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I wouldn't compare it to something like Zenigata & Lupin. Zenigata really is trying his best to catch Lupin every time.

Anime "villain you can respect" I associate more with, say, Stroheim from Jojo letting someone his ideology considers subhuman go because he showed exceptional braveness which is different from "bleh I could nuke the main guy if I wanted but where's the fun in that".