Best Anime Tournaments
Many anime have different types of fighting tournaments. Whether it's a sport, for fun or to test their skills, there's a lot of them. But which one is the best? I'll put in some suggestions and we'll see which tournaments were the best.
Best tournament arc I have seen. Every round was diverse with its own gimmicks. Having everyone in 5-member teams made it so the protagonists were allowed to lose some matches along the way. This tournament also benefits from not being interrupted by an upcoming conflict. The reward system via wish makes it very enticing. Toguro is probably one of the best tournament villains out there. All around, a solid A+ tournament.
You all must be joking. Yu Yu Hakusho's Dark Tournament is so good that it takes up the majority of the show's runtime. There are so many great, well-thought-out battles and amazing character development with Hiei, Kuwabara, and many others. Toguro is an amazing villain. There is just so much to talk about when it comes to this tournament. Even the breaks between fights are handled well, like when Yusuke is training with Genkai or Hiei is dealing with his destroyed arm. So good!
Saw the whole thing, loved it, purely awesome.
Midoriya vs. Todoroki = Best anime tournament fight ever.
I absolutely LOVED this arc!
Some of the best fight scenes are in this tournament, from the smaller competitors to the main characters. I was always invested in these tournament arcs from the very beginning and will continue to watch them as I get older.
Goku vs. Jackie Chun. Still amazes me to this very day.
Not all the fights are perfect. I thought the ending to the Sakura vs. Ino fight was terrible. However, Sasuke vs. Gaara, Naruto vs. Neji, and Rock Lee vs. Gaara were all excellent. Some can argue they took too long, and I respect that. However, I really loved these fights.
The fights were just amazing! There was so much action, except for Sakura vs. Ino - that one was awful, just like Sakura.
Neji vs. Naruto: Amazing.
Sasuke vs. Gaara: Outstanding.
They were the best. Also, it begins as cute as a little kid.
This is the best tournament arc ever! Why is this not number one?!?!
I'm not the biggest Fairy Tail fan, but I did like the Grand Magic Games. The labyrinth challenge was my favorite part, and it wasn't always about the action. A lot took place during this tournament, and I wasn't disappointed by it.
This is one of the best arcs in Fairy Tail, and one of the best tournaments in anime. I really enjoyed the arc itself: the introduction of Sabertooth, the new animation, the openings, and the events and fights.
Have you seen Natsu vs. Sting and Rogue, or Erza vs. 100? Then you know how great GMG is.
This is one of my all-time favorite tournaments ever. Many fighters come to get to higher floors. The intense matchups, the grand prize money you can earn, and how I firmly believe this is what a tournament arc should be all about.
The animation was phenomenal, but it was mainly the brilliant strategies that kept me on edge during the battles. Undoubtedly one of the best tournament arcs in anime history.
Perfect blend of comedy, storytelling, surprise elements, and hardcore choreography. Definitely not the strongest part of the arc, but still one of the most well-structured anime tournaments. It took some inspiration from the World Martial Arts Tournament here and there, but it's definitely superior to everything else on the list.
I'm surprised it took this long for One Piece to have a tournament arc. Plus, the winners are given the Flame-Flame Fruit, which allows the user to create, control, and transform into fire at will. The structure of the tournament is also very well done.
This only happens every 500 years, so you better enjoy it while it lasts! To become the Shaman King, Shamans compete against each other for the title. Can you survive the fight and become Shaman King?
This is by far the best anime tournament in anime history. Ten participants represent their universe in an all-out battle. The universes that lose get erased, and the winner gets any wish granted on a universal scale.
A fight to see who will conquer the world. This tournament changes the lives of the characters forever, brings more understanding to the Pharaoh's destiny, and rivals clash to see who will be the greatest duelist of all time.
Yu-Gi-Oh! was basically just one huge tournament when you think about it.
How is this not #1? It is one of the best parts of what is basically the best shounen!
The Royal Knights exam was one of the most intense tournaments in anime history. Characters were forced to negotiate with each other and find solutions to problems. Let's also not forget the showdown between Finral and Langris.
While I do think there are some plot holes, I like the concept of this game. People are given future diaries that can help them see the future. Whoever is the last one standing will become the new God of Time. With the intense vibe of this game, who wouldn't be psyched?
Crazy, doesn't make any sense, fascinating, and, to me at least, the best anime Hunger Games. A bloody, gruesome fight to the death with only one surviving victor!
I saw a clip of this. It was like The Hunger Games or something!
I've never seen this before, but my friend has been telling me good things about it, especially the tournament arc. It's a battle royale with a rich amount of history tied to it.
An important event during the 92nd Tōtsuki Generation's first year, where the chosen sixty first-year students fight their way to earn their right into the Autumn Election's main tournament. The election is used to determine the current class standing of a generation through a tournament-styled event.
The most satisfying moment wasn't just when Seirin won, but when Kagami and Kuroko yelled out a victory scream!
