Top 10 Times Nice Guys SNAPPED in Anime (ft. Jonah Scott)

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we are counting down our picks for the Top 10 Times Nice Guys SNAPPED in Anime.

For this list, we’ll be looking at the times when cinnamon rolls went beast mode, when nice guys became giga-chads, when the soft-hearted lads of anime were pushed too far and unleashed their inner berserker! Think we missed out on a crucial snapping? Let us know in the comments!

“That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” (2018-)

Turns out you can’t prop up a nation of monsters and not incite some manner of political blowback. Despite his general OP-ness, Rimuru’s bubbly nature blinded him from seeing what the surrounding kingdoms had planned, leading to his hometown of Tempest getting ransacked, with many of his loyal followers being slaughtered, including best girl Shion! When the culprit revealed herself to be someone he had provided shelter to, the once carefree slime comes within inches of folding her like yesterday’s laundry!

“Bungo Stray Dogs” (2016-19)

Suffering a childhood of abuse and barbarism at his orphanage, Atsushi was rarely one to lash out, even if his own life was at stake. However, the time and friendship given to him by the Armed Detective Agency allowed him to overcome many emotional hurdles. Including giving him the strength to let loose the tiger within and fight back against a mafioso edgelord with a demon cape and mentor complex. That’s not a metaphor, he literally turns into a weretiger and punches the grimdark out of Akutagawa when he threatens to kill Kyoka. Don’t mess with this kitty.

“Mob Psycho 100” (2016-19)

You won’t find a sweeter marshmallow than this guy. Doing whatever he can to better himself and live his best life…while also trying to ensure his abilities as an esper don’t go out of control and hurt anybody. Unfortunately, it’s hard to put a lid on your feelings when you walk home to find your house on fire along with the apparent corpses of your whole family. Had he not realised they were a fake, it’s fair to say that the trauma might have caused a psychic meltdown that would have annihilated everything!

“Tokyo Revengers” (2021)

He may be a cry baby, but this time traveller still has the heart of a delinquent! In the midst of the gang war between Toman and Valhalla, the home crew is shown to be overrun due to lacking the superior numbers. At least until Takemitchy, despite already getting his face pounded, charges in, refusing to surrender the fight. It’s enough to light a fire under everyone’s asses, reinvigorating all of Toman to get back into the fray! Way to make all those kidney punches worth something Takemitchy!

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train” (2020)

When you can make such a gentle soul as Tanjiro lose his rag, then you know you’ve stepped in it. Battling against the Demon Moon Enmu and his parade of sleep-inducing blasts, Tanjiro is able to overcome the sleep paralysis by constantly taking his own life within the dreamscape. Enmu’s so frazzled by this that he makes the fatal mistake of forcing Tanjiro to suffer a nightmare in which his murdered family lash out at him. And you know what it does? Just pisses him off even more! Enmu more than earned that water dragon to the neck!

“Tokyo Ghoul” (2014-18)

Granted, after spending days on end being tortured, you’re bound to be a little cranky. Held captive by the sadistic Jason, Kaneki is put through physical and mental agony, included but not limited to having his limbs chopped off and a centipede being stuffed into his ear. The treatment eventually breaks the poor introvert, but in doing so allows him to accept his Ghoul half as a result. This leads to all kinds of tasty revenge, with a now white-haired Kaneki bulldozing through his tormentor before deciding to take a bite out of him.

“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable” (2016)

You can scam him out of money, you can even try to blackmail him, but the moment you decide that you want to toy with Koichi’s family, that’s when the gloves come off and the hair spikes come out! After Kobayashi uses his Stand in a bid to ensnare Koichi’s mother and sister for himself, he earns himself an audio ass-whooping courtesy of Koichi’s own newly released Stand, who proceeds to assault Kobayashi’s ears with fierce soundwaves until he’s forced to admit defeat. He’s lucky he got off so easily, can you imagine if he tried to pull that shit with Yukako?

“Beastars” (2019-)

One does not simply throwdown with best wolf boy without getting their tail kicked from here to the moon. When the boss of the Shishigumi threatens to kill Haru, Legoshi goes full apex predator, demonstrating that despite being the nicest doggo you’re ever likely to meet, a wolf is still a wolf. It’s a brutal demonstration of the strength Legoshi has inside of him, one that he only brings out when his beloved bunny is threatened. And that is what we call premium husbando material. Looking at you Haru!

“Dragon Ball Z” (1989-96)

While he didn’t quite manage to escape the shadow of his father, there’s no denying this was the moment where Gohan stepped up to the plate as DBZ’s most prominent character during his climactic battle with Cell. Following the death of Android 16, Gohan erupts, putting aside his pacifist mentality, and in doing so makes the jump to Super Saiyan 2, and every second of it is glorious! Turns out not even Cell was ready when Goku’s son flipped his switch from bookworm to bona-fied bug killer.

“Hunter x Hunter” (2011-14)

The death of hope is enough to bring the purest of hearts to the dark side, and this ball of sunshine is no exception. The revelation that the Chimera Ant Pitou had lied about bringing Kite back from the dead pushes Gon off the deep end, who decides to give everything and anything if it means gaining the power needed to crush the creature that ended his friend. In exchange for his own life force, Gon’s body is pushed to its pinnacle, allowing him to unleash an unholy beatdown on the Royal Guard, an act that nearly costs him his life and his soul.