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Asta: "I've been facing adversity from the day I was born! No matter how many of you there are, or what happens, I'll overcome it all!"

Ken Kaneki is my most favorite anime protagonist of all time. He went from a human wimp to a Ghoul antihero, and later, the savior of all of Tokyo.

Deku, Tanjiro, Yuuji, Asta, Ichigo, Naruto, Kaneki, Joey, Saitama, and Simon are my favorite Zero to Hero Anime Characters.

Honorable Mention: Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon: she went from a lazy crybaby who couldn't fight to a selfless, mature soldier who saved the world multiple times.

So happy Kenichi is on here, especially later in the manga when he gets super strong

The top 10 anime villains that had the biggest impact on the protagonists

I liked Solo Levelling one because it actually shows the cost of weak - stronger by power up

Thank you for including Akko!

I think Seras from Hellsing Ultimate should be on here due to her transformation during the mansion attack

Thank you so much for including Kenichi Shirahama

Cool List!

Suburu - ReZero the guy went from getting Killed almost every episode to taking down an entire Cult, Gut opening assassin, & Destroying an army of Demon Bunnies.

Hell yeah... Ippo and Simon in the top 3 Nice Job o/

Now do Hero to Zero Anime Characters.

How is Ash Ketchum not on this list? He initially didn’t start out as a good Pokémon Trainer, but he is also the Chosen One who will save the Pokémon World if needed, and the only character in the Pokémon anime who has met ALL Legendary and Mythical Pokémon and befriended them. If that’s not a true hero, then i don’t know what is. 💖

Naofumi - from Raising of The Shield Hero might be The Greatest Zero to Hero story in all of Anime.

Ichika Kaneki: “Dad, could you tell me how you and mom met?” Ken Kaneki: “I thought you’d never ask.”

Stories and anime about characters who go from zero to hero are always the best. 🤩🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️

We all gotta start somewhere.

Hey, WatchMojo. You guys should definitely do a list of the Top 50 Anime Voice Actors. I have a list of examples of these seiyuus you guys should mention. Examples: Ryō Horikawa: Vegeta (Dragon Ball series), Tadao Yokoshima (Ghost Sweeper Mikami), Andromeda Shun (Saint Seiya), Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes), Heiji Hattori (Detective Conan), Captain Falcon (Super Smash Bros. franchise), etc. Aoi Yūki: Tsuyu Asui (My Hero Academia), Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries), Yuuki Konno (Sword Art Online), Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Lucy (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners), Yoshiko Hanabatake (Aho-Girl), Mami Nanami (Rent-A-Girlfriend), Tamaki Kotatsu (Fire Force), Azusa Aizawa (I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level), Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?), Tanya von Degurechaff (The Saga of Tanya the Evil), Pii-chan (Sasaki & Peeps), etc. Daiki Yamashita: Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia), Sakamichi Onoda (Yowamushi Pedal), Narancia Ghirga (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind), Naoto Hachiōji (Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro), Yushiro (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Goh (Pokemon Journeys: The Series), etc. Kotono Mitsuishi: Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon series), Tae Yamada (Zombie Land Saga), Misato Katsuragi (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Rena Mizunashi (Detective Conan), Mei Mei (Jujutsu Kaisen), Boa Hancock (One Piece), Juri Arisugawa (Revolutionary Girl Ultena), Murrue Ramius (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED), Excel (Excel Saga), etc. Akio Otsuka: Marshall D. Teach/Blackbeard (One Piece), Thorkell (Vinland Saga), All For One/Shigaraki (My Hero Academia), Shunsui Kyouraku (Bleach), Bryan Hawk (Hajime no Ippo), Batou (Ghost in the Shell series), Jigen Daisuke (Lupin the Third series), etc. Mayumi Tanaka: Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece), Krillin/Yajirobe/Fortuneteller Baba (Dragon Ball series), Koenma (Yu Yu Hakusho), Ryunosuke Fujinami (Urusei Yatsura), etc. Hikaru Midorikawa: Heero Yuy (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing), Kaede Rukawa (Slam Dunk), Cherry Blossom (SK8 the Infinity), Zelgadis Greywords (Slayers), Softon (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo), Android 16 (Dragon Ball Z), Gridman (Gridman the Hyper Agent), Garou (One-Punch Man), Marth (Fire Emblem series), etc. Inori Minase: Rem (Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World), Hestia (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?), Itsuki Nakano (The Quintessential Quintuplets), Shoko Makinohara (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai), Moyu Mashima (Assault Lily Bouquet), Princess Syalis (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle), Liscia Elfrieden (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom), etc. Yusuke Kobayashi: Subaru Natsuki (Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World), Senku Ishigami (Dr. Stone), Arthur Boyle (Fire Force), Kazuya Soma (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom), Byleth (male) (Fire Emblem series), etc. Natsuki Hanae: Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul), Inaho Kaizuka (Aldnoah.Zero), Takumi Aldini (Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma), Jaco (Dragon Ball Super), Vanitas (The Case Study of Vanitas), Kōsei Arima (Your Lie in April), etc. Ikue Ōtani: Pikachu (Pokemon series), Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece), Zatch Bell (Zatch Bell!), Konohamaru Sarutobi (Naruto), Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya (Detective Conan), Morgana (Persona 5), etc. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka: Masamune Izumi (Eromanga Sensei), Sōma Yukihara (Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma), Kirito (Sword Art Online), Inosuke Hashibira (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Bell Cranel (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?), Fūtaro Uesugi (The Quintessential Quintuplets), Sora (No Game No Life), etc. Aya Hirano: Haruhi Suzumiya (Haruhi Suzumiya series), Konata Izumi (Lucky Star), Dende (Dragon Ball Z Kai), Misa Amane (Death Note), Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail), etc. Daisuke Gōri (R.I.P.): Mr. Satan/King Cold/Porunga/Ox King/King Yenma/Shenron (Dragon Ball series), Robin Mask (Kinnikuman), Dozle Zabi/Bask Om (Gundam series), Jimbei (One Piece), Heihachi Mishima (Tekken series), etc. Marina Inoue: Armin Arlert (Attack on Titan), Yoko Littner (Gurren Lagann), Momo Yaoyoyrozu (My Hero Academia), Tohka Yatogami (Date A Live), Mai Zen'in (Jujutsu Kaisen), Valt Aoi (Beyblade Burst), etc. Nobuhiko Okamoto: Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia), Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index), Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist), Takumi Usui (Maid Sama!), Yū Nishinoya (Haikyu!!), Ghiaccio (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind), Shū Inuzuka (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie), etc. Masako Nozawa: Goku/Gohan/Goten/Bardock/Turles/Goku Black (Dragon Ball series), Tetsurō Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999), Dr. Kureha (One Piece), Guilmon (Digimon Tamers), Doraemon (Doraemon), Kitarō (GeGeGe no Kitarō), etc. Tetsuya Kakihara: Simon (Gurren Lagann), Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail), Todou Jinpachi (Yowamushi Pedal), Shin (Amnesia), Sakutaro Morishige (Corpse Party), Jin Kisaragi (BlazBlue series), etc. Miyuki Sawashiro: Celty Sturluson (Durarara!!), Sinon (Sword Art Online II), Daki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter [2011]), Kirari Momobami (Kakegurui), Fujiko Mine (Lupin the Third series), Izuna Hatsuse (No Game No Life), Saber of Red/Mordred (Fate/Apocrypha), etc. Masakazu Morita: Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach), Auel Neider (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny), Whis (Dragon Ball Super), Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter), Marco the Phoenix (One Piece), Christopher Thorndyke (Adult) (Sonic X), etc. Romi Park: Tōshirō Hitsugaya (Bleach), Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist), Hange Zoë (Attack on Titan), Pakunoda (Hunter x Hunter [2011]), Ken Ichijouji (Digimon Adventure 02), Ragyo Kiryuin (Kill La Kill), Nana Osaki (Nana), Lui Shirasagijo (Beyblade Burst), Temari (Naruto series), Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4: The Animation), Shikimori's mother (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie), etc. Sayaka Ohara: Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail), Milly Ashford (Code Geass), Michiru Kaiou/Sailor Neptune (Sailor Moon Crystal), Elsie Crimson (Edens Zero), Layla Hamilton (Kaleido Star), Sophia Nishinoya (Shimoneta), etc. Fairouz Ai: Jolyne Cujoh (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean), Hibiki Sakura (How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?), Emily Orange (Kandagawa Jet Girls), Cecily (KonoSuba), Power (Chainsaw Man), Yumiella Dolkness (Villainess Level 99), etc. Please do this list for me. I hope this helps.

Honorable Mentions: Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist) Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Tatsumi (Akame Ga Kill) Shirou Emiya (Fate/Stay Night) Lenka Utsugi (God Eater) Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer) Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto Franchise)

Saitama journey from zero to hero is incredible as well as too inspiring.

The one that I always think of is Kei Kurono from GANTZ. A former friend of mine compared him to Luke Skywalker.

Coby had a GLOWUP holy freaking cow

Naruto Uzumaki, Ichigo Kurosaki, Izuku Midoriya/Deku, Saitama, Asta, Sung Jinwoo, Koby from *One Piece,* Rimuru Tempest, Shu Ouma from *Guilty Crown,* Tanjiro Kamado, Goku, Yoh Asakura, Kenji Fujikido/Ninja Slayer and Yuji Itadori are My Most Favorite Epic Badass Zero to Hero Anime Characters throughout the years.

Nice

Please do Top 10 Evil Siblings in Anime! I’m still waiting.

*Kinnikuman:* Am I a joke to you?

Its better i think to do it. 0:21 Hajime Nagumo - Arifureta 1:19 Sho Marufuji - Yu Gi Oh! 2:12 Ken Kaneki - Tokyo Ghoul 3:13 Asta - Black Clover 4:11 Bojji- Ranking of Kings 5:09 Sung Jinwoo - Solo Leveling 6:11 Koby - One Piece 7:07 Thorfinn - Vinland Saga 8:04 Rimuru Tempest - That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime 9:01 Armin Arlert - Attack on Titan 10:00 Kenichi Shirahama - Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple 10:59 Shu Ouma - Guilty Crown 11:57 Bell Cranel - Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon? 12:55 Tsunayoshi Sawada - Reborn 13:49 Subaru Natsuki - Re:Zero 14:55 Atsuko Kagari - Little Witch Academia 15:48 Saitama - One Punch Man 16:44 Ippo Makunochi - Hajime No Ippo 17:44 Izuku Midoriya - My Hero Academia 19:04 Simon - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

I'm happy to see Tsuna on this list but glancing over my girl Kumoko from So I'm a Spider, So What? is crazy.

Can you make 10 list of Anime Heroes who became true heroes Like Tanjiro who fighting to bring his sister Nezoku back to humanity Or Obito sacrificed his own life to save his friend kakashi and giving him the sharingan as his own atonment to defeat kaguya Or Misato Katsuragi sacrificed her own life and her own ship the wunder to create the spear of gaius to help shinji to creat a new world but also to protect her son ryoji kaji's life (eva 3.0 + 1.0)

I used to love playing as suna on jump stars vs victory

Naofumi (The Rising of the Shield Hero), Yusei (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds), Naruto, and Ikki (Chivalry of a Failed Knight) really should have been on this list

Two off the top of my head: Rein from Beast Tamer. He may be OP at the beginning, but is nothing more than a pack mule for the hero's party. It isn't until he tames a supreme being that he gets SUPER OP. There's also Yuuya Tenjou, but he has to overcome 16 years of bullying (being told he's ugly, useless, and good for nothing more than being a gopher and punching bag.)

Naruto, Isagi and Naofumi all deserve to be here

Amazing video watch mojo of zero to hero in anime,fantastic job. What about Seiichi Hiiragi from Fruits of evolution,being of the most powerful character in the anime ever.

WatchMojo, can you please do a list of the Top 30 Cutest Girls in Anime? I have a couple of examples of these adorable cinnamon rolls they should be mentioned. Examples: Anya Forger (Spy x Family) Kanna Kamui (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) Sumi Sakurasawa (Rent-A-Girlfriend) Noel (Celestial Method) Yoshino Himekawa (Date A Live) Chiyo Mihama (Azumanga Daioh) The Platelets (Cells At Work!) Filo (The Rising of the Shield Hero) Renge Miyauchi (Non Non Biyori) Alas Ramus (The Devil Is a Part-Timer!) Chibiusa (Sailor Moon series) Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail)

Atsushi from Bungo Stray Dogs grew from being a timid young man suffering from PTSD to doing what was necessary to bring the Armed Detective Agency back together and fighting against the hunting dogs that were pursuing them

can you guys do a top 10 or 20 animal eared waifus in anime? i vote for mirko (my hero academia), raphtalia (rising of the shield hero), elsa bete (senki zesshou symphogear xv) and hitomi uzaki (killing bites)

Top 20 Anime Swordsmen

Yaaaaay. Kenichi!

Imagine having Lelouch in this list. It would be such a great pun - literally from “Zero” to hero(in the end of the series)

Glad midoriya made it to the top 2 at least

I think of Usopp

Just hope that Reborn! will have the post-Future Arc animated... The Shimon Arc may have fully realized Tsuna's zero-to-hero potential... and it shows on his character.

Need to go see these. . . . Like now?

Finally Deku getting respect, but where the hell is Naruto. Was he too obvious

Hitman Reborn is so underrated

8:34 I just want to say you're wrong about one thing. He was never weak he was born an A-rank monster, and it was mentioned in the light novels.

YOU FORGOT THE TRAUMATIZED ELF GIRL TUKA LUNA MARCEAU FROM "GATE" & USAGI TSUKINO AKA SAILOR MOON FROM "SAILOR MOON" FRANCHISE, LOL! 🦸📺🎬🎥👍😂🤣

WatchMojo always overlooks Issei from Highschool DxD in these lists...

Kenichi respect yesss

This list could just be every isekai

Let the "monarch arise" I see what you did there WatchMojo. I like it.

I don’t know if this would even count, but I kind of thought Lelouch would be on this

A lot of this was great to watch. But is their any other female characters that could've made this list besides Akko from Little Witch Academia?

6 when checkpoints become a curse

hibiki tachibana from symphogear comes to mind i'm also suprised that Naruto wasn't on here

'Torfin?' I usually comment on bad pronunciation, that's simply not speaking English 'th' is a specific sound I'm not surprised the writer missed Ginta from MAR, he starts off a dreamer wearing glasses with no stamina, and ends up saving the world

"Sung jinhoo"💀 5:10

Well I remember some person become heroes in anime so far.

Hot take, but I would’ve included Yuuya from I Got a Cheat Skill

I love Kenichi

Legosi was just another anthropomorphic wolf. But to stop a misguided bear training with a panda doctor...

Hello the shield hero remember him?

Top 10 Dark And Dramatic Animes That Should Get Comedy Spinoffs?

Kenta Yumiya from Beyblade deserves a spot!

Just like that

Thank god tsuna is getting atention

Coby vs Blackbeard!

Y'all should do a top 10 of every time we picked Gurren Lagann as number 1 in any anime category even though we know there are more better deserving anime. Y'all need to call yourselves a Gurren Lagann fan club at this polnt.

Shinichi izumi anyone?

Damn, Boruto's dad didn't even get a mention?

Gohan counts. He went from a crying toddler, to the "Beast" we know today.

The manga/anime character Asta from ‘Black Clover’ is definitely inspired by Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto: started off as the dead last of his ninja class that almost no one believed in; and would later rise as one of the most powerful shinobi in history.

Kenichi needs a remake

Where’s Dai from “Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken”? When the story starts, he’s the very definition of weakling and grows up to become the hero of his world by the end.

Why wasn’t Naruto mentioned in this? He’s a Zero to Hero character himself

Cyrus on here, but not Yuma as well?

im going to try the one punch man regime

Takumi Nishijou - Chaos;Head going from weak Otaku to God who can create anything just by thinking about it.

Issei from Highschool DxD is also one.

Naofumi from shield hero should have made this list

I would put Tanjiro from Demon Slayer on this list as well. He starts out as pitch salesman and becomes a powerful Demon Slayer.

What about Gohan from DBZ. He's one of the original Zero to Hero Characters. He was 5 when faced against the Saiyans and his greatest fest was during the Android saga. Not to mention he used to act like a little kid before joining the fight. How can he not count?

Hello good afternoon

Touma Kamijou: am I a joke to you

Wild how cyberpunk edge runners isn’t in this list

I like Saitama and Shu Ouma and love Nagumo Hajime, Ken Kaneki, and my favourite is Sung Jinwoo

No Rock Lee is a absolute crime

God I always love these tropes where the small weak hero becomes a legend and chad

The only one I watched on this list is one punch man and I'm still waiting for the next season to come out 🤞 hoping soon.

Sung Jinwoo!

Eyeshield 21 is a great zero to hero manga/anime

What about Tanjiro from Demon slayer?

Kensuke aida from Evangelion went from being a zero to hero.

SOLO LEVELING!!!!

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