There’s somethingunforgettableabout a moment in anime when a character just disappears. Not because they turned invisible, not because of some camera trick, but because they moved that fast. Faster than a blink. Faster than thought. Faster than light.
It’s a speed that shouldn’t even be possible. Yet somehow, in the world ofshonen anime, it is.
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For years, we’ve seen anime protagonists climb their way up through grit, heart, and power-ups that defy belief. But there’s a particular class of shonen characters who didn’t just get stronger, they broke the speed of reality itself. They moved faster than light, and they made it look effortless.
6Satoru Gojo
Jujutsu Kaisen
To call Gojo fast would be an insult. Satoru Gojo, the face of Jujutsu Kaisen, doesn’t just move faster than light, he bends the very concept of movement itself. His Limitless Cursed Technique, especially in conjunction with Infinity, is a terrifying display of physics-defying power.
But there’s one moment in particular that made fans sit up andrewatchin disbelief: during the fight against Toji Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen 0, when Gojo not only resurrects himself mid-fight but blitzes across a battlefield in an instant, landing blows before the viewer can even blink.
Technically, Gojo manipulates infinite space to a degree that renders traditional measurements of speed almost meaningless. He can literally stop movement from occurring around him unless he wills it, which puts him in a category far beyond just “speed of light."
5Jotaro Kujo
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Jotaro Kujo doesn’t “move fast” in the traditional sense. His Stand, Star Platinum, is referred to as the fastest and most precise Stand in the world, a being that can throw hundreds of punches in a second with accuracy measured down to the micrometer.
But it’s during his battle against Dio Brando that things get insane. After being beaten to near-death, Jotaro discovers that Star Platinum can stop time for five seconds. In that space, Jotaro can move, think, and act freely, while the rest of the universe stays still. It’s not just speed, it’s absolute temporal domination.
He uses this to outplay Dio, countering the same ability used by The World. And in Part 6 (Stone Ocean), we learn that Star Platinum’s precision and speed remain unrivaled, despite the evolution of Stands into abstract reality-altering powers.
4Koro Sensei
Assassination Classroom
Before he was a tentacled teacher, Koro Sensei was an assassin known as The Reaper, and even after mutating into his final form, he retained that killer instinct. His maximum speed clocks in at Mach 20, but as Assassination Classroom progresses, it becomes clear that this is a deliberate handicap. He slows himself down to be more approachable to his students.
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In reality, Koro Sensei dodges laser-based satellite attacks, effortlessly zig-zags through hailstorms of missiles, and performs global errands in seconds. During the “End Class” assassination attempts, he reacts to projectiles and explosions as if time itself is crawling.
And then comes the final arc, where his ability to avoid death is tested not just by weapons, but by emotions, guilt, and the slow creep of mortality. The fastest being on Earth, brought to a standstill not by bullets, but by the realization that he had fulfilled his final lesson.
3Naruto Uzumaki
Naruto: Shippuden
During the Fourth Great Ninja War, when Naruto entered his Six Paths Sage Mode, something changed. He wasn’t just powerful, he was untouchable. At one point, Naruto dodges and intercepts attacks from Madara Uchiha’s light-speed Truth-Seeking Orbs, reacting to them in real-time.
It wasn’t just his physical speed; his brain, now enhanced by both Sage and Kurama’s power, was keeping pace with literal beams of light.
Many fans draw comparisons between Naruto and his father, Minato Namikaze, the original Yellow Flash, but where Minato used teleportation, Naruto reacts with raw physical speed.
The moment when he saves Guy from death at the hands of Madara by yanking him out of the blast radius faster than the light-speed attack reached him? That wasn’t a fluke. That was Naruto, post-Toneri fight, operating on a god-tier level.
And while Boruto-era Naruto may have mellowed down, back in his prime, he was the fastest ninja alive.
2Shinra Kusakabe
Fire Force
At first glance, Fire Force’s Shinra Kusakabe doesn’t scream “faster than light.” He’s more of a lanky teenager with a twitchy smile and high-powered footwork. But by Season 2, things take a wild turn.
Shinra’s ability, Adolla Burst, eventually evolves into something called Hysterical Strength, and later into Superfire, which lets him break his body down into subatomic particles and surpass the speed of light. This happens during his final confrontation with Dragon and when he connects with Sho using Rapid, pushing beyond known physical limits.
What really sets this apart is that Shinra’s speed doesn’t just allow him to move faster than light, it causes literal time dilation. In other words, Shinra moves so fast, he essentially starts traveling backward in time. This is what leads to one of the most reality-breaking conclusions in anime: Shinra becomes the godlike being who creates the world of Soul Eater.
Dragon Ball
Let’s not kid ourselves, Goku didn’t just cross the light-speed threshold. He obliterated it, back in the days when Raditz first landed on Earth. By the time we reach Dragon Ball Super, Goku isn’t even using speed in the traditional sense anymore. During the Tournament of Power, his Ultra Instinct form allows his body to react on its own, outpacing light-speed attacks from fighters like Dyspo, who was explicitly stated to be faster than the speed of light.
But here’s the twist: Dyspo couldn’t touch Ultra Instinct Goku. The Saiyan wasn’t just moving faster than light, he was perceiving faster than light. Even Whis, an angel who casually travels between universes, mentions that the true power of Ultra Instinct isn’t about raw strength but god-speed reflexes that exist outside conscious thought.
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