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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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The Hottest Anime Guys of All Time

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

Anime People

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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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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The Best Anime Characters of All Time

The Very Best Anime Characters

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

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

Powerful Anime Characters | The Strongest Anime Characters of All Time

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

The 41+ Smartest Anime Characters of All Time

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

Anime Appearances

Anime <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-girls-with-black-hair/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">characters with black hair</a> are rather abundant, so we're going to need a lot of help from anime fans on this one. There are an uncountable amount of black hair anime characters, so we need you to add as many as your favorites to this list as possible. In a medium where characters have pink, purple, and green hair, black hair can seem rather boring in comparison. However 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> have black hair, including Monkey D. Luffy, Vegeta, Kirito, L, Itachi, Rukia, and so many more. See how hard it's going to be to rank this? Do your best job and vote for your favorite anime characters that have black hair. Add as many characters that aren't here already to the list, so others can vote for your picks too.

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The Best Anime Characters With Black Hair

The 25+ Best Anime Characters With Black Hair

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!

Anime Character Abilities

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.

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The Best Anime Swordsman of All Time

The 50+ Best Anime Swordsman of All Time

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

50+ Anime Characters That Deserve A Spinoff Series

If you watch <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fan-service-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">a lot of anime</a>, you know almost every anime character has some kind of backstory. That being said, what are the best anime backstories of all time? We want to know which characters you think have the most interesting pasts, so vote up the anime characters with the best backstory on this list. In long form <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-shonen-jump-anime/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Shonen Jump anime</a> like One Piece and Naruto, exploring the past of a character takes place in almost every story arc. We've included plenty of those types of characters here, but also characters like Spike Spiegel and Edward Elric who aren't featured in such long shows.Which anime character has the most interesting past? Vote up your choices below, and add any characters to the list if you feel their backstory is compelling enough.

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The 40+ Best Anime Character Backstories

The 40+ Best Anime Character Backstories of All Time

Tough childhoods are a staple 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>. In fact, this trope is so common that hard to find a series without a single character it applies to. In some series with larger casts, it applies to almost everyone.&nbsp;

No subject is too horrific for a tragic backstory. You&#39;ll find anime characters who suffer from homelessness, abuse, starvation, slavery, war, disease, human experimentation, and just about every other conceivable problem that could befall a person. In many cases, an individual character will have to deal with multiple tragedies at once. Sometimes it impacts them realistically, changing their personalities and their outlooks on life - but in other cases it&#39;s hard to see what the impact was. Among these anime characters with sad childhoods are popular characters like Raphtalia from&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-rising-of-the-shield-hero-quotes/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The Rising of the Shield</a> Hero and Kakashi from Naruto, as well as&nbsp;lesser-known characters like Yoshio Kobayashi from Trickster.

Which characters&#39; backstories&nbsp;caused you the most grief?&nbsp;

20 Anime Heroes Who Had Brutally Sad Childhoods

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Deceased parents, like battle mechs&nbsp;and nosebleeds, remain a common plot device&nbsp;in many anime series. Some parents die in spectacularly dramatic ways, like dying in blasts,&nbsp;being eaten alive, or even being <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/most-twisted-anime-characters/jonah-dorrance">murdered by their own children</a>. Others pass in more everyday ways, like illness, car crashes, or&nbsp;childbirth.

Despite the frequency with which the trope appears, it serves&nbsp;as a catalyst for&nbsp;compelling&nbsp;character development on the part of their sad orphaned children, and can help <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-with-dark-endings/anna-lindwasser">darken the mood of a particular series</a>.&nbsp;Vote up the characters whose loss affected you the most, and left you wishing you were watching something happier, like Digimon. Oh, wait, Iori&#39;s dad passes away in Digimon. Never mind.

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Anime Characters Ranked By How Tragically Their Parents Died

25+ Anime Characters Whose Parents Died Super Tragically

In publication since 1997, One Piece is praised for its characters and humor. These are the highs of the One Piece manga and anime, from quotes to best anime episodes.

The World of One Piece

With over 800 episodes&nbsp;and a vibrant manga,&nbsp;One Piece&nbsp;is one of the most well-known anime. And there are tons of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/reasons-to-watch-one-piece/leo-reyna" target="_blank">reasons to watch One Piece</a>, and really,&nbsp;you can binge it forever. Set in a world&nbsp;of ships and pirates,&nbsp;this series is&nbsp;full of supernatural elements that help it stand out.&nbsp;For example, mystical Devil Fruits grant some characters&nbsp;extraordinary superpowers. However, people&nbsp;who eat these special fruit forfeit their ability to swim at sea. For a pirate, that’s a pretty big trade.There's a wide variety of Devil Fruits, which means the Straw Hat crew can have a multitude of different abilities. But which fruits are&nbsp;the&nbsp;strongest? Which ones are worth eating despite the bitter aftertaste? While it somewhat boils down to personal preference, there are definitely a few you wouldn't want&nbsp;to encounter.&nbsp;

The 13 Most Powerful Devil Fruit Powers In 'One Piece'

The 13 Most Powerful Devil Fruit Powers in One Piece

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Rankings of everything in the Naruto Universe, from strongest jutsus to the greatest villains in the series. Grab a bowl of ramen and  vote on them all!

Naruto

Sasuke Uchiha is one of the most well-known characters in anime history. He begins Naruto&nbsp;as the protagonist&#39;s haughty and powerful rival, and while the two hate each other at first, they ultimately come to appreciate and care for one another. Sasuke&#39;s&nbsp;ultimate goal is to get revenge on his older brother Itachi, who eliminated their entire clan for seemingly no reason. He&#39;s willing to do whatever it takes to get his vengeance, including allying himself with dangerous villains. When he discovers that Itachi was forced to do the deed by their city&#39;s government, his goal changes to destroying Konoha. In the end, he chooses to work to protect his home in spite of that betrayal. His story is tragic, moving....and surprisingly common 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&#39;s right, there are&nbsp;actually a lot of anime characters like Sasuke Uchiha. In some cases, as with Kurapika&nbsp;from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hunter-x-hunter-characters/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Hunter X Hunter</a>&nbsp;and Yuliy Jirov from Sirius The Jaeger,&nbsp;their backstories and personalities are nearly identical to Sasuke&#39;s In other cases of anime characters similar to Sasuke&nbsp;Uchiha, such as Ash Lynx from Banana Fish&nbsp;and Seto&nbsp;Kaiba from&nbsp;Yu-Gi-Oh!,&nbsp;the connection is a little more abstract, but it&#39;s still there.&nbsp;

If you like Sasuke&nbsp;Uchiha, these characters are worth paying attention to, because chances are high that you&#39;ll like them too.&nbsp;

13 Characters Who Are The 'Sasuke Uchiha' of Their Anime

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13 Anime Characters Like Sasuke Uchiha, Ranked by Similarity

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Pirates

Of all the anime that has ever been made, Eiichiro Oda's pirate adventure series&nbsp;One Piece has to have the largest cast of characters. It may be ambitious, but this list ranks every single One Piece character from best to worst, including Luffy's main crew, every One Piece Villain, all the Marines, and any other secondary characters. Every single arc from the show is taken into account for this list, including Arlong Park, Skypeia, Drum Island and any other main or side arcs in the series. It's hard to believe that the show started with just Luffy- almost 700 episodes later and the show has introduced us to too many characters to keep track of!&nbsp;Who is the best One Piece character? Do you like the funnier characters like Usopp, Chopper, and Sanji? What about tough characters like Zoro or Portgas D. Ace? No matter who you love, we want to hear from you! Vote for your favorite characters below, no matter how much of an impact they had on the cannon episodes of the show. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Every One Piece Character, Ranked Best to Worst

List of All One Piece Characters, Ranked Best to Worst

Since there are so many cool anime characters that wear hats, it's only fair that we rank them best to worst. Which anime character rocks a hat best? Perhaps Monkey D. Luffy is the most notable hat-wearing anime character; his crew name is the Straw Hat Pirates after all. There's also Ash Ketchum, who wears a trucker cap that he turns backwards when it's time to get serious. Some anime characters wear top hats, like Undertaker or Reborn. No matter what kind of hats they wear, 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> that always wear hats. Vote up your favorite anime hats, and downvote any characters you dont like.

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