Bombs are weapons of absolute destruction in shonen anime. Several characters use bombs as their signature weapon to blast away at their opponents, while others destroy cities and battlefields with their wide range of destruction. Instead of using guns or swords, they prefer to use bombs in creative but deadly ways to fight.
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Over the years, many powerful characters have demonstrated their expertise in using bombs in shonen anime. From calculating bomb experts who can detonate multiple bombs at once to those who can literally turn their bodies into bombs, here's a look at strongest bomb users in shonen anime.
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Chainsaw Man's The Reze Arc the film is named after Rez, the bomb devil himself. She is the primary antagonist of the Reze Arc, able to manipulate and harm Denji with her tantalizing beauty and deadly explosions. She is an exceptional assassin working for the Soviet Union to steal the elusive heart of Chainsaw Man.
As a bomb fiend, Reze can easily unleash a barrage of explosions with the snap of his finger. When in serious combat, she pulls a pin around her neck and transforms into her hybrid form, in which her head literally becomes an atomic bomb. She can detonate her entire body and use her parts to launch several explosions at her opponents without getting hurt.
Karas
Team Toguro's Karasu is also a bomb expert. He uses his demonic energy to create any type of bomb he desires, be it a normal or a demonic grenade. He can even manipulate his grenades in the air, controlling them like drones that relentlessly seek out his targets. He can also plant them on the ground to act as landmines and bear traps that could immobilize his opponents before they explode.
Most notably, when Karasu takes off his iconic mask, his hair changes from black to blonde, a clear sign that he is reaching the peak of his demonic power. As long as his hair remains blonde, he can detonate his body repeatedly without dying in the process. The greater his demonic energy, the longer he can continue to explode his entire body.
Mr. 5
Mr. 5 is very popular among them One piece fans for his Boma-Boma devil fruit and his previous allegiance to Baroque works. He has an incredibly powerful Devil Fruit ability that allows him to turn every part of his body, including his secretions, into a bomb. Perhaps the most popular application of Mr. 5's devil fruit ability is his exploding rioters, which he often uses to fight.
Additionally, Mr. 5 wields a revolver with bullets made from his breath. He simply blows air into the gun's chamber to reload it, but must fire quickly before the breath bullets dissipate. While the Bomu-Bomu Devil Fruit has strong potential, the misuse of Mr. 5 slows it down.
Deidara
IN NarutoDeidara has one of the most unique Explosion Release kekkei genkai that has earned him the respect of Pain himself and solo wins against Gaara and Isoba. He simply uses clay to create various explosive structures, whether microscopic or gigantic.
One of Deidara's most powerful clay statues is C4, which he developed to counter Itachi Uchiha's sharing and genjutsu. This technique allows him to create a clay doll that explodes into countless microscopic bombs capable of penetrating the human body and destroying it from the inside out until it turns to dust. Like every other bomb user on this list, Deidara can turn his body into a bomb.
Genthra
Gon and Killua found a tough opponent in Genthru, the main antagonist of the Greed Island Arc. He is the renowned leader of the Bombers Group, capable of causing massive explosions to his enemies with his conjuring techniques. He also has a nasty personality as he likes to kill others without hesitation.
Genthru is a sorcerer, but his “Countdown” (Sound of Life) technique combines incantation with emissions and manipulation. This allows him to place bombs on his targets and detonate them remotely when the countdown reaches zero. Up close, “Little Flower” allows him to launch devastating palm blasts that rip through his opponent's body.
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Jackal
While most of the characters in Fairy Tail use magic, Jackal is a powerful curse user. His curse is known as the Bomb Curse, which gives him explosive abilities to deal lethal damage to his opponents. Interestingly, he also believes that the curse is much better than magic.
From blowing up surfaces and generating massive waves of explosions to trapping targets inside an explosive ball and blasting anyone who touches it, the Jackal is an absolute force of destruction.
Additionally, Jackal is an Ethereal Demon, meaning he is naturally gifted with superior strength, speed, and endurance. He can also transform into a full werewolf to further enhance his fighting abilities.
Yoshikage Kira
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Anime: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Yoshikage Kira is a deranged serial killer with a powerful and explosive Stand in JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable. The Killer Queen, Kira's Stand, is renowned for her ability to use different types of bombs to cause explosions on Kira's targets in the most unimaginable ways possible. Armed with three different bomb types, Kira has multiple options for blowing up her targets.
Killer Queen is also a powerful melee Stand, though weaker than Jotaro's Star Platinum and Josuke's Crazy Diamond. Ironically, Kira wants to live a quiet and peaceful life, but his Stand's explosive ability is one of the most glaring.
Hayato Gokudera
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Anime: Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Hitman Reborn introduced shonen fans to Hayato Gokudera, the series' dynamite specialist. He is the tenth generation Storm Guardian of the infamous Vongola family, the most influential and powerful mafia clan in all of Italy.
Hayato specializes in using dynamite, throwing multiple explosives at his opponents every time he fights. It has a wide collection of dynamites, each designed for different levels of impact and destruction. In addition to Hayato's dynamite, he also uses the flame arrows provided by his box weapon.
Katsuki Bakugo
Ignoring Bombshell Hero in this list would be a crime, as Katsuki Bakugo has an extremely powerful explosion in My Hero Academia that allows him to produce powerful explosive blasts from the sweat of his palms. His sweat contains properties similar to nitroglycerin and becomes highly volatile when blasted by Bakugo.
Katsuki Bakugo needs no introduction. As Izuku Midoriya's fiercest rival, his explosive wit is far superior to most jokes in the series. Its special applications vary, from large-scale destructive blasts to rapid explosions to speed boosts by explosive propulsion; Bakugo is in complete control of his wit.
Goku's son
Dragon Ball is home to some of the most powerful anime characters of all time, with Son Goku being the most popular of them all. While Goku thrills fans with his many Super Saiyan forms, one of his ultimate moves, the Spirit Bomb, never fails to gather energy from around the world in the most dramatic and exciting way possible.
To use the Spirit Bomb, Son Goku raises his hands to gather energy from the world, including its inhabitants and those willing to lend him their energy. While it takes time to build up the huge ball of energy, once fully charged the Spirit Bomb becomes devastating, as shown when Goku destroyed Kid Buu with the Super Spirit Bomb.
