Top 10 Anime Fights That Ended In Seconds

“The Irregular at Magic High School” (2014-)

Just because the main character’s limited to one stoic expression, doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to flex. Challenged by the insufferable Hanzo, Tatsuya not only overcame him with ease, but did it without flaunting any kind of magic, instead relying on his physical prowess and ninjutsu to rush behind him, pull the trigger, and send the cocky Bloom hurtling to the floor with a shattered ego and psionic induced nausea. I mean, he was surrounded by the show’s primary harem candidates, so he had to do something to get their attention!

“My Hero Academia” (2016-)

Great intellect may be able to overcome most obstacles, but it’s useless unless you put it into practise. Yaoyorozu learned this the hard way during her match at the Sports Festival, where her lack of combat experience led to her downfall. With Tokoyami’s Dark Shadow unleashing a constant barrage of blows, it proved too much for the beautiful genius to cope, and before she knew it, was pushed out of the ring. It’s a humiliating yet humbling moment for her, one that paved the way for her stellar development further down the line.

“Overlord” (2015-18)

There was no way Big G was going to survive this one. If Bone Daddy Ainz can massacre seventy thousands soldiers with minimal effort, then how do you expect one noble hearted warrior to fare any differently? Whatever sliver of hope we may have had was dashed when the undead sorcerer took him out by freezing time and applying an instant death spell before anyone could even breathe. It’s so sudden and approached in such a casual manner that in some ways it’s more potent than all those Lovecraftian goat demons Ainz had summoned a few minutes ago.

“One-Punch Man” (2015-19)

No wonder this guy didn’t hesitate to join up with the Monster Association, Saitama knocked his ass out of the arena before he could finish explaining his Hell-Brigning Hand Chop! A cocky martial artist in his own right, Bakuzan was more than a little happy to demonstrate his lethal skills on the poorly disguised Saitama and his beaver wig. Sounded like he had quite the arsenal under his belt too, but alas he made the mistake of touching the world’s strongest hero’s head, earning him a knockout blow that sent him flying.

“Mob Psycho 100” (2016-19)

When our adorable, socially-awkward psychic first encountered this mohawk-toting punk, it resulting in a blistering battle that was arguably the greatest to come out of the first season, one built on gradual tension as Mob was pushed to a hundred percent with every blow thrown. Their rematch on the other hand…was not quite as slow-paced. With his brother’s life on the line, Mob didn’t have time to play around, and as such swiftly dispatched the CLAW member by telekinetically slamming him around like pinball until his body was lodged into the ceiling.

“Berserk” (1997-98)

When these fated foes first encountered one another, it ended in a duel in which Guts was overpowered by Griffith’s calmness and skill. This time around, things were very much the opposite. Determined to leave the Band of the Hawk in order to find his own dream, Guts was once again forced to cross sword with his friend, only this time his stronger form and superior swordsmanship totally wasted the White Hawk, an action that, while epic in its own right, would lead to Griffith’s fall from grace.

“Hunter x Hunter” (2011-14)

The boy can pluck the hearts out of his targets and wrap them in doggy bags before they even realise what happened; so of course he’s able to cut his way through a Chimera Ant with minimal effort. Despite his hardened skin protecting him from regular attacks, Rhino didn’t stand much of a chance when the young assassin started letting loose concentrated bursts of electricity in a singular spot, allowing him the chance to gouge out the beast’s heart with a single strike. Messy yet effective.

“Kengan Ashura” (2018)

The Floating Cloud may be the most laxed fighter to ever attend the Kengan Tournament, but as this battle demonstrated, he still knows how to throw down with the best of them. Squaring off against the man of a thousand faces, it seemed that Hatsumi was going to have to overcome multiple fighters at once…only for him to end the fight in record time by easily bringing Takayuki to his knees, and landing three precise blows in such quick succession that they left holes in the actor’s face.

“Vinland Saga” (2019)

And this was the turning point where Thorfinn’s drive for revenge was laid bare, rendered utterly moot, and exposed for just how pointless it really was…all the while Askeladd beat the ever-loving shit out of him. Once again challenging his father’s killer to a duel, Askeladd decided now would be a great time to show just how trivial the young Viking’s mindset is, that how even after a decade, he’s still just a wild dog who hasn’t learned a thing. It’s a brutal lesson, one that Lucius Artorius Castus demonstrates with just a few swings.

“Baki” (2018-20)

Now this is what you call a face-off. As in, Yujiro ripped the legendary fighter’s face off like it was a candy wrapper. Despite knowing full well he’s the strongest creature on the planet, the father of Baki still managed to surprise us with just how meteorically strong he is, with him taking morbid delight in removing the Kaioh’s face before swiftly knocking him out. Whelp, even if he does survive, there’s no way the geezer’s going to be able to live that down!