20 Most Popular Green-Haired Anime Characters (Ranked)

Naturally, green hair never appears in real life in humans, but in anime, it appears occasionally alongside the almost mythological sky blue. This is also one of the colors with a large difference between female and male characters. Darker shades generally signify a layered character, usually troubled by something. Still, these characters tend to stick out and think of themselves as different and special, although not necessarily in a good way. In this article, we will bring a list of the 20 best green-haired anime characters we know of. We’ll be using different sources and rank them based on their popularity and the general level of awesomeness they represent. The list will be pretty diverse, including characters from various franchises and genres.

20. Fried Justine

Franchise: Fairy Tail

Fried Justine, a member of the Raijin gang, possesses the ability to enchant areas with magic runes, compelling those within to follow predetermined rules. While this magical skill is typically used for traps rather than direct combat, Fried’s right eye grants him the ability to inscribe runes swiftly. Apart from creating enchantments, he can utilize runes for attacks and transformations. In battle, he is proficient with a sword.

During the Battle of Fairy Tail, he aligns with Luxus but hesitates to harm fellow guild members Kanna and Jubia. Mirajane confronts him and imparts the importance of friendship, leading to Fried’s defeat and realization. Despite his efforts, he fails to convince Luxus to end his mutiny after the defeat.

19. Bisca Connell

Franchise: Fairy Tail

Bicka Connel, an immigrant from the West, possesses the magical ability of “pistol,” enabling her to wield any firearm by summoning them from another dimension, akin to Ezra’s magic. Despite harboring feelings for Arzak, she struggles to confess her love and faces criticism from Erza for her perceived cowardice. As she plans to make her feelings known, the Phantom Lord attacks Fairy Tail, disrupting her intentions.

During the Fairy Tail Battles, EverGreen petrifies Bicka. Upon her release, she attempts to destroy Luxus’ Lightning Tears but discovers they are protected by a living binding spell, reflecting damage back to the attacker. Despite these challenges, she eventually marries Arzak and has a child during the period of absence from the Tenro team a year after their disappearance.

18. Haru Shinkai

Franchise: Digimon

Haru is a fair-skinned teenage boy with green hair, blue eyes, and distinctive yellow goggles on his forehead. His usual attire includes a red track jacket with yellow accents, a white shirt, blue capri jeans, yellow socks, and white and red sneakers. Known for his kindness and gentleness, Haru is a somewhat meek yet emotionally strong individual with a love for reading and a desire to be the hero of his own story. He lives with his mother, who runs a blog and harbors feelings for Ai Kashiki.

17. Setsuna Meiō / Sailor Pluto

Franchise: Sailor Moon

Sailor Pluto serves as the guardian of the time gate, responsible for protecting the solar system from external threats. Her key-shaped scepter, the Garnet Rod, is adorned with a garnet-colored orb and serves as her talisman. In the days of the Silver Millennium, she is known only to Queen Serenity, Sailor Uranus, and Sailor Neptune, with her duty including preventing unauthorized entry into the Time Gate. During the attack on the Silver Millennium, she, along with Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, hears the distressing cries of the Selenites, causing her Garnet Rod to resonate with their talismans.

16. Zetsu

Franchise: Naruto

Zetsu is a being created from the victims of Mugen Tsukuyumi, and the black part, initially believed to be the physical representation of Kaguya’s will by Madara, is an entity related to Kaguya herself. Zetsu, referring to Kaguya as “mother,” works towards her return by manipulating events, such as tempting Indra to initiate a secular conflict and altering Sage’s stele to mislead Madara. The black Zetsu, initially attached to a white Zetsu by Madara, is later revealed to be synthesized from a human-influenced by the “Infinite Lunar Arcana,” shedding light on the cooperation between Madara and Orochimaru in its creation.

15. Mashiro Kuna

Franchise: Bleach

Mashiro is a lively and petite girl with distinctive green hair, often seen in a fifties superhero costume. Among her group, she excels in controlling her inner Hollow, maintaining it for about fifteen hours without the need for intensive training. As the former lieutenant of the 9th Division under Kensei, she playfully annoyed him, leading to some tense moments. In a battle against the Vizored, Aizen, and Espadas, Mashiro faces challenges, including being immobilized by a Bakudo from Hachi and engaging in combat with Wonderweiss. Her hollow mask shatters during the fight, prompting Kensei to intervene and save her from a fatal blow. After returning to Soul Society with Kensei, Mashiro proudly declares herself the 9th Division’s super lieutenant.

14. Monet

Franchise: One Piece

Monet served as a scout and assistant to Caesar Clown at the research facility on Punk Hazard, her human limbs replaced with bird-like appendages, giving her a harpy-like appearance. Unbeknownst to others, she was a member of the Donquixote Pirates and an undercover agent sent by Doflamingo. As a result of her mission and actions, she can be regarded as the tertiary antagonist of the Punk Hazard Arc, and she is revealed to be the older sister of Sugar.

13. Envy

Franchise: Fullmetal Alchemist

As the embodiment of the sin of envy, he is a relatively young homunculus with 175 years of existence, capable of assuming various forms to his advantage. Despite typically appearing in an androgynous form with long green/black hair, he cannot alter his weight, and the ground sinks under him when he steps. Notably, he instigates the Ishbal war in the guise of an Amestris army officer, reveling in human struggles, and his true form, revealed when swallowed by Gluttony, is an eight-legged monstrous beast formed from the desperate figures of souls that make up his philosopher’s stone, featuring multiple eyes on his left side.

12. Michiru Kaiō / Sailor Neptune

Franchise: Sailor Moon

Sailor Neptune, unlike other Sailor warriors who were part of the Silver Millennium, resided at Triton Castle orbiting Neptune. As the warrior of the abyss, she draws power from the ocean to protect the solar system against external threats. During the attack on the Silver Millennium by Queen Beryl and Metallia, Sailor Neptune, along with Sailor Pluto and Sailor Uranus, is instructed not to intervene, but they hear the agonizing cries of the Selenites. Notably, Sailor Neptune’s talisman, the Deep Aqua Mirror, resonates with the weapons of Sailor Pluto and Sailor Uranus, indicating a connection between them.

11. N

Franchise: Pokémon 

N, left orphaned in the forest as a child, was raised by Pokémon and later claimed by Ghetsis to be his son, grooming him to become the leader of Team Plasma. Despite his isolated upbringing and exposure to injured Pokémon, N’s heart is described as pure and innocent by Concordia. In Pokémon Black and White, N serves as an Anti-Villain, initially presented as a secondary antagonist, but he maintains a good-natured personality, considering Pokémon his friends and showing friendliness toward the player during encounters throughout the game.

10. Beelzebub IV

Franchise: Beelzebub

Baby Beel, also known as Kaiser from Emperana Beelzebub IV, is the future Lord of Demons with a mission to destroy humanity, requiring a human receptacle for his power. Nicknamed Baby Beel, he is easily impressed, especially by strong individuals, despite his own initial weakness. Though possessing high combat potential, his cowardice and lack of confidence limit his abilities, and he loves things considered unconventional for babies, such as violence and heavy music. Additionally, when upset, Beel can unleash electrocution around him, necessitating his adoptive father, Oga, to stay within 15 meters to prevent instant death.

9. Shion Sonozaki

Franchise: Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni

The twin sister of Mion, she resided in the neighboring village of Okinomiya and was banished by her grandmother, the oldest member of the founding clan of Hinamizawa. In contrast to Mion, she appears more feminine but exhibits significant determination and, at times, extreme cruelty. Despite her apparent gentleness, she is willing to spill blood and engage in murderous actions to satisfy her personal interests.

8. Kaede Kayano

Franchise: Assassination Classroom

Kaede is Nagisa’s friend in the E class and is particularly close to him, as demonstrated by their collaboration in assassination attempts on Koro-sensei. Despite her open and caring nature, she harbors a complex about her own breast size and dislikes women with large breasts. Throughout the story, Kaede exhibits great perseverance in her efforts to assassinate Koro-sensei, whom she herself named. Significant revelation three-quarters into the story unveils her heavy secret—she is the little sister of Aguri Yukimura, Koro’s beloved woman during his time as a laboratory prisoner. Akari Yukimura, believing her sister was killed by the tentacle monster Koro, plays a crucial role in this storyline.

7. Tatsumaki

Franchise: One-Punch Man

Tatsumaki is a 28-year-old woman gifted with super telekinetic powers that make her look like a child due to stunted growth. Her abilities allow her to effortlessly destroy cities, manipulate natural disasters, and create force fields for protection. Despite her bad temper and habit of swearing, she holds a disdain for most heroes, except those of rank S, and particularly dislikes being compared to a child or ranked below Blast. Although arrogant and proud, she deeply cares for her little sister, Blizzard Infernal, and tends to overprotect her despite not always showing it.

6. C.C.

Franchise: Code Geass

C.C. holds an important but mysterious role in history, and little is known about her except for her connection to the British military and Clovis’s involvement in researching her. Upon meeting Lelouch, she forms a pact with him and closely monitors their actions, saving Zero on multiple occasions. Lymphatic and phlegmatic, she views Lelouch as a disposable partner and seeks to fulfill his dearest wish. Her backstory reveals a tragic past as a poor child and slave, eventually granted immortality and the power of Geass by a Good Sister. However, her Geass, the ability to make herself loved, led to her reaching a point where she was forced to assassinate the Good Sister to end her eternal life.

5. Eto Yoshimura

Franchise: Tokyo Ghoul

Eto, a natural one-eyed ghoul, is the offspring of the ghoul Kuzen Yoshimura and the human Ukina, an investigator of the “V” organization. Raised in secrecy by Noro in the 24th ward, Eto becomes the founder of the Aogiri Tree, ruling from the shadows with Tatara as the principal figurehead. Concealing her identity as Sen Takatsuki, a successful horror novelist, she wears bandages and an aubergine tunic to hide her true nature, while her dyed green hair gives her a seemingly normal appearance. Eto is a sadistic ghoul who takes pleasure in torturing enemies and using other ghouls to create chaos.

4. Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck

Franchise: Bleach

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, or Nell, is the former Tercera Espada and a former Adjuchas with a mask at her forehead level. Initially appearing as a child attached to Ichigo, whom she calls “Itsugo,” she later reveals her true form as a young woman with green hair, big breasts, and red marks on her cheekbones. Nell and her companions defy the typical ruthless image of Hollows, displaying loyalty and sympathy, with a playful and childish personality. Previously the Espada no 3, she was ambushed by Nnoitra and Szayelaporro Grantz, resulting in her current form and exile from Las Noches alongside her Fracciónes, Pesche Gatiche and Dondochakka Willson, whom she considers her brothers.

3. Gon Freecss

Franchise: Hunter × Hunter

Gon Freecss, the protagonist of Hunter × Hunter, is the son of the legendary Ging Freecss. Raised by his aunt Mito, whom he believes to be his real mother, Gon initially thinks his father is dead. However, Mito later reveals that Ging is alive and she has custody of Gon by court order. Possessing a personality typical of shonen manga heroes, Gon’s character is characterized by depth and complexity.

2. Izuku Midoriya

Franchise: My Hero Academia

The main character of the story, he is childhood “friends” with Katsuki Bakugo, whom he nicknames Katchan. Born without a Quirk, he aspires to become the best superhero, inspired by his idol, All Might. Despite lacking powers, he is determined to join Yuei (UA) High School, a prestigious institution for aspiring heroes. Ultimately chosen by All Might to inherit his power, One For All, he strives to catch up with his rival, Katsuki Bakugo, and fulfill his dream of becoming a great hero.

1. Roronoa Zoro

Franchise: One Piece

Zoro is a serious and seemingly cold character in appearance, often compared to a shark or a demon by the series creator, Eiichiro Oda. Despite his serious demeanor, Zoro’s reactions are frequently comical or exaggerated. Known for his intense training and napping during sea crossings, he is portrayed with a lack of direction sense and has a competitive relationship with Sanji, the ship’s cook. Zoro and Sanji constantly argue, yet as fighters, they show mutual respect. His relationship with Nami is strained due to her greed, and he maintains a serious and focused approach to battles, contrasting with the styles of Luffy and Usopp.

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