10 Best Anime Dads Fans Look Up to Every Day
Whether some dads are more of The Simpsons and King of the Hill fans like my dad or fans of series like Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Cowboy Bebop like my father-in-law, so many dads out there have an appreciation for animation. And even if they don’t, they’re probably too busy with their fatherly duties and still deserve recognition. So what better way to celebrate Father’s Day than to pay homage to dads everywhere with a list of the Best Anime Dads?
10 Best Anime Dads Fans Look Up to Every Day
While not all dads in anime are the greatest just as can unfortunately be the case in real life sometimes, there are plenty of dads in either the real and animated worlds who are absolute gems; Be they step-dads, adoptive dads, or grandparents, there are also those who are willing to step up to fill a fatherly role to those who need it most. Regardless of any actual biological connection, there’s one thing that all these dad’s have that no Kamehameha nor punch from Saitama can destroy: their absolute, unwavering love for their child(ren).
1) Loid Forger from Spy x Family
As the neighboring countries Ostania and Westalis quietly plot against each other, spy Twilight takes on the alias of psychiatrist Loid Forger in the Ostanian city of Berlint to conduct intel. His target: the politician Donovan Desmond. The problem is Donovan only rarely appears at his son’s school, Eden Academy. In order to get closer to his target, Loid enlists Yor Briar, an unmarried city hall clerk, and Anya, his newly adopted daughter, who he enrolls at Eden Academy, to act as a normal, happy family. Unbeknownst to the spy, Loid’s new family hides their own secrets — Yor is actually an assassin known as “Thorn Princess” and Anya is a telepath secretly able to read others’ minds.
Although Loid starts a family as a farce to further his mission, there’s no doubt that his love for his faux family grows to be true, especially when it comes to the care and nurture of his adoptive daughter, Anya. Parenthood may be a learning experience to the otherwise very experienced spy, but, like his professional work, he never fails to get the job done. Anya, being pretty precocious with her own set of abilities, may be a bit more to handle than a typical kid, but Loid nonetheless dotes upon the daughter he’s grown to love to the utmost as one of anime’s best and most lovable dads.