Random Anime Characters Who Have Very Specific Weaknesses (13 items)

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  (#12) Mad Pierrot Is Petrified Of Cats In 'Cowboy Bebop'

  Problems with cats are actually surprisingly common in the world of anime. There are at least two - Omamori Himari and Nyan Koi - where a cat allergy is central to the plot. There are also quite a number of characters who are afraid of cats for some reason or another - Ranma Saotome, Gilbert Nightray - the list goes on.

  But one of the most interesting examples is Mad Pierrot of Cowboy Bebop. The reason for his fear of cats is that when he was enduring painful human experimentation, a cat used to watch him. He begins to associate cats with his trauma, and is reduced to a sobbing, screaming wreck when he sees one. His intense reaction to the meows of a toy cat is actually what allows Spike and company to defeat him. 
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  (#5) Fumikage Tokoyami's Quirk Is Nullified By Bright Lights In 'My Hero Academia'

  Fumikage Tokoyami's quirk, Dark Shadow, can be intensely powerful in the darkness - but it can also be severely weakened when exposed to bright light. The shadow, which is a quasi-sentient birdlike being, can be so debilitated by lights that it retreats back into Tokoyami's body, unable to function at all. And while darkness does increase Dark Shadow's power, Tokoyami isn't always able to control it when this happens, which turns it into another kind of weakness.
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  (#3) Devil Fruit Users Can't Swim In 'One Piece'

  In the world of One Piece, chowing down on a Devil Fruit affords you one of countless amazing powers. While each power has its own unique drawbacks, they all share one in common - if you eat a Devil Fruit, you'll no longer be able to swim.

  The problem isn't that you forget how or stop being able to perform whatever strokes you already knew: it's that seawater itself becomes a weakness. That's why it's entirely possible for Devil Fruit users wearing full body diving gear to swim - the water isn't touching their actual body. 

  While the powers bestowed by the Devil Fruits are often spectacular enough to make up for this unusual hindrance, it's kind of an issue when you're a pirate who spends all their time on the ocean.
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  (#9) Slice Titans In The Neck For Best Results In 'Attack On Titan' 

  Titans are pretty much invulnerable except for one thing - if slashed across napes of their necks, they will go down. This is likely because Titan are essentially gigantic meat mecha piloted by human beings lodged in the nape.

  In order to access the vulnerable spot, members of the Survey Corps use ODM gear to sail through the air and land on the Titan's backs. 
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  (#8) Ghouls Can't Eat Anything Except Human Flesh In 'Tokyo Ghoul'

  Why do Ghouls persistently eat human flesh when doing so makes them vulnerable to attack, and many of them actually feel guilty about chowing down on another sentient species? Because they literally can't eat anything else. Anything that another species might eat, be it meat, vegetables, grains, dairy, or anything else, will not only taste repulsive to a ghoul, but will also make them violently ill. As such, it's kind of hard to blame them for their diets, even if humans don't exactly benefit.
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  (#1) InuYasha

  • Inu Yasha, InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

  Inuyasha isn't the kind of guy who would willingly take commands from anybody, but when it comes to Kagome he doesn't have much of a choice. That's because he wears a necklaces that he can't take off that allows Kagome to curb his behavior by yelling "sit, boy!" When she does, he's forced to do exactly that - but because he tries to resist, he usually just falls flat on his face. While she sometimes uses this for strategic reasons, she also uses it when she's annoyed with him. 

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