The 14 Greatest Anime Swordsmen of All Time
Three swords, a reversed blade, a slab of iron too heavy to swing twice: anime keeps finding new ways to put a sword in someone's hands. Who is the best of them with one?
1Roronoa ZoroOne Piece: three swords, one of them held in his teeth, and one ambition.
2Ichigo KurosakiBleach: a sword the size of a door, and a second form for it.
3Sasuke UchihaNaruto: a lightning-charged blade in a series that mostly throws jutsu.
4GutsBerserk: a slab of iron too big to be called a sword.
5Levi AckermanAttack on Titan: twin blades and gas-powered geometry.
6MugenSamurai Champloo: breakdancing footwork with a sword attached.
7Giyu TomiokaDemon Slayer: Water Breathing, done with less noise than anyone else.
8Kenpachi ZarakiBleach: a captain who fights badly on purpose to make it last.
9MihawkOne Piece: the title-holder everyone else is measured against.
10Afro SamuraiAfro Samurai: the number two headband, and everyone coming for it.
11Zenitsu AgatsumaDemon Slayer: one technique, executed asleep, better than anyone awake.
12Zabuza MomochiNaruto: the Demon of the Hidden Mist, and the series' first real loss.
13Byakuya KuchikiBleach: a thousand blade fragments and the manners to match.
14Shishio MakotoRurouni Kenshin: a swordsman whose blade heats up as he fights.
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Zoro holds his third sword in his teeth and Guts carries one too heavy to swing twice. Only one franchise sends its own hero: https://youpick.best/articles/one-piece-vs-naruto-vs-bleach-ranked
A series about swords sends two names here and neither is the lead: the Water Hashira, and the one who is asleep for his best work: https://youpick.best/articles/demon-slayer-ranked-many-ways
