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Trying to pick the hottest male anime character of all time is really hard, and that's why we want you all to vote up your favorites. Attraction is obviously subjective, but which hot anime guys are so good looking that you just can't stand it? This list includes both hot men and hot anime boy characters - popular and sexy boys&nbsp;like Takumi Usui, Takashi Morinozuka, and Light Yagami - so you don't have to choose between younger and older characters.From Edward Elric to Gray Fullbuster, vote up the sexiest anime boys that you think deserve to be called the hottest. We know that there are a ton more people to add to the list, so please go ahead and add as many hot anime men as you want as long as you include a good picture. If you had any hot anime boys to the list, please make sure they are appropriate (No Boku no Pico please!)

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Who are the best anime characters ever? This list includes the top favorites in manga, possibly of all time. These are the classics, the most beloved characters, including anime and manga protagonists like Son Goku, the fictional protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series, and &quot;L,&quot; the fictional detective in the manga series Death Note. Be sure to vote for your own personal favorites, add any characters that might be missing and, of course, rerank this list of greatest anime characters in any order you want.Not surprisingly, many of the best and most memorable anime characters, like L and Son Goku, are the stars of some of the <a href="/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time" target="_blank">best anime series of all time</a>. Be sure to head over to that list and cast your votes, if you haven't already. And not all of the great anime characters listed here are among the so-called &quot;good guys&quot; - some are among the worst and most notorious anime villains&nbsp;as well. If you're a huge anime fan, once you're done voting for these famous anime characters, you might also want to check out this list of the <a href="/list/anime-fan-communities/dot-commander" target="_blank">best anime fan communities</a> on the web. A fan community can be a great way to connect with other people who share a common passion for anime, manga, and otaku style!

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

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.

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Anime draws viewers in with its captivating visuals, and the cutest characters created can be just as enticing. These men&nbsp;may be artificial, but our feelings for them are certainly not. Some are monsters, some are mannerly, and some occupy the middle of the road. Just like us, these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hot-anime-guys-and-boys/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cute anime guys</a> are created, or drawn,&nbsp;imperfectly, and that&nbsp;makes them all the more compelling.

25+ Anime Boys You Definitely Crushed On

25 Anime Boys You Definitely Crushed On

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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;

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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.

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The Greatest Anime Villains of All Time

List of the Best Anime Villains of All Time

In the world of&nbsp;Hunter x Hunter,&nbsp;characters use a panoply of incredible techniques that are widely referred to as Nen. These abilities include simple ones like Uvogin&#39;s&nbsp;Big Bang Impact, which lets him concentrate aura into his fist for a dramatically enhanced punch. However, they also include complex and creative moves like Knuckle Bine&#39;s A.P.R. and I.R.S., which will basically destroy you with the power of the economy.&nbsp;

These are some of the best Nen techniques to appear in the 2011 anime series. Hardhitters like Gon&#39;s Limitation Transformation and Meruem&#39;s Aura Synthesis will make an appearance, but there are some more obscure ones too. Which ones do you think are the greatest?

The 20 Strongest Nen Abilities In Hunter x Hunter, Ranked

The 20 Strongest Nen Abilities In Hunter x Huter, Ranked

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Anime characters broken down by various features, including hair color, eye color, accessories, and more.

Anime Appearances

It's hard not to love <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-anime-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime characters</a> with red hair. Just like in the real world, they tend to be a little more unique and special looking compared to brown and blonde haired people. Red haired anime characters have become strong fan favorites over the years, maybe because they stand out and are always full of life and energy. They've appeared in a variety of&nbsp;popular genres, including incest anime, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-harem-anime/reference">ecchi harem </a><a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-harem-anime/reference">animes</a>, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-horror-anime/ranker-anime">scary animes</a>, and more.&nbsp;This list includes both male and female red hair anime characters that are powerful, sexy, funny, and everything in between. Who is the greatest red haired anime character of all time? Our poll below is a great starting point to answering that question, but we strongly encourage you to add your favorite red hair anime characters to this list if they're not already here. We've included obvious choices like Gaara, Rias, Shanks, and Renji, but there are bound to be plenty of others that we might not have thought of when making this list. If you add your favorite character with red hair, others can vote for them too!

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The Greatest Red Hair Anime Characters of All Time

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It&#39;s expected that anime villains would be mean, but sometimes they get seriously savage. These harsh quotes showcase the attitudes of some of the cruelest characters in anime history.&nbsp;

Some of the most savage <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villain-quotes/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime villain quotes</a> focus on a total indifference to human suffering, or even an annoyance with it. Muzan Kibutsuji of&nbsp;Demon Slayer&nbsp;doesn&#39;t seem to get why humans whose families he destroyed are so mad about it, and their petty revenge fantasies are getting on his nerves, and Dio Brando from&nbsp;JoJo&#39;s Bizarre Adventure&nbsp;sees little difference between taking lives and eating bread. Other quotes are sick burns, like when Akito Sohma from&nbsp;Fruits Basket&nbsp;tells Kyo that he&#39;s a disgusting monster who smells like rotting flesh.&nbsp;

Which of these quotes made you raise an eyebrow?&nbsp;

The 20 Most Savage Anime Villain Quotes That Made Us Say &quot;Damn&quot;

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The 20 Most Savage Anime Villain Quotes That Made Us Say "Damn"

Which anime characters deserve their own show where they're the sole protagonist? Since there are so many worthy characters, we've decided to list them all and let you vote on the ones you'd want to see the most. Can you imagine an Initial D season that is all about Bunta's backstory as the fastest racer on the Akina Pass? What about Shikamaru from Naruto, using his logic to solve puzzles and defeat villains? There are so many great anime spinoffs that seriously need to happen, but we want to know what you'd like to see the most. Vote up the anime characters you feel deserve their own show, and add any characters to the list if they're not already here.The characters we've included for this poll are mostly good, but if there are any villains you'd want to see in their own show then please add them to the list. Who knows? Maybe a show about Orochimaru and his backstory would actually be pretty cool.

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50+ Anime Characters Who Deserve Their Own Show

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Not every villain is a subject of fan&#39;s scorn. In fact, some of them are absolutely adored by their fandoms. This can be because their motives are sympathetic, because they&#39;re wildly attractive, because their philosophy on life is interesting, or because they&#39;re evil as hell in a way that&#39;s fun to watch.&nbsp;

The most beloved anime villains are, of course, Shou Tucker, Malty S. Melromarc, and Nobuyuki Sugou - just kidding!! You&#39;d be pretty hard-pressed to find fans of those characters, but if you&#39;re looking for people with soft spots for villains like Itachi Uchiha, Vegeta, and&nbsp;Sesshomaru, you won&#39;t have to look very far.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything - you may very well despise these characters. If you see a villain on this list who you personally dislike, more power to you - this community is nothing without its diversity. But these anime villains are generally pretty well-liked by the fans of their respective series. Vote up the ones you like too!&nbsp;

The 13 Most Beloved Anime Villains Almost No One Hates

No matter what&#39;s driving a shonen villain, it can still be <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-to-watch-while-drinking/anncasano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fun to watch</a> them put up a fight that challenges the heroes. But when their motivation is one that you think is valid or at least interesting, they become that much more fascinating to watch.&nbsp;

Some shonen anime motivations for villains are pretty broad - they want to take over the world, achieve ultimate power, or just straight-up ruin things. Characters like Zagred from&nbsp;Black Clover&nbsp;and Frieza from DBZ&nbsp;are just straight up self-serving and evil.&nbsp;But sometimes villains&nbsp;have legitimate&nbsp;reasons for desiring mass destruction&nbsp;- yes, Pain from Naruto&nbsp;wants to destroy Konoha, but he genuinely thinks that that&#39;s the only way to achieve lasting peace. He&#39;s not the only villain who commits atrocities in the name of the the greater good: Stain from My Hero Academia has real grievances with Hero Society, which he tackles through a warped version of vigilante justice.

Which villain did you think had the best motive? You don&#39;t have to agree with them to vote them up - just think that their story makes their anime better.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Ranking Shonen Anime Villains By How Legit Their Reasons Are For Being Evil

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-reboots-and-remakes/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">Anime reboots</a> can either be a blessing or a curse for fans of older series. When it comes to&nbsp;Hunter x Hunter, many fans would agree that the 2011 reboot is a fantastic adaptation of the manga. Some even say it&#39;s superior to the original 1999 anime. From plot holes&nbsp;to fillers, there are many differences between the 1999 and 2011 versions. But the most apparent is the character designs.&nbsp;

Let&#39;s take a look at how the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hunter-x-hunter-characters/ranker-anime" target="_blank">characters of&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hunter-x-hunter-characters/ranker-anime" target="_blank">Hunter x Hunter</a>&nbsp;have changed since the 1999 anime version. Did Hisoka get a major upgrade? Does Kite look better with brown or white hair?&nbsp;

Vote up the characters that you think look better in the original 1999 version, and vote down the ones that you think look better in the&nbsp;2011 reboot.

What 'Hunter x Hunter' Characters Looked Like In The 1999 Version Compared To 2011

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Amoral, sadistic, cunning, and cruel,&nbsp;a few words to scrape the surface of&nbsp;some of the most twisted anime characters of all-time. It is no wonder that majority of the characters on this list are antagonists in their respective series, but not all twisted characters are necessarily villains, or at the very least, see themselves as such. Either born bad or driven into corruption, these individuals practice and preach unbelievably skewed principles.This list presents a mixture of those with&nbsp;a more quiet kind of cruelty like Shogo Makishima, and others who&nbsp;openly flaunt their twisted minds like Illumi Zoldyck. Either way, these characters have no qualms about bringing down those standing&nbsp;in their way, innocent or not. Despite their nature, it is no doubt that these characters are some of the most fascinating&nbsp;anime has to offer, though you'd never want to meet them in-person.NOTE: As many twisted characters hide their true selves, this list contains spoilers for those particular series.

The Most Twisted Anime Characters Of All Time

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Very Dirty Anime

The pervert character is a staple in anime that goes back many years, which who is the biggest pervert in all of anime? We&#39;re leaving the answer up to you, by letting you vote on this list of the the perviest anime characters of all time. They get nosebleeds, slaps in the face, hearts in their eyes, and that&#39;s all before noon. These anime perverts will stop at nothing to talk to a beautiful woman, no matter how many times they&#39;ve been rejected or turned away. Sanji from One Piece even almost died once, simply because he refused to fight a woman (although Nami ended up kicking her butt). We included the most notorious tail-chasers we could think of, but if you think there&#39;s an anime pervert that should definitely be on the list, then we strongly encourage you to add him to the list. It doesn&#39;t even have to be a guy; if you can think of a perverted woman than feel free to add her too!&nbsp;

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One of the things that can make&nbsp;an anime&nbsp;villain interesting is the things that they say. Through their words, viewers can learn about their motivation for being villains, their views on the world as a whole, and their personalities. Whether these quotes make us love them or hate them, they&#39;re a great way to get insight into what makes them tick.

This list will be showcasing some of shonen <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villain-quotes/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime villain quotes</a> from major shows like&nbsp;My Hero Academia, Hunter x Hunter, Naruto, One Piece, DBZ, Black Clover,&nbsp;and more. Be sure to vote up whichever quotes speak to you the most.

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The Phantom Troupe is a gang of thieves known both for their ruthlessness and their intense loyalty to one another. Some admire them for their thieving prowess, while others despise them for taking lives without a second thought. Love them or hate them, they&#39;re exceptionally strong - but who among them is the strongest?

With so many powerful members, it&#39;s hard to say who the strongest Phantom Troupe member is. It could be the leader, Chrollo Lucilfer, who has the ability to steal other people&#39;s abilities at will. It could also be&nbsp;Hisoka Morow, who temporarily joined for his own purposes and managed to totally bamboozle the rest of the troupe. Or maybe it&#39;s Uvogin, whose raw physical strength is unparalleled.&nbsp;

Who do you think are the most powerful members? Be sure to vote them up.

Every Phantom Troupe Member Ranked From Strongest to Weakest

No matter the genre or the character type,&nbsp;design is an extremely important part of any anime experience. Design can tell you a lot about the character&#39;s personality and background, as well as help to determine the series&#39; overall aesthetic feel.&nbsp;For this list, we&#39;ll be focusing on some of the stand-out villains from the shonen genre, and the choices their creators made in bringing them to life.&nbsp;

So, which are the&nbsp;best shonen villain character designs? That&#39;s in the eye of the beholder. Love old school pirates? Then you might like Blackbeard from&nbsp;One Piece.&nbsp;Love modern takes on mythical figures? Then maybe you&#39;re a fan of Soul Eater&#39;s&nbsp;Medusa Gorgon. Love a villain who repeatedly changes forms? Anything from Cell to Father could be a favorite.&nbsp;

Vote up the anime villains you think had the best design, and vote down those who need some reworking.

Ranking The Character Design For Every Major Shonen Villain

Every season, new anime comes out, and new anime villains are introduced. Some of them are just okay, but others are fantastic. For this list, we&#39;re going to take a look at the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-anime-today/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best modern anime</a> villains: that is, the best villains who have appeared in anime that came out between 2010 - 2020.&nbsp;

Among them are characters who appeared at the beginning of the decade like Kyuubey from&nbsp;Madoka Magica&nbsp;and Izaya Orihara from&nbsp;Durarara!&nbsp;There are also more recent entries into the anime canon, like Garou from&nbsp;One Punch Man&nbsp;and Muzan Kibutsuji from&nbsp;Demon Slayer.

See&nbsp;villains you love on the list? Be sure to vote them up!

The 25 Greatest Modern Anime Villains, Ranked

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One of the main draws of anime lies in the genre's ability to flesh out even the most static of characters into compelling personalities. Because it its rich storytelling, the genre produces plenty&nbsp;of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime villains</a> who deserve their own anime. All sorts of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sympathetic-anime-villains/leo-reyna" target="_blank">sympathetic anime antagonists</a> exist, giving studios tons of content to work off of.&nbsp;These villains offer a new perspective on the original content, one that is&nbsp;otherwise&nbsp;impossible through the protagonist alone.Scar of Fullmetal Alchemist&nbsp;presents a window into Ishvalan&nbsp;society you never see in the primary storyline. On the flipside, a villain like Hunter X Hunter's Hisoka&nbsp;is so&nbsp;fascinating you would watch 150+ episodes&nbsp;worth of him stuck&nbsp;at the DMV just for more screen time. Of all the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-that-deserve-their-own-show/ranker-anime" target="_blank">anime characters deserving of their own series</a>, the most pressing ones might just be the anime villains. Sometimes, bad people give you the best content.

14 Anime Villains That Deserve Their Own Series

14 Anime Villains Who Deserve Their Own Series

If you&#39;re looking for sympathetic villains with valid reasons for their nefarious deeds, turn back now. The characters on this list don&#39;t turn to evil because they have to or because they think it&#39;s a means to a peaceful end - they do it because it&#39;s fun.

Anime villains who love being evil can be unsettling, but they can also be fun. It&#39;s both&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;to think about&nbsp;how a character who loves spreading misery ticks, and cathartic to see them get what&#39;s coming to them. These villains appear in classic anime like&nbsp;DBZ&nbsp;and in more recent series like&nbsp;Blood Blockade Battlefront,&nbsp;and while it can sometimes seem like villains with hearts of gold are more popular, these cruel antagonists will probably keep cropping up in the medium. Which ones are your favorites?&nbsp;

15 Anime Villains Who Absolutely Love Being Evil

Anime doesn't&nbsp;always care about dishing out&nbsp;legal consequences for its&nbsp;nefarious characters. Whether it's murder, property damage, or assault, anime characters who belong in prison are constantly committing crimes for which&nbsp;they're never taken to task.&nbsp;Far from plot holes, anime's&nbsp;Wild West mentality is part of what makes the medium so much fun.If&nbsp;Vegeta&nbsp;was locked up, audiences would be robbed of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-vegeta-quotes-and-speeches/ranker-anime" target="_blank">Vegeta's best quotes</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;riveting moments of heroism.&nbsp;Still, even the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dragon-ball-z-tattoos/ranker-anime" target="_blank">intense&nbsp;Vegeta fans</a> have to acknowledge the fact that if&nbsp;he killed a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of people and in the real world, he'd have to answer for it.

14 Anime Characters Who Should Probably Be In Prison For Life

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While visuals, music, and plot points can all play a role in evoking an unsettling mood, the words themselves are worth noting.&nbsp;Sometimes, anime characters say things that are just plain disturbing. The creepiest anime quotes have the power to make you shiver with fear and disgust.

These scary anime quotes often come from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unsettling-anime-antagonists/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">disturbing anime characters</a>&nbsp;like Shou&nbsp;Tucker from Fullmetal Alchemist&nbsp;and Caster from&nbsp;Fate/Zero,&nbsp;but they can also be spoken by generally non-creepy heroes like Shinichi&nbsp;Izumi. No matter whose mouth they&#39;re coming out of, they will freak you out. Don&#39;t say that you weren&#39;t warned.&nbsp;

20 Disturbing Anime Quotes That Send Chills Down Your Spine

The 20 Creepiest Quotes From Anime

Shonen anime villains make for some of the most fascinating figures in their genre. They generate the challenges the heroes must endure, create a sense of danger and suspense, and reveal the dark underbellies of seemingly peaceful anime worlds.

But which of these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">villains</a> rank among&nbsp;the best of the best? With so many great options, it&#39;s hard to narrow it down to just a few. Some are great because they have deep, sympathetic backstories that perfectly explain their motivations and make it difficult to hate them, like Ultear&nbsp;Milkovich&nbsp;from&nbsp;Fairy Tail.&nbsp;Others, like Frieza&nbsp;from Dragon Ball Z,&nbsp;are irredeemably evil monsters who you just can&#39;t stop watching. Villains who force heroes to rethink their world, like Pain from&nbsp;Naruto, are fascinating too.

Every great shonen villain brings something different to the table. The one thing they all have in common is that they&#39;re indispensable when&nbsp;telling a great story.&nbsp;

The 18 Greatest Shonen Anime Villains Of All Time

The 18 Greatest Shonen Anime Villains of All Time

Have you ever looked at one of your favorite <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-top-most-badass-male-anime-characters/owilnic?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">male anime characters</a> and thought &quot;I&#39;d like to see what they&#39;d look like as a woman?&quot; If so, you&#39;re in luck, because anime boys drawn as girls is actually a common trope in the world of fanart. It&#39;s a great way to see your favorite characters&nbsp;in a new light - and if you&#39;re attracted to women, it&#39;s a great way to make the characters a little more appealing.&nbsp;

There are male anime characters drawn as women from most series with fandoms. Whether it&#39;s a shonen series like&nbsp;My Hero Academia&nbsp;or&nbsp;Naruto,&nbsp;a sports anime like&nbsp;Haikyuu!!&nbsp;or&nbsp;Free!&nbsp;or something a little more dramatic like&nbsp;Berserk&nbsp;or&nbsp;Banana Fish,&nbsp;you&#39;ll find genderswapped characters all over the place.&nbsp;

Vote up your favorite pieces to show the hardworking artists behind them some love and appreciation.&nbsp;

24 Popular Male Anime Characters Drawn As Women

25 Popular Male Anime Characters Drawn As Women

Fictional Characters

There&#39;s more to being an <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">anime villain</a> than just&nbsp;doing bad things. The most truly disturbing anime villains are the ones that just creep you out. These unsettling antagonists in anime can be unsettling for myriad reasons. Sometimes, that creepy villain panache involves&nbsp;vomiting up snakes, which vomit up clones&nbsp;of yourself, which vomit up more snakes, which vomit up swords, like Orochimaru from <a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/20/Naruto?q=naruto" target="_blank">Naruto</a>.&nbsp;

Sometimes, it involves becoming so obsessed with how another person smells, you kidnap him and try to eat his flesh in a gladiator arena, like Shuu Tsukiyama from <a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/22319/Tokyo_Ghoul?q=tokyo" target="_blank">Tokyo Ghoul</a>. Sometimes, it just involves being a teenager who makes other teenager&#39;s bike racing experiences less fun. That might sound petty, but if you&#39;re a truly weird anime villain, like Akira Midousuji&nbsp;from <a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/18179/Yowamushi_Pedal" target="_blank">Yowamushi Pedal</a>, you can be every bit as unsettling as any fictitious mass murderer. Check out these chilling villains in anime&nbsp;and try not to shudder too hard.

The 16 Most Unsettling Antagonists In Anime

The 18 Most Profoundly Unsettling Antagonists In Anime

Are you tired of watching anime where characters make rational&nbsp;choices based on healthy mental functioning? If so, you might want to check out some shows that feature mentally unstable anime characters.&nbsp;What makes insane anime characters so great is that they throw predictability right out the window. Characters with antisocial personality disorders, a condition that pops up frequently amongst&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">anime&nbsp;villains</a>, don't respond to situations the way you expect them to –&nbsp;building&nbsp;suspense and keeping&nbsp;you guessing about what's going to happen next and what's motivating them. Other characters with more common psychological symptoms like anxiety can be intensely relatable.&nbsp;Note: &quot;Crazy&quot; anime characters aren't always portrayed in the most sensitive or realistic of ways. While these characters are engaging, they're often based on harmful stereotypes. In real life, people with mental illnesses are actually way more likely to be victims&nbsp;of violence than to act violently themselves. That's not the case in anime.&nbsp;

15 Mentally Unstable Anime Characters Who Are Crazy But Fans Love Anyways

The 15 Most Mentally Unstable Anime Characters of All Time

Lists about Bandai Namco's 2019 fighting game that sees favorite shōnen manga heroes uniting to fight in a familiar battleground: our own human world.

Jump Force

As we get closer to the February 15 release date, we&#39;re ranking all the Jump Force characters from best to worst. Featuring 39 characters from 13 different Weekly&nbsp;Shōnen Jump&nbsp;manga series, the Jump Force roster includes popular manga characters from long-running series, like Dragon Ball and Bleach, and more recent series, like Black Clover and My Hero Academia. Who are your favorite Jump Force characters?

This ranked Jump Force character list has gameplay screenshots&nbsp;and move sets. Some characters also have different playable forms, depending on their respective canons, special transformations, and ultimate attacks. Some fan favorites include Future Trunks from DBZ, Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Boa Hancock from One Piece,&nbsp;Shishio Makoto from Rurouni Kenshin.

Vote up the best characters in Jump Force, and keep checking back once new Jump Force&nbsp;characters are announced. DLC characters will also be updated here.

The Best 'Jump Force' Characters

Ranking All 40 'Jump Force' Characters, Best To Worst

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What's an anime villain without an equally as fiendish sidekick to back them up when sh*t hits the fan? With an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pok&eacute;mon-Moon-Nintendo-3DS/dp/B01C93CWSI?tag=rankercom-20" target="_blank">epic Pokemon</a> by their side, these nefarious anime foes could pack an even more powerful punch, truly sculpting their already-powerful abilities into a fiendish hurricane. In an ultimate fusion of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/batman-villains-and-their-starting-pokemon/chris-abraham" target="_blank">Pokemon and evil masterminds</a>, the most diabolical anime villains&nbsp;choose their starting Pokemon and become the Team Rocket bosses of their own franchises!&nbsp;A crossover between these universes would open the portal of wreckage and sculpt some truly insane duos of deviants, causing all sorts of dynamic destruction and meticulous, murderous, malevolent mayhem along the way. Matched up with the perfect starting Pokemon,&nbsp;anime antagonists&nbsp;wield a newfound strategic onslaught against anyone who dares to thwart their goals.Lending psychic abilities, brute strength, and DNA shape-shifting techniques, Pokemon prove to be&nbsp;outlandishly valuable assets to those seeking to properly harness their power –&nbsp;even if the intents of the trainers are encased in evil. Read on to discover which Pokemon your favorite anime antagonist has selected,&nbsp;and make sure to vote up the best teams.&nbsp;

13 Anime Villains Choose Their Starting Pokemon

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Anime villains don&#39;t help the good guys - right? Actually, in some cases it&#39;s the villains who solve the hero&#39;s problems. Let&#39;s take a look at some&nbsp;anime villains who saved the day.

An anime villian doing an about face doesn&#39;t necessarily mean that they&#39;re no longer a villain. When Hisoka Morow helps out Gon and Killua during a high-stakes dodgeball match, hes not doing it because he&#39;s suddenly become a good person - he&#39;s doing it because he wants to keep his future victims alive long enough for them to be worth destroying. But in some cases, it does mean that they really aren&#39;t so bad after all - Team Rocket might be thieves, but they&#39;re basically good people who draw the line at causing serious harm.

Whether they&#39;re good or bad, these villains made a positive impact on their respective worlds.

13 Times Anime Villains Actually Saved The Day

Anime fans don&#39;t exclusively love characters who are good people. In fact, there are a ton of beloved anime characters who are bad people. This doesn&#39;t mean that they&#39;re bad characters - some of them are among the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters" target="_blank">best anime characters</a> ever created. What it does mean is that they&#39;ve done some seriously messed up things.&nbsp;

Sometimes, it can be frustrating when other fans love a character whose bad behavior makes you cringe. This is most common when people let the character&#39;s bad traits slide. Sometimes they may also celebrate the character as if they&#39;re some kind of saint - if you were grossed out by&nbsp;Miroku&#39;s&nbsp;wandering hands, you probably aren&#39;t super thrilled about the&nbsp;Inuyasha&nbsp;fandom&#39;s fondness for him.

At other times, it&#39;s the character&#39;s motivation that makes them fascinating - Revy from&nbsp;Black Lagoon&nbsp;may be a vicious mercenary, but the reasons for her bad&nbsp;behavior actually make a lot of sense. Viewers might also delight in the badness itself - watching Hisoka do his thing is one of the most fun parts of&nbsp;H X H.&nbsp;

13 Beloved Anime Characters Who Are Actually Terrible People

One way to categorize fictional characters is by the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alignment_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" target="_blank">character alignment system</a>. Originating in the fantasy tabletop game&nbsp;Dungeons &amp; Dragons,&nbsp;this system involves nine different alignments consisting of combinations of good, neutral, evil, lawful, and chaotic. Most anime characters can also be sorted into this system.&nbsp;

Let&#39;s examine one&nbsp;of these alignments:&nbsp;chaotic evil. Chaotic evil anime characters aren&#39;t bound by laws or morality. Some, like Mr. Satou from Ajin&nbsp;and Ladd Russo from&nbsp;Baccano!&nbsp;are motivated by the act of destruction. Any actual reasons they might have are simply window dressing. Others do have powerful motives like revenge, the pursuit of immortality, or keeping other people away from their man, but their methods are violent and unrestrained.&nbsp;

For some viewers, these characters are the best kind of villain because they&#39;re wholly unpredictable and love destruction. Even if you prefer neutral or lawful characters, there are still probably a few villains on here that you&#39;ll appreciate. Be sure to vote up your favorites.

The 20 Best 'Chaotic Evil' Anime Characters of All Time

If you&#39;ve got a fear of clowns (or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/fear-of-clowns" target="_blank">coulrophobia</a>), then this might just send you into a panic. Clowns are creepy enough in real life, and with the way that cartoons tend to over-exaggerate personalities and stereotypes, you can bet that some super creepy clowns have made their way into anime.

These are&nbsp;some of the sickest and most twisted creepy anime clowns ever conceived. Basically, they&nbsp;are far from the type you&#39;d feel comfortable with being anywhere near during a child&#39;s birthday party.&nbsp;

From scary clowns&nbsp;that slay in warped circus acts to deranged jesters with firearms, brawn, and telekinetic powers, let&#39;s get&nbsp;down to the creepiest clowns you&#39;ll see in anime.&nbsp;Seriously, these are some real freak shows, y&#39;all.

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13 Anime Clowns You Definitely Don't Want To Mess With

13 Creepy Anime Clowns You'll Hate If You Have Coulrophobia

Many anime tell stories of friends bound together through adventure, tragedy, or simply the same class schedules. With all the great <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-you-want-to-be-friends-with/jonah-dorrance" target="_blank">potential anime friends</a> out there, one has to wonder about&nbsp;anime characters who could be best friends across different shows.&nbsp;A crossover with comrade possibilities opens the door&nbsp;to all sorts of entertaining storylines and arcs&nbsp;you never considered before. Some&nbsp;matchups would result in emotional healing - if Kaori Miyazono and Nagisa Furukawa became friends, Nagisa could help Kaori&nbsp;be more open about her feelings, while Kaori&nbsp;could help Nagisa&nbsp;enjoy life more.Other buddy crossovers might involve a little more chaos.&nbsp;Hisoka and Zolf J. Kimblee probably shouldn't be friends for the happiness and safety of those around them, but it would be <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-to-watch-while-drinking/anncasano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fun to watch</a>.&nbsp;Whether they're helping each other grow emotionally&nbsp;or just wreaking havoc&nbsp;together, it's&nbsp;fun to think about the friendships anime characters from different series might form.&nbsp;

Anime Characters From Different Series Who Could Be Best Friends

15 Anime Characters From Different Series Who Could Be Best Friends

Who's your favorite? Vote on these lists to make your voice heard.

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Who is your favorite Hunter x Hunter characters? The main cast of the show is great, but there are also a ton of characters that Gon and the gang meet along the way as well! Let&#39;s rank the best Hunter x Hunter characters of all time, with the help of your votes! This includes heroes, villains, and anyone in-between that makes an appearance in the series.

He may be a creepy bad guy, but Hisoka&nbsp;Morow is a beloved character not just in the Hunter x Hunter universe, but in all of anime fandom. What&#39;s not to love about an insane jester with an insatiable appetite for making people bleed? He begins the series as an antagonist but eventually becomes a supporting character. Killua Zoldyck is another character from Hunter x Hunter that fans love - is everyone better than the protagonist in this series? Jokes aside, Gon is definitely a well-loved protagonist that anime fans seem to love.

Vote up your favorite characters from Hunter x Hunter, and please add any if they aren&#39;t already on the list!

The Best Hunter x Hunter Characters

The 30+ Best Hunter x Hunter Characters, Ranked

Why is it that so many 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> are angered extremely easily? This list ranks the 30+ greatest angry anime characters of all time, with the help of your votes. Is Edward Elric&nbsp;from Fullmetal Alchemist the #1 anime hot head? Whatever you do, don't call him short. What about other legendary anime hot heads like Vegeta, Natsu, and Kamina? So many amazing anime characters get angry easily, which makes this list particularly hard to rank. Vote up your favorite angry anime characters below, and contribute to the list by adding your own hot-headed anime characters.

30+ Hot-Headed Anime Characters That Are Easy to P*ss Off

30+ Anime Characters Who Are Constantly Angry

Some anime characters have big heads, but these egomaniacs take it to a whole new level. This list ranks anime characters by the size of their ego, including fan favorites like Light Yagami, Lelouch, Vegeta, and many more. Just because these anime characters have big egos doesn't mean we don't still love them- after all, what would Vegeta be without his giant ego? Vote up your favorite egotistical anime characters, and add any to the list that aren't already here.

35+ Egotistical Anime Characters Ranked By How Into Themselves They Are

35+ Egotistical Anime Characters Ranked By How Into Themselves They 

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If you&#39;re an anime fan who&nbsp;can imagine yourself with a boyfriend, you may have thought about which anime character you&#39;d like to date. Your personal taste, as well as what kind of relationships work out the best for you, is influenced by your zodiac sign.&nbsp;

Fiery Aries&nbsp;might find themselves drawn to Eren&nbsp;Jaeger of&nbsp;Attack on Titan,&nbsp;who isn&#39;t afraid to show a full range of emotions, whether they&#39;re anger or love. On the flip side, the deep and dreamy sign Pisces might like Ginko of&nbsp;mushi-shi, because he offers access to a truly magical world, and has a calm personality that suits the sign&#39;s moods. Every sign has a great anime boyfriend that suits them.&nbsp;

If you prefer the ladies, you can also find out your <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-girlfriend-zodiac-sign/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">ideal anime girlfriend</a>.&nbsp;

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