Some of the longest-running conversations in the fandom center on the ranking of the Strongest anime charactersOr who would win in a fight. These debates will likely last as long as new anime airs each season. Anime can tell a wide range of stories, and the nature of animation allows anime to deal with almost every genre of fiction, from slice-of-life to sci-fi. However, combat-focused anime (usually in the show category) tends to be some of the most popular and commercially successful anime around.
With so much combat in anime, it’s no surprise that arguments about which character is stronger than another are a staple of the fandom. Of course, with more anime airing than ever before and heroes of ongoing tales constantly getting power-ups, these debates can change by the day.. It may be impossible to say for sure who would win in a one-on-one fight, but the strongest characters in anime can be ranked when they are at their strongest and most capable.
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Gilgamesh – the strongest heroic spirit
fate / stay night
Year series debuted |
2006 |
Powers |
Noble Phantasms, Strength, Speed, Gate of Babylon, Immortality |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll |
Gilgamesh is an archer-class servant who appears in nearly every installment of the Fate franchise and is indisputably the strongest heroic spirit in the scriptures. Also known as the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh is the oldest known heromaking him and his myth the origin of all other heroic myths. As such, Gilgamesh’s noble phantasm, the gate of Babylon contains the noble phantasms of every heroic spirit, including those who killed the heroes.
That said, what really makes Gilgamesh the strongest is his unique sword EA, That can tear the fabric of reality itself. EA can only be owned by Gilgamesh, and cannot be replicated even by Shirou Emiya due to its unusual properties that are impossible to comprehend.
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Zeref Dragneel – The legendary black wizard
Fairy tale
Year series debuted |
2009 |
Powers |
Immortality, dark magic, curse, time manipulation, death magic |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll |
Seraph Dragneel is the titular, final antagonist of Fairy taleKnown as the Black Wizard because of his powerful Black Magic. Zeref’s magic is often seen bringing instant death to anything it touches and was also used to create countless catastrophic demons seen throughout the series. A side effect of this magic is that Zeref is not only immortal but also possesses powerful regeneration.
However, Zeif’s strongest magic by far is his Time Magic, which allows him to cast a powerful spell called Neo Eclipse that can completely reset time, Completely erasing the world from the current timeline and replacing it with a new one.
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Sinbad – the most powerful king ship
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Year series debuted |
2012 |
Powers |
Wisdom, Charisma, Magic, Strength, Djinn Equip |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll |
Besides being highly influential in the world of Magi, Sinbad is also one of the strongest characters in the series. Along with magoi manipulation, Sinbad also mastered seven djinnwhich give him a range of powerful abilities including control over lightning, wind and ice.
The genie named Zepar even allows Sinbad to manipulate health, which he can even use Control people’s minds. Additionally, his Djinn equips allow him to transform into many forms including a dragon, a bird, a nine-tailed fox and an imp.
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Anos Voldigoad – The Demon King of Tyranny
Misfit from Demon Academy
Year series debuted |
2020 |
Powers |
Immortality, magic, super strength, regeneration, time manipulation |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll |
Although a newer series in comparison, the Misfit from Demon AcademyS Anos Voldigoad quickly joined the ranks of the strongest anime characters. As the reincarnated Demon King, Anos not only possesses incredible strength and speed, but, unsurprisingly, also possesses powerful magic. Which allows him to destroy anything just by looking at it.
His magic eyes of destruction can destroy even gods And his magic is often seen wreaking havoc on a meteoric scale.
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Griffith – The White Falcon
Berserk
Year series debuted |
1997 |
Powers |
Manipulation, charisma, invulnerability, leadership, transformation |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll, Netflix |
Griffith, the leader of the band of the Hawk, is one of the primary antagonists of Berserk whose actions directly motivate Guts’ journey throughout the series. As a member of the God Hand, Griffith is an angel who serves the idea of evil with the power to manipulate causality and reality itself..
Griffith’s strongest ace is his ability to make himself completely unnecessary, Which ensures he is untouchable by any physical blade. He can also control hordes of demons and manipulate gravity to repel attacks and crush his enemies into oblivion.
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Yoriichi – The strongest demon slayer in history
Demon Slayer
Year series debuted |
2019 |
Powers |
Lord of Sun Breathing Style, Unparalleled Fighter |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu |
Not only was Yoriichi one of the first Demon Slayers, he was also arguably the strongest. Yoriichi invented the sun breathing style that all of Demon Slayer’s Other breeding styles come from. Like the base breathing style, Sun Breathing alone is incredibly powerful and effective against demons Yoriichi an absolute nightmare to face for any of Muzan’s followers.
In addition to the power of sun breathing, Yoriichi is also just a powerful fighter. His skill with a sword was second to none and he was in peak physical condition even in his eighties.
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Sung Jinwoo – Has limitless potential
Solo leveling
Year series debuted |
2024 |
Powers |
Improved strength, durability, healing factor and ability growth |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll |
The protagonist of 2024’s breakout hit Solo levelingSung Jinwoo is his world’s strongest hunter and a major force to be reckoned with. Not only did he possess incredible physical attributes such as strength, speed and durability, Jinwoo also has the incredible ability to significantly increase his powers after the end of each battle. More than anything else, the ability to grow and develop is what propelled Jinwoo to the spot of top hunter.
Sung Jinwoo may be one of the newest anime heroes, But it’s already clear that he has the potential to rank high among the strongest anime characters of all time.
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Ken Kaneki – the most powerful ghoul
Tokyo Gul
Year series debuted |
2014 |
Powers |
Strength, endurance, regeneration, pain tolerance |
Where to stream their series |
Hulu |
Over the course of Tokyo GulKen Kaneki goes from a fearsome bookworm to a figure of worship known as the One-Eyed King. In exchange for only being able to consume coffee and human flesh, Kaneki gains superhuman strength and the ability to regenerate limbs and even his entire body.
After transforming into a half-ghoul and training his body, he is able to destroy entire cities easily and command legions of monstrous beasts that can transform others into ghouls. This makes Ken Kaneki a borderline undefeated fighter who only grows stronger with every injury He sustains.
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Ichigo Kurosaki – The ultimate combination of Soul Reaper and Quincy
bleach
Year series debuted |
2001 |
Powers |
Master sword, strength, endurance and speed |
Where to stream their series |
Hulu |
As the main hero of bleachIchigo wields a diverse set of powers that come from almost every group seen in the series. His Soul Reaper abilities allow him to wield a spiritual weapon known as a Zanpakuto, while his hollow abilities grant him mastery over the dark energies of the monstrous hollows.. Ichigo even demonstrates some Quincy techniques, such as the blood vein that can protect him from attacks, and at one point is also capable of wielding Fullbring, a special type of spirit power that only a small percentage of humans (like Chad) can acquire.
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Although Ichigo surely has far more abilities at his disposal than ever seen on screen, His return in the Thousand-year blood war Anime gave him another chance to show off.
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Alucard – Anime’s strongest vampire
Hellsing Ultimate
Year series debuted |
2006 |
Powers |
Hard to kill, soul absorption, shape-shifting |
Where to stream their series |
Hulu |
A character based on a legend like Dracula should be able to deliver in the power department, and Alucard in Hellsing Ultimate Do just that. Functionally immortal at the beginning of the series due to the number of souls inside him, and then literally immortal by the end of it, Alucard cannot be completed.. He has super strength, speed and incredible arms, which put him far above a human.
Alucard can manipulate and control blood in addition to a plethora of other strange powers, like the ability to pass through walls. His dual pistols are also essentially cannons, and he is able to summon the souls of those he’s eaten to form an army of servants. As if those abilities weren’t enough, Alucard also has an army of demon dogs ready Which can tear almost any enemy it shreds in an extremely painful instant.
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Lucy – Extinction-level threat
Elven song
Year series debuted |
2002 |
Powers |
psychic |
Where to stream their series |
Prime Video |
Although dissociative identity disorder means Eleven Leeds “Lucy” has many voices that make up her character, Lucy tends to be the strongest of the bunch. It is Lucy who most often uses the character’s many abilities. Lucy is both a deft fighter and a near-perfect marksman, but it’s her telekinetic abilities that most often stand out. She uses psychic “vectors,” which act as invisible arms she can use to extend her reach and power.
At her strongest, Lucy’s vectors can be used to sink landmasses the size of small countries. She can, conceivably, destroy the whole world, securing her a rank among the strongest anime characters.
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Jotaro Kujo – The most iconic stone user
Jojo’s Strange Adventure
Year series debuted |
2014 |
Powers |
Stone is incredibly strong, can stop time, genius tactician |
Where to stream their series |
Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV |
Jotaro Kujo is the main protagonist of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. As a person, he is as smart as he is tough and able to recognize and counter the abilities of anyone who would challenge him. his attitude, Star Platinum, is one of the most physically powerful stands in the seriesDespite its short range.
After going up against Dio, Jotaro also learned how to stop time for a few seconds, allowing him to lash out at enemies as they stand helplessly. Those without stands can’t even see them, so Jotaro can easily defeat any character without a standWithout so much as clueing them into what just happened.
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Muzan Kibutsuji – the progenitor of all demons
Demon Slayer
Year series debuted |
2019 |
Powers |
Control over demons, genius, absorption of living matter, limited shape-shifting abilities, strength, endurance and regeneration |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu |
Muzan Kibutsuji is the progenitor of the Demons of Demon Slayerwho gains his own powers when experimented on by a scientist with a rare blue spider lily over 1,000 years ago. Muzan is able to turn others into demons and his blood will instantly kill those who are incompatible with him. He can shape and mold his body into weapons and is an absolutely vicious killer.
Muse’s only weakness is sunlight; As a demon, he is unable to go out during the day, And he spent most of his long life desperately searching for a cure for this one flaw. When in the dark, however, Muzan’s ability to regenerate is almost unlimited, and as a result, he has killed many, many demon slayers over the years.
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Isaac Nero – the strongest hunter
Hunter x Hunter
Year series debuted |
2011 |
Powers |
Can summon a giant Buddha, genius, strength, speed and endurance |
Where to stream their series |
Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu |
The former chairman of the hunter’s association, Isaac Netero is one of the strongest martial artists in anime history. After undergoing training that was supposed to finish him, Netero gained incomprehensible speed and strength, able to throw punches faster than the speed of sound. His ultimate ability is the 100-type Guanyin Bodhisattva, the manifestation of his N powers on a level that no other character in the series even comes close to matching.
Even if he somehow loses, however, he has a small nuclear bomb implanted in his chest Will wipe out who is able to finish him and poison anyone who manages to survive the blast.
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Eren Yeager – the undisputed king of titans
Attack on Titan
Year series debuted |
2013 |
Powers |
Control over titans, limited control over time, strength, speed, endurance and regeneration |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll, Hulu |
Attack on Titan’s Protagonist Eren Yeager is a very powerful character who has the ability to transform into a 15-meter tall titan with incredible regenerative abilities. However, the reason he ranks so high among the strongest anime characters is because of his ability to command legions of titans with the power of the Founding Titan.
Using this ability, Eren can bring entire nations to destruction with a simple command that summons thousands of 50 meter tall titans to action. Entire armies cannot stand against this ability, and this makes Eren deserving of a place as one of the most powerful characters in anime.
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Mob – A disaster-level psychic with a true heart
Crowd Psycho 100
Year series debuted |
2016 |
Powers |
psychic |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll, Hulu |
Crowd Psycho 100s Shigeo Kageyama, more commonly known as Mob, is an ultra-powerful esper who can destroy anyone or anything with a simple thought. His powers are so intense that he has to curb his emotions to keep them from running wildThis means that he does not use them often. However, if he feels something too strongly or falls unconscious, his psychic powers come rushing to the surface.
In his ???% state, Mob wields powers on par with large-scale natural disasters. Not only the nature of his abilities make them impossible to guard against them, but the strength behind them is also so great that even the strongest psychics in his world buckle under them. Mob is among the strongest anime psychics, although he is not quite the strongest.
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All for one – the ultimate anime supervillain
My hero academia
Year series debuted |
2016 |
Powers |
Extremely manipulative, can take and give out quirks |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll, Hulu |
The great evil of My hero academiaAll for One is a villain from the Dawn of Quirks who has used his personal power to collect quirks that enhance his power and allow him to live indefinitely. Over the time since the dawn of Quirks, All for one has collected hundreds of different powersRanging from physical attacks to radio wave emission to regeneration.
All for One is also capable of redistributing the quirks he steals, allowing him to gain favor by providing underlings with new power. All for one’s clever social manipulation is actually one of his most dangerous traitsAnd the reason why it took 9 generations of One for All users to even come close to bringing him down.
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Satoru Gojo – The strongest sorcerer
Jujutsu Kaisen
Year series debuted |
2020 |
Powers |
Incredible martial artists, control over space massive reserves of cursed energy, can not be touched |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll |
Gojo is constantly touted as Jujutsu Kaisen’s Strongest magician for good reason. Although he is already incredibly smart and powerful, what really puts him over the edge are his cursed techniques Limitless and Infinity.
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With Limitless, Gojo can essentially control space, giving him incredible offensive and defensive capabilities. With Limitless, Gojo also has the technique infinity that makes it so that Any attack launched against him can only ever get infinitely close to him, but never touch him in an amazingly literal take on Zeno’s Paradox. Gojo may not be impossible to defeat Jujutsu KaisenBut his raw power makes him one of the series’ strongest by a wide mile.
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Simon – Anime’s strongest mech pilot
Gurn Lagan
Year series debuted |
2007 |
Powers |
Control of universe-sized mech |
Where to stream their series |
Crunchyroll, Hulu |
Gurn Lagan Simon is a simple earthling who incorporates spiral power into his giant mecha’s attacks to devastating results. Commanding a Mech So Big It Spans Galaxies (Greatest Anime Mech of All Time)Simon can create a drill with the ability to tear apart reality and destroy literally anything that stands in his way.
With a nearly god-like command over life and the afterlife, as well as reality itself, this metaphysics-bending warrior is nearly unstoppable and can wipe out the universe itself if he chose to. Only beings with the ability to destroy entire universes could even hope to stand a chance against Simon.
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Giorno Giovanna – is the deadly combination of Jonathan and Dio
Jojo’s Strange Adventure
Year series debuted |
2018 |
Powers |
Can turn inorganic matter into organic matter, can trap a being in an endless cycle of death |
Where to stream their series |
Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV |
Giorno is the protagonist of Jojothe fifth part, Golden windWith a stone ability known as Golden Experience. Golden Experience allows him to imbue both living things and inanimate objects with life energy, which can cause them to temporarily come to life or increase their power immensely. however, Giorno’s true power is not seen until the end of the seriesIn which he is struck by the stone arrow and his stone elves, Vern Golden Wind Requiem.
Golden Wind Requiem becomes a rare stone that is able to work independently of its master and can cancel actions against it, removing them from causality. Once struck by Golden Experience Requiem, a person is trapped in a state of reliving their death over and over again for all eternity.– A chilling and terrifying power that no one would want to go up against.