Anime characters who died the most

Diavolo has no last death. Elizabeth died 106 times before this life. Subaru has 45 named deaths through Arc 6. Kazuma has 7 in the novel, then Kakuzu’s 5 hearts, then the named 3s and 2s.

Nineteen characters · named deaths

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  1. 01Diavolo

    Diavolo

    infinite
    Gold Experience Requiem

    Giorno’s Requiem resets every death. The manga leaves the loop running.

  2. 02Elizabeth Liones

    Elizabeth Liones

    106
    107th incarnation

    The Goddess Elizabeth died 106 times before this life. Meliodas watched each one.

  3. 03Natsuki Subaru

    Natsuki Subaru

    45
    Arcs 1–6 named deaths

    3+4+5+5+3 through Arc 5, then 25 in the Pleiades Watchtower. Later 10-second loops have no total.

  4. 04Kazuma Satou

    Kazuma Satou

    7
    Tractor to Hydra

    Tractor, Winter Shogun, the tree, the cliff, the black-slab clothes, kobolds, Kowloon Hydra.

  5. 05Kakuzu

    Kakuzu

    5
    Five hearts

    Kakashi, Hidan’s ritual, the Rasenshuriken, and the last Raikiri.

  6. 06Krillin

    Krillin

    3
    Tambourine, Frieza, Super Buu

    Tambourine, Frieza and Super Buu in the manga.

  7. 07Chaozu

    Chaozu

    3
    King Piccolo, Nappa, Buu

    Self-destruction on King Piccolo, again on Nappa, then Super Buu.

  8. 08Son Goku

    Son Goku

    2
    Raditz, Cell

    Special Beam Cannon with Piccolo. Cell’s self-destruction on King Kai’s planet.

  9. 09Vegeta

    Vegeta

    2
    Namek and Buu

    The explosion on Namek, then the blast against Buu.

  10. 10Freeza

    Freeza

    2
    Trunks, then Goku

    Trunks cuts him down on Earth. Goku cuts him down after the revival.

  11. 11Yusuke Urameshi

    Yusuke Urameshi

    2
    The car, then Sensui

    The car at the start. Sensui, before the mazoku blood wakes.

  12. 12Piccolo

    Piccolo

    2
    Nappa, Kid Buu

    The blast he takes for Gohan. Kid Buu, when Earth explodes.

  13. 13Cell

    Cell

    2
    Self-destruct, Gohan

    The blast on King Kai’s planet, and the nucleus that returns. Gohan ends the next one.

  14. 14Yamcha

    Yamcha

    2
    Saibaman, Super Buu

    The Saibaman. Super Buu’s attack that clears the Earth.

  15. 15Tenshinhan

    Tenshinhan

    2
    Nappa, Super Buu

    The Tri-Beam against Nappa. Super Buu’s attack that clears the Earth.

  16. 16Master Roshi

    Master Roshi

    2
    Evil Containment, Super Buu

    The Evil Containment Wave on King Piccolo. Super Buu’s attack that clears the Earth.

  17. 17Power

    Power

    2
    Makima, then the blood

    Makima kills her. She comes back in the blood and goes out passing the rest to Denji.

  18. 18Greed

    Greed

    2
    Father, then Ling

    Father melts the first body. In Ling’s body, Greed gives himself up.

  19. 19Madara Uchiha

    Madara Uchiha

    2
    Old age, then Kaguya

    He dies of old age before Edo Tensei. He dies again when Kaguya is pulled out.

What this comparison means

Named deaths only, in the manga or the novel, whether or not they stick. GER stays infinite. A loop without a closed total stays off. A movie, an OVA or another timeline stays off.

Infinite, then 106, 45, 7, 5, 3 and 2.

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