15 Strongest Anime Monster Characters, Ranked

If you look over the history of anime, you’ll find that monster characters have, more often than not, played an important role in many prominent (and less prominent) anime franchises. Some of these monsters were more friendly, while others were monsters in the truest sense of the word. This article will discuss these monsters by bringing you a list of the 15 strongest anime monsters, ranked from weakest to strongest.

15. Masami Eiri

Franchise: Serial Experiments Lain

Masami, once the lead developer of Protocol 7, transformed into a conscious being in Wired after illegal actions at Tachibana Labs. He led the Knights, considering himself a god and claiming to be Lain’s creator. In a failed attempt to merge Wired with the real world, Lain rejects him, leading to his disfigurement. Lain eventually telekinetically kills him. In the end, Masami, with a normal appearance, is seen grumbling about returning to work for Tachibana as reality is restored.

14. Gillian

Franchise: Bleach

A Gillian, also known as Menos Grande or Menos, is a giant entity clad in a black cloak with a white mask and pointed nose. Generally, Menos are large, submissive beings with low intelligence, often roaming in groups. However, if a hollow had a strong sense of self before transforming into a Menos, it becomes a unique case, retaining individuality and evolving further by consuming other Menos. The size of Gillian varies in descriptions, with estimates ranging from 15-20m in the Menos Forest to much larger sizes, such as the Gillian that saved Aizen from Soul Society. Gillian possess six holes on the tops of their noses and use a stretchy tongue as a whip for a special method of attack.

13. Colossus Titan

Franchise: Attack on Titan

The Colossus Titan is one of the Nine Titans, notable for its extreme size. Its current wearer is Armin Arlert, who took over the Titan from Berthold Fubar. Unlike other Titans, the Colossus Titan has no skin, leaving only its muscle tissue visible. He also has a rather stocky body and long arms. Due to its massive body mass, the Colossus Titan is quite unwieldy and slow. The Colossus Titan is the largest known titan shifter, and at 60 meters tall it can even peer over the walls of Paradis.

12. Eto Yoshimura (One-Eyed Owl)

Franchise: Tokyo Ghoul

Eto Yoshimura is a One-Eyed Ghoul, daughter of Kuzen Yoshimura and Ukina, as well as the founder of Aogiri, which she ruled from the shadows. Eto assumes many identities, the best known being that of the One-Eyed Owl, an SSS-ranked ghoul by the CCG, but also that of Sen Takatsuki, a best-selling writer.

Following her confrontation with Ken Kaneki, she is captured by the CCG and reveals her nature to the general public. Taking advantage of the 3rd raid of the Cochlea to flee, she is beaten soundly by Kichimura Washu. His body is later retrieved, decapitated, and used by the Pierrots in order to use his Fire Kagune against allied Inspectors and Ghouls. This last form is nicknamed the Stuffed Owl.

11. Ten-Tails

Franchise: Naruto

The Juubi, originally the Shinju, is an ancient demon and the source of all Bijuu in the Naruto universe. The Rikudou Sennin, its first Jinchuuriki, divided it into nine Bijuu before his death to prevent its threat to the world. Legend suggests the Juubi created and could destroy the world upon revival. Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha aim to revive it for their “Eye of the Moon” plan, eventually manipulated by Black Zetsu to resurrect Kaguya Ootsutsuki. In its creature form with ten tails, the Juubi features a massive eye occupying most of its head, adorned with concentric circles and nine tomoe, alongside a humanoid body with large spikes on its back.

10. Terraformars

Franchise: Terra Formars

Terraformars are evolved humanoid cockroaches living on Mars with physical traits surpassing humans and near-human intelligence. They harbor a natural hatred for humans, leading to conflicts. Despite an animalistic and adaptable nature, evolved Terraformars exhibit leadership qualities and a work ethic, working tirelessly towards their goals.

9. Nago

Franchise: Princess Mononoke

Nago is a god of wild boars from the movie Princess Mononoke, who ruled the surroundings of the cedar forest as a mountain god. He was feared by the people because of his size and strength. He was killed by Ashitaka when he was turned into a demon and attacked his village. When Ashitaka came into contact with the cursed boar, he contracted the same disease.

Before Nago died, Hii said a prayer to appease him and ward off further harm. His last words to Hii were: “You vile creatures. You shall share my pain and anger.” Hii believes his illness was triggered by a bullet she found on Nago’s remains. Now that Ashitaka is also cursed, he must leave his tribe.

8. Yoma

Franchise: CLAYMORE

Yoma are the result of infection caused by a parasite that directly affects the human brain. The infection transforms them into beings that devour the flesh and blood of human beings. The yoma are a plague that latches onto humans, using their bodies until they rot, then switching users, with the parasite spreading widely.

Technically, the yoma are not a species per se, but the result of the parasite within the human. Yoma have strength and speed superior to that of non-infected humans. They can regenerate damaged parts of their body at incredible speed and stretch their limbs great distances.

Yoma in their true state have cat-like golden eyes, sharp teeth and claws, elongated muscular limbs and torso, and brown, purple, gray, or green skin and blood. Some of them have even developed wings.

7. Pride

Franchise: Fullmetal Alchemist

Embodying the sin of pride, he plays the role of Selim Bradley, the adopted son of King Bradley. Oldest of the homunculi, with 300 years of existence, he looks like a little boy of 7 to 10 years old, he manipulates the shadows. It is Riza Hawkeye who discovers its nature (volume 18) and she manages to inform Mustang about it with a coded language to escape the surveillance of Pride.

He is by far the most powerful of the homunculi, able to act throughout the enclosure of Amestris (but not beyond) via his abilities, he is also the only one who can use alchemy (although the price to pay is extremely heavy and greatly weakens him) and absorb the philosopher’s stones of living beings (he absorbs, among others, Kimbley the Scarlet Alchemist).

His shadow form, closest to that of the original homunculus (Father), is a dark mass with eyes and toothy mouths. He is helpless in total darkness, the most dazzling light restricts his movements, and his power is quite close to that of his siblings.

6. The Founding Titan

Franchise: Attack on Titan

The Founding Titan is one of the nine Titans created from the fission of Ymir Fritz’s soul. The first Titan ever, he is capable of commanding other Titans and manipulating the memories of most Eldia. The current wielder is Eren Yeager, but he is unable to use the full range of abilities due to his lack of royal blood.

According to Marley’s Titan Biology Research Society, the Founding Titan is the crossing point of the “paths” connecting all people of Ymir and Titans. For this reason, the Marley sometimes call it the Coordinate.

5. ZeedMillenniummon

Franchise: Digimon

ZeedMillenniummon is a Mega-level Evil God Digimon that appeared as a foe in the Digimon Adventure and Digimon Xros Wars tie-in materials. He is the final form of Moon=Millenniummon. Flying freely between space and time, he is an entity of evil that is still trying to destroy all eras and worlds, the destruction being his only real goal. Although a Digimon will become a Digi-Egg if defeated in battle, there are very rare occasions when it has instead been reborn from within the corpse of its data.

According to one theory, when Millenniummon died in a furious battle, the dark soul he possessed was reborn as ZeedMillenniummon, the ultimate evil of the Digital World. Also, as for the bands which wrap around ZeedMillenniummon, it is said that they are like chains which suppress his abilities, but it is unknown who could cast such a spell on ZeedMillenniummon since there is no known Digimon stronger than him. However, it is foretold that if it is released from this spell, it will rain unfathomable destruction upon the Digital World and every known reality.

4. “The Dwarf in the Flask”

Franchise: Fullmetal Alchemist

The original Homunculus, known as Father, serves as the primary antagonist in Fullmetal Alchemist. He leads the Homunculi and strongly resembles Van Hohenheim, whom he originated from. Created during the golden age of the Kingdom of Xerxes using Hohenheim’s blood, Father is the basis of the first artificial being and plays a significant role in orchestrating the “Promised Day” through the Homunculi. He bestowed the name Hohenheim upon the slave, formerly known as Slave No. 23, and taught him the knowledge that led to his apprenticeship as an alchemist.

3. No-Face

Franchise: Spirited Away

No-Face is a peculiar creature that first appears as a ghost, later as a monster. At Chihiro’s invitation, it gains access to the bathhouse – against the will of Yubaba, who wants to get rid of the unwanted intruder as quickly as possible. The restrained spirit distributes gold and is transformed into a ravenous monster by the boundless greed of the bathhouse attendants.

It’s only when Chihiro refuses his gifts and feeds him a magical ball of herbs that his power breaks; it regains its original form and follows it as a faithful companion. The enigmatic figure of the oaf is symbolic for almost all characters of the fairy tale.

There is no dualistic division into good and evil, but according to the Shinto worldview, every being (whether deity, spirit, human, goblin or animal) follows its more or less complex, often ambivalent nature.

2. Bunny

Franchise: BLOOD-C

The Bunny Elder Bairn in BLOOD-C is a sadistic entity with a penchant for torturing and killing people using gruesome limb transformations. It possesses the ability to turn limbs into deadly weapons, such as razor blades and clubs, and exhibits a cruel nature, devouring and shish-kabobbing its captured victims. After being freed by destroying a talisman, it confronts the protagonist, Saya, and multiplies, leading to a destructive attack on the city. The Bunny Elder Bairn and its copies are ultimately defeated when Saya cuts off the original’s head, resulting in the destruction of all iterations.

1. Ryuk

Franchise: Death Note

Ryuk is a shinigami — that is, a psychopomp god, often referred to as a “death god,” a spirit of death. It appears from the beginning of Death Note: from chapter 1, Ennui, of the manga, and from episode 1, Renaissance, of the anime, which is its adaptation. In the shinigami world, he is surrounded by other “death gods” who spend more of their time playing cards than killing, as they did in the past; they only kill a human to survive (see what killing does in shinigami).

As he is bored, Ryuk, to distract himself, decides to drop one of the two “Death Note” he has in the world of Humans, which fascinates him. This “death book” is capable of killing anyone if you write in it the name of a person whose face you also know, in order to prevent people with the same first and last name.

A seventeen-year-old high school student discovers the Death Note, Light Yagami, who is disgusted by the violence of the world around him and quickly sees in the notebook the opportunity to play the role of a ” God. ” Ryuk is forced to stay with Light, as he must accompany the owner of the Death Note until the latter dies or until the latter destroys the notebook or relinquishes the right to possess the Death Note.

To please him or in exchange for certain services, Light offers Ryuk red apples, for which Ryuk feels a real addiction: he adores them, a real addiction, finding them sweeter than those that can be found in the “World of Dead »

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