The talks about powerful and strong characters happen every now and then. We have all seen and heard about powerful male characters like Naruto, Goku, and many more, but the thing that is common about them is they are all male.
It is no surprise when we see ripped men shown as powerful characters. But, this is the correct time for us to show off our female characters and how they are no less than powerful male characters. Without any further ado, let us look at some of our picks of powerful anime female characters, which will leave you shocked and wanting more.
1. Yuuki Asuna
Among 10,000 other players, when Yuuki Asuna got trapped in the world’s biggest VR game, it was her time to shine. She is already one of the strongest members when we are introduced to her. She was strong, agile, and fast.
Her desperation to get out of the game was so intense that she fought non-stop until she got exhausted enough for her body to give out. But, on being teamed up with Kirito, we watch as they become unstoppable.
- Show: Sword Art Online
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
2. Kagura
Daughter to a famous alien hunter, Kagura has had a natural gift for survival and fighting. One might even say so. It’s been said if she loosened up more, she could have been the strongest in the Yato Tribe, which goes to show that she is one of the most powerful female characters.
Every character has their own special trick that only they can do. Kagura’s special trick was catching bullets with her mouth. To go on about her strength, she once even killed an enemy with just one move where she impaled his shoulder.
- Show: Gintama
- IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
3. Sakura Kinomoto
When a job was given to Sakura entrusted by the one and only great magician, Clow Reed, to find and seal all the power cards, once she captured those said cards, they were hers. By the end of the series, Sakura had 52 cards in total, which gave her immense power.
While teens her age would be terrified of everything, Sakura was a girl who was always ready to face challenges and even became more powerful than the greatest magician himself. Sakura was powerful with or without those cards, as she could still sense that magical presence and predict the future among many other powers.
- Show: Cardcaptor Sakura
- IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
4. Tsunade
A character that is not just politically powerful but also very strong and intelligent. Tsunade is one of the first Hokage’s descendants and is very strong. Her special trick is that she can use her chakra, which grants her incredible powers that make her even more powerful than she already is.
- Show: Naruto
- IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
5. Aoi Kuneida
The leader of the Red Tails gang, Aoi, is the strongest woman around. She is just 17 years old, but she is one of the strongest women you will see. She is a very skilled martial artist with insane stamina, strength, and fabulous sword skills.
Her sword is unlike any ordinary sword you may have seen around. Aoi prefers to use wooden swords that she handles in an astonishing way, along with slicing anything using them. But what is even more remarkable about her is that she can basically do it with anything, be it an umbrella or her bare hands.
- Show: Beelzebub
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
6. Ochako Uraraka
We have seen all types of characters, from weird to quirky, despite being wonderful in My Hero Academia. Ochako Uraraka is one of that very characters with her own quirk; with a single touch, she can annul the effects of gravity. It can be a person or an object both.
But you shouldn’t consider her weak because even without her zero-gravity quirk, she can still fight with her martial art skills.
- Show: My Hero Academia
- IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
7. Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, or Usagi Tsukino, is an average high school student. Sailor Moon is her alter ego where. She is the leader of the Sailor Senshi, a superhero band that guards Earth against all the evil that comes its way.
Just like her name suggests, all her powers are lunar-powered, hence the name moon, which includes sound, healing, and the strongest of all, love. Sailor Moon is the only one who can use the silver crystal, which is the strongest thing ever that could basically revive worlds. She is also the only person who is immune to turning evil.
- Show: Sailor Moon
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
8. Boa Hancock
The list cannot move forward without the mention of Boa Hancock. She is the head of not only the army but also the island. Boa is so strong and a deadly pirate that even the government does not stop her from doing what she wants.
One of her deadly powers is that she can turn anyone who finds her attractive into stone, just like Medusa, but if that wasn’t enough for her to be powerful, she could also knock people out with her sheer force of will.
9. Major Motoko Kusanagi
Ghost in the Shell is a 1995 sci-fi anime movie. In this, our protagonist, Major Motoko Kusanagi, is the most mechanized out of all section 9 members. She is one of the only ones that are close to the real thing, with her brain and spinal cord being the only real thing left.
She is a cyber brain specialist who can hack into cyber brains, swap herself into different hosts and do a lot more. She is physically fast, too, being able to jump between all the buildings and can turn herself invisible too.
- Show: Ghost in the Shell Movie
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll
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10. Homura Akemi
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is an anime that brings out the dark sides of this genre. With that being said, it has some of the most powerful spell-casters, like Homura Akemi, a teenage girl with great power. She has a small shield around her wrist, but you must not underestimate that shield because it acts like a time manipulation device which gives her one of the strongest power of pausing and reversal of time.
Not only this, but she can also make people immune to effects by touching them. Her shield not only manipulates time but also has a lot of weapons like guns, rocket launchers, etc., for her to be able to use anytime.
- Show: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
11. Tatsumaki
One Punch Man is an anime, just like its name suggests, about a superhero that can take anyone out with just a single punch. This further meant that all the other characters needed to be really good to be able to come to the superhero’s level.
Tatsumaki is definitely one of the contenders who come up to that level with her power. She can create psychic barriers and also pick and throw things, along with being able to inflict pain on whoever is against her during a fight without even touching them.
- Show: One Punch Man
- IMDb Rating: 8.7/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
12. Genkai
This anime will keep you on the edge of your seat with all the unexpected twists, even on the most common things. Genkai is the one girl among all the boys, and we follow her story and see when she realizes that she cannot hang out with all the boys because she is better than them all.
She is not the main character but is a notable character as she is the one who taught the main character the uniquely special spirit wave technique that was the strongest rebuttal during the Dark Tournament arc. Genkai’s Spirit Wave technique made it possible for her to become a B-ranked fighter among all others and even gave her the ability to reduce her age to fight for an even longer time.
- Show: Yu Yu Hakusho
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
- Where to watch: Hulu, Netflix, and Crunchyroll.
13. Nobara Kugisaki
If you thought this list could move forward without mentioning one of the strongest and most powerful female characters in Jujutsu Kaisen, you would be wrong. Nobara is a first-year student at Jujutsu high school. She is a confident sorcerer and a member of the main trio alongside Yuji and Megumi.
She may not be physically strong, but she has a lot of cursed energy and her special technique called the straw doll technique. Nobara is also a fearless fighter that did not hesitate to stab her own arm to counter her enemies when she, alongside Yuji, is in a fight with a special-grade enemy. Itadori would have lost the fight if it wasn’t for Nobara’s technique and braveness.
- Show: Jujutsu Kaisen
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
14. Maki Zenin
Maki is a second-year sorcerer at Jujutsu High School. Although she was an outcast in her family as she could not see cursed spirits like others. But that does not reflect her ability and power as a sorcerer. She is a cursed weapon expert and can wield multiple cursed tools very skillfully. She is physically strong, too, and can even catch bullets with her bare hand.
- Show: Jujutsu Kaisen
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
15. Rayo Kirnui
Rayo Kiruin, CEO of Revocs Corporation, is the first human to ever get infused with Life Fibers, which makes her very powerful, even more than people who are armored up. Her skills make her stronger than even wolverine, one time where she recovered her head back in no time just after losing it.
One of her best skills is “Mind Stitching,” where she can stew Life Fibers into people’s brains and make them work like her puppets, along with also being able to fly.
- Show: Kill La Kill
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
16. Big Mom
Big Mom is from one of the legendary emperors of One Piece. Big Mom or Charlotte Linlin is yet another powerful character that can manipulate any item, be it living or non-living, by transferring a human soul inside of it. She can control whatever she wants to with this. Not only this, but Big Mom can also control the weather, which just shows how powerful she is.
- Show: One Piece
- IMDb Rating: 8.9/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
17. Lisa Lisa
Lisa became a master at Ripple technique, which was a martial art technique that focused on controlling breathing and the blood flow throughout the body to create energy. She taught her son Joseph this ripple technique to use in the war against the pillar men.
Although one might argue that she is not the one who defeats those Pillar Men, it is to not be ignored that she is the one who taught her son to learn this technique and is still noted to be way more powerful than her son at the technique.
- Show: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
- Where to watch: Netflix and Crunchyroll.
18. Shihouin Yoruichi
Now, Bleach is a show that is filled with many powerful characters, but we will be talking about Shihouin Yoruichi here. She had been living as a cat in the human world for many, many years. Yoruichi is a master of many fighting techniques like Hoho, Kido, and many more that she made up herself as well.
She is extremely good at hand-to-hand combat and is known for her agility. She defeats her enemies immediately because she moves that fast. Along with that, her use of lightning is another amazing power.
- Show: Bleach
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Where to watch: Netflix and Crunchyroll.
19. Android 18
There is no doubt that Saiyan is the strongest in Dragon Ball Z, but Android 18 has also proven her power again and again. Just like many others, Android 18 is a robotic fighter. Her strength can do incredible things like throwing big vehicles, smashing swords, breaking handcuffs, and much more.
Something that sets her apart is that she has an unlimited supply of her energy that doesn’t need any time to fill back up, which comes in very handy while fighting.
- Show: Dragon Ball Z
- IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
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20. Leonmichelli Galette des Rois
As the ruler of the country of Galette, Princess Leo attacks the Republic of Biscotti, and you can notice how powerful she is when even Biscotti is forced to ask for help and summon outsiders to defeat her because he cannot take her on all his own. She remains one of the strong opponents who can fight fiercely.
- Show: Dog Days
- IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
21. Setsuno
Now this anime character is different from the rest on the list but no less powerful. Setsuno proves that the elderly are not to be taken lightly and that it goes both ways for either gender. Setsuno is an elderly, over 500-year-old that is, gourmet chef ranked in the world’s top five.
She is not only an amazing chef but is also a very savvy businesswoman, but that does not stop her from hunting all the beasts. One of her most memorable and amazing tricks is being able to microwave her opponents by heating the air around them.
- Show: Toriko
- IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
22. Saber
Talking about Saber now means people questioning which one, but for this list, we have taken Saber from the Fate/Stay Night series rather than the Holy Grail Wars one. She is yet another strong and powerful female character that we should not be ignoring.
Saber has an invisible sword with her that she can wield and use for both long- and short-range fights. Her power and talent should not be ignored, as her wielding skills are unmatchable in every form.
- Show: Fate/Stay Night
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
23. Eclair
Although Eclair was initially seen as one of the weaker characters due to her age and inexperience, slowly, as we watch along, we find out that she is actually centuries old and constantly dies and gets reborn into newer bodies, willingly losing her past because of all the things she did.
The second, Eclair gets fully in control of her memories. She is reunited with the special ability that instantly gives her the powers to heal, fly, and strength, among many other incredible things.
- Show: Kiddy Grade
- IMDb Rating: 6.9/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
24. Hibiki Tachibana
In a world where you can get powers through a certain ancient technology that only gets activated through the power of the song. And while Hibiki is not that great of a singer, her abilities are absurd. It helps to know that the technology that helps you get power is already embedded within her body.
This is a show that is still ongoing, and in all these seasons, we have seen her conquer a lot and defeat and fight many powerful creatures.
- Show: Symphogear
- IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
25. Tokimi
In a world where there are three goddesses that rule over all the universes, Tokimi is one of those three goddesses. She can shift between galaxies and also create space-time anomalies whenever she wishes for.
Although all three of them, Washu, Tsunami, and Tokimi, are said to be equally powerful, the only difference between them and Tokimi is that one has the ability to limit how much of their powers the other two can use at one single time which makes her ultimately more powerful.
- Show: Tenchi Muyo!
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
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26. Caulifla and Kale
You didn’t think we would be done with just one Dragon Ball Z ranking, did you? Caulifla and Kale are from universe 6, and you must note that they are also the first female Saiyans too. Between both of them, Caulifla is considered to be more powerful, but Kale doesn’t lack and becomes even more powerful soon when she goes Super Saiyan.
To explain how powerful they are, we must note that Caulifla smashed Goku, the character that is considered the strongest, through solid rock, and even he could only beat them, Caulifla and Kale, with the use of Super Saiyan, which can easily make both of this woman powerful and strong.
- Show: Dragon Ball Z
- IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
27. Lucy
Now not many people may know this, but Elfen Lied is the anime that inspired Eleven’s character in the show Stranger Things. Our protagonist and Lucy and eleven are both female main characters who broke scientific abilities and are powerful way above human powers.
She also has fast healing, telepathy, and psychic things called Vectors that she can use to attack enemies and defend her own self. However, we see how Lucy’s Vectors grow long and powerful, which ends up making her the biggest threat in the end.
- Show: Elfen Lied
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
28. Kaguya Otsutsuki
The list could not be possible without at least one Naruto female character on it. And so, we have Kaguya Otsutsuki, a literal goddess that existed long before the hidden villages did. She brought an end to the war by doing what nobody did and eating the fruit.
She is so powerful that she can travel through space, wipe memories, and hypnotize people. And even release deadly beams from her eyes. She can also self-heal, which makes her even more powerful.
29. Allenby Beardsley
Out of all countries, Allenby from Neo Sweden is the only female member in the Gundam fight, a tournament where the chosen champions of countries come together and fight in the GGundam world. Her being the only female member showed how strong she was but wait, there is more to her than what everyone might be expecting.
Allenby has a Berserker system inside her that brings out 120 percent of her fighting ability which puts her above everyone and makes her almost impossible to even beat.
- Show: G Gundam
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
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30. Morgiana
Morgiana was a girl that possessed great strength and could fight almost anything because of her abilities. But that is not it; we see her get more and more powerful as the series goes on, and we see her learn new things like martial arts that only benefit her speed.
She was so strong with her own physical abilities on its own and only got even more powerful with additional strengths like the household vessel she got that granted her the power to fly.
- Show: Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
31. Kale
Although her shy personality may have people questioning if she is even strong ad powerful, there is little to no doubt that she Is indeed a powerful and strong character. She possesses the same powers as those of Saiyan and is just as useful during the fight with Goku.
- Show: Dragon Ball Super
- IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
32. Teresa
A half-human and half-demon girl named Teresa was sent to protect humans from demons, where she was the one who was said to be the most powerful out of them all, initially also being called unstoppable.
Although Teresa has the same powers as those of other women in her organization, she is still very different from all of them, with her abilities and powers standing on a different level.
- Show: Claymore
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Where to watch: Netflix
33. Tier Harribel
Tier is another one of Blech’s strong and powerful characters. She is ranked as the third strongest character in her group, which says a lot about her strength. Her spiritual powers are no joke. They even shadow some of the male characters in the show. And her hand-to-hand combat and sword-wielding are on another level as well.
34. Medaka Kurokami
Medaka Kurokami, unlike other “normal” humans, is different and abnormal, one might even say with abilities and intelligence on a different level which puts her apart. This exact abnormality puts her better than others and on top of others. This is known as “The End.” This ability also lets her copy and use other abnormalities better than the owner of that ability could.
This is a lot more to her that we can see as the show moves forward, and many trick cards that make her even more powerful.
- Show: Medaka Box
- IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
35. Satsuki Kiryuuin
One of the main antagonists, somebody who works against the protagonist, Satsuki, can simply be called a strong leader. But her being an antagonist shouldn’t make us look over her power. She is someone who demands nothing but perfection, be it from herself or from others, and is someone who looks down on the weak.
Although she is against the main character, her abilities are no less than that of what one might call a superhero. She has special armor and can even beat large gangs of people with something as simple as a force of waves. Her special armor gives her even more astonishing powers, like running as fast as going and defying gravity.
- Show: Kill La Kill
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
36. Utena Tenjou
She is one of the strongest characters and the protagonist of the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena. She is different from other girls and people around her as she wears the boys’ uniform rather than the girl’s uniform and is stronger than all the boys as she does not hesitate in beating all the male peers in sports.
- Show: Revolutionary Girl Utena
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
37. Bishamon
In a world where god’s powers increase, more people worship them, and one of the seven famous gods is Bishamon. She is one of the most well-known of all the other gods. Bishamon is also naturally powerful with or without her powers and has the ability to blow away powerful enemies with ease.
She has centuries’ worth of experience which makes her this powerful. She is also a kind person, as her compassion leads to her housing several departed souls and making them stronger.
- Show: Noragami
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
38. Erza Scarlet
Erza Scarlet is not to be taken as we see since the start how she is on the top of S-Class Mages and even ended up becoming Master of fairy Tail Guild when the master was away. She is good with weapons and is even called a specialist, with over 200 axes, swords, staff, and much more at her disposal.
Erza is very powerful and even has the Armadura Fairy armor known to be extremely powerful. It can not only destroy lance around but also shatter itself in the process of doing that due to its power.
- Show: Fairy Tail
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: Netflix and Crunchyroll.
39. Nanoha Takamachi
Nanoha, just like typical anime protagonists, is expected to save the world, but her age is barely in the double digits, being a nine-year-old girl. Although she is different from others s, she has a natural knowledge of magic combat which sets her apart from others.
Nanoha is a magical girl and has almost every magical power that you might expect a magical girl to have, from shooting cannon fires to running cartridges,
- Show: Nanoha
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
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40. Lina Inverse
She is known as the Empress of destruction, one of the most powerful characters in Slayers. One might argue that she is too powerful because her one light touch can do as much damage as a full-power hit.
Lina has defeated anything and everything you can think of without even trying as hard because she is just so powerful. She can also tap the energy of Lord of Nightmares, who is the creator of Slayers. She is one of the strongest characters on this list.
- Show: The Slayers
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
41. Izumi Curtis
It is only right to say that Izumi is one of the strongest and toughest characters throughout the running of Fullmetal Alchemist. Her prominent strength is to be able to survive in any possible place, be it harsh weather, the wild, or even the warmest place. She can survive anywhere. Not only the anime but also the strongest female character in the entire series.
- Show: Fullmetal Alchemist
- IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
42. Mirko
It is an undeniable fact that Mirko is one of the strongest women in the show My Hero Academia. We can even go ahead and call her one of the strongest characters overall in the show. She is a high-ranking pro hero in Japan and is unlike her male coworkers. She is an example of a pretty character who can also be powerful and strong.
- Show: My Hero Academia
- IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
43. Yamato
Yamato is one of the strongest characters in the One Piece series. She is a natural-born fighter which is possible due to her lineage, and we can see throughout the show how strong she is. We must also note how her devil fruit belongs under one of the powerful types.
44. Retsu Unohana
Retsu Unohana is another one of Blech’s strong, powerful female characters that you need to look out for. If we say so in a few words to explain how powerful she is, all we will say is that she was the previous bearer of the Kenpachi title. This is enough to tell us about her powers.
Retsu’s status is one of the strongest characters in the anime.
- Show: Bleach
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Where to watch: Netflix and Crunchyroll.
45. Biscuit Krueger
Biscuit Krueger was a mentor to the protagonist of the series Hunter X Hunter. She has proved her strength and power as one of the strongest characters. She can interchange her muscular form with a smaller, more petite frame as well, which just proves that female characters can have it all. Biscuit undoubtedly is one of the strongest characters.
- Show: Hunter X Hunter
- IMDb Rating: 9/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
46. Merlin
The Seven Deadly Sins series has many powerful and strong female characters, but it is undoubtedly clear that Merlin is the highest of them all. Her strength and magical skills are categorized as the know-it as she is the sole survivor among all the city of mages, which again tells us a lot about her powers.
She may be physically weaker than others, but her magical powers allow her to be able to do whatever she wants, making her difficult to beat.
- Show: Seven Deadly Sins
- IMDb Rating: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: You can watch it on Netflix.
48. Mereoleona Vermillion
Although Black Clover is praised for its female characters, one that stands out the most is Mereoleona Vermillion. She is undoubtedly one of the strongest characters in the series and can take whatever punishment you can possibly think of.
- Show: Black Clover
- IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
48. Milim Nava
Milim Nava is one of the most powerful characters in the story, as she is a demon lord. She has both strengths as well a relevance in the storyline of the show. One of her strongest attacks was when she used the Drago Buster to defeat and wipe out the monster in one single attack, and to say this is her when she is holding back shows that she is a very powerful character that should not be messed with.
- Show: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- IMDb Rating: 8.1/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
49. Arale Norimaki
Arale is the protagonist of Dr. Slump. This was a show that was made all for comedy, unlike all the others, which show power and strength. There are no limits to Arale’s powers as she can be however strong she needs to be for the joke to land.
She even appeared in Dragon Ball Super, where she fought with Goku and Vegeta, and she even ended up beating Vegeta, which shows that she is powerful, although it might just be for fun.
- Show: Dr. Slump
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Where to watch: Crunchyroll.
50. Mikasa Ackerman
How could we end the list without doing an Attack on Titan mention? Now I know what everyone might be thinking, the show is known for Eren Jaeger, but what we must not ignore is Eren’s adopted sister Mikasa who is quite powerful too.
Mikasa has killed 10 titans all on her own, which is said by the military to be a joint power work equal to hundred soldiers. This basically makes her incredibly powerful, and some might even say she is a one-woman army. She is one of the strongest characters and should not be overlooked.
- Show: Attack on Titan
- IMDb Rating: 9/10
- Where to watch: Netflix.
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