Summary
Shonen Jump stories tend to focus on characters with overwhelming power. The characters in Shonen Jump stories tend to be among the strongest characters in all of anime and manga. Characters like Sukuna, All Might, and Gold Roger all display incredible levels of power.
Shonen Jump has published a variety of stories over the decades, but the biggest hallmark of this franchise is definitely its action stories. Some of the most popular action stories in anime and manga have appeared in Shonen Jump, and with that, they have become popular largely because of the way they make their action come off as flamboyant and over-the-top, either gradually or right from the start.
An action story coming out of Shonen Jump is likely to be as bombastic as possible, and the characters involved in those stories tend to be the same.
Whether it's right at the beginning of their story or near the end, much Shonen Jump The stories tend to have characters who develop to the point of having completely absurd powers compared to the rest of the cast.And that goes for both heroes and villains. Some Shonen Jump characters stand out in particular in that regard, and each one is worth highlighting.
The entries in this list will focus on stories published specifically in Weekly Shonen Jump rather than any of its spin-off magazines.
10 Sukuna has deserved his position as the strongest Mage of Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen
Sukuna is an ancient magician from Heian-period Japan and one of the main antagonists of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen. Both in his old life and after his reappearance in the modern era, Sukuna is defined by his bloodlust, brutality, and constant need for battle, all of which tend to be difficult to satisfy given that he is much more powerful than other magicians.
Sukuna fights with both powerful slashing techniques and fire-based abilities comparable to thermobaric weapons, and after taking over Megumi's body, he even adds the versatility of the Ten Shadows to his arsenal, including the nearly invulnerable Mahoraga. Sukuna's greatest strength comes from how Sukuna defeated Gojo, the remaining character was built into one of the strongest characters in the series. Jujutsu Kaisenand after reincarnating into his original body, he never stopped showing off how much stronger he was than everyone else.
9 All Might has always been the strongest hero of My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia
Among the heroes in Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia, the most notable is All Might, the idol of Izuku Midoriya and many other characters, young and old. All Might has dedicated his life to eradicating crime within and outside of Japan, and by the time the story takes place, he has long been regarded as a symbol of peace and the number one hero in Japan and the world.
One For All may not stand out as much as other Quirks, but One For All's raw power brings All Might's power to a level that even All For One cannot surpass.and in his prime, his presence was enough to ruin any villainous plot. All Might was forced to retire due to injury, but his power is still used as a measuring stick, and it's a power that very few characters can match.
8 Gold Roger is the Pirate King of One Piece for a reason
A piece
Gol D. Roger, also known as “Gold Roger”, was the Pirate King in Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece. Roger’s quest to complete that task made him infamous among pirates and the Marines, and after his death, he inspired the entire story by inspiring pirates to set sail and search for his legendary treasure, One Piece, and become the new Pirate King.
Little is known about Roger's life, but what is known paints a picture of an incredibly powerful warrior. Not only did Roger boast incredible physical abilities and advanced mastery of Conqueror's Haki, but he was also clearly superior to Whitebeard, Kaido, and Garp in terms of strength, three characters who are often considered some of the strongest characters in the series. Roger's power is something that no one has ever surpassed. A pieceAnd even if the series does come to an end, that's unlikely to change.
7 Medaka Kurokami is invincible thanks to his role as the main character of Medaka Box
Medaka Box
Medaka Kurokami is the main hero of Medaka Box by Nisio Isin and Akira Akatsuki. Medaka is introduced as the beautiful and charismatic student council president of Hakoniwa Academy, and although her conflicts start out mild, they quickly escalate into large-scale physical battles that often put the entire world in danger.
In addition to her superhuman physical and mental abilities, including an attack that allows her to move faster than the speed of sound, Medaka also possesses two near-invincible abilities: God Mode, which allows her to further enhance her powers with various transformations, and The End, which allows her to copy other superpowers and make them even more powerful than they were in their original form. Najimi Ajimu, a being with over 12 trillion powers, once commented that Medaka will always win in a fight because she is the main characterAnd overall, that idea has a lot of truth to it.
6 Kaguya Ohtsutsuki quickly became Naruto's strongest villain
Naruto
Kaguya Ohtsutsuki is the main antagonist of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto and the one who helped form the foundation of the ninja world. Kaguya was sealed away for countless centuries by her children, but during that time, Black Zetsu, an extension of her will, manipulated people and events in the world, including Madara Uchiha, so that she could return to the world and usurp the plot to trap the world in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Kaguya possesses incredible physical strength and can use a variety of powerful ninjutsu, most notably the Kekkei Mora technique which allows her to create fists of pure chakra and tear apart her opponents with her bone weapons. Kaguya was so powerful that Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi could only seal her but not kill her.And while Boruto: Naruto Next Generations has introduced characters stronger than her, Kaguya remains the strongest character in the original Naruto.
5 Kinnikuman Never Fails To Achieve Great Victory
Kinnikuman
Kinnikuman is the main hero of Yudetamago's Kinnikuman series and Japan's clumsy hero. Kinnikuman never quite grows out of his childish personality, but throughout the series he gradually matures into a more capable person and is always the wrestler people turn to when the world and the galaxy at large are in danger.
Not only does Kinnikuman possess a variety of wrestling techniques originating from both the Kinniku royal family and Prince Kamehame's tutelage, but an early story also claims that Kinnikuman is strong enough to throw someone as far as Pluto.An absurd feat of strength that also puts all the Chojin in Kinnikuman on an incredibly high level of power. Each Chojin is capable of performing immense feats of strength, and as the hero of the story, Kinnikuman easily stands out as the strongest of them all.
4 Yhwach's Power Almost Destroys the Entire Setting of Bleach
Bleach
Yhwach is the leader of the Wandenreich, an ancient and evil Quincies organization, and the final antagonist of Tite Kubo's Bleach. After a fierce battle with Captain-Commander Yamamoto that left Yhwach powerless for 1000 years, he returns to wage war on Soul Society once more and continues his mission to kill the Soul King and return the three realms to their original state of ancient times, where there is no boundary between life and death.
As the king of the Quincy, Yhwach's Quincy abilities are so superior to those of the other Quincy that he can hold his own against someone like Yamamoto, and with his Schrift, “The Almighty”, Yhwach has the ability to see the future and change it as he sees fit.Even when Yhwach was defeated, he was only defeated weakly, and it's hard to consider him anything other than the strongest character in Bleach.
3 Son Goku quickly became the strongest warrior of Dragon Ball
Dragon ball
Son Goku is the hero of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball, introduced as a boy with extraordinary strength, a love of fighting, and a monkey tail. After growing up, Goku is revealed to be a Saiyan, a powerful and bloodthirsty alien race that is nearly extinct, and his learning brings Goku and his friends into conflict with increasingly dangerous alien and generally science fiction threats.
Goku was a powerful warrior from the moment he was introduced, and that only became more apparent over the years as he continued to gain strength under the tutelage of many teachers and unlocked his powerful Super Saiyan transformations. Goku has always displayed the best skills and overall power of any hero, and while Dragon Ball Super and other stories have introduced characters who are stronger than Goku, original Dragon ball still ends with Goku becoming the strongest character in the universe.
2 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is almost invincible thanks to his parody style in his story
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
In Yoshio Sawai's world of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, the world is under siege from the Chrome Dome Empire, a tyrannical empire that wants to make everyone in the world bald. Leading the fight against them is Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, the strange master of the Super Fist of Nose Hair, and in his fight against the Chrome Dome Empire, he slowly gathers a team of allies to help him, who are just as strange as he is, if not stranger.
Since the manga prioritizes humor over logic, Bobobo-bo Bo-boboThe titular hero has some of the greatest feats of strength of any Shonen Jump characterwith things like destroying stars, moving planets, and manipulating reality all being done without effort on Bobobo's part. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo prides itself on never taking itself too seriously, and as a result, its hero has a level of power that few others can hope to match.
1 Akira Toriyama created one of his strongest characters in Dr. Slump's Arale
Dr. Slump
Dr. Slump is the debut work of Akira Toriyama and stars Arale Norimaki, a robot created to be the perfect little girl. However, Arale's innocence, superhuman strength, and strange personality set her apart, and most of the stories involve the many misadventures she and her friends go through, many of which involve one of her father's inventions going wrong.
Like Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Dr. Slump is a comedic story that means Arale often has incredible feats of power like throwing the sun around and breaking the fourth wall to alter reality, and whenever she appears in Dragon Ball, Arale has been shown to be able to hold its own against some Dragon ballthe strongest warriors without breaking a sweat. There are very few characters in fiction capable of doing what Arale does, seriously or not, and that easily makes her strongest Shonen Jump character of all time.