These overpowered MCs didn't become the strongest in their verse by vibing all day.
However, don't let that stop you from taking a break and enjoying one of these top 15 manga with overpowered main characters. These MCs may be the strongest in their verse, but that doesn't mean that they don't have problems. Watch them fight through their struggles and let them motivate you to fight through yours!
15. Fist of the North Star
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Kenshiro fights for justice with the might of his manliness and martial arts.
Kenshiro is a survivor of a worldwide nuclear war that turned most of the world into a barren wasteland. He’s armed with the ancient and deadly martial arts style Hokuto Shinken in a world where justice exists only for the strong. In his journey to become the savior of this ruined world, he faces rival martial artists, a tyrannical empire, and evil overlords.
You'll like Fist of the North Star if...
You like martial arts
You like intense battles
You like post-apocalyptic worlds
14. Inuyashiki
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Old age means nothing when aliens have turned your body into an OP weapon.
Inuyashiki Ichiro is an old and lonely man who doesn’t have much longer to live. One day in a public park, he and a teenager are victims of an alien crash landing and are turned into superpowered machines with human bodies. The teenager decides to use his great power for evil and it’s up to Inuyashiki, who has dedicated himself to doing good, to stop him.
You’ll like Inuyashiki if…
You like sci-fi
You like older protagonists
You like violence and gore
13. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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The supernatural loving Haruhi has no idea she might be the most supernatural one out there.
Haruhi Suzumiya is always on the lookout for supernatural creatures and phenomena, and one of the ways she does that is by creating a club dedicated to it. Her club attracts strange members, but little does she know they’re all parts of secret organizations who want to keep an eye on her. For it turns out, Haruhi has destructive reality warping powers that just might activate if she isn’t kept entertained.
You’ll like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya if…
You like aliens
You like supernatural elements
You like time travel
12. The Seven Deadly Sins
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The Seven Deadly Sins have great powers that Elizabeth must borrow for the sake of her kingdom.
Princess Elizabeth Liones is on the hunt for the Seven Deadly Sins, the former strongest Holy Knights of her kingdom whose status has been reduced to criminal. She seeks their help because the Holy Knights who defeated the Seven Deadly Sins led a coup d’etat to overthrow the king, her father, and it’s up to her to liberate the kingdom of Liones. When she finds the Seven Deadly Sins, they must face the kingdom’s strongest as well as the fearsome demon race.
You’ll like The Seven Deadly Sins if…
You like magic
You like adventure
You like fast-paced fights
11. Elfen Lied
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To escape the government that's after her, Lucy will need all the help she can get.
Lucy is a mutated species known as a “Diclonius”, born from human experimentation. The defining features of her kind are horns, dangerously powerful invisible telekinetic hands, and occasionally violent tendencies. One day, Lucy seizes a chance to escape from the people holding her captive, but during her escape she receives an injury that causes her to develop a split personality. Her goal is to stay free from the government, but that’s easier said than done when the government will use whatever means they have at their disposal to get her back.
You’ll like Elfen Lied if…
You like sci-fi
You like gore
You like psychological reads
10. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
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For Saiki, blending in is harder than standing out.
Kusuo Saiki is a highschooler who just so happens to have unbelievably powerful psychic abilities. All he wants is to live a normal life, but his powers make that dream anything but easy to achieve. It doesn’t help that his classmates aren’t making it easy for him to lead the life of an Average Joe like he so desperately wants to.
You’ll like The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
You like high school comedies
You like supernatural powers
You like episodic plots
9. Hellsing
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Though he may be the strongest vampire in the world, Alucard loyally serves a human organization.
Alucard is the most powerful vampire of them all, and he’s sworn his loyalty to the leader of the Hellsing organization. The organization gets involved in a plot concerning the return of a Nazi group who are dead set on destroying Alucard. It’s up to the almighty vampire to fight these foes who if left unchecked, will bring havoc to the country.
You’ll like Hellsing if…
You like vampires
You like historical settings
You like blood, gore, and action
8. Assassination Classroom
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It won't be easy for the 3-E students to master assassination on top of their regular studies.
Koro-sensei is a mysterious tentacled creature who has destroyed a good chunk of the moon and has promised to do the same to Earth if he is not killed before then. For some strange reason, he demands to teach Class 3-E, a class notorious for being full of losers. It’s up to Class 3-E to develop the skills to kill the superpowered being who also happens to be the best teacher they’ll ever have.
You’ll like Assassination Classroom if…
You like school life comedies
You like assassination plots
You like strategy
7. The Irregular at Magic High School
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Behind Tatsuya's many abilites is a dark family secret.
In a world where those who can use magic are prized, Tatsuya Shiba and his sister Miyuki Shiba are forced to enter a magic highschool. Tatsuya is made to serve as a bodyguard to his sister, but things get interesting when the two are tested and Miyuki is declared a prodigy and Tatsuya a dud. However, Tatsuya’s powers are actually great beyond compare, but are not recognized because of the school’s standardized ranking system. Tatsuya will be faced with many challenges both within school and from outside forces, but will they stand in the way of his job of protecting Miyuki?
You’ll like The Irregular at Magic High School if…
You like magic powers
You like technology
You like school settings
6. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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Slimes are generally the weakest of them all, but the reborn Satoru is the exact opposite.
Satoru Mikami was just another corporate office worker until he was stabbed by a mysterious assailant and transported to another world, only to discover that he was reincarnated as a slime. Slimes are notoriously weak, but it seems this doesn’t hold true for the reborn Satoru who is a slime blessed with power. Under the new name of Rimuru Tempest, Satoru will have to figure out how to survive in this hostile new world with a completely new body.
You’ll like The Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
You like fantasy and adventure
You like comedy
You like magical creatures
5. Mob Psycho 100
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Time after time, Mob gets roped into crazy schemes that try his ability to keep his powers under control.
Shigeo Kageyama, aka Mob, is an eighth grader with immense psychic powers of a destructive nature that he prefers to keep under wraps. Despite his vast powers, Mob’s goal is simple: become more desirable to impress his childhood friend Tsubomi Takane. Mob just wants to live a normal life, but to keep his powers in check requires him to repress his emotions. With trouble always after him, the danger of his feelings exploding increases daily.
You’ll like Mob Psycho 100 if…
You like espers
You like comedy
You like intense action
4. Great Teacher Onizuka
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It takes an OP sort of teacher to get a completely out of control class under control.
Eikichi Onizuka is your local ex-gang member turned teacher. His goal as a teacher is to connect with each of his students and to help them overcome their problems that are preventing them from enjoying life to the fullest. A noble goal, except that it won’t be as easy as he hopes considering he’s in charge of a class that’s driven one of its teachers to a breakdown, another to join a cult, and one to even die under the most mysterious of circumstances. Onizuka is determined to win them over by whatever means, including questionable ones, necessary.
You’ll like Great Teacher Onizuka if…
You like older protagonists
You like being able to relate with many characters
You like comedy
3. Overlord
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Reborn in a new world as an omnipotent skeleton, Momonga searches for people who were also once human.
Momonga is the last member left in his guild in the online role playing game YGGDRASIL. When it’s time for the game to shut down, he accepts it with sad resignation only to find out that it didn’t disappear. Instead, it appears that he has been transported into the game as his avatar, a massive and near omnipotent skeletal being. Momonga is on the hunt for fellow real humans, but as he journeys as a nigh invincible being, he will find it harder and harder to hold onto his humanity.
You’ll like Overlord if…
You like isekai manga
You like fantasy and adventure
You like supernatural elements
2. One Punch Man
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Saitama has all the power a guy could ask for, but now he has no one to fight with.
Saitama has gained strength unknown to man after 3 years of intense training and has become so powerful that he can annihilate all sorts of enemies from ninjas to monstrous beasts to mutated creatures with simply a punch. Now all he’s left with is a feeling of emptiness as he searches for an opponent who he can have a true fight with. With the introduction of Genos, a cyborg who seeks to become Saitama’s apprentice, Saitama decides to register as an official hero in the hopes of making some cash and finding an opponent who’ll give him a run for his money.
You’ll like One Punch Man if…
You like superheroes
You like comedy
You like battles that’ll have you on the edge of your seat
1. Dragon Ball
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In order to summon the wish granting dragon, Goku goes on a life changing adventure.
Son Goku is on the hunt for seven mystical orbs, the Dragon Balls, which are supposedly able to summon a dragon with the power to grant wishes. As he travels to find these orbs, Goku hones his martial arts skills and explores the world, meeting many friends and enemies who are also hunting the Dragon Balls. Every step of his journey brings Goku closer and closer to becoming the strongest being in the universe.
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