Random Aloof Big Brothers In Anime Who Are Super Distant (15 items)

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  (#4) Hiei

  • Yu Yu Hakusho

  Hiei is actually Yukina's twin brother, not her older brother, but he approaches the relationship the way an older brother typically would. While he loves her dearly, he also refuses to have anything to do with her, even going so far as to threaten the life of anyone who might tell her that she's related to him. (The two were separated at birth, and Hiei is the only one who knows of their connection at the start of the series.)

  Hiei is willing to risk his life several times over in order to protect her, including getting the Jagan Eye surgically implanted into his forehead - but he isn't willing or able to have a simple conversation with her.
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  (#15) Raoh

  • Fist of the North Star, Fist of the North Star

  Raoh has a large number of younger siblings, both by blood and by adoption. However, he's far more dedicated to developing his power than he is to forming close relationships with them. Instead, he actively opposes them on more than one occasion. For example, when Ryuken chose to give the Hokuto Shinken fighting style to Raoh's adoptive brother Kenshiro instead of him, he refuses to give up his power, and takes Ryuken's life to insure that he doesn't have to.

  Later, he would try to get Kenshiro's fiance Yuria to marry him instead, before changing his mind and faking her murder in order to trick Kenshiro into fighting him. A close brotherly relationship this is not. 
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  (#5) Zeref

  Zeref Dragneel is Natsu's older brother but it doesn't mean they have a warm relationship. In fact, Zeref is actually the enemy that Natsu must takedown - he's considered the strongest, most evil mage of all time.

  But Zeref's dedication to the dark arts began because of Natsu. After their parents and Natsu were brutally destroyed by Dragons, Zeref wanted to use his considerable talent to try and bring them back. His attempts proved disastrous and led to his developing the "Curse of Contradictions" which will wreck everyone the user encounters unless he forgets the value of human life. As a result, he's developed a cold and severe personality and is unable to relate to Natsu in any way that could be called brotherly. 
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  (#8) Illumi Zoldyck - 'Hunter X Hunter'

  Illumi Zoldyck presents an interesting inversion of the aloof older brother trope. While he appears to be largely expressionless and uncaring when it comes to his little brother Killua, he actually cares way, way too much. Rather than allow Killua to make his own choices, Illumi inserts a needle into his brain that can control his behavior - specifically, it forces him to run away from fights he might lose.

  Why does he go so far to insure Killua's survival? Because Killua is supposed to inherit the Zoldyck family. So, while Illumi might be excessively controlling of Killua, it's not exactly out of brotherly love, and in fact his heart is still pretty closed off from him.
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  (#14) Yaichiro Shimogamo - 'The Eccentric Family'

  Yaichiro Shimogamo is a distant and aloof older brother not because he doesn't love his three younger brothers, but because he thinks that he has to be. As the eldest son in a family whose father recently passed away, he considers it his job to hold the family together and keep their reputation spotless. This often means picking fights with his younger brothers when they step out of line - which they do, constantly.

  Part of Yaichiro's emotional journey throughout the series is learning to relax a little bit and just enjoy his family's company, rather than thinking he has to set himself apart from them because he's the oldest.
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  (#9) Light Yagami

  • Death Note, Death Note: Re-light: L's Successors, Death Note, Death Note: The Last Name

  Light Yagami has always been a little distant from his sister Sayu. While he's always been happy to help her with homework, the fact that he's a 'genius' and she's just 'ordinary' put them on completely different life paths. He's kind enough to help her out with homework, but the two have never been close.

  Light's aloofness is dramatically increased when he gets ahold of the Death Note and begins his quest to become the god of the new world. Not only does he no longer have time for Sayu, he seriously considers letting her be eliminated by kidnappers to save his own skin.

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