Yo, watching the Crunchyroll Awards made me feel like I needed to start plotting world domination like Eren Yeager or Lelouch. But you know what stuck out to me?
Y’all really love watching OP main characters just… farm. Like, literally. How else do you explain Solo Leveling sweeping so many awards—and it wasn’t even Season 1!?
Anyway, let’s not waste time. Let’s talk about the Top 10 Anime with Ridiculously Overpowered Main Characters that go beyond the usual power trip.
- Dies Irae
This anime is straight-up chaos.
And no, I’m not talking about just the story pacing—though, yeah, that’s a mess too—but the energy. The MC starts off like a blank slate, but by the end? We’re talking world-ending, god-level destruction.
This guy doesn’t need spells or swords. He literally bends reality. Like, you thought Fate/Stay Night had high stakes? This one goes full Heaven’s Feel levels of insane.
But here’s the catch: the pacing is garbage, the lore is heavy, and unless you’ve played the visual novel, you’ll be lost half the time. It wants to be Evangelion meets Fate/Zero but ends up tripping over itself.
Still, if you’re here just to watch someone erase enemies like they’re flipping a light switch—this one delivers.
- Wise Man’s Grandchild
This is the kind of show that doesn’t even pretend its MC isn’t a walking nuke.
The guy gets reincarnated in a fantasy world, raised by a legendary mage, and by episode two he’s dropping spells that could wipe out nations.
It’s the most stereotypical isekai setup you can think of—dies, reborn, overpowered AF—but instead of building up, it skips straight to domination.
This dude invents new types of magic, trains entire armies, and still finds time to act clueless about social norms. Classic.
The plot? Forgettable. The romance? Barely there. But if you’re here for the power fantasy? You’ll eat this up.
- World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman
Okay, so imagine this: the main character remembers not one, but two past lives—and they both came with cheat codes.
Yeah, this anime stacks every OP trope it can find into one dude. He’s got magic, swordsmanship, reincarnation powers, and oh—he’s in a school with a harem.
It’s basically Overlord plus High School DxD.
Don’t expect deep storytelling here. The plot’s thin, the world-building is recycled, and the characters feel like they came from a template. But if you want a main character who wins with style? This one’s got you.
- Unlimited Fafnir
This one checks every “OP guy in a girl’s school” box like it’s reading from a manual.
The MC is the only male “D” (dragon-human hybrid) and rolls up to this all-girls academy like it’s just another Tuesday. And of course—he’s stronger, smarter, and calmer than everyone else.
He barely breaks a sweat in battles. But yeah… outside the fights? The show falls flat.
The girls are kinda bland, the story tries to be romantic and fails, and the drama doesn’t really land. But if you’re in it for overpowered showdowns with dragons and magic, it still delivers on that front.
- Chronos Ruler
Now this one’s actually trying something different.
Instead of swords or spells, the main guy—Victor—controls time.
Freeze time, rewind time, fast-forward time—he does it all. It’s like JoJo meets Re\:Zero with a clock-themed twist.
The concept’s cool: every battle is a time-based puzzle. But the writing? Meh. The fights sometimes get bogged down with way too much talking, and the animation doesn’t always live up to the hype of the powers.
Still, when Victor pulls off those clutch time resets? Pure hype.
- Plunderer
If you’re expecting subtlety here, forget it.
This show’s got a pervy goofball MC who turns into a battlefield monster the second things get serious.
In a world where everyone has a “count” tied to their worth, this dude’s number is in the tens of thousands. Basically, no one stands a chance. He’s from a lost era, and his powers are basically cheat codes from a game nobody else has played.
The show? It’s messy. But fun. Don’t come here for logic—come here for pure anime nonsense and power flexes.
- The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
This one’s for the big-brain anime fans.
The battles aren’t with swords or fireballs—they’re economic. Yes, really.
The main character starts as a regular college dude, but gets pulled into a world where money is literally power, and financial deals are fought like battles.
He evolves fast. Like, scary fast. By the end, he’s bending the entire financial system to his will.
It’s a cool idea, but yeah—if you blink, you might miss something. The metaphors are thick, and the pacing can get weird. Still, it’s one of the more unique takes on the OP protagonist trope.
- Gun x Sword
You like revenge arcs? Buckle up.
Van (yes, that’s really his name) is a dude with a sword, a gun, and zero chill.
He’s on a mission to track down someone, and he’s not taking prisoners.
The fights are sick—he’s quick, precise, and lethal. But when he brings out his mecha? Game over. He doesn’t even fight—he just erases opponents.
The tone’s a bit all over the place—sometimes it’s dark and serious, other times it tries to be goofy—but if you’re into lone-wolf vengeance stories, this one’s worth your time.
- The Unlimited: Hyoubu Kyousuke
This guy’s a psychic, a criminal, a revolutionary—and an absolute unit.
From the moment he shows up, you know he’s not messing around.
He controls minds, energy, barriers—you name it. And he does it all while barely lifting a finger.
This is a spin-off, but honestly? It hits harder than the original. The tone is sharper, the style’s cooler, and Hyoubu doesn’t play around. He’s not here to make friends—he’s here to flip the system.
- The King’s Avatar
Forget magic. Forget reincarnation. This guy is just better than everyone.
Ye Xiu is a pro gamer at the top of his game—and when he gets kicked from his team, he starts over from scratch. But even without gear or reputation, he dominates with sheer skill.
No hacks. No lucky breaks. Just experience, strategy, and mechanical godhood.
It’s one of the few MMO-based anime that actually feels grounded. The story? Kinda dry. Not super emotional. But the matches? Chef’s kiss.