Not every protagonist even in anime can be entirely selfless.
It's not a good thing to expect selflessness when we can't do that if we were in that situation. Agree?
I dreamt about me being a chicken and a guy wanted me to catch, most probably to cook me in the literal sense.
When I woke up, I was literally sweating and breathing hard and later I did laugh but it's not fun initially.
We have too many cold characters in every anime and sometimes there are more than one in the supporting character list.
If you have to pick one, who would you choose in terms of indifference?
They are usually the female lead or the supporting character, if people see them in good light.
What would you think if you could see them as the protagonists?
It goes both ways.
I have seen people who care a lot about MAL and people who don't care about MAL, here. I am one of those who care about MAL. I like to see what others think about and sometimes it saves me time, in getting good recommendations.