I finally decided to read Monster a couple years back and man, I don’t think I’d ever been that invested in something that I managed to finish it in a day, cutting sleep and all Johan was absolutely incredible for an antagonist, urasawa was a master of character writing on all sides of the story I’ll never be able to read it for the first time again, it was one of those stories for me
I’m so glad you put Pain in this list. Many people ignore Pain in favor of Madara and Obito but he as an antagonist with his views, ideology, philosophy, character aesthetics always stood out to me, especially his duality with Naruto. Btw you should check out Golden Kamuy. It has an amazing antagonist also called Lt Tsurumi.
Pain is a cool character (if feeling a little shoe-horned in), but the arc itself becomes kind of ass at the end, and this is where I started losing interest in Naruto as a whole. I'm fine with the whole "talk no jutsu" thing, even if it feels kind of cheesy, but the fact that basically everyone just comes back to life at the end destroys all stakes the series had. It makes the whole arc, even the series in general redundant if nothing truly matters. Having a complex ideology destroyed by a "yeah, but" argument and then having a game-changing event cancelled out is weak writing.
I think thats one of the cool things about his character, he doesn't ACTUALLY want to live a quiet life. His stand ability is to blow people up (stand abilities reflecting the soul), and by the end of the arc, he's literally shouting his name through the streets of Morioh. He's such a maniac and a hypocrite, that it makes his character and actions feel super believable - and in a way - almost down to earth; He's the perfect neighborhood murderer to antagonize the slice-of-life-esque setting
The fact that Ulquiorra is here, and above Aizen too made my day. I really love how much you enjoyed his character, and how he was used in the Hueco Mundo Arc. Ulquiorra is also my 3rd, only behind Griffith and Johan.
Agreed, Ulqiuorra is easily one of the best characters in shonen also has one of the best character arcs. He's my second favorite character in bleach behind Gin.
The most brilliant part about Johan in my opinion is how impactful he is in spite of his relatively limited screen/page time. He really isn’t in the picture all that much, but his presence is ALWAYS felt. This to me is why he’s often described as “terrifying”. He’s built up as this monstrous amalgamation of evil, so when he does appear, you’re on the edge of your seat regardless of what’s actually going on, because you KNOW there’s so much happening beneath the surface. Anywhere Johan appears, carnage is soon to follow.
Ulquiorra is a wonderful antagonists and the one I think best embodies Kubo's approach to Bleach in terms of both it's writing and the way it's illustrated. Aizen is great as well and very worthy of being as Iconic as he is. One of my personal favorite antagonists in anime and manga is the Major from Hellsing. I really love how well he contrasts all three of the main characters and the message his character conveys: That being that a mere human with a unwavering conviction, can be the greatest Monster there is.
I dont think i will ever like an antagonist more than i like Johan's character. Also can we talk about how Urasawa can write 2 absolutely perfect antagonists and not miss with them once? Hes so Goated.
@@afrosamourai400 Book Moriarty (By Conan Doyle) shits on him. Johan is very well-written antagonist, by all means, but not the best. Arguably (Personally, I prefer Friend) the best in manga/anime, but in fiction hell nah. There’s classical characters literature that puts him to shame, an example was stated above.
@@lilityler1340 ya u prefer friend becuz he has done something but what johan was trying to do he could have done that easily but he doesn't care so he changed his goal just for character development and that's what makes him way higher than friend
Glad to see Doflamingo on this list! He isn't an underrated villain in the One Piece community but he is massively underrated when we talk about greatest villains in all anime/manga. Really glad to see that you gave him the respect that he deserves 👌
My favorite of all time is Takasugi Shinsuke. His feelings are so strong and understandable. His pure hatred for what the world did to him and how he was unable to shoulder the pain that Gintoki was forced to face. He could not forgive Gintoki for what he did and that’s why he wanted to be the one to do it. He wanted to never forgive himself than never forgive Gintoki. And the fact Gintoki did it filled him with hatred that he never wanted. The ending to Gintama is by far the best to any series ever. I stand by that claim until One Piece ends.
I really respect this top 20. Every antagonist chose had really good explanations for why they where given there position in the total ranking as well as the fact that its just a great vid. Everyone's opinion is gonna be different, but your list is very top tier
I just finished Monster a couple of weeks back and man when I tell you how Johan liebert became one of my favorite villains, as I was watching monster seeing how manipulative he was as to have a kid contemplate suicide I was shook tbh
I recently finished Monster and in the zone at the moment. On YT I'm looking for more and more about Johann (I'm so awestruck). So I came across your videos about Johann and now watching this video... (What a convenient timing). It really amazes me the appreciation you have for Johann. Bonus fact- Before Monster, I finished Berserk. So, I'm high on 2 of the greatest antagonists as well as stories.
I know I'm late but man... I love Monster. Honestly what truly got me to realize how good Johan was as a villain was the manipulation of Milos (The orphan that tried to help Grimmer who btw Grimmer best character don't @) and making the audience truly realize just how skilled he is in just... talking. He single handedly managed to crush the innocence of a child whose hope still held out for the mother he never truly had. That whole part in the manga as well as that episode in the anime (ep 49) was so horrific to watch. A little boy truly experiencing humanities WORST aspects, and at the end of it all... contemplating s*icide. Johan is truly and unequivocally one of if not the best antagonist I've had the pleasure of reading... ever.
One villain I believe belongs on a list like this is Shogo Makashima from Psycho Pass. The actions he takes throughout season 1 are absolutely heinous, but he stands out as not only being an antagonist who makes a lot of good points, but is arguably a necessary evil for correcting the course society has taken.
You know, looking at this list, I really REALLY hope that you'll get back to finishing Pandora Hearts some time soon, because it's one I could see actually managing its way into your favorites, for literally every aspect of manga, protagonist, antagonist etc. Especially given your top picks, because the villain in PH gives off a very similar feeling, at least for me.
@@alexamderhamiltom5238 Pandora Hearts released its final chapter in 2015, so 8 years ago, it's finished. It's MochiJun's next work Vanitas no Carte that isn't complete yet and still ongoing (well, currently on hiatus)
Great list overall. Here are some of my faves who aren't in the list in no particular order. I just think they should be mentioned. Zeke (Attack on Titan) Reiner (Attack on Titan) Chrollo(Hunter x Hunter) Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) Shogo Makishima(Psycho Pass) Father (FullMetal Alchemist) Sensui (Yu Yu Hakusho) Eto Yoshimura (Tokyo Ghoul(:re)) Seiko (Blood on the Tracks) Tsukishima (Bleach)
Words cannot convey the happiness I feel whenever someone talks about D.Gray-Man. When I started reading it I desperatly wanted someone to talk about it with so I tried getting my younger brothers into it. Sadly they were at the age where whatever your big sister likes is uncool by default, so that didn't happen. Well a few years later one of them came to me and was like "Hey Jasmin theres this really cool Manga you should read its called D.Gray-Man." THE FREAKING AUDACITY! But I was so happy anyone actually read it that I didn't mind it that much. Even today none of my friends have actually read it, only me and one of my brothers. Oh and on a side note, I know there is very little chance someone is actually going to read this but I highly recommend Pandora Hearts, thats another one of my favorites. It has a really slow start but the payoff to the mysteries is absolutly worth it. Just please don't watch the anime, pretty please? The anime is not all that good.
Same but the zecond part of ur comment is opposite for me. My older brotherkept yapping about it so i automatically disliked it butas timepassed and those songs came i changed my mind and asked him to show me that show. He was very happy that i asked him that and we completed it in 10 days
I think Shougo Makishima from the first season of psycho pass was very interesting to me. He is one of those villains your disgusted by because of his heinous crimes. He displays some fascinating ideological differences with the main characters while also having really solid arguments against the overbearing secret government systems at play in society.
My favorite antagonist of all time is the leader and his various aliases/personalities from Usogui. I just love the way Sako Toshio shrouded the character in mystery, and as the story progressed more and more of his characterstics and relationships with others was revealed. I especially love the fact that there really was no ill will between Baku and The Leader, however they both realized they had to make sacrifices in order to gain/maintain the position they desired, Usogui is an excellent manga thats criminally underrated and i highly recommend it to anybody who reads this comment.
Johann and Griffith are a close tie for me. Both could exist perfectly in the other’s world as smart psychopaths/sociopaths, and both have very similar philosophies and character developments that they rival each other in “let’s see how much we can make our audience sympathize with the villain.”
I disagree griffith and johan have nothing in common, griffith is just a power hungry brat, johan doesn't give a f about power...he's way deeper than griffith wanting a kingdom.
@@afrosamourai400 johan is just a guy who wants to kill. Griffith's character is way deeper than that (not true, this comment is just to point out the absurdity in your comment)
@@apostle9209 johan doesn't want to kill he want to die..griffith is a kid who want a kingdom, even a psycho like makishima is way deeper than griffith stupid dream.
So happy to see bondrewd on the list. It seems like people always forget him. For other great villains, I recommend younger toguro and Shinobu Sensui from yu yu hakusho. Also, Makishima from psycho pass.
@Leonhard Euler I think she's decent character and antagonist. Especially her foil is freedom, since she's the control devil, she despises anyone who has a free will and she controls everyone she's in contact with imo, prime example is denji, power, aki etc etc etc
I know this is a VERY unconvential list, and since I can't think of 20, I'll just go with however many I can. This will include LN and VN too, but only 1 per series, so have a go at my list 14 Griffith - Berserk 13 Squealer - Shinsekai Yori 12 Gilgamesh - Fate 11 Izaya Orihara - Durarara 10 Watase Sanetoshi - Mawaru Penguindrum 9 Askeladd - Vinland Saga 8 Meruem - Hunter x Hunter 7 Shougo Makishima - Psycho Pass 6 Johan Liebert - Monster 5 Morgana - The House in Fata Morgana (honestly thinking of putting her higher because my god did her story break me) 4 Beatrice "the Golden Witch" - Umineko 3 Utsuro - Gintama 2 Nadeko Sengoku - Monogatari Series 1 [REDACTED] from Pandora Hearts
@@wi0.24se I don't know, Monogatari is always a really hard choice to pick characters for anything because all of them are so f*cking good. Ougi is definitely great too, but I just like Nadeko the most for the fact that she did not only manage to fool the other characters but also the audience and even herself in the snake arc. And for me personally, epecially after having read her story in the Nademonogatari LN after watching the anime, there is this strange kind of relatibility to her that just makes her one of my absolute favorite characters ever, so I can't just not put her on here ^^
I think he is the 3rd best villain in all of JoJo. The 1st is Funny Valentine, he is objectively the best villain and on the same league of Johan and Griffith in terms of writting and charisma. 2nd is Kira because he is an enjoyable, interesting and unique character who carried the 2nd half of the show. Pucci is easily the strongest JoJo villain thanks to his later stand Made in Heaven and his backstory is the best in all of JoJo which contains some philosophical stuff but his problem is that he has a large plot armor and he has not a charisma which Valentine has. But I think he is still one of the best villains.
Aizen has proven himself again & again to be a strategist & master manipulator, everything he said is true, he really did plan & pushed Ichigo's story, fights , etc. 👍
Well since everyone else is givin' their lists, guess I might as well do the same. -Takuto Maruki (from a game, but I'm sure there's a manga adaptation out there somewhere) -Mujin/Mubong Park (God of Highschool) -Frieza (canon and abridged version) -Cell (Both again, but abridged just a bit more) -Makima (Bow! Wow!) -Altair (Re:Creators) -Bondrewd (Made in) -Rachel (Tower of God) -Tomura Shigaraki (MHA. Yes, I'm serious) -Sinbad (Magi) -Majin Buu (all 3, but moreso Kid Buu cuz to me he just kinda feels like a weirdly perfect representation of everything Dragon Ball is) -Lusamine (Pokemon. Game version, but she's in the anime, ha) -Izaya Orihara (Durarararararararararararararararara) -Monokuma (Danganronpa. it has an anime) -Junko Enoshima (Also Danganronpa) -Yuuki Terumi (BlazBlue also has an anime) Honorable Mentions- Roberta the Terminator, Shogo Makishima, Abridged Kayaba Akihiko, Goku Black
My Top 10 anime/manga antagonists 1. King Bradley (Full Metal Alchemist) 2. The Laughing Man (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) 3. Funny Valentine (JJBA: Steel Ball Run) 4. Kirei Kotomine (Fate) 5. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam) 6. Makima (Chainsaw Man) 7. Johan Liebert (Monster) 8. Bondrewd (Made in Abyss) 9. Lordgenome (Gurren Lagann) 10. Millions Knives (Trigun) Honorable Mentions: Zabuza (Naruto) Lil' Slugger (Paranoia Agent) Diego from Another World (JJBA: Steel Ball Run)
I'm guessing you haven't read Golden Kamuy if Tsurumi isn't there. You should definitely give it a shot, its an amazing manga. Askleladd is an amazing character but I don't think he's really an antagonist, he's really the main protagonist of the Prologue arc.
No offence but villains from gag anime like one piece or Gintama can never be great… both manga cannot do tone well and it affects how good the villains are. It’s an issue that people think that picking a villain from their favourite manga series is how to pick good villains.
@@SamTheGumMan117 how, both antagonists aren’t anything- they aren’t deep, they don’t have more then a single layer of characterisation. Both mangas, especially Gintama, are just gag anime.
Not a manga but the dad from bastard is is one of my favourite antagonists ever, he scares the crao iutbif me ti this day lol. Also big w for mentioning roberta
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU for putting Bondrew on this list. a lot of people hate him because of what he did to the kids in the abyss, as do I, but I find his character similar to Kira's, as he doesn't see anything wrong with what he's doing. I. Love. Characters like that. Again, thank you for giving Bondrew some love(and hate) on this list.
Just wanna shout out Sensui from YYH... originally I wasn't the biggest fan of the arc and his character thinking it was a bit over the top but as I got older I grew more appreciative of how broken he was and how his reality was completely shattered after seeing the true horror of the human race.
Askeladd stole Thorfinn's spotlight for a whole season yet it didn't damage Thorfinn's character but improved his character and gave us the most satisfying character development ever If your villain manage to stole the show but didn't damage the story, you know you just created peak
Yess bro, thank you for putting pain in his well deserved spot 👑 best shounen antagonist ever, especially that you didn't favor obito or madara in that one
I would argue Obitos motivation was pretty weak for a main villain. He basically did all of that becuase Rin died. There are like 10+ characters who had people way more important to them, who died & they did not decide to just up and destroy the world. It’s just a little weak and baseless for a main villain motivation
im so happy that you are one of the few people that actually appreciate ulquiorra and his character. even though he was the main focus antagonist for the arrancar saga i feel he still doesnt get half the attention as other characters like grimmjow, byakuya, aizen, yhwach and all of them. i personally have him as my favorite antagonist❤
Morgana > Johan > Griffith > Friend > Aizen I never thought anybody would replace Johan for me but oh boy, The House in Fata Morgana. Give it a chance. It's a bloody legendary story
@@Blueberry173. Same case here. You should read reincarnation as well if you haven't, not as good as base game or RFI but it adds more and has the ture conclusion to the story
@@hasinabegum4069 oh yeah, i did read it, personally i felt like, requiem->fragment->happily ever after Is still the best ending order as its too emotionally heavy this way and overall i just found this order perfect, reincarnation is nice, but i still think that this order is unmatched. So i would say asento dele and reincarnation should be read as side stories later or smth.
Knowing that you’re not much of a fan of Rosario + Vampire: Miyabi. Miyabi shows up in the second half of the series as this mysterious character that’s often time helping the protagonist, or outright trying to hinder him. In his first appearance, he attacks one of the girls in the party, then at the end of her arc, proceeds to body everyone. Later on he shows up as a member of the antagonist group Fairy Tale, seemingly acting subservient to its leader before revealing himself to not only be the leader of the group itself, but also the dreaded alucard whose likeliness its protagonist Tsukune is compared to when he began his transformation into a vampire/ghoul. His motivations are connected to Moka as he needs the rest of his power in order to generically take revenge on humanity. What makes Miyabi such a deadly antagonist is that his presence mostly was followed by carnage.
There will never be an antagonist that has made me as hyped to read the next chapter as much as Sato. Both him and Nagai share one of my manga fav character dynamics I've ever read
Great list the only choice I disagree with is Makima Crucify me if you want but just couldn’t get the hype behind her as a villain. She was an absolute force of nature with claws in everything and everyone, but to me was just a really tall obstacle. Still great list
I can’t make one of 20 from the top of my head, but I know for sure my list would include (in no particular order) Johan, Aizen, Ulquiorra, Griffith, Pain, L, Doflamingo, Shishio, Kojiro, Enishi, Kira (the one from Jojo’s), Toguro, Meruem, Askeladd, and a couple more lol
Man on joke i was about to comment smth about Crocodile and Blackbeard and then you said that 😂. Also I completely agree with you on the Monster point that it can be adapted into live action. As someone from Germany the whole story is actually quite similar to german crime tv shows like „Tatort“. Honestly a German adaptation would be so good. I mean a good chunk of the story already plays out in germany (btw I live in Frankfurt and I was so hyped that they were there towards the finale😂).
This is lowkey not even a list of anime villains. There’s no antagonists that originate from anime, just manga. It should be called the best villains in manga. Grievances with the title of the list aside, this was a good video. I just wish that you had some anime original antagonists like Char Aznable from Gundam or Shogo Makishima from Psycho Pass.
I’m happy Ulquiorra got a high spot in this video. Although I liked his character and story more than pain I think this list is amazing with no bias to one manga/anime over another!
Johan is most deeper character. Man as you read about him more you understand him more. He done everything for his sister . He was such most complex but deeper character.
Say what you want about Big 3, the antagonists are mostly on point in those. They may not be the best written, but they are well written, iconic and provides a blueprint for future antagonists. Anyways, great list. I would put some LN picks but not many people care, so meh.
My top 10: 10) Yami Bakura 9) Alexander Anderson 8) Johan 7) Makima 6) Obito (before he was revealed to be Obito) 5) L 4) Tomura Shigaraki (when not possessed by AFO) 3) Kira (Jojos) 2) Griffith 1) Tetsuo (from Akira) Honorable mentions: Sasuke, Freiza, Suzaku (code geass), Gaara, Pain, Blackbeard, Vegeta, Hayase (To your eternity), and the Major (hellsing). *Actual #1:* BUGGY THE CLOWN, BITCHES! THE PIRATE GAWD!
This was a pretty good list, shoutout to mentioning askeladd who doesnt get enough recognition but my biggest issue is frieza not even being top 10 let alone not on the list. Eventhough he doesnt have as much development and a backstory, but at the same time he has the perfect opposing and similarities balance between goku as an antagonist eg their opposites would be how how he was born incredibly strong and sees his strength alone is what makes him superior and how he views others like pets while goku had worked with others to gain his power and sees all as equal, only judging character above strength meanwhile their similarities are how their ideals never change regardless of circumstances and events ought goku was weak compared to frieza he was still above those around him but came to the opposite conclusion. Other things such as how goku at that point had an internal conflict about being born a saiyan warriors who is ment to be ruthless and evil but was raised an earthling who is more complex and compassionate and frieza forces goku to accept his nature and nurture which allows him to become a super saiyan using the best parts of his nature and nurture to overcome the force that is frieza. Even in his first mentioning and appearance frieza is almost this force of nature/wall that cant be overcome. Frieza does everything a villian should do and more, Id go so far as to say he is a near perfect villian and offers uniqueness as unlike most villians he doesnt need any trauma or life altering event that changes his views like so many characters on this list. Id say in general when comparing him to other villians he is top 10, maybe top 7 as more arguments can be mentioned but for his story and protagonist frieza is in the debate for the greatest of all time
I definitely think overall obito is a more dynamic and well written character but I get putting pain here because his arc definitely made him feel more hated and villainous at the time.
It's an unpopular opinion but I personally love how Aizen was handled at the end of Arrancar Saga. *SPOILERS* I was expecting a battle where Ichigo nearly beats Aizen, but Ichigo stomping him was actually pretty satisfying. It also reflects the fact that Ichigo was ready to sacrifice his powers for his companions while Aizen did the exact opposite. Also, it wasn't only Ichigo's final move that defeated Aizen, but also Urahara's spell, pointing back to his rivalry with him, and ultimately his own inner desire of being not alone. It explains why he was so interested in Ichigo's development which later in TYBW arc, explained. I would say it becomes a little messy so it's easy to get pulled out from his character but nevertheless imo, he is a unique antagonist and that's why one of my favourites. But Ulquiorra is Kubo's Magnum Opus. I love Arrancar Saga more than Soul Society and TYBW arcs, just cause Ulquiorra isn't in them.
Aizen is just too good imo. I also loved that, (spoilers) the last chapter is Aizen monologuing about the themes of Bleach, not Ichigo or any other character. Aizen loss in arrancar saga and his stance and conversations in TYBW really make him more interesting and nuanced. We can see his views changed after his defeat.
I finally decided to read Monster a couple years back and man, I don’t think I’d ever been that invested in something that I managed to finish it in a day, cutting sleep and all
Johan was absolutely incredible for an antagonist, urasawa was a master of character writing on all sides of the story
I’ll never be able to read it for the first time again, it was one of those stories for me
You should read 20th century boys
Code geass is the only one that also did that for me
The anime has more than 70 episodes though? That would make over a day and a half if you no-lifed completely.
@@sloth8866 manga exists my man
@@oscxrv8621 Oh god I didn't notice you say you read it. MY BAD, AHAHA.
I’m so glad you put Pain in this list. Many people ignore Pain in favor of Madara and Obito but he as an antagonist with his views, ideology, philosophy, character aesthetics always stood out to me, especially his duality with Naruto. Btw you should check out Golden Kamuy. It has an amazing antagonist also called Lt Tsurumi.
Pain is still easily the most common pick I see, so imo it's closer to the other way around.
@@Reality-Distortion Pain(Nagato) is ironically the most well written out of all characters in Naruto lol
Pain is a cool character (if feeling a little shoe-horned in), but the arc itself becomes kind of ass at the end, and this is where I started losing interest in Naruto as a whole. I'm fine with the whole "talk no jutsu" thing, even if it feels kind of cheesy, but the fact that basically everyone just comes back to life at the end destroys all stakes the series had. It makes the whole arc, even the series in general redundant if nothing truly matters. Having a complex ideology destroyed by a "yeah, but" argument and then having a game-changing event cancelled out is weak writing.
@@frenchbaguetteoui aggred
I mean i like pain over madara it isn’t by much tho both are god tier characters
Kira is the type of villain who wants nothing to do with the plot
He wants to live a quiet life.
I think thats one of the cool things about his character, he doesn't ACTUALLY want to live a quiet life. His stand ability is to blow people up (stand abilities reflecting the soul), and by the end of the arc, he's literally shouting his name through the streets of Morioh. He's such a maniac and a hypocrite, that it makes his character and actions feel super believable - and in a way - almost down to earth; He's the perfect neighborhood murderer to antagonize the slice-of-life-esque setting
@@ethanwashington6789nicely said
My top favorite villains
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@@SomaStory can't really see well in jail can you?
What about Kayne West? His Nazi Arc was great
The fact that Ulquiorra is here, and above Aizen too made my day. I really love how much you enjoyed his character, and how he was used in the Hueco Mundo Arc. Ulquiorra is also my 3rd, only behind Griffith and Johan.
Bleach was one of my first manga and Ulquiorra was my favorite antagonist in the series.
I liked tousen...
Agreed, Ulqiuorra is easily one of the best characters in shonen also has one of the best character arcs. He's my second favorite character in bleach behind Gin.
The most brilliant part about Johan in my opinion is how impactful he is in spite of his relatively limited screen/page time. He really isn’t in the picture all that much, but his presence is ALWAYS felt. This to me is why he’s often described as “terrifying”. He’s built up as this monstrous amalgamation of evil, so when he does appear, you’re on the edge of your seat regardless of what’s actually going on, because you KNOW there’s so much happening beneath the surface. Anywhere Johan appears, carnage is soon to follow.
Askeladd has to be one for me. He’s just a perfect character in my opinion
Agreed
He belongs to this list.
He is not really the villan, more like tragic hero
@@marodonthemoroneAgreed. He's a wonderful antagonist, but I feel villain doesn't accurately describe the point of his character
Not better than Johan lol
All jojo main villains are just so well written.
They are charismatic,strong and take the show to a new level
Ulquiorra is a wonderful antagonists and the one I think best embodies Kubo's approach to Bleach in terms of both it's writing and the way it's illustrated. Aizen is great as well and very worthy of being as Iconic as he is.
One of my personal favorite antagonists in anime and manga is the Major from Hellsing. I really love how well he contrasts all three of the main characters and the message his character conveys: That being that a mere human with a unwavering conviction, can be the greatest Monster there is.
I dont think i will ever like an antagonist more than i like Johan's character. Also can we talk about how Urasawa can write 2 absolutely perfect antagonists and not miss with them once? Hes so Goated.
Johan is the best antagonist ever in fiction..not only manga.
@@afrosamourai400 what! no lol
@@afrosamourai400 Book Moriarty (By Conan Doyle) shits on him. Johan is very well-written antagonist, by all means, but not the best.
Arguably (Personally, I prefer Friend) the best in manga/anime, but in fiction hell nah.
There’s classical characters literature that puts him to shame, an example was stated above.
@@lilityler1340 ya u prefer friend becuz he has done something but what johan was trying to do he could have done that easily but he doesn't care so he changed his goal just for character development and that's what makes him way higher than friend
Glad to see Doflamingo on this list!
He isn't an underrated villain in the One Piece community but he is massively underrated when we talk about greatest villains in all anime/manga. Really glad to see that you gave him the respect that he deserves 👌
Griffith did everything wrong
Based.
Who cares bozo casca deserved that lmfaoooooooooo
Literally
Based
@NYX same, i understand his reasons for everything except the r@pe
My favorite of all time is Takasugi Shinsuke. His feelings are so strong and understandable. His pure hatred for what the world did to him and how he was unable to shoulder the pain that Gintoki was forced to face. He could not forgive Gintoki for what he did and that’s why he wanted to be the one to do it. He wanted to never forgive himself than never forgive Gintoki. And the fact Gintoki did it filled him with hatred that he never wanted. The ending to Gintama is by far the best to any series ever. I stand by that claim until One Piece ends.
And I say “it” do not spoil anything. If you’ve read or watched it you know what “it” is.
Finally, someone with taste. The build-up and playout to their confrontation was unforgettable
I really respect this top 20. Every antagonist chose had really good explanations for why they where given there position in the total ranking as well as the fact that its just a great vid. Everyone's opinion is gonna be different, but your list is very top tier
I just finished Monster a couple of weeks back and man when I tell you how Johan liebert became one of my favorite villains, as I was watching monster seeing how manipulative he was as to have a kid contemplate suicide I was shook tbh
watch explaining Monter's Ending, goes even deeper in depth into Johan, and he'll be in your top 2
@@cosmicflower5891 yaa he all did was for his love for his sister.
My top 20:
20. Dofflamingo
19. Bondrewd
18. Hisoka
17. Younger Toguro
16. Ulquiorra
15. Aizen
14. King Bradley
13. Askeladd
12. L
11. Utsuro
10. Enrico Pucci
9. Chrollo
8. Sensui
7. Yoshikage Kira
6. PAIN
5. Meruem
4. Griffith
3. Funny Valentine
2. Friend
1 .Johan Liebert.
Honourable mentions :
Major , Shogo Makishima , Shishio, Cell
Really love the King Bradley, Pucci and Major mentions
Valentine is GOATed
thats a pretty solid list
Utsuro is an amazing character 👍
no eren jaeger = garbage take
I recently finished Monster and in the zone at the moment. On YT I'm looking for more and more about Johann (I'm so awestruck). So I came across your videos about Johann and now watching this video... (What a convenient timing). It really amazes me the appreciation you have for Johann.
Bonus fact- Before Monster, I finished Berserk. So, I'm high on 2 of the greatest antagonists as well as stories.
I know I'm late but man... I love Monster. Honestly what truly got me to realize how good Johan was as a villain was the manipulation of Milos (The orphan that tried to help Grimmer who btw Grimmer best character don't @) and making the audience truly realize just how skilled he is in just... talking. He single handedly managed to crush the innocence of a child whose hope still held out for the mother he never truly had. That whole part in the manga as well as that episode in the anime (ep 49) was so horrific to watch. A little boy truly experiencing humanities WORST aspects, and at the end of it all... contemplating s*icide. Johan is truly and unequivocally one of if not the best antagonist I've had the pleasure of reading... ever.
One villain I believe belongs on a list like this is Shogo Makashima from Psycho Pass. The actions he takes throughout season 1 are absolutely heinous, but he stands out as not only being an antagonist who makes a lot of good points, but is arguably a necessary evil for correcting the course society has taken.
You know, looking at this list, I really REALLY hope that you'll get back to finishing Pandora Hearts some time soon, because it's one I could see actually managing its way into your favorites, for literally every aspect of manga, protagonist, antagonist etc. Especially given your top picks, because the villain in PH gives off a very similar feeling, at least for me.
*spoiler
isn't PH aint finished yet? i couldn't remember but im pretty sure.
@@alexamderhamiltom5238 Pandora Hearts released its final chapter in 2015, so 8 years ago, it's finished.
It's MochiJun's next work Vanitas no Carte that isn't complete yet and still ongoing (well, currently on hiatus)
@@animusswtor4822 i will check it later, thanks
Mid
@@obluda5609 ukrimj
Great list overall. Here are some of my faves who aren't in the list in no particular order. I just think they should be mentioned.
Zeke (Attack on Titan)
Reiner (Attack on Titan)
Chrollo(Hunter x Hunter)
Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Shogo Makishima(Psycho Pass)
Father (FullMetal Alchemist)
Sensui (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Eto Yoshimura (Tokyo Ghoul(:re))
Seiko (Blood on the Tracks)
Tsukishima (Bleach)
Makishima 100%
In Tokyo Ghoul, I like Furuta more
@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723same. Eto would be a close second.
Zeke is incredibly good...way better than yoshikage kira or even griffith...
I dont know there were pepl who liked uncle tsukishima 😅
Words cannot convey the happiness I feel whenever someone talks about D.Gray-Man. When I started reading it I desperatly wanted someone to talk about it with so I tried getting my younger brothers into it. Sadly they were at the age where whatever your big sister likes is uncool by default, so that didn't happen. Well a few years later one of them came to me and was like "Hey Jasmin theres this really cool Manga you should read its called D.Gray-Man." THE FREAKING AUDACITY! But I was so happy anyone actually read it that I didn't mind it that much. Even today none of my friends have actually read it, only me and one of my brothers.
Oh and on a side note, I know there is very little chance someone is actually going to read this but I highly recommend Pandora Hearts, thats another one of my favorites. It has a really slow start but the payoff to the mysteries is absolutly worth it. Just please don't watch the anime, pretty please? The anime is not all that good.
Same but the zecond part of ur comment is opposite for me.
My older brotherkept yapping about it so i automatically disliked it butas timepassed and those songs came i changed my mind and asked him to show me that show. He was very happy that i asked him that and we completed it in 10 days
I think Shougo Makishima from the first season of psycho pass was very interesting to me. He is one of those villains your disgusted by because of his heinous crimes. He displays some fascinating ideological differences with the main characters while also having really solid arguments against the overbearing secret government systems at play in society.
The only one missing in this list
Good one, he was really thought provoking.
i love how every entry has the same music, but pain gets his own theme because thats just how well naruto made his presence in every scene
Aizen, Bondrewd, Ulquiorra. All good here, wrap it up. Solid list.
My favorite antagonist of all time is the leader and his various aliases/personalities from Usogui. I just love the way Sako Toshio shrouded the character in mystery, and as the story progressed more and more of his characterstics and relationships with others was revealed. I especially love the fact that there really was no ill will between Baku and The Leader, however they both realized they had to make sacrifices in order to gain/maintain the position they desired, Usogui is an excellent manga thats criminally underrated and i highly recommend it to anybody who reads this comment.
Based manga reader.
Its rare to see Usogui fans and Leader is also my favourite antagonist of all time . The last three arcs are beyond peak fiction.
valid asf
w
Two types of people in the world, those who consider souichi the goat and those who haven’t read Usogui
Johann and Griffith are a close tie for me. Both could exist perfectly in the other’s world as smart psychopaths/sociopaths, and both have very similar philosophies and character developments that they rival each other in “let’s see how much we can make our audience sympathize with the villain.”
So u finally put your grasses on 😌
I disagree griffith and johan have nothing in common, griffith is just a power hungry brat, johan doesn't give a f about power...he's way deeper than griffith wanting a kingdom.
@@afrosamourai400 johan is just a guy who wants to kill. Griffith's character is way deeper than that (not true, this comment is just to point out the absurdity in your comment)
@@apostle9209 johan doesn't want to kill he want to die..griffith is a kid who want a kingdom, even a psycho like makishima is way deeper than griffith stupid dream.
So happy to see bondrewd on the list. It seems like people always forget him. For other great villains, I recommend younger toguro and Shinobu Sensui from yu yu hakusho.
Also, Makishima from psycho pass.
goku solos both of the guys you mentioned no cap
@@BUZZ__A You're the only one who cares no cap
Makima is criminally underrated as a villain. I hope once all of Chainsaw Man gets adapted people will realize how S-tier she really is.
Agreed I actually found her more weird and intriguing than just a bad waifu, same thing with Ryo from Devilman
same opinion here. Shes definitely one of the best villains in anime
Honestly I don’t see the hype
@Leonhard Euler I think she's decent character and antagonist. Especially her foil is freedom, since she's the control devil, she despises anyone who has a free will and she controls everyone she's in contact with imo, prime example is denji, power, aki etc etc etc
@Leonhard Euler and she’s not a villain anymore as Nayuta
I know this is a VERY unconvential list, and since I can't think of 20, I'll just go with however many I can. This will include LN and VN too, but only 1 per series, so have a go at my list
14 Griffith - Berserk
13 Squealer - Shinsekai Yori
12 Gilgamesh - Fate
11 Izaya Orihara - Durarara
10 Watase Sanetoshi - Mawaru Penguindrum
9 Askeladd - Vinland Saga
8 Meruem - Hunter x Hunter
7 Shougo Makishima - Psycho Pass
6 Johan Liebert - Monster
5 Morgana - The House in Fata Morgana (honestly thinking of putting her higher because my god did her story break me)
4 Beatrice "the Golden Witch" - Umineko
3 Utsuro - Gintama
2 Nadeko Sengoku - Monogatari Series
1 [REDACTED] from Pandora Hearts
If it's Monogatari I'd pick Oshino Ougi. Nadeko is a good choice though.
takasugi over utsuro
John Doe. And Squealer? What a chad list bro.
@@wi0.24se I don't know, Monogatari is always a really hard choice to pick characters for anything because all of them are so f*cking good. Ougi is definitely great too, but I just like Nadeko the most for the fact that she did not only manage to fool the other characters but also the audience and even herself in the snake arc. And for me personally, epecially after having read her story in the Nademonogatari LN after watching the anime, there is this strange kind of relatibility to her that just makes her one of my absolute favorite characters ever, so I can't just not put her on here ^^
@@freedomfighter9788 as a character, maybe, especially after the ending, but overall as a villain I just like Utsuro more personally.
Enrico Pucci ( JJBA ) is also a great antagonist in my opinion.
Pretty solid list ☝️
agreed...
Underrated character
Too much plot armor makes him uninteresting
Way better than kira or dio brando philosophically....
I think he is the 3rd best villain in all of JoJo. The 1st is Funny Valentine, he is objectively the best villain and on the same league of Johan and Griffith in terms of writting and charisma. 2nd is Kira because he is an enjoyable, interesting and unique character who carried the 2nd half of the show. Pucci is easily the strongest JoJo villain thanks to his later stand Made in Heaven and his backstory is the best in all of JoJo which contains some philosophical stuff but his problem is that he has a large plot armor and he has not a charisma which Valentine has. But I think he is still one of the best villains.
My top 10
1. Griffith (Berserk)
2. Johan Liebert (Monster)
3. Nimura Furuta (Tokyo Ghoul)
4. Shogo Makishima (Psycho Pass)
5. Friend (20th Century Boys)
6. Funny Valentine (JoJo Part 7)
7. Pain (Naruto)
8. Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
9. Yoshikage Kira (JoJo Part 4)
10. Hisoka (HxH)
Honourable mentions:
Meruem, Dolflamingo, Askelad, Shinobu Sensui, Garou, Makoto Sheshiou, Bondrewd, Younger Toguro, Madara Uchiha etc
Also day 8 of asking masked man to watch Psycho Pass S1
solid list my friend
@@merciiiii8101 thanks
Aizen would be lil higher (3-4) but W list.
Psycho pass is goated
Ooooh forgot hisoka was an antagonist.
gotta love the respect put on jojo villains, really they dont miss with villains especially diavolo, kira and valentine
Can't wait to see the updated list(:
One of the most underrated antagonists in anime/manga IMO is Gin from Detective Conan.
Very good one I can't wait for the finale
I agree
Mans a legend for adding Roberta the terminator
Aizen has proven himself again & again to be a strategist & master manipulator, everything he said is true, he really did plan & pushed Ichigo's story, fights , etc. 👍
Well since everyone else is givin' their lists, guess I might as well do the same.
-Takuto Maruki (from a game, but I'm sure there's a manga adaptation out there somewhere)
-Mujin/Mubong Park (God of Highschool)
-Frieza (canon and abridged version)
-Cell (Both again, but abridged just a bit more)
-Makima (Bow! Wow!)
-Altair (Re:Creators)
-Bondrewd (Made in)
-Rachel (Tower of God)
-Tomura Shigaraki (MHA. Yes, I'm serious)
-Sinbad (Magi)
-Majin Buu (all 3, but moreso Kid Buu cuz to me he just kinda feels like a weirdly perfect representation of everything Dragon Ball is)
-Lusamine (Pokemon. Game version, but she's in the anime, ha)
-Izaya Orihara (Durarararararararararararararararara)
-Monokuma (Danganronpa. it has an anime)
-Junko Enoshima (Also Danganronpa)
-Yuuki Terumi (BlazBlue also has an anime)
Honorable Mentions- Roberta the Terminator, Shogo Makishima, Abridged Kayaba Akihiko, Goku Black
goku solos takuto maruki no cap L list
@@BUZZ__A Get better bait dawg.
@@BUZZ__A hispanic mother negs goku gg ez fodder
My top 25 antagonists in anime/manga
1. Johan (Monster)
2. Griffith (Berserk)
3. Funny Valentine (Steel Ball Run)
4. Homura Akemi (Madoka Magica)
5. Ougi Oshino (Monogatari Series)
6. Kumagawa Misogi (Medaka Box)
7. Meruem (Hunter X Hunter)
8. Furuta (Tokyo Ghoul)
9. Sosuke Aizen ( Bleach)
10. Utsuro (Gintama)
11. Sengoku Nadeko (Monogatari Series)
12. Friend (20th Century Boys)
13. Kotomine Kirei (Fate Stay Night)
14. Shinobu Sensui (Yu Yu Hakusho)
15. Doflamingo (One Piece)
16. Arcueid Brunested (Tsukihime)
17. Bondrewd (Made in Abyss)
18. Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
19. Shisio Makoto (Rurouni Kenshin)
20. Pain (Naruto)
21. Sasaki Kojiro (Vagabond)
22. Frieza (Dragon Ball)
23. Shogo Makashima (Psycho Pass)
24. L (Death Note)
25. Saya (Saya no Uta)
My Top 10 anime/manga antagonists
1. King Bradley (Full Metal Alchemist)
2. The Laughing Man (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)
3. Funny Valentine (JJBA: Steel Ball Run)
4. Kirei Kotomine (Fate)
5. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam)
6. Makima (Chainsaw Man)
7. Johan Liebert (Monster)
8. Bondrewd (Made in Abyss)
9. Lordgenome (Gurren Lagann)
10. Millions Knives (Trigun)
Honorable Mentions:
Zabuza (Naruto)
Lil' Slugger (Paranoia Agent)
Diego from Another World (JJBA: Steel Ball Run)
Nice to see someone give Millions Knives a spot, Trigun is underrated.
I would say that Tsukiko Sagi is the true antagonist of PA, since she enables Shonen Bat to exist in the time frame of the series.
Aizen, Johan and Griffith are my 3 faves
Same here
Johan and Griffith are some of the most effective in not just manga, but fiction in general
I'm guessing you haven't read Golden Kamuy if Tsurumi isn't there. You should definitely give it a shot, its an amazing manga.
Askleladd is an amazing character but I don't think he's really an antagonist, he's really the main protagonist of the Prologue arc.
man really said "getting in griffith"
And that's within context
Hell yeah, I always love these types of videos and this is my Top 20 rn
1. Takasugi (Gintama)
2. Funny Valentine (JoJo SBR)
3. Johan Liebert (Monster)
4. Hisoka (HxH)
5. Griffith (Berserk)
6. Sensui (YYH)
7. Aizen (Bleach)
8. Makishima (Psycho Pass)
9. Pain (Naruto)
10. Katakuri (One Piece)
11. Friend (20th Century Boys)
12. Raoh (Hokuto No Ken)
13. Meruem (HxH)
14. Millennium Earl (D Gray Man)
15. Shishio (Rurouin Kenshin)
16. Frieza (DBZ)
17. Toguro (YYH)
18. Kira (JoJo Diamond is Unbreakable)
19. King Piccolo (DB)
20. Oikawa (Haikyu)
Huge W for takasugi
Sensui is so damn cool. Underrated pick!
No offence but villains from gag anime like one piece or Gintama can never be great… both manga cannot do tone well and it affects how good the villains are.
It’s an issue that people think that picking a villain from their favourite manga series is how to pick good villains.
@patsch346 Both series have way more to offer than their comedy and both of them as antagonists spoke to me in a way it's hard to explain
@@SamTheGumMan117 how, both antagonists aren’t anything- they aren’t deep, they don’t have more then a single layer of characterisation. Both mangas, especially Gintama, are just gag anime.
Not a manga but the dad from bastard is is one of my favourite antagonists ever, he scares the crao iutbif me ti this day lol. Also big w for mentioning roberta
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU for putting Bondrew on this list. a lot of people hate him because of what he did to the kids in the abyss, as do I, but I find his character similar to Kira's, as he doesn't see anything wrong with what he's doing. I. Love. Characters like that. Again, thank you for giving Bondrew some love(and hate) on this list.
Just wanna shout out Sensui from YYH... originally I wasn't the biggest fan of the arc and his character thinking it was a bit over the top but as I got older I grew more appreciative of how broken he was and how his reality was completely shattered after seeing the true horror of the human race.
Sensui is my favorite villain, i'm putting him on my top 1 alongside Johan Liebert and Griffith, his ideology and his character is so captivating
Him and johan are the best villains ever with makishima shogo...
Askeladd stole Thorfinn's spotlight for a whole season yet it didn't damage Thorfinn's character but improved his character and gave us the most satisfying character development ever
If your villain manage to stole the show but didn't damage the story, you know you just created peak
1.Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
2.Meruem (Hunter x Hunter)
3.Yoshikage Kira (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
4.Griffith (Berserk)
5.Johan Liebert (Monster)
6.Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece)
7.Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
8.Shinobu Sensui (Yu Yu Hakusho)
9.Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
10.The Major (Hellsing)
16:22 big pause 😭😭
Griffith is the goat for real. His transition from good to evil and tbe eclipse arc just proves it.
Yess bro, thank you for putting pain in his well deserved spot 👑 best shounen antagonist ever, especially that you didn't favor obito or madara in that one
Another Goated video. Here's my top 20:
1. Johan Liebert - Monster
2. Griffith - Berserk
3. Kiruma Souichi - Usogui
4. Furudo Erika - Umineko
5. Shinsuke Takasugi - Gintama
6. (Spoiler) - Pandora Hearts
7. Beatrice - Umineko
8. Kaiki Deishuu - Monogatari
9. Funny Valentine - Jojo Part 7: Steel Ball Run
10 .Bondrewd - Made in Abyss
11. Bernkastel - Umineko
12. Satou - Ajin
13. Askellad - Vinland Saga
14. Yoshikage Kira - Jojo Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable
15. Garou - One Punch Man
16. Sasaki Kojiro - Vagabond
17. Vincent Lalo - Usogui
18. Anotsu Kagehisa - Blade of the Immortal
19. Diego Brando -Jojo Part 7: Steel Ball Run
20. Ulquiorra - Bleach
Usogui 🔥🔥🔥
@@sinatakayama2536 Zenith of the medium.
Takasugi 🔥🔥🔥
I already know the list is valid.
I would argue Obitos motivation was pretty weak for a main villain. He basically did all of that becuase Rin died. There are like 10+ characters who had people way more important to them, who died & they did not decide to just up and destroy the world. It’s just a little weak and baseless for a main villain motivation
glad to see doflamingo, finally someone who knows what is great written character actually means, not some overpowered sh*it character
Here's my top 20 Japanese Medium Antagonist
20. Bazett Fraga Mcremitz -Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Visual Novel
19. Reiner Braun - Attack on Titan Manga
18. Mr. Fox - Zaregoto Light Novel
17. Orsted - Mushoku Tensei Light Novel
16. The Count of Monte Cristo Anime
15. Kumagawa Misogi - Medaka Box Manga
14. Ougi Oshino - Monogatari Light Novel
13. Mercurius - Dies Irae Visual Novel
12. Archer - Fate/Stay Night Visual Novel
11. Major - Higurashi Visual Novel
10. Leader - Usogui Manga
9. Shinobu Wakamiya - Chihayafuru Manga
8. Aleister Crowley -Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel
7. Frederica Bernkastel - Umineko VIsual Novel
6. Kirei Kotomine - Fate/Stay Night Visual Novel
5. Sinbad - Magi Manga
4. Morgana - The House in Fata Morgana Visual Novel
3. The Oldest Dream - Omniscient Readers Viewpoint Webnovel
2. Char Aznable - Gundam UC TImeline Anime/Manga
1. Beatrice - Umineko VIsual Novel
griffith and johan?
great list btw
"Bro I'm literally built different"
@@mr.gamerkabir8142 thanks. They're around top 25 ig
@@funnyvalentine5845 Lmaoo
@@mmallowsmallows2575 where is Reinhard from legend of galactic heroes
im so happy that you are one of the few people that actually appreciate ulquiorra and his character. even though he was the main focus antagonist for the arrancar saga i feel he still doesnt get half the attention as other characters like grimmjow, byakuya, aizen, yhwach and all of them. i personally have him as my favorite antagonist❤
Washizu from Akagi is one of the best antagonists. It's a shame FKMT's works have never taken off in the West.
Morgana > Johan > Griffith > Friend > Aizen
I never thought anybody would replace Johan for me but oh boy, The House in Fata Morgana. Give it a chance. It's a bloody legendary story
Based
aizen slams
Exactly the same here, morgana became my fav over johan after i read a requiem for innocence
God tier writing
@@Blueberry173.
Same case here. You should read reincarnation as well if you haven't, not as good as base game or RFI but it adds more and has the ture conclusion to the story
@@hasinabegum4069 oh yeah, i did read it, personally i felt like,
requiem->fragment->happily ever after
Is still the best ending order as its too emotionally heavy this way and overall i just found this order perfect, reincarnation is nice, but i still think that this order is unmatched.
So i would say asento dele and reincarnation should be read as side stories later or smth.
Knowing that you’re not much of a fan of Rosario + Vampire: Miyabi.
Miyabi shows up in the second half of the series as this mysterious character that’s often time helping the protagonist, or outright trying to hinder him. In his first appearance, he attacks one of the girls in the party, then at the end of her arc, proceeds to body everyone. Later on he shows up as a member of the antagonist group Fairy Tale, seemingly acting subservient to its leader before revealing himself to not only be the leader of the group itself, but also the dreaded alucard whose likeliness its protagonist Tsukune is compared to when he began his transformation into a vampire/ghoul. His motivations are connected to Moka as he needs the rest of his power in order to generically take revenge on humanity. What makes Miyabi such a deadly antagonist is that his presence mostly was followed by carnage.
My top 10 (11) in my opinion:-
10- King Bradley (FMAB)
9- Enrico Pucci (JJBA)
8- The Millennium Earl. (DGM)
7- Ulquiorra. (Bleach)
6- Shougo Makishima. (Psycho Pass)
5- Kyubey. (Madoka Magika)
4- Johan Liebert. (Monster)
3- Ryo Asuka. (DVMC)
2- The Major. (Hellsing)
1- Griffith. (Berserk)
0- Friend. (20th Century Boy)
HM: Doflamingo, Aizen, Black Ghost (Cyborg 009), Alexander Anderson (Hellsing), Askeladd, Vicious (Cowboy Bepop).
Bro zero indexed his list
My favorite antagonists are:
1. Sato
2. Zeke Jaeger
3. Sousuke Aizen
4. Hisoka Morrow
5. Suguru Geto
6. Askelaad
7. Cell
8. Pain
9. Souta-Washu Furuta
10. Akito Soma
Wow really amazed to see geto in the list
W for Zeke over cringe Eren
@@shehanreshin eren never was an Antagonist
There will never be an antagonist that has made me as hyped to read the next chapter as much as Sato. Both him and Nagai share one of my manga fav character dynamics I've ever read
@@bruh......2005 underrated villain and manga overall, I never see ajin talked about
Great list, it lacks few names like
Frieza
Riboku or Ryofui ( Kingdom )
Kazuho Yoshi (Texhnolyze)
Great list the only choice I disagree with is Makima
Crucify me if you want but just couldn’t get the hype behind her as a villain. She was an absolute force of nature with claws in everything and everyone, but to me was just a really tall obstacle.
Still great list
1：Miyo Takano (Higurashi When They Cry)
2：Bondrewd (Made in Abyss)
3：Kyubey (Madoka Magica)
Crocodile (One Piece)
Uchiha Madara (Naruto)
Dio Brando (Jojo)
Prosciutto (Jojo)
Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan)
Betelgeuse (Re:Zero)
Elsa Granhiert (Re:Zero)
I can’t make one of 20 from the top of my head, but I know for sure my list would include (in no particular order) Johan, Aizen, Ulquiorra, Griffith, Pain, L, Doflamingo, Shishio, Kojiro, Enishi, Kira (the one from Jojo’s), Toguro, Meruem, Askeladd, and a couple more lol
Man on joke i was about to comment smth about Crocodile and Blackbeard and then you said that 😂. Also I completely agree with you on the Monster point that it can be adapted into live action. As someone from Germany the whole story is actually quite similar to german crime tv shows like „Tatort“. Honestly a German adaptation would be so good. I mean a good chunk of the story already plays out in germany (btw I live in Frankfurt and I was so hyped that they were there towards the finale😂).
if you go on to continue gintama, i think you will also have utsuro somehere in here
goku one taps utsoro no cap
@@BUZZ__A who gives a shit Utsuro's still a better character. Also Takasugi > Utsuro any day
If anyone is a manga antagonist it's masked man
This is lowkey not even a list of anime villains. There’s no antagonists that originate from anime, just manga. It should be called the best villains in manga. Grievances with the title of the list aside, this was a good video. I just wish that you had some anime original antagonists like Char Aznable from Gundam or Shogo Makishima from Psycho Pass.
What I like about Masked Man is that he pays the respect that Bleach deserves. Also a fan of Makoto from kenshin though.
I only started a few episodes in Monster and I already can see why his one of the best antagonists out there
I’m happy Ulquiorra got a high spot in this video. Although I liked his character and story more than pain I think this list is amazing with no bias to one manga/anime over another!
Pain the Greatest Antagonists For Me 👑🧡🌎
"Where I get really IN Griffith "
Ayo what you mean by that 🤔
Tetsuo Shima (Akira) not being on this list is criminal
Bondrewd is in my top 3. Terrifying character.
Johan is most deeper character. Man as you read about him more you understand him more. He done everything for his sister . He was such most complex but deeper character.
Couldnt make a better list myself, you said it all 👏
Say what you want about Big 3, the antagonists are mostly on point in those. They may not be the best written, but they are well written, iconic and provides a blueprint for future antagonists. Anyways, great list. I would put some LN picks but not many people care, so meh.
My top 10:
10) Yami Bakura
9) Alexander Anderson
8) Johan
7) Makima
6) Obito (before he was revealed to be Obito)
5) L
4) Tomura Shigaraki (when not possessed by AFO)
3) Kira (Jojos)
2) Griffith
1) Tetsuo (from Akira)
Honorable mentions: Sasuke, Freiza, Suzaku (code geass), Gaara, Pain, Blackbeard, Vegeta, Hayase (To your eternity), and the Major (hellsing).
*Actual #1:* BUGGY THE CLOWN, BITCHES! THE PIRATE GAWD!
This was a pretty good list, shoutout to mentioning askeladd who doesnt get enough recognition but my biggest issue is frieza not even being top 10 let alone not on the list. Eventhough he doesnt have as much development and a backstory, but at the same time he has the perfect opposing and similarities balance between goku as an antagonist eg their opposites would be how how he was born incredibly strong and sees his strength alone is what makes him superior and how he views others like pets while goku had worked with others to gain his power and sees all as equal, only judging character above strength meanwhile their similarities are how their ideals never change regardless of circumstances and events ought goku was weak compared to frieza he was still above those around him but came to the opposite conclusion. Other things such as how goku at that point had an internal conflict about being born a saiyan warriors who is ment to be ruthless and evil but was raised an earthling who is more complex and compassionate and frieza forces goku to accept his nature and nurture which allows him to become a super saiyan using the best parts of his nature and nurture to overcome the force that is frieza. Even in his first mentioning and appearance frieza is almost this force of nature/wall that cant be overcome. Frieza does everything a villian should do and more, Id go so far as to say he is a near perfect villian and offers uniqueness as unlike most villians he doesnt need any trauma or life altering event that changes his views like so many characters on this list. Id say in general when comparing him to other villians he is top 10, maybe top 7 as more arguments can be mentioned but for his story and protagonist frieza is in the debate for the greatest of all time
I didnt expect bondrewed to be lol. He's still an amazing antagonist.
Hey Masked, can you talk about your opinion on Death from Puss in Boots as a villain? Love to hear your thoughts about him
Great villain. Great movie
@@TheMaskedMan goku solos puss in boots no cap
@@BUZZ__A powerscalers attempting to make conversation be like
@@mrbean9554 so true
@MrBean though in all seriousness death was really a breath of fresh air
Thumbnail is Cold af bruv
My list:
1. Johann, Monster
2. Griffith, Berserk
3. Bondrewd, Made in Abyss
4. Jack Vessalius, Pandora Hearts
5. Sasaki Kojiro, Vagabond
6. Pain, Naruto
7. Utsuro, Gintama
8. Doflamingo, One Piece
9. Ryo Fui, Kingdom
10. L, Death Note
11. Meruem, HunterxHunter
12. Friend, 20th Century Boys
13. Askeladd, Vinland Saga
14. Madara Uchiha, Naruto
15. Shishio, Rurouni Kenshin
16. Abdullah/Goji, Pluto
17. Ulquiorra, Bleach
18. Takasugi Shinsuke, Gintama
19. Aizen, Bleach
20. Homunculus, Fullmetal Alchemist
goku could solo ur list no cap
@@BUZZ__A I mean yeah.....
W for Ryu Fui
Monster will always be my top favorite anime/manga. Everything about it is amazing
If you guys wanna read a story with multiple excellent antagonists, I would highly recommend Baccano
I definitely think overall obito is a more dynamic and well written character but I get putting pain here because his arc definitely made him feel more hated and villainous at the time.
Someone is giving pain credit?!
IMPOSSIBLE!
Bondrewd is a great antagonist because he believes what he's doing is good and being a loving parent.
Sato is my favourite of all time bro he’s just a beast
Dude im so happy you mentioned d gray man cuz fucking damn this manga amazing like wow
I have never seen better manga antagonists list. Your top 5 is same as mine. Also I am happy to see Pain in the list insted of Madara.
Nice, Griffith, Kira/L, and Johan Libert are my top 3
Do a video on Red Dead Redemption 2
Great list!
It's an unpopular opinion but I personally love how Aizen was handled at the end of Arrancar Saga. *SPOILERS*
I was expecting a battle where Ichigo nearly beats Aizen, but Ichigo stomping him was actually pretty satisfying. It also reflects the fact that Ichigo was ready to sacrifice his powers for his companions while Aizen did the exact opposite. Also, it wasn't only Ichigo's final move that defeated Aizen, but also Urahara's spell, pointing back to his rivalry with him, and ultimately his own inner desire of being not alone. It explains why he was so interested in Ichigo's development which later in TYBW arc, explained. I would say it becomes a little messy so it's easy to get pulled out from his character but nevertheless imo, he is a unique antagonist and that's why one of my favourites.
But Ulquiorra is Kubo's Magnum Opus. I love Arrancar Saga more than Soul Society and TYBW arcs, just cause Ulquiorra isn't in them.
you might've just changed my opinion on the overall end of the Arrancar saga...
Aizen is just too good imo. I also loved that, (spoilers)
the last chapter is Aizen monologuing about the themes of Bleach, not Ichigo or any other character. Aizen loss in arrancar saga and his stance and conversations in TYBW really make him more interesting and nuanced. We can see his views changed after his defeat.
Lol