Top 15 Strongest Water Users Of All Time In Anime, Ranked!

The debate over which element is stronger is as old as time. It’s hard to beat the popularity of fire because, well, there’s nothing quite as badass as spitting flames. (Are you thinking about Natsu too?)

Of course, when you consider the stereotypically “strong” elements, fire and earth immediately come to mind. But if you think water isn’t as powerful as the other elements, I’m here to prove you wrong. Characters with water-based powers don’t usually make it to the forefront as protagonists, but they’re definitely forces to reckon with.

How you ask? Water might not be as explosive as lightning or as “cool” as controlling lava, but can these abilities really help you when Katara (Avatar) starts manipulating the blood in your body? How much fire can you really throw at Kisame (Naruto) before he eventually bites your head off? In short, don’t mess with the underrated water users.

On that note, here are the top 15 strongest water users in anime whom you should definitely stay away from.

15. Tsukiumi – Sekirei

Tsukiumi is a water Sekirei, so it’s obvious that she had to be on this list. A Sekirei is a supernatural extraterrestrial being that is physically indistinguishable from a human. Tsukiumi is one of the main characters in the manga/anime series Sekirei who quickly gained popularity among fans.

She is designated as the ninth Sekirei and is the fourth to be winged by Minato Sahashi, the gamemaster of MBI. She is also a rival of Homura, the sixth Sekirei, whose fire manipulation she matches with her formidable water powers. She can turn water into blades, cause tsunamis, and conjure dragons out of water and steam. You don’t want to mess with her.

14. Sloth – Fullmetal Alchemist

Sloth is one the villains from the 2003 version of Fullmetal Alchemist. Sloth is possibly the creepiest homunculi (artificial humans) in the show. The protagonists Alphonse and Edward Elric create her by error in the process of attempting to bring their mother back from the dead.

She is supremely resilient because she can turn any part of herself into water, thereby splitting and reforming in case of attack. She can also turn into water and escape through crevices and drains, and also enter her opponents’ bodies and drown them from the inside. Yikes.

13. Ayase Terada – Scryred/s-Cry-ed

Ayase Terade is a human who’s also an alter user. Her alter ability or superpower is “Noble Tempest” and she can create, transmute, and manipulate any quantity of water. Her pre-refinement aquamarine hair with pink conch shells isn’t quite indicative of what she is capable of.

Her powers like “Wave Generation” and “Whirlpool Twister” can obliterate buildings. She can manipulate the current and velocity of water, and quite easily drown her victims as and when she pleases. What’s really cool is that Ayase can also create water out of solid objects.

12. Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer

Tanjiro - Water Breathing Skill [ Kimetsu no Yaiba ]

Out of all the shounen protagonists, Tanjiro from Demon Slayer is one of the most beloved. Here we have one of the rare examples of a protagonist with water powers. If Tanjiro’s sun-breathing makes him the strongest on the show, his water-breathing techniques make him more flexible, adaptable, and efficient in slaying of demons.

He has ten water-based forms, including the piercing raindrop, the striking tide, the twisting whirlpool, and the dragon of change. Yes, they are just as powerful as they sound. The way Tanjiro displays his sword technique along with his water powers turns him very quickly from a cutie to a baddie. One of Tanjiro’s attacks actually gets more powerful underwater, which in turn helps him escape from battles below water.

11. Jinbei – One Piece

Jinbei, “First Son of the Sea”, master of Fisherman karate, formerly one of the seven warlords and a recruit of the straw hat crew, is a character of the famous shounen anime, One Piece. He is non-human, a mix between a whale and a shark, and so it isn’t a surprise that he has incredible water powers. .

He can use water as an offensive weapon to attack enemies who might be at a distance. This is a unique ability for water users in anime. He can manipulate the particles of water in the air and defeat enemies even before they knew what hit them.  He can also communicate with marine animals and create fast-flowing pools of water. If all fights were held underwater, Jinbei would definitely make it to the Top 7 of this list.

10. Ami Mizuno – Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Ami Mizuno or Sailor Mercury defines herself as “Soldier of Water and Intellect”. From the Moon Kingdom, this girl can use all states of water – liquid, steam, spray, ice – to defeat her enemy.

She can create a thick fog through which only she can see, some pretty cool spray attacks that can freeze and immobilize opponents, and also engulf them in a ball off water, drowning and destroying them. She can also shoot powerful blasts of water, while playing a harp made of water. Slick.

9. Katara – the Avatar franchise

Now Katara makes this list not just because of her skilled ability to bend water – which is one of the most powerful I’ve witnessed – but because of her ability to use water to heal. This sub-ability of waterbending can fix wounds and injuries by redirecting the energy in the body using water.

Katara also learns the ability of bloodbending, which is the capacity to bend the water in a person’s blood, making them do whatever she wants. 70% of the human body is water – someone with Katara’s waterbending and bloodbending abilities can be quite nearly invincible.

Katara started off as a novice, but in Legend of Korra, we realize the full extent of her journey. She has also taught her techniques to not one, but both avatars – Aang and Korra. Katara encapsulates the entire spectrum of water abilities, from bloodbending to healing, from offence to defense. [9] 

8. Suigetsu Hozuki – Naruto Shippuden

Suigetsu, like Sloth from FMA, can shapeshift and turn his body into liquid. This allows him to grow his limbs easier than you can grow your nails. This increase in size directly corresponds to an increase in strength.

Suigetsu is also privy to the secret technique of water release hidden by the Hōzuki clan – the hydrification technique where he can liquify himself at will – if his body is hydrated enough. Suigetsu has the skill of creating water clones, and that, as you can imagine, might be a handy technique to possess in battle. What’s also awesome is that he can eavesdrop and gather information through rain.

7. Juvia – Fairy Tail

Possibly one of the strongest water users in anime, Juvia, from Fairy Tail, is a mage who uses magic to manipulate water to her advantage.

She can liquidate instantly into water and can deflect almost any form of attack.

Badass Juvia Lockser scenes [1080p]

She can shoot boiling water at people, suffocate them inside water bubbles, even cut through metal and rock with her water blade. She can also control the skies and rain, making her quite adept at destruction. Juvia also possess the advantage of speed, and can breathe underwater. Her water skills are quite undeniable because of her ability to manipulate water through any part of her body, even if she were bound or restricted.

6. Gengetsu Hozuki – Naruto Shippuden

As the Second Water Shadow or Mizukage, Gengetsu, in his time, was the strongest shinobi in the entire village – and also the most underrated Kage ever.

Gengetsu defeated Mu, one of the most powerful shinobi ever. He could summon the Giant Clam, and use its mist to create mirages. Being the master of the jutsu of Water Release, he could turn into liquid and back at will. He could also create clones of himself using an oil-like substance and water vapour or steam. Of course, like other water users, he too could fire jets of water from his fingers and tear his enemies down. In addition to his water abilities, Gengetsu could also manipulate fire, earth, lightening and yin and yang release, along with being a Taijutsu expert.

5. Kisame Hoshigaki – Naruto Shippuden

Possibly the most deadliest water jutsu users in Naruto, Kisame is called the “tailless tailed beast” because even though he isn’t a jinchuriki, his chakra levels are off the charts. He is a monstrous opponent, who can breathe underwater through his gills, and can form a giant bubble around his opponents so as to trap them. And then he goes full-power on them in his shark form.

Using his immeasurable chakra, he can drown, impale and also summon sharks to fight his enemies.
.He can also create water clones to fight alongside him. In addition to being a brutal water user, Kisame is also well-versed with ninja techniques, making him quite intimidating to battle.

4. Tobirama Senju – Naruto Shippuden

Second Hokage Tobirama Senju can generate his own water and is considered by most Naruto fans as the most powerful water user on the show. He’s literally a prodigy, who created most of the modern jutsu, like shadow clone and flying god raijin, that shinobis like Naruto and Tobirama later used. He’s also the greatest sensory ninja, which means means you can never surprise-attack him. He knows his opponents from several kilometres away.

 There is nobody who can match him when it comes to raw power and the ability to use the water release jutsu when there is no available source of water nearby. His presence alone threatened Sasuke (the deuteragonist), Suigetsu (#8 on this list), as well as Orochimaru (the antagonist) – all together.

Tobirama’s water techniques are almost unbeatable, what with the high force jets he can shoot from his mouth. They are so potent, that they can pierce opponents easily. One of coolest water techniques that I’ve seen is that Tobirama can make huge dragons out of water that isn’t even there.

3. Aqua – Konosuba

You have Poseidon, and then you have Aqua, a goddess brought down to earth, in the hilarious isekai series Konusuba. She is one of the central characters on the show and although the nature of the anime is light and funny, Aqua’s powers sure aren’t.

She can give birth to floods, manipulate water from a distance, casts spells to support her water ability, and can – hold on tight – purify the dead (or the undead) with her holy water. Since she’s an actual goddess, she also has a religion in her name, with devout followers. If Aqua knew how to utilise all of her power in a ruthless and fearless manner, she would definitely make it to number 1 on this list.  

2. Noelle Silva – Black Clover

Noelle Silva, aka the Sea Goddess, is one of the main characters in the popular anime Black Clover. In addition to using her water abilities to shoot water balls towards people she doesn’t like, Noelle can also make and manipulate her own water and use it in battle

Noelle vs Vetto English Sub

The creatures she can form out of water are pretty fearsome and incredible. Take the Sea Dragon’s Roar for example. You don’t wanna mess with that. Noelle can also create an armor out of water for herself, the Valkyrie Dress. It is made of swirling water and has wings, along with the Mermaid Form that increases her speed underwater. She can also create a huge water sphere around herself and others, shielding them from all kinds of magical attacks. 

1. Tier Harribel – Bleach

Tier Harribel from Bleach is the strongest water user in anime. Her special ability, Tiburón, and sword skills make her a god-tier or S-class character despite being an Arrancar (humanoid). Her deadly water attacks combined with Zanpakutō make her almost as strong as the fiery Genryusai Yamamoto.

Harribel’s Resurrección is Tiburón, in which her natural abilities are enhanced. Her water manipulation within this form are unreal.  She can create water out of nothing, summon huge waves that can drown cities, and can turn her sword into a sharp giant shark tooth.

Harribel eventually becomes the Arrancar leader of Purgatory called Hueco Mundo. Well, sounds like a pretty terrifying water user to me. I don’t think even powerful fire users have the guts to face her full wrath.