Top 10 Celebrities Who Like Anime

The Top Ten
1 Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. He died in 2014.

Intriguing to know that there are celebrities who like anime. It's quite a coincidence for me since I've heard of rumors that Bernie Sanders was at an anime convention recently.

There's even an Evangelion reference in One Hour Photo where a kid is buying a toy for it.

He owned a copy of Paranoia Agent signed by Satoshi Kon.

2 Kanye West Ye (born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer. He is regarded as one of the most influential, as well as controversial, artists of the 21st century.

Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West initially gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing... read more

Looks like his love of anime rubbed off on his wife Kim Kardashian now. She really seems to like Darling in the FranXX right now.

I knew he likes anime. Big fan of it.

His favorite anime is Akira

3 Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever, Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance, Jurassic Park and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained & The Hateful Eight.

He loves a wide amount of anime and he also did the voice for Afro Samurai

4 Leonardo Di Caprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biopics and period films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. As of 2019, his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in annual rankings of the world's... read more

His favorite anime is Ninja Scrolls

5 Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s, and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role in the High School Musical franchise. During this time, he also starred in the musical film Hairspray and the comedy film 17 Again.

His favorite anime is Death Note, and he once wanted to play as Light Yagami for a live-action film.

I never knew that Sac loves anime. Looks like I'm not the only person that loves anime!

6 Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014... read more

His favorite anime is Howl's Moving Castle. He voiced Howl for the English dub in the film.

7 Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves (born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films, including comedies from the Bill and Ted franchise.

His favorite anime is Cowboy Bebop and he once wanted to play as Spike Spiegel for a live-action film.

8 Hulk Hogan Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and rock bassist.

He only loves Pokemon. He can you ACTUALLY classify him as an anime fan what?
Even a child knows about Pokémon.

His favorite anime is Pokemon!

9 Will Smith Willard Carroll "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known for his acting career overall. He has been in many popular movies, These include, but are not limited to, the Men in Black franchise, The Pursuit of Happyness, and After Earth. He is often referred to as one of the best African American actors.
10 PewDiePie Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born October 24, 1989), better known by his online alias PewDiePie, is a Swedish web-based comedian video producer, and commentary channel. He is best known for his Let's Play commentaries and Vlogs on YouTube. He is known for being the most subscribed-to YouTuber on the website for nearly 6 years, even though T-Series surpassed him and now has 240 million subscribers. As... read more
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11 Megan Fox Megan Denise Fox is an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 2001, with several minor television and film roles, and played a regular role on the Hope & Faith television sitcom.

Her favorite anime is Sailor Moon, and she also had a dream of playing as the character for a live-action film.

12 Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film critic and author. His films are characterized by frequent references to popular culture and film history, nonlinear storylines, dark humor, stylized violence, extended dialogue, pervasive use of profanity, cameos and ensemble casts... read more

I mean, Kill Bill had a full anime sequence. Makes it kinda obvious. Plus, Kill Bill as a movie has a total anime/samurai movie vibe to it.

Oh crap, wait till Jack finds this list...

13 Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress, model, and singer. She made her film debut in North.

Johansson is considered one of Hollywood's modern sex symbols, and has frequently appeared in published lists of the sexiest women in the world. As of February 2017, she is the highest-grossing actress of all time in North America, with her films making over $3.6 billion.

She... read more

You already know what her Favorite anime is!

14 Butch Hartman Elmer Earl Hartman IV, better known as Butch Hartman, is an American animator, writer, director, producer, illustrator and actor, best known for creating the Nickelodeon shows The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast.

If his Anime Characters in The Fairly OddParents Style videos aren't anything to go by, then I don't know what is. From my perspective, it seems his most recent favorite anime is One Punch Man, though he does seem to have a lot of love for classic anime as well, especially those in the shonen genre or those that are widely acclaimed in the West.

15 Yolandi Visser Anri du Toit (born December 1, 1984), better known by her stage name Yolandi Visser (stylised as ¥o-Landi Vi$$er), is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the female vocalist in the rap-rave group Die Antwoord. Her partner in the group is Ninja, whose real name is Watkin Tudor Jones. Visser appeared in the 2015 Neill Blomkamp film Chappie.
16 Chris Stuckmann Christopher "Chris" Stuckmann is an American film critic, author, and YouTube personality. As of June 2018, he has over 1.2 million subscribers and 341 million views on YouTube.
17 Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian–French singer-songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.

She's really into the long-running One Piece franchise. She even got to record a song for One Piece: Film Z called "How You Remind Me". Man, it's not often I see a music artist outside of Japan record a song for an anime.

18 James Cameron James Cameron is a Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and deep-sea explorer. He is best known for his films, The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Titanic, and Avatar. He is also the third person in history to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean and the only person to do it solo and unassisted.

Princess Mononoke was one of the inspirations for Avatar.

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20 XXXTentacion Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (January 23, 1998 - June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, and often referred to as X, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and criminal.

He mentioned Naruto in some of his songs and named on of his songs after a Hunter x Hunter character. He even has a song called "INUYASHA". He also tweeted that he likes One Piece, Blue Exorcist, Sword Art Online 1 & 2, and Parasyte. I think I remember him saying he likes Madoka Magica too.

21 Hayley Williams Hayley Nichole Williams is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She is best known as the lead vocalist, occasional keyboardist and primary songwriter of the American rock band Paramore. In 2020 she started a solo career.
22 Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, one Bambi Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards,... read more
23 Osama bin Laden Osama Bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was a Saudi Arabian-born stateless terrorist. He was a founder of al-Qaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets worldwide.

That's right! He pirated Naruto games. Also, I'm NOT saying he's a good person. This list is about celebrities who like anime, not the quality of the people who do.

24 Brendon Urie Brendon Boyd Urie, more commonly known as Brendon Urie, was born April 12, 1987, in St. George, Utah. He is an American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist. He is best own as the lead singer of the American pop-rock band Panic! At The Disco. He is the only original remaining member. Urie is currently playing Charlie Price in Kinky Boots on Broadway. Brendon is also known for singing... read more

His favorite is Spirited Away and he said he's seen Death Note.

25 Jimmy Urine

The frontman of the electropunk band, Mindless Self Indulgence. He confirmed he likes JoJo's Bizarre Adventure when reacting to MSI TikToks with one involving a Dio cosplayer.

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