Ninjas, mutants, demons, cyborgs, and aliens battle across anime with sword strokes powerful enough to slice through steel and energy blasts that can level mountains. There are many powerful characters in Japanese anime, so it's hard to determine exactly which characters are the strongest of all time.

Whereas some characters may be clear standouts, there is always subjectivity when it comes to assessing powers. Different fictional universes play by different rules, which make comparisons tough. However, thanks to common genre tropes and story beats across anime, certain characters rise to the top. These characters are not only the strongest in their respective shows but the strongest anime characters of all time.

Update on February 12th, 2024 by Louis Kemner: Countless shonen, seinen, and a few shojo anime series unleash the full power of their creators' imaginations, wielding abilities, and weapons that can lay waste to everything around them. This list has been updated to answer the burning question: who is the strongest anime character? while also adhering to CBR's current publication standards.

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50 Kenshin Himura Is a Samurai Like No Other

Kenshin Himura drawing his sword in the anime Rurouni Kenshin

Kenshin Himura's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Swordsmanship
  • Godspeed

Despite his small stature, Kenshin Himura from Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most powerful and legendary swordsmen to exist. After slaughtering countless people during the Meiji Revolution, Kenshin hung up his blade, vowing to never kill again. He travels around Japan as a rurouni, a wandering, masterless samurai, seeking redemption for the lives he's taken.

Kenshin inherits the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu sword style from his master, a form of kenjutsu meant to allow a single samurai to defeat multiple enemies at once. The fact he can take out so many enemies while refusing to kill shows just how skilled he truly is. It's a nice sentiment, but that kind of mercy, and his lack of superhuman feats, means Kenshin ranks last among the most powerful anime characters and is a far cry from anyone in the top 10 strongest anime characters in particular.

The cast of Rurouni Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin
Action
Adventure
Animation

The adventures of a young wandering swordsman who stumbles upon a struggling martial arts school in Meiji era Japan.

Release Date
January 10, 1996
Studio
Gallop and Studio Deen
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll
Main Cast
Mayo Suzukare, Miki Fujitani, Richard Cansino and Dorothy Elias-Fahn

49 Shinichi Izumi & Migi Can Do Anything as Parasite and Host

Shinichi Izumi with his Parasyte hand from Parasyte.

Shinichi Izumi's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Enhanced speed
  • Enhanced reflexes
  • Enhanced durability
  • Enhanced leap

Parasyte is not for the faint of heart. Still, terrible circumstances always lead to interesting heroes, and Shinichi Izumi is one of the more unique heroes in anime history. In Parasyte, parasitic aliens that feast on human flesh take over human bodies. When they first bond, Shinichi is an average teenager who relies on the parasite Migi to protect him. Migi can change shape and composition. He is also incredibly smart and strong for his size.

After an alien attacks and almost kills Shinichi, Migi disperses 30% of his body into Shinichi's. Shinichi gains enhanced strength, speed, durability, and vastly improved mental faculties. Additionally, Migi is a combat strategist for the two. This allows them to take out some of the strongest characters in anime, like the practically invincible Gotou.

The Cast Stands Together on the Parasyte The Maxim Poster
Parasyte: The Maxim
TV-MA
Action
Horror
Science Fiction
Animation

Original title: Kiseijû: Sei no kakuritsu.
17-year-old Shinichi Izumi is partially infected by a Parasyte, monsters that butcher and consume humans. He must learn to co-exist with the creature if he is to survive both the life of a Parasyte and a human as part monster, part person.

Release Date
October 9, 2014
Creator
Hitoshi Iwaaki
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
1
Studio
Madhouse
Production Company
Forecast Communications, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network (NTV), Video Audio Project (VAP)
Number of Episodes
21
Main Cast
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Aya Hirano, Rinka H.B.B., Atsuka Tanaka, Brittney Karbowski, Adam Gibbs and Joanne Bonasso

48 Son Hak Will Defend Yona With His Life

Hak gets ready for battle in Yona of the Dawn anime.

Son Hak's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Polearm
  • Archery
  • Enhanced strength

Son Hak is the head guard in charge of protecting Princess Yona in Yona of the Dawn. Even after the Koka Kingdom is overthrown, Hak keeps Yona in his care, taking her to his village and traveling with her to find the four Dragon Warriors. Though many people and factions are after the pair, Hak skillfully cuts them down single-handedly, proving his title as the Lighting Beast of Koka.

No matter what foe Hak faces, he always comes out on top. Even when some guards hit him with a poison dart, Hak holds his own. Hak is an incredible fighter who has yet to meet anyone who can beat him. Hak is a one-man army in his own right.

Yona of the Dawn anime series cover art with Yona in front
Yona of the Dawn
T - Teen (Some violence and thematic elements)
Action-Adventure

After being betrayed and run out of her home, the red-haired Princess Yona searches for four legendary dragons to take back her stolen kingdom.

Release Date
October 7, 2014
Creator
Mizuho Kusanagi
Cast
Chiwa Saitô , Masakazu Morita , Junichi Suwabe , Nobuhiko Okamoto
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
1
Studio
Pierrot
Main Characters
Yona, hak, son hak, kija, shin-ah, yoon
Number of Episodes
24

47 Kenshiro Uses Deadly Martial Arts With Incredible Precision

Fist of the North Star protagonist kenshiro

Kenshiro's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Hokuto Shinken

Fist of the North Star's hero, Kenshiro, is the successor to the Hokuto Shinken, a deadly martial arts fighting style based on striking the opponent's various pressure points to disable or destroy their body in many ways. Kenshiro is incredibly precise with those attacks, and he also has extreme strength, speed, and endurance to match.

Kenshiro spends much of Fist of the North Star wandering the post-apocalyptic wasteland, fighting villainous gang leaders and feuding with other martial arts masters who represent their own schools. Kenshiro may not have magic or weapons, but his fists are enough to win any fight and destroy his enemies from the inside out.

Kenshiro on the poster for Fist of the North Star
Fist Of The North Star
TV-14
Action

After a nuclear war turns Earth into a lawless wasteland, Kenshiro, a practitioner of the deadly master art "Hokuto Shinken", fights a succession of tyrannical warriors to restore order.

Release Date
March 13, 1987
Creator
Buronson and Tetsuo Hara
Cast
Akira Kamiya , Kirk Thornton , Lex Lang (English) , Kenji Utsumi , John Snyder , Takaya Hashi
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
6

46 Light Yagami Can Kill Any Human With His Notebook

Light Yagami and Ryuk looking happy in Death Note

Light Yagami's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Death Note

Light Yagami's power comes from a Death Note, a supernatural notebook used to take human life. Light the genius high schooler comes into possession of a Death Note after Shinigami Ryuk drops it in the human world. The main rule of the Death Note is simple: "The human whose name is written in this note shall die." Light uses the Death Note for justice, killing people who he decides don't deserve to live.

However, all this power corrupts Light. He is convinced that the world is a rotten place, and it is up to him to rid it of evil people. The prolonged use of the Death Note makes him ruthless when he was originally kind and caring. Light does not have powers of his own, but owning the Death Note puts him easily among the ranks of the most powerful anime characters of all time.

Light Yagami, L and Ryuk posing in Death Note Anime Poster
Death Note
TV-14
Animation
Crime
Drama

Original title: Death Note: Desu nôto.
An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.

Release Date
October 21, 2007
Cast
Mamoru Miyano , Brad Swaile , Vincent Tong , Ryō Naitō , Trevor Devall
Main Genre
Animation
Seasons
1
Production Company
D.N. Dream Partners, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network (NTV), Shueisha, Video Audio Project (VAP)
Number of Episodes
37

45 Izuku Midoriya has the Power of One For All

Izuku Midoriya's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • One For All
  • Blackwhip
  • Danger Sense
  • Float

Izuku Midoriya is My Hero Academia's protagonist. Just before he enters high school, Izuku's dream of becoming a Pro Hero becomes a reality after receiving a Quirk from All Might. However, One For All turns out to be more powerful than Izuku could have imagined.

Even so, Izuku handles his immense power with superhuman strength and concentration. His new Quirk is so great that it regularly shatters his bones in the beginning. Now, he can use that same force against his enemies. Izuku rarely loses his battles, all thanks to the immense inherited powers of those before him. Deku is still growing as a hero and is figuring out his powers as he goes, so for now, he ranks rather low among the strongest anime characters ever.

Class 2-A leap into battle with the League of Villains on the MHA Anime Poster
My Hero Academia
TV-14
Action
Adventure

Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered “quirk,” Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop him from enrolling in one of the world’s most prestigious hero academies.

Release Date
May 5, 2018
Cast
Daiki Yamashita , Justin Briner , Nobuhiko Okamoto , Ayane Sakura
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
6
Production Company
Bones
Number of Episodes
145

44 Eren Yeager Wields Multiple Titans & Destroyed the World

Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan
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Eren Yeager goes from fighting for humanity's freedom to causing most of its downfall, and he has plenty of unforgettable moments along the way.

Eren Yeager's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Attack Titan
  • War Hammer Titan
  • Founding Titan

When Attack on Titan fans first meet protagonist Eren Yeager, he is a member of the Survey Corps, a team of soldiers dedicated to protecting the populace from the threat of Titans. While he is a skilled soldier, Eren earns his title as one of the strongest anime characters thanks to his ability to transform into the Attack Titan.

When Eren transforms, he retains his intelligence and military training. The reason he can't compete with some of the other strongest anime characters is that he can't always rely on his Titan form. Attack on Titan characters have taken advantage of this weakness by tying his hands together and gagging him, reducing him to a skilled but mundane soldier. However, with his new Founding Titan abilities, Eren has become much more powerful.

Eren Yeager in his scout uniform on the Attack On Titan Anime Poster
Attack On Titan
TV-MA
Action
Adventure

Original title: Shingeki no Kyojin.
After his hometown is destroyed and his mother is killed, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction in Attack on Titan.

Release Date
September 28, 2013
Creator
Hajime Isayama
Cast
Bryce Papenbrook , Yûki Kaji , Marina Inoue , Hiro Shimono , Takehito Koyasu , Jessie James Grelle
Main Genre
Animation
Seasons
4 Seasons
Studio
Wit Studios, MAPPA
Number of Episodes
98 Episodes

43 Edward Elric Uses Science & Alchemy to Fight

Edward Elric Holding his arm and Smiling During Combat in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood .

Edward Elric's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Alchemy
  • Automail right arm
  • Martial arts

Edward Elric stands out among the other alchemists in Fullmetal Alchemist for several reasons. He is the youngest State Alchemist in history, achieving his certification by the time he turned 12. This alone proves that he is a capable combatant. Typically, alchemists need to draw a transmutation circle before attempting alchemy.

Part of what makes Edward so powerful is that he is one of the very few alchemists who do not need to draw these circles. By simply placing his hands together, Edward replaces the need for a transmutation circle, allowing him to instantly transmute amid battle. Ed most often uses transmutation on his steel arm, turning it into a variety of different weapons, like a blade.

Edward and Alphonse Elric on the poster of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
TV-14
Action
Adventure
Fantasy

Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.

Release Date
April 5, 2009
Cast
Romi Park , Rie Kugimiya , Vic Mignogna , Maxey Whitehead
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
1

42 Ryuko Matoi Shears Her Foes With Scissors

Ryuko Matoi smirking in a regular uniform from Kill La Kill.

Ryuko Matoi's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Scissor Blade
  • Kamui Senketsu
  • Kamui Junketsu

Ryuko Matoi is hellbent on discovering her father's killer in Kill la Kill. After some digging, Ryuko comes into possession of a Kamuy — a garment/being made entirely of Life Fibers that enhance her combat abilities. As Ryuko and Kamuy Senketsu become more in sync, the two merge, making Ryuko an unstoppable force.

Senketsu was made for Ryuko, and since Ryuko is partially Life Fibers herself, the two mesh together into one ultimate being. With Senketsu's help, Ryuko can slice through even the toughest Life Fibers that hold the evil Ragyo Kiryuin together. Ryuko's power regularly cuts through enemies, making herself and Senketsu even stronger.

Kill La Kill poster with Ryuko Matoi standing in front of Satsuki Kiryuuin
Kill la Kill

A young girl arrives at a school of superhumans to find out the truth behind her father's murder.

Release Date
October 4, 2013
Cast
Eric Mendez , Matthew Mercer , David Vincent , Christine Marie Cabanos , Carrie Keranen , Patrick Seitz
Main Genre
Action
Studio
Studio Trigger
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll , Hulu

41 Kisho Arima Fights Ghouls With Unparalleled Skill & Advanced Quinques

Kisho Arima preparing to use a quinque in Tokyo Ghoul

Kisho Arima's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Yukimura 1/3
  • IXA
  • Narukami
  • Owl

Ghouls are supernatural creatures with deadly abilities in Tokyo Ghoul, and most ghoul hunters, or CCG investigators, can barely keep up. An exception is the superstar CCG investigator Kisho Arima, a failed half-ghoul who can easily take on the strongest ghouls and win with ease.

Kisho has incredible reflexes, tactical acumen, and technique in battle, to the point he can make a fool of a fully powered Ken Kaneki without breaking a sweat. He also wields some of Tokyo Ghoul's best quinques, which are deadly both up close and at range, especially in Kisho's expert hands.

The Cast on the Tokyo Ghoul Poster
Tokyo Ghoul
TV-MA
Action
Horror

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.

Release Date
July 4, 2014
Cast
Natsuki Hanae , Sora Amamiya , Rie Kugimiya
Studio
Pierrot

40 Levi Ackerman Can Take on Titan Shifters & Easily Win

Levi Ackerman's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Paring blades

Levi Ackerman is a Captain in the Scout Regiment in Attack on Titan. Although he has a shorter stature, Levi uses it to his advantage as he flies around on his Omni-Directional Mobility gear, taking Titans down one by one.

Levi isn't afraid to get close to the giants he faces and will hold his own up against the more fearsome Titan Warriors. Levi's rage and sorrow fuel his fighting, making him one of the most lethal members of the Scouts. With the highest kill count and the highest number of assists in the regiment, Levi has proven that he is the most powerful character in Attack on Titan, though he ranks more modestly among all anime characters of all time. He's good at what he does, but Levi lacks any superpowers that make him truly top-tier material.

39 Thorkell Fights Like a Beast With His Battle Axes

Thorkell grinning in battle in Vinland Saga.

Thorkell's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Battle axes

In Vinland Saga, Thorkell was famed all over medieval Europe for his incredible prowess on the battlefield. He was a giant of a man and had overwhelming strength and endurance to match, capable of hacking armored men to pieces with casual swings of his dual battle axes. He could even hurl logs as though they were javelins for ranged combat.

Thorkell didn't rely entirely on brute strength, however. He also had advanced techniques, honed from years of experience on the battlefield. That allowed Thorkell to more easily keep up with faster, more agile opponents like Thorfinn Karlsefni, who found very few openings in Thorkell's technique.

Vinland Saga Poster
Vinland Saga
TV-MA
Anime
Action
Adventure

Following a tragedy, Thorfinn embarks on a journey with the man responsible for it to take his life in a duel as a true and honorable warrior to pay homage.

Release Date
July 6, 2019
Creator
Makoto Yukimura
Cast
Yûto Uemura , Mike Haimoto , Shinya Takahashi , Alejandro Saab , Hiroki Gotô , Aleks Le , Kaiji Tang , Michael C. Pizzuto
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
2
Studio
Wit Studio, Studio MAPPA
Production Company
Wit Studio, Mappa
Number of Episodes
48 Episodes

38 Mikoto Misaka Can Obliterate Anyone With Her Electrical Powers

 Misaka Mikoto in a certain scientific railgun

Mikoto Misaka's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Super Electromagnetic Cannon

Physically, Mikoto Misaka may seem like an ordinary girl in her early teens, but she has supernatural powers that put most other shonen action heroes to shame. Mikoto is a Level 5 Esper who has harnessed the power of electromagnetism, able to fire one billion volts at a time.

Mikoto typically gathers all her electric powers to fire incredibly powerful beams to destroy her enemies. Few other characters in A Certain Scientific Railgun or A Certain Magical Index can keep up with her raw power. Mikoto can use electromagnetism in other ways too, but that powerful beam is evidently her favorite finishing move and is iconic.

The cast of A Certain Scientific Railgun walking through a small town
A Certain Scientific Railgun
TV-14
Action
Sci-Fi
Drama

In Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T Mikoto Misaka and her friends prepare for the Daihasei Festival, a seven-day sports competition between different Esper schools, which, of course, also include the Tokiwadai middle school. Misaka and all other students of Tokiwadai are highly motivated and ready to do their best in the upcoming competition. However, all the fun ends, when another dark secret of the Academy City of Science and Technology is uncovered.

Release Date
October 2, 2009
Creator
Kazuma Kamachi, Motoi Fuyukawa
Cast
Rina Satō , Satomi Arai , Aki Toyosaki , Kanae Itô
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
3
Production Company
Project-Railgun, Geneon Universal Entertainment, ASCII Mediaworks, J.C. Staff, AT-X, Movic
Number of Episodes
73
Directors
Tatsuyuki Nagai

37 Guts Wields the Dragonslayer Sword With Extraordinary Strength and Skill

Berserk Guts Hundred Man Slayer
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Guts' Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Dragonslayer sword
  • Arm cannon
  • Arm-mounted crossbow

Few anime are sadder than Berserk. However, tragedy can give way to great strength, and Guts is a great example of this. Also referred to as the Black Swordsman, Guts is an ex-mercenary and one of the unlucky humans to be branded with the Brand of Sacrifice, which causes him to be hunted by flesh-craving monsters.

Guts has been a soldier on the battlefield since he was nine. During his mercenary days, Guts single-handedly defeated a troop of 100 soldiers. He is even strong enough to take out numerous apostles — former humans who have ascended to join the ranks of demonkind.

Manga cover for Berserk Volume 38 featuring Guts with a sword
Berserk

Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.

Created by
Kentaro Miura
First TV Show
Berserk
Latest TV Show
Berserk
Where to watch
Crunchyroll
Video Game(s)
Berserk: Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Sho , Berserk and the Band of the Hawk , Sword of the Berserk: Guts Rage

36 Tengen Uzui Is a Fast-Moving Ninja Demon Slayer

Tengen Uzui from Demon Slayer holding his Nichirin Cleavers.

Tengen Uzui's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Nichrin swords

Tengen Uzui is the Sound Hashira from the hit show, Demon Slayer. This flashy character is not only stylish but incredibly powerful. As a former Shinobi, Tengen easily handles enemies as if they were nothing but overgrown weeds. He effortlessly cuts them down without batting an eye.

Even when Tengen faces a much more formidable foe, such as Gyutaro in the Entertainment District, Tengen shows just how mighty he is. Not only does he endure Gyutaro's attacks, but he still retains the strength to help finish Gyutaro once and for all, despite his grave injuries. Tengen is an over-the-top Demon Slayer who uses his power to help make a better world for himself and his family.

Tanjiro and the rest of the characters leaping into battle in the Demon Slayer Anime Poster
Demon Slayer
TV-MA
Anime
Action
Adventure

When Tanjiro Kamado returns home to find his family was attacked and killed by demons, he discovers his younger sister Nezuko was the only survivor. As Nezuko slowly becomes a demon, Tanjiro sets out to find a cure for her and become a demon slayer so he can avenge his family.

Release Date
April 6, 2019
Cast
Natsuki Hanae , Zach Aguilar , Abby Trott , Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
3
Studio
ufotable

35 Pride Combines the Powers of the Other Six Homunculi

Prides makes an evil smile in FMA: Brotherhood.

Pride's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Eating other creatures to steal their powers
  • Shadow tendrils

Pride is the oldest and most powerful homunculus in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for many reasons. He has a near-indestructible body made of shadows, and he can rapidly move and reshape his body anywhere shadows exist, which also makes it easy to spy on people.

In battle, Pride can outlast any opponent and either slash, bite, or tear them apart with his shadow spears and his many mouths. Pride also has traits of the other six homunculi in one: Lust's stabbing spears, Wrath's enhanced vision, Greed's durability, Sloth's extreme speed, Envy's Shapeshifting, and Gluttony's ability to eat things to boost his power even further. This makes him Fullmetal Alchemist's most formidable characters and earns him a place among the strongest anime characters ever conceived.

34 Laxus Dreyar Has Devastating Lightning Powers as a Dragon Slayer

laxus dreyar in the fairy tail anime

Laxus Dreyar's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Lightning dragon slayer magic

The Fairy Tail guild, the main group in the Fairy Tail anime, is home to some incredibly talented and tough S-rank wizards. Mirajane Strauss, Erza Scarlet, Gildarts Clive, and Laxus Dreyar are rivals to be the guild's #1 wizard, though by this point, it's easy to argue that Laxus Dreyar is the top dog.

Laxus Dreyar easily ranks among the most powerful characters in anime for many reasons, from his seemingly limitless durability to his devastating lightning-themed magic spells and physical prowess. He can even use Dragon Force to push all this to the next level, something very few Fairy Tail guild members can do.

The main characters pose in Fairy Tail Anime Poster
Fairy Tail
TV-14
Action

Lucy, an aspiring Celestial Wizard, becomes a friend and ally to powerful wizards Natsu, Gray, and Erza, who are part of the (in)famous wizard guild, Fairy Tail.

Release Date
October 12, 2009
Cast
Cherami Leigh , Todd Haberkorn , Tia Lynn Ballard , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Newton Pittman , Brittney Karbowski , Monical Rial , Brina Palencia
Main Genre
Action
Seasons
9

33 Makima Has Immense Power as the Control Devil

chainsaw man makima at the temple

Makima's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Control
  • Force manipulation
  • Devil contracts

When she first appeared in Chainsaw Man, Makima seemed like a friendly and polite kuudere who gave Denji a second chance at life. The truth is that she is the control devil, a vastly powerful being with fearsome powers that work both up close and across from great distances.

Makima is widely feared, which boosts her strength. In turn, that makes everyone even more afraid of her. She can also use sheer telekinetic force to demolish her foes, and Makima can assume control of anyone whom she deems inferior to her. Makima also has overwhelming physical combat strength, able to break Pochita's chainsaws with her unarmed strikes.

Denji standing over rubble in Chainsaw Man Poster
Chainsaw Man
TV-MA
Anime
Action
Adventure

Following a betrayal, a young man left for dead is reborn as a powerful devil-human hybrid after merging with his pet devil and is soon enlisted into an organization dedicated to hunting devils. When his father died, Denji was stuck with a huge debt and no way to pay it back.

Release Date
October 11, 2022
Creator
Tatsuki Fujimoto
Cast
Kikunosuke Toya , Ryan Colt Levy , Tomori Kusunoki , Suzie Yeung
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
1
Studio
MAPPA
Main Characters
Denji, Makima, Pochita, Power, Himeno, Kishibe
Number of Episodes
12
Network
Crunchyroll
Streaming Service(s)
Crunchyroll , Hulu

32 Tetsuo Shima Reshaped His Life With Psionic Abilities

Tetsuo from Akira being bombarded by orbital lasers

Tetsuo Shima's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Psychic powers

When Tetsuo nearly runs over a young boy on the cyberpunk streets of Neo-Tokyo in Akira, he injures himself, and doctors discover his massive latent psionic abilities. After unlocking his powers, Tetsuo can fly, generate force fields, bend light, levitate objects, and channel his telekinesis into powerful energy blasts.

Even when an orbital laser blasts off Tetsuo's arm, he simply replaces it with a mechanical one and keeps going. Unfortunately, Tetsuo's violent search for more power causes him to overstep his bounds. Unable to control his newfound abilities, he transforms into a giant fleshy mass. Despite this grotesque sight, Akira is one of the most viscerally stunning animated features of all time.

Akira walks toward a red motorcycle on the cover of the Akira (1988) poster
Akira
R
Anime
Drama
Action

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.

Release Date
July 16, 1988
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Cast
Mitsuo Iwata , Nozomu Sasaki , Mami Koyama , Tesshô Genda
Runtime
124 minutes
Main Genre
Anime
Writers
Katsuhiro Otomo , Izô Hashimoto
Production Company
Akira Committee Company Ltd., Akira Studio, TMS Entertainment

31 Negi Springfield Learned Magic and Martial Arts in Two Different Worlds!

Negi Springfield looking confident in Mahou Sensei Negima!

Negi Springfield's Powers/Abilities/Weapons:

  • Wand
  • Martial arts
  • Pactio cards

The wizard Negi Springfield is one of the strongest anime characters for his age, being a boy of 9-10 years in Negima!: Magister Negi Magi. Anime-only fans got a taste of Negi's magical power, while readers of Ken Akamatsu's Negima! manga got the full story and saw just how powerful Negi became.

Negi trained with anyone and everyone he could to master Chinese martial arts, Western magic, and even forbidden darkness magic to become a Goku-style hero during his isekai adventure to Mundus Magicus. It put a lot of strain on his body, though, and being a mighty warrior was never Negi's life goal. Instead, he enjoys teaching far more, and enjoys the small things in life.

The main cast of Negima!? Magister Negi Magi on a poster for the anime
Negima!? Magister Negi Magi
PG-13
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance

The son of the Thousand Master, Negi teach a class of an all girls school as a test that proves that he can blend in with society and become a wizard like his father.

Release Date
October 4, 2006
Cast
Yuki Matsuoka , Mamiko Noto , Rina Satō , Natsuko Kuwatani , Ai Nonaka , Yuu Kobayashi , Akemi Kanda
Main Genre
Anime
Seasons
2
Studio
Shaft
Producer
Fukashi Azuma (TV Tokyo), Shinichi Ikeda, (Yomiko Advertising), Gō Nakanishi (King Records)
Number of Episodes
26
Network
TV Tokyo