Anime is full of insanely powerful characters who push their limits. Take Saitama from One Punch Man, who can end battles with a single hit, or Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen, who’s practically untouchable thanks to his cursed techniques.
With so many series and different power systems, there’s no single way to measure strength, and raw power alone doesn’t always tell the whole story. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of the ten strongest anime characters of all time.
Ten strongest anime characters of all time
The following list is in no particular order.
– Zeno Sama
– The Grand Priest
– Haruhi Suzumiya
– Son Goku
– Simon The Digger
– Saitama
– Naruto Uzumaki
– Sinbad
– Monkey D. Luffy
– The Truth
1. Zeno Sama
Anime is filled with godlike characters, but very few are treated as truly untouchable. Zeno is one of them. Introduced in Dragon Ball Super, Zeno does not fight, evolve, or follow traditional power-scaling. As the ruler of all universes, he can erase timelines, realities, and entire realms instantly and without resistance. Before the Tournament of Power begins, he casually erases six universes.
2. The Grand Priest
Unlike most characters who show their strength through battles and destruction, the Grand Priest operates differently. Introduced in Dragon Ball Super as Zeno’s closest attendant and the father of all angels, the Grand Priest’s authority and power are nearly unmatched in the Dragon Ball universe.
He trained all the angels, including Whis, and his calm demeanour suggests he rarely, if ever, needs to prove himself through direct conflict. His placement among the five strongest beings in the multiverse is stated plainly in the series, and the series treats it as an unquestioned fact.
3. Haruhi Suzumiya
Haruhi Suzumiya is the main character of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, a series that combines science fiction with high school life and existential questions. In this story, she unknowingly possesses godlike powers. She is a high school student who has the unconscious ability to bend reality to her will.
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Her emotions can reshape the universe, spawn alternate timelines, and reset existence itself. The twist is that she has no awareness of this power. Her subconscious influences the world around her, and if she becomes bored or upset, the universe itself could be rewritten without her even realising it. Haruhi is not a traditional fighter, but in terms of raw influence over reality, she is in a league of her own.
4. Son Goku
Son Goku is one of the most iconic figures in anime, known as much for his evolution as for his strength. Starting as a spirited Saiyan child, he grows into a warrior who regularly challenges gods and breaks through divine limits. He masters Ultra Instinct, a technique that allows him to react and move without conscious thought. He defeats immortal enemies, reality-bending fighters, and world-ending tyrants.
Goku’s strength is matched by his relentless drive to improve. He is a global pop culture figure, and his literal and symbolic strength continues to shape how anime measures power. Goku’s charm lies in his never-ending evolution because he is always chasing the next limit and usually breaking it.
5. Simon The Digger
Simon begins Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann as a quiet digger living underground. By the end, he becomes a cosmic-level force capable of reshaping reality through willpower alone. Fueled by Spiral Energy, a force driven by evolution and determination, Simon pilots mechs the size of galaxies and ultimately fuses with all versions of himself across the multiverse.
At his peak, he can create matter from thought and defeat beings beyond time and space. Despite reaching this unimaginable scale, Simon walks away from it all without regret. Only characters who can rewrite or destroy entire universes could rival his strength.
6. Saitama
Saitama, the hero of One Punch Man, is designed as the ultimate parody of shonen protagonists, but his power is no joke. He can defeat any enemy with a single punch, regardless of their strength, scale, or origin (hence the name of the show). He survives planetary attacks, moves faster than light, and remains untouched by enemies that overwhelm entire armies.
In his fight with Boros, a regenerating galactic conqueror, Saitama holds back and still wins easily. His unmatched strength leaves him bored and detached, turning his own power into a personal existential crisis. Satirical or not, Saitama is one of anime’s most unstoppable forces.
7. Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto Uzumaki’s rise from outcast to saviour is one of anime’s most enduring arcs. Although not the most naturally gifted, Naruto becomes one of the strongest shinobi in history through persistence, heart, and growing mastery of god-tier abilities. He combines Sage Mode with the power of the Nine-Tails, battles ancient deities like Kaguya, and defeats Madara, a reality-warping threat.
By the end of Shippuden, he dodges light-speed attacks and breaks the moon with sheer force. In Boruto, he gains access to Baryon Mode, a transformation so powerful it drains his own life force to defeat god-level foes.
8. Sinbad
Sinbad, a central figure in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, combines overwhelming magical power with unmatched political influence. He conquers seven dungeons, mastering a range of Djinn powers that give him control over gravity, time, lightning, and illusions.
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He becomes a ruler across multiple nations and a master of nearly every branch of magic. Eventually, Sinbad accesses the Sacred Palace, granting him the power to rewrite the laws of the world. His journey from charismatic adventurer to cosmic-level entity cements him as one of the most complete powerhouses in anime.
9. Monkey D. Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy begins One Piece as a carefree pirate with a stretchy body and a dream. Over time, he evolves into a fighter capable of bending the rules of reality. His Devil Fruit, once believed to be the Gum-Gum Fruit, is revealed to be a mythical Zoan that lets him channel the power of the Sun God Nika.
With Gear Fifth, Luffy turns cartoon logic into combat, reshaping his environment and defying physics. His mastery of Haki allows him to hit intangible enemies, sense attacks, and overpower the most dangerous foes. Luffy’s power is as unpredictable as it is overwhelming.
10. The Truth
The Truth is a fundamental entity in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Not a fighter, villain, or saviour, “The Truth” is a universal force that exists outside time and space and acts as the gatekeeper to alchemy’s most forbidden practice, which is human transmutation. The Truth is not a character in the traditional sense and is basically an omnipresent, all-knowing entity that enforces the laws of equivalent exchange as a neutral embodiment of balance.
When someone tries to bring back the dead, the Truth extracts a price that often includes parts of the soul, body, or sanity. It stripped Edward of his leg, took Alphonse’s entire body, and humbled even Father, a being who absorbed god. In a nutshell, The Truth represents the absolute limits of human ambition and the cost of defying natural law.
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Symont
This list is very wrong, as the only top 10 is the truth/zeno. Let me break down all of their tiers.\nZeno: tier 1-a (peak)\nGrand priest: tier high 2-a (peak)\nHaruhi: 1-a ( peak)\ngoku: low 2-b (peak)\nsimon: 1-a (peak)\nsaitama: 4-a (peak)\nnaruto: 4-a (peak)\nsinbad: low 2-c (peak)\nluffy: 4-a (peak)\nthe truth: 1-a (peak)\n\nNow these are the actual top 10 strongest anime characters:\nHajun: tier 0 (boundless)\nMercurius: Tier 0 (boundless)\nReinhard: tier 0 (boundless)\nFeatherine: tier 1-a (outerverse)\nThe creator umineko: tier 1-a (outerverse)\nKami tenchi: tier 1-a (outerverse)\nzeno: tier 1-a/2-a (outerverse/multiverse, debatable)\nthe truth: tier 1-a (outerverse)\nmadoka: tier 1-a (outerverse\nsailor cosmos : tier 1-a
Symont
there may be some i missed but most are correct.
Mathéo Hanachi Eriksson LAC13-6C Lackarebäcksskolan
WHERE THE HECK IS GOJO!?
Oyegbilemaryam Odunayo
luffy is higher than naruto
Luffy MonkeyD
This has to be ragebait
Oyegbilemaryam Odunayo
my bro
Emmanuel Akinfenwa
Damn this is worst that the worst of CBR
mads nielsen
Wang ling from The Daily Life of the Immortal King\nDefinitely number 1
Hades_ Undead
Truth ranks way higher than this and anti spiral should also be on the list. Haruhi can’t be considered as she has no control over her powers. Anos would solo grand priest he should be rank 3 rimuru is strong enough to control time. Time travel etc rank 2. Want ling should also be on the list.
Rashidat Shittu
What about wang ling and anos voldigor