Top 10 Longest Fights In Anime History Based On Episode Count

Published by Gintoki on April 2, 2022April 2, 2022

Anime shows are generally all about action-packed high voltage drama throughout the episode. There are a few exceptions but almost 90% of series, especially shōnen, are highly influenced by the fight sequences because fans love it. The audience admires such shows, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto etc are all filled with action sequences.

However, sometimes a specific fight goes on for such a long period that even the viewers lost count of the episodes. And, today we will discuss the same topic when the anime fights crossed all the lines. In this article, you will get to know the top 10 longest fight scenes in anime history that stunned the audience.

And, number one position in the list goes to the fiery battle between the Future Pirate King, Monkey D. Luffy and Katakuri. The fight started in the 850th episode of One Piece during the Whole Cake Island Arc. As calculated, this was the longest fight in anime history as it went on for 22 episodes straight.

The ultimate battle of Dragon Ball Z, Goku vs Frieza takes the second spot as the fight between both the characters longed for almost 19 episodes. Although the fight in actuality wasn’t that much longer still, it is one of the best anime fights fans ever got to witness.

Below is the complete list of the top 10 longest fights in anime history:

#1 Luffy vs Katakuri in “One Piece” (22 episodes)

#2 Goku vs Frieza in “Dragon Ball Z” (19 episodes)

#3 Luffy vs Doflamingo in “One Piece” (13 episodes)

#4 Gohan vs Cell in “Dragon Ball Z” (11 episodes)

#5 Tsuna vs Xanxus in “Reborn!” (9 episodes)

#6 Yusuke vs Sensui in “Yu Yu Hakusho” (9 episodes)

#7 Naruto vs Pain in “Naruto: Shippuden” (7 episodes)

#8 Ichigo vs Ulquiorra in “Bleach” (7 episodes)

#9 Netero vs King in “Hunter x Hunter” (5 episodes)

#10 Asta & Yami vs Dante in “Black Clover” (5 episodes)

All the fights listed above are from the shōnen series and it’s obvious as this genre is basically about adventure and tons of fight sequences. Although, these fights were not that long in actuality as in between them backstories and other side cameos were also going on.

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