If you were in an anime series.

[Maokun]

I'd be the supremely handsome main character who has godlike powers and everybody loves. And has like a hundred girlfriends. And every woman would throw herself at me, and I'd be all "Hey baby how's it going? Let's go out, giggidy giggidy goo!" and then she'd get all mad and be like "You're already going out with every other hot chick there is!" but then I'd flash my perfect smile and it'd do the little "GLEAM!" thing and she'd melt and be all "I'm yours, hot stuff!" and I'd be like "All right!"

And also the UN would be like "This guy is so cool let's give him like a billion dollars for absolutely no reason!" And then I'd be rich and famous, and everyone would want to be my friend, and my superpowers would like stop world hunger and then I'd get medals and stuff.

Oh and also I would have a rocket car.

So you'd be King of Bandits Jing? Man, I hate so much that arrogant brat

[Kung_Fu_Master]

I'd be the main character that no one thinks as the main character. The one that everyone knows but no one notices. More or less the narrator to everyone else's story. Think Kyon from Haruhi Suzumiya.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

I'll be the obligatory redshirt...

Actually, I wouldn't mind being that guy that's in a slice-of-life show or something...

[coffeehubby]

Nate...your post made my day.

[Raiden no Kishi]

The immortal side character, who's commentary on the situation is only obtusely useful, but is still generally helpful by other means. Think the kind of guy who generally has their eyes closed all the time.

I will only ever have one truly awesome scene in the entire show. Everything else will just be me Ensemble Darkhorsing it up.

This. And props for the TVTropes reference. That site is addictive.

.rai//

[Roz]

@ Lucky. I thought you would be a mixture of Raquel from Scrapped Princess and Nayuki Minase(and her mother) from Kanon. IMHO

[uc pseudonym]

The narrator. Not a character that narrates, I mean the overbearing voiceover that comes out of nowhere and explains what was already obvious by implication.

[mouse1992]

Someone insane.

[Lady Kenshin]

I'd be the girl who laughs loudly so that no one will see her cry...

[Amzi Live]

Nate...your post made my day.

LOL,I don't think he notices that he might as well be that guy.
Fred was right.
They should give him a billion dollars already.
HAHA! Epic!

[Lilac#18]

I would be the girl that gives advice (even though I'm kinda bad at that in real life), defends, protects and to befriend.

[FnlFntsyYuna]

I would be the cute & sweet hearted girl who let's people walk all over her. Like Tohru Honda from Fruit Basket. V_V

[Elycien]

I'd definitely be the cheerful but over-emotional shoujo lead who tends to overdramatize just about everything that happens to her. XD

[Dr.Faust]

The narrator

[Changing Myst]

I'd be some like... Schiezka from Fullmetal Alchemist. Easily flustered, almost losing her life to a pile of books that she had never expected to turn on her. I even look like her, which is freaky. My eyes are brown, though, and her's green.

[coffeehubby]

I'd be Porko Russo only I would not have ignored Gina.

[Song_of_Storms]

[SIZE="1"]Probably Rio Hinayama from ToHeart. We're both klutzy, she's terrible ignored in the series, somewhat shy and we both have love interests that are going nowhere. >.>;; Ahh, and she loves shoujo. (That's terribly important)

So, to sum it up without using an already existing character as an example... I'd be the character in a slice-of-life who's friends with a friend of the main love interest. Meaning, I just occasioanlly pop up and probably don't say anything.
...can you even have unattractive characters in slice-of-life?[/SIZE]

[Squeakmaster]

I'd be like a combination of Misty from Pokemon back when it was awesome, and Sora from Digimon. With a little bit of Naruto thrown in for good measure. Yeah, Something like that.

[Maokun]

...can you even have unattractive characters in slice-of-life?

Yes. Only not in the subgenre of the romantic, dating-sim-game-inspired ones. By definition, every single girl in those must be "elegible" even if she's fated not to be "the one".

[Song_of_Storms]

Yes. Only not in the subgenre of the romantic, dating-sim-game-inspired ones. By definition, every single girl in those must be "elegible" even if she's fated not to be "the one".

[SIZE="1"]I thought as much. It sort of stinks, though. What if the lead just happens to have an attraction to "ugly" women?
...and yes, I'm going way off topic. I'll shut up now. [/SIZE]

[Lil_Ninja]

I'd either be the insane girl that is always doing something unpredictable or funny (Like Edward from cowboy bebop), oorrr one of those characters that pops out at random moments to say something funny or state the obvious oorrr run from a large creature that has come to attack everyone. And of course I'd always live through the crazy situations, even if I was in a town that exploded, then afterwords have a funny, long explanation for it 8D

Everyone needs one of those characters!! 8D

[Maokun]

I thought as much. It sort of stinks, though. What if the lead just happens to have an attraction to "ugly" women?
...and yes, I'm going way off topic. I'll shut up now.

Well, thing is that anime, as much of all pop culture, presents an idealisation of people and events. It is meant to be a escape, not a reflection of the grim reality one lives in. However, I'd say that there is really not a man that will feel attraction for an "ugly" woman. Because if he really feels attracted, she'll be beautiful in his eyes and that's how things work in reality.

Anyway, for the sort of stories where a male lead falls for a rather unpopular girl, you'll have much more luck with shoujo (which is aimed at girls) than with dating-sim-adaptations which cater to teenaged boys' fancies.

[Makachop^^128]

hm...I think I would kinda be like Shimon. looking up to someone that is more brave and cool lol, also I'm more scared and shy, but loyal and determined. I just need people to help me lol

[mysngoeshere56]

The misunderstood, melancholy person. Since that's what I am in real life too.

Probably something like Yuki from Fruits Basket or Kyoya from Ouran High School Host Club. Or maybe the same thing, but the guy gets super powers and everything....... like Daisuke Niwa.

[Davidizer13]

I would be the only sane one, pointing out how illogical all the stuff going around me is, which may make me look like the only insane one. Which would be another cool alternative.

[Debitt]

The slightly uptight, straight faced child/younger looking character -- the type that people enjoy teasing and cheek pinching, only to get an irate response or a "B|" face from me.

[Corkyspaniel]

[color="Magenta"] I would be a Tohru Honda of sorts, because I catch on slowly and smile a lot! I love my mom the way she does, and love to help people.[/color]
http://www.quizilla.com/quizzes/281091/which-fruits-basket-character-are-you

[Themanofchrist]

I would be Shigure-like

[Phantom_Sorano]

Cool topic.

I'd want to be in something with action....like a Studio Glibli film or a Takahashi production.

[crusader88]

I would be some maniac general, waging a war of personal and societal assertion. At first I would be portrayed as ruthless and bloodthirsty, but in a Miyazakian twist later on I would be vindicated as a quixotic mad dreamer with a fuller appreciation of beauty than the protagonists.