Bombs are weapons of absolute destruction in Shonen anime. Several characters use bombs as their signature weapon, blasting apart their opponents, while others obliterate cities and battlefields with their widespread destruction. Instead of using guns or swords, they prefer to use bombs in creative but deadly ways to fight.
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Over the years, many powerful characters have shown their expertise in using bombs in shonen anime. From calculated bomb experts who can detonate multiple bombs instantly to those who can literally turn their bodies into bombs, here's a look at strongest bomb user in shonen anime.
Reze
Chainsaw Man's The Reze Arc the film is named after Reze, the bomb devil himself. She is the primary antagonist of the Reze Arc, capable of manipulating and harming Denji with her alluring beauty and deadly explosions. She is an exceptional assassin working under the Soviet Union to steal the Chainsaw Man's elusive heart.
As the Bomb Devil, Reze can easily unleash a barrage of explosions with just a swipe of his finger. When fighting seriously, she pulls the pin on her neck and transforms into her hybrid form, where her head literally becomes a nuclear bomb. She can detonate her entire body and use her parts to fire multiple blasts at her opponents without harming herself.
Karasu
Team Toguro's Karasu is also a bomb expert. He uses his demon energy to create any type of bomb he wants, be it a regular grenade or a demon type grenade. He can even manipulate his grenades in mid-air and control them like drones that relentlessly seek out his targets. He can also plant them on the ground and act as landmines and bear traps that can immobilize his opponents before exploding.
Most notably, when Karasu takes off his iconic mask, his hair turns from black to blonde, a clear sign that he is reaching the peak of his demon power. As long as his hair remains blonde, he can detonate his body repeatedly without dying in the process. The greater the demon energy he has, the longer he can continue to explode his entire body.
Mr. 5
Mr. 5 is very popular among One Piece fans for his Bomu-Bomu devil fruit and his previous allegiance to the Baroque work. He has an incredibly powerful devil fruit ability that allows him to turn every part of his body, including his secretions, into a bomb. Perhaps the most popular application of Mr. 5's devil fruit ability is his exploding boogers, which he often uses to fight.
In addition, Mr. 5 a revolver with bullets made without breath. He simply blows air into the gun's chamber to reload it, but he must fire quickly before the breath bullets disappear. Although the Bomu-Bomu Devil Fruit has strong potential, Mr. 5's bad use back it.
Deidara
IN NarutoDeidara has one of the most unique applications of the Explosion Release kekkei genkai, earning the respect of Pain himself and solo wins against Gaara and Isobu. He simply uses clay to create various explosive structures, whether microscopic or gigantic.
One of Deidara's most powerful clay sculptures is the C4, which he developed to counter Itachi Uchiha's sharingan and genjutsu. This technique allows him to create a clay doll of himself that detonates into countless microscopic bombs that can infiltrate the human body and destroy it from the inside out until they turn to dust. Like all the other bomb users in this list, Deidara can also turn his body into a bomb.
Genthru
Gon and Killua found a tough opponent in Genthru, the main antagonist of the Greed Island Arc. He is the famous leader of the Bombers Group, who can cause massive explosions on their enemies with their nuisance techniques. He also has a nasty personality, as he enjoys killing others without hesitation.
Genthru is a sorcerer, but his “Countdown” technique (Sound of Life) combines incantation with emission and manipulation. This allows him to plant bombs on his targets and detonate them from a distance when the countdown reaches zero. At close range, “Little Flower” allows him to unleash devastating palm blasts that tear through the opponent's body.
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Jackal
While most of the characters in Fairy Tail use magic, Jackal is a powerful curse user. His curse is known as the Bomb Curse, giving him explosive abilities to deal lethal damage to his opponents. Interestingly, he also believes that a curse is far superior to magic.
From blowing up surfaces and generating massive waves of explosions to trapping targets inside an explosive orb and detonating anyone who touches him, the Jackal is an absolute force of destruction.
Additionally, Jackal is an Ethereal Demon, meaning he is naturally gifted with superior strength, speed, and endurance. He can also transform into a full-fledged werewolf to further enhance his fighting abilities.
Yoshikage Kira
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Anime: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Yoshikage Kira is a crazy serial killer with a powerful and explosive stand in JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable. The Killer Queen, Kira's Stand, is notorious for her ability to use various types of bombs to cause explosions on Kira's targets in the most unimaginable ways possible. Armed with three different types of bombs, Kira has more options to blow up her targets.
Killer Queen is also a powerful melee stand, but weaker than Jotaro's Star Platinum and Josuke's Crazy Diamond. Ironically, Kira wants to live a quiet and peaceful life, but his Stand's explosive ability is one of the flashiest.
Hayato Gokudera
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Anime: Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Hitman Reborn introduced shonen fans to Hayato Gokudera, the series' dynamite specialist. He is the tenth generation Storm Guardian of the infamous Vongola family, the most influential and powerful mafia clan in all of Italy.
Hayato specializes in using dynamite and throws multiple explosives at his opponents every time he fights. He has a wide collection of dynamites, each designed for different levels of impact and destruction. In addition to Hayato's dynamite, he also uses flame arrows, which are provided by his box weapon.
Katsuki Bakugo
Ignoring the bomb hero in this list would be a crime, as Katsuki Bakugo has an extremely powerful explosion quirk in My Hero Academia that allows him to produce strong explosive blasts from the sweat of his palms. His sweat contains nitroglycerin-like properties and becomes highly volatile when detonated by Bakugo.
Katsuki Bakugo needs little or no introduction. As Izuku Midoriya's fiercest rival, his explosion trait is far superior to most quirks in the series. His property uses vary, from large-scale destructive blasts to rapid explosions to increasing his speed with explosive propulsion; Bakugo is in complete control of his quirk.
Son Goku
Dragon Ball is home to some of the strongest anime characters of all time, with Son Goku being the most popular of them all. While Goku excites fans with his many Super Saiyan forms, one of his ultimate moves, the Spirit Bomb, never fails to create a hype as he collects energy from around the world in the most dramatic and suspenseful way possible.
To use the Spirit Bomb, Son Goku raises his hands to gather energy from the world, including its inhabitants and those willing to give him their energy. While it takes time to accumulate a huge ball of energy, the Spirit Bomb is devastating when fully charged, as shown when Goku obliterated Kid Buu with a Super Spirit Bomb.
