Right now, the world of shonen anime is in good shape. Mega-popular titles like Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia are breathing new life into the formula, and classic titles like Bleach are making something of a comeback. With My Hero Academia going strong and Bleach's anime slated to return next year, let's see how the characters would fare against each other in battle.

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The star of My Hero Academia is Izuku Midoriya, can carefully observe his enemies and formulate a battle plan to defeat them. His quirk is the almighty One For All, which can obliterate nearly anything in its way. Izuku is unlocking more and more of this quirk, and he can even kick with it or use a 1,000,000% Smash in the direst situations. Now, which five characters in Bleach could Izuku take on, and which five would teach him a lesson the hard way?

10 Can Defeat: Renji Abarai

 

Renji Abarai, a Soul Reaper, is the Lieutenant of Squad 6, and he's a tough and loyal follower of Captain Kuchiki. His shikai, Zabimaru, allows his sword to extend into many oversized segments, each with their own blade. His bankai is a bigger version of that, forming a snake skeleton that can fire energy blasts.

That's impressive, but it's also straightforward, and Izuku could figure out Renji's attack patterns and smash his shikai or bankai apart. Yes, the pieces of Renji's bankai can move on their own, but Izuku just has to deliver another attack, and knock Renji right out.

9 Can't Defeat: Kaname Tosen

Now it's time to pit Izuku against a Captain, and this time, things aren't going to turn out so well. Izuku's Smashes can hit like a freight train, and he's highly maneuverable thanks to his training with Gran Torino. But he can't protect his ears.

Kaname Tosen's shikai, Suzumushi, can release a high-pitched tone that wreaks havoc on people's hearing. The tone is so strong, it can knock someone right out, and Izuku has no real defense against that. Even if he soldiered through it, Tosen's sensory-deprivation bankai would spell Izuku's doom.

8 Can Defeat: Chad

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Yasutora Sado, who often goes by Chad, is a bare-knuckles fighter and a loyal friend of Ichigo's. He has hollow-like melee powers and a fullbring, and he can take on Privaron Espadas and other lesser hollows with ease.

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But Chad's fighting style is pretty straightforward, and not even El Directo, one of his best attacks, can handle the likes of Texas Smash or Detroit Smash. Anyone who fights Izuku on his own terms is going to be blown away by the next Symbol of Peace.

7 Can't Defeat: Soi Fon

Here is another Captain whose powers are simply too much for Izuku to handle. Soi Fon is the commander of Squad 2, meaning she has elite ninja training at the hands of the legendary Soi Fon. Her battlefield maneuvers are too fast for the eye to follow.

With her incredible stealth, agility, and speed, Soi Fon can take total control of any duel with Izuku, and use her deadly shikai, Suzumebachi, to sting him twice and deliver instant death. She doesn't even need bankai to win this bout.

6 Can Defeat: Aaroniero

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Now it's time to pit an Espada against Izuku, and Izuku's odds are looking good. Although Aaroniero ranks among the top ten arrancars of all, he only barely qualifies, and his powers are varied but don't really add up to much.

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Aaroniero represents gluttony, and he has eaten 33,650 ordinary hollows and added their power to his own. He's big and slow in his released form, and his tentacles should be easy for Izuku to knock aside. Without much trouble, Izuku could take a flying leap, charge up a 5% smash, and obliterate Aaroniero's glass head, just like Rukia did.

5 Can't Defeat: Akin Nak Le Vaar

This is a Sternritter, who stands for The Deathdealing. He has limited melee abilities, but his real powers are based on poison. Strictly speaking, poisoning is a matter of dosage, and a person can get lethally poisoned from an excessive dose of just about anything.

Askin can lower a victim's body's tolerance for their own blood, meaning they are poisoned from excess blood in their system. So, once Askin does that to Izuku in a battle, either Izuku gets poisoned to death, or he has to bleed himself below the poisoning threshold and end up dying from blood loss instead.

4 Can Defeat: Driscoll Berci

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Here is another Sternritter, whose letter, O, stands for The Overkill. Driscoll gains power bit by bit as he continues to kill people in battle (friend or foe), and he can easily defeat Lieutenants in battle, like Shuhei Hisagi.

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But Shuhei can't use One For All like Izuku can. Izuku can deliver a 5% smash right to Driscoll's head and knock him out, and even if that doesn't work, he has emergency options that certainly will. Driscoll's powers are too straightforward to handle One For All.

3 Can't Defeat: Byakuya Kuchiki

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Byakuya Kuchiki can't use lethal stings or sensory deprivation effects, so he should be an easier opponent for Izuku to fight. Ultimately, though, this Captain's diverse skill set and sheer speed are too much for Izuku to handle in a real battle.

With flash steps, Byakuya can evade the worst of Izuku's Smashes, and his bankai and shikai can attack from many directions at once. One For All can blow Senbonzakura away from just one direction at a time, so Byakuya just has to flank his opponent to win. Using Riku Jokoro to lock Izuku in place should also help.

2 Can Defeat: Sajin Komamura

This massive Captain is highly durable and has great strength, but if he's fighting Izuku on those terms, then he's in trouble. He's not particularly fast, and neither is his titanic bankai, Kokuko Tengen Myo'o.

Izuku can avoid anything that Sajin's bankai throws at him, and Sajin probably has limited kido prowess. Izuku can get in close and deliver a 5% smash to Sajin's face, and that should be enough to finish things. If not, Izuku can just hit him again.

1 Can't Defeat: Ulquiorra Schiffer

He is the 4th Espada, and his powers are totally different than the meek 9th Espada, Aaroniero. Ulquiorra is well balanced between speed, hitting power, combat intuition, and durability. His release mode can amplify his stats even more.

Izuku could keep up with Ulquiorra's sealed form and smash him against the wall a few times, but once Ulquiorra releases Murcielago, Izuku is going to fall behind. Ulquirra's lightning spears, blinding speed, and regeneration are overwhelming, and Izuku is sure to lose at this point.

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