MBTI in Anime

It’s been a while since I saw or read Attack on Titan but vague guess from memory… ESFP? He wants to get out there and fight, actively do something (Se), he’s extremely convinced about his beliefs (Fi), and extremely goal driven (Te) and single minded (Ni).

Introverted Thinking (Ti): Elias is curios, he wants to know more about humans, he wants to figure out a way to lengthen a Sleigh Beggy’s lifespan, and he likes going places and investigate them (Ti-Se). He is focused on what makes logical sense, over what feels morally right and makes decisions based on logic rather than who it would benefit or hurt.

Extraverted Sensing (Se): He takes things for what they are, and what he can see. He takes in evidence and doesn’t make a judgment or reach a conclusion until he knows the details. He doesn’t speculate about how things could be, or will be, but the present matters a lot more to him.

Introverted Intuition (Ni): Elias wants to reach the root of a problem, or the singular truth to anything. Unlike Chise (INFJ, Ni dominant), he doesn’t look at what goes on behind the scenes, even if some of his early guesses turn out to be right.

Extraverted Feeling (Fe): Elias has a hard time understanding feelings, both his own and other’s. He doesn’t consider the moral aspect of things, and instead goes for what makes sense logically.

Introverted Intuition (Ni): Chise is very much and observer, she observes and takes in everything around her, and without any concrete thought process reaches conclusions and the answer to many things. She looks beyond what is obvious, and what there is proof for, to see what is really going on, or get hunches about that there might be something else, or something more, to things that might not be clear at surface level.

Extraverted Feeling (Fe): Chise is empathetic and compassionate, and it often leads her intuition. She connects with others, especially other creatures and animals, very easily, and she can understand and stay unafraid of Elias, despite some of his actions, and despite hearing about his past (Ni-Fe).

Introverted Thinking (Ti): She likes to learn new things, and to investigate and try things out. She reads up on magic, she tries to use it and tries to understand it. She’s overall very curious and can relatively easily tune out her Fe to appear more detached and logical.

Extraverted Sensing (Se): Chise is as stated, an observer. She follows Elias’ lead, and doesn’t act a lot on her own behalf. She is bad at acting in the moment, and is out of touch with the sensory world.

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Extraverted Feeling (Fe): Sayori is very concerned with others – whether it be how to help them, or what they think of her, or keeping up a facade of cheerfulness. She thinks she's being selfish when she tells the main character how she feels, and she doesn't want to burden him. She wants everyone to get along, and she isn't afraid of stepping in and prevent fighting.

Introverted Sensing (Si): Sayori's Si doesn't shine through a lot, and it is possible she's looping quite a bit. However, she is very attached to her past with the main character, she treasures their memories together a lot, and she alludes a lot to wanting to save memories as well in her poem “Bottles”.

Extraverted Intuition (Ne): Sayori is great at coming up with fun ideas or creative ways to solve problems. She brainstorms and imagines, seen clearly when she speaks to Monika about the school festival. She isn't able to keep up this part of her for a long time however, she gets tired using it (because of its tertiary position), and her optimism leaves her.

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Introverted Feeling (Fi): Yuri is a girl of intense emotions, so much that these emotions drives her to what can only be called madness. She is seen retreating more than once because her feelings become too heavy, and she finds satisfaction in cutting herself, not harming others, but coping with things on her own. She is extremely passionate about the things she likes, she loves talking about which stories she likes, or what she has written, and has a hard time listening to other people's advice, or see the good of other styles of writing.

Extraverted Sensing (Se): Yuri is very physical in many ways: She cuts herself in order to feel a sensation, or pleasure. Her feelings for the protagonist manifest in a much more sexual way than we see from the other girls. Even her poems are often filled with detailed physical descriptions, and while they certainly are crammed with metaphors, they also paint a very clear picture in your head (compared to many of the other girl's poems, Yuri's often have a set time or space, and more descriptors).

Introverted Intuition (Ni): Yuri can often be quite single minded, and not open to suggestions or other styles of writing. As said, Yuri's poems are often very metaphorical, but her symbolism is more personal, and hard to reach, compared to for example Natsuki's, which is more clear cut.

He’s definitily an Fi-dom, but INFP or ISFP?

I used to be convinced he was ISFP, but then I realised my claims or proof for Se were pretty weak. I reasoned that he used Se because of how he tends to physical activity to clear his mind, and how he performs best when he is present and lets go of his thoughts. Those are horribly weak statements though, and the second one isn’t even really true. He performs best when he is able to not focus on the present, when he doesn’t focus on the jumps, or what comes next. Instead he thinks of what he wants to convey, the idea or story he wants to show, and that says Ne to me.

No, your type cannot change. An ENFJ, or any type really, can act in the spur of the moment, for various reasons. The Zeno I see in the flashbacks/OVAs is someone who decides to be a priest to make the people feel safe, who considers the greater good for the whole country, even at such a young age. I see what you mean, with him not having a long term goal, but it’s possible he was looping, which would make him skip his auxillary function (Ni) which is a huge part of an ENFJ’s looking ahead.

Watched it about a week ago, because of this ask (loved it, thank you!) however... It didn’t give me much in terms of clues for functions in any of the characters, but here are my thoughts:

Umi: INFPI was thinking ISFJ at first, but the fact that she keeps raising the signal flags even at the end of the movie, makes me think the act of it has a more symbolic meaning to her (higher Ne), though this is just my own interpretation.

Shun: either ESTJ or ENTP?Or even ESTP, but the movie itself had such a strong theme of “learn from the past” that it’s hard for me to see any possible Se-Ni. I’m leaning towards ENTP, because Shun is very action-oriented, but he’s also very opinionated which made me think Fi. I really don’t know though.

She could be :P

I have Lili as ESTJ for now, but I’m not confident enough to make a full post about her yet. 

While Akira and Tsujimura are the main characters of their own story, Miyako de, it is also such a a short prequel, and their personalities are not quite fleshed out enough for me to make complete breakdowns of their types. Hence why I put them in this post together with Kawabata from Mizo Shiru.

Akira Hazumi - INTJ

Akira has known since he was a child that he would marry a wealthy woman, and couldn't bring himself to accept his feelings for Motoharu, because he knew they would have to part one day, and is unable to work against it because of society’s pressure and rules. He is only able to tell Motoharu how he feels when being pushed, both by the fact that their time together is running out, and by Motoharu himself urging him to be honest.

Motoharu Tsujimura - ESFJ

Motoharu is pleasant, and kind, and not afraid to say how he feels. At the same time, he is very aware of his social standing, and abides by what is expected of him. He chooses the same university and field as Akira, because he can't let go of his feelings for him, and because he feels he can never surpass his father and brother, no matter his choice. In the last chapter, he is excited to see Misaki, and is thoroughly reminded of Akira through him.

Satoshi Kawabata - ENFJ

Extraverted Sensing (Se): Arikawa is spontaneous and rather impulsive. He drags Misaki outside, to the riverside, to look at and explore, instead of just being cooped up in the lab. He often acts before he thinks, whether it be saying how he feels, or sometimes failing to consider the other person's feelings (Se-Ti).

Introverted Thinking (Ti): Arikawa is a genius in the lab, despite him majoring in law. He likes calculating and counting stuff, and going into detail and figuring things out, even using maths as a means to relax and clear his head. He tries to look at his feelings in a logical way, wondering what is “wrong” with him (Ti-Fe).

Extraverted Feeling (Fe): Arikawa can be very on and off when it comes to considering others. He is very friendly and open, but can also be quite selfish. He's not uncomfortable expressing his feelings, but it happens that they come out in an explosive way at times.

Introverted Intuition (Ni): It takes some time before he can see through Kawabata, and realise the uncomfortable mood between Misaki and Kawabata. He is much more comfortable taking things as he sees them (Se), rather than reading into them and seeing what lies behind.