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Ranking EVERY Anime Power-Up
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ย. 2023
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Super Saiyan itself had basically evolved to become part of a greater overall icon than just being a transformation. It felt as though it both made and broke the ceiling for anime as a whole and became intrinsically linked to the culture and even beyond that.
Yeah, it was hard for me to imagine another DB transformation that could potentially top it. But then I saw two transformations that changed my mind: Gohan's SSJ2 transformation against Cell, and Goku's Ultra Instinct transformation against Moro. Both of these transformation scenes were beautifully executed and contrasted SSJ1 transformation sequance in all the right ways. Honourable mention to Goku's UI transformation against Jiren, but I personally feel the moro arc one was more significant and emotional due to Goku getting CALM by seeing his friend Merus die, instead of getting angry. A brilliant subversion of expectations.
@@ligerade3536 A lot of people said the Ultra instinct "susanno"thing from the moro arc was stupid, but I loved it. How often do we get cool and unique techniques like that in DB? Something different from just a new ki blast or a new super hard punch? This is why I think Ultra instinct is such a unique form, it always does something new or different whenever its on screen, even in the granolah arc. But the best ultra instinct is still the moro arc one for me.
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Kind of, until you watch Gurren Lagann, and see the transformation there, then realise that no anime in existence right now would ever reach the kind of power Gurren lagann has reached
@@RedJasper87 I wish Ultra Instinct goku did those shadow clone things more in the granolah arc. He only used it once against Whis. I also liked when he remembered bardock and implemented bardock's fighting style into ultra instinct against Gas. It feels like goku is finally becoming a saiyan instad of fighting like a human all the time.
I love how Mob's percentage counter goes up like it's leading to something dangerous and then you have "???" which makes you question what will happen next. Is he stronger? Is he a different person? Why kind if person is he now? Is he gonna be okay? It's the mysterious side of his transformation that makes you wonder what really is his true potential and not only that but you also end up worrying about his change in character since you aren't sure if this is the Mob that you originally knew.
And in the end you find out.
I also liked that all of the 100% moments were based on different emotions and changed how he acted during each one making the transformation always slightly unique
kind if
Lmao it's. Not that deep it's just a. Meter not knowing what's beyond 100
@@Donovarkhallumyeah I was gonna say. This is not that deep, it's just telling us that he's stronger than 100% now
Super Saiyan is so iconic that it extends into mainstream media
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Fr I havent even watched dbz but i knew op fans were trippin when they started comparing gear 5 with super saiyan.
@@yuvrajsinghjodha7306 yeah. I mean I don't even know a single person who knows about Gear 5 but everyone I know recognises the Super Saiyan transformation.
While of course iconic isn't the same as well written, its iconic status is unmatched. It's almost/in the same realm of ubiquitous as Pikachu basically.
And honestly, while there have been better transformations writing wise, I do think it is overall very underrated by far too many.
If you were to consider Super Saiyan as novel concept like the others in the list, I genuinely believe just through writing it could easily achieve the A rank, high B minimum, though it would be surpassed by SSJ2. It's great thematic relevance to its arc, it's hype, and it's rather cool.
I'll explain this concept in a weird way, but stick with it: I don't think the transformation works visually because of its actual design, I don't think it works as well as it does through its positive annotations, but though negative annotation; kind of like religious person would define God.
It didn't work because Goku is becoming blond/with golden hair and blue eyes, but it works because Goku doesn't have Black hair anymore. Because he is not what he was previously.
No one knew what a SSJ looked like at the time, nothing was ever told about it visually, just some _wrong_ in story speculation, but when it comes, you know *_that's it_* . And because you didn't know previously, it stuck the lending so hard. Remember that Kaioken was there, it was known what a visual power up looked like on Goku. And SSJ isn't that, it's totally different and that's its strength.
In the same vein, that to me is also why UI Sign is better than the Mastered UI. You know of the concept of UI, you don't know what it looks like. But since you also know that it's more of a state of mind and body than a form to reach, the fact that it is so similar to Goku's base form is what makes it click. Then later the MUI becomes basically _just another_ transformation, UI sign but stronger.
@@nuredingeziqi679 Super saiyan is better than ssj2. SSj2 is literally only cool for gohan, meanwhile nearly EVERYONE has a cool SSJ1 transformation scene. Whether its goku on namek, vegeta while training, Broly after Pargus death, or even Cabba when Vegeta was threatening to destroy planet sadala. SSJ is not only cooler overall, it is the very premise of SSJ that even makes SSJ2 possible in the first place. SSJ also has more backstory and lore, while there is nothing on SSJ2 besides the fact that it is just a stronger version of SSJ1. SSJ1 literally defines how transformations scenes are done TO THIS day, and writing wise, it is one of the strongest on the list due to its amazing build up, its backstory, and it being the culminiation of everything we knew about goku and the saiyans at that point of the story. Not to mention its cultural influence on japan.
Bankai is just a badass transformation in general. Nothing feels as suspenseful and simple as someone saying "bankai"
just wait until Arise comes in
@@axios7603nah, it won't reach the Bankai level
Nothing fells so cold and frightening as hearing first time the words : Bankai. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi.
Which i why I’m glad their giving Bankai to characters who hadn’t shown them before, showing more what their sword can do
though I technically count Ressurcion and Vollstandig more as transformations since they always transform the user, Bankai is just too iconic and badass to not be counted
I’m super stoked to watch more of the anime and see many other incredible Bankai’s, especially ones from the actual hypest of characters
Shikai and Bankai.as concepts are super cool. There definitely are some that are huge let downs.....but when they hit, they hit hard.
Kudos on Garnt for not acting like Dragonball is somehow beneath him for once
Yeah
He can't act like that. He watches Isekai. Sorry Garnt I had to. 😂
Wdym, it's just constant screaming...
@@ArnoldsKtmThat's not true
I mean...
I knew SSJ was gonna be pretty high up there, but seeing UI there was a bit surprising. Not because UI is a bad form, but because the best showing of UI (the Moro arc version of it) hasn't even been animated yet. Goku's use of MUI in the moro arc legitimately was one of the best scenes I have seen in Dragon Ball since Gohan going Super Saiyan 2 against Cell. Can't wait to see it animated.
"Moro... Have you ever trained?"
That moment was golden hahahaha! Goku was unintentionally trolling and disrespecting Moro. It's like if your losing a 1v1 basketball game and the dude you're facing looks you in the eyes and say, "Do you even know how to play?" This is the coldest that goku has ever looked in a fight since going ssj1 against frieza back on namek.
Yoo, you're hyping me up!
Goku's UI against moro is definitely peak but the first time UI was unveiled was iconic, the chills leading up to the full transformation the reactions everything incapsulated the moment, the presentation of the scene was top tier, definitely deserved
The reason why Garnt put ssj and UI in no.1 because whenever we see real and fictional people being good fighting like dodging we say he's going ultra instinct and ssj.
which manga and chapter does this exact goku vs moro happen? I'd like to read it
Gear5 is meant to make people smile in the world of One Piece, and the fact that it also makes us readers feel the same way is something truly special.
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True, I would say it second to goku first transformation.
Eh I personally don't get the hype, even having Garnt and this comment explain it to me. I did not feel any of the emotions Garnt seems to think I was supposed to feel. I just felt baffled by this Toon World-looking Bobobo-acting form. For reference, I'm not caught up lol I dropped off after Punk Hazard
@@sagecoder8802i got g5 over ssj tbh cause every single person that i talked to about it said they smiled and felt joy when they saw it, effectively just succeding in the goal of the transformation perfectly. When i first saw drangonball and the ssj transformation unspoiled at like 10, it felt like a cop out, especially because in my head he saw nearly every person die or close to when he fought vegeta, and it was just being angry. I get its iconic but its so not creative and bad writing to me
@@BlueCrimson10 you like what you like, it's ok.
Literally just showed up to see where he placed Super Saiyan found myself looking at a respectable list. Right on my guy.
They need to reanimate super saiyan transformation, because the one from the namek saga looks old and outdated now. That is why I like Gohan's better, beautiful art and animation in the cell saga
@@logan7805 nah, it's perfect the way it is. and it has been reanimated you can find it if you look up a remastered version or whatever, but the original artstyle will always hit hardest
@@logan7805?
Ichigo screaming "Bankai!" still gives me the chills every time.
While yes, Gon’s adult transformation was just a “one time” thing, all it was was Gon at his full potential. Therefore, Gon can and probably will reach that same level in the future, making him one of the potentially strongest characters in hxh (if we ever see him again 💀)
lmaooo stoop of course we'll see him again xD
We wont see it again because togashi will never progress the story to a point where we can actually see gon as an adult. He needs to get over himself and hand the manga drawing process to a new guy while he supervises, like what Ikemoto does for Boruto or Toyotarou does for dragon ball supers. That way Togashi does not need to put his health at risk just to drop a single chapter per year. He can supervise and script the plot, while someone else does the drawings
for me the reason why it's not S tier is the design, it's not good.
@@marions.3657 for real ? i thought gon's adult design was so iconic and cool
@@logan7805 i'm actually praying for togashi's health to get better and for hxh to finish ..he has tweeted on october that he's back to work tho and they said they maybe would put more work on the staff so togashi will focus more on writing the story and i hope this is true cauz togashi wants to finish it himself which seeing his health condition seems almost impossible
One thing I'd like to note about Gear 2 that wasn't mentioned is how its explanation is so down to earth and easy to understand. You accelerate the rate at which your blood flows, thus resulting in pink skin and steam shooting out of your body. This makes for a very believable power up that also looks very cool.
"It would rupture a person's heart but since you're a rubber man...." - a bad kittie
So basically doping
@@roronoauchiha69 it isn't doping if it comes from within
Bleach's transformations are a work of visual art and Bankai is already part of popular culture.
The creator of bleach is amazing designer
"A Power Up shouldn't be a send off"
The 8th Gate:
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That shit was s tier.
I love how Garnt talks about the law of equivalent exchange when he hasn't even watched FMA
Has he actually not seen it or is he just memeing?
Wait, I thought he watched it eventually... Didn't he mention it on trash taste or I'm hallucinating? 😅
he didnt@@cooldeer4811
@@danshimandle1938 not seen
He's seen the 2003 anime but not Brotherhood.
Baki losing his virginity is hands down the best power up ever
Real asf
i really liked the Naruto Kyubi modes before he and Kurama became buddies. It fits really nice into the story as well. The reason why Naruto was a shit ninja in the begining was the Kyubi that pulled him down as a handycap and he had to work extra hard to keep up with everyone else. But when the Kyubi came through it kinda showed his true potential with Kurama. He even learned to control the Kyubi Chackra bit by bit, wich made it hit even harder when he lost controll again, because everytime that happened, he would slipp even closer to the edge of total loss of control and you really felt that danger. For example, when he went 4-Tails against Orochimaru, where he not only hurt his friends, but the transformation was so intense that his whole skin got burned up under all that chakra. And instead of just relying on the Kyubi Chacra, (Like the shield HEro for example) Naruto always tried to work on his own Power. The moment when he developed the Rasen Churiken for example was one of the most hyped in the series, and the Sage mode is the peak of that. That was just pure Naruto training so hard, in his own way, that he surpassed everyone else
But the reality is that Naruto and co would have been killed if he didn't use the 4 tail form against Orochimaru, Kabuto and Sasuke. The series kept presenting the Nine Tailed Fox as an useful tool instead of a massive curse. I do agree that the series would have been better if the theme were about making the most of your unfortunate circumstances, but Naruto was too powerful even before he could control the Nine Tailed Fox
@@kingsleycy3450yeah they really washed right over him nearly killing jiraya during training to control Kuramas power and thus leading to need of sage mode which also has a very risky downfall… most hype power up for me was 8 gate release of guy lol idk why… was just hype for me lol… tbh tho the more I look back on naruto the more dumb I think it is… which sucks because now I’m doing the same thing with one piece… it’s kind of silly lol but still very entertaining for me
@philipdaviddavies9478 I think until the war arc, I feel like everything you said was true. But the war Arc, especially with SO6P, essentially said that Naruto training hard didn't matter because he was destined to be great. Because the overall theme of working hard overcomes talent was muddled. Naruto was only able to put in the work that made him discover, say the rasenshuriken, because he was Naruto. It was not something everyone else could do, that he just did more of. I mean even the rasengan was only taught to him because the two main users of the jutsu were directly related to him.
@@LiterallyMe05 lol funny thought but i really don't recall... but i thought they had some "power of friendship" moment during the war? damn it really seem silly looking back... don't get me started on other anime lol... naruto teaming up with kurama didn't seem that off putting from what i can remember... however the duality of sage of six paths at the very end seemed like kishimoto [like with most things] took inspiration from the foil family fued trope of two bloodlines destined to be enemies then friends... He uses alot of core archetypes... original sin [kaguya eating the fruit]... kabala tree fo life / infinite suikuyomi or w/e... japanese mythology... fuck the thing we are complaining about with Nine tail fox scape goat of power fantasy is heavily taking inspiration from japanese archetypes... i mean they use chakra in the series... I guess what im saying is i have no issue with using abilities granted to naruto with the kyubi shit... it made sense imo...
@@philipdaviddavies9478 I don't think a lot of people have issue with the powerup itself. The issue is that it really muddled the themes that naruto set up earlier on. Thematically and from a story and character perspective, it didn't make much sense. Hard work triumphs says the MC, but his main power is obtained not by self discipline, hardwork but rather from his inner demon friend.
Manga like Bleach are even more egregious in handing out power to the MC, but Bleach's theme was not hardwork triumphing destiny and talent. That is why people don't have much issue with it. Or look Demon lord form in Tensura. It also really just hands out a ton of power to Rimuru, but it works thematically. It shows rimuru having character development as he grows from his naive self of season 1, and into a more jaded and realistic character. Someone who still believed in being friendly, but no longer believed that everyone else also was like him and was friendly.
Kyuubi form is cool, and in a lot of ways is not a bad transformation in and of itself. But when you take into account the rest of the story of naruto, it falls flat. Unlike Sage mode, which is attained more from his own hardwork (along with some aid of course, but from the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger, There are no Self Made Men). Kyuubi form and the War Arc in general just muddles and ignores the themes of what otherwise is a very good story. The rule of cool overrides everything in the Arc and in Shippuden generally. That is what people dislike.
If you want inner demon done better, I think something like Jujutsu Kaisen and Sukuna's and Yuji's relationship is so much better. Itadori has to learn to grow past relying on Sukuna, because relying on sukuna is dangerous, to both himself and to the ones he cares about. Naruto did something similar with Naruto Vs Orochimaru in Shippuden, but then strayed later on.
To be fair, I don’t think the MHA picture is of full cowling.
It’s the time he used 100% full cowling, the first and technically last time that deku is able to use his maximum strength for a whole fight. Even now at the end of the series, he’s using extra quirks to imitate full power.
I remember reading the chapter for the first time though, it was legitimately pretty hype. Not saying it’s good enough to make it out of C tier, but I’d put it a little higher within C tier.
Yeah it's Unlimited 100%, I would've put it in B-tier
Yep, definitely B tier.
@@deki9827120 percent in the manga A tier his abilities are very cool
it's funny because it actually encapsualtes MHAs biggest problem as a series where it keeps retroactively undermineing itself.
100% full cowling when it first showed up is worthy of A tier. however it is so based on a premise that has since been undermined. the idea that this was sneakpeak at what Deku would be at his peak. except no it isn't. his peak is a bunch of other abilities.
Honestly the best “form” in black clover is probably noelle’s. The Valkyrie armor rocks
Based, and the best one is still manga only. That one rocks even more.
Ngl I think giguk hasn’t read black clover since like 2019 or 2020 since he made that one video. 🗿it’s like every time he mentions it for the last 2-3 years, he says he likes it but he never really goes into full detail about anything. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if he never read or watched the beginning of the spade arc.
Nah, u just horny lmao. The best transformation is probably yunos
@@belairofbigken2864 he actually finished the spade arc, you can look it up on youtube there's a clip where he talk about the twist on the end of the spade kingdom arc and how he is excited to jump back in after the 3 months hiatus, though I haven't heard him catching up to it past that point
@@christianmartin3710 oh nice, do you know the vid? The only reason why I said all this was because(at least in trash taste) he’s never gone specific about it.
man, ichigo's first bankai against byakuya is my goat, the music and the hype
that gon take is wild. That transformation was so important/iconic it literally removed the MC from his roll in the story. it was iconic and changed the story, as an opposite. Which is kinda the theme of Hunter Hunters deconstruction of the genre. But I digress
Just because you angry and you can gained ton of power like one more time doesnt make it a good transform
@@anzai5552 Tell me you haven't watched hxh without telling me you haven't hxh.
@@anzai5552you’re sped
@@anzai5552 Right. Which is why SSJ is a super mid transform.
Now selling your soul and your existence for a revenge power boost as a theme of the difference between humanity and monster on a interesting and unique take on what it means to get revenge and what it means to hate… That leads to the literal MC of the story no longer able to continue even after a game breaking niche outcome allowed him to wake up because he still sold his power for said revenge?
That’s a super interesting transformation. Not one that’s just “get anger power up”.
Garnt should be a scriptwriter, man convinced me G5 was S tier
I was really enjoying your explanation behind your criteria for rating these power ups and glad to see my favourite shonen power ups talked about. It grants me another perspective that helps me understand more about the show! Thank you Garnt!
super saiyan and Ultra instinct kind of did everything a transformation is supposed to do. Super saiyan was built up the entrie time on namek when goku arrived it set the foundations for how to build up a transformation and then the pay off.
Ultra instinct was also built up long before the ToP and it makes sense as being the flow state for martial artists. The idea of doing and not thinking is a trope you see constantly in martial arts.
Actually, Super Sayian was teased in Sayian saga when Vegeta comments on Raditz death and think about half breeding Gohan :)
Ultra Instinct was technically built up since OGDB, but we all know toriyama wasn't thinking of it way back then. Either way, it is really impressive that toriyama used lessons that goku learned way back when he was a kid, and implemented it in a way to give goku a new form. I really like that, and it shows just how important his training under Roshi, Korin, and Kami was.
One might say super saiyna gets teased way too much in the Namek saga. "Haha I/He has become what you fear most Frieza, the legendary super saiyan!" is like 80% of Vegetas lines in that arc.
guts armor is not a strict stat boost, it just removes guts pain limiters and hold his limbs together. He also feels all the pain once he removes the armor. It's honestly the most double edged power up for him and he is still human. so IMO it;s S tier and really well done
Couldnt agree more
So basically Cocaine plus a normal armor ?
Another thing I dont think people give SSJ or even UI enough credit is it does tie into the themes and characters very well (at least initially with SS then it becomes a generic power-up). SS is representative of goku's inner acknowledgement of his heritage while also not throwing away his journey till that point. His nature vs nuture now coming to a cross in paths and with each in one hand that power is enough to trample the emperor of evil, His I am speech encapsulates everything perfectly, him being a saiyan but from earth one of pure heart yet awakened by rage. It's the ultimate development for goku and really besides learning one final lesson by the end of the buusaga/Z, his understanding of himself is complete hence the transition to gohan. UI also encapsulates goku's entire journey and challenges who goku is. Both the DBS anime and manga make it explicitly clear whether its all of goku's teachings or everything he's been thru up to that point allowed him to reach that state. It's the embodiment of everything he's learned and a showcase of goku's strength both physically and metaphorically. It's a state that he didnt reach just on his own but thru people he's met and learning from them is able to gain greater power. It's something the moro arc then continues and while I dont like True UI, even the granolah arc tries to continue the idea that UI ties heavily in goku's mental state and who he is as a person. Being the prime example of what a power-up should be not only thru what it means to go further beyond but also how it represents u as a person or fighter is why it will never be dethroned ever even if it's not someone's personal favorite
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Can't wait for the Magical Girl Transformation tier list
Mob on chill mode is like a really strong but mostly harmless combatant. Mob on 100% is like an angry cat made out of earthquakes and hurricanes
Everything was pretty accurate, I would definitely put sage mode Naruto a bit higher on the A tier list, but still an amazing list, super Saiyan and ultra instinct deserve to be on top, Really crazy transformation, got me yelling out my lungs when he pulled that off against Jiren, yh, this was a really good list.
The best transformation in naruto was might guys 8th gate.
My dad and me were so hyped when Goku pulled out Ultra Instinct
Is Full Cowl a power up? The way I always took it is, Full Cowl is Dekus way of learning to control his quirk and make it a part of his being, instead of always having it be something he needs to turn on and off.
His only power up is inf 100% and Ofa 120%
I thought that image was supposed to be infinite 100% and not full cowling.
Yeah, that pictures is from the season 3 or 4 fight against overhaul, which was actually pretty hype
Nice list. Perhaps a hot take here, I actually liked the journey to the Tailed Beast Mode and Nine-Tails Chakra mode power ups more than most others mentioned here. Felt more in-tune with that entire arc of overcoming hatred within oneselves (Dark Naruto in case of Naruto and Kurama's hatred born from other people's prejudice) which for me makes it S tier.
People always think Naruto is about hard work yet it's about hatred and loneliness. Naruto had to work hard to gain respect but it was all about making friends and not sur coming to inner demons. Also he said that he wish sage mode defeated pain yet sage mode Naruto was the one that killed him.
literally, idk what he was even on about. talking like Kurama one day was just like "hey here's this power up" and then he had the nerve to put "Gear" 3 over it which is just making Luffy's body parts bigger
THANK YOU!!! That is how i always see it. Overcoming the inner demon through understanding is what i love about naruto
Garnt talking about DB transformation, and with the music playing the background, it made it sound like Garnt was going through a transformation himself.
I’m so happy finally someone gets Gear 5 as a transformation. It’s something to just have fun with and smile and laugh. It’s not supposed to be badass or serious. It came it proved why it’s one of the best and I fully agree with you
It depends, you can actually take it seriously. But not seriously as in « this is so fcking badass » or whatever. It’s way deeper than that. The Hito Hito no mi model Nika is the most cut out representation of freedom. The sun throughout the manga has been presented as the symbol for freedom and in the ancient times the sun god Nika was the entity slaves turned to in order to be freed. The real goal of Luffy is not to be the pirate king or find the One Piece, it’s to achieve true freedom, the kind of which is not bound by any limitations. Gear 5 completely breaks those limitations, down to the laws of physics and genetics. When transforming, luffy is not getting angry or sad, he is just enjoying his freedom. Gear 5 is extremely original and thematically on point in terms of power ups, it’s perfect.
Also yea for some reason you can’t help but smile, it’s crazy how seeing a fictional character being free can bring you such joy.
@@Alkios dude amazing explanation I couldn’t explain it better myself man!
@@Alkios And the fact that Oda has been building up to this moment for over 20 years is truly great story telling.
@@hisdudeness690 fr, it’s actually possible to figure out that luffy was a representation of the sun god waaaay back in skypia and notice his connection to the sun in little garden.
I mean the giant golden ball being used to free a civilisation from a tyrannical entity kinda gave away the « luffy is a sun god who will bring freedom to everyone ». Oda’s storytelling and forshadowing are just mindblowing, I can’t emphasize how much I love this story.
its not a transformation, its a form of art.
its beyond being funny or goofy, its just the art of achieving true freedom and having no bounds, no rules, or anything to abide to, its about enjoying everything in the way down to its last tiny piece of existance, and luffy does just that, with joy, so much joy indeed.
Having Digimon get into S tier might become a core memory for me
Ichigos original transformation was so good, that slight pause between ban and kai, argh, it's amazing.
Wow. One of the few times where I agree with your takes. You explained them all the way I felt about them. Loved your speech about SSJ/UI.
Enjoyed the video. One of my favourite Shounen power ups is Allen Walker’s Crown Clown from D.Gray-Man. I loved the look of the form, the moments that lead up to the transformation, as well as what it meant for the character. :) Definitely an underrated/overlooked gem of a series.
Gon's Transformation is S tier just because it's so unique. It's something that can only be used once because it has a crazy downside to using it, voice acting was amazing, build up was amazing, it didn't contradict anything in the power system, the animation with the black and white was so menacing and it was used not to defeat the main villain but to defeat someone that gon hated.
It's just gon adult form, when Gon become adult you can see that all the time. You wouldn't missed much. But the problem is will we be able to see that 😂
@@littleboss2006 That's not the case, it's adult Gon if he trained all his life to the absolute extreme. He would never be able to achieve that amount of power. Your way of thinking is also a little bit surface level, even if it was just adult form the point is the execution and how great the writing was at that arc.
@@ginos9131 like he not already trained to absolute extreme already lol. If he keep it up, he can achieve that. He just skipped time. And yeah i just give surface level opinion. Bcuz it's not that complicated
@@littleboss2006 No he wouldn't achieve it, this would have been decades of endless training. He certainly would have been strong but that was like his peak, something like netero did where he just commit his life to training.
@@ginos9131 ok i see, certainly that makes sense. Gon training very different from netero
I find it funny that he puts Deku in C bc Full Cowling is a basic buff, but ignores him using 100% of AfO, which comes at the great cost shattering his body, or any of the other Quirks of AfO
GER was initally in D, but it used its ability to unmake that consquence and repeated its own rating until it reached B
Garnt putting the Omnimon transformation in S Tier was so based
gons transformation to me will be s tier
mostly because it was the first real transformation id seen
but also because it was such a deep emotional transformation with gon that he was willing to give up the things he cherished most to enact revenge
it just felt so raw and it is something that he could do at any point prior and it just felt devastatingly sad
Negi's magia erebea in Negima is AMAZING! The character development, the progression of the power, the consequences from using it, it all is so well realized.
That's a great callout. It WAS a very cool transformation and for the reasons you gave. +1 from me.
Personally, I think the fight vs Rakan where he pulls out every trump card just to fight that man to a tie was the best powerup. The entire battle was so hype.
I pretty much agree on that being an amazing fight in the manga. Definitely one of the most memorable.
Too bad the anime were dog shit and never got to adapt the good arcs like the tournament etc
THIS! It's one of the worst crimes of ALL anime that Negima never had an adaptation that did Magia Erebea justice
That blue haired thing Deku does isn't full cowling, it's like "Full Cowling 100%" or something which is probably where the the confusion comes from. Regular full cowling he learns while training with Gran Torino and basically becomes something he just does all the time. The other form shows up at the end of the movies, but more importantly at the end of the Overhaul arc where he just goes full Ashura's Wrath on Overhaul.
Full Cowling 100% should have been at least B tier, it was really hype
Had to comeback after toriyama’s passing … RIP TO THE GOAT
I dunno that Full Cowling counts as a powerup. It's basically just Deku turning the power on in a way that doesn't kill him. Like the basic first step to even using it.
I'm pretty sure the actual powerup on the image was when he went 100% because the loli was constantly healing him. Which was pretty cool in a way, since it was two powers they couldn't control cancelling each other's downsides out.
@@akumuryuu Yeah the screenshot is definitely ‘Infinite 100%’ and would qualify as a power up more than just ‘Full Cowling’ does.
@@akumuryuu why are you calling her "the loli" dawg i agree with your comment but that is so strange just say the girl
Gigguk is literally watch more anime than anime man at this point...his knowledge is so vast its unbelievable how many anime he have watched at this point.
he doesn't really pay attention when watching though, so does it even really count? 😅
Mob was not only op but we also literally see the numbers go up, a seemingly spontaneous transformation hits harder
Disagree, the numbers going up add anticipation. Not just that, but with the countdown being tied to mob's emotions, the numbers can jump up a random amount, and it allows for him to jump from 0 to 100 instantly too if the situation calls for it. So it's got the anticipation of 100% incoming, but it can still play with the timing for the surprise factor, which I think is actually 100%'s greatest strength.
But yeah its only a stat buff on an already OP character, so as a powerup it deserves B tier. (Narratively though it works WAY better)
Gon not being on S tier is low key a crime. The transformation is so phenomenal because the entire arc has been building up to that moment and when you finally see it happening, you are worried and not hyped. In most shounen you hear super hype music when the hero transforms and you're excited to see the villain get stomped... Meanwhile when Gon transformed, you felt like witnessing a demon summoning ritual. The fact that it was a one time use with life threatening consequences just made it even more intense.
Nah
If that the case guy eight gate is better than gon
@anzai5552 Might guy was in full control of his emotions while using it and was a fully grown adult who knew what he was doing. Not comparable.
I remember having a sinking heart while watching it. When killua screamed Gons name 😢. That's how you know that man so far removed from everything other than killing pituo
you can say what you want about tokyo ghoul, but that transformation scene is an absolutely iconic moment in that era of anime. "ow the edge" embodied in a shounen anime power-up.
I love Garnt's opinions on most days. But all credit goes to Mr. Editor for actually making the videos super interactive with the sfx. Love the timing during Black Clover especially
The way I understand Gold Experience Requiem is that it indeed removes causality. Basically, it removes consequences from causes, which is the opposite of what Diavolo stands does, which is removing the causes from consequences (which is why we don't see a few characters die during the final battle, time just skips and they're dead). So, basically, nothing that is done to GER can work because it removes the consequence (for example, being hurt) to the cause (the attack). Which is why at the end Diavolo enters a state of dying endlessly.
About Naruto's transformation, I'm not as critical as you about Kyubi's form, because it also represents that bond that Kurama and Naruto have formed. They start the series in an antagonistic way, but then slowly but surely, Naruto manages to gain Kurama's trust, and they become friends and staunch allies. I still agree with your criticisms, but I think that aspect is somewhat alleviated by the symbolism of Kurama giving his chakra freely when before it was always a threat that he could overwhelm Naruto and take over every time his chakra sipped through.
Now Baryon Mode is pretty interesting in that it is both the ultimate transformation for Naruto, but also a one time use. It makes Naruto OP as fuck, even higher than Kyubi mode or Six Paths Sage mode, but it comes at the cost of Kyubi's life. So, is it a power-up? Still though, it ties to the symbolism of Kyubi and Naruto sharing that bond, so it is a very impactful one, emotionally speaking. Plus it just looks cool, imho.
As for Super Saiyan and Ultra Instinct, hard agree on these two. The thing that hyped me so much about Super Saiyan when I was reading the manga and watching the anime in the 90's was the build-up to it. We'd heard Vegeta talk about how he was going to become a legendary super saiyan because he's the Prince of Saiyans, we'd see Frieza quake in fear every time the thought of a Super Saiyan coming to life crossed his mind to the point he blasted an entire planet to avoid it... And then Goku turns into one... And Frieza is like "huh, you changed". Like, I loved just how hyped the transformation was, how impactful the pure visual was, but I also loved just how long it took Frieza to realize what happened, and see the pure rage and anguish when he finally understands that his worst nightmare has happened. I feel like what makes Super Saiyan so great in that arc, is that Frieza doesn't immediately recognizes it. After all, it's a legend, nobody has ever seen it. It just takes a bit of time for it to dawn on him and when it does, it's just perfect.
Ultra Instinct is quite literally "The Zone", even more so if I understand the meaning of the japanese name correctly, which seems to be about having perfect awareness of oneself. What I like the most about it is just how incrementally it is revealed. We don't get pure Mastered Ultra Instinct at first, we get a first step, then another... I have to say though, when he finally masters it in the manga only Moro Arc? Pure hype.
nerd
Goku turning super saiyan for the first time is one of those moments you never forget. It’s probably been ~15 years for me and i still vividly remember the hype of seeing Goku transform for the first time.
I would've wished that Mob was a bit higher. I really enjoyed the mystery of different emotions and their effect on Mob when he goes 100%
I think asta fighting like a demon is (like in the veto fight) is more of an awesome "transformation" than him actually using demon form. Probably because it a game of an unstoppable force testing the immovable object to see if that object was truly immovable in the first place
I agreed with the majority of the list, had some disagreements, but at the end of the day, it's just really fun looking back and thinking about how much I enjoyed these transformations, especially those I saw before social media or before I got interested in exploring anime discussion online. Those that were completely unspoiled as to what to look forward to hit harder.
Another shonen power up I can think of is that of Tsuna from Hitman Reborn, it was so long ago when I watched that show but I remember feeling so hyped the first time he powered up. The hype music plus the sheer coolness of his new form was just too cool
This is what I appreciate about Garnt. Anime can really be taken as a goofy or "for kids" media but he takes it as a show that someone - in any age can truly enjoy. Great video
I'm sure a lot of people doesn't know but I will take the time to explain as short as I can 💀
The concept of Bankai is suppose to be used as a final resort move. Because a bunch of characters spammed it, a lot of people assume it has the function of a power up (Which, I do not blame anyone tbh) To be fair, it is in some ways, but it is not the initial purpose. Bankai means "Final Release". It is a move that must guarantee victory as close as it can. Which is why most of the most op bankais of the series are kido base. (...or hax to put it simpler)
To put it simple, imagine the Bankai as a final trump card
The majority of characters who spammed Bankai was because they weren't necessarily strong enough to fight with their Shikai alone, thus they had no other choice but to use their Bankai more often
Yeah but at the end of the day, what the show shows is more important than what it tells. It TELLS us that Bankais are a final trump card not to be used lightly. But it SHOWS us everyone spamming Bankai basically 100% of the fight, which just makes the statement it made before factually untrue. It doesn't matter what the show explains it as when it then immediately shows us that the explanation is bullshit.
@@EskChan19 The show didnt display characters abusing the Bankai, they display using their bankai because of the density of the situation they were constantly getting themselves into
If "what the show shows is more important than what it tells" is the way you watch Bleach, then you may not be watching it the right way
Bleach isn't a story that directly deliver the message, it will deliver the messages through the lines
Kubo uses a lot of poetry to explain his storys
A good example is when Ichigo feel sadness, he'd ratter display rain instead of tears
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As I said, "The majority of characters who spammed Bankai was because they weren't necessarily strong enough to fight with their Shikai alone, thus they had no other choice but to use their Bankai more often"
Most of the fights that the bankai were released was in a life or death situation. What I mean by that is the same exact explaination that I "quoted" just now. If the user spammed it, that means he was facing too many strong opponents . If we look at Toshiro who is suppose to be a prodigy, when he used his Bankai, his opponents were either similar strength as him or higher. List of opponents when Toshiro released his Bankai in the fight...
Shawlong (without gentei kaijo) (barely won)
Luppi (couldn't kill him even in Bankai)
Harribel (top 3 Espada)
Aizen (it's fucking Aizen)
Cang Du (forced to use bankai before getting it stolen)
Bazz-B (Bankai was stolen)
Gerard (Fighting someone with an infinity of revives)
Renji, Ichigo,
Another reason why they shouldn't consider their Bankai as a power up, is the same reason they fucked up so much in the first invasion in the tybw. Of course, an argument can be made by saying "they are considering their bankai as a powerup because they are independant in their bankai", however, I would argue that the conclusion of this is a reason why Bankai shouldn't be displayed as a powerup. What im saying is that they shouldn't be using their bankais often in the ideal of situations.
Heres some people that used Bankai in good timings:
- Hirako Shinji (cfyow)
- Shuhei, Kisuke
- Shunsui
- Rojuro
- Senjumaru
"Naruto went beserk, I don't like that"
"ICHIGO WENT BESERK, IT'S BETTER THAN SAGE MODE"
Dude, what?......
You are the final Anituber that is left. Thank you Garnt.
Minor correction is Gear 5 DID break the internet, lol And why's Zone here? It's not even a transformation. It's just an ability.
With Shield Hero, the anime recently revealed that the anger power-up Naofumi occasionally has is (spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen past episode 6 of season 3)
based on the sin of Wrath, and that the other heroes can have sin-based power-ups as well, like the sword hero with Greed and Gluttony.
Nobody cares its still just the main character getting angry and receiving power from it. In terms of transformations its hilariously bland and uncreative.
Too bad the anime is suoer boring af
Recently? We knew that in Season 1, before they wrecked the show.
Ah yes
Berserk of Gluttony
@@kaidosleftnut5830so just like gon😂?
Sage mode is 100% the best, the whole method of GETTING it, USING it, and the risks of it, are awesome design for a power up. Kyuubi form is a deus ex machina half the time.
You know the Omnimon digivolution deserves S-Tier when even the Fox Kids Version of the Movie made it look awesome
I am gonna sleep watching this video and see what kind of powerup this gives me
The reason I think Gon should be S tier is because it's the perfect subversion of the trope. In the context of the story, Togashi couldn't have done better. That scene is one (of many things) that makes Hunter x Hunter a masterpiece and IMHO the best shonen of all time.
saaame i agree..my favourite animes are attack on titan and hunter x hunter..still watching fullmetal alchemist brotherhood and it has the potential to be my favourite as well
@@zainebhidoussi1498 aot and hxh are my favorites as well. fmab is great but doesn't quite reach those two for me personally
Omegamon's first Anime appearance absolutely holds up today and its probably better than what people remember it, especially the Japanese version.
Omegamon was actually a really cool moment on it's debut
For me the most unique power-ups ive seen is phos' (from land of the lustrous) slow transformation to insanity then divinity and Ctholly's (from SukaSuka) slow transformation as elk slowly replaces her entire soul with herself.
Sun breathing or Hinokami Kagura is basically ingrained into the Kamado family, and as explained in the movie, it's the very first breathing technique that made the other 5 original breathing forms because the original 5 demon slayers just cannot attain Sun Breathing. For him to completely just brush off Water Breathing is kinda valid, since learning Water Breathing is basically learning an IMPERFECT Sun Breathing, which became PERFECT because Tanjiro's ancestors have perfected it in the past.
It simply kind of goes like this: The Kamado bloodline knows Hinokami Kagura, but Tanjiro is learning Water Breathing, that's the Level 1 that he needs to surpass in order to reach Level 2, or in this case, Hinokami Kagura, the perfected version of Water Breathing.
Basically, this power-up isn't as impactful as the ones in the higher tiers, but its explanation and power-up method is one of the best examples of a power-up
I cannot be happier. This is THE anime tierlist of all time
THE anime tier list is mechs tier list
Dragon ball z invented power ups with Super Saiyan
The best part of mob's transformation is questioning what is about to happen after he comes down from that state. He has always been ashamed of his 100% and ???% because he has no control over who he attacks and the fear of "will this be the time where he hurts one of the people close to him?" is what makes his transformation as intriguing as it is.
Editor-san coming in with that fine taste in Coffee Talk background music.
Kyubi form in Naruto is the exact reason why I think Rock Lee is the true main character. Because in the end, he did not once depend on someone else's power to get stronger and worked harder than any other character in the show to get to where they are. No one represents that Talent don't mean anything when in the face of hard work.
rip 8 gates not being on the list
Naruto's story was never about hardwork vs talent,its about working with the cards you get.i really liked the Naruto Kyubi modes before he and Kurama became buddies. It fits really nice into the story as well. The reason why Naruto was a shit ninja in the beginning was the Kyubi that pulled him down as a handicap (He had terrible chakra control and wasted a lot of chakra) and he had to work extra hard to keep up with everyone else. But when the Kyubi came through it kinda showed his true potential with Kurama. He even learned to control the Kyubi Chakra bit by bit, which made it hit even harder when he lost control again, because everytime that happened, he would slip even closer to the edge of total loss of control and you really felt that danger. For example, when he went 4-Tails against Orochimaru, he not only hurt his friends, but the transformation was so intense that his whole skin got burned up under all that chakra. And instead of just relying on the Kyubi Chakra, (Like the shield Hero for example) Naruto always tried to work on his own Power. The moment when he developed the Rasen Shuriken for example was one of the most hyped in the series, and the Sage mode is the peak of that. That was just pure Naruto training so hard, in his own way, that he surpassed everyone else
Naruto's whole main point was going against destiny, defying what destiny deems for you like the cycle of hatred. Naruto and Saskue were destined to kill each other Naruto put an end to the cycle, he willed it into happening so it followed through on it's themes
@@Yoannan_Iyeah remember he was the prophecy child so even him breaking the cycle of killing eachother was already destined
I agree on your point but NOT in the case of the Kyubi form. Kyubi form was actually one of Naruto's best forms because it didn't symbolize Naruto always being special, it represented Naruto overcoming the barrier that had, until that time, always fought and stood against Naruto.
Imo, Six Paths Sage Mode was the one that really destroyed the concept of rising to the top through growth. Naruto was basically gifted power of the gods. It wouldn't have been wrong if it was re-written to represent the pinnacle of Naruto's sage mode, but the way it was presented to him was what ruined the idea of hard work in the verse more than anything else.
Full djinn equip and bankai are the coolest powerups
Full djinn equips are so awesome bro.😭🔥
I agree with this list fully. Love the video man!
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Might guy 8 gates transformation should be on her , its my favourite transformations in all of Naruto
I remember reading Gear 5, and feeling exactly the same way you did, and being like "wait, that's literally what Nika is supposed to do". Fucking Oda managed to somehow make Nika work at a meta level
This whole video was way more nostalgia than i was expecting basically "im not crying!! you're crying!!" mode the whole time 😂
The number of edits while explaining guts Armor I lost the count 😭😂😂😂
I think reviewing Eren's Attack Titan form was a mistake. Should've been his Founding Titan form + The Rumbling instead. I have never seen a more personal, visceral, and horrifying world-ending power-up anywhere else in fiction. Like Mikasa said about Eren's Attack form, it really is the manifestation of humanity's rage.
Gear 5 is meant to bring the joy out in people.
With it also being able to do that to the readers makes it such an incredible experience.
Bro had me feeling things talking about Dragonball powerups at the end
Gear 5 is just Jim Carreys The MASK powers...
Also, dafuck is that retcon? Gomu Gomu no Mi is now just suddenly Mythical Zoan type for no reason and everybody's like "Ok, cool."
Shone fans: Lets gooo, power up! New form! New godly powers!
CSM fans:
💀Pls no, stop it. Pls Fujimoto
Yeah Gon could only do that once, he literally sacrificed the years of his life he would have gained becoming stronger in an instant essentially.... He reverse biscuit... unlocked potential dragonball style but with more realistic consequences....
man if hxh anime ended when Gon met with his father, it would have been perfect. They didnt need to continue it after
@armaanb.6566 not really, lots of things were left unanswered, and the story had so much more to expand on.
@@Cosmicat01 like what?
@@armaanb.6566 For main characters, Gon and killua had their arcs completed, but that wasn't the case for kurapika and leorio, who still had unfinished arcs. Then near the end of the animated series, the dark continent was introduced, which is a gold mine because the story could have infinite routes because how vast the expanded hxh world is.
@@Cosmicat01 thats what i mean, they should not have introduced dark continent when gon met his father. Also dont you think leorio's and kurapika's arcs after the chimera ant arc would have seemed lackluster? The stake were so high in chimera arc that i dont think togashi could have gone up from there..
I pretty much agree with your list. Is good to see you being fair and giving Dragon Ball it's due.
15:00 "to be a teenager again" lol Garnt you were 23 when the Tokyo Ghoul Anime started airing.
shhhhh
What I love about gear 5 is, that it couldn't be made without the anime. I mean, Oda did this because he loved this cartoony style and the possibilities that's coming with it. And gear 5 can't be shown only with manga panels. It works to it's perfection, only in the anime. Because this cartoony art is made for cartoons in the first place. And that's why I am really happy, that the One Piece anime exists.
Oda wrote himself in to a corner with gear 5, there is almost no build up to it and even retcon already established lore just so Luffy can get to "planetary" destruction level because of power creeping.
@@WieldMyWord is you really jumping to every comment about gear5 just to hate💀take yo goofy *ss back to piratefolk 🤣
@@WieldMyWordthere’s no power creep in one piece. Crocodile is proof of that.
@@cindybaker8146 Xrocodile is not that strong and even then he just gets background power up out of nowhere. The problem is that when Luffy gets stronger the next enemy have to be even more stronger. It means a random soldier who can tank an attack from Luffy is as strong as Crocodile back in Alabasta which was a huge threat back then.
@@neonstride3532 No, are you visiting every gear 5 videoes to comment on criticism?
Mushoku tensei erectile function power up #1
Don't worry Garnt, it's not just nostalgia, Imperialdramon might be my favorite, but Omnimon transformation is still S-tier for sure
For me super saiyan form was most hyped moment even more then ultra Inctsict because when that ep aired in my country every children from elementary school , high school to university everyone is talking about it,making drawing, buying stickers, toys etc and also it was dub in our local language to grab more audience which was most perfect dub at that time
All I know is Super Saiyan has to be somewhere at the top!
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Can we talk for a second about the editor using the persona soundtracks? Like I was NOT expecting it, but it fits oddly well
Gon's transformation being in A tier is criminal. Easiest S tier ever. Just like Gear 5.
You’re right, I don’t think about Mobs power up in the gym, instead u think of him dying with the body improvement club chanting “fight on fight on”
I would put Rimuru above Final Getsuga or Gold Experience Requiem because I'm actually hyped at Rimuru's transformation.
super sayin is the epidemy of transformation... the first time seening that that was so much hype ... you can not beat it toriyama did a masterpice moment with it
37:35 Oda is the greatest cook we have mf casually showed you the blueprints of what the anime will animate into God hood
Surprised Gohan ssj 2 wasn't on the list. The build up, the training arc, the hype, and the cool factor. It had it all.