The Shonen anime genre puts a lot of emphasis on battle and combat, which shows how integral the idea of combat is to the genre as a whole. So naturally, those franchises that belong to this anime subgenre have demonstrated incredibly strong techniques throughout their run.
As this trend tends to go in the genre, there are some techniques that are much stronger than others and often belong to the strongest character in the series. So in this article, we will go through the most powerful finishing moves in the Shonen anime genre that can end the entire fight with just one use.
The 7 Worst Characters in Anime, Ranked
Anime is no stranger to incredibly nasty and villainous enemies, so let's go through the worst of them.
Zanka no Tachi is Yamamoto's legendary Bankai
anime: Bleach
As the offensively strongest Bankai in the whole Bleach series, Yamamoto's Ultimate Attack is the pinnacle of the Fire Zanpakuto. This Bankai allows Yamamoto's sword to burn at 15 million degrees, making it so incredibly hot that it doesn't even burn its target, it just flattens it into nothingness. Although the fire wasn't used in combat, it was so hot that it could be seen completely drying out all of Soul Society, and a simple touch was enough to create a massive crack in the ground.
United States Of Smash Is A High Power Attack
anime: My Hero Academia
The United States of Smash is the most powerful technique in All Might's arsenal and the most powerful application of the One For All Quirk. Gathering all of his energy and concentrating it into a single fist, All Might unleashes the most powerful smash attack in the entire series, the power of which is so astronomical that it leaves a huge crater around the user and even creates a small tornado of wind. When All Might used it, it took everything out of him.
Night Guy Almost Killed God
anime: Naruto
When he faced the wrath of Madara's final form, the entire Shinobi Alliance could not face him due to his resistance to almost all types of Jutsu. However, seeing how Taijutsu was one of his only weaknesses, Guy opened the Eighth Gate of Death, using which he unleashed his ultimate attack; Night Guy, which almost killed Madara and made him admit that Guy was the only one since Hashirama to start him like that. If Night Guy wasn't so demanding, reusing it on Madara might have killed him.
Arrange the covers in the correct US release order.
Start
Arrange the covers in the correct US release order.
Easy (5) Medium (7) Hard (10)
Bajrang Gun dwarfed the entire island
anime: One piece
One piece is not a series that is known for its insanely powerful offensive attacks. However, despite this, Luffy's Bajrang Gun remains the most powerful attack we've ever seen in the series. With Gear 5 allowing Luffy to inflate his fist to titanic proportions making it bigger than Onigashima and covering it with Advanced Armament Haki, he was able to shoot down the fist that destroyed the island and sent Kaido straight down into the depths of Wano.
Domain extension is an instant win
anime: Jujutsu Kaisen
Energy system Jujutsu Kaisen the franchise is one of the best in anime and its domain expansions are the highlight. These are the most powerful techniques in the entire series that can only be used by the strongest wizards and when used in any battle situation they usually mean a guaranteed win for whoever uses them. Many domain extensions try to be the strongest, but no matter who uses them, they will almost certainly win the match whenever they do.
Saitama's Serious Punch can destroy planets
anime: One Punch Man
From this point on, the power scaling goes up many notches, with Saitama's Serious Punch being a perfect example of this. Defined by his unparalleled strength, Saitama has the ability to end every single fight he's ever had with a single Serious Strike, even though most enemies can't withstand even his normal strikes. Throughout the series, Saitama has eliminated galactic-level threats and destroyed entire planets with a single Serious Punch, making him one of the strongest characters in anime.
The 6 Darkest Dragon Ball Moments That Came Out of Nowhere
While Dragon Ball is generally a light-hearted story, there have been some unexpectedly dark moments over the years.
The break of the Super Tengen Toppa Giga drill is insanely large
anime: Gurren Lagann
The mech anime finally changed the scale in the final battle against the Anti-Spiral. While the Giga Drill Break that was used in this battle is practically similar to all the other versions, the reason why it is so insanely powerful is because of its massive scale, as its size and final battle components are thousands of times larger than entire universes. Because of this, the Giga Drill Break used in the ultimate clash is enough to end the entire reality.
Hakai Is the Power to erase things from existence
anime: Dragon Ball Super
The greatest strength of all Dragon Ball franchise is Hakai because it is the signature technique of the Gods of Destruction of the Multiverse. It's also the easiest to understand, as destroyers can use it to completely erase objects from existence, whether they're as small as a pebble or as large as a planet. To make it even more overpowering, Beerus has been shown to wipe out conceptual and intangible beings as well. The most powerful version of the technique is believed to be Grand Zeno's, which effortlessly wiped out the entire universe, making it arguably the most powerful technique in the entire anime.
Gold Experience Requiem is the greatest ability of all
anime: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 5: Golden Wind
Gold Experience was a remarkably powerful Stand on its own, but its awakened form through Requiem Arrow made it the most powerful ability ever. Although not an “attack” in the traditional sense, Gold Experience Requiem can essentially take any attack used against the user and return it to zero, essentially giving them control over causality itself and protecting them from any damage. Not only that, but the GER also sends the attacker into an endless death loop where they are trapped in endless scenarios of dying in various ways that span across all of reality, making it perhaps the most over-the-top thing in anime.
