You won't like them when they're angry. Join Ashley as we look over the times where anime characters gave into the rage
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 30 anime scenes
00:08where the hero goes berserk.
00:17Number 30.
00:18Luffy Gum-Gum Goes Out of Control – One Piece
00:22Luffy has cracked a few times across his adventures, but if there's one in particular that gave
00:26us chills, it's this.
00:29After his comrades are seemingly killed thanks to Kaido's devastating bolo blast, the straw
00:34hat captain falls out of his senses.
00:40Now in his furious mindset, he throws everything and the kitchen sink at the beast pirate's
00:46fearsome leader.
00:48Of course, it doesn't end in victory for Luffy during this round, but seeing him get this
00:55emotional over his friends should teach Kaido not to mess with them ever again.
01:08Number 29.
01:09Deku Loses It – My Hero Academia
01:12After everything Shigaraki had done up until this point, it's surprising how a few simple
01:17words is what broke our favorite heroic cinnamon roll.
01:26The seemingly hopeless battle against the leader of the League of Villains saw plenty
01:31of bloodshed, and Deku hoped to put a stop to that through blind, ugly violence.
01:37He harnesses his newfound one-for-all abilities to give the nutty killer a taste of what he's
01:42been dishing out.
01:48If it weren't for his nigh-invincible body, it's clear that Shigaraki would be paced
01:53on the ground after this beatdown for the ages.
02:01Number 28.
02:02Farm Boy Goes Berserk – Bungo Stray Dogs
02:05Kenji is just about the sweetest little fella you could ever meet.
02:09Sure, he has borderline terrifying physical strength, but you'd have to do something
02:13pretty egregious to get him to see red, like, say, threaten his besties at the Armed Detective
02:19Agency?
02:26Unfortunately for Tetsuo of the Hunting Dogs, he didn't take that into consideration after
02:31easily taking down Kenji earlier on in the fight.
02:39He didn't realise that behind that gentle exterior was a complete monster hiding in
02:44wait, that will stop at nothing to keep his friends safe.
02:48What's almost more terrifying is how easily he's able to snap out of it after absolutely
02:53wrecking Tetsuo.
03:00Number 27.
03:02Itadori's Rage – Jujutsu Kaisen
03:05It was very easy to hate Mahito more and more every time he appeared on the show, especially
03:11if your name is Yuji Itadori.
03:14After what appeared to be an emotional turnaround for Junpei's distress, Mahito quickly snatches
03:19it away by turning him into a monstrosity.
03:22This, coupled with Sukuna's refusal to intervene, pushes the young sorcerer over the edge.
03:28He now has only one thing in mind – punching a crater into the place where Mahito's face
03:34currently occupies.
03:39He ignores all the pain he's being put through and continues his relentless assault.
03:43Oh, Yuji, if only you finished your fight here, you wouldn't be a victim to the horrors
03:48to come.
03:57Number 26.
03:58Soya Cries – Tokyo Revengers
04:01Greatly outnumbered by Tenjiku, Touman certainly has a rough time in their battle against them.
04:07Especially when the Haitani brothers begin to brutalize Hakai right in front of Soya.
04:13With his leg injured, Angry's emotions get the best of him and he begins to cry like
04:18a child.
04:26Now, usually you'd think this would be the end for him, but in Soya's case it's actually
04:31the opposite as all of his restraints come off and he becomes a demon.
04:40In a flash, Soya takes down both the brothers as well as any Tenjiku members that decide
04:46to come near him.
04:51Number 25.
04:52Nezuko Goes Full Demon – Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba
04:57Oh, Nezuko, sweet, innocent little Nezuko.
04:59She may be a demon and all, but thanks to her big heart, she's managed to stay in her
05:03right mind up until this point.
05:06Daki shouldn't have played with her food too much, since a threat against Tanjiro's
05:11life results in her earning the ire of his sister.
05:15But this isn't the cutie pie we're used to.
05:18No, this is a Nezuko whose power can rival that of even an upper moon.
05:23Just like that, Daki goes from a threat to a pitiable creature.
05:33It's only until Tanjiro intervenes that we're able to see our favorite backpack dweller
05:38back to normal.
05:44Number 24.
05:45Sayaka's Despair – Madoka Magica Hell hath no fury like a woman cucked.
05:51After giving everything in order to save her beloved Kyousuke from his ailment, she learns
05:56that now he's all fixed up, he's fallen in love.
06:00Just not with her.
06:08This means she's lost every reason she had to become a magical girl, and drowns her sorrows
06:14in sheer violence.
06:20With no direction left in life, it's the witches who suffer her wrath, a path that
06:24would lead her to becoming one herself.
06:30Number 23.
06:31Dark Sonic – Sonic X The final arc of Sonic X takes a much darker
06:37turn, and nowhere is this more apparent than in this scene where Sonic obtains a transformation
06:43we've never seen in any other Sonic media.
06:51After seeing an unconscious Chris and terrified Cosmo, the negative energy within the Dark
06:56Chaos Emeralds begins to have an effect on Sonic, and transforms him into a new Dark
07:02form.
07:03Even when Black Narcissus unleashes two powerful robots against him, Dark Sonic makes quick
07:08work of them.
07:14It's a form so unlike the Blue Blur, that even Dr. Eggman is concerned for his well-being.
07:26Number 22.
07:27Jinu Solo's Dong Sook and His Underlings – Solo Leveling
07:31With all the skull-crushing Jinu had been doing in his grinding spree, it was only a
07:36matter of time before he was tasked with taking down some of his fellow dungeon-wagees.
07:45But you can't say they didn't push him.
07:47After leaving the two young lads for dead so they could reap the rewards the Zone had
07:51to offer, they come back to check on the damage, only to find them still alive.
07:56Enraged by their selfish antics, Jinu finally snaps and takes them out one by one.
08:05His reservations about killing other humans fly out of the window.
08:16Number 21.
08:17Punch-Drunk Sugimoto – Golden Kamuy
08:20Sugimoto and the crew would stop at nothing to find a serpa during this arc of the story.
08:25That includes participating in some good old-fashioned fisty-cuffs with Russians in
08:30a barn.
08:35However, Sugimoto's never-say-die attitude pushes him too far, and soon he's completely
08:42taken over by his thirst for blood.
08:49After wiping the floor with the other participants, he turns his attention to Gan Soku.
08:54What follows is a stunning display of Sugimoto's brute strength as he dishes out everything
08:59against the behemoth of a man.
09:01In the end, he walks away the victor.
09:04But it isn't until he takes an unplanned skinny-dip that he's able to get back to
09:08his senses.
09:14Number 20.
09:15Giving in to the Ghoul – Tokyo Ghoul
09:19Trapped and continually tortured by a sadistic monster with a Friday the 13th fetish certainly
09:24has a way of putting someone in a bad headspace.
09:31With Yamori's constant mutilations combined with Reize haunting his mind, Kaneki's humanity
09:37slips away, resulting in him embracing his newfound ghoul nature, leading him to turn
09:43the tables on his tormentor.
09:52Not only is he able to power through Yamori's transformed state, but he gives him a taste
09:57of his own fearful medicine by digging into him for dinner.
10:11Number 19.
10:12Bam Snaps – Tower of God
10:15One does not simply injure the beloved of an alpha simp.
10:19With the crown game coming to a close, Rachel suffers a lethal head wound when one of the
10:24masked combatants tries to take the throne from Bam.
10:36Overcome by such a sight, Bam's irregular nature kicks into gear and unleashes such
10:41a vast amount of high-tier shinsu that it cleaves out one of the navigator's eyes.
10:52Thankfully, the Black March chose to interfere before he totally lost it and tried to end
11:00her life as revenge for Rachel.
11:02Yeah, how's that attitude working out for you now, Bam?
11:21Number 18.
11:22Roll the Dice – Goblin Slayer
11:24Don't you just love it when your party is on its last legs, only for you to land that
11:29all-important critical?
11:35Despite getting his body severely damaged by a goblin champion, the titular adventurer
11:40refuses to simply lay down and die.
11:48Instead, with nothing more than some hair and one hell of a second wind, he climbs atop
11:57the beast and strangles the ever-loving Gimli out of it until it suffocates.
12:02Pretty impressive for a man hemorrhaging a colossal amount of blood behind that helmet.
12:13Number 17.
12:14The Manslayer Returns – Rurouni Kenshin
12:18There are very few things that can push a changed man like Kenshin to revert back to
12:23the demon he was during his assassin career.
12:30Threatening to slice down a child just happens to be one of them.
12:34With Shou willing to use his bladed whip on an innocent, Kenshin is pushed to his limit,
12:40resolving to use the killer techniques of the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu.
12:49If not for the reveal that he had been in possession of the reverse blade the whole
12:53time, Shou would be missing the lower half of his body from just one slash.
13:09Number 16.
13:11Dark Digivolution – Digimon Tamers
13:14As heartbreaking as it might be to see something as adorable as Gilmon be turned into a grotesque
13:20data packet, that's what you get when you delete their friends right in front of them.
13:34In the wake of Leomon's demise, Takato embraces his malicious side and forces Gilmon to transform,
13:41which prompts a sudden digivolution to Megidramon, a mega-level that is nigh uncontrollable and
13:48fixated on devouring his target.
13:57As with most things in Tamers, this was on a whole other level of dark.
14:12Number 15.
14:13Alpha Stigma – The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
14:17If you know the guy you've captured happens to be the vessel for an entity that can eradicate
14:22everything, why would you go out of your way to taunt him by attacking his friends and
14:27showing him the corpses of his fellow mages?
14:33Whatever the reason, the Magic Knights soon learned they were dealing with a literal devil
14:39since Reiner's despair at such cruelty allowed the Alpha Stigma to take over, where it proceeds
14:45to do what it does best and erase everything in its sight.
14:49In the most gruesome way possible, of course.
14:52Number 14.
14:54Advance vs. Removal – Kengan Ashura
15:02Throughout the Kengan tournament, driven by his desire for revenge, Oma continuously relied
15:08on the double-edged sword that was the Advance, a power boost that could improve his strength
15:13but at the cost of his lifespan.
15:16While usually able to put some manner of limit on himself, that all went out the window when
15:21up against Ryan Kure and his equally sinister transformation of Removal.
15:33Unable to cope with the Taboo Descendant's onslaughts, Oma abandoned the warnings of
15:38his mentor and allowed the Advance to take hold, becoming a crimson-skinned monstrosity
15:44in his own right.
15:54Number 13.
15:55A Boxer's Wrath – Hajime no Ippo
15:59Despite his cavalier attitude and sickening approach to the sport, Brian Hawk was nonetheless
16:04one hell of an obstacle challenge for Takamura to overcome.
16:14With so much force behind his punches, the champion eventually succeeded in rendering
16:19Takamura partially unconscious.
16:22Unluckily for him, in doing so, he awakened the Beast.
16:34Fueled with rage over how Hawk had previously injured Coach Kamigawa, his body acted instinctively
16:40and, relying on his training, pummeled the feathers out of Hawk until he was upchucking
16:46blood all over the ring.
16:56Number 12.
16:57The Laughing Arm – Twin Star Exorcist
17:01Nine times out of ten, Rokuro is the nicest kid on the block.
17:05He can punch you to hell and back with his impurity arm, but he's still a chipper lad
17:10with a massive heart.
17:11Unless you're Yuto, then you're liable to get a meteor smash to the face.
17:22After the one-eyed killer tells Benio he never cared for her as a sister, Roku loses it.
17:31Sure, Yuto still knocks him around like a tennis ball, but it's the sight of our boy's
17:40arm howling in murderous glee while his eyes glow like a demon that sticks with us.
17:53Number 11.
17:54Cursed Shield – The Rising of the Shield Hero
17:57Naofumi was already not in the best place mentally, given his horrific treatments ever
18:02since being dropped into this corrupt kingdom.
18:05But watching his cherished talking chicken daughter get gobbled up by a zombie dragon?
18:10That's a bridge too far.
18:18Unlocking the Cursed Shield of Wrath, this highly destructive yet all-consuming form
18:23was certainly able to burn away the rot of the dragon.
18:27But given how it fed on his rage, it also had the unfortunate side effect of blurring
18:32Naofumi's perception of friend and foe together, leading to best girl Raphtalia being
18:37injured in the process.
18:44Number 10.
18:45Kamui Unleashed – Kill la Kill
18:53Ryuko has never been one to quell her temper during a fight, but it's fair to say that
18:58here she went totally off the rails.
19:07Not surprising, since her father's killer suddenly dropped in and happily confessed.
19:12Her resulting outrage proves to be so potent that Senketsu can't handle it, and consequently
19:18mutates her into a monstrous entity, complete with boiling blood and way too many teeth.
19:30It's a hell of a look for her, just a shame she wasn't able to use it to give Nui exactly
19:35what she deserved.
19:41Number 9.
19:42Mob Goes 100 – Mob Psycho 100
19:47On an average day, this little ball of awkwardness is just about the nicest guy you can meet.
19:54At least until you decide to beat up his brother, and you might want to clear the area, lest
19:59you fancy seeing Mob unleash his dark side.
20:08Koyama learns this the hard way, who for all his bravado and psychic abilities is woefully
20:14unprepared for Mob after he reaches 100% pissed off.
20:23As we all know, once he's at his emotional pinnacle, there's nothing that can stop
20:27him.
20:28Evidenced from when Mob sends his brother's attacker right into the ground, face first.
20:42Number 8.
20:43Master Card Rampage – Yu-Gi-Oh!
20:48The world of children's card games is a cutthroat business, something Weevil Underwood
20:54learns first-hand when he unwisely jokes that Yugi is gone forever during a duel.
21:06Despite being armed with an impressive new deck, the bug boy ends up facing the Pharaoh's
21:12unbridled fury, given how he had just lost his partner in crime to the seal of Orichalcos.
21:23Without Yugi to play spiritual good cop, no one can stop the king of games from attacking
21:28Weevil again and again until his life points are well into the minus numbers.
21:39Number 7.
21:40Meliodas Destroys Danithor – The Seven Deadly Sins
21:43Well, at least we now know how the captain of the sins got his infamous moniker of wrath.
21:54In order to reclaim his lost demonic power, Meliodas is forced to relive the haunting
21:59moment where he lost control of his rage following the death of his beloved Liz.
22:12Unable to hold back the anger inside, the dragon's sins' own dark power overwhelms
22:17him, reducing the kingdom of Danithor to nothing more than a crater in the process.
22:22Look on the bright side, Meliodas.
22:24At least your lover got reincarnated… into an infant.
22:28But hey, beggars can't be choosers.
22:34Number 6.
22:35Hollow Resurrection – Bleach
22:38Apparently not even a gaping hole in the torso is enough to keep this substitute shinigami
22:43down.
22:47While initially overwhelmed by Ulquiorra's power, Orohime's cries of despair are all
22:52Ishigo needs to claw his way back from death.
22:56Only now bearing a much more nightmarish guise, one that comes complete with a lot
23:01of predator sound effects and a crazy amount of laser beams.
23:11Now more powerful than even the Espada's Segunda Etappa form, Ishigo and his inner
23:16hollow proceed to rip Ulquiorra to pieces.
23:19Yep, this is all on you, Orohime.
23:22Well done.
23:27Number 5.
23:28Cemetery Battle – Gintama
23:35Despite being famed for his sword skills, as well as being a demon on the battlefield,
23:40Gintoki Sakata is mostly known for acting like a complete doofus.
23:45One who always ends up failing at even the simplest of odd jobs.
23:50But in this case…
23:59After Otose ends up wounded via the blade of her rival Deva and former friend Jirochu,
24:05Ginto's full-on white demon.
24:13Armed with nothing more than his trusty wooden sword, he easily crushes nearly every gravestone
24:18in sight while trying to put Jirochu six feet under.
24:29Number 4.
24:30Naruto Let's The Fox Out The Bag – Naruto Shippuden
24:39We'll admit it was an odd time for Hinata to find the courage to confess her love to
24:44a ninja heartthrob, but it at least ended up giving us this epic scene.
24:54While trying to defend Naruto from pain to salt, the Hyuga heiress finds herself grievously
24:59wounded.
25:03The knuckle-headed ninja doesn't take too kindly to this, once again losing control
25:07to the demon fox inside of him.
25:15Now completely taken over by his rage, Naruto instantly goes all the way to six tails.
25:22Pain may have his own fair share of internal baggage, but he's got nothing on a teen
25:27Jinchuriki who just watched his future wife get stabbed.
25:35Number 3.
25:36Guts Cuts Off His Own Arm – Berserk We had to get a little creative with this
25:45one, seeing how bloody rampages are kind of Guts' bread and butter.
25:57The black swordsman may have angrily sliced his way through plenty of demons and enemy
26:01soldiers in his time, but in terms of sheer desperation, nothing tops the time where he
26:07was willing to mutilate his own arm to escape the jaws of an apostle.
26:18Of course, given how Casca was being violated by Griffith at the time, you can kind of see
26:23why he would be willing to go so far.
26:25It's a hellish sight to behold, the only thing more unnerving being the savage expression
26:31spread across Guts' face.
26:33Now that is rage.
26:37Number 2.
26:38Gon vs. Pitou – Hunter x Hunter You wouldn't have thought a good kid like
26:48Gon would have had a dark side.
26:50Pitou probably thought so too, at least until he decided to taunt him with the corpse of
26:55his deceased friend.
26:59After discovering that his buddy Kite was gone for good, Gon gives into his hatred and
27:04unleashes all of his latent Nen, transforming into an older version of himself equipped
27:09with enough strength to match the king of the Chimera Ants.
27:22Fueled by the desire to seek vengeance on the wicked Kitty, the young Hunter proceeds
27:27to smash Pitou's face to bloody chunks, to the point where the royal guard is left
27:33essentially headless.
27:59Number 1.
28:00The Beast – Neon Genesis Evangelion
28:13The good news?
28:14Shinji got back in the robot.
28:16The bad news?
28:17It's gone totally feral and developed quite a taste for angel flesh.
28:27When one of the alien invaders nearly overpowers them, Shinji pleads for his Ava unit to get
28:32a second wind.
28:34Something that seems to strike a chord with the sentient mecha, leading it to go berserk
28:39and slaughtering the angel.
28:41All before chowing down.
28:49All the NERV agents can do is hopelessly look on as Unit-01 goes primal.
28:55What's your favourite berserk scene in anime?
29:03Let us know in those comments below.