Anime has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment media in the world. Anime saw an exponential rise in its popularity post-pandemic and has now finally received its long-deserved viewership and fans. Fans adore anime and especially love the complex situations in various anime.
One of their most loved situations is when they figure out that the villain and the hero are related to each other. It increases the tension by an amazing degree. Here are the top 10 anime heroes who are related to the villain.
10) Inuyasha And Sesshomaru
Inuyasha is the main character of the series and is a Yokai. He is the half-yokai son of a very powerful demon called Toga. Sesshomaru is Inuyasha’s brother. He is a full-fledged demon and is the firstborn son of Toga, which makes him Inuyasha’s half-brother. Sesshomaru was a major antagonist of the series but was then converted into an anti-hero. He worked with Inuyasha sometimes but did it for his own good.
9) Eri And Overhaul
Overhaul or Chisaki is a major antagonist in ‘My Hero Academia‘. He has a quirk that allows him to disassemble as well as reassemble anything he touches according to his wishes. Eri is a small young girl, who is Chisaki’s niece. Eri has the ability to revert the state of a living being. Chisaki although Eri’s uncle, was a major villain and used Eri for his good.
8) Naruto And Pain
Nagato or Pain, is a major villain in ‘Naruto’. He is one of the strongest opponents that Uzumaki Naruto had ever faced. Pain’s reasoning and ideology resonate with many fans, but he is still a villain. Nagato and Naruto aren’t directly related to each other, but both of them are part of the very strong Uzumaki Clan. This makes Naruto one of the heroes who are related to villains.
7) Kaguya And Naruto
Kaguya was the creator of basically everything related to chakra in the series. She is the strongest character in the series and was the main villain of ‘Naruto’. She is a member of the Ōtsutsuki clan and is the mother of Hagoromo and Hamura. Naruto is not directly related to Kaguya, but he is the reincarnation of Ashura, who is Hagoromo’s younger son. This kind of makes Kaguya his grandmother of sorts. This is why he is one of the heroes who are related to villains.
6) Hyakkimaru And Kagemitsu Daigo
Hyakkimaru is the protagonist of the series ‘Dororo’. He unfortunately paid for the sins of his father, Kagemitsu Daigo. Kagemitsu made a deal with devils for fertile land and they took away his son’s body parts in return for it. Kagemitsu is the main antagonist of the series and is unfortunately, Hyakkimaru, the main protagonist’s father.
5) Yoriichi And Kokushibo
Yoriichi is the strongest character in ‘Demon Slayer’. He is the creator of the sun breathing style out of which every other breathing was evolved. Kokushibo, previously known as Michikatsu, is Yoriichi’s elder twin. Michikatsu always felt inferior to his brother and despised him for being strong. Therefore, he turned into a demon and joined the twelve Kizuki. He also killed his brother in his old age. This makes Yoriichi one of the heroes who are related to villains.
4) Jiraiya And Nagato
Jiraiya is not related to Nagato by blood. However, he was his, Konan, and Yahiko’s teacher for a while. Even though Jiraiya tried to guide them to the right path, Konan and Nagato switched paths because of Yahiko’s death. Jiraiya blamed himself for this and wished to do things differently. Nagato was the one responsible for Jiraiya’s death. This makes Jiraiya one of the heroes who are related to villains.
3) Itachi And Sasuke
Although most ‘Naruto’ fans are aware of Itachi’s hidden side, he is still the one who massacred his entire clan. Up until the truth was revealed, Itachi was treated as one of the major villains in the series. Uchiha Sasuke, himself was an antagonist for some time, but he eventually emerged as the hero after the ninja war. This makes Sasuke one of the heroes who are related to villains.
2) Obito And Kakashi
Obito and Kakashi are again not related to each other through blood. Obito and Kakashi used to be on the same team, with Rin as their other teammate and Minato as their teacher. After Rin’s death and due to Madara’s manipulation, Obito turned evil and became one of the major antagonists of the entire series. He committed multiple atrocities and even fought Kakashi in the end.
1) Goku And Vegeta
Goku and Vegeta are some of the last surviving Saiyans in Universe 7. Although they aren’t related to each other by blood, they are quite close to one another. Vegeta was originally introduced in the series as an antagonist and wanted to kill Goku. He also was obsessed with becoming stronger than Goku and defeating him. However, he was then redeemed, but even that hasn’t changed his competitiveness.
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