Random Anime Characters With Unconventional Abilities That We Lo (15 items)

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  (#4) Tsuru - 'One Piece'

  Most of the techniques in One Piece are awesomely weird to some degree or another. For now, we'll focus on one that's lesser-known - Tsuru's Wash-Wash Fruit. This retired Marine Vice Admiral can transform targets into floppy, flat things that she can spread out like laundry - literally hanging them out to dry. This might come across as just straight-up weird without being awesome, but there's more to it than that: she can do more than just subdue them, she can actually wash some of the evil out of their hearts, transforming them into kinder, better people than they were when the conflict started. If only all fights could be resolved like that!
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  (#12) Kosuke Ueki - 'The Law of Ueki'

  The power that Kosuke Ueki received from Mr. K might seem useless, but it's actually pretty cool. He can transform trash into trees. Not only is this a super creative technique that few people other than the creator of The Law of Ueki would have even considered, but it's also surprisingly useful. He's able to control the trees and use them offensively, allowing him to defeat powerful opponents whose skills seem a whole lot more useful than his. Also, he can freely choose whatever variety of tree he wants. This could be enormously helpful for local ecosystems. 
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  (#2) Knuckle Bine - 'A.P.R.'

  Knuckle Bine looks like an old school anime gang leader, which makes his Nen ability, A.P.R. all the more delightfully unexpected. Using A.P.R., Knuckle lends his opponent his aura and attaches an adorable mascot to them that can't be removed. The mascot adds 10% interest every ten seconds. Once the amount exceeds the aura that the target has left, they go 'bankrupt' and A.P.R. transforms into I.R.S, a different mascot that prevents the target from using any Nen at all for a month. Who would have thought that finances would be such a great inspiration source for a Nen ability?
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  (#14) Nice - 'Hamatora'

  Nice is a Minimum Holder - the Hamatora universes' name for somebody with superpowers. When he snaps his fingers and wears a special pair of headphones, he can transform his body into a soundwave that can join a variety of frequencies, essentially allowing him to travel at the speed of sound. However, he can only travel as far as the sound wave produced by the snap can be heard, so once he reaches the end of the sound wave he has to snap again. He can also use his ability to create sonic punches. 

  In addition to his sonic abilities, Nice possesses Ego Minimum, which lets him give back powers that have been stolen. This one's not quite as unique, but it's still cool. 
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  (#8) Sarge - 'Food Wars!'

  All of the supernatural powers in Food Wars are somehow related to food preparation. This is an uncommon genre of ability, which is part of what makes it so cool. While many of the characters have powers that are worth mentioning, we'll zero in on Sarge, a member of Les Cuisiniers Noirs, and one of Asahi Saiba's subordinates. She's known for cooking with highly dangerous weapons like explosives, chainsaws, and sledgehammers. She somehow manages to perform cooking maneuvers that should require delicate tools with blunt weapons meant for pure destruction. While she ultimately loses against Yukihira Soma in the BLUE competition, that Cluster Bomb Cake sounds like something worth trying. 
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  (#10) Naota Nandaba

  • FLCL

  One of the things that makes FLCL such an enduring classic is how absolutely bonkers the whole thing is - and that includes that characters' powers. Naota Nandaba is a seemingly ordinary 12-year-old boy until Haruko opens up the N.O. channel in his forehead. This channel and its resulting powers can draw giant robots towards his city, stop Satellites from crushing his city, summon guitars, fuse guitars together, fly, and more.

  Because of the surreal, zany nature of the series, it can be difficult to track exactly what Naota's doing with his powers and what he's being made to do by Atomsk - but either way, it's a whole lot of fun to watch. 

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