One of the most mesmerizing abilities to see used in anime and manga has always been related to lightning and natural storm-like calamities. Through the power of lightning, some anime characters can bring down the wrath of nature itself, while others can even become this powerful element itself. Lightning can be extremely destructive and can even amp up attributes like speed. Over the years, anime and manga series have introduced the fans to quite a lot of exciting lightning users, but not all of them are equally good. Some are on a completely different level altogether, and that’s exactly what this list is about.
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Zenitsu Agatsuma
Zenitsu is a part of the main cast of the Demon Slayer series. Zenitsu started as a coward and was easily scared, sometimes unable to keep his composure in battle. At the beginning of the Demon Slayer story, Zenitsu was at his best when he was unconscious, as he could actually go all out and showcase his powerful Thunder Breathing, which he learned from the former Thunder Hashira, Jigoro Kuwajima.
Zenitsu showed his full potential in the newest Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie, where he took on another lightning user, Kaigaku. Kaigaku and Zenitsu studied together but the latter showed that at the end, he was the better student by creating his own form of Thunder Breathing, called the Seventh Form: God of Fire and Thunder.
Kashimo
Kashimo is a newly introduced character in the Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 anime, but fans of the manga are familiar with his great and destructive powers. Kashimo is a reincarnated ancient sorcerer in the JJK Culling Game. Originally from the Edo period, this sorcerer stands out as one of the strongest and is known as the God of Lightning.
Kashimo has yet to show his potential in the anime but he is about to get a major fight firstly against Hakari, and then against Sukuna. He will only unleash his lightning-based cursed technique, Mythical Beast Amber, against Sukuna. This technique can only be used once and while it is extremely destructive, it destroys the user’s flesh in the process. Kashimo’s cursed technique transforms his body to create any and all phenomena created by electricity, making it deadly dangerous and unmissable.
Loki
Loki is a One Piece character who has been hyped up since the Whole Cake Island arc. Recently, in One Piece’s Elbaf arc, Oda has finally given fans a look at his powers and abilities. Loki has eaten a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, known as the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Nidhoggr.
This fruit allows Loki to turn into a Western dragon from Norse Mythology. It’s a fruit known to be able to destroy the world, and not only due to its massive size but also thanks to its lightning-based powers. Loki has showcased some of his lightning abilities, such as Thorheim, which can essentially wipe out whole countries with ease.
Sinbad
Anime: Magi the Labyrinth of Magic
Sinbad is one of the most overpowered characters of Magi: the Labyrinth of Magic. He can easily be called one of the most versatile anime characters in general. Sinbad is a Dungeon Capturer, and through his adventures, he has acquired many Djinns, with which he can fuse and gain their abilities.
While Sinbad has a wide array of Djinns, his most iconic one remains his very first one, which he unlocked through his first dungeon, known as Baal. When he fuses with Baal, Sinbad acquires lightning powers. Sinbad’s most destructive ability with this Djinn is Bararaq Inqerad-Saiqa, where he summons lightning through his sword and impales anything under him.
Laxus Dreyar
The Fairy Tail Guild is made up of some extremely powerful mages. One of the strongest alongside the likes of Natsu and Erza is definitely S-Rank Mage Laxus, the grandson of the guild master of Fairy Tail.
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Laxus is a Thunder Dragon Slayer in the story, which means that his lightning magic is on a whole other level. Laxus can make use of lightning magic to great effect. In fact, he is able to summon lightning from almost anywhere and use it to his advantage to blind enemies or to propel himself. As a dragon slayer, he can even consume lightning to gain a boost.
Enel
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Enel was the main antagonist of the Skypiea arc in the One Piece story. He is definitely strong even though he fell only in the pre-timeskip of One Piece.
One Piece’s Enel has the Goro Goro no Mi or the Rumble Devil fruit. The Logia fruit is extremely overpowered as it allows Enel to create, control, and even transform into lightning. Enel has shown extremely destructive powers, such as releasing an attack with 200,000,000 volts. His stronger attacks, like Raigou, can even destroy islands. The only reason Enel lost in One Piece was due to Luffy being his perfect counter as rubber does not conduct electricity. Otherwise, he would have more than dominated as he was impossible to defeat for every other character.
Killua Zoldyck
Hunter x Hunter’s Killua Zoldyck is one of the most iconic Lightning users in all of anime. Killua tapped into his lightning powers in the series after he learned to use nen. As a transmuter, he directly changes the properties of his aura into electricity.
Killua has shown his talent with this power multiple times throughout the series, but his powers especially shone during the Chimera Ant arc, where he faced Youpi. Killua can even tap into Godspeed where he uses his electric aura to reach new levels of speed. With it, he is definitely one of the fastest characters in the story, with even more potential to fulfill in the future.
Sasuke Uchiha
Sasuke Uchiha is the deuteragonist of the Naruto series. While Naruto focused more on his Rasengan and Wind Release abilities, Sasuke’s affinity was instead Lightning. Kakashi was the one who taught him the iconic lightning-based Chidori, which would become Sasuke’s signature move.
Sasuke’s lightning abilities don’t just stop at the Chidori. After all, he is supposed to be the reincarnation of Indra, who is a powerful lightning user both in Naruto and mythology. His usage of lightning is the most diverse in the entire series. His strongest technique is called Indra’s Arrow, and he can tap into it with the Complete Susanoo after absorbing enough chakra. Indra’s Arrow is one of the strongest lightning techniques in the whole series and it can pierce through most enemies.
