In the universe of anime, we have a variety of strongest anime characters like warriors, dragons, gods, mutants, vampires, magicians, pirates, and many more fighting with each other to entertain us by giving us goosebumps and dropping our jaws. Different anime universes are bound to different rules, so comparing the godlike anime characters from various anime would be like comparing apples and oranges. There are a lot of legendary anime figures in the Japanese anime series and a handful of the anime contains 90% of the top anime characters. It would be an injustice to the other anime series if I religiously stick with a handful of anime series. To make the list more interesting, I have decided to pick only one character from each series. To further know you can also check out the top anime you have to watch this year.
30. Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
Eren is the protagonist of Attack on Titan who had a very rough and poor child. He has a passion for becoming strong and destroying the Titans who pose a threat to humanity. He later on unlocks and discovers the power of the Founding Titan, For those who don't know The Founding Titan has the power to control the other Titans. He is one of the nine Titans and the first of all the Titans.
29. Esdeath (Akame ga Kill!)
Esdeth is a high-ranking general of The Empire in the series “Akagame ka Kill!”. She can use cryokinesis as she possesses a powerful Imperial Arm known as the Demon Manifestation. Using this arm, she can freeze anyone to death. She also possesses the ability to freeze large landscapes.
28. Gon Freecss (Hunter x Hunter)
Gon Freecss, is the son of the legendary hunter Ging Freecss. Most of you might think he is not even top 10 strong characters in HunterxHunter, but he was the strongest at his peak when he got enraged over the death of his friend Kite. Pitou was no match for Gon and even acknowledged him to be more powerful than King who is the most powerful character of Hunter x Hunter. Theories also say Gon is one of the calamities which is very debatable in the community.
27. Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academia)
Tomura Shigaraki is the antagonist of the Japanese anime show “My Hero Academia”. He possesses a quirk called Decay, which allows him to disintegrate objects and bodies and spread the Decay across a larger area just by a single touch. He also possesses superhuman strength, healing, speed and agility. Shigakari also inherits the power of the All for One quirk, which allows him to steal anyone’s power.
26. Lelouch vi Britannia (Code Geass)
Lelouch is the main character of the anime “Code Geass”, who has the power of Geass, The power of Absolute Obedience that allows him to command anyone by controlling the person’s mind by only making direct eye contact.
25. Eua (Higurashi: When They Cry)
Eua is one of the main antagonists of “Higurashi: WhenThey Cry - GOU and SOTSU”, She possesses the power to rewind time and can grant powers to the humans to allow them to travel between the fragments, along with people maintaining the memories from the fragments.
24. Tetsuo Shima (Akira)
He is one of the main characters of Akira. A member of a Biker Gang who goes through an insane transformation after a government experiment. He possesses powers like telekinesis, energy manipulation, regeneration, supernatural strength and durability, matter manipulation, and psionic sense. At his peak he gains the power of reality warping where he can distort reality, causing out-of-control mutations in his body and surroundings.
23. Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
Mob, is a psychic middle school boy who’s incredibly overpowered from the beginning ( like Saitama in One Punch Man). He has immense psychic abilities that can alter reality itself. He possesses powers like telekinesis, energy absorption, and the ability to create powerful psychic barriers. His power peaks when his emotions reach breaking point. He achieves 100% of his state unleashing his full potential. He also has an even more dangerous state called ???% of the state where he becomes unstoppable.
22. Light Yagami (Death Note)
Light is the protagonist of one of the best beginner friendly anime Death Note. He is an extraordinary student who discovers Death Note, a special book that kills anyone whose name is written on it. After learning the abilities of the book, he decides to bring justice to the world by eliminating all the bad people from the planet.
21. Muzan Kibutsuji (Demon Slayer)
Muzan Kibutsuji, also known as the Demon King is the antagonist of the anime Demon Slayer. He is over 1000 years old, possesses super-intelligence, supernatural strength, and regeneration, and can convert humans into demons. He is almost immortal and can only be killed if exposed to sunlight.
20. Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Sukuna, also known as the king of curses is the antagonist of the show Jujutsu Kaisen. He was originally a sorcerer Heian Era. He possesses the power of Cleave and Dismanre which can cut through humans, curses, objects, and even space. With the help of the Reverse Curse Technique, he can heal his body supernaturally. He also possesses an ability of Domain Expansion known as Malevolent Shrine. Within the domain, he can cut anyone and anything indefinitely.
19. Tiamat (Fate/Grand Order)
Tiamat is an ancient Mesopotamian Goddess of Chaos and Creation in the anime series Fate/Grand Order. She is nearly immortal, ability to create or destroy demonic beasts, has supernatural regeneration, can manipulate life at a fundamental level, and can alter her size, shape, and nearby environment making her invincible.
18. Imu (One Piece)
Imu Sama is supposedly the antagonist and most powerful character One Piece and is supposed to be more than 900 years old dating back to the Void Century. He is in secret the supreme leader of the world and is feared by all the highest authorities of the world, even the five elders. What else do you expect from the most powerful one piece character? While very little is known of its abilities, Imu possesses the power to destroy the islands and raise the sea levels. There are various strong one piece characters but Imu can kill the elders with ease.
17. Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Meliodas is the protagonist of The Seven Deadly Sins and one of the seven deadly sins a.k.a Sin of Wrath, captain of the sins. He is also the eldest son of the Demon King and the former leader of the 10 Commandments. He has special powers including super strength, speed, and durability. He is over 3000 years old and has a signature ability Full Counter, that allows him to reflect all the magical attacks from his enemies with a greater force.
16. Yhwach (Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War)
Yhwach is the founder and the leader of the Quincies. He possesses super strength, speed, and a very high spiritual pressure. He possesses great power, known as "The Almighty", which gives him the ability to see and change the future. He is the main antagonist of the anime show and the son of the Soul King.
15. Beatrice (Umineko When They Cry)
Beatrice is the primary antagonist of the anime show “Umineko When They Cry”. She can manipulate reality and control the power to bend the rules of existence using her magic. She possesses the ability to control time, summon powerful beasts, and create life, making her impossible to beat. Her battle with Battler is both a real and symbolic fight between truth and lies, making her a key character whose actions affect the entire story.
14. Nono (Diebuster)
Nono is the primary protagonist of the anime Diebuster. She dreams of becoming a space pilot just like her idol Nono Riri. She is capable of summoning the entire Buster Legion in the solar system and combining them into a weapon larger than the Earth. The tool is known as the Buster Machine, also capable of saving the universe.
13. Darkness Devil (Chainsaw Man)
Darkness Devil is the strongest devil in the series Chainsaw Main. The ordinary humans and devils will die as soon as they come in its presence. As per the latest manga, he is the antagonist of the series.
12. Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
Formerly known as Momonga, Ainz Oal Gown is the protagonist of the show Overlord. He is an undead soldier and the guild master who is incredibly powerful. He is the guild master of Aniz Ooal Gown possessing god-like abilities, including powerful necromancy, world-class magic, and the ability to summon powerful undead creatures. Ainz also wields some of the most powerful magical weapons, boosting his power.
11. Kaguya Otsutsuki (Naruto Shippuden)
Kaguya Otsutsuki hails from the Otsusuki Clan and is the main antagonist of Naruto Shippuden. She came to Earth thousands of years ago. He consumed the power of the divine tree. She became the first wielder of chakra. She distributed her chakra to human beings. Kaguya has god-like abilities, including the ability to manipulate dimensions and she can control space-time. Her most dangerous technique, Infinite Tsukuyomi, allows her to trap the entire humanity in a dream-like Genjustsu.
10. Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Giorno Giovanna is the main character of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and one of the top 10 powerful anime characters. His powers come from his Stand, Gold Experience which has the powers of life-creation and life returning punch, and healing. His powers can be further evolved to Gold Experience Requiem which can manipulate reality, nullify any cause and effect, and trap anyone into an infinite death loop.
9. Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate)
Alucard is the lead character of Hellsing Ultimate. He is the most powerful vampire in the series. He has powers like immortality and regeneration, shapeshifting (can transform into bats, mist, and monstrous creatures). He also has superhuman strength and speed, telekinesis, superhuman strength and speed. He also has a no-life king form which removes the restriction on his abilities and unleashes his full extent.
8. Father (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Father is the main villain of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. He was created by the blood of ancient Xerxes King and gained a conscience. He liberated himself from human limitation by absorbing the power of the Truth, the source of all knowledge and the power in the universe.
7. Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
She is the main character of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and a normal high school girl. Haruhi is unaware of her god-like powers. She possesses abilities like reality warping, creation of supernatural beings, time manipulation, dimensional creation, and subconscious control over reality.
6. Saitama (One Punch Man)
Saitama is one of my favorite characters and the main character of the anime show One Punch Man. The interesting thing about Saitam is he is sick of his power as he can destroy the strongest monsters with a single punch. He has unmatched physical strength, unlimited stamina, perfect combat skills, and invulnerability.
5. Shibai Otsutsuki (Boruto)
Shibai Otsutsuki is the legendary character in Boruto Naruto Next Generations and Boruto Manga mentioned only once or twice, but one of the strongest characters in the anime-verse. He has left the physical form and ascended to a different dimension. He has mastered Shin Jutsu after eating numerous chakra fruits and devouring on multiple planets. He possesses immortality, time-space reality manipulation, and much more.
4. Anti-Spiral (Gurren Lagann)
Anti Spiral is a character from the anime series Gurren Lagann is the primary antagonist and leader of the Anti-Spiral race. He is one of the most powerful anime villains and has powers of incredible energy manipulation, power to create and destroy universes, reality warping, infinite stamina and durability, and anti-spiral form.
3. Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Madoka Kaname is one of the main characters of the Japanese animated series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. She possesses divine powers. She is the ultimate Madoka, who possesses God-like Powers, reality manipulation, omnipresence, immortality, invulnerability, and many more.
2. Kami Tenchi (Tenchi Muyo!)
Kami Tenchi is the supreme being in “Tenchi Muyo!”. Like all the other top characters in this list, he has powers like the power to create and destroy, being present everywhere, omniscience, warping reality, and immortality.
1. Zeno (Dragon Ball Super)
Zeno is the most powerful anime character. He belongs to the multiverse of Dragon Ball Super Multiverse. He is the creator of all the 18 universes of the Dragon Ball series. He once got angry and destroyed 6 of them. He can create or destroy anything including the entire universe with a flick of his fingers.
Conclusion
This article might not do justice to all the anime fans out there, as everyone has their own biases (including me). I’ve done extensive research to create this list and will continue improving it over time. Several anime characters who deserve to be on this list have been intentionally left out. This is because some anime have just started, or they are not popular enough yet for me to include them. I’m always open to my readers’ criticism and opinions, and they can reach out to me through email if you strongly disagree with any character’s position. Please do check out our awesome anime blogs!