A look at the strongest swords in the anime universe
We're sure there are plenty of people who'll disagree with many of the choices we made for this list, but Genryuusai is inarguably the strongest sword user we have ever seen in an anime. Bleach is filled to the brim with bonkers numbers of insanely powerful supernatural sword users, and Yamamoto stands above them all.
10 Most Powerful Weapons In All Of Anime. 1 10 Toyako Bokuto. The primary weapon of Sakata Gintoki, who claims he purchased the sword as a souvenir during a trip to Lake Toya, the Toyako Bokuto. 2 9 The Punisher. 3 8 Dimension Sword. 4 7 Tessaiga. 5 6 Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon. More items
However, the most powerful in the whole show is Excalibur, legendary sword of heroes and kings and one of Takehito Koyasu's best characters. Excalibur's meisters can move at the speed of light, cut through dimensions, and fly on wings of light.
Swords are a classic weapon in all media, not only anime, and for good reason. The many different styles and uses of the weapon, as well as the ways a sword can be personalized to the user, make for exciting varieties in every show.
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The most common form is the katana, which looks like a regular sword, but the size can range from an ordinary dagger to an enormous cleaver-like blade. Three of the largest blades in the anime are Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu, Kenpachi Zaraki's Nozarashi, and Ikkaku Madarame's Hozukimaru.
This weapon allowed the Roman Empire to grow and maintain its power for hundreds of years. Many historians consider the gladius the deadliest sword in history, as it is estimated to have killed more people than any other blade.
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15 Strongest Swords In Anime1 Enma From One Piece.2 Tessaiga From Inuyasha. ... 3 Ea From Fate Series. ... 4 Venuzdonoa From The Misfit Of Demon King Academy. ... 5 Toyako Bokuto From Gintama. ... 6 Murasame From Akame Ga Kill. ... 7 Lostvayne From Seven Deadly Sins. ... 8 The Sword Of Totsuka From Naruto. ... More items...•
A young man becomes host to a legendary infernal sword and, with the fate of humanity now in his arm, wields its demonic power against his enemies.
What Is the Deadliest Sword in the World?The Katana. One of the most famous swords in the world is also one of the deadliest. ... The Claymore. Along with being the finishing move of WWE wrestler Drew McIntyre, the claymore is a great Scottish blade. ... The Urumi. ... The Muramasa. ... The Scimitar. ... The Hook. ... The Gladius. ... The Estoc.More items...
Deadliest swords in historyThe claymore, the longsword, and William Wallace.The katana and Masamune: Japan's greatest sword smith.Para 3: Saladin's singing scimitar.
1. Excalibur: The Most Famous Legendary Sword. Arthur Pendragon, ruler of the Britons, was said to have drawn this legendary sword from a stone and anvil when no one else could — at least in most tellings of the legend.
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Baraggan Louisenbairn is one of the major antagonists of the famous anime, Bleach. He is an Arrancer of the Aizen's army, and his immense spiritual powers can easily defeat Saitama. His deadliest ability he can use against Saitama is Senescencia, using which he can slow the time near him.
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Dragon Slayer is the massive broadsword of Guts, the main protagonist of Berserk. The size of the sword is enough to strike fear into the hearts of the enemies. Dragon Slayer is capable of cutting down the heinous apostles, who possess superhuman strength and durability.
Yoru is the sword of Dracule Mihawk, who used to be a member of the Shichibukai. It is a Saijo O-Wazamono grade sword, which makes it one of the few known weapons belonging to the highest grade. Yoru is an all-black blade that has the power to cut through fleets of ships without any difficulties.
Unlike ordinary blades that are made up of steel or other metals, the Sword of Totsuka is formless. It is a part of Itachi Uchiha's susanoo, and it is sheathed inside a jar, because of its ethereal properties.
Lostvayne is the Sacred Treasure of Meliodas, who is the captain of the Seven Deadly Sins. It was created by the master craftsman of the Giant Clan. The Sacred Treasure allows Meliodas to create four to six clones of himself and each of these clones is powerful enough to battle other Holy Knights.
The blade was wielded by Akame, a prominent fighter of the Night Raid. Murasame was shaped like an ordinary blade, but what made it truly dangerous was its ability to kill a person with just one cut.
Due to the ban on swords by the Shogunate, Sakata Gintoki used Toyako Bokuto. It is not made up of metals instead it is made up of wood from a ten-thousand-year-old tree from another planet. The veracity of this is unconfirmed since Gintoki is known for joking.
Venuzdonoa is an extremely overpowered weapon that is wielded by Anos Voldigoad.
Guts falls into the category of anime heroes who failed to defeat the main villain, but he also wields one of anime's most iconic swords. The massive sword is called Dragon Slayer, and it was created by a blacksmith who wished to forge a weapon capable of killing one of the mythical beasts.
There are quite a few anime characters who would be friends with Attack on Titan's Mikasa, including Akame. Akame was trained to be an assassin from a very young age, and Murasame became her weapon of choice.
Gintoki is capable of using a traditional sword in battle, but his main weapon is still a wooden sword called, Toyako Bokuto. It may look like an ordinary training sword, but it is actually made from a 10,000-year-old tree that is of extraterrestrial origin.
Like most of the weapons in Soul Eater, Ragnarok is a living being, but he is known for being quite rude and abrasive. He also regularly bullies his meister, Crona. Ragnarok was created with the help of Black Blood—a synthetic bodily fluid that gives him an array of abilities.
Kurikara was created by one of the Eight Demon Kings, and it is currently in Rin Okumura's possession. The blade itself may be broken, but it is still capable of sealing demons, and Rin can use his blue flames to turn it into a fiery sword.
The Fate series revolves around Holy Grail Wars which feature a number of history's greatest heroes, including King Arthur, who wields the legendary Excalibur. This sword is a divine construct that was forged by the planet itself, and it is capable of unleashing a great deal of destructive power.
The anime world is filled with small swords, but Inuyasha 's Tessaiga is not one of them. Tessaiga's signature move is the Wind Scar, which is capable of killing 100 demons at once. The Backlash Wave can reflect a demon's blasts back at them with the added power of the Wind Scar.
Hordes of monstrous youma plague humanity, and the only ones capable of fighting them are a small force of warriors. They are known by the name of the weapons they wield: Claymores. The swords are the only things capable of cutting the flesh of youma, and are how Claymores survive in one of the scariest body horror anime.
Metal Vessels are the most powerful items in the world of Magi: Labyrinth of Magic. When a warrior makes it through the trials of a Dungeon, a metal item of their choice is possessed by the Dungeon's Djinn, letting the Dungeon Capturer access their power by wielding it. Capturing Amon's Dungeon imbues Alibaba's dagger with his power.
A god's Regalia is the most powerful weapon they can bring to bear in one of Studio Bones' best anime, whether they're fighting Phantoms or other gods. Delivery God Yato favors blades, and his latest Regalia Yukine is no exception. Yukine transforms into an odachi called Sekki.
It's tough to beat a sword that summons the flames of Hell itself. Kurikara contains the demon heart of Rin Okumura, the son of Satan turned Exorcist. Rin's adoptive father Shiro initially gave him the blade to keep the power sealed, but he draws it anyway to try and save Shiro's life, freeing his formerly sealed demon half.
Weapons handling is an essential skill for any shinobi, which means that the world of Naruto has no shortage of powerful swords. The best of all belong to the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Samehada, the weapon of former member Kisame Hoshigaki, is especially vicious.
Every Soul Reaper has a zanpakuto (roughly translated as "soul-cutting sword"). As one of the only weapons capable of cutting Hollows, the corrupted souls that threaten living humans, they are essential to their work. If the wielder is strong enough, they can unlock their zanpakuto's ultimate technique, or Bankai.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father, the Great Dog Demon Touga, forged two swords from his own fang before his death. The more offensively powerful of the two, Tessaiga, he bequeathed to his younger son Inuyasha, much to the outrage of the older Sesshoumaru, who was left Tenseiga, the sword that healed instead of destroyed.
Himura Kenshin is the strongest sword user in anime. The legendary former assassin hasn’t lost a single battle despite fighting with the blunt end of his blade. His signature technique, the Battōjutsu, can defeat any foe with a single blow. Kenshin can wield two swords and is proficient in the Hiten Mitsurugi style taught to him by Hiko Seijūrō XIII himself.
Even surrounded by martial art prodigies and insane supernatural powers, Yu Mira holds her own as one of the series’s strongest women and sword users with her distinctive Moonlight Sword Style.
You might’ve heard of a swordsman using two swords, but what about three? As far as iconic fighting styles go, nothing tops Zoro’s Three-Sword Style.
Even so, many of our favorite sword-wielding characters like Roronoa Zoro have proved themselves to be just as strong as the powerhouses that surround them– even without things like flamboyant Devil Fruit powers.
Saber’s swordsmanship is far from the most impressive thing about her. Regardless, Saber is an extremely proficient swordsman and has held her own against mythical, legendary figures like Heracles using her Noble Phantasm Excalibur.
On the other hand, Tachikawa is known as the #1 attacker who wields the Kogetsu– a katana that can cut through even thick walls of cement like warm butter.
Mugen, the unhinged protagonist of Samurai Champloo, is undoubtedly the most unorthodox swordsman on this list. Unlike other swordsmen known for the blades they wield, Mugen is infamous for his unique fighting style, a mixture of tidbits from several martial art styles and breakdancing.
Wadō Ichimonji is one of the 33 greatest swords in the world of One Piece. It's tough enough to withstand Dracule Mihawk's Yoru, which is capable of making mincemeat of ships and icebergs.
Actual swords are banned by the Bakufu, so Gintoki has to use a wooden sword, the Toyako Bokuto, instead. Gintoki claims to have purchased it on a school trip to Lake Toya, but its actual origin is far more interesting. It was created from the wood of a mythical tree on another planet that's over 10,000 years old.
An anime called Sword Art Online is pretty much obligated to have a few cool swords, and thankfully it doesn't disappoint. Kirito dual-wields the Elucidator and Dark Repulser within the MMORPG he's trapped inside. He got the Elucidator, a black sword with significant heft, from a monster drop.
There are plenty of noteworthy swords in anime, but the greatest blades are obviously the ones with legendary backstories. While the Tessaiga can slay 100 demons at once, it's the myths surrounding the sword that distinguish it from the bargain-bin sabers.
The Singer's Sword is a kind of Void (the physical form of a person's soul). This Void, which belongs to Shu Ouma, has both offensive and defensive capabilities. Not only can it be used like a regular longsword, it also creates strips of metal than can be launched at enemies.
Photo: Studio Pierrot. There are actually two swords of Kusanagi, one belongs to Sasuke and the other to Orochimaru. Orochimaru's sword of Kusanagi is kept inside a snake that lives in his body. He's able to control it using telekinesis, and it can cut through nearly any surface, no matter how tough.
A blade should be judged by its appearance, its destructive capabilities, and by the fortitude of its wielder - the very best swords will brandish all three.
Zangetsu — Bleach. In my own opinion, Zangetsu is the most powerful sword in the entire bleach anime, and I'm not talking about the old man, I'm talking about the fusion between Zangetsu and Hollow Ichigo (who is also Zangetsu). Zangetsu has two spirits that reside within it and belongs to Kurosaki Ichigo, The Old man Zangetsu and White/Hollow Ichigo. The old man represents Ichigo's Qui
The Hoffnug — Bleach. A sword with the ability of damage reflection and possessed not by a shinigami surprisingly, but by a Quincy instead, Gerard Valkyrie. Damaging this sword in anyway will lead to intense consequences. A small nick equals a large gash across your body, destroying even less than half equals death.
Diavolo uses his ability effectively by positioning himself advantageously (in blind spots such as behind his foes) enabling him to fatally strike immediately after the ability ends. He’s even tried spraying his blood onto foes for it to obstruct their vision after the end of his ability.
Gravity Blade — Uq Holder! A sword that allows its weight to be changed at will by the user. For someone who can completely master the sword, its weight can even be changed all the way to 0 grams making it lighter than a feather for swift combat. For someone who has mastered it, it can also be shifted at will in the middle of lightning fast combat in rapid succession, acting as a surprise and unpredictable to the enemy. Touta in Uq Holder also goes as far as to increase the weight of the sword to x1000000tonnes/kilograms meaning powerful impact and destructive capabilities. A truly fearsome sword.
Excalibur — Fate Series. If anyone knows how Saber uses Excalibur, then you should know that this is a sacred and powerful weapon. Just watch Fate, you'll understand perfectly why this needs no explanation.
Belonging to the half-brother older brother of Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, the Bakusaiga is another sword forged from the fangs of their father (like for real, how much powerful was their father anyway?) The sword is a ha xed one. No matter how strong, the sword, once it touches, dismantles anything in its way whether living or nonliving. It renders whatever it touches powerless and unable to function ever again. No exaggeration. Imagine a sword like that touching Goku? So yeah, it's a pretty big deal.
Saber is summoned by different masters in the different Fate series, and her absolute level of power is linked to the power of the summoner to some extent. That being said, she's generally the most formidable sword user in every iteration. The Saber class is considered the strongest, and Artoria is the strongest Saber. However, she needs an immense amount of magical power from her masters, many of whom can't provide her enough to power up all the way, at least not at first.
Akame is a master swordsman with any sword, but her particular sword is a rare imperial armed with a special power. In this case, the sword named Murasame will kill anyone who even gets a little nick from it.
That's on purpose since he's leaving behind his life as a "thousand manslayer." Kenshin is so committed to not killing anymore that he uses a sakabatoo or "reverse blade sword." Basically, the cutting edge of the sword is at the back, and the leading edge is blunt. This allows Kenshin to defend himself with little risk of killing anyone. However, even a blunt steel katana is going to HURT.
Ryuuko is looking for the other scissor blade, the one used to murder her father. Her search for it leads her to Honnoji Academy and to a sentient school uniform that supercharges her physical abilities - something she'll absolutely need to survive the army of similarly empowered enemy students. However, even before she dons the superhero duds, Ryuuko fends off low-level enhanced enemies just by herself, so she's already far stronger than an ordinary human from the get-go.
Bradley is formidable enough when using one sword, but a lifetime of training allows him to wield as many as five blades. Bradley has proven time and again that he's the strongest blade user in the world of FMA. He's even gone up against two of the other top blade in FMA at the same time and still won. Oh, and Bradley has taken out a freaking TANK using nothing more than a sword and a hand grenade.
The best part about Kenshin is how everyone underestimates him because of the goofball act - but make no mistake, he's a stone-cold killer, and walking away from that is hard.
Akame of the Demon Sword Murasame was trained as an assassin from a young age and served her kingdom without hesitation for years. After discovering that the king and his government are deeply corrupt, she defects to a revolutionary group and joins a special assassination unit within it.
The iconic sword of Yu Yu Hakusho's, Kuwabara, somewhat of an offspring to the spirit sword , remains one of the strongest in all of anime. The Dimension Sword is the life force of Kuwarbabra, the manifestation of his fighting spirit that he's able to channel into a glowing beam of focused energy. Initially, he was only capable of manifesting the powers of the spirit sword , but by the end of the series, he was able to cut through the very fabric of the dimension. The Dimension Sword has the power to cut through anything in existence; there are no known defenses against its attacks.
The sword's unique ability to slice through nearly anything like a gigantic metal cannon, while remaining wood, make the Toyako Bokuto the most dangerous piece of timber in all of anime.
10 Toyako Bokuto. The primary weapon of Sakata Gintoki, who claims he purchased the sword as a souvenir during a trip to Lake Toya, the Toyako Bokuto. In Gintama, it is a legendary artifact known as the Star Smasher forged from the wood of a ten-thousand-year-old tree from another planet, possessed by the spirit of a middle-aged man wearing ...
The Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann stands at the top of the list as the single most powerful weapon and mecha in existence. It reaches well over the size of its predecessor, being larger than the known universe, and with a power level that draws from an infinite multiverse of energy; it's safe to say that nothing can compare to its strength. The mecha's ultimate form, the Super Tengen Toppa Giga Drill, forces it to take the shape of a giant drill bit, growing in size to be 20 trillion light-years in height. It is a weapon that's primary function is manipulating reality, time, space, matter, and existence itself. In the wrong hands, it would spell disaster for all creation.
Tempered by the blood of demons and evil spirits alike, the sword exists as the only known weapon to have damaged a member of the God Hand, the most vicious and elite group of demons in the universe, who threw the entire planet into chaos.
Notorious among demons of the underworld, the sword of destruction, has the ability to learn the techniques and powers of any beast slain with the weapon. It even maintains defensive capabilities like creating a barrier to protect the wielder.
The Spear Of Longinus, an ancient extraterrestrial artifact created by an ancestral race of humanoids that played a role in all of the impacts featured in Neon Genesis Evangelion, is a weapon of immense power.