Updated May 12, 2024 by testing
Don’t we just love it when our main characters start with humble beginnings? A backstory where they start as the underdog and slowly prove themselves as a formidable hero! BUT—hear me out don’t we love it, even more, when they can kick ass right at the get-go?!
They are characters who have this unusual yet insane ability that the enemies might as well just give up! Their power levels exceed over 9999! Their only limit is themselves!… or at least that’s how the story goes.
Here are 11 mangas when the main character is an OP GOD! Fair warning! There will be spoilers ahead!
11. Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl!
| Title | Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! |
| Author | Souryu |
| Genre | Magical girl, Fiction |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Seven Seas Entertainment |
| Available since | October 23, 2018 |
| Volumes | 11+ |
| Chapters | 109+ |
Myu thought he had found the best candidate that would defend the world from evil- a soft-spoken and cute magical girl. Mistaken, he is now stuck with a far from ideal chain-smoking, potty-mouthed, delinquent Kayo Majiba.
Albeit skeptical, Kayo accepts the power and… responsibility? Because she needs to blow off some steam and beat people up.
Now, with her new strength, she beats up both the evil guys and innocent civilians! She doesn’t even need to transform to fight them, just her fist would do!
10. Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense
| Title | Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense |
| Author | Yuumikan |
| Genre | Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Seven Seas Entertainment |
| Available since | October 23, 2018 |
| Volumes | 5+ |
| Chapters | 33+ |
Kaede Honjou was never much of a gamer, she was just roped into a new VRMMO game by her best friend Risa. Out of fear of getting hurt, she poured all her stat points into her vitality (VIT), basically making her an indomitable wall (she even has an ability that makes her indomitable).
Her exploits and tumbles unexpectedly granted her questionable abilities that even the moderators were shocked. This made her famous in the forums, but she’s quite unaware. It wasn’t just the abilities that made her great, it was her imagination in using it.
9. My Instant Death Ability is so Overpowered, No One in this Other World Stand a Chance Against me!
| Title | My Instant Death Ability is so Overpowered, No One in this Other World Stand a Chance Against me! |
| Author | Original work by Tsuyoshi Fujitaka and Chisato Naruse
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| Genre | Magical girl, Fiction |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Earth Star Entertainment |
| Available since | March 30, 2019 |
| Volumes | 7+ |
| Chapters | 37+ |
A class was transported to another world by a sage and was bestowed upon a Gift- a random ability or magic. They were tasked by the sage to produce (at least one from their class), another sage!
Having slept through the ordeal, Yogiri Takatou awakens to absolute chaos seemingly missing the memo! Even worse is that he, along with Tomochika Dannoura was left in a bus by their classmates to be used as bait for a dragon.
The two of them are done for if not for Yogiri’s gift, to grant instant death to anyone with his thoughts! If only he can stay awake to use it…
8. Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
| Title | Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear |
| Author | Written by Kumanano
Illustrated by Sergei |
| Genre | Isekai, Comedy, RPG |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Seven Seas Entertainment |
| Available since | October 23, 2018 |
| Volumes | 18+ |
| Chapters | 397+ |
Fifteen year-old Yuna is a lazy high schooler who would choose her VRMMO Game, World Fantasy Online over real life. For a new patch and log-in bonus, she receives an overpowered yet overly cute bear set she’s too embarrassed to wear. Sounds perfectly balanced to me.
After answering a survey, preferring the game over reality, she is transported to the game’s world by its God. Not only is she trapped in the game, but she’s also forced to wear the cute bear set to survive!
Even if she is starting as a level 1 player, her hits end up as a one-hit K.O.!?!
7. High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World!
| Title | High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World! |
| Author | Original work by Riku Misora
Manga by Kōtarō Yamada |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Isekai |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Available since | May 2016 |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Chapters | 100 |
Seven high schoolers, renowned world-class geniuses of their own field from politics to swordsmanship. On one fateful encounter, their plane crashed, and the group winded up in a strange fantasy world, Freyjagard.
They try to find clues on how to go back to their world only to be posed as a threat by the ruling Empire. Like the genius that they are, they fend this off by building an empire of their own employing democracy and equality. Seems logical to me.
6. A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
| Title | A Wild Last Boss Appeared! |
| Author | Story by Fire Head
Art by Tsubasa Hazuki |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Isekai, Gender Bender |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Earth Star Entertainment |
| Available since | June 7, 2017- |
| Volumes | 8+ |
| Chapters | 42+ |
Lufas Mafahl, Exgate-Online’s well-renowned player, the Great Conqueror and leader of the Twelve Heavenly Stars, was vanquished 200 years ago by players… at least according to the in-game calendar.
That’s why it is a shock when a man wakes up in the body of his female MMO character, Lufas. All he remembers is that after his defeat he accepted the game’s Goddess of Creatio’s offer of a “new role”, thinking it is a “new feature.”
To make matters worse, he is stuck in the body of Lufas, he has no kingdom or even an army! Now he journeys through the world of Exgate to look for answers and comrades. Now, this is why we should read the terms and conditions before playing!
5. Black Healer
| Title | Black Healer |
| Author | Story by Miya Fujima
Art by Yuichi Murakami |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Isekai |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | AlphaPolis Web Manga |
| Available since | January 14, 2015 – August 14, 2019 |
| Volumes | 7+ |
| Chapters | 49+ |
After a fun karaoke night, twenty-two-year-old Misuzu Kanzaki was suddenly pulled into a weird and foreign world. She can see status screens and her own stats.
Panicking at first, but years of experience as an otaku prepared her for this scenario. Using her knowledge of games and anime, she easily adapts to the new world.
With her so-called prowess, she gained the title, “Black Healer.”
4. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
| Title | Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya |
| Author | Original Work by Gaku Tsugano
Manga by Makoto Mizuno |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Drama |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Available since | October 23, 2018 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Chapters | 207 |
When we think about mangas with overpowered main characters an image of an action-packed series comes to mind… this might not be the case in this entry.
Haruhi is a literal God but is unaware of her powers. Her whims can cause the end of the world or alter reality. Now Kyon, along with the S.O.S. Brigade, her unofficial club, tends to her boredom in order to keep her from destroying the world. Talk about high-maintenance!
3. One Punch Man
| Title | One Punch Man |
| Author | Original work by One
Manga by Yasuke Murata |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Drama |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Shueisha |
| Available since | June 2012 |
| Volumes | 26 |
| Chapters | 166 |
In a monster-ridden Earth, heroes are employed to fight evil in order to keep the neighborhood safe. One hero, though, does this as a hobby. One of the pinnacles of overpowered! Saitama is a martial artist that, as the title suggests, beats all his opponents with just ONE PUNCH!
He trained rigorously for three years to be able to achieve such a feat. Now that he has become the strongest, he now searches for an opponent that can rival his strength as being the strongest can be very boring.
Despite his wild encounters with aliens and monsters and search for a formidable foe there seems to be no one that can match his one punch strength… for now.
2. Elfen Lied
| Title | Elfen Lied |
| Author | Lynn Okamoto |
| Genre | Dark fantasy, Science Fiction |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Shueisha |
| Available since | June 6, 2002 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Chapters | 107 |
In the future, some people are born mutants. They are the new species called, “Diclonius”, similar to humans except that they have horns protruding to their foreheads and invisible telekinetic hands. You won’t miss them!
Lucy, a diclonius, escapes the facility she was experimented on, wreaking havoc in the process. Amidst her escape, she was injured and believed to be dead by the government. However, she isn’t quite dead but has developed a childlike personality named Nyuu.
She was then washed ashore, and discovered by locals, Kouta and Yuka who took her in. They are unaware of what resides within Nyuu.
1. Fist of North Star
| Title | Fist of North Star |
| Author | Tetsuo Hara, Buronson |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Shounen, Martial Arts |
| Type | Manga |
| Publisher | Shueisha |
| Available since | September 13, 1983 |
| Volumes | 27 |
| Chapters | 245 |
Famous for the line, cue the deep voice, “Omae wa mō shindeiru” ( translation: You are already dead). Before Saitama was a thing and Jojo was the male standard, there was Kenshiro, the O.G. one punch man!
Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, Kenshiro, the successor of the deadly Hokuto Shinken martial arts, dedicates his life to fending off gangs, bandits, and warlords who threaten the lives of the innocent. As scary as his opponents would look, they never stood a chance!
Conclusion
Anime can give you the best animation when it comes to fight scenes or drama but nothing can beat the experience manga can provide! From the art style to the character development, it can easily immerse you!
Did that list just pump up your spirit and be an overpowered main character yourself? Did we miss anything? Comment down below!
