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- This is Isaiah Colbert,
the Otaku of Kotaku.

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With Father's Day in the rear view,

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we thought it'd be good on us

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to remember the fathers in our lives.

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Here are our top four
favorite dads in anime.

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Maes Hughes from "Full Metal
Alchemist: Brotherhood."

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Most characters in "Full Metal Alchemist"

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aspire to leave their
personal lives at home

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whenever they clock into work.

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Not Maes Hughes.

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Regardless of the topic of conversation,

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Maes will find a way to bust out pictures

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of his baby girl, Alicia,

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and talk about how proud
he is to be her father.

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He even extends his fatherly
love to the Elrick brothers

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by opening up his home to them.

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It's never a rainy day with Hughes around

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because he's simply the best dad around.

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What about the war crimes, you say?

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What war crimes?

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Loid Forger from "Spy X Family."

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Twilight isn't just one of the world's

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best super spies by accident.

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His ability to adapt to any
given situation is invaluable

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not only in completing his missions,

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but with rearing his adoptive
daughter, Anya Forger.

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While he might not always
accurately read the room

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when it comes to guessing what's going on

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with his mind-reading daughter

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and assassin wife, Yor Forger,

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he'll always find a way to turn

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minuscule or massive disasters

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into just another day in paradise.

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(air whooshes)
Whitebeard from "One piece."

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(Whitebeard growling)

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On the surface, one piece is an anime

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about searching for a long-lost treasure.

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A closer reading of
the long-running series

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reveals that at their core,

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pirates are rowdy, found families

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tied together through unshakable bonds.

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Case in point, Edward Newgate
and his Whitebeard pirates.

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Think your family has your back?

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Old Ed Newgate is willing to go to war

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with the goddam feds and shake
the freaking ocean like Jello

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to protect his own.

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That's real.

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Whether his children are bit players

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in the greater adventure
to find the One Piece,

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or big shots like Portgas D. Ace,

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Whitebeard's Wide Frame
has more than enough space

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to welcome his pirate crew
with open arms and sails

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to get them to where they need to go.

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(air whooshes)
Piccolo from Dragon Ball Z.

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- Can you say thank you

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to your Uncle Piccolo for babysitting?

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He's just the sweetest guy
in the world, isn't he?

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- [Narrator] Big Green went

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from being one of the series'
most dastardly villains

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to a nurturing mentor

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for virtually every Saiyan child

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suffering from a contagious
case of, "My father just died."

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Sure Piccolo's softening
often leads to him jobbing

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for whatever big bad Vegeta
or Goku inevitably defeats,

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but if it weren't for
him taking a backseat

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to the Saiyan duo, we wouldn't
have so many cool moments

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of Piccolo being such a cool dad to go on

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and his daughter Pan.

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Let us know in the comments below

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if we miss any anime dads

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that deserve a shout out for being awesome

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or absolutely terrible.

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Anime forever. kotaku.com.