Updated May 11, 2024 by testing

They say don’t judge a book by its cover. But in the world of anime, insanely overpowered characters are looked down upon and disregarded first. However, these ostracized characters prove to be secretly extremely overpowered. So today, we’re going to be talking about some of the best anime where the main character is overpowered but underestimated. Are you guys excited? Let’s get started!

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OVERPOWERED CHARACTERS BUT UNDERESTIMATED

 

25. Btooom! 

Title	Btooom!
Genre	Action, Sci-Fi!
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2012
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Ryouta is a 22-year-old unemployed guy who is good at nothing but playing an online game named Btooom which is extremely popular among the masses. Ryouta’s skills have earned him the title of the top player in Japan. One day, Ryouta finds himself in the game he loved so much. The game world has become a terrifying reality. Now, he must compete with other players who are ready to give their all in order to survive. The one who kills seven other players will be able to return home!

 

24. Noragami

Title	Noragami
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Bones
Premiered	2014
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Noragami tells us the story of the self-proclaimed god of Calamity named Yato. He’s not really popular and has no followers or even a shrine. On top of that, his Regalia is also sick of him and has left him. Yato is all depressed when a girl named Hyori saves him by getting a hit on him. Now, Hyori’s soul hangs loosely from her body. She blames Yato for it and tells him to fix her soul. Yato reveals that he needs a Regalia in order to do that. Hyori decides to help him find a Regalia for him so that he could fix her soul. But Yato is not an easy person to be with 24/7. He will definitely test Hyori’s patience. 

 

23. Food Wars

Title	Food Wars
Genre	Gourmet
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	J.C Staff
Premiered	2015
Duration	25 minutes per episode

Souma Yukihira always wanted to beat his father in a  cooking competition. Why? Because he wanted to take over the family diner. However, Souma is shocked to learn that his father is shutting down the family business and sending him to a cooking school. He’s sent to the Totsuki Academy which is not an ordinary academy in any way. This elite academy is full of talented chefs who will prove to everyone that they’re better than the rest. Souma is also determined to prove his wit and defeat all the snobs in the academy. 

 

22. Kuroko no Basket

 

Title	Kuroko’s Basketball
Genre	Sports
Type	TV
Episodes	25
Studios	Production I.G
Premiered	2012
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Kuroko no Basket tells us the story of the “Generation of Miracles” that included 5 basketball players who had made their name in the world of school basketball. However, there was another sixth player called the “phantom”. And his name is Kuroko. All these prodigies went to different schools and joined different teams. Kuroko has joined the Seirin High school basketball teams and with the help of Taiga Kagami, he will prove everyone wrong about him. 

 

21. Ben-To

Title	Ben-To
Genre	Action, Comedy
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	David Production
Premiered	2011
Duration	24 minutes per episode

You Satou found himself badly injured with no memory of what happened to him. He only remembered that he was out to get a bento lunchbox from the supermarket. He also happened to have strange encounters that day and was warned not to go near that store. But he ignores all the warnings and returns to the store at night again to get dinner. However, he finds himself in the kind of world where getting a lunchbox at half price becomes a matter of life and death because everyone wants to get their hands on it before it gets sold out. 

 

20. Tomodachi Game

Title	Tomodachi Game
Genre	Drama, Psychological
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Okurutu Noboru
Premiered	2022
Duration	22 minutes per episode

Katagiri Yuichi is the kind of person who values friendship above everything else because he was taught to do so. He lives a peaceful and fulfilling life with his friends named Sawagiri Shiho, Mikasa Tenji, Shibe Makoto, and Kokorogi Yutori. However, their lives turn upside down when they are dragged into a strange debt repayment game. The game is named the “Tomodachi Game”. In order to clear that game, the friends must trust each other and must not betray each other. But when circumstances become hard, will these friends stab each other’s backs and get away safely?

 

19. Assassination Classroom

Title	Assassination Classroom
Genre	Action, Comedy
Type	TV
Episodes	22
Studios	Lerche
Premiered	2015
Duration	23 minutes per episode

The Earth is in danger. An alien named Koro-sensei has taken over a school and has given it a year’s time to kill him. Otherwise, he’ll destroy the entire Earth. He becomes the new homeroom teacher of class 3-E and teaches them ways to kill him. But that class is unable to kill Koro-sensei no matter how many times they try. Will the students of that class be able to kill Koro-sensei and save Earth from destruction?

 

18. Trinity Seven

Title	Trinity Seven
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Seven Arcs Pictures
Premiered	2014
Duration	24 minutes per episode

The Biblia Academy is ruled by seven girls who are given the seven deadly sins including Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony and Lust. Arata Kasuga is a boy who is determined to get his world back from them. The Collapse Phenomenon took away his cousin from him. He comes to the Biblia Academy in order to look for his cousin and also understand the mystery behind the Collapse Phenomenon. How will he handle all these beauties who are extremely powerful and see him as nothing more than a toy to play with? 

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17. Darwin’s Game

Title	Darwin’s Game
Genre	Action, Mystery
Type	TV
Episodes	11
Studios	Nexus
Premiered	2020
Duration	26 minutes per episode

Darwin’s Game tells us the story of an ordinary high school student named Kaname Sudo who gets a mysterious email to check out an app called the “Darwin’s Game”. As he launches the game, he is drawn inside the game in which players fight each other using superpowers called Sigils. Without knowing how to use his superpowers, will Kaname survive this strange world of Darwin’s game?

 

16. Classroom of the Elite

Title	Classroom of the Elite
Genre	Psychological
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Lerche
Premiered	2017
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Senior High School is said to have a 100% employment rate of its students. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka is one such student who gets enrolled at this school and purposefully ends up in Class 1-D. He doesn’t show it but he’s exceptionally smart and tends to avoid unnecessary attention. However, he finds himself entangled in various issues involving his classmates whom he only saw as tools and nothing else. Will he go out of his way to help them or stay in the shadows?

 

15. My Hero Academia

Title	My Hero Academia
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	113
Studios	Bones
Premiered	2016
Duration	24 minutes per episode

My Hero Academia is a story of a guy named Izuku Midoriya who was born with no superpowers in a world full of people having those superpowers. The superpowers are named quirks. He was a huge fan of the no. 1 hero, All Might, and wanted to become just like him. But to his dismay, he had no quirk. However, fate let him meet All Might and he transferred his quirk in Midoriya. Now, Midoriya has the chance to become the no.1 hero. He enrolls at the U.A. High Academy and starts his training to become the pro-hero he always wanted to be. 

 

14. Chivalry of a Failed Knight

Title	Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	SILVER LINK, Nexus
Premiered	2015
Duration	23 minutes per episode

This anime introduces us to Blazers, the people who are able to create weapons using their souls. Ikki Kurogane is one such Blazer who had enrolled himself at the Hagun Academy where his powers are disregarded and he’s considered to be weak. His peers had named him the “Worst One”. However, one day, an A-Rank Blazer named Princess Stella Vermillion transfers to Hagun Academy and challenges Ikki to a duel. The loser must obey the winner for the rest of his/her life. Who will win the battle?

 

13. The Misfit of the Demon King Academy

Title	The Misfit of the Demon King Academy
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	13
Studios	SILVERLINK
Premiered	2020
Duration	23 minutes per episode

The Misfit of the Demon King Academy tells us the story of a fearsome Demon Lord named Anos Voldigord. But he became bored of his life as a ruler and wanted to live a peaceful life now. He reincarnated himself 2000 years later and saw his descendants to be extremely weak and not proficient with magic. He enters the Demon King Academy where his peers could not digest how powerful he was and branded him a misfit. 

 

12. The Irregular at Magic High School

Title	The Irregular at Magic High School
Genre	Action, Romance
Type	TV
Episodes	26
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2014
Duration	23 minutes per episode

The Irregular at Magic High School takes us to the year 2095. The world has developed in terms of magic and everybody can use it now for whatever they want. Enter siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba who are ready to start their first year at the First Magic High School of Japan. But the school makes Tatsuya take Course 2 and his sister Course 1. That’s exactly the start of all the trouble at school. 

 

10. Akame ga Kill

Title	Akame ga Kill
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	White Fox
Premiered	2014
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Tatsumi is a young and ambitious boy who wants to save his poverty-stricken village and travels all the way to the Empire to find some work. As soon as he gets to the Empire, he meets an assassin group named the Night Raid. Tatsumi joins the Night Raid not knowing what fate has for him in the future. One by one, he meets tragedy after tragedy. That’s when he gets determined to get his revenge on all of those who did him dirty. 

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9. Vinland Saga

Title	Vinland Saga
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	24
Studios	Wit Studios
Premiered	2019
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Vinland is a story about revenge. Thorfinn’s father was wrongfully killed by a Viking named Askeladd. He decided to follow him everywhere until he could take revenge on him. Whenever Thorfinn tried to attack Askeladd, he failed to kill him. Will Thorfin never be able to take his revenge on Askeladd? 

 

8. Hunter x Hunter 

Title	Hunter x Hunter
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	148
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2011
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Gon Freecs is a young boy who aspires to become a Hunter in order to look for his missing father named Ging. in order to achieve his goal, he takes part in the Hunter exam. The exam is full of tough tests. During the exam, Gon comes across Kurapika, Leorio, and Killua. Together, they aspire to become the strongest and help each other achieve their individual goals. 

 

7. Tokyo Ghoul

 

Title	Tokyo Ghoul
Genre	Action, Supernatural
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Pierrot
Premiered	2014
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Kaneki Ken is a timid guy who loves reading books. One day, he comes across a beautiful girl named Rize Kamishiro and falls in love with her. However, Rize is not a human but a ghoul. She attacks Kaneki but Kaneki is saved by another ghoul named Touka. Now, in order to save Kaneki, the doctors give Kaneki the organs of Rize, turning him into a half-ghoul. Kaneki must hide his identity from the world because humans are not very fond of ghouls. 

 

6. One Piece

Title	One Piece
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	Unknown
Studios	Toei Animation
Premiered	1999
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Gol D Roger was the strongest and the richest pirate until he was executed. He revealed to the world that he had his treasure hidden somewhere in the Grand Line before getting executed. Monkey D Luffy is one of those people who wants to look for the treasure named One Piece. He also wanted to become the Pirate King. Along the way, he meets a lot of people whom he could call his nakama. Will he be able to find the One Piece with the help of his nakama?

 

5. Attack on Titan

Title	Attack on Titan
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	86
Studios	Wit Studio
Premiered	2013

Humanity has been forced to live inside the walls because of the presence of flesh-hungry titans. They thought they were safe inside the walls. However, one day, a huge titan kicked a hole in one of the walls, allowing the titans to infiltrate humans’ safe haven. Eren Jaeger was one such guy whose mother became the victim of one of the titans. That’s when he decided to join the Survey Corps and put an end to the titans once and for all. But his journey is not going to be easy at all. 

 

4. Black Clover

Title	Black Clover
Genre	Comedy, Action
Type	TV
Episodes	170
Studios	Pierrot
Premiered	2017
Duration	23 minutes per episode

Asta was born into a  world where people get magic abilities in the form of grimoires that are bestowed upon them at a certain age. However, Asta doesn’t receive any grimoire while his friends do. But he got his rare five-leaf clover when he was protecting his friend, Yuno. After that, both Asta and Yuno travel to the Kingdom because they have their eyes set on becoming the next Wizard King. Who will become the next Wizard King? Nobody knows. 

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3. Naruto

 

Title	Naruto
Genre	Action, Adventure
Type	TV
Episodes	500
Studios	Pierrot
Premiered	2007
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Naruto is a truly powerful guy with lots of power hidden inside of him. But his peers often make fun of him and take him for granted. He dreams of becoming the next Hokage and the leader of his village. However, he’s unable to perform even the most basic ninja techniques. He teams up with Sasuke and Sakura. Under their team leader Kakashi, the three of them will work hard in order to become the best ninjas ever. 

 

2. One Punch Man

Title	One Punch Man
Genre	Action, Comedy
Type	TV
Episodes	12
Studios	Madhouse
Premiered	2015
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Saitama is an extremely overpowered guy who wanted to become a superhero just for fun. That’s why, when Genos suggested to him that they should apply to become heroes at the Hero Association, Saitama agreed. Saitama is able to take out any opponent with only his punch and doesn’t feel excited while battling with anyone. Nobody knows that it’s Saitama who is taking out strong villains. Will Saitama ever be able to find a villain who will genuinely excite him?

 

1. The Rising of the Shield Hero

Title	The Rising of the Shield Hero
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Type	TV
Episodes	25
Studios	Kinema Citrus
Premiered	2019
Duration	24 minutes per episode

Naofumi Iwatani is an average college boy who gets summoned to another world along with three other guys. All of them are summoned to that fantasy world as four cardinal heroes. While the other three get amazing weapons, Naofumi is given a shield. On top of that, he was accused of wrongfully by the princess of the Kingdom of harassment. He’s banished by the kingdom and he must start from zero now. He forms a party with a demi-human named Raphtalia and an adorable filolial named Filo. Together, they will start their journey and get through every trial thrown at them by fate. 

 

Conclusion

That is it for our blog about some of the best anime about an overpowered main character who is underestimated. Comment down below your favorite anime from this list. We’ll come back with more recommendation blogs. See you guys at the next one!