A big part of whyShōnen Jumpis such an iconic name in the reality of anime is because of its activity stories . While action - basedshōnenanime are well-off enough to find , Shōnen Jump ’s natural selection always has a level of scale and overall craft to it that few other brands can match , and its anime have become some of the most iconic stories in the demographic because of that .

Shōnen Jumpstories are always fill with incredible natural action , and much of that is owe to the heroes of those news report . As with any good activity story , the zep ofShōnen Jumpstories are almost always at the nitty-gritty of the action , and as they continue to fight and rise for one cause or another , the heroes inShōnen Jumpstories inescapably explicate into some of thestrongest characters inShōnen Jumpand the sensitive , as a whole . Some of those heroes are especially worth highlighting , as each one has incredible power to them that ’s been near unmatched for age .

This list will focus specifically on the cardinal protagonists ofShōnen Jumpstories , and not merely anyone with a major part in a story .

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10Izuku Midoriya

Main Character Of Bones' My Hero Academia

Izuku Midoriya is the champion of Bones’My Hero Academiawho dreams of being a hoagy , despite being one of the uncommon hoi polloi in his world to be born without world power . One Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , though , a luck encounter with All Might , the humanity ’s great hero , finally give Izuku a chance to become a hero , as well , and his journey to do so becomes more important than anyone could have imagined .

Between the super strength of One For All and the variety of the other Quirks it establish him access to , Izuku slow but certainly develops into an absolute powerhouse , and it ’s to the stage thatMy Hero Academia ’s final archas Izuku become potent enough to fight on even ground with Shigaraki , someone at least as strong as All Might . My Hero Academiaends with Izuku losing his powers , but that does n’t make what he did with them any less telling .

9Monkey D. Luffy

Main Character Of Toei Animation’s One Piece

Monkey D. Luffy is the protagonist of Toei Animation’sOne Piece . Like many people in the Great Age of Piracy , Luffy dream of find the legendary One Piece and being crown the new Pirate King , and while he and his crew start as just a bunch of rookies , it is n’t long before Luffy proves himself to the entire world .

Luffy ’s continual command of his Gum - Gum Fruit and Haki gradually makes him one of the toughest pirates in all ofOne Piece , and in recent electric discharge , Luffy recently awakened his Devil Fruit and obtainedGear 5 , which not only pretend his regular ability more potent , but basically make him a reality warper who can weaponize animated cartoon military force . Even after so many years , Luffy keeps finding raw way to outdo himself , and there ’s no relation how far that will go whenOne Piecefinally ends .

8Naruto Uzumaki

Main Character Of Studio Pierrot’s Naruto

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Naruto Uzumaki is the eponymous wedge of Studio Pierrot’sNaruto . grow up , Naruto was ostracized by his ninja hamlet for being the legion of the nine - tailed demon George Fox that once near destroyed them all , so he ’s give himself to becoming the Hokage , the loss leader of the hamlet , and earning everyone ’s respect , a pursuit that becomes far big than anyone could have imagined .

Naruto has a tremendous amount of emergence through his gradual supremacy of Shadow Clones , Rasengan , Sage Arts , and Kurama ’s chakra , and after countless struggle , Narutoends with Naruto as the definitive strongest ninja in the populace , a fact that ’s perfectly maintained throughBoruto : Naruto Next Generations , as well . Naruto , himself , is nowhere near as active in the plot as he used to be , but he ’s still left an incredible mark on the serial that wo n’t fade anytime presently .

7Ichigo Kurosaki

Main Character Of Studio Pierrot’s Bleach

Ichigo Kurosaki is the hero of Studio Pierrot’sBleach . When Ichigo ’s family was attacked by a bloody-minded giant know as a Hollow , Ichigo keep open them by taking on the powers of a Soul Reaper , the natural enemies of Hollows , and as Ichigo continue to protect his jazz one , he quick bump himself at the center of one major world - end struggle after another .

Ichigo is introduced as a surprisingly potent fighter and only gets stronger as he slow masters his Soul Reaper abilities and gets more and more power boosts , and by the remainder of the serial , Ichigo ends up as one of the only part inBleachcapable of defeating Yhwach , the strongest villain in the entire series . Ichigo ’s growth was great to see , and wheneverBleach ’s Hell arccontinues , he ’s sure to get even solid .

6Medaka Kurokami

Main Character Of Gainax’s Medaka Box

Medaka Box is an anime adaption centered on Kurokami Medaka , an extraordinary first - year student and newfangled student council United States President at Hanokiwa Academy . With her redoubtable abilities , she apply a hint box for educatee , do the stage for unique challenge that examine her and her council members .

Medaka Kurokami is the eponymous hero of Gainax’sMedaka Box . Medaka is introduced as the beautiful and magnetic student council president of Hakoniwa Academy , and while her conflicts start relatively lowkey , they quickly escalate into physical battles of monolithic scurf that often put the entire humankind at risk .

In summation to her superhuman physical and mental abilities , include an attack that allows her to move quicker than the swiftness of auditory sensation , Medaka possesses two nigh - unbeatable abilities : God Mode , which lets her further augment her strength with various transformation , and The End , which lets her simulate other superpowers and make them even strong than they were in their original form . Najimi Ajimu , someone with over 12 quadrillion powers , once notice thatMedaka will always win a combat by being the supporter , and overall , there ’s spate of truth to that thought .

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5Kinnikuman

Main Character Of Toei Animation & Production I.G’s Kinnikuman

Kinnikuman is the stage name of Kinniku Suguru , the master admirer of theKinnikumanfranchise . Kinnikuman struggle as the superpowered protector of Japan , and while he start up as piffling more than a bumbling Sir Noel Pierce Coward , he eventually comes into his own as a Hero of Alexandria and becomes a symbol of justice for Earth and the macrocosm , as a whole .

While the grapple mates inKinnikumantypically never get too large in scale , not only do Kinnikuman and other lineament always show off some sort of superhuman feats , butan earlyKinnikumanarc established that Kinnikuman is strong enough to throw someone to Pluto , meaning he , and all other Chojin , are ridiculously powerful , even if the fights never fully incline into it . As the main reference , Kinnikuman , of course , put up above most of the supporting cast , and even after almost 50 years , he keeps finding young ways to show off his strengths .

4Toriko

Main Character Of Toei Animation’s Toriko

Toriko is the eponymic Heron ofToei Animation’sToriko . Toriko is one of the most celebrated Gourmet Hunters and look for to one day fill in his full form menu with God , the most scrumptious food in history , but along the way , he of necessity comes into conflict with the villainous Gourmet Corps and the massive conspiracy behind why their world is the mode that it is .

The anime , alone , makes it prosperous to see how powerful Toriko is , but it ’s only by understand the manga that his power fully glitter , asToriko ’s numerous baron - ups in the second half of the manga finally make him someone who can definitively cause demolition on a world-wide scurf . Torikohas some of the biggest effort of strong suit of anyShonen Jumpmanga of the 2000s , and its hero is a handsome part of how that came to be .

3Son Goku

Main Character Of Toei Animation’s Dragon Ball

Son Goku is the sub of Toei Animation’sDragon Ball , introduce as a young son with unnatural long suit , a love of fight , and the tail of a monkey . After growing into an adult , Goku was revealed to be a Saiyan , a nearly out race of powerful and bloody-minded extraterrestrial , and learning that take Goku and his protagonist into conflict with more and more dangerous alien and generally sci - fi - base threat .

Goku was a herculean fighter aircraft from the instant he was introduce , and that only became more pronounced over the year as he stay to gain superpower under numerous instructor and unlocked his powerful Super Saiyan transformations . Goku has always shown off the best acquirement and overall power of any of the hero sandwich , and whileDragon Ball Superand other stories have introduced theatrical role stronger than Goku , the originalDragon Ballstill ended with Goku becoming the unattackable character in the population .

2Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Main Character Of Toei Animation’s Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Bobobo - bo Bo - bobo is the eponymic hero of Toei Animation’sBobobo - bo Bo - bobo . In a existence where the iniquity Chrome Dome Empire endeavor to plane everyone in the world , Bobobo fights against their evil with the power of his Super Fist of the Nose Hair , and with the aid of his friend , most of whom are just as uncanny as him , he just might save the world from become permanently bald .

Owing to the story prioritise comedy over logic , Bobobo - bo Bo - bobo ’s eponymic hero sandwich has some of the greatest feats of strength of anyShōnen Jumpcharacter , with things like destroying sensation , moving major planet , and manipulating realism all being affair that take zero feat on Bobobo ’s part . Bobobo - bo Bo - boboprides itself on never taking itself gravely , and thanks to that , its hero has a level of power few others can hope to couple .

1Arale Norimaki

Main Character Of Toei Animation’s Dr. Slump

Arale Norimaki is the admirer of Toei Animation’sDr . Slump , a robot girl create by the eccentric discoverer Senbei Norimaki of Penguin Village . Much of the story is centre around Arale ’s misadventures with the eccentric inhabitants of Penguin Village , with Arale ’s naivety and superhuman abilities getting her out of trouble almost as often as they get her into fuss .

Much likeBobobo - bo Bo - bobo , Dr. Slumpbeing a gag report mean that Arale casually has unbelievable feats of strength such as throwing the sun around and breaking the fourth wall to change world , and whenever she cameos inDragon Ball , Arale has been shown to sustain her own against some ofDragon Ball ’s strongest fighters without so much as breaking a sweat . There are few character in fabrication capable of what Arale does , seriously or otherwise , and that easily makes her thestrongestShōnen Jumphero of all time .

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