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11* ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'': Aoki Ko started as a ice queen, she was rather cold and distant to the other rivals, and refused to make any adjustement in her manga to make it more appealing to Shonen Jump/Jack audience. [[DefrostingIceQueen As time pass]], she progressively start to be nicer and more open with the others character until she become good friend with them, and learn to question her own work and listen to the advices of her editor or her fellow mangakas. [[spoiler:She winds up returning Hiramaru's crush on her, and accepting his marriage proposal.]]
12* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
13** Guts, upon finding Casca again and gaining new TrueCompanions, has begun abandoning his cold, ruthless and vengeful Black Swordsman persona in favor of something resembling his original nature for the first time since the Eclipse. Mind you, he still has a rather nasty EnemyWithin to deal with due to the vendetta that he was on for two years.
14** Even better would be Farnese, who was once a cold, KnightTemplar, PyroManiac who wanted nothing more than to burn people at the stake for her own satisfaction and to see Guts dead. But after the events at the Tower of Conviction, and wanting to [[TheAtoner atone for her past actions by following Guts]], she has grown considerably kinder and is even shown to being [[SugarAndIcePersonality sort of naive and manipulable]].
15* ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'': Osamu Dazai starts out as a mafia executive, utterly merciless and relentless when it comes to killing...until [[TragicBromance his very best friend]] gets killed. He leaves the mafia and becomes a good guy. Interestingly, he is still very badass at times.
16* At the beginning of ''Manga/BlackClover'', Noelle is a self-absorbed, pretentious jerk who often denies Asta's attempt to befriend her. But after spending time with the Black Bulls, who treat her with the kindness and love she was deprived of from her family, she becomes a much kinder person while still maintaining pride in her status as a royal. So much so that she helps a little peasant girl find her mother at the Star Festival, a huge difference from the Noelle who detested peasants in the beginning.
17* Syaoran Li of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' evolves from an ArrogantKungFuGuy with {{Tsundere}} qualities to [[ShrinkingViolet meek and soft natured]] DoggedNiceGuy for Sakura. Meiling of the anime adaption goes through a similar evolution. Both cases are largely due to Sakura's own increasingly [[FriendToAllLivingThings empathic]] and [[{{Moe}} innocent]] aspects (though granted, she was already rather sweet natured by the start of the series' run).
18* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'':
19** Inosuke's first appearance turns into a far cry of how he behaves later in the series, as in the beginning, Inosuke was an extremely fight hungry guy who didn’t seem to care for actually protecting people against demons, and he was more about the thrill of the fight, be a demon or even a fellow demon slayer. Not long after, however, Inosuke faces a few battles where he feels threatened by stronger foes for the first time in his life and he feels completely useless for one quick moment after the battle; but his friends, Tanjiro and Zenitsu, manage to cheer him just as fast, and from there on, Inosuke begins to act quite reliably in that he starts to listen for battle plans and to save people in the crossfire against demons, yet still remains a quite battle-crazed guy but a more reliable one.
20** Genya, at first, seemed even rougher than Inosuke, as while the latter was just more of a socially impaired guy due living alone in the mountains for his entire life till he joined the Demon Slayer Corps, the former was just an angry asshole in the beginning; however, even Genya mellows a bit after his past and the reason why he acted like such a thug is revealed, and thus the ever loving protagonist, Tanjiro, manages to finaly befriend him.
21* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
22** Ken from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' after his HeelFaceTurn. Particularly appropriate in that Kindness was always intended to be his Crest from the beginning.
23** Also Rika from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' gradually becomes [[DefrostingIceQueen less cold-hearted]] and friendlier towards Takato, Henry, and the other Tamers.
24*** But only in the dub. That is, Chiaki J. Konaka apparently went out of his way to avoid depicting Rika/Ruki as 'cold' because 'coldness' is often attached to female characters to convey strength. She's mature and stoic, but she's not cold.
25** Rika's partner, Renamon, qualifies as well. Originally ruthless, she goes to a general MamaBear, mostly from her relationship with Rika improving.
26** Yamaki is also one from the said series. From a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants to wipe out Digimon to supporter of the Tamers in battling evil Digimon.
27** While not a complete {{jerkass}} but a lone wolf, Kouji from ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' joins the group after his BigBrotherInstinct awakens when [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Tomoki]] gives him cotton candy.
28* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
29** After Laxus Dreyar's failed attempt to take over the title guild, he [[WalkingTheEarth Walks The Earth]] and [[TameHisAnger Tames His Anger]]. He returns without his trademark SocialDarwinist attitude, but he hasn't completely [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold lost his edge]].
30** This is also a huge part of Mirajane's backstory. She was an EnfantTerrible in her younger days, but the shock of losing her little sister caused a massive shift in her personality, and she evolved into the guild's beloved TeamMom.
31* Yui in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' goes from PsychoLesbian to RivalTurnedEvil in the series, but at the end redeems herself and spends the [=OVAs=] as TheAtoner.
32* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' gives us Edward Elric, who starts his series a bit of a jerk. Not greedy or cruel, but rather selfish and myopic about his goal of curing himself and his brother, due to the crushing guilt he feels over making them the way they were. However, repeated exposure to the plight of others and the atrocities committed by the villains gradually make him more open and kind, so much that he's practically unrecognizable by the end of the series. This CharacterDevelopment also makes him a {{Foil}} to the BigBad of the series, who is essentially [[ItsAllAboutMe myopic selfishness personified.]]
33* ''Manga/GoodLuckGirl'' is about Ichiko Sakura who starts the series as a BitchInSheepsClothing who only wants to use her immense good luck for herself. The goddess of misfortune Momiji initially tries to take Ichiko's good luck by force, but then plays TricksterMentor when she sees Ichiko is the way she is because of her loneliness. Ichiko slowly learns to care about others as she makes friends and comes to like helping people with her good luck.
34* In ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei'', this is an important part of [[spoiler:Reki]]'s character development. [[spoiler: Realizing that she has done this is what allows her to escape the EpiphanicPrison.]]
35* Nitta and Hina from ''Manga/{{Hinamatsuri}}'' develop into nicer people during the course of the story. At one point a character even has a checklist that documents all the ways Hina has become less of a jerk.
36* Meruem of ''Manga/HunterXHunter''. He starts as a genocidal monster, who murdered his own mother right out of the womb by tearing his way out of her. He viewed humanity as something to crush, destroy and ''consume'' for his own amusement. As he plays Gungi with Komugi, he undergoes giant changes in his world view, admittingly still being a SocialDarwinist near the end, but believed certain humans are worth saving and truly wanted to make a perfect world where those special people could live happily.[[spoiler: He dies peacefully with the woman he loves, realizing in the end he was born entirely to be with Komugi in his final moments, nothing else.]]
37* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Kagura all experience this at varying speeds and to varying degrees.
38* ''Manga/InitialD'' fans know Shingo as an asshole driver who deliberately bumps into his opponents' cars to provoke them and [[spoiler:tried to ''run Takumi off the mountain pass'' in a last-ditch move.]] After [[spoiler:said last-ditch move fails and leads to Shingo getting into an accident instead,]] he becomes a ''lot'' more polite when Iketani and Itsuki see him again, and in ''Initial D Extra Stage'' he's very buddy-buddy with his fellow drivers.
39* Tomoe from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' starts out as a 100% pure JerkAss but it doesn't take long before we start to see hints of a hidden heart of gold.
40* ''Anime/KillLaKill'':
41** [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Satsuki Kiryuin]], [[spoiler: after her TraumaCongaLine at the hands of [[ArchnemesisDad her mother, Ragyo]],]] came to see her people more as [[TrueCompanions friends and treasured allies]] than as a RedShirtArmy. She especially got kinder to [[spoiler: Ryuko, now that she knew that they were [[LongLostRelative sisters]].]]
42** Ryuko herself got in on this. She started out as an UnscrupulousHero only out for {{Revenge}} against her father's killer. But over time, with the help of [[EmpathicWeapon Senketsu]], [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Mako]], and [[FamilyOfChoice the rest of the Mankanshokus]], she became a genuinely good person.
43* ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2017'': Diana Cavendish starts as a prideful and snobbish AcademicAlphaBitch who tends to look down on Akko for her lack of respect for tradition. However, it doesn't take long for her to show her [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold more compassionate side]], and she eventually warms up to Akko over time, becoming friends with her by the end.
44* Ilulu from ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' becomes significantly nicer following her HeelFaceTurn ([[UsedToBeASweetKid though it was technically regaining lost levels rather than taking new ones]]). She goes from being an AxCrazy EvilRedhead who tried to blow up the city, to a RoseHairedSweetie FriendToAllChildren who spent an entire chapter trying to find the owner of a lost doll.
45* ''Manga/MobileSuitGundam0083Rebellion'': Alice Miller was much crueler when she debuted in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''; drugging Kou and getting him and his team sent on a suicide mission because he tried to find common ground with the Zeon. In ''Rebellion'', Miller's about as ethical as she was during the war, but in the years since she's developed more of a moral center. While she's still fanatically devoted to purging Zeon, she's become more critical of the corruption and infighting within the Federation. Near the end of the series she tries to bring charges against her corrupt superiors and though she's outmaneuvered she does manage to save Kou from jail time and possible execution.
46* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Katsuki Bakugou is slowly getting better at this, as it has to do with his CharacterDevelopment. He is quite caring towards [[MoralityPet Kirishima]]. Kirishima is the only classmate Bakugo is willing to be rescued by without hurting his pride, and Bakugo has been shown multiple times giving Kirishima good advice without insulting him. After Bakugo and Midoriya's rematch, he seems to be taking steps towards this again, even offering a genuine critique of Midoriya's Shoot Style:
47-->'''All Might:''' Unlike before, the two of them have become proper rivals.
48* In ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' the plot starts off with who should have been an otome game villainess hitting her head and realizing she's the reincarnation of a normal schoolgirl, after which she turns really sweet overnight, if perhaps a little dim. This sets off something of a chain reaction that makes all the people around her a lot nicer and more well adjusted as well. Her adoptive brother would have become a playboy but thanks to his sister being friendlier he becomes a perfect gentleman instead, the feuding twin brothers being plagued by neglect and inferiority are getting along, another male character who has trust issues opens up as someone understands his family, and three of the female main characters GrewASpine.
49* Garai in ''{{Manga/MW}}'' goes from teenage delinquent to [[TheAtoner atoner]] priest after having witnessed many people killed at Mafune Island.
50* This is the driving force behind the plot of ''Manga/OnaniMasterKurosawa'': A cynical jerk who sequesters himself from the rest of the world softens over time, beginning with [[spoiler: his falling in love for the first time]] and ultimately culminating in [[spoiler: him becoming TheAtoner after he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that he's badly hurt one of his few friends.]]]]
51* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
52** Nami. Gradually as the series has gone on, but especially after the timeskip. From forgiving Hachi, to immediately hugging Usopp and Chopper when they reunite, to even immediately forgiving Jinbei for letting Arlong loose on East Blue, she's come a pretty long way from the jerkass facade she started out with.
53*** Not to mention, she almost never hits her crewmates anymore, starting after the timeskip. Though this maybe because of her crewmates beating her to the punch.
54** As seen in his flashback, Jimbei was previously quite brutal when fighting against humans and couldn't care less about humans in general. His interactions with his captain Fisher Tiger and the human girl Koala and being inspired by Queen Otohime helped to change his outlook and become a more kinder person. This was very notable in that he is so far the only Shichibukai whose past changed him for the better.
55** Capone Bege was pretty dickish before the timeskip, considering murder over [[JabbaTableManners bad table manners]] and even gouging someone's eye with a fork for suggesting he shouldn't. Later, we learn he used to decapitate animals just to watch their bodies flail mindlessly, and then moved on to try the same thing [[DecapitatedArmy on entire organizations, always going for the Boss so everything else would fall apart before his eyes]]. After the timeskip, it'd seem marrying and having a son has softened him up considerably: While he's still quite ruthless and ambitious, with no real problem executing people who get in the way, he's a lot more reasonable and forgiving, and frequently shows his fatherly side in public (even if part of it is teaching his son lessons about how a Don lives, like bringing him to watch one of the aforementioned executions). Even his most ambitious assassination plan was made partly to keep his wife safe (and to avenge several attacks done against her).
56** [[spoiler: St. Mjosgard was your typical [[AriscratsAreEvil Celestial Dragon]]. He was a living HateSink who cruelly abused his servants and slaves, acted like an UngratefulBastard to Queen Otohime and her people (when his own life depended on when he was nearly killed in a shipwreck). When he returns years later, he is virtually unrecognizable in his behavior. He now genuinely protects and sponsors the same fishmen and merfolk that he initially persecuted, praises Otohime for showing him kindness when he didn't deserve it, and it's even remarked that he's currently the only Celestial Dragon that refuses to own a single slave.]]
57* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'':
58** Onpu Segawa was initially a spoiled, cold, enigmatic, and selfish {{Jerkass}}. By ''Sharp'', she's now portrayed as kind-hearted, sweet and caring NiceGirl.
59** Witch Rika started off as very brash and rude to Doremi for [[ForcedTransformation cursing her into a Witch Frog]]. She eventually grows to care for the girls as they come under her tutelage while remaining a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
60** Reika Tamaki started off as your stereotypical AlphaBitch before beginning to question whether her BumblingDad really loved her or not. She even took DelicateAndSickly Shiori [[PetTheDog under her wing.]] By ''Motto'', she was pretty much a LovableAlphaBitch JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
61* Hachimaki from ''Anime/{{Planetes}}'' is a hot-headed and less-than-ideal mentor for the overly enthusiastic Ai Tanabe. But Tanabe's virtuousness and upbeat attitude eventually rubs off her colleagues, even with Hachimaki. [[spoiler:Their mutual respect as co-workers gradually forms into a romantic relationship, and getting married just before the end of the series.]]
62* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
63** Purple-themed Pretty Cure [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Yuri]], [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure Makoto]] and [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Iona]] greatly mellow out after they get over their hang ups.
64** This also happens as well to former villains [[HeelFaceTurn turned]] Pretty Cure [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Eas]], [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Siren]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Twilight]], [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Ruru]], and [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Gentlu]], after they redeem themselves.
65* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
66** When Ash's Charmander evolved into a Charmeleon, it TookALevelInJerkass and became disobedient and arrogant, and continued to be so after evolving into Charizard. During their journey through the Orange Islands, however, it would change its tune and become friends with Ash once more after he saved it from freezing to death.
67** Gary becomes much nicer to Ash around the Johto arc after his BreakTheHaughty phase in the Kanto arc. By the end of the Johto arc, he and Ash finally become friends again after so many years of being rivals (which sticks when they meet again in Sinnoh).
68** Georgia, Iris's rival from the Unova arc, has been slowly improving, and has been consistently taking levels from {{Jerkass}} to JerkWithAHeartOfGold as the arc continues. (Her rivalry with Iris has also eased a little bit, with their bickering starting to sound more good-natured than either of them would probably admit.) [[spoiler: When she shows back up for the Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup she's improved even more, only being bitter about her loss to Iris because Iris's Dragonite beat her when it wasn't listening to commands, so [[JerkassHasAPoint technically Georgia and Iris weren't even the ones fighting]]]].
69** Bianca practically drives herself (and everyone else) crazy trying to get at Luke's Zorua during the Club Battle arc. Fortunately for all parties involved, [[ThrowTheDogABone she finally ends up getting to spend some time alone with Zorua]] and undergoes some CharacterDevelopment a few episodes later that turns her into a more selfless, charitable person.
70** According to "Training Daze" Jessie and James were considerably more somber than they are in the current time.
71** Of all characters, Paul has actually become less of the StopHavingFunGuys rival he started out as when he returned in ''Journeys''. He still intimidates Goh, but he's treating the people and Pokemon around him far better while still retaining some of his edge. When asked if his battle against Ash using [[spoiler:three of the Masters Eight trainers' aces (Gyarados for Lance, Garchomp for Cynthia, and Metagross for Steven)]] was to prepare him for what's ahead, he has an extremely rare smile.
72* Kyouko from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' starts as an AxCrazy JerkAss. But after learning [[spoiler: the AwfulTruth about what ultimately happens to magical girls]], she starts showing her HiddenHeartOfGold, more specifically towards [[spoiler: Sayaka Miki]].
73* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': Second sister Nino is the one among the titular quintuplets who starts out as the most hostile towards male lead Fuutarou, given that she takes to dislike him only because she sees him as an intruder in their home. After she falls in love and [[LoveEpiphany accepts her feelings for him]], she becomes deeply ashamed of the way she treated him and decides to make up by being as nice to him as possible.
74* ''Anime/SailorMoon'':
75** Chibiusa was a massive BrattyHalfPint towards Usagi in ''R'', to the point of stealing her broach since she felt like she didn't deserve it. In ''S'' and ''[=SuperS=]'', while still rather bratty, she becomes much more compassionate and mature and even starts to genuinely accept Usagi as her future mom, even if she still has her quarrels with her every once in a while. ''[[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal Crystal]]'' takes this a step further.
76** Similarly, Rei has become less antagonistic towards Usagi as time goes on.
77** Shingo started off as an AnnoyingYoungerSibling towards Usagi, but he becomes less obnoxious to her over the years, likely because the two of them are growing up.
78* Ayaka from ''Anime/StellviaOfTheUniverse'' qualifies as she goes from a GoGetterGirl who's prone to [[spoiler:[[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident giving people who are better than her accidents]]]] to a kind girl who not only has a PseudoRomanticFriendship with Yayoi, but also acts as an adviser of some sort to Kouta when it comes to being with Shima.
79* Perrine H. Clostermann of ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' starts out as a ClingyJealousGirl madly in love with Mio and openly resenting Yoshika because of how friendly the two are with each other to not only a really kind person who grows to view Yoshika as a friend and a comrade but also a really generous person more than willing to give all her funds to rebuilding her homeland of Gallia.
80* This is one of the major CharacterDevelopment arcs in ''Manga/YuGiOh'', where [[TheHero Yugi's]] SuperpoweredEvilSide starts out as a borderline psychopath who uses terrifying shadow illusions to MindRape anyone who hurts Yugi, and gradually mellows into a mysterious and brooding but far more heroic and honorable protector of Yugi and his friends.

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