Top 25 Most Powerful Anime Characters of All Time
"Japanese animation has been around a long time now. We've only been aware of it in America for so long, especially when it comes to shows besides G-Force and Speed Racer, but it's been nearly 50 years since the first black-and-white Japanese TV animation hit the airwaves. Since then, Japan has taken animation in more directions than any other popular culture, creating a broader range of classic characters than even we in America can claim.
In recognition, we thought we'd have a shot at coming up with a list of 25 all-time classic animation stars. It's hard to harvest just a few of our very favorite characters out of shows airing over five decades, but we gave it a go anyhow, and here are the results.
Our criteria for selection involved a little bit of everything – each character's lasting fame, the impact they had on the medium and their particular genre at the time, the depth and quality of their realization on screen, and of course, a little bit of personal taste."
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