3. Seita Yokokawa

Anime: Grave of the Fireflies

Seita’s ambition is a simple and entirely honorable one.

Unlike other characters on this list, he’s driven by a selfless desire for the basic aspects of human survival.

Water, shelter, food, and warmth.

After losing their family and home in the Kobe firebombing of World War II, Seita and his younger sister Setsuko are forced to the streets to survive.

He puts everything on the line for him and his little sister, trying his hardest to turn the impossibly cruel tide that’s washing them both away.

One of the most human characters in anime, not just in Studio Ghibli but of any series.

10/10