The only thing more intense than the legendary rivalries between some of these anime heroes are the rivalries between their respective fandoms, who have somehow mobilised to keep One Piece, Naruto and Bleach out of the top spots…
1. Sakata Gintoki & Takasugi Shinsuke (Gintama)
2. Date Masamune & Sanada Yukimura (Sengoku Basara)
3. Son Goku & Vegeta (Dragon Ball)
4. Yagami Light & L (Death Note)
5. Lelouch Lamperouge & Kururugi Suzaku (Code Geass)
6. Lupin III & Koichi Zenigata (Lupin III)
7. Uzumaki Naruto & Uchiha Sasuke (Naruto)
8. Kazuma & Ryuhou (s-Cry-ed)
9. Amuro Ray & Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam)
10. Hikaru Shindo & Akira Toya (Hikaru no Go)
I was gonna rage if Kazuma and Ryuhou weren’t on the list.
where is hajime ippo!!
OYAKATA-SAMA!!!! YUKIMURA!!! OYAKATA-SAMA!!! YUKIMURA!!! (repeat infinite times)
Really?
No Joe vs Toru?
the fate series is nothing but rivals. surprised it’s not on here. felt the same energy as death note and geass in its own way at many times throughout the various stories.
The list is pretty good and accurate about the rivalries. I am just wondering about the Fate/Zero one. Instead of Saber vs Lancer, I would have put Kiritsugu Emiya vs Kotomine Kirei. Even though they don’t actually meet until the very end of the series, all the background plotting against each other! And when they do finally meet…
I don’t think Gintama should be on that list. Those two go a long way and are more estranged ‘frenemies’ than actual rivals. Also, how dare they rank anybody at all over the almighty Date Masamune!
Reinhard vs Yang Wenli (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)
LOGH is amazing but this rivarly sucks;
naruto and sasuke? arent they lovers?
Shizuo and Izaya? No? I thought that was a good rival lol
i was prepared to type ‘list fail, no kazuma vs ryuhou from scryed’ but its there in the list
sakuragi and rukawa!!!!!!
guts and griffith!! nobody on that list raped the woman of the other guy.
Spike Spiegel & Vicious from Cowboy Bebop
Nice list, though i reay have to question the ranks of Goku/Vegeta and Lupin/Zenigata.
Anything Vegeta did betwen the end of the Namek saga and into his sacriffice in the Buu saga was soley to best Kakarot/goku. And as otehrs have mentioned Lupin and Zenigata has one of the longest, most enduring competition of wits in anime history.
I don’t get how Indifference and Nihilism could be rivals. Hell how the heck did Gintoki even get a sense of conflict(no care at all) and so as with Takasugi if he treats everyone the same way(everyone is trash)
Dang it, if “rivals” get to treat each other equally then at least Light and L should top the list.
Nice line-up of rivalries..
Shizuo vs Izaya (DRRR)… Just for some spoils.. LOL
Kenshin vs Saito
Yugi vs Kaiba
Ranma vs Ryoga
Kira vs Athrun
Recca vs Kurei
Sakuragi vs Rukawa(latter is uninterested though)
Lack of Yang Wenli and Reinhart von Lohengramm is disappointing yet unsurprising.
Where are the girls and the tentacle monsters?
This fucking list is a fraud!
first not complete troll list ftw
Kaugano sora vs Nao
Anime vs Ishihara
More like Youth VS Ishihara.
No inuyasha vs naraku…
funny how most of these also qualify for a Ho Yay ranking.
No Maya and Ayumi from Glass Mask. Truly, these polls are worse than trash.
For the first time in SanCom (for me), there exists a character list that is not full of girls. O.o !!
Kyo Kusunagi & Iori Yagami (King of Fighters)
this doesn’t count.
No Rei and Asuka?
so many missed yet this list aint bad.
where is Kamina / Viral
Ranma vs Ryoga
Optimus Prime and Megatron.
FUCKING THIS!
Water and Fire
Ryoko vs Ayeka?
Mmm can’t really think of many rivals tbh : /
First thing that popped up “Guts vs Griffith”.
what about Shimada Kambei and Kyuzo from samurai7?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k40EF0l8_fM
yugi and kiba?/??
son goku & vegeta
lupinIII & zenigata
<3
Cloud vs. Sephiroth.
‘Nuff said
not even an anime… :3
Advent Children?
And why limit ourselves? Cloud vs. Sephiroth is legendary!!!
And didn’t Sengoku Basara start as a game series?
Glass no Kamen needs to be on that list. Ayumi and Maya, now that’s a rivalry that really is relevant to the plot!
Ako-nee vs Riko-nee.
That is indeed a VERY strong rivalry.
Red and Douche
wheres Natsu and Gray?
19位 Tom Cat＆Jerry Mouse（トムとジェリー）
…okay
One Piece, Naruto and Bleach don´t have any real rivalries going on so its only logical they are not on this list.
Fail. Naruto is here.
What!!!, No Alucard vs. Anderson (Hellsing)
What about Ash and Gary from Pokemon?
No Yang Wenli and Reinhard von Lohengramm? This list is a fail
mother of god! there is no K-On in list OMFG
Tengoku no okaasan! No Shidous either. It’s not meant to be an extensive list.
…and here I was, expecting a comment about the 10-second memory of otakus. O_O.
How dare they ignore the thrilling rivalry of Yui and Ton-chan!
lol that made my day
Natsu Dragneel vs Gray Fullbuster
>.>
Erza Scarlet vs Mirajane Strauss
>.>
Natsu Dragneel vs Gray Fullbuster
>.>
Erza Scarlet vs Miranaje Strauss
>.>
Spike vs Vicious, anyone?
How could they forget Yang Wenli vs Reinhard von Lohengramm.
Griffith and Guts? :\
Good list otherwise
where’s Izaya and Shizuo 😛
Can we even call that a rivalry? Sure, they dislike/hate each other… But… “rivalry”?
And you want to say it is not rivalry?
Yup list fails
Ranma vs. Ryoga (Ranma 1/2)
Ayaka vs. Ryoko (Tenshi Myo)
Vash vs. Knives (Trigun)
*Vash vs. Knives (Trigun)
I like this one!!
look, i also watch those oldies too
Ranma Ryoga is acceptable but in the end ryoga more content living as a pig or be with Akari.
Ayaka and Ryoko, in the end less hostile to each other since its looks like ryoko winning tenchi.
Vash and Knives, its a complex sibling feeling rather than rivals, vash not keen on fighting knives. they were happy together, only in the end they fight in anime, still doesnt quite capture rivalry.
i have to agree on gintama, especially with gintoki (and katsura) vs takasugi’s ideal is totally opposed even though they were once ally. now they both want to kill each other.
plus the list have scryed rivalry. its total win list
Its all about Yugi Muto vs Ryo Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh!
“Trap card Activated!”
I know! I… I know! I must get rivalry from moe show… Eeem… Umm… Whole Houkago Tea Time band versus cakes? They fought and won, didn’t they? It was epic, I mean, look how furiously Ritsu sticks her fork into that delicious cheesecake! Or that mental abuse Mugi did just before eating that cake with strawberry? If it could, it would make a brick factory in its pants!
Where’s my Ash & Gary?
Tom and Jerry (yes, THAT Tom and Jerry) are at #19 on the list.
Mami and Charlotte are at #36.
PUT YA GUNS ON
1. Gintoki and Takasugi
2. Gintoki and Hijikata
3. Sougo and Kagura
4. Yamazaki and Shinpachi
5. Sacchan and Kondo
6. Katsura and Kyubei
7. Sougo and Nobume
8. Otae and Sacchan
9. Mimamarigumi and Shinsengumi
10. Elizabeth and Sadaharu
Gintama is no.1. List validated.
/command_end
Of course, for a gintama tard…
Not a tard, but a fan. Butthurt trolls and haters keep away, dont want your vile germs to rub off on me.
But we’re still here, U JELLY?
You guys are a prime example on why some people should not be allowed to go on the internet.
Butthurt people venting their pain by downvoting!!!
This list surprises me. Not only has it Hikaru no Go in it (which I thought was forgotten by everyone even though it was awesome) but it also has Gintama in first place. Amazing!
(if i wanted to be picky, i’d say that it’s dbz not db since vegeta first appears in dbz)
The manga is called Dragon Ball.
They are the same series, you know 😛
For those of you who want to say anime watchers only have short term memory.
I proclaim…
Kashiwazaki Sena & Mikazuki Yozora (Haganai)
as the most fun rivalry in 2012.
They are therefore number 1 in the list.
I gotta go with this one.
But I also liked Kurumi vs. Sawako.
8. Kazuma & Ryuhou (s-Cry-ed)
Never forget
Amuro vs Char deserves to be #1 in this list! Who watched mobile suit gundam know this! By far the best rivarly of all times.
the rest of this list is shit compared with char vs amuro
best rivalry of all times as can be seen being parodied in numerous anime too…
basically its a classic
Japanese otakus are like goldfish, 4 sec memory…
Spike vs Vicious
Kaneda vs Tetsuo
Guts vs Griffith
Ryoko vs Ayeka
Ranma vs Ryoga
Kenshin vs Saito
at least they got #3 and #6 right.
Ranma vs Ryoga and Kenshin vs Saito are on the list. SanCom only posts the top 10 or 25 on the list, depending on how long it is. They’re both there, just not in the top ten.
Spike vs Vicious is very poor developed in CB.
While i am glad to see Gintama on such lists(it sadly isnt being included in them as much as it deserves), but i really dont agree with it getting first place. Rivalry between them is indeed great and both are great characters, but with there are still better candidates for first place.
WHERE’S DR. KENZO TENMA AND JOHAN LIEBERT FROM MONSTER???
Meh…
No Sakura and Syaoran
It got negated because they became lovers instead…And the better point of Rivalry is that they get along even though they’re on the other end of each spectrum.
Look at the list, not one of them stayed too long as “friends”
Ummmm Goku and Vegeta are friends throughout the series
Lelouch and Suzaku shouldn’t be in the list either…
Where is Guts and Griffith?!
That’s not rivalry, but just plain Guts trying to kill Griffith.
No, thats AFTER Griffith goes crazy. Before that they are clear rivals. Look up to each other but griffith start to feel that he gets left behind and goes ape shit.
CG all the wayyyyyyy ! Best rivals, naruto one is just a emo vs hipster rivalry
First rating i dont want to vommit on/ in like 3 years
WTF is up with all these lists of top 10s? I’m getting sick of seeing them. There’s been like almost 10 lists of top 10’s this month. That’s both ironic and funny. The most 10 ten lists we have had in a month.
May turn out good, because the oversupply could help them become more elaborate or surreal after a while. The requirements for making a list of, say, anime which have a summer festival episode, but no beach episode, would be higher as well.
Why not trying to make your own list and see that you won’t get sick of seeing it yourself.
why not try making a top 10 list of ironic and funny lists so far :p
Or maybe do something like David Letterman’s Top Ten List. Like, I don’t know, Top Ten reasons Tite Kubo got tired of doing “Bleach”.
no Rao and Kenshiro
bleh
AH-TA-TA-TA-TAAAHHH!!!
The guy who makes this list is already dead…
Amen to that brother!
Ok, not really much to complain.
And hey, it has Lupin.
Hurray GINTAMA ALL THE WAY ! Seems like people doesn’t watch it here , shame.
I watch Gintama. Its one of my favorate anime, for that matter… But Gintoki and Takasugi topping this list just seems wrong. I didn’t even realize they had a rivalry. Gintoki with Hijikata, maybe. Or even Jirocho. But Takasugi? Who even voted on this list?
switch s-Cry-ed, Hikaru no Go, Code Geass
with
yugi & kaiba
ash & gary
hyuga & ozora
Yeah, the Code Geass one wasn’t really a rivalry.
erm,
rivalry = same goal, diffrent ppl/method
they both went for world peace as their goal yet not working together/diffrent plan = rivalry
No Spike Vs. Sid from Cowboy Bebop?
they forgot Ash vs Gary.
Red vs Blue fits more, dawg.
Blue is a girl.
and you too.
Red vs Green. It’s a Japanese ranking.
Red vs Green.
Dawg, that lasted a shortly.
Get out of here kid.
Hmmm…
Does Astro Boy and Atlas count…?
agree with #4 & #9, but where the fuck is Hanamichi VS Rukawa?
dou aho
White Devil vs Red Comet is the only thing that qualifies as true rivalry in this list.
was going to shoot myself i didnt see them on this list
that should go straight to old museum’s dusty corner. The anime isn’t that great ⊙︿⊙
Oh yeah, here comes the shounem jump tard whining because zoro vs mihawk, ichigo vs renji and others aren’t in the list.
Dude, don’t tempt fate.
UC is overrated. Japan loves its crappy space soap operas too much. Gundam’s pretty awesome, but look at the main hero/villain dynamics for ninety percent of the “universe defining” subseries (IE, anything that’s not in a pre-existing universe, like UC). Wing: Heero/Milliardo. Seed: Kira/Athrun. Unicorn: Banagher/Frontal.
Milliardo, Frontal, and Char even have the same “Blonde hair/white mask/red mech” shit going. The ones that don’t, don’t wear masks at all, because fuck, that wouldn’t look right, they’re not blonde ponces! (And one pilots a GREEN suit! The travesty!)
They’re practically carbon-copying the Amuro/Char dynamic for every damn series. Unicorn even double-dips in that they’re basically rebooting UC WITHIN THE FUCKING UC STORYLINE.
Amusing, though, that the ones that don’t fall into the UC framework until recently were relatively panned in Japan but did halfway decent across the pond in America, and Japanese honestly don’t understand why we like Wing or God Gundam. BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT FUCKING UC ALL OVER AGAIN.
So, yeah. UC Gundam? A *little* overrated. Plenty of the side-stories and tangent shows about UC characters that aren’t Amuro and Char (or carbon copies of them) are quite good, but Amuro/Char?
Yeah, that shit’s been played out waaaay too long.
should be placed better tho
In first place.
Pfft. Amuro and Char butted heads maybe four times in the series, and they’re only “rivals” in the sense that nobody else matches them– they’re shoehorned into the role because there isn’t anyone else that can fill it from their respective sides, and later it’s not even so much a rivalry as Char being a thick-headed downer and Amuro having to slap some sense into him. (Presumably because he never comes within arm’s reach of Bright.)
Lupin and Zenigata spend damn near every other episode at each others’ throats, and it’s regularly shown that others can match wits with the both of them. Lupin could probably take the old man out easily if he cheated, but he works against him on even grounds: it’s a duel between respected foes. For all the huff and puff Zenigata makes about doing anything to take Lupin down, he doesn’t want it to be handed to him on a platter, he wants to straight-up outwit him.
Gundam’s a good show, but the “rivalry” is tepid at best. They fight each other only because they have to. They’re on opposing sides. They even end up working together several times, and their interaction mostly boils down to “yeah, I believe the same thing as you, but you’re a dick, so no.” There are also just as many times that either one has tried to short-change the other in a fight.
Lupin and Zenigata are polar opposites in creed and desire: chaos and order, shadow and light, yin and yang, Gadget and Claw. Evenly matched, they fight ever onward. They hate each other deeply, but respect each other too much to cheapen it. A far better rivalry than a self-centered prong with delusions of grandeur and a whiny runt that waffles more than IHOP.
9 is the strongest number… couldn’t argue with its spot really… :3
Trypticon and Metroplex
Oh! Oh! Another list?! There’s only 1 right answer here! It’s #4! Everybody else is wrong! OK!?
Char vs Amuro wrong? Are you an idiot?
6. Lupin III & Koichi Zenigata (Lupin III)
is right too
holy crap they went old school gundam ftw!
Ataru & Mendou
Ranma & Ryoga
Death note? Rivals? No. They were enemies. Plain and simple. True rivals do not openly aim to kill each other. How did that end up on the list, let alone 4th place.
To this day, I am mystified that anybody gave/still gives a rat’s ass about Scryed.