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Anime characters broken down by various qualities, including personality, family role, career, and more.

Anime Characters

List of the best female anime characters. These are some of the most <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/most-powerful-anime-character/ranker-anime">powerful anime characters</a> who are attractive, intelligent, or simply formidable. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-tv-shows-that-feminists-love/ranker-tv" target="_blank">Feminists will love </a>these strong anime characters. From ferocious females to lovely vampire anime&nbsp;ladies, they’re all here in this list of the best female anime characters found on TV and in film. Along with all of the anime girl names, you'll see which TV show or film they appeared in, their powers and abilities and the illustrator who created them.&nbsp;You'll find plenty of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-red-hair-anime-characters/ranker-anime">anime&nbsp;girls&nbsp;with&nbsp;red&nbsp;hair</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-with-blond-hair/ranker-anime">blonde anime girls</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-with-black-hair/ranker-anime">raven-haired</a>, and even <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-with-blue-hair/ranker-anime">blue-haired&nbsp;anime girls</a>.Did you know that anime is a relatively old medium? It has, cool anime characters have been around since the early 1900s, although anime as viewers enjoy it today didn’t begin to hit the mainstream until around the 1980s. Some of the original anime programs, including “Dragon Ball” (which began airing in 1986), had more male leads than female, but they paved the way for the best anime women that you know and love today. One of the most popular anime programs, “Sailor Moon,” began airing in 1995, and it featured female anime leads almost exclusively.Today’s great female anime characters are known as such for a variety of reasons. Some, including C.C. from “Code Geass,” are mysterious and humorous. Others, such as Motoko Kusanagi from “Ghost in the Shell,” are powerful yet sexual. In fact, many of the sexiest anime characters are so hot because they are powerful. Whatever characteristics these best female anime characters have, however, they’re always one thing -- memorable.This list includes the best female anime characters in history. From the strong to the cool and the sweet, these anime female characters have earned their places on the list thanks to their long-lasting popularity. Which one of these popular anime characters are your favorite?&nbsp;&nbsp;

Want to end the debate of who the strongest <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-anime-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime character</a> to ever exist is? You only have to do one thing...vote on the poll below! For this list we want to hear your opinion on who the most powerful anime character of all time. These guys probably beat up the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/smartest-anime-characters/ranker-anime">smartest anime characters</a> all the time in high school--if they ever went to one.&nbsp;Both heroes and villains are included below, so you can vote for everyone from Madara Uchiha to Ichigo Kurosaki. The discussion of the strongest anime character is always shrouded in controversey, so consider the following: just because a character is physically more powerful doesn't mean they are stronger than another overall. Take Light Yagami vs Monkey D. Luffy, for example. Obviously Luffy could gum-gum pistol him into oblivion, but what if Light wrote his name down in the death note? That's an instant death with just the stroke of a pen. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/when-you-see-it-pictures/lauren-slocum?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">When you</a> see names like Vegeta below, assume that they would be fighting at their very highest potential.&nbsp;

Comedy

With all the fighting that goes on in shonen anime, it's sometimes refreshing to have a characters offer up some laughs. Who are the best comic relief characters in anime? It's a tough line to tow sometimes when going back and forth between <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-all-comedy-drama-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">drama and comedy</a>. The funniest anime characters offer you just enough comedy where you can still take what's going on seriously. If a character has too many goofy lines during a serious scene, it can take you out of the moment. For example, Buggy the Clown gets a lot of screen time during the Marineford War Arc in One Piece, which can get annoying when there is so much serious stuff happening in the story.Vote up the funny anime characters below that really make you laugh, but also aren't extremely annoying. Add your own comedic anime characters to the list too if they're not already here, and see how many other people think they're as funny as you do.&nbsp;

One of the most interesting tropes that pop&nbsp;up in anime are half-human anime characters. What that means exactly can vary from show to show, but here&#39;s the basic run-down: hybrid anime characters possess both human DNA&nbsp;and DNA from another species. In most cases, the non-human species is a mythical one, like&nbsp;demons, elves or angels. Half-human hybrids are typically born to one human parent and one non-human parent, but some are fused with another species later in life, often violently. Half-human characters are typically found in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-demon-anime/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">demon anime</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-shounen-anime-ever-made/ranker-anime" target="_blank">shounen anime</a>.&nbsp;

Being a hybrid can mean enhanced magical and physical abilities, like it does for Tokyo Ghoul&#39;s Kaneki Ken and Gohan from DBZ.&nbsp;In some cases, like with Gojyo from Saiyuki,&nbsp;it means facing discrimination.&nbsp;In other cases, like with Eina&nbsp;Tulle in&nbsp;Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?,&nbsp;the character&#39;s hybrid nature has basically no impact on anything.&nbsp;Take a look at some of the best half-human hybrid characters&nbsp;and vote up your favorite.

Villains

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At long last, here's our list of the greatest anime villains of all time, including villains from every genre and demographic of anime out there. What would anime be without a great enemy for the heroes to fight with? Villains in anime can really make or break a series, as they are essentially the sole source of tension and conflict in any show. The protagonists of Dragon Ball Z are all amazing and loveable, but is Freeza not equally as crucial to the show's sucess and popularity? What would Fullmetal Alchemist be like without the Homonculi, or Inuyasha without Naraku? Yes, a great anime villain is equally as important as a show's hero, and the enemies below are a testament to that. Vote for the bad guy that you think deserves the title of the best anime villain of all time, no matter how powerful or strong they are. Sometimes a great villain can be a normal human being, like Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis or Johan Liebert from Monster.

Foxy

It doesn't matter whether you watch your anime dubbed or subbed; sooner or later you're going to encounter that one character that you just can't stand. Below we rank the most annoying anime characters of all time, regardless of genre or language. One aspect that you're voting on is the voice. Annoying anime voices can be found in both English dubbed and subbed anime, but sometimes one version of a character (usually the English) is much more annoying than the other. For example, the English dubbed version of Naruto is generally considered to be way more annoying than it's Japanese counterpart.The best part about this poll is that it's open to additions, so if you have an anime character that you just can't stand, please add them to the list! These are the characters that non-anime fans hear and say &quot;wow that's why I will never watch anime. Think characters like Gecho Moria and his annoying laugh, or Shippo from Inuyasha.

Orihime Inoue

For many male anime fans, the thought of marrying your favorite anime woman is kind of the ultimate fantasy. For this poll we're asking you a simple question: which female anime character would you want as your wife? We're ranking the best potential anime wives, with the only criteria being that you think they would make a good life partner. What kind of criteria would you look for when choosing which female anime character you would marry? You might want a woman like Misa Amane (Death Note) or Orihime Inoue (Bleach) who will worship the ground you walk on for the rest of your life. Then again you might want a strong, independent, beautiful woman like Erza Scarlet, who can take care of you and protect you.&nbsp;No matter what your reason, vote for the women anime characters that you would want to spend the rest of your life with. If you add a character of your own to this list, make sure you include a good image to accompany it.&nbsp;

Not every great anime character is human -&nbsp;just look at these wonderful dogs. These canine characters add depth&nbsp;to their worlds&nbsp;and show&nbsp;the animal-loving (or hating) side of their human companions. Along with being great foils for the characters, they're&nbsp;just plain cute.&nbsp;The best anime dogs come in many varieties. They&nbsp;can be house pets with big personalities and deep bonds with their owners, like Makkachin from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/yuri-on-ice/85370874" target="_blank">Yuri!!! on ICE</a>. Or perhaps they&nbsp;have a mind&nbsp;of their own, like Pakkun from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/naruto/73654360" target="_blank">Naruto</a>.&nbsp;Whether you prefer them on the realistic or fantastical side, you can't deny anime is chock-full of amazing canines.&nbsp;

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In anime, physical power isn't always everything. Very often brains will win over brawn, and because of that, we're ranking the smartest anime characters of all time. Do you have a favorite smart anime character? Now would be a good time to show it by voting up your top choices on the poll below. From master strategists like Shikamaru (Naruto) who plan one hundred steps away, to analytical geniuses like Death Note's L who can predict his opponents moves before he even makes them, these anime characters are much smarter than the average human.Vote up the intelligent anime characters that you believe to be the smartest, and downvote any that you don't think could hang intellectually with the top contendors on this poll.

You should always respect your elders, and in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-world-to-live-in/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">world of anime</a> that saying is no exception. The usual portrayal of old people in anime is that of the sagely, still powerful fighter who the antagonist learns all his skills from, especially in Shonen anime. Elderly anime characters like Master Roshi (DBZ), Jiraiya (Naruto), and Genkai (Yu-Yu-Hakusho) all exemplify this. Then there are the old anime characters that are still more powerful in their old age than most other characters in the show. This is best demonstrated by the great Whitebeard in One Piece, who at 72 years of age showed the world why he was the strongest man in the world.Who is your favorite anime geezer? Let us know by voting up your favorites on the poll below. Anime grandpas and grandmas are fair game, as long as they are elderly looking.

Anime is filled with incredible fighters, but so far, the&nbsp;majority of them are male. To some viewers, this imbalance can really detract from the&nbsp;viewing experience. With that in mind, this list celebrates some of the strongest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-anime-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">female anime characters</a>&nbsp;out there.&nbsp;

These strong anime women don&#39;t necessarily look the part - many of them are not&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/muscular-anime-women/anna-lindwasser?ref=profile_own" target="_blank">completely jacked</a>. What they lack in big beefy muscles they make up for in incredible supernatural abilities that range from moving at the speed of sound to transforming their own blood into a deadly force. You do not want to get on any of these ladies&#39; bad sides.&nbsp;

Falling in Reverse once asked, &quot;so why do good girls like bad guys?&quot; The pop-punk band&#39;s question missed the mark by a little - people of all genders and qualities love bad boys - particularly when they&#39;re anime characters.&nbsp;

Some anime bad boys are relatively harmless, but give off an aura of danger and mystique - either that or they aren&#39;t mysterious at all, but use anger and aggression to hide their deeper insecurities. A few aren&#39;t even &quot;bad&quot; per se - they&#39;re just rockin&#39; that wild aesthetic. Meanwhile, some of them are actually villainous - which is exactly what makes them so compelling. They&#39;re sexy, they don&#39;t play by the rules, and they&#39;re layered. Often, these characters have excellent motivations for their less-than-ideal behavior - but even when they don&#39;t, viewers still want to know what makes them tick.&nbsp;

Which of these characters is the best anime bad boy? That&#39;s up to you. Vote up your faves to let your voice be heard.&nbsp;

How do&nbsp;anime characters learn the skills they need to achieve their goals? Often, up-and-coming protagonists require&nbsp;mentors to&nbsp;help them grow emotionally and unlock new powers. Anime mentors can impart all kinds of knowledge and abilities, ranging from cooking skills to fighting styles. They can be soft and kind, or they can have brutally high expectations;&nbsp;either way, they make their mentees work hard.&nbsp;There's no telling which anime characters will make good mentors, as even some teachers end up being totally lame advice-givers. Some of these mentors are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/elderly-anime-characters/ranker-anime" target="_blank">elderly</a>, while others are closer to their protege's age. Whether they have greater life experience or a wider skill set, the best anime mentors make sure that the people who look up to them are well-equipped to handle whatever the universe might throw at them.&nbsp;

For all their&nbsp;reach and popularity, not all anime series follow lovable, or even likable, characters. Anime thrives by providing viewers with complex, difficult personalities, but even this jaded genre can't help but give the viewers beloved anime characters everyone loves. In a world of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-annoying-anime-kids/nida-sea" target="_blank">annoying kids</a> and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsettling-anime-antagonists/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">truly loathsome villains</a>, the most universally liked anime characters bask in the love of legions of fans, who rarely if ever slander their beloved faves. Their attractive qualities make them excellent candidates for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-that-deserve-their-own-show/ranker-anime" target="_blank">anime characters who deserve spinoff</a> series.Sometimes&nbsp;villains, sometimes the good guys, each of these well-liked anime characters are developed, nuanced personalities who can't be described with just one or two attributes. Even their flaws stand to make&nbsp;them all the more enjoyable. What truly makes a character great is when they feel like a real person – except, of course, when they're Pikachu. As always, be warned that this list contains SPOILERS.

Contrary to popular belief, it&#39;s actually impossible to tell if someone is a virgin or not just by looking at them. There also aren&#39;t any personality traits that directly correspond to sexual experience. That being said, there are still some characters who viewers expect to be getting laid - or at least, the other characters in the show are.&nbsp;

Who are the anime characters you didn&#39;t know were virgins? Well, did you know that Cana Aberona, the hard-drinking hottie from&nbsp;Fairy Tail, has never actually gotten down and dirty with anyone? What about Issei Hyodo from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-like-high-school-d-x-d/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">High School DXD</a>,&nbsp;a horny dude who wanted nothing more in life than to form his own harem and succeeded?

Shockingly, both Issei and Cana are anime virgins - and so are the other characters on this list. Who is your favorite?

If you&#39;re looking for a mega dose of kawaii, look no further, because this list is dedicated to the cutest anime characters the medium has to offer.&nbsp;

Cute anime characters can appear in any genre, but they tend to be concentrated in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-slice-of-life-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">slice of life genre</a> - Nadeshiko Kagamihara from Laid Back Camp, a&nbsp;relaxing anime about camping, comes to mind.&nbsp;There are some notable exceptions from shonen, like Izuku Midoriya&nbsp;as a little kid, and Rem from Re:Zero. There are even some cute anime characters from sports anime - Onoda&nbsp;Sakamichi will have you singing the Love Hime theme song long after you&#39;ve finished&nbsp;Yowamushi Pedal.&nbsp;

Be prepared for your heart to explode from all the adorableness.&nbsp;

Anime is an amazing medium because artists have free reign to make the characters look like anything they want. There are some limits on that, however, including skill sets, budgets, and a tendency towards bad choices. For this reason, there are some characters who look absolutely horrendous.&nbsp;

Which anime characters suffer from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-anime-of-all-time/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the worst anime</a> character designs? While some of it is down to personal preference, some are almost universally unsettling. Karin&nbsp;Hanazono&#39;s wide-set eyes are so cringe-worthy that she could probably show up as an example in a Twitter thread&nbsp;about why anime should be abolished. Meanwhile, some people enjoy CLAMP&#39;s noodley character designs, but other people find them wildly unappealing.

Vote up the anime designs that made you gag, and vote down the ones that you think are being unfairly judged.

&quot;<a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleBitBeastly" target="_blank">Kemonomimi</a>&quot;&nbsp;is a Japanese term that refers to humanoid beings with animal body parts. Often, this involves&nbsp;cute girls with cat ears, but the term encompasses a slightly broader range of attributes. Not only do&nbsp;these kemonomimi&nbsp;characters showcase&nbsp;physical traits&nbsp;from a wide variety of animals,&nbsp;(from cats and dogs to squids and monkeys) some of them might have other animal body parts besides ears,&nbsp;and some of them aren't especially cute.&nbsp;There have been plenty of intriguing and wonderful kemonomimi anime characters, from shows like&nbsp;Inuyasha, Kemono Friends, No Game No Life,&nbsp;and more. This anime trope has provided some fan-favorite&nbsp;personas.

One of the great things about anime is that typically, shows will feature <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters" target="_blank">a wonderful cast of&nbsp;supporting characters</a> with which to identify. The worst thing about anime, however, is that if you can't stomach the main protagonist, waiting for your favorite supporting character to show up can be excruciating.This problem intensifies when supporting characters who were originally important to the story end up being forgotten by the shows creators. Naruto and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-dragon-ball-z-sucks/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Dragon Ball Z</a> are two famous examples of anime where the supporting cast was increasingly underutilized as the show&nbsp;progressed, much to the&nbsp;dismay of fans. In times like these, you have to wonder how bad it is to wish&nbsp;death upon&nbsp;the hero of your favorite show.&nbsp;Following this line of thought, here are 15 supporting anime characters that —&nbsp;intentionally or not —&nbsp;ended up outshining the&nbsp;protagonist. Despite their lack of screen time, these side characters are&nbsp;more compelling&nbsp;than the show's&nbsp;main attraction.&nbsp;

If you&#39;re starting to feel like every anime character is a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-selfish-anime-characters-of-all-time/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">selfish jerk</a> who is just looking out for number one, it may be time to give selfless anime characters some attention.

Some of these selfless characters are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-heroic-anime-sacrifices/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">sacrificing</a> major things like their personal safety, their ability to remain in society, or even their ability to exist in human form. Others simply put others first and love to help out, without ever causing themselves to suffer.

Whether a character is more like Itachi Uchiha, who killed his entire family and then exiled himself in order to save his brother&#39;s life and prevent war, or more like Phichit&nbsp;Chulanont, who just wants to bring happiness to his country through figure skating, these characters embody the spirit of giving.&nbsp;

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Whether it's shonen or slice of life, every great anime has at least one animal character in it! For this poll we're ranking the greatest anime animals of all time, including anime pets, and regular characters who do not have an owner. There are plenty of great talking animals in anime, including Chopper in One Piece, Gamabunta in Naruto, and DBZ's Puar the cat. Those characters will go head to head against other great animals in anime, such as Ein the data dog in Cowboy Bebop, or Fuu's pet squirrel Momo in Samurai Champloo.It doesn't matter if you like them for their cuteness or their crazy abilities- we want you to vote up your favorite animal anime characters, regardless of the reason. Want to inject your opinion into this list even further than just voting? Add your own suggestions to the list, and check back to see how many people agreed (or disagreed) with your choices.

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Akamaru

Akamaru       is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto.

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Totoro is a fictional character from the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro.

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Gamabunta is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto.

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Known as the Evolution Pokémon, Eevee is a fennec-like Pokémon with an unstable genetic code, which allows it to evolve into eight different Pokémon depending on the situation. The first three of these evolutions, Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon, are the result of Eevee being exposed to either a Water Stone, a Thunderstone, or a Fire Stone respectively. Two new evolutions were introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver, Espeon and Umbreon, which involve maximum friendship with the Trainer and leveling up at a specific time of day, or leveling up while a Sun Shard or a Moon Shard, respectively, is in the player's bag in XD. Leafeon and Glaceon are the result of leveling up in areas that have either a Moss Rock or an Ice Rock respectively. The most recent evolution, Sylveon, evolves by leveling up with at least two hearts of affection from Pokémon-Amie and knowing a Fairy-type move.

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Whether it's shonen or slice of life, every great anime has at least one animal character in it! For this poll we're ranking the greatest anime animals of all ...