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Ranking Of Kings is one of the most beautiful and inspiring new anime shows set in a historical fantasy world. While the anime has a charming and classic style it's far from being a boring hero story. The fascinating world of Ranking of Kings is filled with mighty kings, giants, demons, iconic anime knights, and devious witches who all have interesting character arcs.

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The Ranking of Kings' first season had some dark moments and secrets and fans were also introduced to The Big Four. Thanks to the creators' ingenuity there are only a few anime like Ranking of Kings that have similarly well-crafted and powerful characters as well as a touching and unique story that's filled with unforgettable moments that motivate and cheer up their viewers.

7 Apeas

Apeas from Ranking of Kings

Apeas was one of the most loyal members of Bosse Kingdom's Big Four and was also closest to King Bosse himself. While he was first loyal to King Bosse and even supported Bojji he eventually became Miranjo's pawn.

Apeas believed in Miranjo and was thankful to her since, without Miranjo, he never would have been able to rise the ranks in the Kingdom and even become a member of the Big Four. While Apeas might not have always made the best decisions he was a powerful and brave warrior who showed his exceptional skills many times.

6 Dorshe

Dorshe in Ranking of Kings

Dorshe AKA the Queen's Shield is one of the most powerful anime heroes who love to fight and is one of the strongest members of the Big Four. He's one of the most seemingly cold and coarse warriors but Dorshe happens to be one of the most caring and loyal characters in Ranking of Kings.

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He's the brave personal guard of Queen Hilling, and he skillfully leads all the Queen's other bodyguards. Dorshe also proved his incredible loyalty many times when he used his immense superhuman strength and implacable hand-to-hand combat skills to protect Queen Hilling and defeat evil foes who tried to harm the kingdom.

5 Miranjo

Miranjo in Ranking of Kings

Miranjo is one of the strongest witches in anime and is the powerful and evil mage who was the cause of all the pain and misery in Ranking of Kings. Even though she was one of King Bosse's oldest and most loyal trusty, Miranjo secretly planned and attempted two coups against the Bosse Kingdom.

After failing at her first coup she ended up in the mirror because she made a deal with a demon who transferred her consciousness to the mysterious mirror. Even though she was a cheerful and kind young girl she turned into a highly manipulative witch who used her powerful magical mind control abilities to always get what she wants no matter who she harms in the process.

4 Ouken

Ouken in Ranking of Kings

Ouken is the infamous Sword King of the Underworld and is one of the most powerful immortal anime characters of all time. He is one of the strongest characters in Ranking of Kings who was not only one of the members of the Underworld royal family but was also a powerful Commander.

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Ouken is also one of the most powerful warriors who changed the most since he started out as a noble and kind character who wanted to end the misery and sadism of his brothers. However, after Ouken became immortal his personality changed for the worse and while he became stronger he also turned into a violent and cruel fighter who enjoyed torturing his opponents before killing them.

3 Desha

Deshas in Ranking of Kings

Desha is not only one of the strongest kings in Ranking of Kings but also an immensely powerful demigod who is also skilled in many types of combat and is a talented magic user as well. He is the all-powerful ruler of The Underworld Kingdom and was the number two king for many years until he finally achieved his goal of becoming the number one king.

Even though Desha is one of the strongest characters in the series he uses his power to rule fairly and is beloved by his people. He also tends to get bored fairly easily. However, Desha is not only physically strong but has great strategic skills and is not afraid to use others' misfortune to his advantage.

2 King Bosse

King Bosse and Bojji in Ranking of Kings

King Bosse was the all-mighty giant and respected King of the Bosse Kingdom who was also Bojji's dad. While Bosse was often cold and even crude towards Bojji he was secretly one of the best anime dads who tried to do everything in his power, so his son will eventually have a prosperous and happy life as the number one king.

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Bosse was the strongest man on Earth for a long time and because of the responsibilities and dark secrets, he had to carry he became a very quiet and closed-off person who never showed any emotion not even towards his son Bojji. However, fans could see his immense strength and unmatched combat skills during many fights.

1 Bojji

Bojji in Ranking of Kings

The tiny Bojji surprised everyone in Ranking of Kings when he proved that despite his curse he is able to become the number one king. Bojji was tiny and deaf because of a dark curse but thanks to his intellect and determination he eventually became one of the most inspiring and strongest anime characters of all time.

While Bojji spent most of his life ridiculed by others who looked down on him because they thought he is weak and dumb he still managed to improve his abilities and prove himself. Instead of brute force, Bojji used his reflexes and speed to evade attacks long enough, so he could find his opponent's weakest point and defeat them. While Bojji eventually decided to step down as number one king to find and build his own kingdom he proved to himself and everyone else just how mighty he is.

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