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With such a wide range of abilities in anime, they need to be broken down by type. Who is the best fire user? What about electricity, water, or even ice users? Let's rank the best of the best from these categories and many more!

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Here is our list of the best swordsman in anime, including samurai, demons, shinobi, and anyone in general who wields a blade. Who is your favorite anime character that uses a sword? Is it the pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro? What about substitute soul reaper Ichigo Kurosaki, or the medieval swordsman Guts? No matter who you love, we want you to vote for your top anime character that fights using a sword. They don't have to exclusively be a sword fighter- we have characters like Sasuke on this list that don't always fight with a blade. If one of your favorites is missing, then definitely add them to the list! That way other people can vote for your pick, and that character might even make it to the top. We intentionally didn't include every character from Bleach since there are so many, but feel free to add as many of the soul reapers as you want.

Without a doubt, fire is a force of nature, so it makes sense that the people who use it are often forces of nature by themselves. Unlike <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-characters-with-ice-powers/christine-rivas" target="_blank">anime ice users</a>, anime characters who control fire&nbsp;usually have a more assertive personality, speak their mind more freely,&nbsp;and have a&nbsp;major dose of impulsiveness. They love a good challenge and aren't afraid of turning up the heat to reach their dreams.&nbsp;The characters who made this list can be considered some of the greatest characters to have fire powers in anime. If you found your favorite fire elemental on this list, make sure to vote them up! if you don't see them&nbsp;and feel like your favorite should be here, go ahead and add them at the bottom.

Even the coolest superpowers in the world have a downside if the user can&#39;t control them. In fact, many anime characters who can&#39;t control their power would rather be weaker than they actually are, because then at least they wouldn&#39;t be a danger to themselves and others. For many of these characters, gaining control over their abilities is the most important thing in their lives.&nbsp;

Who are some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> with uncontrollable powers? One particularly interesting one is Shizu from&nbsp;That Time I Got <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-quotes/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Reincarnated as a Slime</a>. Shizu&#39;s body hosts Ifrit, a fire demon who occasionally takes over her body and forces her to commit atrocities. As she grows older, she loses more and more control. There&#39;s also Izuku Midoriya from&nbsp;My Hero Academia,&nbsp;whose incredible energy storing power One For All destroys his body every time he tries to use it - at least, that is, until he masters his abilities.&nbsp;

Who is your favorite character with unbridled power? Vote them up to let the world know what you think.

We all know that two things are better than one, and apparently these characters do too. Who would you say is the greatest anime dual wielder of all time? Some anime characters dual wield guns, like Death the Kid and Revy, while others dual wield swords, like Archer and Shunshi Kyoraku. Vote up your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite anime characters</a> that dual wield weapons, and add any to the list that aren't already here. Any character is game, as long as they're an anime character that primarily uses two weapons at once.

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Who needs a Kamehameha when you've got six in the chamber? These are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best anime characters</a> who use guns, as voted on by anime fans like you. It doesn't matter if it's a pistol, sniper rifle or anything else- if a character uses a firearm as their primary weapon, then they're eligible to be on this list. Some like Spike Spiegal from Cowboy Bebop use nothing but an ordinary pistol to take care of business, while others like Alucard use a special gun when fighting, like his gun known as &quot;The Jackal.&quot; We're not asking you to vote for the strongest or most skilled gunslinger on this list, but simply the one you like the most. Who is your favorite gunslinger in the anime world? Vote for the ones you love the most on this list, and don't be afraid to add a few of your own so other people can vote for them too.

While many anime characters use different elements for various reasons, very few elements are associated with a specific personality type than ice. Anime ice users in action and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-shounen-anime-ever-made/ranker-anime" target="_blank">shounen anime</a>&nbsp;are typically lone wolves who are calm and collected in the midst of a chaotic world. They usually provide both offensive and defensive support in battle, as ice is one of the most versatile elements to use.&nbsp;The characters on this list have mastered their control of ice&nbsp;or the freezing of water to the point where they could be considered the greatest anime characters with ice powers ever. If your favorite made the list, make sure to vote them up so they can get to the top! If you feel like your favorite ice elemental should be here, but isn't, go ahead and add them at the bottom.&nbsp;

For most anime characters, bleeding is a sign of a problem. But for&nbsp;anime characters who fight with blood, an open wound might be just what they need to dominate their opponents.&nbsp;

Many of these blood wielding anime characters take their own blood out of their bodies and harden it into weapons that they can use in battle. Others <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/gotta-kick-it-up-cast-where-are-they-now/donn-saylor?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">kick it up</a> a notch by turning their blood into ice, boiling liquid, or even into a bible verse.&nbsp;

How they get their blood back into their bodies is rarely mentioned, and when it is, how they do so cleanly is still left out. These powers are awesome, but also kind of gross - just like the anime characters who use them. Which one do you find the most appealing?

Just because an ability is awesome doesn&#39;t mean that you always want to use it. In fact, sometimes the consequences of using an ability are so severe that you need to think long and hard before you ever use them at all.&nbsp;

These are anime attacks that hurt the user. These abilities often bring the user significant benefit by diffusing dangerous situations when nothing else will do. But they come at a great personal cost. One example is Mankai from&nbsp;Yuki Yuna is a Hero,&nbsp;which gives the user a major power-up in exchange for a permanent disability. Another is Trafalgar Law&#39;s Op-Op Fruit in&nbsp;One Piece,&nbsp;which can grant another person immortality, but only at the expense of his own life.&nbsp;

Which of these techniques would you still want to use despite the high personal cost?

This list might be shocking to you, but we're ranking the greatest anime characters with electric powers, with the help of your votes. Who is the best electric user in anime? This list includes villains that use electric power, like God Enel from One Piece, and hero anime characters that can use electric powers, like Kakashi or Pikachu. Denki Kaminari from My Hero Academia is probably the newest electric anime user on this list, although he is only a side character. Vote up your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite anime characters</a> that use electrictiy as a weapon, and downvote any that you don't really care for.

There&#39;s no offense like a good defense - at least, that&#39;s probably what the defensive anime characters on this list would say. It&#39;s a valid point - no matter how strong they might be, those who can&#39;t defend themselves in battle often get crushed before they can unleash an attack.&nbsp;Defensive anime powers may not always be the flashiest or most exciting ones, but they can sometimes be the most useful.&nbsp;

Who are the anime characters with the best defense? One well-known contender is Greed from&nbsp;Fullmetal Alchemist.&nbsp;Greed can transform his body into graphene, an impenetrable substance that can withstand any attack. Less well-known but equally impressive is the Sun Armor owned by Black Rabbit from&nbsp;Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren&#39;t They?&nbsp;This armor not only is impossible to breach,&nbsp;but it also grants immortality and glows with the rays of the sun. Of course, we can&#39;t leave out Naofumi Iwatani,&nbsp;the protagonist of&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-like-the-rising-of-the-shield-hero/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The Rising of the Shield Hero</a>.

There are plenty of other awesome anime defenders where that came from, so let&#39;s give them some love by voting up the most impressive ones.

It&#39;s not unusual to see anime characters transform into animals or super-powered versions of themselves, but it&#39;s not every day that you see <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-who-can-turn-into-animals/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime characters who can turn into weapons</a>. This unique ability can take many forms, including everything from turning a single finger into a gun to fully transforming into a katana.

The most well-known example of this kind of transformation is Soul Eater Evans and the other Demon Scythes attending&nbsp;Death Weapon Meister Academy in the 2008 anime&nbsp;Soul Eater.&nbsp;These characters work together with shinigami in training to become full-fledged Death Scythes. Another beloved example is Yukine from&nbsp;Noragami.&nbsp;Yukine is Yato&#39;s &quot;shiki&quot; - meaning, that when the god Yato calls him by the name he gave him, he transforms into a powerful sword. Not all of these transforming anime characters come from anime that take things seriously, however - there&#39;s also a series of 1-minute shorts called Henkei Shoujo which features girls who transform into everything from fighter jets to mecha.&nbsp;

Who is your favorite human weapon? Vote them up to let the world know what you think.

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Characters&nbsp;in anime have some pretty impressive&nbsp;abilities. While some overpower their enemies with their martial arts prowess&nbsp;or <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/anime-weapons-that-are-impossibly-big/nikoberi" target="_blank">insanely huge weapons</a>, others have elevated talents that reach beyond tangible weaponry.

From the ability to control the wind to destructive chi energy blasts, these skills exist beyond anything that is possible in the real world. Anime characters with supernatural eye powers fall under this umbrella.

There is no limit to what&nbsp;powerful anime eyes are capable of. Wielded by both the heroes and the villains&nbsp;in our favorite shows, these are not the type of eyes you want to get lost in&hellip; unless you have a death wish. Here are&nbsp;some of the most destructive&nbsp;super-powered anime character eyes and their powerful abilities. Don&#39;t blink, or you&#39;ll miss it.&nbsp;

Just about every magical power you can think of can be found in the world of anime, but one of the most fun is animal transformation. Anime characters who can turn into animals crop up in action anime like&nbsp;One Piece&nbsp;and Bleach, as well as <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-slice-of-life-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">slice of life anime</a>&nbsp;like Wolf Children.&nbsp;No matter where they appear, they add excitement to their anime of origin.

Animal transformations can get pretty wild. Kars from JoJo&#39;s Bizarre Adventure can transform into literally any animal&nbsp;because he carries the DNA of all species on Earth inside of his body. Meanwhile, the entire Sohma&nbsp;family of Fruits Basket&nbsp;transforms into animals of the Chinese Zodiac when hugged by a member of the opposite sex. Humans are animals too, so other creatures&nbsp;with human transformations are still fair game for this list. Filo from&nbsp;The Rising of the Shield Hero&nbsp;actually started life as a fluffy pink bird, but eventually gained a human transformation, and Ahiru from&nbsp;Princess Tutu&nbsp;believes she&#39;s a human until one day she discovers that her true form is actually a duck.

Who are your favorite anime&nbsp;shapeshifters? Vote them up to let the world know your thoughts.&nbsp;

If you had to choose, who would you say is the greatest anime character with water powers? From Juvia&nbsp;Lockser to Tier Halibel, let's examine some of the greatest anime water users of all time, with the help of your votes.It's hard to beat the popularity of Kisame&nbsp;Hoshigaki, the Akatsuki member and partner of Itachi Uchiha from Naruto Shippuden. Nicknamed the &quot;Monster of the Hidden Mist,&quot; this shark-like shinobi was a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist before joining the ranks of Pain, Hidan, and others. Another popular anime character with water abilities is Jinbei from One Piece, the whale shark fishman&nbsp;who was introduced during the Impel Down arc.Vote up your favorite anime water characters on this list, and please add any that you feel should be here. If the character has at least one prominent water ability, they are acceptable for this list. If you're looking for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-characters-with-ice-powers/christine-rivas" target="_blank">anime ice users</a>, they have their own list on Ranker.&nbsp;

Anime characters with healing powers are often overlooked by fans. It&rsquo;s not a power that usually goes to protagonists, and it isn&rsquo;t as obviously cool as, say, shooting fire out of one&rsquo;s hands. In fact, healers have a reputation for being weak, passive people who can&rsquo;t fight and aren&rsquo;t especially interesting.&nbsp;

This couldn&rsquo;t be further from the truth. While there are some anime healers who don&rsquo;t participate in&nbsp;battles, that&rsquo;s for a good reason - they&rsquo;re so critical to the outcome of a&nbsp;battle and the longevity of the heroes that they must prioritize their own safety. What&rsquo;s more, there are plenty of anime healers who will happily throw hands - Tsunade is one of the greatest ninja&nbsp;in Naruto history, and not just for her healing prowess.

Each one of these healing abilities operates slightly differently - some are nearly infinite, while others have strict limits and rules. However their abilities function, anime characters with healing abilities are crucial members of their teams because they let warrior types take risks and keep going when they&rsquo;d otherwise be bedridden or hospitalized. Let&rsquo;s give these amazing characters some love!

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> needs more than energetic characters who rush unthinkingly into conflict - it also needs characters who are going to look at things analytically. The best anime strategists come up with the plans that keep everything moving and keep those plans from going awry - even if they&#39;re dealing with more impulsive counterparts.&nbsp;

So, who are anime&#39;s brightest tacticians? Most people will immediately think of Light Yagami and L, Shikamaru Nara, Lelouch Lamperouge, and Sousuke Aizen. These guys are incredible, but they aren&#39;t the only strategic geniuses&nbsp;out there. There&#39;s&nbsp;Toua Tokuchi&nbsp;from&nbsp;One Outs,&nbsp;whose brilliance keeps him making money in the world of simplified baseball. There&#39;s also&nbsp;Rock from Black Lagoon,&nbsp;whose unconventional strategies make him an invaluable part of his criminal team. There&#39;s plenty more where that came from, too.

Vote for the strategy expert you&#39;d most like to consult with.

Imagine an anime character with parasitic bugs that have been living in his body since birth, feeding off of his life essence and helping him attack his enemies. You&#39;ve just imagined Shino Aburame from&nbsp;Naruto,&nbsp;an awesome guy with incredibly creepy powers. He&#39;s not the only one - there are actually <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">lots of anime characters</a> with supremely unsettling abilities in shows like&nbsp;One Piece, Parasyte, Fate,&nbsp;and more.&nbsp;

Vote up the anime moves that you found the most disturbing, and vote down the ones that you&#39;re more or less indifferent to.

The best anime fighters aren&#39;t always the obvious ones. Sure, they may be completely jacked, but&nbsp;they may also have small muscles that are deceptively strong. Either way, their fighting skills are not to be trifled with, as their opponents could attest.&nbsp;

While there are plenty of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-special-abilities-anime/reference" target="_blank">anime characters with special abilities</a>, the following brawlers don&#39;t rely on supernatural powers to defeat their enemies.&nbsp;Some of them do&nbsp;have&nbsp;incredible magical abilities that they use in battle, but they also have fast hands that can cause as much damage as any mystical power.&nbsp;Goku&nbsp;can use the Kamehameha, but he can also break an opponent&#39;s face with his fist. Makunouchi&nbsp;Ippo&nbsp;has no superpowers, but he&#39;s a trained boxer who uses a combination of technique and strength to win matches.

These anime fighters get into all types of brawls, and there&#39;s no denying how fun they are to watch.

With all of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unconventional-anime-weapons/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">strange and amazing anime weapons</a>&nbsp;to choose from, one might not expect an anime character to zero in on needles - but actually, there are plenty of anime characters who fight with needles out there.

Some anime needle users have a far more straight-forward approach to battle than others do. Gintama&#39;s&nbsp;Oboro pretty much just throws needles at people&#39;s weak points. Other characters get a whole lot more complicated, however. Illumi&nbsp;Zoldyck of&nbsp;Hunter X Hunter&nbsp;isn&#39;t just trying to open up holes in people - he actually inserts needles into people&#39;s brains in order to control their behavior. Still, other characters can eject needles from their bodies - Jiraiya&nbsp;from&nbsp;Naruto&nbsp;can turn his long white hair into a mass of sharp, projectile weapons.

Needle-based attacks are surprisingly versatile, so let&#39;s give them the attention they deserve.&nbsp;

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Just because a power exists doesn&#39;t mean that it&#39;s always a great idea to use it. In fact, some are so dangerous that they&#39;re straight-up forbidden - or at least, their users know to be extremely judicious about when they resort to them.&nbsp;

Some forbidden anime powers are banned for their hugely detrimental impact on the user. The Eight Inner Gates, a taijutsu technique from&nbsp;Naruto,&nbsp;almost inevitably results in the user&#39;s demise. Others have the potential to create mass casualties. The&nbsp;Athena Exclamation from&nbsp;Saint Seiya&nbsp;is the rough equivalent of the Big Bang.&nbsp;

Do you think that these moves are banned for good reason?

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Who is your favorite anime girl who wields a sword? There are so many great female anime swordsman, so let's rank them from best to worst with the help of your votes.Bleach definitely has its fair share of female swordsman - Rukia Kuchiki is the first character we're introduced to, but let's not forget about Rangiku Matsumoto either. In Fairy Tail, Erza Scarlet is a fan favorite anime girl who fights with a sword. Other popular female sword users in anime include Asuna from Sword Art Online, Saber from the Fate series, and of course Akame from Akame ga Kill!Vote below on your top choices for <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-anime-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best female anime</a> swordsman, and even add a new character to the list if they're not already here!

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