Villain Introductions Are Awesome - How To Write Anime (Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter) 

I LOVE Blackbeard's introduction. In a way, it is telling the audience, "Yeah, these two are very similar... but cannot be more different." Their attitudes are the same towards the meals and for dreams... but their opinions and ideals are vastly different. Blackbeard is the PERFECT foil for Luffy.

"Any betrayal you can see is trivial... But what is truly frightening, is the betrayal you cannot see".

Aizen is the villain who create the hero.

Personally I like the introduction of King Bradley from fullmetal alchemist brotherhood because at first he seems like a good guy he is a central figure in the story nobody suspects him to be evil while he is secretly working for Father. I also like Undertaker's introduction from black butler because when he first appears he seemed like a creepy side character who is obsessed with coffins wants to laugh but later on he is revealed to be the strongest grim reaper being able to make Sebastian scared and has a past with the phantomhives.

Yhwach is an amaizing villain on the level of Aizen for me, I'm so excited to see him in the Bleach's new anime!

I’m writing an anime-style story, and the villain introduction was something I worked very hard on. Throughout the first book, the protagonists are introduced. It focuses on a romance plot, but something is off about it the whole time. The girl’s grandfather was an incredibly powerful mage who had nearly succeeded in taking over the world before he literally died from being too powerful for his physical body. It sets this unusually dark feel for a high fantasy romance novel, and even drives the girl to near suicide. Then, book two comes around. The girl’s father figure reveals he’s been trying to resurrect her grandfather from the dead, and he uses her magic to make it work. With all the set up from book one, it’s a moment that inspires fear. The girl’s first response is to try and kill him, but he basically shrugs it of and gives her a slap across the face like he’s a parent instead of reacting to the fact she tried to kill him. He then takes her boyfriend hostage and steps outside. The following scene is one where he decimates half of her home town all by himself. Then, he points at the other half and tells her, “Your turn.” By far one of my favorite intros I’ve made, and I’ve made a few.

Madara still has the greatest villian intro to me, Luffy and Blackbeards might carry more weight near the end game but Madara was too damn good

Bondrewd is Orochimaru but with a writer who has the balls to go through with it.

The reason why Aizen is my favourite villain is cause he's not in just one of these categories , He's the crazy calculated guy , he showed the true levels of power and how he's miles stronger compared the protagonist , he tricks his own former captain as his part of experiment , he is a crazy guy , he doesn't care about any relations he had for centuries , he doesn't care who it is , he's obsessed with changing the functioning of the world , he ruins lives of people just cause he's bored or as a part of experiment , Ichigo bluntly put is his experiment to create a transcendent being who could challenge him when he himself succeeds , as said by ichigo himself after aizen's defeat is that he was lonely since he was a child , all Aizen wanted was someone to challenge him and his ideology on his way , the only man who was greater than him in intelligence (urahara) was laid back and never came back , he wanted someone else to challenge his ideology and be equal to him in strength , that's why he created Ichigo , he oversaw ichigo's whole life to see his growth, he was crazy obsessed with his experiment like a mad scientist while also doing everything to fool Soul society for years

Kaido had wonderful introduction

You know I'm going to say. villain characters are about as interesting as hero characters. I think what makes it even more of an interesting trope for a villain. is using that villain as a main character like overlord for example the main character ain't a good guy he's a pinnacle of the undead. he torments humans for nothing more but selfish ideals for his own purposes. villains are a very interesting concept.

My favorite Villian is one where you kinda understand why their doing the action that their doing like elves from black clover I get why their doing what their doing they want revenge humans treated like trash slaughter their loved ones all because the elves had something the humans wanted

I literally just found out about Bondrewd only five minutes ago, and I already feel he's going to become one of my favorite villains of all time.

I have never forgotten when Madara shows his true susanoo to the five kage, and the absolute overpowered bastard just says the its a *good* thing for the kage that Hashirama, his only equal, wasn't also resurrected... because with just him the "maps will only have to be redrawn "a little"". What a psychotic badass

One thing I do love about the Madara fight isn't all the super combat or that awesome fucking "What will you do about the second one?" line. It's just that moment where he looks back and forth a few times to analyze what's going on. Which kind of shows he's not just some magical entity with infinite ability to know everything and avoid moves by near future sight. But it shows he actually is still trying. It seems effortless but I think that moments shows he still have to pay attention to everything that's happening around him to still succeed. I just thought that part was pretty cool to show how he still has to keep his senses about him rather than being so strong that swords just deflect off of him and he doesn't even have to really try.

Two villains I'd like to mention are garou from one punch man and zagred from black clover. Black clover has a few really good villain introductions but I'm gonna go with zagred because he's appeared in the anime. Garou's introduction was just brutal and badass. He shows up out of nowhere, says he's gonna be a monster and take out the heroes, and then slaughters everyone in the room. The scene where he ripped off the blue fire guys arm was just incredible to show how dangerous he is. Zagred's introduction was truly amazing though. Him being the cause for the entire elf massacre and pretty much everything leading up to that moment was a complete curveball. From the moment the elf he was impersonating started acting off, everything was tense. There was such an unnerving feeling, and then he got his body and the design alone gave me chills at first. It just screams "evil". And then he immediately reveals one of the most op powers we had seen up until then. He could say anything and it would happen. Two really great villains imo

Love the mention of the hero vilian! Working on somethings like that for the jrpg part of the big game I'm writing. First, and antagonist, is the leader of the church. If you choose to not commit genocide on what he calls "demons" you will defeat him. Second is the hero of legend, (not you. You aren't that special) who you can challenge to win the title hero, but dying here will have a game over instead of a death. Third isn't an antagonist, you can never really defeat it, just manage its influence over others. Top 3 inspirations are Flowey from Undertale, Hylean/the crystal from FFXIV, and the Ideal Masters from Elder Scrolls. This is part of the horror aspect this game has, and I'm super excited for!

I'm new to anime so this put tons of new shows on my radar, and I'm also excited to watch more from this series! Guess I'm gonna have to subscribe now...

You should do a video on on Master Plan Revelations like Aizen's, Madara's, or Kenjaku's plans being fully revealed to the reader and main characters.

Your videos give off the same vibe as Hello Future Me and Overly Sarcastic Productions. I hope this channel blows up in popularity. Been binge watching your videos because damn finally some good writing content I haven't consumed again.

I am so glad I watched all of these shows. Lol because this was informative and good. Please upload more videos like this.

You know, I typically like the way they introduce the next villain in DC Conan. Now, the problem is that the story is so slow that it takes several years for these stories to be resolved, but it's always done well. The way they introduced Vermouth for example, playing a prank on Gin who is the face of the organization at this point. Or just the way they introduce Kir just by her calling a number. Or other organization members in the same special episode (which is more like a movie) where it looks like they are assassinating someone etc. I really hope that at some point, after it ended that someone will take that story and re-release it with actual pacing. Because it's really well done when you don't have to wait for years for the next thing to happen.

Yes, please extend your examples to other media. As a wannabe writer, your videos are very instructive to me.

The Chimera Ants from HxH are a pretty great set of villains imo. Their build up throughout that arc was great

Something important to say is that Yoshikage Kira's theme in the anime version, as stated before that it should, did a great job to him also into giving this air of unsettling. It's common, but you can feel there's something strange in the air Also, unhapilly i didn't get this point in the introduction of blackbeard at all. I felt kinda like "so that's kinda a nice guy! Cool!". I'm terrible at taking tips

Shou Tucker : Why is it when I experimented on my child everyone hated my character, but when you did it on a much bigger scale, everyone liked you!? Bondrewd : heh (Anya smile)

Dude, these villain vids have been amazing. Immediate subscriber, I love your analysis style

Woah, that guy from the Made in Abyss is pretty terrifying. Also, I would like to see your future video on media outside of anime. Can we make recommendations?

Great video Axol! I will literally reference this whole series when I attempt to write a story one day for sure ;w;

I remember when I first watched MHA episodes 9-11 of season 3, and All for One's introduction sold me on tje spot. I realized immediately that this guy is a true threat

Shockingly enough the most memorable villain intro for me was from a damn sports anime. Revealing Akashi for the first time in Kuroko no basket was surprisingly chilling mostly because you’re seeing it through the lens of an ordinary freshman meeting the most impressive players who we’ve seen in action the past seasons. It made seeing the leader of these ridiculous characters, who responded to his summons immediately and without question, far more impactful. The character himself did not disappoint, straddling the line between impressive and borderline insane. That line is where I like my villains, not crazy but outside the borders of common sense.

the back ground music at peak

Let's not forget characters that were a sort of hero but become the villain. Biggest examples being Light Yagami and Griffith. Or maybe characters that play both roles like President Valentine and Meruem.

Half this video, I kept thinking of Made in Abyss. So glad you mentioned it.

I would love to see more of this especially with other animation

When the screen shows Ichigo saying "I'd fight the law", I immediately thought, "You forgot the other half of that sentence."

That chimera ant arc theme hits different

I have never seen made in abyss or heard of Bondrewd before this so I’m just looking at the thumbnail thinking, “Is that Daft Punk?”

It's a crime that nobody mentions Legato Bluesummers from Trigun (1998). The very second he appears on screen petting that little girl and threatening to kill her in front of Vash is terrifying, even more so after he just leaves a decapitated head in a bag and frames him for it. You know the show isn't going to be the same lighthearted action comedy it was up to that point. Another great and more underrated one is The Hakumen no Mono from Ushio and Tora, the only thing we get to see from them up to that point is other Yokai telling Ushio about how scary they are through legends, but when the titular boy and Yokai duo travel a thousand years into the past during the Chinese dynasty, they see first hand from the moment the Chinese women contort and puke him up in this body horror type way before brutally murder all the swordsmiths, including Girou and Jie Mei's loved ones which Ushio desperately tries to avoid to no avail, which in turn sparks Girou's madness arc leading into the equally haunting creation of the Beast Spear, aswell as Tora facing it off in a fire-breathing contest for selfish reasons because a tiger demon couldn't care less about humans getting massacred.

In bondrewd defense, the guy did nothing wrong according to his own moral compass, and anything he did to those children he would just as easily have done to himself if that had been an option: At that point in the story, he had already experimented so much on himself the abyss didn't even recognise him as human anymore He genuinely considers them as his children and thinks he's giving them a fair (and enviable...) chance at being part of scientific progress, something he consider a true honour

21:46 I think that's the episode I saw! Lots of angel people in a forest. Was the only episode I saw besides some of the first bunch when it came out.

Damn you right. I completely forgot about Kaguya from Naruto lmaoooo. I think most of us just kinda... forget and insert Madara there mentally lmao

Dbza frieze intro is perfection itself

Love the video and keep up the great work

Glad to know I'm not a villain because I always like before I watch your videos Axel and I BEEN subscribed 😁

Going to watch made in abyss series finally.

i truly want to talk about the great build up that is to one of the best villian (my opinion) from the great (my opinion) manga Megaka Box. And that is how like through all the character growth and adventures that Medaka had early in the series - this powerful and unstoppable women, that is always this absolute menacing memory of hers about the only person that she couldnt help, and who really brought the worst in her. I want to mention Kumagawa Misogi. Throughout the first two arcs he is a nightmare from the past, and when he comes into light - when you see the face of Medaka in fear and shock and then his absolutly stupid happy-go-lucky smile, at that moment you feel how truly monstrous he is.

If a surprise villain is done right, those are the best too

Is might help with some of my villains character

Kishimoto has gone on record as saying that he pulled Kaguya out of his ass because he made Madara too strong. Give the man credit, he admits his mistakes

what I kinda missed a bit was MHA, and it's introduction of All for One. Maybe I'm just a sucker for his theme music but boi, the moment he just walks out their and the strings are playing in the background.....

Yhwach’s intro in the anime was pretty damn good

aizen is one of those villains who is impossible to hate, instead it's impossible not to respect/admire him, if u don't believe me, go watch bleach episode 293 😏

The big 3 have some of the best written villains and characters Cept for ten ten, she has less screen time and development than narutos frog wallet

I fucking lost it at "the disco milf" 🤣🤣

Anime has some of the best villains ever written.

Always felt villains are much easier to work with in writing because you don't need to take care to alienate your audience as much as you do with heroes. Villains can be uncompromising, brutal and irredeemable to an extreme. You can make them larger than life, a marry sue without the backlash and just the smartest person in the room, all because everyone knows on some level that they'll lose. For every cunning plan or asspull, the audience will almost always allow it in a way heroes could never get away with. A villain I feel is where you can best see the writer let loose. Getting to do what they're normally never allowed to which is what I feel makes them so fun to watch. Also why when I see a boring villain I tend to shut off with a series. It feels like such a wasted opportunity and until that villain is hopefully replaced I sort of tune out whenever that bad villain is on screen.

The best villians imo are the ones who, justify their purpose of being a villians like Itachi akaza who we can sympathize after learning their backstory or are straight up psychopaths like hisoka. They should have great character development and should not just enter the story out of nowhere.

Axel beats out with more fire videos!

something else about Aizen's reveal... that finger bankai stop move... was the last time we heard thet song as Ichigo's theme...

What you think if Madara was forcefully sacrificed to resurrect Kaguya. Naruto ,Sasuke and everyone else used everything to almost defeat Kaguya. At the last moment before they succeeded, Zetsu betrayed Kaguya and bring Madara back because Madara used Sharingans on Zetsu years ago and plan this whole thing. Then Madara actually becomes the last boss.

Thank you Axelbeats i will use this knowledge to make a great villain😭

nah pains theme will forever be godly to me😩

I really like the intro of both sir crocodile and hisoka, both are so great at convaying their danger and character. An friezer i guess, he is such a good villain, I think a good thing for a villain to have some trait, that unles they are a force of nature one, hae something human, positive or negative, like a villain can be human in being the worst way. unless they are just a fun bad guy lik gouma , which i love, but he isnt the main villain and hasnt to carry that much thematic weight. Ok he dos fit very well with shinous tht tries to vcare an o seem cold and dos care whil he is the opposite, so i guess he is as that villain. Its oppoing, aharing or mirroring the protags theme.

Slade in teen titans was imo like this

Bondrewd is my favorite villain in anime.

I'm writing down notes for the future.

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON PAIN!! 😈

Love this video!

Kaguya's sudden introduction kinda makes sense if you think about it. Black zetsu wanted to bring back Kaguya hence he planned it in such a way so that no one would suspect anything. Hence, Kaguya felt like such a sudden villain. Although, it is a matter of fact thather arrival was not a plot twist but a plot device/hole. Kishimoto definetly did not plan Kaguya's arrival. It's just me trying to make a little sense out of her arrival.

Tjats why Madara Uchiha will be one of favourite Villians in anime history next to Kirschtaria Wodime. Both summoned literally Astorites to earth to nuke the heros absolutely terrifying

MY favorite villain introduction in anything is Lagato meeting Vash in the original Trigun series. If anyone reads this comment, i urge you to watch that scene and then it might convince you to watch the anime.

Hah I literally just came to the conclusion Aizen is my favorite villain ever rn. Even says it in the Blood War Arc, hope they translate it the same, but what i read was he's like my only purpose is to give a middle finger to any shit that thinks it can rule or control me ( in this case even the life/death gods/devils soul cycle shit i think), i can dig it.

As a bleach fan kubo does aizen dirty af. He barely has any screen time barely shows anything of his past/origen and waits till the very end of the anime to vaguely state what his goal was. Bleach itself seems so rushed, but damn would have thought at least the main villian wouldn't have gotten the short end of the stick

(Spoilers, but) Why is NO one talking about Johan Liebert from Monster?! The series in just it's first 4 episodes perfectly manages to establish his personality and lasting menacing presence as well as having compelling knock-on effects on the story and protagonists character arc.

aizen looks like a self insert like one of the writers just put himself as the most powerful being 😂

I feel like you should make an extension of this video if there is something to be said. But it would be interesting to compare and contrast anime with its western counterparts.

Johan Liebert has to be one of my favourite villains. I also really like Altena from Noir. I actually kind of wanted her to win if I'm honest...😅

Eren is the protagonist I relate to the most and Madara is the antagonist I relate to so I guess that speaks volumes lol

Kaguya was set up for a sequel series

In the vein of sympathetic villains, your thoughts on Emet Selch from Final Fantasy 14 would be interesting

Kaido

Frieza is greatly terrifying in DBZ, because he's by far one of the most bloodthirsty monsters in the dragon ball universe, cell isn't as evil, Kid Buu is evil sure...but more of a Mindless evil, unlike frieza.

As a kid I for some reason I thought Enel really was a god not jus a guy I just thought it was normal and somehow didn’t realize it was his devil fruit because there were things about him that I jus didn’t think were human like striking anyone from anywhere lol that’s unlike power the navy could muster like imagine the buster call was just a huge beam? The range of his powers on paper were fuckin crazy lmao I feel like he’s be a better villain for later cuz I mean wow

No sir...a person can be a hero even without the villain. A real life example are fireman, doctors and many more.

Urusei yatsura is out now and if you like inuyasha Urusei yatsura makes jokes about japanese myth if your interested

shaiapouf music

Bleach is the greatest anime, only one where the villains are crazy enough to give power to the hero.

can you do a video like this about power systems in anime and manga ?

Interesting video

Arguably everything in this video is a spoiler but it's still a good video

Makima gives me "Just Monika" vibes.

They should have kept Kaguya for Boruto. The ending was ruined for me when Kaguya appeared out of nowhere. My friends and I were re-watching it twice because we were confused by her sudden appearances and going: Who? Why? What?

Steve Irwin is the King Arthur/George Washington of AUSTRALIA

Ah, villians.

Are you covering the BLEACH:TYBW??

I love ywhach. I just don't like his power. Well I don't mind but tithe fact that there was no way to stop it bull

@14:51 very late but whats this anime called?

I actually like Kaguya but Madara is better

There are heroes with no villain like top gun maverick.