Martial artists are quite common in anime, as they make for some of the most exciting and thrilling combat sequences. Different martial artists excel at different skills, but few are as talented as Might Guy from Naruto. Guy is a master of Taijutsu in the Naruto series, and with the power of the Eight Inner Gates, which boosts his powers tremendously, he reaches sky-high levels of strength. Guy's overall abilities are among the very best in the entire series, and that truly makes him special; however, he is far from being the strongest martial artist in anime, and there are quite a few who outclass him rather easily.
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Piccolo
- Anime: Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball's Piccolo is one of the best original martial artists in the story, known to be strong enough to fight some of the most dangerous villains in the series. Piccolo is incredibly disciplined and, over the years, has honed his mental and physical skills beyond all limits. By the end of the original Dragon Ball manga, Piccolo was incredibly powerful, strong enough to defeat the likes of Might Guy rather easily.
Taking into account the current events of the story, Piccolo has attained the Orange Piccolo transformation, which puts him beyond the reach of the vast majority of anime characters, making him strong enough to destroy planets and universes. Even when it comes to pure hand-to-hand combat, Piccolo is far beyond the level of Might Guy, and that is what makes him incredibly special.
Kenshiro
- Anime: Hokuto no Ken
Kenshiro is the main character of Fist of the North Star and is one of the protagonists who is often overlooked when it comes to strong martial arts. Kenshiro is known to be incredibly skilled and capable enough to defeat the vast majority of his enemies rather effortlessly.
He's capable of punching at light speed, and with strength such as his, it is highly likely that he would triumph over Might Guy rather easily. Even though Guy would most likely give him a good fight, especially after opening the eighth gate, in the grand scheme of things, Kenshiro is simply superior, and his combat is incredibly exciting to watch.
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Rock Lee
- Anime: Naruto
Might Guy is easily one of the strongest martial artists in the Naruto series, but he is certainly not the strongest of them all. His very own student, Rock Lee, canonically surpasses him by the end of the war. Rock Lee continues to train his mind and body just like Guy, and masters all Eight Gates after the conclusion of the Fourth Great Ninja War.
In the blank period, it is said that Rock Lee reaches a level where he surpasses Might Guy in terms of overall Taijutsu proficiency. This is a great feat for him to achieve, but it is also something expected. The new generation almost always surpasses the old generation in the world of Naruto. For Rock Lee to leave his own master in the dust is proof of the fact that Guy's training and efforts with him never went to waste. Now, Rock Lee stands as one of Konoha's strongest ninjas of all time, and that is what makes him an exciting prospect to follow.
Saitama
- Anime: One Punch Man
Saitama is one of the best users of hand-to-hand combat in all anime, and he also possesses enough skill to defeat the likes of Might Gay rather easily. As is very clear, Saitama can end most fights in a single punch. In fact, it is nearly impossible to get Saitama to take a fight against Guy seriously. Despite Guy being incredibly strong, thanks to the power of the 8th Gate of Death, he does not have what it takes to make Saitama take him seriously in combat.
With his full power, Saitama can crush planets with ease and destroy enemies that are far greater than the strongest in the Naruto verse. A battle between the two wouldn't even be a competition, and a single hit from Saitama should be more than enough to take care of Guy for good.
Garou
- Anime: One Punch Man
Just like Saitama, Garou is also one of the most powerful characters in the world of One Punch Man. He is one of the few who can actually stand his own against Saitama in battle, and that goes to say a lot. After his reawakening and further evolution following that, Garou has reached a very high level of strength where he can crush the vast majority of martial artists.
Guy is incredibly strong, and with abilities like Night Guy or other powers like Sekizo, he can certainly cause some trouble for Garou, but in the grand scheme of things, he cannot scale up to him because the gulf in terms of power between the two is immense. It wouldn't take Garou more than a couple of serious hits to take out Guy completely, and that just goes to show the difference in strength between the two.
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Son Goku
- Anime: Dragon Ball
In the entire world of anime martial artists, none are as iconic as Son Goku, the main character of the Dragon Ball manga. Goku has been the most iconic anime martial artist for quite a long time. He has taken part in multiple martial arts tournaments and fought his fair share of powerful enemies. In fact, Goku is so disciplined that he continues to push himself beyond all limits so that he can be better than he was yesterday.
In terms of strength, Goku is far above the likes of Might Guy, and there is no competition between the two in this regard. His many transformations push his overall strength beyond all limits, and regardless of how strong Guy is, he cannot compete with Goku.
Isshiki Otsutsuki
- Anime: Boruto
Ishiki Otsutsuki is one of the strongest characters in the world of Naruto and Boruto, and he was properly introduced in the latter series. It was revealed that Isshiki was the partner of Kaguya Otsutsuki and came to Earth to use it as a means of power and to force further evolution. After being betrayed by Kaguya, it took Isshiki centuries to finally resurrect himself properly. Once he returned in the Boruto series, his overwhelming strength was clear to see.
Ishiki was so strong that even Naruto Uzumaki, with his Six Paths Sage Mode, could not rival him. His hand-to-hand combat was on a completely different level, and even the strongest characters stood no chance against him. While Might Guy, with his 8 Gates, would certainly be strong enough for him to take him seriously, he would not leave a dent in his defenses. Guy would be defeated rather easily by Isshiki Otsutsuki, considering that he is an entity comparable to the likes of Kaguya, who herself was far stronger than Madara Uchiha, who defeated Guy in the Fourth Great Ninja War.