15 Shortest Anime Characters, Ranked

Small statures can carry big stories in anime. Across genres and decades, creators have introduced heroes, rivals, and mascots whose official profiles list them well under average height. This roundup highlights short characters and the roles they play in their respective series, with details that help place each one in context.

Some are human and others are not, and a few can change size through transformation or power use, so each entry notes the height most often cited for a standard appearance. You will also find concrete information about roles, affiliations, abilities, and equipment so every profile reads like a clear snapshot of what the character does on screen.

Shōyō Hinata

Shōyō Hinata is listed around 162 centimeters during his first season with Karasuno High in ‘Haikyu!!’. He joins the volleyball team as a middle blocker and wears jersey number 10 on official rosters. Match records and training arcs show him assigned the decoy role that draws blockers and opens lanes for teammates.

Hinata forms a quick attack combination with Tobio Kageyama that is practiced in team sessions and deployed in district tournaments. The series documents measurable attributes like approach timing and vertical jump during camps and scrimmages, and it tracks his participation in prefectural qualifiers with Karasuno.

Levi Ackerman

Levi Ackerman is listed at 160 centimeters in ‘Attack on Titan’. He serves as captain of the Special Operations Squad within the Survey Corps and operates with blades and gas powered mobility gear used by the regiment. His family background identifies him as an Ackerman clan descendant with notable resistance to Titan abilities.

Levi appears in major operations that include the defense of Trost and the return to Shiganshina where command structures place him alongside Erwin Smith and Hange Zoë. Equipment checks and sortie plans in the story outline his responsibilities in close range anti Titan combat and squad leadership during expeditions.

Killua Zoldyck

Killua Zoldyck is recorded around 158 centimeters during the Yorknew and Greed Island periods of ‘Hunter x Hunter’. He is a member of the Zoldyck assassin family and passes the Hunter Exam with Gon Freecss. His Nen category is Transmutation, which supports his electricity based technique developed through training.

Killua carries heavy metal yo yo weapons and demonstrates resistance to common toxins due to conditioning in childhood. Mission arcs and examinations document skills in infiltration, pursuit, and protection, and team movements often pair him with Gon for reconnaissance and rapid response duties.

Nezuko Kamado

Nezuko Kamado measures around 153 centimeters in human form in ‘Demon Slayer’. After the attack on her family, she becomes a demon and travels inside a wooden box built by Sakonji Urokodaki to avoid sunlight. Her profile identifies her as Tanjiro Kamado’s younger sister with demon physiology that alters stamina and regeneration.

Nezuko uses a Blood Demon Art called Exploding Blood that ignites her own blood to damage demons and support allies by affecting Nichirin blades. Transformation scenes record changes such as a horn and vine like markings in heightened states, and her bamboo muzzle is fitted to prevent accidental harm to humans.

Shinobu Kocho

Shinobu Kocho stands about 151 centimeters in ‘Demon Slayer’. She holds the title of Insect Hashira in the Demon Slayer Corps and manages treatment and recovery at the Butterfly Mansion. Her Nichirin blade has a narrow profile with a needle like tip that is designed for piercing rather than cutting.

Shinobu formulates wisteria based poisons in the mansion laboratory and delivers them through precise sword thrusts. Field deployments show her coordinating medical support for slayers, administering antidotes in emergencies, and engaging demons with a movement style that emphasizes quick directional changes.

Tsuyu Asui

Tsuyu Asui is listed at 150 centimeters in ‘My Hero Academia’. She is a student in Class 1 A at U A High and her Quirk is Frog. Documented abilities include a long prehensile tongue, wall climbing, and underwater breathing that appear in training exercises and rescue drills.

Tsuyu completes internships with professional hero agencies where she practices maritime search and urban patrol work. Her hero costume incorporates goggles and gloves for wet conditions, and school records track her joint training with classmates such as Ochaco Uraraka and Izuku Midoriya during team scenarios.

Taiga Aisaka

Taiga Aisaka is recorded at 145 centimeters in ‘Toradora!’. She attends high school with Ryuuji Takasu and appears on classroom seating charts and activity lists through the school year. Her living arrangements are shown through apartment scenes and guardian paperwork that affect her day to day routine.

School events place Taiga in cultural festivals, sports days, and class trips where attendance sheets and program schedules mark her participation. Advisory meetings and homeroom notices document her interactions with student council business and other administrative tasks that shape her campus life.

Rukia Kuchiki

Rukia Kuchiki stands around 144 centimeters in ‘Bleach’. She begins as an unseated member of the 13th Division under Captain Jūshirō Ukitake and later holds a seated position. Her adoption into the Kuchiki clan assigns her noble status with duties and expectations inside the Soul Society.

Rukia’s Zanpakutō is Sode no Shirayuki with named techniques such as Some no mai Tsukishiro and Tsugi no mai Hakuren that are demonstrated in battle. She undertakes patrols in the world of the living, purifies Hollows, and participates in interdivision missions that require coordination with other captains and lieutenants.

Sakura Kinomoto

Sakura Kinomoto is listed near 138 centimeters during her elementary school years in ‘Cardcaptor Sakura’. She lives in Tomoeda with her father and brother and attends a local elementary school with club activities and class rosters that appear frequently. Guidance from Kero directs her work with the Cards.

Sakura captures and converts Clow Cards into Sakura Cards and then uses them for travel, containment, and defense. Her staff and key are standard equipment that appear in most retrieval tasks, and daily scenes balance homework, sports club sessions, and card related duties around the city.

Renge Miyauchi

Renge Miyauchi measures a little over 120 centimeters in ‘Non Non Biyori’. She is a first grade student at the Asahigaoka Branch School where one teacher instructs multiple grades in a single classroom. Family scenes include her parents and older sisters and depict a rural home with long commutes.

Renge plays the recorder and joins seasonal activities such as rice planting and summer festivals that involve the small community. Classroom segments show her assignments and attendance, and travel to and from school often occurs by walking or cycling along country roads.

Kanna Kamui

Kanna Kamui appears around 120 centimeters in human form in ‘Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid’. She is a young dragon who lives with Kobayashi and Tohru in a shared apartment where household chores and school schedules are organized. Placement tests put her in elementary classes with standard subjects.

Kanna demonstrates electricity generation and flight through manifested wings while keeping a low profile during city life. School episodes track field days and group projects with classmates such as Riko Saikawa, and home scenes outline routines that include homework and community events.

Anya Forger

Anya Forger stands just under one meter in ‘Spy x Family’. She is adopted by Loid Forger under a new identity and her earlier records are concealed due to time spent at an experimental facility. She enrolls at Eden Academy where teachers manage a point system that records student performance.

Anya is a telepath created by Project Apple and uses that ability during exams, social functions, and tense situations. The academy issues Stella stars for achievements and Tonitrus Bolts for conduct violations, and family planning scenes coordinate her schoolwork with Loid’s agency duties and Yor’s schedule.

Tony Tony Chopper

Tony Tony Chopper is listed at about 90 centimeters in base Brain Point form in ‘One Piece’. He is a reindeer who ate the Hito Hito no Mi and serves as the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates aboard the Thousand Sunny. Crew manifests place him alongside Monkey D Luffy and the rest of the team.

Chopper uses a Rumble Ball to access additional transformations that change size and attributes for limited periods. Drum Island and later arcs document his preparation of medicines and emergency treatments, and voyage logs show routine diagnosis, surgery assistance, and triage during battles.

Happy

Happy measures around 50 centimeters in ‘Fairy Tail’. He is an Exceed from Edolas who partners with Natsu Dragneel and holds full guild membership in Magnolia. Team rosters group him with Natsu, Lucy Heartfilia, and Gray Fullbuster for a wide range of jobs.

Happy uses Aera magic to fly with wings that appear at will and can carry a passenger for short distances. Mission boards and job reports include him in transportation, scouting, and message delivery tasks that support team movement and quick communication.

Pikachu

Pikachu is cataloged at 40 centimeters in official Pokédex entries for ‘Pokémon’. It is an Electric type species that stores electricity in its cheeks and releases it in battle. Evolution information lists a path from Pichu to Pikachu and then to Raichu with a Thunder Stone.

In the anime, a Pikachu travels with Ash Ketchum across multiple regions and appears in tournament registrations and league brackets. Battle records in episodes show moves such as Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, and Iron Tail, and training scenes demonstrate coordination with partners for contests and gym challenges.

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