20 Most Satisfying REVENGE Moments In Anime History

Blood boiling after watching the villain torment  people one too many times? Can't wait for the moment the cocky bully gets his share? We feel  you. Sometimes you just crave a dish of sweet, icy revenge - anime style. Get ready for the  most satisfying, fist-pumping revenge scenes ever put to animation. Whether it's a hero  pushed to the edge unleashing rage mode, unexpected alliances taking down tyrants, or  arrogant bad guys being utterly destroyed when they least expect it - our top 20 list h

as it  all. Time for a little righteous retribution. 20: Kogami goes Rogue for Revenge (Psycho-Pass) Number 20 delivers some sweet, long-awaited payback that hits different! Sybil failed  to sniff out shifty psycho Makishima, allowing him to keep escaping every sinister  crime. Kogami couldn't stand it - not when Makishima merc'd his partner Sasayama. Rules went  out the window. Kogami went full rogue agent, vengeance blinders locked on. The  tension built to a crescendo until Kogami and Makishi

ma finally clashed.  And in an epic showdown, Kogami did what had to be done - sending Makishima  to the eternal detention cell in the sky. 19: Keyaru’s Brutal Revenge (Redo of Healer) Number 19 is not for the faint of heart. Keyaru was just an innocent kid eager to be one of the  heroes and save lives. But the kingdom had other twisted plans. They threw our boy into a nonstop  nightmare of torture, assault - you name a messed up act, and they did it. Absolutely merciless.  But then Keyaru snagg

ed that Philosopher Stone and the student became the teacher with four  long years for lesson planning. I'm talking turning the tables 100X over! Guards getting  straight-up mutilated. And he flipped the script on Flame Hero, his chief tormentor, in an R-rated  revenge plot. Look, I don't condone everything he did...but you reap what you sow. And after what  Keyaru survived, frankly I don't blame him! 18: Tanjiro slices the Hand Demon (Demon Slayer) Tanjiro comes through with the mentor-avenging

moment we live for! Shout out to Urokodaki  for taking Tanjiro under his wing. But that meant facing down the same Hand Demon who  slaughtered his past students Sabito and Makomo. Their ghosts are still haunting the  mountain. Not on Tanjiro's watch though! Our boy pulled off some epic sword work,  beheading that demon who had it coming. Bittersweet revenge complete! And hands down  one of Demon Slayer's most cathartic scenes. 17: Trunks dismantles the Android Siblings The prince of payback him

self - Future Trunks! His timeline was straight-up ravaged by Androids 17 &  18. They dismantled our dude's entire family and crew. But did Trunks take that L lying down? Nah.  He stepped into that Hyperbolic Time Chamber and unlocked the next Super Saiyan level! When Trunks  popped back out ready for round 2, those Androids had no clue who they were messing with. This  Trunks hit different! He absolutely shredded those fools while screaming "This one's for Gohan!"  Bibidi bobidi BOOM! No more s

loppy bots leaving destruction. Trunks laid down vengeance for every  fallen loved one with some extra salty sauce. 16: Tatsumi kills Princess Aria (Akame Ga Kill) Young Tatsumi was all sparkly-eyed about joining the royal knights. But Princess Aria showed her  true colors faster than last year's iPhone. At first she lured our innocent dude in with  hospitality. Then the curtain got yanked back - the royal fam straight-up murdered  his childhood friend Sayo in cold blood! Tatsumi saw red. He unl

eashed solo revenge  mode on Aria, going Samurai psycho with the sword skills. One satisfying bifurcation  later, exit royally forked Princess! 15: Gohan destroys Cell (DBZ) Cell was out here merc'ing Z Fighters like his name was Thanos. Even Son Goku. But did Gohan  curl up and cry after his daddy died a hero? Nah. Watching Cell squash Android 16 like a soda can  triggered Gohan's inner rage monster! He roared onto the scene as a Super Saiyan 2, hellfire  blazing in his eyes. Then this new Goha

n hit Cell with the biggest, baddest Kamehameha yet - fueled  by his daddy lending one final attack boost from Heaven. Those satisfying beams obliterated  Cell down to the last microscopic cell! 14: Spike ends Vicious (Cowboy Bebop) In the number 14 revenge spot we've got the classic anime stand-off: Spike  versus Vicious! Red Dragon Crime Syndicate torn apart by two dudes caught in  a romance rhombus with Julia. By the end, with Julia six feet under and the truth revealed,  Spike saw nothing bu

t red. The final confrontation was a brutal tango to the death. Both ended  up leaking red sauce everywhere. But Spike saved those last bullets just for Vicious -  straight shot right to the villain's icy heart! 13: Eren ignites war at Marley (Attack on Titan) Eren Yeager pulling the ultimate power move  against Marley! When Willy Tybur popped off declaring war on Paradis Island, nobody  expected Eren to be posted up incognito ready to crash the party. He came flying  out the basement like "Surp

rise bi**hes! Your war declaration has been accepted!" Eren  didn't hesitate, stomping out Willy in seconds! Then he started plowing through Marley's  forces like a kid wrecking lego buildings. 12: Kurapika walks in with a Shovel (HXH) At number 12 we've got Kurapika schooling this fool Uvogin on why you never taunt  a Shovel Guy! Especially when Shovel Guy is the last Kurta clan member and you  helped murder his entire people. But did Uvogin care? Nope! This durag-wearing  musclehead couldn't r

esist popping off and mocking the genocide. Kurapika activated  crazy specialist power Judgment Chain, wrapped it around Uvogin's black heart,  and went full crush mode until it burst! 11: Ichigo breaks Aizen’s Ego (Bleach) Just missing the top 10 at number 11 is the monumental smackdown moment Ichigo hands Aizen!  After popping out of hyperbolic training ripped, our guy Ichigo storms back ready to crash Soul  Society's biggest battle yet. And things get spicy fast when he grabs a full Hogyoku-f

orm  Aizen by the face and does the anime villain equivalent of dunking someone into a trash  can. Total disrespect! Yet this powered-up pretty boy still couldn't recognize Ichigo was  operating on a whole different power tier now. Aizen found out the embarrassing way though  after Ichigo merc'd him wearing the slick Mugetsu drip. The Coolest Shopkeeper had to  jump in just to seal defeated Aizen away! 10: Dabi exposes Endeavour (My Hero Academia) Dabi pulls the ultimate family truth bomb! This

fire-flaming villain hacked the airwaves to  expose he's actually Endeavor's abused eldest son - Todoroki returned for revenge! Toya wasn't  six feet under like Endeavor assumed after nearly training/killing him. Seeing Endeavor struck  shook as his ugly obsession-fueled past played out on screen was almost as satisfying  as his public image getting nuked! 9: Afro avenges his father (Afro Samurai) Legendary sword-slinger Rokutaro wearing the Number One headband - sigil of the baddest warrior  al

ive - until backstabbed by so-called friend Justice in a duel. A dirty move leaving little  Afro fatherless and shaking with future vengeance! The day came when Afro stormed Justice's crib  to collect payment in blood for Rokutaro, katana singing. Their duel exploded, Justice  almost ripping off Afro's head! But the magical fro saved him to keep slicing. Driven by years of  brewing vengeance, Afro carved Justice into cold cuts before standing over his sliced corpse  holding Rokutaro's blood-stai

ned headband. 8: The battle of Uchiha  Brothers (Naruto Shippuden) After Itachi went rogue wiping out their whole  clan, you know little bro Sasuke was left with permanent trauma and a raging revenge quest. An  epic duel between siblings fueled by revenge, betrayal, and thwarted dreams of restored clan  glory. In the end Itachi was too weakened to continue and fell victim to Sasuke's blade. With  the brother who destroyed his family dead by his hand, you'd think Sasuke would be satisfied...but 

we know that's not where the story ends! 7: Lelouch takes the throne (Code Geass) Royally cold-blooded revenge is on deck at number 7 when Lelouch demolishes his parents!  They lied about his mother's death AND used Lelouch and his sister as political throwaways. So when he realized the truth, Lelouch said "Off with their heads!" He used his Geass powers  to spark an uprising. And without hesitation, took down his own mama and papa to seize  the empire! That was so satisfying to see and we all c

heered for little Lelouch  and Nanalie getting their revenge! 6: Sasuke ends Danzo (Naruto Shippuden) Sasuke sending Danzo on a one-way train to the afterlife! Turns out this crusty  bandaged warmonger manipulated Itachi into wiping out their whole Uchiha clan! The  man was the evil mastermind behind Sasuke's childhood trauma. Sasuke was thirsty for  bloody payback after uncovering the truth. He saved up his most savage Amaterasu flames  just for Danzo too. Engulfed this scheming geezer in black

fire and looked him dead  in the one exposed eye as he burned alive! 5: Son Goku destroys Frieza (DBZ) You already know number 5 would be the godfather of savage revenge scenes - Goku going  Super Saiyan to stomp Frieza into oblivion! Frieza killing Krillin gave birth to the legendary Super  Saiyan, and all of Namek started shaking with Goku’s insane thirst for revenge. No matter what  Frieza did he was no match for Super Saiyan Goku, the whole planet burst, and Frieza’s upper body  floated aro

und in the vacuum of space for a long time. Goku turning into a Super Saiyan is one  of the greatest moments in the history of anime! 4: Kaneki makes Jason taste his own medicine Jason torturing Kaneki has to be one of the most unbearable torture scenes in anime, we  could feel the pain of Kaneki by his voice when his nails were being pulled out! When the  tables turned on Jason, Kaneki was even more evil than his Torturer. Watching Kaneki asking  Jason “What’s 1000 minus 7” was bone-chilling, h

e takes his sweet revenge by eating  Jason’s Kagune and leaving him to die. 3: Gon’s game with Pitou (HXH) At 3, Gon goes sicko mode on Pitou for killing Kite! He becomes blinded  by vengeance and nothing can stop him, not even his hand being chopped! The Chimera  Ant tries killing Gon but she is no match for him. He kicks her into the air and charges a  blood-infused “Jajanken,” punching the face of his enemy. Pitou dies, but Gon keeps repeatedly  attacking her in rage till she turns into a pul

p. 2: Shikamaru buries the  immortal (Naruto Shippuden) Shikamaru’s revenge against Hidan is one of  the most promising battles in Naruto. He plans the whole fight beforehand and traps the immortal  Akatsuki. The battle was won by mind and not power - that’s why Hidan lost it with his overconfidence  and fell into the pit. The moment when Shikamaru says, “That Pathetic Lord Jashin or whatever  isn’t your God anymore, I Am!” as he stands over a trapped Hidan is poetic! He avenged Asuma’s death, 

and Hidan is forever buried in the lands of Nara. 1: Mustang Burns Envy to Crisp (FMAB) But snagging our number 1 most satisfying vengeance scene is Flame Alchemist Mustang turning  Envy into screaming charcoal briquettes! FMAB gave us a masterclass in the savage "this is personal"  beatdown after Envy iced Mustang's BFF Hughes. Every cry of agony from Envy while Roy's flames  roasted him over an open fire was damn beautiful music! Mustang was so blinded with white-hot  revenge, his whole crew h

ad to beg him not to become a monster himself! Envy was left with no  choice but to commit suicide to escape the agony.