Training is an essential component of anyone's future goals. Regardless of whether it's for something like a martial arts tournament or a sports competition, practice and training are crucial to success. Even academic work benefits from mental training, but it's called "studying" instead. Anime includes a plethora of genres, and a lot of them include the potential for training to be part of the series.
Training is most frequently seen in fighting or action anime, but plenty of anime out there without an action-packed focus also showcase characters who love to train. The most important ingredient to training is motivation. Without a motivated character, it's unlikely they'd spend any time training at all.
10 Goku Takes Being The Strongest Pretty Seriously (Dragon Ball)
He might goof off a lot of the time and have questionable social skills, but Goku doesn't take training lightly. He's got a passion for being the strongest that keeps him in top physical condition. In pursuit of that strength, he's had to take on some inventive training techniques, including using the increased gravity on King Kai's planet to improve his gains. Goku trained even more effectively when he was able to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to prepare for several of his toughest fights over the course of the series.
9 Inosuke Hashibira's Animal Instincts Drive Him Toward Excellence (Demon Slayer)
Inosuke craves strength merely for the sake of being strong, a quality that's easily linked to his upbringing by a boar. Being raised by animals, strength is one of the few things he recognizes as a priority. He's frequently challenging strong people to fight him and will take any excuse to get in a brawl. And although he starts out brazenly claiming he's the strongest, Inosuke becomes uncomfortably aware that there are many others who are much stronger than him. It's this quality that drives him to continue training and gaining more strength.
8 Roronoa Zoro Spends A Majority Of His Free Time Training (One Piece)
Zoro's passion for training extends to the fantastical. There are several scenes littered throughout One Piece that portray him lifting increasingly large amounts of weight, sometimes one-handed or even with his legs. And this trend is continued from his childhood. Zoro is fiercely motivated to be the strongest swordsman and bring glory to his Santoryu sword style. He takes it so seriously that he even lifts dumbbells with his mouth to make sure he can swing his third sword effectively.
7 Izuku Midoriya Understands He Needs To Train Harder To Keep Up (My Hero Academia)
Unlike most of the world of My Hero Academia, Midoriya was born without a Quirk, putting him at a disadvantage for his dream to become a top hero like his idol, All Might. Since Midoriya understands he'll need to work harder than everyone else, he spends an impressive amount of time doing extra training and strategizing.
And once he inherits All Might's Quirk, he needs to work even harder to make sure his body can keep up with the damage One For All causes its user's bodies.
6 Tanjiro Kamado Trains Like His Life Depends On It (Demon Slayer)
Tanjiro's life does indeed depend on his training since he's regularly fighting powerful demons. Unlike Inosuke, Tanjiro isn't interested in training merely for the sake of strength. Rather, Tanjiro knows he needs to survive whatever comes his way as a demon slayer if he's going to cure Nezuko. He's the first to step up in the Rehabilitation Training arc and he doesn't let setbacks or failures stop him from moving forward. His dedication to training is shaping him up to be an impressive warrior.
5 Naruto Uzumaki's Goal To Become The Next Hokage Motivates Him To Train (Naruto)
A ninja needs to be extraordinarily strong if they want to become the leader of their village, a fact that Naruto doesn't overlook. Especially in his younger years, Naruto showed great enthusiasm (and patience) for training. He frequently went out of his way to pester his mentors, like Iruka and Jiraiya, to train him more. That passion, understanding, and tolerance for training eventually paid off as he does, indeed, reach his dream of becoming the next Hokage.
4 Genos' Intensity Naturally Draws Him To Training (One-Punch Man)
Genos has a passion for pursuing justice and strength. His unrelenting attitude toward observing Saitama is a testament to his enthusiasm for power. On top of that, he's willing to be patient while working on becoming his best self. Perhaps one of the more useful things he's learned from Saitama is that it's okay to dial down the intensity. He learns that training doesn't need to be anything over-the-top and that true strength can come from accomplishing the most mundane tasks.
3 Umi Sonoda's Diligence Guides Her To Greatness (Love Live!)
Training isn't just for action anime. Being an idol is hard work and Love Live! showcases the motivation it takes to build stamina for idol concerts. Umi is the athletic driving force for μ's and if it weren't for her strict training regimens, it's difficult to imagine that Honoka and the rest could have made it as idols.
Umi's training focuses on building muscle tone and endurance, something she has already been working on as a skilled kyudo (Japanese archery) athlete. And she also makes sure the girls know they have to keep up with their nutrition, too.
2 Vegeta's Competitive Nature Compels Him To Train (Dragon Ball Z)
Considering himself Goku's biggest rival, Vegeta spends a significant portion of Dragon Ball Z training to take him down. Unfortunately, Goku has a level of strength that Vegeta simply can't attain, no matter how much training he does. He also made use of advanced training techniques such as the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, but he just can't match Goku's physical prowess (although he does come pretty close). But that doesn't stop him from trying, and Vegeta has managed some impressive gains over the years.
1 Mori Jin's Simplistic Desire For Strength Takes Him Far (The God Of High School)
Like Goku, Mori is based on the legendary figure of Sun Wukong, which is obvious when comparing their similarities. Not only are their appearance and mannerisms similar, but they also take a serious approach when it comes to their personal strength. Mori trained extensively with his grandfather to master Re-Taekwondo and gained impressive power. He takes his training further when he trains in the Heavenly Realms to further refine his strength. The God of High School is a great high-intensity series with plenty of fighting for the action buff.