Want to see the main character just be great and crush the opposition? Look no further!
Sometimes we get tired of high-stakes anime and being concerned about the characters’ future. That’s when anime with overpowered protagonists come to help: they provide the feeling of power and safety.
While they don’t work every single time, there are still some very solid series here. Let’s look at 5 absolutely OP protagonists that are very fun to watch!
Saitama can destroy any of his enemies in just one punch. Think that would be boring? It would be if the anime were just about the fights, but One Punch Man is way more than that.
Saitama has to struggle with things that cannot be just punched away, like recognition of other heroes. The anime heavily focuses on mundane things, and Saitama is a deeply relatable protagonist who more often than not has the same problems as the viewers might face.
Ainz Ooal Gown (or Momonga) is the protagonist of the isekai series Overlord. He’s a player stuck in the game in the body of his character — a guildmaster of an evil guild.
With him being the overlord of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, he relies on his followers, and his exploits are very interesting to watch. Despite that, he’s not necessarily evil himself: just pragmatic and calculating.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken) is often called “isekai, but it’s a game of Civilization.” That’s not that far from the truth: Rimuru, the protagonist, grows his own country, often via means of diplomacy.
Rimuru has many overpowered abilities, but his main strength is finding a common language with others. Perhaps this is why this the anime is so fun to watch: why fight, if you can solve things by talking?
Anos is so overpowered that there’s absolutely no one who can even oppose him. He casually throws a whole castle and comes back from the dead, saying that just being killed won’t actually make him die. The rest of the anime is even more insane — it can’t even be described properly.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy (Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha) is an anime that knows exactly what it is doing. It’s so ridiculous that it actually works, and it does so without being a parody. Sometimes ramping up the power level up to eleven is great.
Sakamoto (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto)
Can people be overpowered in real life? Well, yes, in this anime, Sakamoto absolutely can. Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (Sakamoto desu ga?) focuses on the titular protagonist being perfect at everything. It’s a gag comedy focusing on one joke — the main character being incredibly cool — but it does it very well.
It’s also made by Nami Sano, the mangaka behind the recently released Migi & Dali.
Want to see the main character just be great and crush the opposition? Look no further!
Sometimes we get tired of high-stakes anime and being concerned about the characters’ future. That’s when anime with overpowered protagonists come to help: they provide the feeling of power and safety.
While they don’t work every single time, there are still some very solid series here. Let’s look at 5 absolutely OP protagonists that are very fun to watch!
Saitama can destroy any of his enemies in just one punch. Think that would be boring? It would be if the anime were just about the fights, but One Punch Man is way more than that.
Saitama has to struggle with things that cannot be just punched away, like recognition of other heroes. The anime heavily focuses on mundane things, and Saitama is a deeply relatable protagonist who more often than not has the same problems as the viewers might face.
Ainz Ooal Gown (or Momonga) is the protagonist of the isekai series Overlord. He’s a player stuck in the game in the body of his character — a guildmaster of an evil guild.
With him being the overlord of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, he relies on his followers, and his exploits are very interesting to watch. Despite that, he’s not necessarily evil himself: just pragmatic and calculating.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken) is often called “isekai, but it’s a game of Civilization.” That’s not that far from the truth: Rimuru, the protagonist, grows his own country, often via means of diplomacy.
Rimuru has many overpowered abilities, but his main strength is finding a common language with others. Perhaps this is why this the anime is so fun to watch: why fight, if you can solve things by talking?
Anos is so overpowered that there’s absolutely no one who can even oppose him. He casually throws a whole castle and comes back from the dead, saying that just being killed won’t actually make him die. The rest of the anime is even more insane — it can’t even be described properly.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy (Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha) is an anime that knows exactly what it is doing. It’s so ridiculous that it actually works, and it does so without being a parody. Sometimes ramping up the power level up to eleven is great.
Sakamoto (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto)
Can people be overpowered in real life? Well, yes, in this anime, Sakamoto absolutely can. Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (Sakamoto desu ga?) focuses on the titular protagonist being perfect at everything. It’s a gag comedy focusing on one joke — the main character being incredibly cool — but it does it very well.
It’s also made by Nami Sano, the mangaka behind the recently released Migi & Dali.
