Top 10 Instant Deaths in Anime

“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders” (2014-15)

By this point, Jotaro and company had pretty much taken out every Stand user in Egypt, so how was one more going to make a difference? What, just because he’s got some of Dio’s blood and he’s named Vanilla Ice? Oh please! Just watch Avdol burn him to a…oh…that’s a bad way to do. Thanks to the power of his dimension-swallowing Stand, Vanilla Ice managed to decimate everyone’s favourite fire spitting uncle to the point where only his bloodied arms remained.

“That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” (2018-)

It pays to have a Demon Lord as your bestie, especially one who can be bribed so easily with food. That way, when a monstrous creature starts making its way towards your town, you can call in a favour and have her wreck shit. Good job Rimuru has such a bestie in the form of Milim. With the hauntingly sinister Charybdis looming on the horizon and none of his squad managing to make a dent, the sentient slime has no choice but to call in the big guns. Don’t judge her just because she’s on the short side, Milim is so OP she manages to bring down a beast that spits sky sharks with just a single move!

“Zombie Land Saga” (2018)

We know we shouldn’t be laughing at the sight of a young girl getting killed in a traffic accident…but holy George Romero is this scene hilarious. An idol-enthusiast with everything to live more, Sakura’s life comes to a rather abrupt end when she fails to see an incoming vehicle, and promptly gets sent flying into the air while heavy metal music thrashes about in the background. As far as intros go, this pretty much sets the dark tone for the hilarity to come. Besides, what’s a little brain-death compared to living it up as a member of an undead idol group?

“Puella Magi Madoka Magica” (2011)

Oh Mami, you came and went like the summer sun. So full of life and class, only to get your head bitten off by a witch while your young classmates can only look on in horror. It’s the first real example of how this series is so much more than your average Magical Girl experience. The fact that the person many considered the best girl was wiped out after three episodes was shocking enough, but to get literally chewed out but something that looks like it came out of a Willy Wonka fever dream is a whole other level of disturbing.

“Bleach” (2004-12)

Ah, the Fullbringers. By themselves the might come across as semi-decent opponents who could certainly give the average mortal a rough time, but when put against the Captains and Lieutenants of the Gotei 13…they’re basically sparkling cannon fodder. None more so that Giriko, who thought that just by roid-ing out he would stand a chance against the likes of Kenpachi. HA! He’d have a better chance of trying to beat Mortal Kombat blindfolded, one arm tied behind his back and on max difficulty. Turns out the one-eyed Captain finds the whole affair rather dull, deciding instead to shut up the pocketwatch-pumping fiend with a single slash.

“Hunter x Hunter” (2011-14)

Kind of amazing that despite the fact that Killua eventually learns how to turn himself into a lightning bolt, his crowning achievement still remains that one time he aced his way through the latter stage of the Hunter Exam…by tearing out the heart of a convicted criminal. Scratch that, he tore out the heart of a convicted criminal in less than a second, without him noticing, and still found time to wrap it in a doggy bag, to the point where the heart was still beating. That is…disgustingly impressive.

“Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works” (2014-15)

You know what, good on you Lancer! We all might have been secretly laughing at how you look like an armoured blueberry and are constantly going on about swinging your Gae Bulg, but well done on managing to accomplish what so many fans had craved to see – slapping the Holy Grail out that little prick Shinji, and more importantly, impaling Kirei Kotomine. Two smug bastards for the price of one, the latter of which being the one who brought about no shortage of misery throughout the events of Fate/Zero. Take it deep Kirei!

“One-Punch Man” (2015-)

It doesn’t matter what opponent he takes on, Saitama manages to wreck them all with nothing more but a casual swing of his fist. The caped baldy’s strength truly knows no bounds, and as a result he’s managed to quash beasts and supervillains that could slaughter their way across the world easily. While he’s mostly knocking down his cockier foes, make no mistake, Saitama has one hell of a kill count. Chances are if you’re in the business of killing innocents, Saitama’s death punch is likely to get up in YOUR business!

“Overlord” (2015-19)

After watching this undead sorcerer casually wipe out seventy-thousand soldiers in order to summon Lovecraftian tentacle goat demons, we didn’t hold out much hope that one dude with a sword was going to be able to cut him down. Not that we have anything against Gazef, dude was a paragon of virtue, something that even the Supreme One seemed to recognize. Unfortunately, all that recognition got him was an instant death thanks to a high tier spell. Guess it’s a damn sight better than being tramped by goats from hell.

“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind” (2018-)

He may be a murderer and scumbag, but you have to admire the Boss’ commitment. There aren’t many people who could have pulled off such a perfect assassination after puking up razor blades and getting their throat cut open by scissors. In his desperation to keep his identity a secret, the Boss of Passione manages to somehow mix in with a bunch of kids playing soccer, which allows him to sneak up on Abbacchio and unleash King Crimson on his unsuspecting backside. Thanks to his infamously convoluted Stand, Bucciarati’s right hand man ends up in the unfortunate position of getting impaled through the torso. Gruesome, yet effective.