this particular anime. 

In the scene, the main lead’s homeroom teacher Mr. Kimura is seen dropping a photograph of an unknown woman by accident on the classroom floor. When confronted by his students about the identity of the mysterious woman, Mr. Kimura introduces her as “Mai Waifu.” 

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The series aired in Japan from April to September 2002 and was released in the United States in September 2005. 

Over the years, the term Waifu came to be associated with the female anime characters that one likes, is particularly fond of, or considers special. The opposite of Waifu is the term “Mai Husbando,” which is used to describe one’s favorite male anime character. 

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Since the time of its introduction, the term Waifu has been used to describe various popular female anime leads. Let’s have a look at some of the top picks of 2020.

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Top Waifus of 2020

10.
Vanessa Enoteca | Black Clover

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Vanessa Enoteca is a go with the flow kind of person. Her mannerisms are relaxed and graceful, and she is fond of alcohol. 

She is a confident person who is secure and comfortable in her own skin. She is caring and charming and also known to be rather lazy. She is very clever and conniving and can defeat her opponents by implementing various tricks and traps. 

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9.
Erza Scarlet | Fairy Tail

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Erza Scarlet is one of the top three members of Team Natsu. She is also an S-Class Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild. Being a part of the Monster Trio, she is the strongest female mage alive. 

She is known for her excellent combative skills and her reputation as the guild’s most strict disciplinarians. Despite her tough exterior, she cares deeply for her comrades and treats her colleagues like her family.

8.
Tamaki Kotatsu | Fire Force

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Tamaki Kotatsu is a third generation and second-class fire soldier. Tamaki is known to be kind and friendly towards her peers and children. She is easily annoyed and very clumsy. She is shown to be insecure about her strength and fighting abilities. But despite all that, she is courageous and protective of her friends and those around her. 

7.
Elaina | Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina

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Elaina is the main protagonist of the Wandering Witch series. She is greatly proficient in magic, along with being kind and understanding. She is impeccable in her ability to fly and proficient in various spells, including reversing time. 

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6.
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Katarina Claes is the main protagonist of the series and the villainess of the game called the Fortune Lover. After she hits her head as a child, she is reminded of her previous life as a high school student and so tries not to wind up like her game counterpart. 

In the game Fortune Lover, she is spoiled, disrespectful, and arrogant. But after regaining her memories of her previous life as a humble Japanese schoolgirl, she turns into a kind, down-to-earth individual who is always willing to help those in need.

5.
Echidna | Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World

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Echidna is the witch of greed and one of the witches of sin. She is a curious person, particularly about the things unknown to her. She loves to learn, and her thirst for knowledge is her defining trait. 

She is described as being black-hearted and is unable to understand the feelings of others. Empathy is not her strong suit, and she is described as a sociopath. She has no problem in lying to others or deceiving them when it comes to the fulfillment of her own goals and needs.

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4.
Chizuru Ichinose | Rent-a-Girlfriend

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Chizuru Ichinose works at a girlfriend rental company. She is a 20-year-old college student at Nerima University, majoring in literature. In her professional life as a rental girlfriend, she appears kind, considerate, and warm. But in her professional life, she is calculative, sharp, intelligent, and brash. She is helpful and kind to those in need. One of her dreams is to become an actress. 

3.
Maki Oze | Fire Force

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Maki Oze is a second-generation fire soldier belonging to the Special Fire Force Company 8. She is a nineteen-year-old young adult. She is calm and collected on the outside but a romantic at heart. She is polite, courteous, and respectful. 

She is a capable and driven fighter who can defeat even her seniors very easily. She is skilled at hand-to-hand combat and can fight multiple opponents at the same time. 

2.
Nico Robin | One Piece

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Nico Robin is also known as the “Devil Child” and the “Light of the Revolution,” which is a character from an anime called One Piece Lore. She is an archaeologist of the crew called Straw Hat Pirates. She has the power to reproduce parts of her body or her entire body at will. 

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She is also the only person in the world who has the ability and the know-how to understand and decipher Poneglyphs, a skill that is forbidden and illegal. She is highly intelligent with superhuman durability and is considered a great assassin. 

Nico Robin has been one of the top Waifu for a lot of fans for a while. She is part of one of the longest-running anime and manga series.

1.
Yoo Mira/Yu Mira | The God Of High School

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Yoo or Yu Mira is one of the three protagonists of the anime series God of Highschool. She is the 25th master of the Moonlight Sword and is shown as being strong and tough, someone who easily defeats the school bullies. She is a master of the skill of swordery and incredible endurance, stamina, strength, and speed. 

She is caring and loyal towards her friend and is quick to accept her mistakes as well. She is smart and can go from being cute and friendly to a ruthless fighter in a matter of seconds. Besides the external world, she has people calling her Waifu within her own internal universe as well.

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Endnotes

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The Waifu culture is an indicator of the fact of how the fictional characters have the power to forge bonds through the screen and influence people’s emotions as well. Popular trends are a mirror to the social structure of a society. The top picks of 2020 give us an insight not only into the popular female anime characters but popular anime series as well. 

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