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

Anime Characters

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;

The Most Powerful Anime Characters of All Time

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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.

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The Smartest Anime Characters of All Time

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Lists about the most popular, memorable, and complicated characters in anime across all genres.

Anime People

It's inevitable in almost any show you watch, but what are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/saddest-anime-series-of-all-time/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the saddest anime</a> deaths of all time? For this list we're ranking anime deaths that made you cry, or at least made you feel really sad. Since it's the funeral that often makes these deaths so sad, this list is also kind of a ranking of the saddest anime funerals of all time. There are a few that come to mind when you talk about sad anime funerals, but Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist has always stood out as particularly sad (mostly because his young daughter doesn't understand what is happening when the casket is lowered into the ground.)Please vote for the anime characters deaths that made you cry, and add any to the list if that character is not already here.

Himura Kenshin

The 25+ Saddest Anime Deaths of All Time

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;

The Funniest Anime Characters of All Time

The 40+ Funniest Anime Characters, Ranked by Anime Fans

Shonen is one of the most popular anime genres out there, and there are plenty of great reasons for it. One of those reasons is the protagonists who drive the show.&nbsp;

Who are the best shonen protagonists? There are plenty to choose from. Some fit the typical hot-blooded hero profile: Naruto Uzumaki from&nbsp;Naruto,&nbsp;Natsu Dragneel from&nbsp;Fairy Tail,&nbsp;and Yusuke Urameshi from&nbsp;Yu Yu Hakusho&nbsp;are great examples of that - though of course all three are more complicated than that description. A shonen hero doesn&#39;t have to fit the mold to be great: Senku Ishigami from&nbsp;Dr. Stone&nbsp;would lose in a fist fight but dominate with his intelligence, while Chise Hatori from&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-you-should-watch-ancient-magus-bride/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The Ancient Magus</a>&#39; Bride&nbsp;has to overcome her lack of confidence and emotional issues before anything else. Some shonen protagonists aren&#39;t even heroes: Light Yagami might be <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-protagonists-who-arent-the-main-character/zack-howe?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the main character</a>, but he&#39;s more of a villain.

Vote up the shonen protagonists you love, and vote down the ones you&#39;d rather see demoted to side character.

The 25 Greatest Shonen Protagonists of All Time, Ranked

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Ranking the best quotes from your favorite anime series, including epic moments, hilarious lines, and touching quotes that probably made you cry.

The Best Anime Quotes

One of the best ways to get to know an anime character is through the words that they say - particularly through their memorable quotes.

Today we&#39;re going to be looking at some of the most iconic shonen&nbsp;protagonist quotes from characters like Naruto Uzumaki, Izuku Midoriya, Tanjiro Kamado, Goku, and more. Some of these quotes are inspiring, while others reveal an aspect of the protagonists&#39; personalities. Either way, they make an impact. Vote up the quotes that stick with you!

The Most Iconic Quote From Every Major Shonen Protagonist

For every awesome shonen protagonist, there&#39;s an equally badass&nbsp;dad standing behind him. Okay, that&#39;s not&nbsp;exactly&nbsp;true - there are plenty of shonen protagonists who don&#39;t have dads or have dads who are totally ordinary. That said, it&#39;s a common trope for shonen heroes to have super powerful fathers.&nbsp;

Some of the&nbsp;strongest dads of shonen protagonists have great relationships with their kids - Isshin Kurosaki seems to get along pretty well with his son Ichigo, and for all of Boruto&#39;s&nbsp;angst about his father&#39;s job, they do have a loving relationship. But in most cases, these shonen dads are&nbsp;absent from their kids&#39; lives for quite a while. Sometimes it&#39;s because they&#39;re too preoccupied with their own business to actually raise their kids - Ging Freecs from&nbsp;Hunter x Hunter&nbsp;is a prime example of that phenomenon. Sometimes it&#39;s because they passed away - that&#39;s the tragic truth behind Minato Uzumaki. And sometimes they&#39;re just straight-up terrible fathers -&nbsp;Yujiro Hanma&nbsp;might be tremendously strong, but a good dad he is not.

Which of these powerful dads made the biggest impression on you?

The 15 Strongest Dads of Shonen Protagonists, Ranked by Power

Anime

Even in anime, strength and skill don&#39;t appear out of the blue. In fact, many anime characters start off as weak or undisciplined and only reach their full potential&nbsp;later. How do characters like Vegeta, Guts, and Izuku Midoriya gain the strength they display? With some of the most intense training experiences of all time, that&#39;s how.

Training from hell scenes in anime&nbsp;are fascinating because they show the process of learning the skills that define the character undergoing them. These scenes also offer a great opportunity to develop relationships with mentors, as well as to show character growth over time. Sometimes the training sessions are brutal but humanly possible, as with Saitama&#39;s&nbsp;daily routine of doing 100 squats, 100 sit-ups, and 100 push-ups followed by 10km of running. At other times, they&#39;re only possible with superhuman strength - as with Vegeta&#39;s&nbsp;attempts to train in 450x the gravity he&#39;s used to.&nbsp;

These training scenes will either inspire you to amp up your own workout or make you never want to move again.&nbsp;

The 15 Most Insane Anime Training Sessions of All Time

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

Anime Characters by Series

JoJo&#39;s Bizarre Adventure&nbsp;is one of the biggest spectacles 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>. Spanning multiple seasons that take place all over the world, the series follows the Joestar family as they take on enemies using a strange power called Stands.&nbsp;

Who are the best characters in&nbsp;JoJo&#39;s Bizarre Adventure?&nbsp;That depends on your personal preferences. Do you go for dramatic and intense villains like Dio Brando and Kars? Then those two delectably evil gentlemen might appeal to you. What about hotheaded rebels with a wicked sense of humor? In that case, you probably like&nbsp;Joseph Joestar.&nbsp;

This list will only be featuring characters from the anime. While the manga includes some truly unforgettable figures like&nbsp;Jolyne Cujoh and&nbsp;Johnny Joestar, those characters won&#39;t be included here.

Every character has something to offer, so vote up the ones you like the best.&nbsp;

The 20 Best Characters In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

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

Anime Appearances

Ever notice how some of the most <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-top-most-badass-male-anime-characters/owilnic?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">badass anime characters</a> have facial hair? Anime characters with beards are usually older, with their scruff symbolizing their hardened attitude and sagely wisdom. From villains like Gendo Ikari to heroes like Cowboy Bebop's Jet Black, this list ranks the best anime beards of all time, with the help of your votes. Which anime beard do you like best? It doesn't have to look realistic, as some of the coolest beards in anime have unique designs that you would never see anywhere else.

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The Best Anime Characters With Beards

The 40 Greatest Anime Beards of All Time

The unforgettable scenes, lines, and visuals that keep anime addicts coming back for more.

Great Moments in Anime

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>, gods are typically the most powerful entities around - except for when they&#39;re defeated by a particularly dedicated anime character who doesn&#39;t care if they&#39;re dealing with an all-powerful deity.&nbsp;

Many anime characters who defeated gods are shonen protagonists like Naruto Uzumaki and Natsu Dragneel, who took on gods with the power of friendship and amazing powerups. Most are also mortal, which makes it that much more exciting when they manage to hold their own against a god. But a few are actually gods themselves, like Beerus from&nbsp;Dragon Ball Super,&nbsp;who erases Zamasu from existence like it&#39;s nothing, and Yato from&nbsp;Noragami,&nbsp;who struggles to defeat his former ally Rabo.

Which of these characters do you find impressive?

15 Anime Characters Who Were Able To Defeat Gods

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.

The Best Elderly Anime Characters of All Time

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<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-honorable-anime-characters/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Honorable anime characters</a> who always do the right thing are great because it&#39;s what we all want to see in real life - but one of the great things about anime is that we don&#39;t have to want to see something replicated in the real world to enjoy it in our favorite series. Because it&#39;s not real, we can easily appreciate anime characters who fight dirty. These characters are happy to throw morals to the side and engage in underhanded strategy - and sometimes, these characters are serving up some of the most creative battle tactics out there. It&#39;s hard not to appreciate the intelligence of&nbsp;Kiritsugu Emiya&nbsp;of Fate/Zero no matter how horribly he treats his opponents.&nbsp;

But some of these characters are harder to appreciate. Roto from Yu Yu Hakusho&nbsp;is less brilliant than he is scummy, and it&#39;s satisfying to watch Kurama&nbsp;destroy him. But even cruel and manipulative strategies that make you angry still add to the overall story.

Which underhanded anime characters do you like best? Be sure to vote them up!&nbsp;

15 Anime Characters Who Fight Super Dirty

When it comes to anime, who are the richest anime characters from any series ever created? This list ranks the best wealthy anime characters, with the help of your votes. These rich anime characters all come with explanations about their wealth, such as how they obtained it or exactly what they posses or own. From Seto Kaiba to Joseph Joestar, these are the rich and the famous when it comes to 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>. Who is your favorite anime character with a lot of money? If one of your top picks isn't already here for you to vote on, why not add it to the list yourself so that others can vote for that character too?

Tomoyo Daidouji

Ranking the 30+ Best Wealthy Anime Characters

The 30+ Richest Anime Characters of All Time

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Fictional Fashion

Costuming

When you're watching anime, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-dressed-male-celebrities/mark?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best dressed male</a> <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime characters</a> always make you wonder, &quot;why the hell don't I look that stylish?&quot; From men in suits like Spike Spiegal to trendy dressers like Ichigo Kurosaki, this list ranks <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-top-most-badass-male-anime-characters/owilnic?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">male anime</a> characters with the best outfits. Vote up the male anime characters on this list that you feel are the best dressed, whether it's because you like their primary outfit, or they have a variety of looks that you feel is the best all around. We're leaving this list open to submissions, but please include a great image with your character if you add them to the poll.Since these anime men have such different styles, it isn't going to be easy to compare them. One way to look at it is to vote for the characters that wear outfits you would wear in real life.

Subaru Sumeragi

The 36+ Best Dressed Male Anime Characters

Who knew there were so many great American anime characters? Most anime characters are Japanese, but for this list we're featuring anime characters from the United States. Revy from Black Lagoon is one of the most popular, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty more American anime characters out there. What about Raye Penber and Naomi Misora from Death Note? Misora actually got her own story in the light novel Death Note: Another Note. Vote for 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> from America on this list, and downvote any characters you don't care for.

The 40+ Greatest American Anime Characters

Losing a body part is terrible, but these anime characters were fortunate enough to be fitted with artificial limbs. Who's your favorite anime character with artificial limbs? Edward Elric is obviously a popular choice, who is fitted with very functional automail thanks to his good friend Winry. There's also Jet from Cowboy Bebop, who purposefully lives with an artificial limb. Rather than forego cell regeneration, Jet decided to go with an artificial&nbsp;arm to remind himself of what happened to him that night.If you have an anime character with fake arms or legs that you want to add to the list, please do! Otherwise, 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> on this list who have artificial limbs.

20+ Great Anime Characters With Artificial Limbs

20+ Anime Characters With Artificial Limbs

How many amputee anime characters can you name? This list ranks the best anime amputees, with the help of your votes. This interactive poll of good amputee anime characters changes as you vote on it, so make sure to give your favorites some love! Some examples of &nbsp;anime characters who've undergone amputations include Kuukaku Shiba from Bleach, Shanks from One Piece, and Makiko Nagi from Tenjho Tenge. If you notice an amputee anime character missing from the list, go ahead and add them so others can vote up that character too!&nbsp;

The Best Amputee Anime Characters

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Fictional Characters

List of notable fictional characters <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fictional-characters-named-alex/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">whose name is</a> Joe, including photos when available. The fictional characters named Joe below come from every kind of genre and medium, as this list includes movie characters named Joseph, TV characters named Joey, and book characters named Joe. You might even find some notable <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-badass-video-game-heroes-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">video game characters</a> whose name is Joseph below as well. Whether you're looking for comedy characters named Joey or drama characters named Joe, this list will have what you're looking for. Who are the most well known fictional Joes? Some of the more memorable names below include Joey Tribbiani from Friends, Joe Swanson from Family Guy, and Joey Potter from Dawson's Creek. This list is ranked by the votes of users like you, so vote for your favorite characters below if you want to see them higher on the list. If we left your top character named Joe off the list, feel free to add them.

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