What is the maximum speed you can achieve while running? Certainly, not possible to tell at the moment but hopefully you run fast! Moving at a superhuman speed isn’t a possible task for everyone however, some of the coolest anime characters are also the fastest anime characters who run even faster than the speed of light or sound.

Moving at such a phenomenal speed allows these characters to not only dodge their enemies’ attacks but also land lethal attacks on them. While some of the characters use their magnificent speed to travel across the globe in a matter of seconds, others use it for playing around but overall they can easily outrun any superhero from another universe.

And, in today’s article, we’ll take a look at some of the fastest anime characters that are impossible to keep up with. So, without any further ado let’s get started.

10. Luck Voltia – Black Clover

Luck Voltia is a 5th Class Junior Magic Knight of the Clover Kingdom’s Black Bull and Royal Knights squads. By looks, Luck is a very simple guy wearing a normal outfit but generally, he loves fighting and one of his special abilities is his tremendous speed which is quite difficult for his opponents to catch up with.

Luck greatly increases his speed by coating his legs with Lightning Magic. He often uses this enhanced speed to blitz his opponents and is capable of keeping up with others who also use magic to increase their speed. However, after getting possessed by his elf side named Lufulu, his enhanced speed is further increased reaching extraordinary heights.

9. Shinra Kusakabe – Fire Force

Shinra Kusakabe is one such mysterious character whose abilities can’t be measured just by seeing him for the first time. On several occasions, he broke through his limits to save the people dearest to him. At times, he even surpassed the speed of light as witnessed by Viktor Licht himself and it would not be wrong to say that he definitely is one of the fastest anime characters.

After receiving grace on two special instances, Shinra was able to break through the barrier of space and time by traveling at the speed of light. His body disintegrates at this point and re-emerges from thin air with a huge amount of force added to it. This deadly power resides within him and proves to be significant in critical situations.

8. Zenitsu Agatsuma – Demon Slayer

Zenitsu seems to be a coward during battles as his body language only speaks of the fear residing in him. But, the same thing can’t be said when he’s unconscious. Sleeping Zenitsu is nothing more than a beast who cuts down his opponent in a fraction of seconds, sometimes even faster. He’s a lightning user, and his magnificent speed justifies it.

Even in the battle with Daki, he moved so fast that Daki wasn’t able to track him down by her eyes even though she has extrasensory perception. And, the speed of his movements can increase drastically if he attacks in short distances in an even shorter amount of time. So, the only way to prevent Zenitsu from going into berserk mode is – stay away from him!

7. Killua Zoldyck – Hunter x Hunter

Hunter x Hunter is a world of Nen users and one of the most impressive Nen abilities in the series is Killua Zoldyck’s Godspeed. This special ability allows him to surpass his physical potential and travel at high speeds. The term is derived from the combination of two abilities, Whirlwind & Speed of Lightning and it pretty much describes how powerful it can be.

While using this technique, Killua merely has control over his body movements. However, this ability is still quite effective during combat. Godspeed allows Killua to move at speeds of over 550 mph, which is much higher than the speed of sound. Such an ability easily makes him the fastest anime characters in the universe of Hunter x Hunter.

6. Koro-sensei – Assassination Classroom

Koro-sensei is the only teacher in the world who can outclass all the high-tech weapons and machinery with his wide array of superhuman abilities. Although, he has the appearance of an octopus, his regeneration skills, invisibility, poison immunity and superhuman speed makes him untouchable.

One of Koro-sensei’s most noteworthy abilities is that he can easily move at a speed of over Mach 20 i.e. 15,345 mph. This allows him to travel to other countries within a few minutes and most of the time he uses this ability to pick up snacks and watch his favorite shows from around the world. Besides his overpowering skills, he is also a great anime mentor.

5. Ichigo Kurosaki – Bleach

Ichigo was nothing but an average high school student until the powers of a Soul Reaper were thrust upon him. However, unlike other human beings, Ichigo was gifted with superhuman abilities like extraordinary strength, quick reflexes, and supersonic 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 already displayed impressive speeds. When fighting his enemies, he can strike fast and land hits while also being able to evade fast attacks. Certainly, he is capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 286 which is equal to 219,438 mph.

4. Admiral Kizaru – One Piece

One Piece is one hell of a roller coaster ride with dozens of interesting and powerful characters in the series. One such character is the Marine Admiral Borsalino, who is generally known by his alias name ‘Kizaru’. As the undisputed fastest character in One Piece, Kizaru can carry out lightning-speed attacks and travel faster than the speed of light.

Kizaru gained the ability to transform his body into pure light after eating the Glint-Glint fruit. When using its powers, Kizaru becomes a near-undefeatable opponent, capable of manifesting and controlling high-charged beams of light that deal massive amounts of damage. Dodging even the quickest of enemy attacks is an easy job for him.

3. Saitama – One Punch Man

Saitama is arguably not just an overpowered anime character but is also, one of the fastest anime characters in the universe. His physical ability is unmatched in the series and it surpasses everyone’s expectations. Whether it is the one-punch knockout or his impressive speed, Saitama is known for his heroic acts.

He easily outdid Speed-o’-Sound Sonic, whose special ability was his speed. During the battle with Boros, when he got launched onto the Moon, Saitama took only 1.5 seconds to return to Earth. Based on the calculated distance of the moon, he was able to travel at 256,266 km/s or Mach 753,059. That’s just insane and which is why he’s the strongest hero in the One Punch Man universe.

2. Minato Namikaze – Naruto

The father of Naruto and the legendary shinobi ninja, Minato Namikaze is known as Konoha’s Yellow Flash because of his unrivaled speed. He can move so quickly that his movements can’t be detected by opponents, even those with chakra-sensing abilities. As a skilled user of the space-time ninjutsu, Minato has attained speeds that led to his world recognition.

He is regarded as the fastest shinobi of his time due to his use of near-undefeatable techniques. One of them is a unique Jutsu called the Flying Thunder God Technique, which allows him to teleport instantly. Even in the combats, Minato moves so fast that it becomes difficult for the enemy to trace him, thus proving to be one of the fastest anime characters of all time.

1. Whis – Dragon Ball

As such, there are many deserving and powerful fighters in the Dragon Ball universe but none of them comes close to the almighty Whis in terms of speed alone. First introduced during the pilot episode of Dragon Ball Super, Whis is an incredibly fast and powerful being from Universe 7. His reaction time is faster than the speed of human synapses.

As the Guide Angel Attendant of Beerus, Whis is an extremely formidable opponent who can carry out a long list of superhuman abilities, with his most impressive ability being speed. By using his Autonomous Ultra Instinct, Whis is capable of traveling 986,237,860,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles in one second, which is roughly 5 septillion times the speed of light. That’s beyond the speed of anything we can realistically compare to in our world.

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