The Top 10 Times Esports Pros Unleashed their Anime Potential

There is nothing cooler than an anime power-up. But those kind of sudden jumps in skill and ability don’t just happen in anime.
Esports is no stranger to players having sudden power-ups out of nowhere. We’ve seen pros go Super Saiyan, right before our very eyes.
Here are the top 10 anime power-ups in esports.
Written by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@Seb_dot)
Edited by: Brendan Fahey (@Drillbit_)
Hosted by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
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[@GigaPhoenix9001]

This is the most lovable cringy top 10 video from you guys... and that's coming from a (sortive, Persona has Animes!) obvious Anime fan! XD

[@OrkBoi50]

Need a link for the shirt my guy

[@JaykB99]

rocket league is an esport! !!.. pls include some rokt lege

[@benfoley4683]

Weeb

[@newbietricki239]

about Notail and Fly? top 10 anime betrayals esports edition?

[@maunabesanika]

OG.Ana decided to not play pro Dota this year and boom.. TI10 cancelled

[@SaiTheForgotten]

"All according to keikaku"

[@Anonymous-td9fl]

@@SaiTheForgotten "translator's note: keikaku means plan"

[@jeezus_ezp6320]

Ana: "Oh boi it's all coming together...."

[@godsoffice5714]

Ana the Oracle, intellect beyond imagining.

[@asmerX100]

god decided TI is no fun without ana and sent down corona virus to force valve to cancel TI

[@NurmiSimo]

Ana's secret? Vacations. He just takes a long vacation after each TI. The rest of the OG team does too.

[@Doflaminguard]

They play on pubs and experiment and discover meme build from others too.

[@years-ti7xl]

@@Doflaminguard OG is G2 from LoL but they win against China more times at this point.

[@d0ntr34lyc4r3]

yeah vacation called college

[@Tauan_Vitor]

Vacation? Ana hibernates!

[@Haboobz66]

@@years-ti7xl only difference is that G2 can't win Worlds and OG got 2 TI wins :D

[@ferds30]

Surprised there was no Topson, dude went from geek to anime villain in 1 year

[@godsoffice5714]

Ye.

[@hansimgluck6789]

but he also won TI as geek so the transformation didnt really affect his play

[@hoowang9962]

@@godsoffice5714 oh shit never met a tibetan on KZbin LMFAOO

[@ryanjoseph.51]

the AIZEN-sama special

[@godsoffice5714]

Jackson Hoo Wang Nothing to be surprised to be honest, they are around just like the rest of the commonwealth heck even I met few.

[@uchihakai]

"Ana spends his entire year in a training arc." I spit my water.

[@satitlertritsumpun8930]

I though he spend his time cooking

[@loololollool]

If the training arc means stomping AU pubs with IO carry i'd totally believe it

[@d0ntr34lyc4r3]

gone on a long journey to train on a place called school

[@15jalatua95]

@@loololollool *SEA

[@FireWyvern870]

@@satitlertritsumpun8930 you know what's cooking?

[@jackcphelps]

last time i was this early they had an office

[@godsoffice5714]

God's office?

[@HoYzzA25]

I can't be the only one that found the "Good luck playing against astralis" clip hilarious 😂

[@thenoobguy7263]

Hahaha, including Shroud was hilarious.

[@-JohannesJhonKennedy]

Haha its so freaking hilarious and they add shroud too making it more hilarious

[@Joyexer]

The thing is, Astralis doesnt really have a player that needs to transform... They are one. They re an entity all tougether. Its like a 5 templar Archon if you refer to Sc2. :D

[@YuriEnthusiast]

@Reynald Charesra 1:51 had me dying inside after watching it for the first time

[@saumyalimbu6918]

Ana knew there wont be ti this year he is off to training.

[@sn1perbag]

This is like the real world version of "time skip"

[@basha8836]

Valorant arc

[@tragghyb2673]

The true secret to OG.Anas success, sleep, a lot of sleep, rumor has it he hibernates until his Win TI button is off CD

[@jyndealralph2638]

And watch gordon ramsi

[@solidwaterslayer]

lmao

[@roko98332r]

Dude, ana in his interview, shy interview. He spent lot of times watching Gordon Ramsay and less practicing.

[@varellep2712]

He's playing maple story... A lot of maple story...

[@josephjoestar77]

Topson might teach ana one or two things about culinary too

[@agusaris5031]

Yeah, Gorgc had talk with Ceb, he said Ana not really practice pre TI9 and he can still win

[@JustTry919]

He tried to mimic gordon ramsay mental pressure

[@silo4762]

@@JustTry919 actual summary of ana. His family want him to become a doctor (he actually studied to become a doctor). He is actually want to become a chef. But ended up in dota

[@Emui_ai]

Why isn't topson here? He went from "I don't know, I like Zeus......" To spraying loser to every midlaner he faced in TI9

[@aasutossh]

Where is this "I don't know, I like Zeus......"?

[@Halzion_]

@@aasutossh ti8 true sight

[@tanyapunyo2074]

Ana

[@sochimon5944]

From "i dont know, i like zeus..." to " *close his nose* pugna, give me pugna"

[@ero-samairianto625]

@@sochimon5944 "give me fooking pugna"

[@XC11301991]

I expect MKLeo in here since it literally was as anime as it gets with that EVO Grand Final. And then ofc Daigo.

[@ddeulgi949]

Is "seulgi" mkleo's ign?

[@etherealize]

Josh Desu Yes it is

[@gortniteasdfafds]

I didnt see armadas meditation 4-stock on leffen here

[@Pfeifenkraut]

Oh yes! You cant get more anime then that.

[@SchmitzCinemaStudies]

I was gonna mention the same. Single most anime moment in all of Smash.

[@ezanadaniel9149]

fr bro, that’s actually a god like anime moment

[@daviddotorg]

I was about to comment that.

[@joshurlaub6641]

WHO IS YOU!

[@softpool1286]

"I can't even see my hero" - Ana Not the exact quote but he said something like that in true sight. Makes me feel a little bit better when I have no clue what's happening that a 2 time TI winner feels the same way...

[@godsoffice5714]

Alex Cawley No that's because of zone when human mind is focused on something it only remembers essential details and everything else fades away, in zone's subconscious state you get 100% focus. Believe me pro can see much much more details just than their heroes.

[@Joyexer]

He doesnt see his hero... He sees all the data collected that makes dota 2 up. He is litterally a god of this game...

[@ragingtomato04]

"I dont even practice, I watch gordon ramsay"

[@agusaris5031]

Ana PL vs Morph with PL form = What is going on?

[@technicalleon]

I mainly play League but as an old DotA player, I'd say the same thing more often than not. I guess the difference is that once the dust clears my hero's dead. xD

[@Bloomfie3]

The fact that Armada's meditation against Leffen isn't on here is a crime....

[@thedancingsphee5318]

Agreed

[@nelsonsxs3515]

Havent heard of it, where can i watch that

[@RotMgMultiking]

@@nelsonsxs3515 Armada vs Leffen Grand Finals at Beast V. It was a great set and I would watch it fully but if you just want the meditation it's at around 9:20

[@_Aro_]

Exactly

[@silvergeneration]

just watched that, holy shit that should be nr 1 on this list

[@keithcortez5929]

Ana literally had an Anime powerup in Game 4 of TI9 when he got Ags + Tome.

[@sceplatce2930]

"Ana-me" is ana's power up.

[@shaerigir88]

The nutty part about Bengi on Nidalee was it wasnt planned or practiced. The coach accidently told them to pick it and Bengi just made it work even though he hadnt played it up till then and Nidalee is one of the highest skill champs you can play in the jungle. It was beyond clutch for Bengi to pop off in that game.

[@HynneVidya]

Poongko taking his shirt off. EVO Moment 37 SonicFox removing the hat. Infiltration picking Hakan Woeful lack of FGC's finest moments.

[@juicilicious]

Poongko becoming angry Poongko is the definition of an anime power up

[@lileeper]

Yea the big two I expected to be on here were Evo moment 37 and sonicfox taking off his hat. Also faker what was that. Someone playing way above their usual is somewhat anime I guess but it's nothing compared to those iconic moments. Obviously making these lists is hard but this one was pretty mehh

[@aeroclavier6074]

FGC isn't esports, just back-alley thuggery kappa

[@lileeper]

@@aeroclavier6074 kappa kappa

[@Zynet_Eseled]

Yup

[@orochi4573]

I think that GO1 vs fenritti should have been there since they both got a perfect on each other

[@verycasul]

That match was perfect FGC match

[@Aliens1337]

On an Anime game nonetheless. I watch it live and it was so hyped. It’s literally like an Anime, where the main hero used their new power and beat up the bad guy. Then the bad guy went like “You made me used 10% of my power”

[@Xilefx7]

Also, the moments when GO1 uses UI to make a comeback

[@Sanjuro333]

GO1 going Ultra Instinct against Leffen too.

[@hagitheduelist]

Which match was it again?

[@kristianresponso5524]

I see ana on the thumbnail, i click

[@imabouttodie8879]

top 10 anime betrayals: finally a worthy opponent

[@andyclarke2486]

Glad to see Ana get recognition from you guys! I would say skill-ceiling wise he's the best DOTA player.

[@agusaris5031]

He is god of carry in pro scene for now

[@judeaberdeen6848]

@@agusaris5031 probably forever until another team wins back to back Tis

[@Roka7]

No armada meditation 4 stock? Literally the most anime smash moment ever. He even pushed up the glasses

[@plathacks7378]

Sonicfox taking their hat off at EVO 2016 should’ve been on this

[@samseloo4962]

That was ridiculous, I don’t watch mortal kombat at all but watching that set I had no clue how he could win, I knew he did but I also knew there was no way. He took off the hat and everything changed. The alien set was just mean though

[@egrassa1480]

@@samseloo4962 Alien was also mega busted

[@Zynet_Eseled]

@@samseloo4962 still should have been here

[@risersin7957]

I think one of the commentators said that when he took off the hat he expected to see exposed brain.

[@joncliffmckinley5868]

Fax

[@Monke-fj2qz]

The Shanghai Dragons in the recent May Melee Final.

[@Deeeejj]

I agree

[@ElementalLeaf]

Player, not team. But yeah, I agree, Fearless in specific comes to mind

[@user-xz9fw6lk3p]

This yea!

[@user-xz9fw6lk3p]

@@ElementalLeaf Fleta absolutely popped too

[@ElementalLeaf]

@@user-xz9fw6lk3p Absolutely. But for this list I think Fearless takes it. Fleta's always been "the meta." More than just a catchphrase, we know how good he has always been, he was just never previously enabled by his team to have these kinds of performances. I don't think he went to a whole new realm of power all of a sudden.

[@williamsalonga639]

Remember when ana went missing after ti8 and then cam back with an op io carry strat?😂

[@rieandcanatuan3754]

6-0 IO standing lmao

[@ratchaponariyapongpisal6042]

why was i teary eyed with a weird feeling in my chest the whole video. I Love you guys and i love you especially Daniel !

[@paperchicken0908]

I see Ana, I click

[@redsun8549]

Ana never trains. Gorgc confirmed in one of his streams

[@kayehilajos7020]

Which?

[@agusaris5031]

Not never, not really..he just practice 3 month before TI and not really care about draft

[@pikachubolt2001]

He's Aomine, naturally talented, the only one who can beat him is him

[@Nestleg]

@@pikachubolt2001 so that means we need ahh whats his name the yellow dude who can copy anyone xD

[@darrenlim5855]

@@Nestleg kise ryota

[@jingu193]

probably not the first to say this, but Tarik was named MVP over ska

[@kadenchien2311]

Yes but ska was not a star player until he popped off at the major, while tarik was always a consistently good player, hence why ska had the "anime power up"

[@gamr1902]

@@kadenchien2311 JNGU is referring to when they said he was named MVP at 1:40 , but he wasn't named MVP, tarik was

[@hmkgermany]

there's the HLTV mvps and the US Airforce mvp, stop nitpicking

[@ruhelshaikh7051]

@@gamr1902 hey dumb, i know it's late but ska was mvp of that match and tarik was mvp of series

[@rekka6277]

Daigo's raising mini Tokido to train and beat him up is truly a plan worthy of Last Boss name

[@jackalpwn42]

I know it wasn't a huge tournament but Snake Eyez running it back at the SoCal 2014 Regionals was one of the best displays of skill and determination I have ever seen

[@nishieortiz9633]

Can't wait to see the olofboost and coldzera jump shot again

[@Mahfireballs]

Well for once they aren't however unlikely it may seem. XD

[@alexanderlloydmendoza979]

Nah thats for top 10 times the power of friendship wins the game

[@jackhulme3004]

Was hoping Ameng would show up from his first game against the titans, even though I knew it wouldn't happen

[@Caspenar]

WCS Austin 2018 Mana's run was the gratest, most hype moment of this type I have ever witnessed

[@muchluck7981]

One year later, We must add Team One's miracle run at the 2021 Mexico Major to the list. To go from 0-3 in their groups to winning the whole damn thing. That is just sweet

[@Mortred99]

16:53 Once I went down that path, translating names of Anime characters and came to think it is better to think of those names as Butch in Pulp Fiction: "I'm American, honey. Our names don't mean shit."

[@piggyfps3586]

Dang wheres my G shaiiko at? man was banned for years and dropped a WR the second he came back

[@333dae]

He never really powered up he was always that good

[@zanemcmorris4541]

You guys make good content, but something that would be cool to see would be a list of the top ten in the description. As someone that only REALLY cares about counterstrike, I would just like to see where the CS plays rank among other games that I have SOME knowledge of. Timestamps of their introductions would be the cherry-on-top for viewers like me.

[@Obsidian72]

love the edited scene of dragon ball with skadoodle and shroud just leave lmao

[@p2hYT]

I remember watching Ana getting scolded by the whole team and tearing up right in front of the monitor. Now, he's just wrecking everything.

[@aasutossh]

can I see this?

[@ViperDivinity]

WAIT Did you have the video? I would like to watch it too

[@illumination_0109]

Since when?

[@gremax2171]

Wut When did Ana scolded by team? Did you mean scolded by REDDIT? lul

[@ero-samairianto625]

I don't think OG ever blame anyone. Ana was always been knew to keep his thought to himself. He blame himself, he scold himself, he put those pressure on his own shoulders. That's why Notail and Ceb always there to motivated him. And boom, there you go ..DotA God

[@grauzillo]

6:18 just realized that zain looks a lot like fnatic's support hylissang

[@Danny-ri3zw]

Was hoping to see Lil Majin (Tekken) in this vid. the one he won the match after taking off his headphones and hearing the crowd cheers for him :)

[@steffy1]

i honestly love your content... keep it up

[@mehdildj6199]

I knew Ana was an anime character the moment he made IO a Broken carry

[@sesshonuyasha]

Not quite true IO carry was Broken Since the older Helm of Dom giving Atk Spd Aura then Dmg Aura, i guess he made it possible to all the other meta slaves/traditionalists !

[@Vorusen]

Prep time Diago is like the real final boss of street fighter.

[@KuroiRenge]

MKLeo won SIX straight games in the grand final, to shut out Tweek once he had the 2 game lead. It was insane. Scarlett's baneling bombs were insane back in the day. I jumped out of my literal chair seeing the second one, specifically. That entire game was a low-econ grind.

[@ranelbelanoyt7173]

I'm just happy that mah boi Bengi gets recognition.

[@emmanuelnatividad7130]

ANA is a great example of SUPER SAIYAN he always comes up with new meta or saiyan power up

[@nyx4074]

No. Topson and especially Ceb are the one who usually came up with the idea. Not Ana.

[@tacoeater5607]

Where's Eyemuscian he's like a boss with a 2nd phase when he's hp bar gets lower he gets even powerful. Like an anime mc who's having a flashback

[@mcmcrabbit]

HAHAHAHA you got me there 1:53 “Good luck playing against astralis”

[@permanderb]

People forgetting Isai from smash, the most anime guy. Him beating Ken was so anime, but also the east coast vs west coast crew battle where he took like 4 players by himself, also so anime. The fact that he only played seriously a few times makes him the most anime player imo

[@kksharkk]

- Evo moment 37 - Gabbi's puck - S1mple's awp - Happy's ace deagle - Coldzera's jump and snipe - Sonicfox removing his hat -Even a lot of xyp9x's clutch could be included

[@Tauan_Vitor]

Gabbi puck was amazing!

[@kksharkk]

@@jeffersondiaz9337 that's why I put also the evo moment 37, gabbi and sonicfox

[@red-hairedshanks8369]

To this day, bon chan will go down as the manliest character ever written ❤️

[@Amit-id2zx]

I want to learn how to play DOTA to understand all these DOTA clips. Another good video!

[@ineedmorecarrots6063]

15:18 the smile of a man who trains to be a professional fountain diver

[@emca1597]

The more pressure Ana's in, the longer his vacations last.

[@ChronicallyEgo]

*sees the tittle* Daigo "The Beast" Umehara SHOULD be on this list

[@zedrotbloodmist4941]

Love the bonclay shirt made the vid

[@BleezyMonkey]

now this is a video worth watching

[@basurahan306]

Ana decides when TI comes. Case in point TI10

[@sebastiansalaslaurens9790]

Me: *sees the T-shirt of the host* 3 seconds later... Me: BON-CHAAN!!!!!!!!

[@unorv7982]

Bengi will always be the reason that they made that 2016 finals appearance

[@demii6880]

U guys needs to make a video about parting from sc 2,like for real that guy deserve it ples.

[@cataclisma3846]

Saw the title and thought "yeah the last one is OG.Ana". Topson would be a good addiction to the list, 100% winrate at TI

[@shanksta4269]

Prep-time Daigo is no joke. I remember like a month after infiltration won evo, Daigo beat him 5-0 in an exhibition.

[@isaacwong8577]

AAAHAHAHAAH THE SHROUD AND SKADOODLE REFERENCE WAS WHAT KILLED ME XD

[@Thiccjimbobway]

last guy reminds me of kawhi leonard, no training with others, no social media, yet he does above average consistently when it matters

[@drakon6878]

E.E. took off his training weights. Me, an intellectual: Rock still lost after removing his weights.

[@rikisanity6045]

You all forgot that OG had the best power up since the betrayal of fly

[@jemieljansarmiento7303]

The true super saiyan mode is the Ceb axe call from OG vs LGD game 4 fcking hype!

[@callmeEmvy]

I don't know a single thing about StarCraft but that Scarlett clip got me hyped nonetheless.

[@moarfunxd]

WHAT??? Oh man no Go1 vs Leffen where Go1 goes UI to beat the God slayer leffen on CEO 2018 of dbfz top 48???? Go1 literally blocked every mix and teched every DR that match.

[@vladventura1928]

Yooo that match was fuckin sick

[@batangkalye4535]

Ana the best lowkey pro-player.

[@phoenixforce2409]

We forgot when Daigo unlocked Mastered Ultra Instinct for a brief moment, and performed Evo Moment #37.

[@bluespellmaster8592]

There were a few OWL moments which could have been included although they were team moments. The Shanghai Dragons stage 3 playoffs win was great with them entering with the lowest seed after having zero wins in the first season (0 - 40 which is the longest losing streak in esports history) then their first win in stage 1 season 2, their first playoffs in stage 2 season 2 and their first stage win in stage 3 season 2 while taking out the winners of the past 2 stages. Another moment is the San Francisco shock season finals run through playoffs where they were immediately sent to the losers bracket in a game 7 overtime situation and proceeded to 4 - 0 every team in the rest of the playoffs and 4 - 0 their rivals in the championship.

[@sniperbaccaf766]

theScore: “Ana gets the biggest Anime power up”. Ana: “I am the Powerful” (Need to Watch his Io Plays if u wanna know what i mean)

[@gavinzurmely7998]

“Top ten times players unleashed their anime potential” You mean when Yasuo hits his 0/10 power spike?

[@user-sy2pt7nx2g]

Ehehe

[@ItsACaptainDan]

I was hoping to see JDCR vs Majin in Tekken 7 on here, too JDCR going 3-0 in the first match, Majin taking off the headphones and powering up with the crowd to go 3-0 in the second match, then Majin winning 2 straight, then JDCR with the no health last second comeback winning 2 straight, I almost had a heart attack that game

[@sxyker1221]

Yes Scarlet, this video making some justice on her

[@TheAlexC]

"Loser's Bracket Mango is Melee's ultimate anime powerup." No, there is another. The insanely overpowered "Johnny Stock Losers Bracket Mango" form is true anime power and is otherwise known as The Mango

[@pr_ank_sisters]

This Ana dude spends most of his time sleeping, watching Gordon Ramsay, or watching videos of food rotting. That's how carefree he is yet he still delivers every fucking time.

[@hiimnom]

That Ignar flash to kill a minion so it will heal him preventing his death is a big brain move!

[@HTKahs]

WHEN SONIC TOOK HIS HAT OFF VS TEKKEN MASTER AT EVO ????

[@tristanallen6156]

Trash moment

[@alexderoberts1788]

your content good

[@samarthagnihotri2633]

Agree

[@georgesmith1520]

Super surprised that I didn't see the legendary DBFZ set GO1 vs Leffen from CEO 2018. That comeback is anime personified

[@OffTheDome001]

I think two that should have been considered for the list we're: 1. Armada Meditation 4-Stock (Melee) where Armada is losing 0-2 in a Bo5 in grands, and ask for a second to take a breath. He closes his eyes and takes some deep breaths, then near flawlesses his opponent 2. Taipei Assassin's winning season 2 is just wild

[@Holygiant]

Btw, Skadoodle's performance was historic, not historical. If he were helping people learn about the Spanish-American war that game, it would be historical.

[@SuperBeckham99]

What is this timeline lmaoo

[@oFiGuReZo]

Omg Ska and Shroud flying off killed me

[@baxman1998]

I cant believe the San Francisco shock playoff run in 2019 isn't in here. like they drop into the losers bracket and then go on to win every game and then the grand finals without dropping a map

[@hmmhmm7283]

I feel sonicfox deserve a spot in the list. Hes most dangerous in the losing brackets.

[@Zynet_Eseled]

*they

[@littlecat1727]

- Doesn't grow hair for power - Doesn't scream for power - Where's the flashbacks of friends, family and his Master? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@scoishvelociraptormaloish22]

I love that they put Gaben's face on Mr. Popo 😂😂😂

[@qi5017]

I caught my attention by your Bon Kurei shirt lmao.

[@KraNisOG]

Is this a JoJo reference?

[@erickflostar9124]

"Daigo is the final boss of street fighter". I love this quote because you could be the best in your city, state, or even country but the final challenge, the final boss, is fighting the best in the world.

[@Snow-el7yp]

you could have put clutchbox in as he have many saiyan moment too XD

[@mykojordan6672]

You don't know how much I want to watch that one year training arc.