27+ Anime Where the MC is OP but Acts Weak

Updated May 12, 2024 by testing

Another list arrives at your door and these are anime shows where the protagonist is actually an overpowered character but acts weak towards everyone! Some reasons why these characters act weak is either they haven’t unlocked their true potential or they’re just tired of being an unrivaled character in the show like a certain bald-headed guy! Anyway, let’s get on to it!

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ANIME WITH OP MCs WHO ACTS WEAK!!

30. Unbreakable Machine Doll

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TitleUnbreakable Machine Doll
GenreAction, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioLerche
Premiered2013
Episodes12
Duration23 min. per ep

Unbreakable Machine Doll is an anime produced by Studio Lerche last 2013 and only has 1 season so far. The anime takes place in a world full of mechanical dolls or also known as automatons and they are used as weapons for the countries’ military armies. The creator of these automatons is the Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart and this is where our main character, Raishin Akabane, takes the spotlight!

In the academy, an event called Walpurgis Night is held to serve as a competition between puppeteers and whoever wins the top spot will be crowned as the “Wiseman”. Raishin Akabane and together with his automaton, Yaya, they now embark on an unusual school life full of competition in order to reach the top spot!

29. Gintama

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TitleGintama
GenreAction, Comedy, Sci-Fi
TypeSeries
StudioSunrise
Premiered2006
Episodes201
Duration24 min. per ep

Most of you may have known Gintama already because it’s one of those globally famous anime because of its peak comedy and its frequent references to other anime shows! This show tells the story of Gintoki Sakata’s everyday life in the city of Edo as a member of the Yorozuya.

Together with his fellow members, Shinpachi Shimamura, Kaguya, and Sadaharu, they spend their everyday lives trying to help other people while getting mixed up in comedic situations.

28. The Seven Deadly Sins

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TitleThe Seven Deadly Sins
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioA-1 Pictures
Premiered2014
Episodes24
Duration24 min. per ep

Produced by A-1 Pictures, it is another well-known anime among otakus is, of course, The Seven Deadly Sins! It takes place in a cruel world where the Holy Knights became unjust rulers of the land of Liones and one of the princesses of the kingdom, Elizabeth, decided to set out on an adventure to seek out The Seven Deadly Sins for they will be the only hope to defeat the tyrant rulers of Liones.

Here we get to see characters such as Meliodas, Ban, King, and many more as they fight against the injustices of their world!

27. Bungou Stray Dogs

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TitleBungou Stray Dogs
GenreAction, Mystery, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioBones
Premiered2016
Episodes12
Duration23 min. per ep

Bungou Stray Dogs is based on Asagiri Kafka’s manga series of the same title and was adapted into an anime last 2016 produced by Studio Bones. It tells the life of Atsushi Nakajima who possesses supernatural abilities that he can’t control.

His story started off with a series of unfortunate events as a mysterious white tiger caused a rampage in their orphanage and somehow, Atsushi was the one accused resulting in him getting kicked out of the orphanage.

Luckily, the homeless kid eventually met a man named Osamu Dazai, a detective who investigates different kinds of supernatural encounters. Dazai helped Atsushi in his problems with the White Tiger and now he has been offered to join his team of supernatural investigators!  A new path has been laid for Atsushi’s life as he takes on unusual entities as an investigator!

26. Legend of Legendary Heroes

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TitleLegend of Legendary Heroes
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioZexcs
Premiered2010
Episodes24
Duration24 min. per ep

In a world full of magic, here lies Ryner Lute, an excellent mage who possesses the powers of the Alpha Stigma. The Alpha Stigma gives its user the ability to scan any types of magic, but everyone considers this as a curse since it can bring possible destruction to the world.

After a bloody war, Ryner was one of the survivors from Roland Empire’s Magician Academy along with Sion Astal, his most trusted friend. As Sion becomes the king of his nation, he gives Ryner a mission to find the relics of legendary heroes from the past in order to help their kingdom. Now, Ryner goes on an epic adventurer finding these relics along with fellow allies.

25. Tales of the Abyss

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TitleTales of the Abyss
GenreAction, Drama, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioSunrise
Premiered2008
Episodes26
Duration24 min. per ep

Tales of the Abyss tells the story of a spoiled teenager, Luke Fon Fabre, who was introduced as a selfish guy at the beginning of the series. His whole life changed when he encountered a girl who goes by the name of Tear as she attempted to kill Luke’s mentor. As they both engaged in a battle, they suddenly got teleported in an unknown land far from the country they live in.

Luke and Tear go on a journey to go back to their homeland but while doing this, they will eventually become saviors of the world as they encounter new allies and enemies to confront during their adventures.

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24. Chrome Shelled Regios

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TitleChrome Shelled Regios
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
TypeSeries
StudioZexcs
Premiered2009
Episodes24
Duration24 min. per ep

Chrome Shelled Regios is an anime that aired last 2009 produced by Studio Zexcs. In this world, people live confined in cities called Regios to protect themselves from the monsters that swarm their lands known as Filth Monsters. In order to fight against them, humans are trained to use weapons called Dite and use the powers granted by the Kei.

One of the students of Academy City of Zuellni is the main character, Layfon Alseif, a guy who strives to live an average life in order to forget his tragic past. But as he encounters Karian Loss and Nina Antalk, his whole life changed as he was forcefully recruited as a part of the Military Arts Platoon.

23. Stigma of the Wind

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TitleStigma of the Wind
GenreAction, Romance, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioGonzo
Premiered2007
Episodes24
Duration24 min. per ep

Stigma of the Wind tells the story of Yagami Kazuma, a Fuujutsu user who can control the element of wind. After getting banished from the Kannagi House due to not being able to manipulate fire, he finally gets to return to his old home only for him to find new problems.

As he returns home, he was informed that members of the Kannagi family were brutally murdered by Fuujutsu users. Yagami’s cousin, Ayano Kannagi, sees Kazuma as the one behind all the murders since he also uses Fuujutsu and now he must defend himself in order to clear the misunderstandings that are accused before him and identify who the true culprit is.        

22. Black Bullet

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TitleBlack Bullet
GenreAction, Mystery, Sci-Fi
TypeSeries
StudioKinema Citrus, Orange
Premiered2014
Episodes13
Duration24 min. per ep

Black Bullet is a 2014 anime that was produced by Kinema Citrus and Orange. The anime takes place in 2021, where the world lives in fear of the virus, Gastrea, that has spread around the world. Apparently, the Gastrea virus can transform humans into deadly monsters once they get infected making it a lethal disease.

In order to fight against the Gastrea, supernatural humans known as Cursed Children are used as fighters to fight against the deadly virus. The Cursed Children or also known as Initiators are people who got partially infected by Gastrea but were granted special abilities instead of turning into monsters.

When going into battle, Initiators are paired up with Promoters who act as their protectors and will defend against the viruses. This is the world that Rentarou, the Promoter and Enju, the Initiator lives in as they partner up against these deadly entities!

21. Assassination Classroom

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TitleAssassination Classroom
GenreAction, Comedy
TypeSeries
StudioLerche
Premiered2015
Episodes22
Duration23 min. per ep

Class 3-E is a class composed of delinquents and bad performing students of the Kunugigaoka Middle School. Because of this, their classroom is separated and located in the middle of the mountains. In order to achieve a future in their academics, the government gave them a mission to kill their homeroom teacher, Koro-sensei.

Koro-sensei is a yellow octopus-like creature and is destined to destroy the world by the end of the year and Class 3-E needs to do everything in their arsenal to eliminate him. After discovering Koro-sensei’s supernatural abilities, it is then that the whole class realized that this mission is going to be harder than they thought.

20. The Fruit of Grisaia

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TitleThe Fruit of Grisaia
GenreDrama, Romance
TypeSeries
Studio8bit
Premiered2014
Episodes13
Duration23 min. per ep

The Fruit of Grisaia is an anime adapted from a Visual Novel of the same title and was aired last 2014 produced by Studio 8bit. The anime tells the story of Yuuji Kazami, Mihama Academy’s transfer student. Mihama Academy is quite a peculiar school since it only consists of 5 female students, Yuuji himself, and a principal.

As the story progresses, more truths and revelations will be revealed about the pasts of the 5 girls in their school and it is up to Yuuji to help them conquer their tragic past.

19. Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

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TitleHorizon in the Middle of Nowhere
GenreAction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
TypeSeries
StudioSunrise
Premiered2011
Episodes13
Duration24 min. per ep

After Earth became an uninhabitable planet, the humans decided to venture out into  outer space. But for some reason, certain factors stopped humanity  from going  to space and were forced to live in Japan since it’s the only livable place in the world.

Because of this, pocket dimensions were created in Japan due to the dense population in the country and eventually, a falling out occurred between different pocket dimensions to conquer the country. Japanese refugees who live in a city ship called Musashi roams throughout the country and in this ship lies our main character, Aoi Toori, who plans to retake their own country along with his fellow schoolmates in the Musashi Ariadust Academy!

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18. A Certain Magical Index

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TitleA Certain Magical Index
GenreAction, Sci-Fi
TypeSeries
StudioJ.C.Staff
Premiered2008
Episodes24
Duration23 min. per ep

Academy City is a technologically-advanced place in Japan that is composed of humans with supernatural abilities. One of these is Kamijou Touma, a lowly-ranked psychic student but actually possesses a powerful ability unknown to him. This ability is called the Imagine Breaker and it can cancel out any supernatural abilities of its target.

But despite having a useful power, Touma doesn’t seem to bat an eye on this since he only wants to live a normal life. However, everything changed for him when he encountered Index Librorum Prohibitorum, a girl who is getting chased by a shady organization who plans to use her for their own motives. Touma now gets involved in a problem that will eventually make use of his supernatural powers.

17. Dragonar Academy

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TitleDragonar Academy
GenreComedy, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioC-Station
Premiered2014
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

Ansarivan Dragonar Academy is a school that teaches its students on how to ride and tame dragons and one of these students is a freshman named Ash Blake. He has a star mark on him which indicates that he is destined to be a Dragon Master in the future, however, that doesn’t seem to be the case for him at first because of his inability to summon his own dragon.

There came a time when Ash Blake finally managed to summon his own dragon… or is it? Well, that’s because what appeared in front of him doesn’t look like a dragon at all, but rather, a girl named Eco who is considered as a dragon! More problems await as he realizes that Eco has quite an attitude that Ash doesn’t like at all and will pose  a big problem for them as dragon partners!

16. Tokyo Ravens

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TitleTokyo Ravens
GenreAction, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
TypeSeries
Studio8bit
Premiered2013
Episodes24
Duration23 min. per ep

Tokyo Ravens is an anime that aired last 2013 produced by Studio 8bit and takes place in a world full of magic and Onmyoujis. In this show, Onmyoudou has become a big part of Japanese history since they were able to fully use its power during World War II and has become a dominant country ever since then. But as the powerful Onmyouji named Yakou Tsuchimikado betrayed the country of Japan, he wreaked havoc all over the country and is now plagued by demons. This tragic event was coined as the Great Spiritual Disaster

After several have passed, a boy named Harutora Tsuchimikado strives to live a normal life despite being part of a family known for their Onmyouji abilities. But as he learns of  another Great Spiritual Disaster, he finally makes his move to protect the heir of the Tsuchimikado Family and his childhood friend, Natsume.

15. Maburaho

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TitleMaburaho
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
TypeSeries
StudioJ.C.Staff
Premiered2003
Episodes24
Duration24 min. per ep

Maburaho is a show where every human is born with magical abilities and the stronger the magic that its ancestors have, the stronger its predecessors will be. Which means this world is about luck regarding  how strong your ancestors are! However, for Kazuki Shikimori, luck doesn’t seem to be on his side even though his family consisted of powerful magicians.

But even so, it is still possible for Kazuki’s offspring to inherit these powerful magic abilities and that is why he suddenly has a harem chasing him for his genes! These girls are Yuna Miyama, Rin Kamishiro, and Kuriko Kazetsubaki and they will do whatever it takes to get those overpowered magician traits!

14. Plunderer

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TitleMaburaho
GenreAction, Fantasy, Romance
TypeSeries
StudioGEEK TOYS
Premiered2020
Episodes24
Duration22 min. per ep

Plunderer is set on a unique world where the lives of the people are determined by the numbers on their body called Count. If the number reaches Zero, that person will be dragged down into the Abyss and is believed to be a much worse place than going to hell.

One of which is a girl named Hina, and she travels to different places because her Count depends on the distance she’s traveled. But of course, she doesn’t just travel for nothing because one of her goals is to fulfill her mother’s wish and that is to seek out the Aces. The Aces are legendary heroes from the past and can be determined by a white star marked on them. Join Hina as she goes on a legendary adventure in Plunderer!

13. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

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TitleMagi: The Labyrinth of Magic
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioA-1 Pictures
Premiered2012
Episodes25
Duration24 min. per ep

Another show that is filled with magic is the anime series, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. In this show, there are magicians called Magi who possess overpowered magical abilities and because of their strength, they can choose any person who is worthy to be king and is willing to help the Magi conquer certain dungeons.

One such Magi is a boy named Aladdin and he goes on a long adventure of  strengthening himself. Along with him, he is accompanied by Ugo, his mentor and a djinn that Magi summoned. During his quest of becoming a strong Magi, he encounters new friends such as Alibaba, Morgiana, and a whole lot more!

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12. Tears to Tiara

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TitleTears to Tiara
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioWhite Fox
Premiered2009
Episodes26
Duration24 min. per ep

Since the Holy Empire’s goal is to conquer every land in the world, their next target is the tiny land of Erin where the priestess Riannon lives. As a result, Riannon was kidnapped by the Holy Empire to be offered as a sacrifice to awaken the Demon King, Arawn.

After Riannon’s brother comes to rescue her from the Empire, what appears before him is the manifested version of the Demon King. Arthur and Riannon easily gain the trust of the Demon King as he vowed to protect their tribe in Erin and now they go on an epic quest to counter the Empire’s tyranny and discover dark revelations during their journeys.

11. Unlimited Fafnir

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TitleUnlimited Fafnir
GenreHarem, School
TypeSeries
StudioDiomedéa
Premiered2015
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

Yuu Mononobe is the new transfer student in the all-girls school of Midgar. Every female student in Midgar is known as D’s and they possess overpowered magical abilities in controlling dark energies and creating strong weapons.

In the past, D’s only existed due to the Dragons who wreak havoc all over the country. This led to the Dragons suddenly disappearing and now the D’s train themselves by attending Midgar to become stronger. And so far, the first male D to ever live is Yuu Mononobe and now he must work together with the girls in his school to be able to fight against the Dragons.

10. The Devil is a Part Timer

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TitleThe Devil is a Part Timer
GenreComedy, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioWhite Fox
Premiered2013
Episodes13
Duration24 min. per ep

You may have been with The Devil is a Part Timer because this is one of the most famous anime adapted from a Visual Novel! This anime tells the story of Maou Sadao who is also Satan himself back when he lived in his own demonic realm. As he and his army of demons fought against the people of Ente Isla, they were stopped by a hero named Emilia and was forced to retreat due to a losing battle.

However, the portal that suddenly opened up for the Demon Lord, dragged Maou to Earth and has been stuck there ever since. Especially that his powers are also stripped away from him, he is now but a regular being in the human world. But that didn’t stop Maou from conquering new lands for he used this opportunity to have a new goal and that is to rule Earth! And so, he started this by becoming a part-timer in a fast food restaurant!

9. Alderamin on The Sky

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TitleAlderamin on The Sky
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioMadhouse
Premiered2016
Episodes13
Duration23 min. per ep

Ikta Solork is a guy who dreams of having an easygoing life with his dream girl in his arms but all of those came to a halt after a sudden war sprang up between the Republic of Kioka and the Katjvarna Empire. As a person who residesin Katjvarna, Ikta and along with his friends, signed up as one of the soldiers fighting for the Empire!

One of their missions started up quite badly due to a storm that made them land on Kioka’s territory. However, it is there that they discovered the heir of Katjvarna being held hostage. They sorted out a plan and managed to rescue her afterward and now, Ikta and his friends are now promoted to Imperial Knights! From a carefree life to a hero with big duties, Ikta Solork begins his heroic story!

8. Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody

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TitleDeath March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
GenreAdventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioSILVER LINK., Connect
Premiered2018
Episodes12
Duration23 min. per ep

Ichirou Suzuki was once a corporate worker but due to certain events, he eventually got transported to another world after he sleeps due to overwork! However, this is not just any other world he went to but rather an RPG game that he’s been working on back in his previous world. He also has his name set to Satou because that’s the one he uses when testing games.

As a gang of monsters suddenly started to attack Satou, he used a powerful spell that completely destroyed all enemies surrounding him. With that, he instantly got leveled up over 300 times making him an overpowered character! After becoming a powerful adventurer, Satou has yet to learn the new world he’s about to live in.

7. Mob Psycho 100

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TitleMob Psycho 100
GenreAction, Comedy, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioBones
Premiered2016
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

Shigeo Kageyama or Mob for short, is a psychic-powered anime character and possesses strong abilities even at an early age. As he realized that his power can possibly cause destruction, he purposely decided not to use much of it unless when he gets the chance to get his crush’s attention for him.

To be able to use his abilities more controllably, he decided to work with a guy named Arataka Reigen. Although, Arataka Reigen is actually not a psychic and his only goal is to earn money. As Mob continues to work with Reigen, he now extinguishes demonic spirits and has slowly become a part of his daily life.

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6. Blood Blockade Battlefront

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TitleBlood Blockade Battlefront
GenreAction, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioBones
Premiered2015
Episodes12
Duration26 min. per ep

Blood Blockade Battlefront is an anime that aired last 2015 produced by Studio Bones and is based on the manga of the same title. It revolves around the life of Leonardo Watch, a guy who lives in Hellsalem’s lot along with humans and other supernatural creatures. It is also there that the secret organization of Libra is located and their job is to maintain the peace between humans and other creatures.

After Leonardo gains an ability called All-seeing Eyes of the Gods, he goes to Libra seeking for their help and hoping that may know something about his unknown ability. But as he searches for these answers, he eventually becomes a part of Libra’s team only for him to get involved in more supernatural cases!

5. Rurouni Kenshin

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TitleRurouni Kenshin
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
TypeSeries
StudioGallop, Studio Deen
Premiered1996
Episodes94
Duration25 min. per ep

Himura Kenshin was once a renowned samurai during the Bakumatsu Era with his title as Hitokiri Battousai which basically means a man-slayer. Due to his excellent swordplay, Kenshin can easily slash his way through hordes of enemies, thus earning him a scary nickname. After the war, Kenshin was once of the swordsmen who became wanderers since they are no longer needed in a peaceful era,

Eventually, he meets a girl named Kaoru who is an instructor in their family dojo. Kaoru invites Kenshin to help out at the dojo and that is where the swordsman’s adventures come to a brief halt. As he hides his true identity through the days, a looming threat awaits him that will relive his past as the famously known Battousai.

4. One Punch Man

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TitleOne Punch Man
GenreAction, Comedy
TypeSeries
StudioMadhouse
Premiered2015
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

When it comes to overpowered, then of course we wouldn’t forget the one and only Saitama from One Punch Man! After doing rigorous trainings every day, Saitama has become something that he never thought would be—a hero who can kill enemies in one punch. Though he achieved his dream of becoming a hero, he eventually got bored and now only does heroic things just for fun!

Despite Saitama trying his best not to use his full power, his overpowered ability is just over the roof that simply throwing away his weakest punch can kill another being! Follow Saitama in his days as a hero who fights for fun and as a struggling person when it comes to paying rent.

3. The Irregular at Magic High School

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TitleThe Irregular at Magic High School
GenreAction, Romance, Sci-Fi, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioMadhouse
Premiered2014
Episodes26
Duration23 min. per ep

In this world, magic is integrated with advanced technology and is taught to students as an essential skill. One of the academies in Japan that does this is First High School, a place where they enroll students who are willing to become magicians. In this academy, groups of students are separated into two and that is the Bloom and Weed. Blooms are referred to top performing students while the Weed is the opposite one.

One of these students is the siblings, Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba. Miyuki, the younger one, is grouped into the Bloom category while Tatsuya is in the Weed. Even though Tatsuya possesses incredible skills in using magic and impressive combat performance, he somehow got the lower tier. And now this is where Tatsuya’s story starts as an irregular student in First High School.

2. Noragami

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TitleNoragami
GenreAction, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioBones
Premiered2014
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

Noragami tells the story of a minor god named Yato. Due to having few worshippers, Yato is in desperate need of maintaining his shrine and because of that, he takes odd jobs from various people for only 5 yen! Because of his lowly status, even his partner got tired of his antics and finally left him for good.

But as fate turns the wheel for him, Yato was saved by a girl from a car crash and this girl goes by the name of Hiyori Iki. After believing that Hiyori survived the crash, it seems that her soul got separated from her body. In order for Yato to return her soul to its original body, he made a deal with Hiyori to become his new partner! Witness Yato and Hiyori’s misadventures in Noragami!

1. Hunter x Hunter

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TitleHunter x Hunter
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioMadhouse
Premiered2011
Episodes148
Duration23 min. per ep

Gon Freecss can now finally achieve his dream of becoming a Hunter now that he becomes a participant of the upcoming Hunter Exam! After he leaves Whale Island, his adventures will lead him to meeting new friends such as Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio and all of whom are also taking part in the Hunter Exam.

Unknown to everyone, the Hunter Exam is not just any other test out there since this is actually a fight for survival where participants will have to deal with the most harsh environments and try their best to survive against man-eating creatures! More adventures await for Gon and his friends as they discover the ability of using Nen. A power that will allow these characters to tap into their innermost potential as a human.

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Looks like that will be it for our list of overpowered characters but act weak! Anime fans can never get enough of overpowered protagonists because it’s one of the reasons that makes the fightscenes so endearing to watch and for sure there will be more to come with stories like these in the future! If you want more blogs like these, then check out the other ones we have!

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