The entertainment landscape has changed a great deal over the past decade, and the anime industry has seen a massive boom in international popularity. Anime covers every genre imaginable, and many series tell fairly meaningful and complicated stories. They tend to feature well-written characters as well. Many of these characters, whether they are human or supernatural, possess unique abilities which make them dangerous in battle.
One of the most common anime powers is the ability to create and manipulate fire, and in the right hands, this power can be quite devastating. Fire is known for being a destructive force, but a surprising number of protagonists use it. That being said, there are a number of villains who can control fire in one form or another as well.
8 Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Azula was incredibly sadistic and manipulative, but no one could deny her mastery of firebending. She was the princess of the Fire Nation, and even her father considered her to be a true firebending prodigy. She could control fire like any other firebender, but she had the ability to produce blue flames, which are more powerful than traditional fire.
Azula was able to use her bending in innovating ways, and it took an extremely talented waterbender to stop her. She can also be considered one of the best anime villains capable of controlling lightning because she was capable of using an advanced form of firebending, which allowed her to generate and shoot lightning from her fingers.
7 Feitan (Hunter x Hunter)
When looking at all of Hunter x Hunter's main characters, it becomes quite obvious that Feitan is not someone to be trifled with. Feitan is one of the strongest members of the Phantom Troupe, and his speed and agility are both incredible, as his capable of eliminating multiple targets in the blink of an eye.
He is a master swordsman, but he also happens to be a Transmuter. If Feitan gets mad enough and sustains enough damage, he conjures a suit of armor that protects him from his next attack. So far, Feitan has only used an ability called Rising Sun, which allows him to burn his enemy with fire produced by the sun-like orb that is created by his aura.
6 Hao Asakura (Shaman King)
Shaman King is one of the best anime currently on Netflix, and Hao is the series' main antagonist. He wants to become Shaman King in order to create a world solely for shaman, and his main Guardian Ghost is the Spirit of Fire, one of the five elemental spirits.
The spirit lost a great deal of its strength when it reincarnated alongside Hao, but it was still incredibly powerful. Hoa is fond of fire, which is the main reason why he prefers to use the spirit's elemental powers instead of his own taijutsu. The spirit itself tends to use physical attacks, but it does not shy away from using its fire abilities.
5 Bols (Akame Ga Kill!)
In Akame Ga Kill!, Night Raid works alongside the Revolutionary Army to bring down the corrupt and vile Empire, but the Empire assembles a group to eliminate them. The group was known as the Jaegers, and Bols was the oldest member. He may have worked for the villainous Empire, but he was actually a kind individual.
He wielded a Teigu called, Purgatory's Invitation: Rubicante, and it is a flamethrower that created streams of fire whenever activated. These flames are so intense that even water cannot extinguish them. It can also shoot individual fire blasts that can hit enemies who are far away.
4 Dabi (My Hero Academia)
Dabi has one of My Hero Academia's saddest backstories, and as the series has progressed, he has become a feared and powerful Villain. He is Endeavor's son, and he inherited a variation of his father's Hellflame Quirk which allows him to produce blue flames.
His Quirk is called Cremation, and the flames he produces are far more intense than his father's. He can focus his fire into a concentrated beam that is capable of vaporizing his targets. The one downside is the fact that Dabi's body cannot withstand the heat generated by his flames for very long.
3 Satan (Blue Exorcist)
Satan is the main antagonist of Blue Exorcist, and he is the father of Rin, the main character. He rules over the demon world of Gehenna as a God, and his true form is that of living blue fire with multiple eyes.
He is the strongest demon in existence, and like his son, he is capable of manipulating blue flames at will. While in a vessel, Satan can shoot multiple fireballs from the palms of his hand, but what really makes him dangerous is the fact that he can cause his victims to spontaneously combust by just looking at them.
2 Monspeet (Seven Deadly Sins)
Monspeet is a member of the Ten Commandments, which means that he is one of the strongest characters in Seven Deadly Sins. He has the innate ability to switch objects with each other, but his ability to use hellfire is what makes him a truly dangerous demon.
He can create a fiery bird that can travel incredibly fast, and it burns everything in its path. He can summon a massive flame which takes the shape of a dragon head as well. Monspeet can also use Hellblaze, which allows him to generate black flames. These flames can stop an immortal from regenerating, and he is especially skilled with this technique.
1 Madara Uchiha (Naruto Shippuden)
Madara Uchiha does not have one of Naruto's saddest backstories, but he is considered to be one of the strongest ninja in history, and he participated in several of the 4th Great Ninja War's best fights. He was feared because of his Sharingan, but he possessed immense chakra and natural skill as well.
He was able to use all five basic nature transformations, but like other members of his clan, he had an affinity for Fire Release. His mastery over Fire Release was on full display during the war, and he was able to unleash a massive wall of flame that required an entire platoon of ninja to extinguish. When combined with his Susanoo, he can literally burn a small forest by himself.