Student and Mentor relationships aren’t uncommon in anime culture, where a character is quite weak and finds the right teacher who trains him in the world’s ways. The best part about watching them is how a student slowly learns and then, towards the end, grows up to be even stronger than the teacher.
Many shonen animes have represented these kinds of bonds. For your comfort, we’ve compiled a list of the top ten anime characters who’ve managed to suppress their mentors.