Top 10 Most Useless Anime Characters

Karin (Naruto)

Much more useless and annoying than Sakura.

Nothing but she is worse than Sakura.

She is way worse than everyone!

Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball Z)

Chi-Chi is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball anime and manga franchise created by Akira Toriyama. She is Goku's wife and the mother of Gohan and Goten. Chi-Chi is known for her strong will and often plays the role of a strict but caring parent.

Dragon Ball Z's version of Sakura Haruno.

Yamcha (Dragon Ball)

Yamcha is a bandit and a central protagonist in the original Dragon Ball manga and anime. He later appears as a supporting character in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super and makes a few appearances in Dragon Ball GT. He is known for his martial arts skills, black hair, and distinctive scar across his... read more

He doesn't really do anything. When he does fight, he gets killed or impaled and eventually just gives up fighting.

He gets cocky and overconfident very fast, but he's always one of the first people to die.

Yamcha would deserve all 10 spots in the top 10 alone.

Yajirobe (Dragon Ball Z)

Yajirobe is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball franchise, created by Akira Toriyama. He is an overweight swordsman who prefers to avoid combat and later resides at Korin Tower. Yajirobe plays a crucial role during the Saiyan Saga when he cuts off Vegeta's tail, stopping his transformation into... read more

True, he did cut off Vegeta's tail, which was helpful, but where the hell was he when everyone was getting the crap beaten out of them by the Saiyans? Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Tien, and Piccolo all died while he spent the whole time hiding, not lifting a finger to help.

The only useful thing Yajirobe ever did was slice off Vegeta's tail after he transformed, after spending most of the fight with the Saiyans out of sight and in hiding. Other than that, he's completely useless through the rest of the series.

At least Yamcha knows how to actually fight.

Sakura Haruno (Naruto)

Sakura Haruno is one of the primary heroines of Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden. She is the only female ninja in the original Team 7, which also consists of Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and their sensei, Kakashi Hatake. Her parents are Mebuki and Kizashi Haruno. The Haruno family isn't affiliated with... read more

Sakura's abilities by the end, at least, were far better. That I can agree with (since she had ZERO redeeming qualities in the first place, so the bar was extremely low in hindsight), but she didn't deserve any of it. She didn't deserve to be trained by Tsunade in the first place. She never, ever proved herself at all to be worthy of it.
Always depending on being rescued, burdening others with her problems, and being a pathetic damsel all the damn time. She didn't deserve to get Tsunade's seal powers or summon. Sakura suddenly getting all that in the end was really, really forced. And yes, Sakura was still useless even after all that plot fanservice. Shaking and crying in front of Madara and Obito, just like on her first mission, being useless.

Misa Amane (Death Note)

Misa Amane is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Death Note, created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. She is a popular model and supporter of Kira, the series' central vigilante figure. Misa becomes the second Kira and plays a significant role in the progression... read more

Orihime Inoue (Bleach)

Orihime Inoue is a fictional character in the Bleach manga series and its adaptations, created by Tite Kubo. She is a classmate of the main protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, and possesses unique spiritual powers, including healing and shield creation. Orihime plays a significant role throughout the series... read more

LOL, overall, she's one of the most looked-down-on characters in anime, and probably the most disliked female character in Bleach altogether. It's really kind of sad considering she's sweet, but her obsession with Ichigo and overall annoying personality completely eclipse any positive characteristics she may have.
Especially compared to her rival/friend Rukia, who never fails to live up to fans' expectations, has wonderful character development, and plays a much more important role in Ichigo's life, giving him strength, as opposed to just being a damsel in distress who's obsessed with the hero. I don't care who you ship. You just can't deny the fact she's disliked for a reason.

Blair (Soul Eater)

After seeing one clip of her, I know she's a useless character and only exists for fanservice. Lucy Heartfilia may have had fanservice, but at least she has a point in the series.

Now this is a character that does absolutely nothing. At least Lucy can fight.

Even more useless than Sakura.

Serena (Pokemon)

Serena has proven to be kind and polite, though she can also be openly rebellious toward her mother, Grace. In "Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!", she refused to wake up when Grace ordered her to and responded sassily to her mother's call to watch the news. Their tense relationship was most... read more

Serena in a nutshell:
Look, I know she is not a battler, but she is trash. Really, she is.
All she wanted to do was perform in pink, sparkly showcases, and then Aria won.
In the kiss scene, she said that Ash was her goal. Like, what?
Her destiny is, was, and forever will be Ash.
And Ash alone.
So she is as useless as crap, and in Sakura's place (Sakura does heal properly and is very badass, but haters only look at her faults), there should be SERENA!
End of Serena rant, part one, and going!

Yeah, she didn't make much progress in the show, and her personality was nothing but "Ash-senpai!" To be fair, her whole character was garbage.

Rin Nohara (Naruto)

She's an unhealthy influence on Obito and quite oblivious to the fact that he had grown attached to her. What's most disgusting was the way she totally disregarded Obito's sacrifice in favor of her feelings. She really went out of her way to be this immature, ungrateful fangirl who never understood what it meant to be truly valued, and what was loud and clear was the fact that Kakashi devalued someone like her. Because, yeah, she's been a ridiculous, pathetic, useless female brat.

Just like Hinata and Sakura, Rin is one of those female characters that doesn't even make sense. *Sigh* Kishi was so traumatized by women in real life that he wanted to make sure these girls got their reward. No redeeming factor whatsoever and only existed to curry favor with thirsty teenagers seeking romance and validation of their pairing. Well, to be fair, Rin's dreams were far away and gone.

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Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)

Itachi Uchiha is a fictional character from the manga and anime series Naruto, which was created by Masashi Kishimoto. He is a member of the Uchiha clan and plays a key role in the series' storyline. Itachi is widely recognized for his complex character and significant influence on the plot.

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Shisui Uchiha (Naruto)

Shisui Uchiha is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime franchise created by Masashi Kishimoto. He was a member of the Uchiha clan and a close friend of Itachi Uchiha. Shisui was known for his powerful genjutsu, particularly Kotoamatsukami, and played a key role in the series' backstory... read more

Mr. Satan (Dragon Ball Z)

Mr. Satan, known as Hercule in some English adaptations, is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga and anime series created by Akira Toriyama. He first appears as the flamboyant World Martial Arts Champion who enjoys widespread media attention. Despite being vastly outclassed by superhuman fighters... read more

He's a showoff who always wins because the other Z Fighters only care about fighting people with real skills, not showboats who claim to have beaten Cell single-handedly.

Pan (Dragon Ball GT)

Pan (パン, Pan) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. She is the granddaughter of Goku, who is known as one of Earth's greatest protectors, and Mr. Satan, the reigning World Martial Arts Champion. Pan is the daughter of Gohan and Videl, making her three-quarters... read more

Pan in Super is already a major fail, too. So pointless and a waste of screen time.

Nami (One Piece)

Nami is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. She is the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates and is known for her skills in cartography, navigation, and theft. Her character was based on Ann and Silk, two characters from Oda's earlier work Romance Dawn.

So what? She's the navigator. They all have a role to play. She is not special at all!
Robin is the only one who can read the Road Poneglyphs, so she's more unique, but that doesn't stop Nami fans from hating on her, now does it?

She yells, steals, and is annoying. I could go on forever about why she's the worst.

Useless skank. Greedy and selfish. No wonder so many people hate her.

Yuki Cross (Vampire Knight)

Yuki Cross (Japanese: 黒主優姫, Kurosu Yūki) is the main protagonist of the anime and manga series Vampire Knight. She is introduced as a student and Guardian of Cross Academy, responsible for keeping peace between the Day Class and the Night Class.... read more

All she can do is cry like a baby. Lucy is better than her.

Gabi Braun (Attack on Titan)

Kagome Higurashi (Inuyasha)

Kagome Higurashi is the main female protagonist in the anime and manga series InuYasha. She plays a central role alongside the titular character, InuYasha. She travels through time and becomes deeply involved in the search for the Shikon Jewel shards.

What kind of sane person would actually STAND there instead of running if they saw enemies walking toward them (and they don't fight either)?

Minoru Mineta (My Hero Academia)

Chris Thorndyke (Sonic X)

Chris Thorndyke is a fictional character and the main human protagonist of the anime series Sonic X, which is based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. He befriends Sonic and the other characters after they are transported to Earth. Chris plays a central role throughout the series, especially... read more

Why is he even in the show? To make us want to watch the show just to see how bad he is?

Dumb, selfish kid who needed to die already.

Matagu Shido (Please Teacher!)

Matagu has no real purpose in the series. He's the only one among his friends besides Ichigo who doesn't hook up with anyone.

He's the character who contributes the least to the series.

Cream the Rabbit (Sonic X)

Cream the Rabbit is a fictional character from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. She is a kind and polite young rabbit who is often seen with her Chao companion, Cheese. Cream has appeared in various Sonic games and animated adaptations since her debut.

Botamo (Dragon Ball Super)

Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night)

Shirou Emiya is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series Fate/stay night. He was created by Type-Moon and serves as the main protagonist of the original visual novel. Shirou is recognized for his idealism and unique magical abilities.

Hinata Hyuga (Naruto)

Hinata Hyuga is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. She is a member of the Hyuga clan and is known for her gentle personality and Byakugan ability. Over the course of the series, she grows from a shy ninja into a confident fighter and later marries... read more

Hinata is really useless! She's using the words Naruto-kun too much. She's always tripping over her own feet even though she's already an established ninja. She got soloed by Pain. Guess she deserved some good slapping for such stupidity.
Honestly, her character's worth was only served for the purpose of creepy fans who were thirsty and entitled to romance, as if marrying some Hokage and having babies is the epitome of her worth as a character. Salty? Nah, everyone knows the movie is garbage. Go Hinabuta! Pig Hinata!

She's sweet and has a bloodline, but she's kinda useless too.

Mitsurugi Hanagata (Saber Marionette J)

The only thing this guy is good for is being everyone's punching bag.