Top Ten Smartest Anime Villains

1 sosuke aizen had a hand in everything bleach for much of bleach 39 s story ex captain sosuke aizen seemed downright invincible he had foolproof ingenious plans that all aimed to put him right onto the empty throne of heaven aizen 39 s brilliance shows itself in many ways

Vegapunk is arguably even smarter than judge but since it 39 s hard to classify vegapunk as a villain or a hero we 39 ll go with judge over 12k fans have voted on the 22 smartest anime villains of all time current top 3 sosuke aizen 39 bleach 39 light yagami 39 death note 39 johan liebert

Light yagami death note not just one of the smartest anime villains but also one of the smartest anime characters of all time light yagami 39 s reputation for calculated villainy is unmatched though his intention to create a more just world is arguably quite pure the tyrannical and murderous means through which he attempts to achieve this

3 johan liebert monster the third spot on our list is claimed by the monster himself johan liebert often cited as one of the greatest villains in anime history johan 39 s chilling charisma

These are some the greatest and most villainous minds that anime has to offer join watchmojo com as we count down our picks for the top 10 smarte

7 ryuk ryuk is god of death image via death note anime ryuk is a shinigami that hails from another realm he is an agent of chaos and has grown bored of it as of late so he decides to

Image via toei animation freiza is most definitely the most iconic villain in all of anime unlike other villains on this list frieza successfully hunted down groups of species and completed

10 smartest shonen anime villains ranked dragon ball z 1989 by emedo destiny published aug 30 2022 your changes have been saved email is sent email has already been sent close

Please verify your email address anime is a medium that is filled with nuance and complex character motivations that are tough to read heroes are often motivated by revenge or a desire to do good maybe be the best in the world at something but villains in anime are a different breed of evil we

Anime fact checked by anime chris over 95k fans have voted on the 350 characters on greatest anime villains of all time current top 3 madara uchiha dio brando light yagami

And even though he pulled a black zetsu on us i forgive him based on his badass levels alone 23 esdeath anime akame ga kill throughout most of the show esdeath was basically the grim reaper in a uniform because everywhere she went death would soon follow in the dozens if not hundreds

Eren yeager attack on titan some villains are borne out of necessity or desperation though that doesn t excuse their actions one bit take for example eren a k a ereh who was mostly a main protagonist in attack on titan come the latter seasons of the anime he embraced genocide

Anime fact checked by anime chris 26 more lists the bad guys of anime over 800 fans have voted on the 13 well written anime villains who are extremely compelling current top 3 johan liebert 39 monster 39 askeladd 39 vinland

55 medusa soul eater image credit bones anime is littered with bad parents but medusa manages to juggle her title as one of the worst anime moms of all time with her memorable tenure as a

Anime villains have evolved to be more interesting and complex with realistic motives and approaches to life characters like itachi uchiha sukuna and blackbeard standout as some of the best

Donquixote doflamingo one piece one piece has tons of standout characters and villains donquixote doflamingo isn t one piece 39 s main villain but he s one of the most dangerous in the series he was introduced as one of the seven warlords of the sea he has multiple names also known as the heavenly yaksha and joker

10 light killed dissenters from the shadows death note death note 39 s light yagami is perhaps the most classic example of a villain who uses intelligence to prevail whether in possession of his notebook or not he manipulated almost everyone around him barring l and his successors in many instances light will exploit the notebook 39 s

Top 10 smartest anime series villains these bad guys are way to brilliant for their own good or the good of anyone else while some villains use brute force and strength to get what they want this list covers the anime villains who get the upper hand though intelligence and deception often but not exclusively the leader of an evil group

1 intelligence doesn 39 t come with wisdom or goodness yagami light death note yagami light is notorious as one of the most intelligent anime characters ever created he 39 s also one of the medium 39 s deadliest villains and as death note reaches its 15th anniversary he 39 s still on every list for the smartest most manipulative and darkest of

3 340 votes light yagami is one of the most fascinating villains in anime history largely because he 39 s also a protagonist it 39 s hard to support light 39 s goal of slaying everyone who doesn 39 t meet his exacting moral standards but it 39 s equally difficult not to hope he succeeds after spending so much time in his head

Join us as we explore the realm of smartest anime characters these 15 smartest anime characters are legitimate geniuses light yagami death note senku ishigami dr stone karma akabane assassination classroom aquamarine hoshino oshi no ko lelouch lamperouge code geass

13 donquixote doflamingo one piece as flamboyant as his name suggests donquixote doflamingo is often noted as one of the best villains in one piece on the surface doflamingo is nonchalant

Character name japanese voice actor english voice actor dio brando takehiko koyasu patrick seitz many of the villains in jojo 39 s bizarre adventure are incredibly intelligent the antagonists in this series are exceptionally creative and malicious much to the credit of its creator author hirohiko araki

1 ainz ooal gown uses his intelligent strategic and tactical mind to get what he wants overlord ainz ooal gown is the protagonist of overlord who ends up becoming a villain back in his homeworld he was just a salaryman who loves to spend his time gaming but when he was transported into another world things drastically changed