Coolest Anime Swordsman

[AnimeBlazer]

Who do you all think is the coolest anime or videogame swordsman (woman) of them all?

[PassiveObserver]

I'm going to say Seijuro Hiko, that dude was just to cool.

[DarkKanti]

Hajime Saito (mispelled) is the coolest

[KusanagiKyo]

Yoshimitsu!!!! Come on, he stabs himself!

[§amurai X]

i would have to say mitsurugi from sol cal for and KENSHIN.

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by KusanagiKyo
Yoshimitsu!!!! Come on, he stabs himself!

lol yeah that guy is pretty cool

Originally posted by PassiveObserver
I'm going to say Seijuro Hiko, that dude was just to cool.

Seijuro Hiko is awesome!

[Tank]

Kenshin, but especially on Tsuiokuhun. Its tough to argue with some of those kills.....

[Skuldchan]

Heh come on now this is easy Mendou Shuutaro is the coolest anime swordman, no doubt about that. :D
Second is Kenshin, hes just so cool.

[Guyara]

Yoshimitsu from Tekken rocks! :D
Also, Guts(Berserk), Zelgadis(Slayers) and The Black Swordsman(Comedy). :)

[Renzoku Hikari]

Soujiro *sp?* from Kenshin! He's so fast and smilie and stuff and his search for what to believe as truth in the world is kinda...inspiring in its own way. ^_^

[jetfire]

I'd say Jubei from Ninja Scroll. He just had a neat care free personality and kicked a lot of ass. Also, my runner up would have to be Gatts. Anyone who can slay 100 men at once deserves some credit.

[Guyara]

Originally posted by jetfire
Also, my runner up would have to be Gatts. Anyone who can slay 100 men at once deserves some credit.
At once, no. In one fight, yes. ;)

[Zero]

*sees this turning into a shameless plug for Kenshin fans*

Anyway, being such a fan, I'll put my vote to Saitou Hajime from Rurouni Kenshin. Nothing beats the Miburo :GD

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by jetfire
Also, my runner up would have to be Gatts. Anyone who can slay 100 men at once deserves some credit.

Inu yasha can slay 100 demons in one slash!

[Guyara]

Originally posted by DarkKanti
Inu yasha can slay 100 demons in one slash!
Isn't that a thousand?

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by Guyara
Isn't that a thousand?

i'm pretty sure it's 100.

[silentruth]

aoshi(rurouni kenshin), soujiro(rurouni kenshin), vicious(cowboy bebop), raphael/nightmare(sol cal)
...is nightmare's thing even a sword??

in that order...from coolest


women...kenshin's girl. heh, i guess theres not really that many swordswomen around...

[L. Peanut]

Vicious. He may not be the best - but he gets serious style points. ;)

[silentruth]

Originally posted by L. Peanut
Vicious. He may not be the best - but he gets serious style points. ;)

yes! my point exactly!

[genki sakura]

Sojirou and Kenshin, of course.

and if hiei would be considered acceptable, then put him on my list too.

[jetfire]

Originally posted by Guyara
At once, no. In one fight, yes. ;)

I obviously meant in one battle. His sword isnt big enough to slash through a hundred people at once.

[samurai]

Originally posted by DarkKanti
Hajime Saito (mispelled) is the coolest Funny how "mispelled" is the only word misspelled word in your post. :D

Himura Kenshin, what's not cool about someone who swings his sword in the name of those who are too spineless to do it themself?

[genki sakura]

Originally posted by samurai
Himura Kenshin, what's not cool about someone who swings his sword in the name of those who are too spineless to do it themself?

Spineless? lol!

[KiraraKim]

I have to say Kenshin. Only because he was the first image that came to my mind when I thought of anime swordsman. And even though Kenshin has the "oro" side to him, when Battousai takes over he is pretty darn cool. Though I do love his "Oro" side too.

[Excalibur II]

Kenshin's teacher person...and then kenshin himself probably.

[silentruth]

Originally posted by Excalibur II
Kenshin's teacher person...and then kenshin himself probably.

hiko seijuurou...he's awesome too

[Datsun]

I'll tell you whose not the coolest swordsman, and that's Leopold Scorpse (Scrapped Princess). He didn't seem to have a purpose in the story.

EDIT: I think Matoko off Love Hina deserves a mention as one of the better sword wielders in anime.

[LordBlazer]

Hiyate too bad he dies.

[Dtortot]

I would normally say, Gatsu, but he isn't a swordsman, he is a brute that wields a sword, anyone can do that. So my real choice goes to Father Andersen from Hellsing.

[Frog]

You people and your silly kenshin. I will put it like this simply: Roronoa Zoro is the coolest swordsman alive and not to mention he's also PIRATE! Hawk eyes Mihawk would be a close second but yeah hes the best.

http://www.totalonepiece.com/images/artwork27.jpg

I mean look at that...3 swords...i cant even begin to explain his greatness!

[Dark Awakenings]

without a doubt kenshin

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by samurai
Funny how "mispelled" is the only word misspelled word in your post. :D

Be Queit! :(

[Recoil]

Vicious.

[Zirilan]

Originally posted by DarkKanti
i'm pretty sure it's 100.

It is, he has no technique though. I'd say Kenshin, for obvious reasons.

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by Zirilan
It is, he has no technique though. I'd say Kenshin, for obvious reasons.

What about the Windscar and the Backlash Wave?

[Alex]

Vicious style-wise and Kenshin skill-wise. Although I'm not sure that Vicious can be called a swordsman per say. Hmmm...

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by Alex
Vicious style-wise and Kenshin skill-wise. Although I'm not sure that Vicious can be called a swordsman per say. Hmmm...

Of course Vicious is a swordsman!

250th post! I'm finnaly a junior!

[Alex]

Originally posted by DarkKanti
Of course Vicious is a swordsman!

250th post! I'm finnaly a junior!

*lol* Did you only make that post to become a Junior, DK? :p

[HysaMacc]

You know he did...
I would go with Inuyasha....He's just jerk which makes hime really cool.

[Kurorakuda]

Kamui from X. His sword came from within his mother, and that my friends, is very cool in my books.

[a7m4]

Alright, I know she isn't a samurai style swordsman, but my choice is definitely Oscar François de Jarjeyes from Rose of Versailles. Then maybe Utena as a close second. And yes, I chose them because I wanted to actually put some variety into an AA thread (I know, it's quite rare) instead of being the 100th person to say Kenshin.

[Addesan]

Crono from Chrono Trigger

How does he qualify as an anime swordsman, you ask? Well, his brief but unquestionable appearance in Time and Space Adventures: Nuumamonjaa does. We know he's a swordsman from the game, and we also know for a fact that he is, indeed, very cool. His qualification into the anime world makes him a given winner.

[Kupocorey]

Cloud & Sephiroth
Hey, if Run=Dim could qualify as anime, FFVII: AC can too.

[Mike]

Originally posted by ¬|¬°/|¬|¬°¬|¬
I would normally say, Gatsu, but he isn't a swordsman, he is a brute that wields a sword, anyone can do that. So my real choice goes to Father Andersen from Hellsing.

Whatever happened to "The Black Swordsman"? :D

Yeah, my vote goes to Gatts/Gatsu/Guts (I say Gatts).

[Zelkiiro]

Either Zelgadis from Slayers or Goemon from Lupin III.

[AlterGenesis-X]

Whee! Maybe Sesshomaru....He's good with the Korefuji and he has the Tensaiga to boot.

[dark fuma]

Originally posted by L. Peanut
Vicious. He may not be the best - but he gets serious style points. ;)

Style points:

Kenshin-8
Inu yasha-6
Heie-7

Vicious-10

Vicious wins! ^_^

[Recoil]

Originally posted by a7m4
....Then maybe Utena as a close second.


Yeah, I'll give props to Utena.

[Losha]

Inu Yasha

[Dtortot]

Originally posted by Mike
Whatever happened to "The Black Swordsman"? :D

Yeah, my vote goes to Gatts/Gatsu/Guts (I say Gatts). I thought swordsman meant, people with actual sword skills, not a brute that swings his huge sword to jit. It's not like he can miss with suh huge sword and speed, but let's face the facts Gatsu isn't a swordsman, he is just a brute that wilds a sword. He has no skill with the sword. Thus my original awnser: Father Andersen from Hellsing.

[Mancy]

Seijuro Hiko,Saito Hajime and Vicious are my own personal favorites

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by Alex
*lol* Did you only make that post to become a Junior, DK? :p

Yes I did. :)

[Sakuraba39]

Jubei Kibagami, because he's such a laid back character, I mean he doesn't care about saving the world or doing good thing, he just wanders around and sleeps, and of course, kicks monters ass

[soundchazer]

Zorro...

no no...

Donatello!

errr....

Usagi Yojimbo!

I give up.

:sweat

[elmoisfat]

How come no one mentioned that priest Anderson from Hellsing...after all it's the "coolest" swordman rite...Viscious is pretty cool too

[Soushi Okita]

Somebody did mention Anderson actully....look 5 posts up from yours.

Anywho....Hiei is pretty cool, so are Sesshomaru and Shishio...but I gotta go with my name-sake...he was the strongest of the Shinsengumi afterall ;)

[triggerman]

the ever. the top three i have seen

1:guts(bersesk kills a 100 men with one sword in one night)
2:kenshin himura(ruroni kenshin)
3:hiei(yu yu hakusho)

[Guyara]

Originally posted by ¬|¬°/|¬|¬°¬|¬
I thought swordsman meant, people with actual sword skills, not a brute that swings his huge sword to jit. It's not like he can miss with suh huge sword and speed, but let's face the facts Gatsu isn't a swordsman, he is just a brute that wilds a sword. He has no skill with the sword.
It takes skill to be able to wield a sword and not leave openings, and be able to block and strike right. And hey, he's fought with a sword since he was five, or so. It would be rather weird if he didn't know anything about swordsmanship! :p

But even so, his fighting style is mostly based on brute strength. But if he just swung the blade, he would be dead long before he could ever meet Griffith! ;)

[Prettypetal916]

I'd say Kenshin Himura, he seems to be one of the strongest swordsman out there.

[animefreakazoid]

Demon Eyes Kyo

[Iwakura Lain]

This question can be easily answered with one word: KENSHIN. =] of course .. you've probably heard that a million times by now so I'll provide you with these:

Gatts - Berserk
Vicious - Cowboy Bebop

blah. that sucks? but .. I still think Kenshin's the best =]

[Lavi]

zabuza, just cause everyone else is saying kenshin or a character from kenshin

[Sagoshi]

ENNISHI!! Ennishi and Kenshin roxoxox. Amidamaru is ok, but he's not as interesting. But it's my opinion that guns are better

[Impulse99]

Kenshin is probably the most admired, but I like Roronoa Zoro, 3 swords are always better than 1.

[Sunami 366]

Kenshin... Or Inuyasha...
.... .... Kenshin.

[technician]

SAMURAI JACK!
so what if it's not anime, he can handle a sword.
oh yea and Gutts

[Recoil]

Originally posted by L. Peanut
Vicious. He may not be the best - but he gets serious style points. ;)

I agree. We don't get to see him use his katana much, but what we do get to see reveals alot about his ability.

[Mancy]

Gatsu has some skill with his sword, and that is that he actually can swing it.... because it has to be heavy

[salamaru]

hiko seiijiro

[Bio]

Gatts is the best

Berserk for those who..

[Risen Hell Fire]

kenshin and heya.

[Orax]

Originally posted by Frog
You people and your silly kenshin. I will put it like this simply: Roronoa Zoro is the coolest swordsman alive and not to mention he's also PIRATE! Hawk eyes Mihawk would be a close second but yeah hes the best.

http://www.totalonepiece.com/images/artwork27.jpg

I mean look at that...3 swords...i cant even begin to explain his greatness!

With a defense like that, how can I pick any other.
Roronoa Zoro for the coolest swordsman and a tie for the second: Mugen and Jin.

[Recoil]

What's up with Zoro having the three swords? Can he use his "appendage" to wield the third one?! :eek:

[Madmax]

Seijuro Hiko (duh, big surprise there, I know...) and Vicious as a honorable second place (mainly because there was not enough Vicious in Cowboy Bebop)

[Shadowman20xx]

My favorites are Aoshi Shinomori and Balgus. Balgus may not last too long but he was able to block a sword 4x his size and he also takes out a couple Guymelefs. I'm not sure if he counts but I think Blues.EXE is really cool too.

[DarkKanti]

Originally posted by Recoil
What's up with Zoro having the three swords? Can he use his "appendage" to wield the third one?! :eek:

He holds the other in his mouth you perv!

[Recoil]

Originally posted by DarkKanti
He holds the other in his mouth you perv!

Thanks for telling me that. I was starting to get worried about this character's "skills." ;)

[jim_hawking_jr]

ok its kenshin really who better!!!!! aoshi ? nope! inuyasha? sorry i really like the guy but try agian !!! hiei? not on your life pal

[Guyara]

Shadowman20xx: I have to agree with you about Balgus: He just rocks! :D

[KusanagiKyo]

I still say Yoshimitsu is the best, stabbing himself like that. . .

[D'sTheMan]

Kenshin, without a doubt. But they make him out to be a little unrealistic. His speed, well, goes without say. Griffith and Guts from Berserk, are also sweet swordsmen. And....Musashi from...vagabond, the manga. Also, the guy from Blade Of The Immortal, cant remember his name though...

[Inuyasha]

HIEI! YAY!

[rvx3452000]

Well, the best anime character swordsman is the guy i made up, TOBASHI!!!![points to sig and ava!]

But if you mean offically, i'd have to say it'd be Guts.

[Spilled Milk]

Kenshin is the only one i KNow.

[Staker]

Gattz is the best

[Mancy]

what about motoko(kendo girl) in love hina. isn´t she supposed to be the greatest of all swordsmen/women.

[Senshi]

I gotta say Jin from the new anime Samurai Champloo is cool as hell (hes so kewl I made him my avatar :D)...

other than that: probably Zoro from One Piece and if video game anime people qualify Tachibana Ukyo from Samurai Spirits (Shodown)...

[Guyara]

Originally posted by Mancy
what about motoko(kendo girl) in love hina. isn´t she supposed to be the greatest of all swordsmen/women.
You know, she's more just the standard sword wielding chick. :p

[triggerman]

Originally posted by rvx3452000
Well, the best anime character swordsman is the guy i made up, TOBASHI!!!![points to sig and ava!]

But if you mean offically, i'd have to say it'd be Guts.

yes tobashi is quit the swordman i must say. but no one knows of him on a world wide level yet rvx but soon they will.(laughs sinisterly) but yes, if you mean like rvx said, officially or should i say a swordsman of a more established standard, it is guts hands down.

[Samuraiblues]

of course the Battousai
Aoshi
Vicious

[silentruth]

heh...new guy...demon eyes kyo...from samurai deeper kyo...
sooo evil...


yes! aoshi IS awesome!

[Tamashii]

Gatts. You should see him in the manga, he swings his sword 100 times faster! :D

Zoro. Very, very cool character, just like the rest of the One Piece cast. :cool:

[blue_thunder]

The greatest is Hitokiri Battousai. Nobody can match him for speed or skill.

[hitokiri_himura]

No one is a cooler swordsman than Hajime Saitou of RK. ;)

[animeantoinette]

Originally posted by KusanagiKyo
Yoshimitsu!!!! Come on, he stabs himself!

I agree. As well as Inuyasha, and Jubei from Ninja Scroll.

[Judeau]

How about Griffith from Berserk- how can you be that awesome and looklike that?

And for woman id give that one to Utena

[KusanagiKyo]

Originally posted by animeantoinette
I agree. As well as Inuyasha, and Jubei from Ninja Scroll.

Yea, someone agrees with me about Yoshimitsu! So, in turn I'll agree with you about Inuyasha, he has a great sword, the Tetsusaiga(is that how you spell it??)!

[Guyara]

Except for showing up for 2 seconds in the background in the last minutes of Tekken, is Yoshimitsu really in any anime?

But yes, he's absolutely cool! :D

[SpikeyBebop]

Aoshi Shinimori from kenshin.Most of the Oniwabanshu rock...though they are only mentioned in the 3rd and 4th volumes...after that it's just Aoshi.

[SpikeyBebop]

I geuss i can say Inuyasha..But i like kenshin and the gang more...they just seem like more gentleman like...and their moves seem more realistic.

[Neo-Hunter]

i would say ruroni Kenshin.

[silentruth]

Originally posted by SpikeyBebop
Aoshi Shinimori from kenshin.Most of the Oniwabanshu rock...though they are only mentioned in the 3rd and 4th volumes...after that it's just Aoshi.

yea!! aoshi!!
im like...obsessed...whats wrong with me?

[HysaMacc]

I think Aoshi and Inuyasha are two of the best swordsman I have seen. But then again, their are so many anime that I havent seen so far.

[Phog]

Best Swordsman - Gatts hands down. In all the animes I've seen, there's never been a clearer vision of a true Swordsman.

Swordswoman - Utena. Still a woman, yet ready for anything.

[otaku]

since i cant decide, i'll just say that rurouni kenshin has the best characters for samurai's/ swordsmen

[_kikia_]

zoro form one piece and possibly kenshin :o

[Abyss]

shishio

[empath1]

Haruko from FLCL is the best.

No wait she wields a giutar. oops. ^__^

[Lao]

Saito of samurai x. that one is a real samurai, with is invencible Gagotsu and panatrating look of lonly old wolf.

[Kentaro-kun]

two words
Himura Kenshin

...nough said

[Aven Tav]

In Game;
Cloud, that badass.

In anime;
Kenshin, that hottie.

[PirateKing]

My favorite is Zoro, because 3 swords are better than 2.
Gatts is second. He's less like a swordsman and more like a thug with a blade, but that's what makes him so cool.

[Madslash2005]

it's a tie between Inuyasha and Dante. You can't distinguish between them because they both are pretty much the same type of swordsman, even though their personalitities are complete opposites. you said swordsman or woman therefore i could not vote for Zero, the person megaman truly wants to be

[Mikeido]

I'd have to say Youko Nakajima from Juuni Kokki. Sure to begin with it's mostly the hinman that controlled her combat skill, but considering she was guided out of school whilst being chased by a giant raven and didn't have the slightest idea what in hell was going on, she did pretty well for herself. Not to mention she defeated the demon in the blade by having the resolution to defy it. She could weild a fine blade and had the resolution of character to fight with it. Gets my vote.

[DarkKanti]

Mugen (misspelled?) from Samurai Champloo is awesome!!! He is definately my new favorite swordsmen.

[Lupinthe3rd]

Hiei has super human speed agilty and strength and his coold heart ness doesint make up for his kewl personalty.

[Marth]

Kuno from Ranma 1/2 is one of my favorites. Mostly due to the way he talks though.

Vicious is always cool.

Hiei is probably the best swordsman, due to his insane speed. Who else can hit more than 16 times in less than a second.

[WhiteSabareWolf]

KENSHIN!!! [duh]

[Anime Cult]

Mugen from Samurai Champloo

Tetsuo from Peacemaker Kurogane

I thought I would move away from the the same old Kenshin replies.

[.hack//BT]

Kenshin from Rurouni Kenshin
Tsurko from Love Hina
Krimm from .hack//sign

[PhantomWerewolf]

Zelgadis and Ahsitaka....

[AnimeBlazer]

Right now it's Mugen and Jin of Samurai Champloo

[.hack//BT]

*sighs* This is such a broad range...well, here goes:
Female 1st: Aoyama Motoko, Love Hina
Female 2nd: Kamiya Koaru, Rouroni Kenshin
Female 3rd: San, Princess Mononoke

Male 1st: Ashitaka, Princess Mononoke
Male 2nd: Himura Kenshin, Rouroni Kenshin
Male 3rd: Hiei, Yu Yu Hakusho...if he counts

[LadyYuina]

Kenshin Himura!!!!

[shadowflamedx]

aoshi from ruroni kenshin he kicks arse

[sakurazukamori]

Aya from Weiss Kreuz...he looks so deadly with his katana it's incredibly cool.

[Tenshi no Rakumei]

Originally posted by sakurazukamori
Aya from Weiss Kreuz...he looks so deadly with his katana it's incredibly cool.

Oh yeah. but....

Deadly? How about ****ing hot....Im in love with that man....well...nevermind. Im weird. I love two diminsional characters. I'll leave now.

[phoenix_shiraha]

Ooh... gotta be either Scherazade or Escaflowne (of "Escaflowne," obviously) because not only are they skilled... they're doing it in mechas!!! Especially that last sword-fight scene at the end of the series!!!

[Coffee Shack]

Tokugawa Yoshitaru from Samurai Showdown 5(3?). I wonder if Hatsuma counts from Shinobi?

[Ex-Soldier]

Celes (ffVI) and Gatts (Berserk)

[Echizen]

the swordsman from Comedy, dk if they ever say his name, but he kills all those english soldiers to defend that irish village. so cool

[Whizz]

Saitouh from kenshin

[lyleanna]

Zorro of One Piece: having 3 swords is awesome!!

[laborpilot86]

Jin, because he rocks the spectacles.

[LadyYuina]

Himura Kenshin...

[NausicaaBoy]

Goemon - lupin the third

[zarahf]

Kenshin and Jin....Kinda go for the quite types

[Dark Lord]

I'd go with:

Kurogane
from Tsubasa Chronicle
Dracule Mihawk
From One Piece
Li Shaoran (not really a swordsman but he has a cool sword)
From CCS

[Ghostmaster]

I'll have to go with Mugen from Samurai Champloo, his moves are pretty sick. He doesn't even have a style or technique he just like flips around everywhere, it's awesome.

[laborpilot86]

They never did solve the question of whether or not who would win a Jin vs. Mugen dual.............

[zarahf]

They never did solve the question of whether or not who would win a Jin vs. Mugen dual.............

While, in terms of character, I vastly prefer Jin to Mugen I would have to bet on Mugen in a dual. Jin's formal training would make him predictable. While who the hell knows what Mugen might try.

[Mumei]

Hiko Seijurou.

And Guts. Guts is badass like that.

[kyubichan]

Soujirou Seta.

If he wasn't so confused, he would've kicked Kenshin a$$.

[Xfox*X]

Kenshine

[(V)]

Zaraki-bleach
Beat alot of people without even haven banki!

[kobi666]

eduard elric... he adds some interesting things to swordsmanship...
second is motoko from love hina... only cause she's hot...

[lyleanna]

is there any swordsman club here?

[bwing55543]

Kenshin pwns! That is all.

[Hiragana]

Well... i can't decide who's the better swordsman out there in Animes, but since i'm Samurai X's fan i'll say Hiko Seijurou the 13, when you watch this character you'd say who can defeat this guy? also the sword in his hand like a toy finally he's good looking.
Thanks

[Zelkiiro]

Ishikawa Goemon.

That is all.

[xxholic]

Kenshin Himura

[Milkymagic]

First Place: Goemon from Lupin III, the most serious swordsman I know (sometimes he states someone wasn't worth his blade).

Second place: Jubei Kibagami from Ninja Scroll, all for a rice ball (Kurosawa reference in there).

[raygan]

minnasan hello! well i'm new here...just bumped into this site really. haha
i ran over the threads...and well, let me say that kenshin himura is the coolest!! ever!!