Who is the fastest in anime?

There is much debate among anime fans regarding their favorite shonen characters. These protagonists and powerful side characters are often compared to one another based on their strengths, supernatural abilities, and more. While some are recognized as all-powerful beings and others are depicted as normal, everyday citizens of their universe, these characters possess a wide array of skills, with speed being arguably one of the most impressive.

Their speeds rival everything from a supersonic car traveling at top speed to space crafts engineered to move at light speed. There are many contenders for the fastest anime character in history, but there are only a few that are considered unrivaled.

10/10 Killua Zoldyck, World's Fastest 12-Year Old Assassin

One of the most impressive Nen abilities in Hunter X Hunter is Killua Zoldyck's Godspeed, which allows him to surpass his physical potential and travel at high speeds. Godspeed is a combination of two abilities, Whirlwind and Speed of Lightning.

Despite the name, Speed of Lightning, it does not enable Killua to move at lightning speed. This ability merely allows him to have control of his bodily movements when using Godspeed. Regardless, Killua is capable of traveling nearly 500 mph on favorable terrain.

9/10 Nice, The Private Investigator Who Moves At The Speed Of Sound

Recognized as the unique protagonist in Hamatora, Nice is easily the fastest character in the series. Unlike other Minimum Holders, Nice possesses two supernatural abilities, Sonic Minimum and Ego Minimum.

Using his Sonic Minimum, he can travel through space in the form of a sound wave. This allows him to move at the speed of sound and withstand any stress put on his body from traveling at Mach 1. Due to Nice's impressive skills and victory over Moral, he is regarded as the most powerful Minimum Holder.

8/10 Koro Sensei, The Fastest Junior High Teacher In Existence

The only teacher with the ability to travel at hypersonic speed is none other than Koro-Sensei. In the series Assassination Classroom, Koro-Sensei serves as the homeroom teacher of Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Junior High School.

As a product of human experiments, he has the appearance of an octopus and possesses a wide range of abilities including regeneration, poison immunity, and superhuman speed. Koro-Sensei's power allows him to travel the world at speeds at high as Mach 20.

7/10 Ichigo, The Substitute Shinigami Who Can Travel At Supersonic Speed

As a young man with the superhuman abilities who needed to be a substitute shinigami, Ichigo, the protagonist of Bleach, possesses strength, reflexes, and speed to combat the most formidable of foes.

Before learning Shunpo, a speed technique that allows the user to move so quickly they evade the human eye, Ichigo showcased impressive speeds. When fighting his enemies, he can strike fast and land hits while also being able to evade fast attacks. He is capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 286.

6/10 Saitama, A Man Capable Of Traveling Through Space In The Blink Of An Eye

In the hit series One-Punch Man, Saitama's unbelievable speed capabilities were revealed. During his battle with Boros, the fight was so intense that Saitama was blasted to the moon and able to return to Earth in an estimated 1.5 seconds.

Based on the calculated distance of the moon, he was able to travel at 256,266 km/s or Mach 753,059. Recognized as the most powerful being in the One-Punch Man Universe, Saitama is a hero who can reach speeds approaching the speed of light.

5/10 Jojiro Takajo, The Student Who Runs Nonstop

Despite being a side character in Charlotte, Jojiro is a boarding school student at Hoshinoumi Academy with many superior skills and abilities. As a member of the student council, Jojiro utilizes his impressive leadership and learning skills throughout the series, but most notably, he can travel at high speeds in any given direction.

His high-speed traveling ability has appeared to cause the time to slow down, indicating that he reaches speeds near Mach 874,030 or just below the speed of light.

4/10 Sonic, Everyone's Favorite Speedy Hedgehog

Although many Sonic fans may be unaware, the 78 episode series, Sonic X, is an anime produced by the Japanese animation studio, TMS Entertainment. Sonic The Hedgehog's greatest strength lies in his speed.

He possesses amazing stamina and has shown his ability to run long distances at top speeds for long periods. Sonic's speed has been compared to that of a lightning bolt, meaning he can go as fast, and at times even faster, than the speed of light.

3/10 Kizaru, The Marines Admiral Faster Than Light

As the undisputed fasted character in One Piece, Borsalino can carry out lightning speed attacks and travel faster than the speed of light. Better known as Kizaru, he is the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, a Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into light.

When using this, Kizaru becomes a near-undefeatable opponent, capable of manifesting and controlling high-charged beams of light that deal massive amounts of damage. He also can dodge the quickest enemy attacks by moving at light speed.

Dubbed as Konoha's Yellow Flash in the Naruto franchise, Minato Namikaze's speed is unrivaled. As a skilled user of the space-time ninjutsu, Minato has reached speeds that led to his world recognition.

He is regarded as the fastest shinobi of his time due to his use of the near-undefeatable Body Flicker Technique, which allows him to move at untraceable speeds. When in combat, Minato moves so fast that he appears to be teleporting or moving instantaneously, which is a speed greater than the speed of light.

1/10 Whis, The Fastest, Most Powerful Angel Of The Multiverse

First introduced during the pilot episode of Dragon Ball Super, Whis is an incredibly fast and powerful being from Universe 7. As the Guide Angel Attendant of Beerus, Whis holds immense power and can carry out a long list of superhuman abilities, with his most impressive ability being speed.

His reaction time is faster than the speed of human synapses, allowing him to react faster than any opponent. By using his Autonomous Ultra Instinct, Whis is capable of traveling 986,237,860,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles in 1 second, which is roughly 5 septillion times the speed of light.

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