# Anime Protagonists Bracket Tournament

Who is the greatest anime protagonist of all time? Run a 32 entry bracket tournament with the lead heroes carrying their own shows, from Goku and Naruto to Tanjiro and Izuku Midoriya. Spin for matchups, vote with your group, and crown the ultimate anime protagonist.

## Items on the Wheel

- Goku
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Monkey D. Luffy
- Ichigo Kurosaki
- Edward Elric
- Tanjiro Kamado
- Yuji Itadori
- Izuku Midoriya
- Saitama
- Eren Yeager
- Natsu Dragneel
- Meliodas
- Kirito
- Subaru Natsuki
- Ash Ketchum
- Yusuke Urameshi
- Gon Freecss
- Simon
- Rimuru Tempest
- Denji
- Asta
- Spike Spiegel
- Inuyasha
- Vash the Stampede
- Guts
- Thorfinn
- Senku Ishigami
- Rin Okumura
- Light Yagami
- Yuno
- Tanya Degurechaff
- Shinji Ikari

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How does the anime protagonists bracket work?

Thirty two protagonists enter the bracket. Spin the wheel to draw each head to head matchup, vote on the better lead character with your group, and advance the winner until one is crowned champion.

### How is this different from the anime characters bracket?

The anime characters bracket mixes protagonists, side characters, and villains together. This bracket keeps the field to lead heroes only, the ones whose name is on the poster, so it plays very differently.

### Is this a power ranking or a favorite character vote?

That is up to your group. Decide before round one whether you are voting on who would win a fight or who is simply the better written lead.

### Can I run a single genre only bracket?

Yes, edit the list to keep only shonen leads like Goku and Naruto, or only darker protagonists like Guts and Light Yagami, for a smaller themed bracket.

### Who usually wins the anime protagonists bracket?

Goku and Luffy are frequent finalists, but Tanjiro and Izuku Midoriya pull off deep runs with younger fans.

## Related Wheels

- [Random Anime Wheel, What Anime to Watch Next](https://spinthelist.com/wheel/anime)
- [Anime Characters Bracket Tournament](https://spinthelist.com/bracket/anime-characters)
- [Naruto Characters Bracket Tournament](https://spinthelist.com/bracket/naruto-characters)
- [One Piece Characters Bracket Tournament](https://spinthelist.com/bracket/one-piece-characters)

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