I can’t think of any villain group that really comes close to them. The Phantom Troupe is the closest I guess, but they’re a distant second since almost half of their members are kinda forgettable (who really cares about Franklin, Kortopi, or Bonolenov?). Why can’t any other anime come close to replicating the swag of the Akatsuki?
Questions & Mysteries Why is the Akatsuki so much better than any villain group in anime?
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The biggest problem with the Warlords and Kizuki is that there's basically no group dynamic between them. The Warlords are just 7 strong pirates with no connection to each other. They basically never interact with each other. So even if all the Warlords are great characters, it's hard to say they're one of the best anime villain groups when there's basically no group dynamic
And even if that wasn't an issue for the Warlords, I'd still have the Akatsuki >> them tbh. Even someof the less interesting Akatsuki members (like Hidan) are more interesting characters than most of the Warlords. Hidan is a better character than Moria, Hancock, Weevil, and Mihawk
And even if that wasn't an issue for the Warlords, I'd still have the Akatsuki >> them tbh. Even someof the less interesting Akatsuki members (like Hidan) are more interesting characters than most of the Warlords. Hidan is a better character than Moria, Hancock, Weevil, and Mihawk
Nah, Bleach powerscaling constantly undermines the most recently defeated antagonist via introducing someone much stronger than them. The moment an Espada is done with in the story, they look like trash compared to their peers.
The Akatsuki is much more consistent and carries a distinct risk. People die if they mess up against the Akatsuki, the Espada can’t take a life whatsoever.
The Akatsuki is much more consistent and carries a distinct risk. People die if they mess up against the Akatsuki, the Espada can’t take a life whatsoever.
You are not wrong.
It's been ages since I dabbled in anything Naruto, really, but when I think back on it - Yes.
Their characteristics, and fighting styles were all interesting and powerful, but even though they had their own individuality, one still perceived them as a joint unit.
Leaving some members unknown for a long time kept building hype and creating speculation about the rest of the members.
A whole lot of interesting than Orochimaru imo..
You have One Piece's "shichi bukai", but they were never really a cohesive unit with a singular purpose.
It's been ages since I dabbled in anything Naruto, really, but when I think back on it - Yes.
Their characteristics, and fighting styles were all interesting and powerful, but even though they had their own individuality, one still perceived them as a joint unit.
Leaving some members unknown for a long time kept building hype and creating speculation about the rest of the members.
A whole lot of interesting than Orochimaru imo..
You have One Piece's "shichi bukai", but they were never really a cohesive unit with a singular purpose.
1. The Akatsuki were more relevant to the story. Unlike the Phantom troupe who were the main villains of one arc then become side characters afterwards, the Akatsuki were a constant presence and threat to Naruto and Sasuke.
2. The Akatsuki had a high level of threat with them. Sasori and Deidara kill Gaara, Hidan and Kakuzu kill Asuma, Pain killed Jiraiya. Early on it really felt like whoever fights the Akatsuki is being sent to be slaughtered
2. The Akatsuki had a high level of threat with them. Sasori and Deidara kill Gaara, Hidan and Kakuzu kill Asuma, Pain killed Jiraiya. Early on it really felt like whoever fights the Akatsuki is being sent to be slaughtered
