Here at SHJ we're all about unleashing our own inner superhumans, and though we have discussed all of these characters [and thousands of others] training arcs individually, it's time to highlight the top ten anime fitness transformations of all time.
To do this I have been polling within our private Plus Ultra community as well as on YouTube and our newsletter - compiling votes from hundreds of thousands of members of The SHJ Army.
That said, I could not have done it without you guys, because I definitely would have forgotten a few amazing anime transformations on this list.
Below you'll find the top anime transformations as well as SHJ bonuses, and each individual character's workout routine AND the anime workout database as well.
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1000+ Anime Workouts: Anime Workout Database
Quiz: Anime Workout Placement Quiz
Calisthenics Quiz: Anime Calisthenics Workout Placement Quiz
Unofficial Anime Workout Booklets: Anime Workout Booklets
TOP TEN ANIME FITNESS TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
HONORABLE MENTION: KENICHI
ANIME/MANGA: KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DISCIPLE
Starting off our list of the top anime transformations as an honorable mention is Kenichi from Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple.
Kenichi was a tough one to rank considering he became an absolute machine after training with six of the masters of martial arts.
That said, he sneaks his way into the top ten transformations as an honorable mention for his body transformation mixed with his overall training arc, but the rest of this list will show you just how hard some of these other characters go with their own regime.
Kenichi at SHJ:
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER TEN: USOPP
ANIME/MANGA: ONE PIECE
Starting off our list of the top anime transformations is Usopp from One Piece.
Usopp started off with a rail thin physique and although he came in hot with his exciting tales and the heart of a lion, he had nearly no muscle to go along with it.
Its alright though, with a little motivation and two years on an island with killer plants and bugs and Usopp came out muscular, shredded and ready for his slot among our anime characters in the SHJ Workout Database.
He'd be alongside a few other One Piece characters if we weren't keeping this one to one character from each anime.
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER NINE: RIGURD
ANIME/MANGA: THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED BY A SLIME
Next up, at number nine among top ten anime fitness transformations of all time is Rigurd from That Time I Got Reincarnated By A Slime.
Technically speaking the next two transformations are two of the biggest transformations on the entire list, but they got pushed back to number eight and number nine because they didn't exactly come with as tough of a training arc (or training in general, in this case) as the rest of our list.
Rigurd started out as an elderly goblin before his all powerful slime decided to give him the evolution of a lifetime.
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER EIGHT: JACK HANMA
ANIME/MANGA: BAKI
Coming in at number eight among the top anime transformations of all time is Jack Hanma from Baki.
Technically Jack Hanma did go through his own training arc and train to get insanely muscular - but he is also open about how much drugs he used in order to get there - which takes away from the transformation as a whole for us.
Sure, other Baki characters likely dabble in PEDs in order to get as big as guys like Biscuit Oliva, but you won't see them topping this list with the rest of our incredible characters.
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER SEVEN: IZUKU MIDORIYA
ANIME/MANGA: MY HERO ACADEMIA
At number seven among the best anime transformations of all time is Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia.
A lot of you wanted to see Deku come in within the top five, but unfortunately we just have too many incredible transformations left.
I personally think his "after" physique is top notch, and I know A LOT of The SHJ Army strives for, but there's no denying the rest of the characters on this list put in a grueling amount of work to accomplish their own transformations.
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER SIX: NOI
ANIME/MANGA: dorohedoro
Just missing our top five, coming in at number six on our list of the top anime fitness transformations of all time is Noi from Dorohedoro.
Noi is an enforcer that can split among skulls with her bare hands, but in her younger years Noi was essentially a stick thin sorcerer who was hoping to be transformed into a demon.
Then she met Shin and decided she'd be much happier ripping people apart as a goliath...
Noi at SHJ:
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER FIVE: IPPO makunouchi
ANIME/MANGA: HAJIME NO IPPO
Starting off our top five best best anime transformations of all time is Ippo Makunouchi from Hajime No Ippo.
There was no way I couldn't have Ippo coming in within the top five for this one. Ippo always longed to be strong, starting out with a much more typical fighter trope we see. That said, he went through insane training that eventually had him coming out looking like an absolute tank.
Ippo Makunouchi at SHJ:
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER FOUR: MIKASA ACKERMAN
ANIME/MANGA: ATTACK ON TITAN
Next up, at number four among our top ten anime transformations of all time is Mikasa Ackerman from Attack On Titan.
Though she may not have become as massive and muscular as some of the other characters on this list, Mikasa became an absolute unit.
If it was my own personal list with no polls involved Mikasa would be coming in at number two, and I was surprised I had to fight for her to even be among the top five...
Once I sent out her training arc scene I reminded them that Mikasa became a complete tool of destruction, and then they came around.
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER THREE: SAITAMA
ANIME/MANGA: ONE PUNCH MAN
Starting off our top three anime transformations of all time is none other than Saitama from One Punch Man.
Saitama's transformation may not look like it's worthy of a top three slot from an aesthetic point of view, but his training unlocked the power of the universes strongest (most overpowered) being there is.
I also made sure he was coming in within the top three for the pure fact that he has motivated so many people around the world to start their own training.
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER TWO: JONATHAN JOESTAR
ANIME/MANGA: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE
Just missing the top slot among our best anime transformation is Jonathan Joestar from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
It's insane that Jonathan Joestar's bulk is somehow even better than Jack Hanma and Noi, coming in with an amount of mass that is shocking with just the Joestar gene pool to help him in his seven year training arc.
He wasn't even twenty before his arms could throw around boulders and have immeasurable strength and size.
The only reason he isn't coming in at the top slot is because at number one we have a character the embodies the training arc the majority of our SHJ Army wants to go through (aesthetic included).
Jonathan Joestar at SHJ:
THE TOP TEN ANIME TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME
NUMBER ONE: ASTA
ANIME/MANGA: BLACK CLOVER
Coming in at the top slot among our top ten anime transformations of all time is Asta from Black Clover.
Asta started off as a skimpy wimp but went through his first training arc with handstand push ups and insane training to make up for his lack of magic.
But that wasn't enough...because we're talking about Asta, of course. After seeing him tack on air squats and sit ups at a super speed, he seems to already be top tier before stepping it up to a whole new level.
Asta then goes through six months of training at The Heart Kingdom and comes out looking like an absolute greek god.
THE TOP TEN FITNESS TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALL TIME & OTHER SHJ BONUSES 🙂
Do you have any favorites that didn’t make the list?
The Top Ten Anime Fitness Transformations of All Time (Runner Ups):
- Romeo Conbolt (Fairy Tail)
- Luffy (One Piece)
- Akira Fudo (Devil May Cry)
- Goku (Dragon Ball)
- Brock (Pokemon)
We also have over 1,000 Workouts inside our Workout Database and HUNDREDS of Anime Inspired Workouts.
If you want to check out some of our anime fitness specific stuff, here's some more links I shared before:
- Workouts: Anime Workout Database
- Quiz: Anime Workout Placement Quiz
- Calisthenics Quiz: Anime Calisthenics Workout Placement Quiz
- Unofficial Anime Workout Booklets: Anime Workout Booklets
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