Top 20 Best Anime Protagonist of Heisei Era

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The hero always exist in heroic story. In many story, the hero is the protagonist itself. Sometimes, they train theirself to growth and become stronger. However, there are some invincible heroes who have the strongest capability from the beginning, and nearly undefeated.

This time, Goo Ranking ask Japanese fans to choose the best anime protagonist of Heisei era. The list based on how strong the hero / protagonist in their story.


The One Punch Man's Saitama is the winner. He is known as the strongest character in his story, with just one hit, the enemy defeated. The only one his weakness is mosquito. Koro-sensei from Assassination Classroom in the second place, followed by Monkey D. Luffy in the third place.

best anime hero of heisei era

1. Saitama (One Punch Man) - 571 votes
2. Koro-sensei (Assassination Classroom) - 406
3. Monkey D., Luffy (One Piece) - 355
4. Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) - 305
5. Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) - 230
6. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) - 215
7. Hoozuki (Hozuki's Coolheadedness) - 163
8. Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School) - 156
9. Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler) - 141
10. Joutarou Kuujou (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) - 104
11. Alucard (Hellsing) - 101
12. Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin) - 96
13. Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins) - 84
14. Lina Inverse (The Slayers) - 83
15. Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100) - 81
16. Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon) - 76
17. Kazuto Kirigaya (Sword Art Online) - 75
18. Nanoha Takamachi (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha) - 62
19. Ryouma Echizen (The Prince of Tennis) - 60
20. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) - 56

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Source: Goo Ranking