Top 20 Anime Characters Based on Real People

[@WatchMojo]

Which of these lookalikes do you prefer in their anime form? Let us know in the comments! For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGKlkJmVarCii5I Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

[@marcusyates3044]

Demon Slayer VS Jojo's Bizarre Adventure YuYu Hakusho VS Hunter x Hunter

[@kelseymcharg9245]

Seto Kaiba from Yugioh is also based by a real person

[@dFRmRVBn]

There should be a video about only one piece characters and who they look like and the video won't be 20 but longer xD

[@sonofkarma5461]

You should make a List on Anime characters who are based of characters in other Movies or Showe (Example: Genya Shinazugawa from Demon Slayer, and Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise)

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It WatchMojo.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Rock lee on bruce lee was amazing! 🔥🔥🔥

[@KaliU-ix2kf]

Crazy Kai too

[@DrippleDragon]

Rock Lee is supposed to be Jackie Chan because of the drunken style and the bowl cut and relate to how comedic his early movies were but he was still a lethal martial artist, it’s Metal who is supposed to resemble Bruce as he is a natural genius

[@sharebear421]

Too bad kishi did him so dirty

[@chamathnadeeshan4008]

And Might Guy is Jackie Chan. 😂 Atleast the personality and look feels like it.

[@Phanthief95]

I feel like you can make a list on this just on One Piece alone.

[@christianleocastelo342]

Exactly

[@ameliacamara5414]

Yup

[@luis15317]

All 5 admirals make already half a top 10 list lol

[@BlazerK1914]

Rock Lee: “Are we related?” Bruce Lee: “I wish I could say yes.”

[@luckystudent00]

Honorable mention: Mohammed Ali & Mohammed Ali Jr. - Muhammad Ali & Muhammad Ali Jr. (Baki)

[@jin2k229]

sadly they don’t even do that anymore:(

[@herodaresfire4512]

Roshi's younger self was modeled after Jackie Chan, and of course his alter ego is Jackie Chun.

[@welcometothemovies9157]

Famous Japanese actor who's final role was Sato in Black Rain. Yūsaku Matsuda. One of this roles was used as inspiration for Spike Spiegel look

[@riskvideos]

There were Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd look alikes in Space Brothers.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Che Guevara's ideals are usually portrayed in a bad light but I'm glad Anime gave him the respect he truly deserved.

[@Jaxvidstar]

Che was a racist, btw.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

We will always support this channel. They're one of the best.

[@chibiprussia5574]

Muzan from Demon Slayer looks just like Michael Jackson

[@soumyadeepsaha7510]

Mann Muzan Jackson is an obvious one 😂

[@baller6016]

Fun Fact: Grimmjow from Bleach was also inspired from Billy Idol as well.

[@MrRonald327]

Inspiration comes from somewhere.

[@a.jthomas6132]

Riener is taken inspiration from Brock Lesnar? That’s one hell of a surprise!

[@josuetapia315]

He looks more like a young Dolph Lundgren to me

[@DarkOverlord96]

Fist of the North Star has a *LOT* more examples. Kenshiro is Sylvester Stallone, Amiba is Christopher Lambert, Raoh is Arnold Schwarzenegger, Falco is Dolph Lundgren, Han is Freddie Mercury, Toki is Jesus, etc.

[@neetuverma1726]

A character named Jason from fairy tail was based on the lead character played by Jason Statham the from movie Transporter ,the whole design was same and his magic type was transporter magic no 🧢

[@welcometothemovies9157]

It's funny Fist of the North Star has a character based on Hulk Hogan and the western movie adaptation has Vader in it

[@randomreviews4278]

18:00 is that who thats supposed to be i thought it was haggar from the one game

[@Anti-Santa86]

I remember watching Millennium actress at a film festival years ago. In that movie had me in tears😢

[@cameronjr8]

Would you do Top 20 Over-The-Top Final Fights in Anime please?

[@ahsoei9641]

There's Asia Argento from High-school DxD series; not only the name, the actress herself has portrayed herself as a nun in several movies.

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! 0:05 Arnold Schwarzenegger..!!

[@randomreviews4278]

13:23 again love it says crunchyroll but agian you watch it basically everywhere

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Fìst of the North Star - Sergeant Mad, Sergeant Slaughter, & Hulk Hogan.

[@fransuke12]

Han - Freddy Mercury

[@DigiAkuma]

#14 - Not surprised. Much like Jojo, there were people & places named after Bands & Musicians in there. Plus extra points for the new version of Bastard for Di-Amon to be voiced by the same guy voiced DIO in Jojo!

[@huntermyers3551]

I think I prefer all of these look-alikes in their anime forms

[@a.jthomas6132]

For some reason, I had a strange feeling Rock Lee is much like Bruce Lee when I first saw Naruto.

[@sonofkarma5461]

You should make a List on Anime characters who are based of characters in other Movies or Showe (Example: Genya Shinazugawa from Demon Slayer, and Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise)

[@mojo3318]

I had no idea there were anime characters based on real people! That's awesome! Also, there is no good day to die. 0:37

[@mj4lyfe404]

please folks lets try to get a part 2

[@Geha2101]

Basil Hawkins’s character design inspiration came from the late Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison. Probably one of my favorite fun facts from the anime

[@Lion_Warrior2187]

Am I the only person here who thought Joseph Joestar looked like Jeff Bridges in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

[@merieem88]

I forgot the most important one, Lady Oscar, the mangaka. The anime was inspired by the character of the French warrior Joan of Arc

[@SarahOliver-m7u]

The woman that looks like Tetsuko Kuroyanagi from Mr. Osomatsu

[@josephbryant1467]

Regarding One Piece, maybe you can make a list of One Piece characters based on Real People, please?

[@a.jthomas6132]

Top 10 things that is needed to be put in The Legend of Zelda movie: 10.) A new version of Hyrule with it's own set of characters and familiar faces 9.)Lore ( History of Hyrule, Hylia, the 3 Goddesses (Din, Nayru, and Farore), Demon King Demise, and the Triforce, Great Deku Tree, etc) 8.) Races such as the Gorons, Ritos, Gerudo, and Zorans 7.) An Original Story build by passionate fans and confident writers 6.) Give Ganondorf more in-depth in to his character 5.) Link's personality and being his own character 4.) The Cast 3.) An epic action-fantasy with a dash of gritty realism 2.) Link and Princess Zelda's relationship (from friends at the beginning til they grow into lovers as their journey progresses further) 1.) Replacing Tom Holland with a different young actor for Link

[@Art-Slayer--L.023]

Yeah, I agree that Link needs more of a personality. I think that they should make him kind of have the same personality as Giyu from Demon Slayer 😅

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Wow, never knew anime was this real! 🤯👏

[@marcusyates3044]

YuYu Hakusho VS Hunter x Hunter!

[@BelldandyAsuna]

From the start I knew that Rock Lee was modeled after Bruce.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

George Clooney in the Pokemon anime

[@randomreviews4278]

8:43 uhh not really if he had facial hair yes

[@robertcarballar561]

Another unmentioned character, is from Chainsaw Man Kishibe is Mads Mikkelsen, a famous danish actor

[@Kakarot50]

Don’t forget that Jango(One Piece) was based off Michael Jackson and Steven Tyler😂

[@masonmcfadden4886]

Also black beard and white beard where based off real life pirates lol

[@Kakarot50]

@@masonmcfadden4886 exactly😂😂😂

[@vergilsmotivation7817]

Rock Lee is truly iconic in Naruto! Easily one of the best characters! Wish they make another show that has the same love and energy as naruto classic and shippuden. Boruto is just not the same

[@NekoTheOtaku888]

Sean Konekone - Shaun Connery Sabagebu! 🙂

[@uchenna8885]

yhwach to jesus and hilter combined

[@Rodlene]

Golden Kamuy should’ve been somewhere on this list

[@chrisbellon3739]

Some of human characters in Ultimate muscle is based on real wrestlers

[@Jimmersaunt]

Gotta be so cool to see an anime character that looks like you!

[@arthurfleck4320]

Bandit Keith (Hulk Hogan)

[@OtakuAnime01]

In Dragonball, Master Roshi entered the Martial Arts tournament under the alias Jackie Chun. Obvious reference to Jackie Chan.

[@hopkin2006]

Top 10 Dark And Dramatic Animes That Should Get Comedy Spinoffs?

[@KrAyZi3GaMinG]

This could be done from Bakki alone

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Still can't believe I'm finally an anime character.

[@yll7570]

One Piece has a lot of character’s who are based on real people , it’s such creativ anime.

[@Anti-Santa86]

A lot of these anime shows I never heard of

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

Achow Wataoow!!! Drunken Jet Kundo Fist!!! 👊🏻👊🏻😎👊🏻👊🏻

[@bowletz]

as for BSD, only Taneda Santouka resembles very closely to the real life counterpart

[@grayshigami6797]

Ren Honjo from Nana is based on Sid Vicious

[@JayKuklin]

No wonder the Muzan/Michael Jackson memes make so much sense XD

[@geoffreyherrick298]

Might Guy is definitely based on Jackie Chan.

[@joheljimenez696]

Rock Lee was such a good character Bruce Lee you would be so proud of him and the power of youth is always strong

[@Animeguy300]

Muzan look exactly like Michael Jackson

[@mobolajiolu-james3160]

I like the thumbnail

[@beerguy177]

blackbeard edward d teach had to make the list its his real name minus the d 😂

[@donniehuynh2391]

What about Daisuke Jigen from the Lupin the Third series? He was inspired by actor James Coburn, or more specifically, his character from The Magnificent Seven (1960)?

[@MrCandric]

Lynn Minmei (Macross) / Ayukawa Madoka (Orange Road) - both based on Nakamori Akina

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video watch mojo of anime lookalikes characters that are base on real life famous people in the world and films history too,fantastic job. What about top 10 or 20 list of badass characters wearing glasses in all of anime.

[@JunTheAnimeLoverEst]

Monoma Neito - Tom Felton

[@jessesanchez9187]

Creators of Kimagure Orange Road said they based their female protagonist, Madoka Ayukawa, on the Hollywood it girl at the time. Phoebe Cates.. watch season 1 episode 19. Couple Experience: Island of Foebidden Love. They Ayukawa wears a red swimsuit similar to Cates’s swimsuit in Fast Times.

[@eckes13]

I have watched Cowboy Bebop, more times then i can count... i know the episode theyre talking about and i never noticed George Clooney....lol, you learn something new everyday...

[@darkangel7589]

Aren’t there a bunch of characters based off real people in Black Butler? Queen Victoria?

[@cirekun3]

When the video got to number 2, I was like, "NO ONE PIECE?!" well...

[@Lord_Blair]

i was waiting for he heee

[@OmrySabag]

Reiner is not the only titan inspired by an MMA fighter Eren's titan is also inspired by Yushin Okami

[@kagemusha7029]

Oh, Persona 4 has Hulk as enemy at spa (Kanji's story) too.

[@randomreviews4278]

12:22 another obvious one

[@SuperBhushan1234]

Number one should be Jackie Chun. (Dragon Ball) Missed this one.

[@Kaneko2518]

Ah it feels so good seeing BSD on this list

[@swerve361]

They should make one based on me 😂

[@sinamousavi4741]

Roberta "The Bloodhound Of Florencia" = gender swapped Arnolds Terminator as well.

[@mariusmitre492]

Isn't Killer Bee based on Hulk Hogan too?

[@randomreviews4278]

2:54 now i got it

[@candiceperry9803]

The video is awesome

[@MajinAsuraPath]

In the Hokuto no Ken manga, Bask beat Hulk Hogan to the racist card.

[@DrippleDragon]

You actually got Lee wrong it was said Rock Lee was inspired off of Jackie Chan because of his fighting style and that’s where his drunken fighting style comes from and bowl cut, it’s Metal Lee who is supposed to resemble Bruce as Metal is a natural genius in taijutsu and has Bruce’s wild hair

[@emekaamerican863]

I hope the One Piece admirals are on here.

[@davidsmith7962]

Rock Lee & Bruce Lee… perfect!!

[@cherrygoddess09]

I can't believe Ren Honjo from Nana (Sid Vicious) is not here

[@trickzdf]

Freddie is on Mike from Final Fight ..

[@Anti-Santa86]

I'm so sad that we're never going to get a second season the HighSchool of the Dead

[@mojo3318]

Aw. That sucks!

[@tm43977]

And it works look good 💯💯

[@PermaBan345]

The majority of the Fate franchise is based on real people (Same can probably be said about Record of Ragnarak, but I’m keeping this at Fate). Gilgamesh is for example based on a real Sumerian king called (you guessed it) Gilgamesh. More famous examples are Iskandar (Alexander the Great), First Hassan (Hassan-i Sabbah), Charlemagne, Okita Souji, Zhuge Liang, Oda Nobunaga, Sakata Kintoki, Senji Muramasa, Jeanne d’Arc, Napoleon, Nero Claudius, and way more.

[@Dante_DMC_30]

What about Muzan Kibutsuji from Demon Slayer? He looks a lot like Michael Jackson

[@grayshigami6797]

The mangaka has never confirmed or denied it

[@pedrogabrielduarte4544]

So the reason that nearly every anime on this planet have violence and sex have to do with ww2?

[@dreamguardian8320]

I had a feeling Rock Lee was based on Bruce Lee, but I did not know there are other anime characters based on real people.

[@BelldandyAsuna]

I watched the whole video and not one mention pf of Michael Jackson and Muzan Kibutsuji from Demon slayer

[@davidalfaro1429]

Yeah ❤ thanks watchmojo your awesome 🎉

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I wonder if Brock Lesner watches Attack on Titan?