16 'Ugly Duckling' Anime Characters Who Had Major Glow-Ups

Alvida needed no push regarding her looks. She remained confident from the first appearance. Eating the Smooth-Smooth Fruit made everything slide off her body, including most of her weight.

Other characters and fans start seeing her the way she always saw herself.One PieceCharacters and fans now see her the way she always saw herself.

Palm Siberia is Knov's apprentice and a Hunter. Initially, she looks like a horror movie character and enjoys frightening people with her appearance. Palm Siberia changes her look when she goes on a "date" with Gon, becoming a cute, wholesome young woman. How this change happens remains a question.

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, or Nel Tu, is a sweet, good-natured Arrancar in the Espada. Her personality stays childish, but her body changes greatly. Viewers first see Nel as an adorable, wide-eyed girl. Magic forced her into this child form. She later regains her adult body; the difference is stark.

Hinata becomes more womanly. She gains confidence. She starts speaking her mind, an attractive trait.

Masamune Makabe's change is the series' main point. After Aki Adagaki publicly humiliates him for confessing love, Masamune seeks revenge. He loses weight, buys nice clothes, and changes his entire look to seduce Aki, then rejects her just as she rejected him.

What is interesting is thatMasamune-kun's RevengeMasamune-kun's Revenge discusses the difficulty of losing weight. This is an unusual approach since the medium often shows weight loss as magic or instant. Though he looks better, the show suggests this came with a cost.

InKiss Him, Not MeKae Serinuma undergoes an extreme, almost unbelievable makeover. After a terrible event in her favorite show, she stays upset for a week and changes all her daily actions. This shift brings a new look: new clothes, hair, body shape, and eyes. No one said extreme makeovers had to make sense.

Prompto, a member of Noctis' royal guard, carried more weight than he liked. This lack of confidence stopped him from making friends. Over three years, he worked out, dieted, and sought real connections. This process made him a happy, attractive teenager, and then a stunning adult.

Yuri Katsuki performed poorly in an international skating competition. He stopped exercising and started binge-eating. Consequently, the series opens with his formerly athletic body significantly chubbier.

Chubby Yuri was cute. He also suffered from deep depression, lacking confidence in his skating and in himself. Victor, the man Yuri admires and falls for, helped him prepare for the next competition. His body changed, but his new confidence made him truly attractive.

Infection by a parasite made Shinichi Izumi more attractive, not less. An average-looking teen's appearance changed for the better after an alien parasite named Migi took over his right hand. Shinichi became much stronger, his posture improved, his muscles grew, and he looked far more confident and powerful.

Invading forces altered his cells, and serious emotional trauma caused some of this, but Shinichi still looks good.

Sunako Nakahara is a natural beauty, though you do not notice it at first. She sees herself as ugly, stays isolated, wears sweats, and covers her eyes with her hair. New housemates help her change. The look she adopts by the end of the series is stunning.

Kurama is already a good-looking guy. He is arguably one of the most attractive people in Yu Yu Hakusho.Yu Yu Hakusho.Kurama becomes even more attractive when he transforms into his original demonic form, Yoko Kurama. He becomes violent and unstable, bordering on villainous, but look at that hair!

Mayoi Hachikuji is a young ghost girl who spends all of...BakemonogariAraragi bites Mayoi and intentionally mispronounces her name while making lewd comments. Their hostile relationship still results in friendship. In a future season of...MonogatariAraragi travels back in time to stop the event that made Mayoi a ghost. As a result, she grows up and becomes an attractive young woman.

Fans first see Koby as a small, shy teen. Alvida's crew pushes him around. Luffy frees him. Koby admits his dream: become a successful Marine. He leaves Luffy to train with the Marines and reach that goal.

Vice Admiral Garp watches Koby train intensely. This training changes his body. It also shifts how he acts—from a coward to a self-confident leader.

At the start ofSolo Leveling appears on the list of 16 'Ugly Duckling' Anime Characters Who Had Major Glow-Ups.Sung Jinwoo looks like an average guy. Becoming the Player of the System lets him develop strength beyond limits. His Hunter rank changes too. He gains muscle, builds impressive muscles, and new confidence changes his presence.

Armin's physical change is not extreme. He grew taller. He looks more defined from age and working inThe Survey Corps is part of Solo Leveling.Armin shows no huge change. His real growth comes from gaining self-confidence and skills. He uses his mind to become a top fighter. He feels like a new person. This shows in his bearing.

Changing his bowl cut hairstyle probably helped a little.

Touka Kirishima started as a lovely young lady. As she ages, she becomes a knockout to other characters. She changes her hair, gets curvier, and prefers a more feminine dress style. Most of the cast ofTokyo GhoulTouka Kirishima is shocked by her increased attractiveness. Still, even if she kept her punk style, she remained beautiful.