While cartoon the audience sometimes like to watch villains won, some of them met their deaths with great glee. Whether it comes from shounen series like Bleach and Fullmetal Alchemist, or dramas like Death Note or Ghost in the Shell, anime is full of real cowards who get what they deserve.
Whether it’s because of pettiness, arrogance, or simply rudeness, the best villains make viewers angry. This just makes the rewards that much sweeter when they get the punishment. In particular, these villains are notorious for their deaths, thanks to poetic justice, purification, or just pure style with which they achieve their goals.
10 10. Szayelaporro Granz (Bleach)
A mix of sleazy and smug, Bleach’s Szayelaporro indulges in torturing his enemies while surviving each attack. Then it’s incredibly exhilarating to watch his composure broken under the clinical eyes of Soul Society’s own insidious Mayuri Kurotsuchi. As their fight continued, Mayuri showed that he had long foreseen all of Arrancar’s tricks; To complete his shot, Shinigami paralyzes Szayelaporro with a sensory-boosting drug. After watching him toy with heroes with impunity, it’s fitting that Szayelaporro’s final moments are in agony, as he desperately begs the mind to recognize the body i died.
9 9. Kazundo Gouda (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Performance)
The second season of Stand Alone Complex pits Section Nine against a villainous duo: Hideo Kuze and Gouda. But while Kuze is indeed charismatic, Gouda is just a sleazy bureaucrat who secretly causes social unrest to literally nuclear levels just to appease his inferiority complex and prove his intelligence. It is ironic that he died because of his success. His assassination at the hands of Major Kusanagi was made possible by a signed document stating that his skills were too valuable to allow him to leave Japan alive. Finally, Gouda was recognized – and the consequences that came with it.
8 8. Count Cagliostro (Lupine III: Castle of Cagliostro)
While Hayao Miyazaki would eventually create much more morally complex characters in his future films, Count Cagliostro, who appeared in his directorial debut, was a old-fashioned antagonist. Ugly, power-hungry, and undeservedly rich, the Count uses brutal force to intimidate the cast in his quest for more wealth. Karma finally reacts when Lupine finally tells him where the secret treasure is. After kicking the thief and heroine out of the clock tower for good measure, unlocking the treasure’s location got him crushed in the process, leaving him to die of materialism, in when the inheritance is returned to the rightful owner.
7 7. Enrico Maxwell (Hell)
Although assigned by the Vatican to fight monsters, all Maxwell really wants is more political power and prestige. The climax is his decision to have the Crusaders burn London and its innocents, rather than literally fight Nazi vampires, “in the name of God.” Thankfully, Alucard’s return and the revelation of his ultimate power tore through Maxwell’s army, along with his towering strength, leaving the archbishop trapped in a glass box between a bunch of zombies. In the end, Maxwell paid the price for his pride and lust for power by dying more helpless than ever before a true force of nature, abandoned by his loathsome allies.
6 6. Kariya Kagetoki (Samurai Champloo)
Despite only appearing near the end of Samurai Champloo, Kageoki completely took over the film, especially when it was revealed that he was responsible for ruining the lives of two of the three main characters, and now has his hands on it. to complete the job. Unfortunately, his swordsmanship has made him completely invincible in a straight fight, giving him the freedom to be polite while slowly chasing the heroes to killing in his spare time. Thankfully, he finally manages to match Jin: after giving viewers a wonderfully choreographed final swordfight, the ronin kills Kagetoki with a surprise attack, and the samurai falls to his knees with a surprise attack. face contorted with confusion.
5 5. Alan Gabriel (Big O)
The secondary villain in this second season of The Big O is a bully with no bigger calling than to break more things with his cyborg body. Alan will consistently let down heroes throughout the season, while arrogantly bragging about the raw power of his augmented abilities. His ego eventually forced him to join Big Duo, the rival of Roger Smith’s genuine mecha. Despite gaining the upper hand, Big Duo eventually awakens and proceeds to crush its parasitic pilot with its own machines, showing once and for all that having great power doesn’t mean being worthy. worth it.
4 4. Kira Yoshikage (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Unbreakable Diamond)
While JoJo has many memorable villains, Kira stands out for his gentle, self-victimizing evil, as he soon blames (and kills) others for bothering him about his “mistakes.” His decades-long hobby is tearing women apart and holding their hands. “girlfriend”. Although it took a lot of effort and a climactic fight, the serial killer finally received his double reward. Not only did he die because of the random luck he boasted had protected him, but he then met Reimi, one of his ghostly victims, who tricked him into leaving his soul alive. His back is torn apart by the ghostly hand, making his ending incredibly poetic.
3 3. Iok Kujan (Mobile SuitGundam: Iron-blooded Orphans)
Short-sighted and stupid, Iok made viewers of Iron-Blood Orphans angry because he was always the wrong person, in the wrong place. While his fledgling quest for glory gets many people killed, his connections always frustratingly forgive him. The symbolic knives then appear after Iok orders the killing of the surrendered Turbines, who are beloved by fans, just to show how “tough” he is. Tekkadan, finally, got his revenge in their last stand, when the corrupted noble was crushed to death by Akihiro Atland, and could only beg and scream, ultimately unable to stay out of trouble.
2 2. Light Yagami (Book of Death)
As one of anime’s most famous villains, Light’s reign of terror throughout the story can only be limited by his depression at defeat. After finally being recognized as the supernatural serial killer “Kira,” Light’s childish rant allowed the Task Force – and the audience – to see him for what he truly is: a narcissist with body number. The most notable thing is that Kira’s end is pathetic: with his back against the wall, he throws away all his dignity and begs Ryuk to help him, but instead, the Shinigami kills him because he sees no more. any more entertainment.
The height of Father’s power is only matched by the extent of his failure; even better is the way he takes responsibility for both his victories and his defeats. Despite masterminding his ascension, Father’s ego caused him to underestimate any potential threats. Thus, the heroes were able to deceive and weaken him at the last minute, leading to his death. As the entire cast fights Father, the once fearsome and immovable villain is taken down as he makes one mistake after another until his body literally disintegrates Black when he thinks he can steal power from the person he betrayed.
Although it took a long time for many of these villains to meet their demise, the wait was certainly worth it. Anime has many more despicable enemies who still seem to be avoiding justice, but a good storyteller knows that these things need to be rewarded. When a villain is killed, it’s not only a lesson about how crime never pays but also a satisfying take on the action of a plot that shows consequences. The same way viewers expect hard work to pay off or the fight to be interesting, the best villain in anime are people who get what they deserve.
