In the world of anime, fans can categorize their favorite characters in all sorts of ways and figure out which characters they like best or even which characters they can identify with. Sorting anime characters into Hogwarts houses or figuring out their Dungeons & Dragons alignment is a good start, but there's also the MBTI test, or Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
There are 16 such personalities, each with a unique code, and the INFP personality is the Mediator, a gentle and compassionate person who strives to connect with others and understand them. Mediators are empathetic, insightful, patient, and kind, and they just want to help everyone get along and understand one another.
10 Tohru Honda Will Help Anyone In Need (Fruits Basket)
Tohru Honda is the shojo heroine of Fruits Basket, which is the story of the cursed Sohma family and their dramatic struggles against their zodiac curse and one another. Tohru Honda has elements of the Mediator and Defender personality types, meaning she always puts others first.
Mediators like Tohru are quick to intervene on someone else's behalf and help everyone reach an understanding and build bridges to keep the peace. Many times in Fruits Basket, Tohru will listen closely to a person's needs and emotions, then find ways to help them and repair their relationships with others, including Arisa Uotani and Hanajima, among many others.
9 Takemichi Hanagaki Must Keep Everyone Happy (Tokyo Revengers)
At first glance, the juvenile delinquent Takemichi seems like a totally different person from Tohru Honda, a tough kid with dyed hair fighting other punks on the streets. But that's just a facade. In reality, Takemichi is a gentle and kind boy who doesn't have a delinquent bone in his body, unlike Mikey and Draken.
Takemichi's mission is to return to 2005 and make peace between the many friends, rivals, and enemies in the Tokyo gang underworld, and it helps that he is naturally a kind and empathetic person who genuinely wants to help others. This is the only way to save Hinata's life.
8 Avatar Aang Defends The Peace (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Strictly speaking, three-dimensional heroes such as Avatar Aang embody several MBTI personality types at once, such as Mediator, Defender, and Protagonist. Most of all, though, Aang is a Mediator at heart, and he is only a Protagonist because of his duty to save the world and fight evil.
Aang may be a skilled fighter, but he greatly prefers peace and diplomacy, and he wants to make sure everyone gets their voice heard and their needs understood. That's the Mediator way, and he will even extend this favor to Zuko, such as when Zuko rescued him while he was disguised as the Blue Spirit.
7 Naoya Nifuji Loves Helping Others (Wotakoi)
Naoya Nifuji is another anime character who embodies a few similar MBTI types at once, including Mediator, Defender, and Consul, and his Mediator side has shown itself more than once. It seems to be his defining trait, in fact, and he won't rest easy until everyone is happy. He's certainly different from his brother, Hirotaka.
Naoya is quick to cheer other people up and understands their needs, and he is popular due to his sharp social skills and gentle personality. Whenever Ko Sakuragi is upset or agitated, Naoya will drop everything to support her, for example. Anytime there's an argument or someone's upset, Naoya will be there to help out.
6 Hitohito Tadano Can Understand Anyone's Heart (Komi Can't Communicate)
Hitohito Tadano is sometimes made fun of for being boring and forgettable, and even the narration of Komi Can't Communicate teases him for it. However, the plain Hitohito Tadano actually has a lot going for him, most of all his borderline telepathic empathy and personal insights. This has amazed his classmates at school more than once.
Hitohito's Mediator side emerges anytime Shoko Komi and their mutual friends have a misunderstanding or are upset, and Hitohito can quickly learn everyone's perspective and find a way to make everything right. Most of Hitohito's actions and thoughts involve keeping Shoko happy and maintaining everyone's social ties.
5 Hiyori Iki Looks After Everyone's Relationships (Noragami)
Hiyori Iki is sometimes a Protagonist when the story calls for it, but on the whole, she would rather talk things out and help everyone get along and understand one another. When it comes to Yato and Yukine, for example, Hiyori acts as a true Mediator every time.
Hiyori is only happy when everyone else is, too, and slaying ayakashi is a distant second priority to her. She will do anything to mend a damaged or dysfunctional relationship and help everyone get along and cheer up. She is also an empathetic person who can quickly predict when someone else will be upset.
4 Azusa Aizawa Is Everyone's Mom (I've Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level)
Azusa Aizawa is an isekai heroine who doesn't dream of killing the demon king or building her own nation or reverse-harem. In fact, she actually befriended the demon king, and she has built up a group of friends and foster daughters, not lovers. She wanted the easy life, and she got it.
Azusa is a true Mediator whenever her colorful friends are in trouble or are upset, and Azusa will rush to the rescue no matter what. She also likes to talk things out and negotiate, and she helped the feuding red and blue dragon tribes come to an understanding. Thus, she befriended both Laika and Flatorte and made their rivalry healthier.
3 Rimuru Tempest Has Brought Many Tribes Together (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)
Rimuru Tempest is many things - isekai hero, fighter, politician, friend, Demon Lord, and more, and he embodies several MBTI personalities accordingly. His most defining personality type is not Protagonist or Consul, but Mediator, and that's how he built his own nation from scratch.
Rimuru can fight, and he often does, but diplomacy is his #1 asset in this wild isekai world. Through empathetic and smart diplomacy, Rimuru has brought many feuding tribes and parties together, starting with goblins and dire wolves. Then, the ogres, lizard-men, orcs, and dryads joined the crew.
2 Katarina Claes Has Embraced Her Mediator Side (My Next Life As A Villainess)
By nature, Katarina Claes is actually more like the Entertainer personality type, a whimsical and fun-loving person who truly lives in the moment, and that makes her a lot of fun to watch. What is more, Katarina is famously dense, while Mediators are much the opposite. But circumstances demand otherwise.
Katarina must use her diplomacy skills to make sure everyone in the Fortune Lover world is happy and satisfied with their lives and relationships, meaning Katarina has reforged herself into a Mediator to build healthy and meaningful relationships between everyone. Despite being so dense, she does her best to look out for her friends, and she won't let anyone hold a grudge or suffer alone.
1 Futaro Uesugi Keeps All Five Sisters Happy (The Quintessential Quintuplets)
During a study session, Futaro may not seem like a Mediator, since he loses his patience quickly and isn't afraid to scold the five Nakano sisters if they aren't taking their studies seriously. Deep down, though, he is a true Mediator and Defender, a boy who always puts others first.
Futaro may be in over his head at times, but he does his best to keep the five Nanako sisters happy, and if any drama arises between them, he will go to remarkable lengths to fix that relationship right away. He needs everyone on the same page, and that makes him a fine Mediator.