Not all anime battles have the same interest. In some series, the combat can be a simple competition between two warriors. In the end, a winner is decided and both sides go on to fight another day. There may even be official rules and a third party overseeing the match.
However, fans love anime and higher stakes fights. Some heroes can’t win on points alone, and losing could mean the end of them, their loved ones, or even the world. These heroes have to win (almost) every fight in order to live another day.
10 Ginta Toramizu is in a do-or-die tournament against the chess army (MAR)
Ginta Toramizu was invited to the world of MAR-Heaven and thought that he was lucky to be in an isekai world where he had gained a lot of superpowers. But, unfortunately, what it ended up in was the Chess Games, a tournament to decide the fate of all the inhabitants of the country. Ginta and his team are the only “good guys” in the tournament and they have to win every match. There is very little rest, and only a few opportunities to get stronger. Still, Ginta gets the victory to get a chance to return home.
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9 Yugi Muto always duels with something at stake (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters)
Yugi has some fun duels, but most of the time he is challenged by people looking for his Millennium Puzzle. During the Duelist Kingdom arc, he has to win in order to have a chance to defeat Pegasus and save his grandfather. In Battle City, a single loss to Marik’s agents would have caused him to lose the Millennium Puzzle. And in the end, Atem needs to be defeated by Yugi in order to move on to the afterlife. Yu-Gi-Oh! It was never just cards.
8 Asta Has To Protect The Clover Kingdom And The Planet From Destruction (Black Clover)
Just as Asta joins the Magic Knights, the Eye of the Midnight Sun begins committing terrorist acts throughout the Clover Kingdom. This puts Asta in constant life or death situations as he needs to find the magic stones they seek before they do.
After defeating the reincarnated elves before they can wreak havoc on the rest of the Clover Kingdom, Asta’s next rival is the Kingdom of Shovels, a country taken over by demons. Asta’s goal is to stop them before they can open the gates between his world and the humans’.
7 Natsu Dragneel Fights To Keep His Guild From Being Eliminated (Fairy Tail)
At first, Natsu only aims to find his father Igneel, who disappeared when he was a child. Eventually, he is introduced to his brother Zeref, who brought Natsu back to life and turned him into a weapon. Zeref’s goal becomes to gain enough power to go back in time and stop Acnologia. If Zeref is successful, Natsu’s entire life would change and Fairy Tail would never have formed. Although it would be better if Acnologia never existed, this would take away from Natsu his only family. Natsu must fight to protect the only family he has ever known.
6 Yusuke Urameshi Has A Job To Do As A Spiritual Detective (YuYu Hakusho)
From the moment Yusuke took up his job as a spirit detective, he found himself in the position of having to win every mission. His first “real” mission involved traveling to the home of the four Sacred Beasts, who use special makai insects to control people’s minds. During the Dark Tournament, Toguro threatens her to join him, lest they kill everyone she loves. The only time Yusuke’s life isn’t in danger is during the Three Kings arc, in which he forgets what he’s fighting for because he’s used to life and death situations.
5 Jotaro Kujo Has To Beat Dio To Protect His Allies (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Jotaro is a normal street thug until he discovers the power of Star Platinum, his Stand. Although he doesn’t understand what that power is, he tries to stay away from everyone to prevent him from hurting anyone. But eventually, Dio’s actions force Jotaro to chase after him because his mother can’t stand the power of her own Stand. Between that and Dio sending his agents to hunt down Jotaro and his allies, Jotaro is forced to find his way to Egypt.
4 Tanjiro Kamado Wants To Defeat Demons To Save His Sister (Demon Slayer)
Tanjiro Kamado joined the Demon Slayer Corps to find a way to reverse what happened to his sister. His goal is to make sure that his sister can one day be human again and see the sun again. But that’s not Tanjiro’s only problem.
As a demon hunter, Tanjiro puts his life on the line in every battle he takes part in. Losing would mean the end and not being able to save his sister.
3 Izuku Midoriya has to stop everything for one to restore peace in society (My Hero Academia)
Midoriya has the goal of becoming the greatest hero that ever lived. All For One’s influence over the rest of the villain world threatens the peace of the world. All For One’s machinations have already caused the Peace Symbol to fall. As the situation spirals out of control, Midoriya finds more pressure on his young shoulders. Unlike in the school of heroes, these villains play it.
2 Naruto Uzumaki Has To Stop Humanity From Being Mind Controlled Forever (Naruto)
At first, Naruto’s only concern is becoming the Hokage, leader of the Konoha village. And while being undefeated would help in that goal, it’s not strictly necessary. But the further the series progresses, the more the ninja world becomes involved in Uchiha Madara’s elaborate plot. The series focuses on breaking the cycle of hatred and defeating Madara, who wants to reunite the Ten Tails to bring the entire world under his control. In the end, his battle is against the powerful Kaguya Otsutsuki, the person responsible for introducing ninjutsu to humanity in order to break his Infinite Tsukuyomi.
1 Goku fights to protect the planet and the entire universe (Dragon Ball)
After Goku wins his first world martial arts tournament, almost every match he enters is a battle he has to win. The Red Ribbon Army and Piccolo have plans for world domination that he has to thwart in order to prevent Earth from being ruled by dictators. In Dragon Ball Z, the scale of the battles has grown even larger, and he fights Frieza in hopes of freeing the galaxy from this tyrant. The inhabitants of Earth have no choice but to place their hopes in Goku’s hands.
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