15 Legendary Edgy Anime Characters Of All Time

You can either love these edgy anime characters or maybe hate them; they are rarely in between.

So today I decided to create this list of the most edgy anime characters of all time. If you love edgy anime, you will adore this list more than me.

And to make things clear when I say “edgy” then I mean to say extremely dark, Mysterious type of characters.

So, Lets begin the list of 15 most edgy anime characters of all time.

15. Ragna the Bloodedge From BlazBlue: Alter Memory

Ragna is sardonic, rude, abrasive and an edgy anime character to anyone he comes across. He is also quick to anger, stubborn, and never misses a chance to use as much vulgar language as possible.

In this regard, Ragna is similar to the stereotypical anime delinquent. The primary cause of this is Yki Terumi, who practically destroyed Ragna’s life and inflicted on him a level of hatred unmatched by anyone else.

Ragna often becomes infuriated at first sight of Yūki Terumi, which he and/or Hazama often takes advantage of through taunting him. 

14. Judar From Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

Judar is a very powerful, cruel, arrogant, somewhat childish, and edgy anime character. He’s also shown to be rather spoiled since he led a pampered life as a Magi. Usually, he doesn’t listen to anyone’s advice or orders and does things his way.

He is usually disrespectful, even to his fellow Magi. He seems to be careless about what others think, goading Sinbad into feeling pity for him and then laughing at him. He is a good actor and goes to great lengths to mock others.

Because of his confidence in his abilities he enjoys fighting and war, declaring without support that the Kou Empire will destroy Sindria.

13. Juugo From Nanbaka

Jyugo is a confident, impulsive young edgy anime character who gets bored very easily. He is noted on multiple occasions to have no talents other than jail breaking and is said to be effectively useless at everything else; having never had so much as a basic education, he is unable to read, write, count or swim and has poor stamina and physical abilities.

His friends’ constant belittling of him due to his lack of talent appears to have had an impact on his self-esteem. Despite his many flaws, his cellmates hold him in high regard, as he is a compassionate person who understands others.

It has been stated by all three of his cellmates that Jyugo has, at some point, done something for them that ultimately changed his life for the better, indicating his selflessness.

12. Zora Ideale From Black Clover

Zora is shown to be highly disrespectful towards all sorts of people that he stumbles upon including Nobles, the Magic Emperor, and even his fellow teammates in the Crystal Destruction Battle Tournament.

He is not above lying about who he is, nor whatever punishment he might incur just as long as he can knock those he claims to be stuck-up down a peg begin an edgy anime character.

Aside from his disdain for anyone, one of his prime characteristics is the unpredictability he has. On the eve of the match, he begins to slumber and leaves his teammates to fend off the attacks of the opposing team, only to soon reveal that he has spent last night depositing his trap magic as an advantage.

11. Ryuunosuke Akutagawa From Bungo Stray Dogs

Ryuunosuke has shown to be extremely violent and ruthless when it comes to his work, all the while maintaining a stoic and detached figure. His composure is frequently broken by rage, however. He is quick to lash out whenever something doesn’t go his way an extremely edgy anime character.

One of his main drives is his determination to get recognition from Dazai, his former mentor turned enemy. His composed nature seems to break whenever Dazai Osamu is brought up.

This drive also comes into play whenever he interacts with Atsushi Nakajima, Dazai’s new de facto disciple. His rivalry with Atsushi for Dazai’s recognition has caused him to have great hatred towards Atsushi. He wishes to beat Atsushi in combat and will go to great lengths just to duel him.

10. Ban From The Seven Deadly Sins

Ban is shown to be an edgy anime character. He takes actions based on whatever catches his interest, such as escaping from prison after hearing his captain was alive and trying to steal Meliodas’ sword.

Dragon Handle, to discover why it was so important to him He has shown some aspects of greed, as well as selfish desire; however, he will stay his hand if he is given a good reason to stop.

He has a strange habit of making singing tones while talking which he developed at a young age after he was adopted by Zhivago.

9. Yuu Otosaka From Charlotte

Yū, at the start of the series, is a selfish, arrogant, narcissistic, and edgy anime character who misuses his ability daily.

It is implied that he is an academically poor student and hence needed to cheat to achieve top-ranked grades; whether this is accurate or he simply saw it as easier than having to study is unknown, but Nao implies that his standardized test scores are low.

Despite this, Yū is intelligent, being able to devise carefully calculated schemes to achieve his devious goals. He is also able to calmly analyze situations, as shown during the baseball game in Moment of Earnest.

8. Vegeta From Dragon Ball Z

Vegeta is arrogant throughout the series and becomes bitter due to the abuse his race suffered at the hands of Frieza. Following the destruction of his homeworld Planet Vegeta, his hatred toward Frieza grows.

His royalty seems to have bestowed upon him an inflated sense of superiority, holding himself above nearly everyone he encounters. He is immensely proud of his Saiyan heritage and believes his race to be the most powerful in the universe.

Despite this, even as an antagonist, This edgy anime character did not act as an ordinary Saiyan, being even crueler and prideful thanks to Frieza’s influence. 

7. Karma Akabane From Assassination Classroom

Karma is infamous throughout Kunugigaoka Junior High for being an edgy anime character. He has trust issues, as he was “betrayed” by his trusted teacher, and as such no longer trusts those who call themselves “teachers“.

Though he does have shown morals, it is often hard to discern if his motive is altruistic versus manipulative; as he saved a Class E student from a gang of bullies, thus earning him a place in said class.

Karma is almost always behaving in a lackadaisical manner, often a front for his plotting. Because of his intelligence, he is arrogant and lazy. He has shown a strong ability to lead when forced into the role.

6. Tomura Shigaraki From Boku no Hero Academia

Like most villains in My Hero Academia, Tomura is disgusted with how society is. He hates heroes, especially All Might for being the symbol of peace.

Tomura also hates anyone who admires All Might like Izuku Midoriya and Hero Killer Stain. Unlike the Hero Killer, however, Tomura is out for carnage and to some degree fame.

His most defining feature is not only his desire to eliminate a society of heroes but also to improve himself as a villain. Learning from his mistakes, and grew from them in a similar way to Izuku Midoriya.

5. Lucy From Elfen Lied

Kaede/Lucy’s default persona is a middle ground between the personalities of Nyū and The Voice an edgy anime character.

Since others discriminated against her, Lucy is quiet, and withdrawn, and guards her emotions carefully in response to the bullying from her classmates, neglect from the child welfare workers in charge of her, and the absence of her parents.

Though she understands the other miserable children in the orphanage are using her to forget their misery, she is shown wondering why they have to treat her in such a way just because of her horns.

The bullying left its mark on her interactions with others by leaving her puzzled about how to return the kindness.

4. Izaya Orihara From Durarara!

Izaya claims to love humanity, although his definition of “love” is much different than one would assume.

What he specifically loves about humanity is the unpredictability of human nature, and he greatly enjoys putting people in enjoyable or chaotic situations to observe their reactions and talk about begin edgy anime characters.

With a thorough understanding of human behavior and tendencies, he can determine people’s thoughts and predict their reactions with high accuracy.

Izaya is cunning and charming, but his manipulative nature prevents him from making any genuine or lasting bonds with others.

3. Ken Kaneki From Tokyo Ghoul

Kaneki was a shy and reserved person, with Hide being his only close friend. He usually spent most of his time reading books, mostly novels.

He was extremely gentle and appeared to be optimistic most of the time. Influenced by his mother and a true testament of modesty, he willingly took blame and punishment from others so that he could be someone who did not hurt people but rather absorbed the torment.

However, this lack of assertiveness normally got him bullied and taken advantage of.

2. Killua Zoldyck From Hunter x Hunter (2011)

Killua is introduced as an edgy anime character who appears similar to Gon: cheeky, cheerful, and full of mischievous ideas.

However, contrasting Gon’s politeness, Killua can be quite rude to others, mostly strangers and older people. He is most commonly known for having a sweet tooth.

He loves everything sweet and spent almost 200 million on snacks when he was at the Heavens Arena. His favorite snack is chocolate, specifically Chocolate Balls.

1. Sasuke Uchiha From Naruto: Shippuden

Sasuke was very kind and loving towards his family and friends and respectful to his clan and teachers.

He was very proud of being Fugaku’s son and Itachi’s brother and had a strong desire to emulate them, desiring his father’s approval and recognition.

This changed after the Uchiha clan massacre, turning Sasuke into a cold, cynical, and arrogant young man, distancing himself even from his closest friend, Haru, and becoming a self-titled avenger dedicated to killing Itachi and restoring the Uchiha clan.