109 Iconic Anime Quotes

Anime is not only known for its compelling storylines and stunning visuals but also for its memorable quotes. These quotes are not just words on the TV screen, these resonate with audiences long after the credits roll. These lines or powerful words often capture the essence of a character or the core theme of a series. From iconic shonen series to thought-provoking seinen dramas, the anime universe is vast and diverse—offering a wide array of touching, inspiring and unforgettable moments. Here’s a look at some of best Anime Quotes, the characters who said them, and the series they belong to.

Anime Quotes

1. “The world is full of monsters with friendly faces and angels with dirty faces.” ~ The narrator, Psycho-Pass
2. “I don’t care what the world thinks of me. I care what I think of myself.” ~ Gintoki Sakata, Gintama
3. “Human strength lies in the ability to change yourself.” ~ Saitama, One Punch Man
4. “Even if I die, I’ll be your friend. And I’ll always be with you.” ~ Kamina, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
5. “No matter how hard or impossible it is, never lose sight of your goal.” ~ Saitama, One Punch Man
6. “I’d rather trust and regret than doubt and regret.” ~ Kirito, Sword Art Online
7. “I don’t want to just live, I want to live the way I want to.” ~ Revy, Black Lagoon
8. “Sometimes, I think the universe just doesn’t want us to be happy.” ~ Yukino Yukinoshita, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
9. “It’s not the face that makes someone a monster; it’s the choices they make with their lives.” ~ Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto
10. “I’m not a hero because I want your approval. I do it because I want to!” ~ Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia
11. “A lesson without pain is meaningless. For no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enduring that pain and overcoming it, he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart.” ~ Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
12. “To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can’t go back to the happiness you could have.” ~ Matsumoto Rangiku, Bleach
13. “The moment you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long.” ~ Natsu Dragneel, Fairy Tail
14. “The world isn’t perfect. But it’s there for us, doing the best it can… that’s what makes it so damn beautiful.” ~ Roy Mustang, Full Metal Alchemist
15. “You can die anytime, but living takes true courage.” ~ Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin
16. “Fear is not evil. It tells you what weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder.” ~ Gildarts Clive, Fairy Tail
17. “A person can change, at the moment when the person wishes to change.” ~ Haruhi Fujioka, Ouran Highschool Host Club
18. “Push through the pain. Giving up hurts more.” ~ Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z
19. “If you don’t like your destiny, don’t accept it. Instead, have the courage to change it the way you want it to be.” ~ Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto Shippuden
20. “You will never be able to love anybody else until you love yourself.” ~ Lelouch Lamperouge, Code Geass
21. “All we can do is live until the day we die. Control what we can… and fly free.” ~ Deneil Young, Space Brothers
22. “If you don’t take risks, you can’t create a future.” ~ Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece
23. “The only thing we’re allowed to do is believe that we won’t regret the choice we made.” ~ Mikasa Ackerman, Attack on Titan
24. “No matter how deep the night, it always turns to day, eventually.” ~ Brook, One Piece
25. “If you don’t share someone’s pain, you can never understand them.” ~ Nagato, Naruto
26. “There’s no shame in falling down! True shame is to not stand up again!” ~ Shintaro Midorima, Kuroko’s Basketball
27. “When you hit the point of no return, that’s the moment it truly becomes a journey. If you can still turn back, it’s not really a journey.” ~ Hinata Miyake, A Place Further than the Universe
28. “Simplicity is the easiest path to true beauty.” ~ Seishuu Handa, Barakamon
29. “The past is the past. We cannot indulge ourselves in memories and destroy the present.” ~ Murata Ken, Kyou Kara Maou!
30. “Knowing what it feels like to be in pain, is exactly why we try to be kind to others.” ~ Jiraiya, Naruto

31. “I am gonna be King of the Pirates!” ~ Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece
32. “Mistakes are not shackles that halt one from stepping forward. Rather, they are that which sustain and grow one’s heart.” ~ Mavis Vermillon, Fairy Tail
33. “We need to stop living for others. From now on… Let’s live for ourselves!” ~ Historia Reiss, Attack on Titan
34. “Helping other people is the best way to make up for your mistakes.” ~ Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin
35. “Everything has a beginning and an end. Life is just a cycle of starts and stops. There are ends we don’t desire, but they’re inevitable, we have to face them. It’s what being human is all about.” ~ Jet Black, Cowboy Bebop
36. “Whether a fish lives in a clear stream or a water ditch, so long as it continues swimming forward, it will grow up beautifully.” ~ Koro-sensei, Assassination Classroom
37. “It’s not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” ~ Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Game
38. “Like I always say, can’t find a door? Make your own.” ~ Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist
39. “People who continue to put their lives on the line to defend their faith become heroes and continue to exist on in legend.” ~ Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto
40. “We all have to make choices. But in the end, it’s the choices we make that define who we are.” ~ Lelouch Lamperouge, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
41. “Believe in your own power.” ~ Mikasa Ackerman, Attack on Titan
42. “As the living it is our responsibility to carry out the wishes of the ones who are gone.” ~ Akame, Akame Ga Kill
43. “Those who stand at the top determine what’s wrong and what’s right! This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But, of course, it will! Whoever wins this war becomes justice!” ~ Donquixote Doflamingo, One Piece
44. “Forgetting is like a wound. The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar.” ~ Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece
45. “You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face.” ~ Roronoa Zoro, One Piece
46. “People who can’t throw something important away can never hope to change anything.” ~ Armin Arlert, Attack on Titan
47. “If you begin to regret, you’ll dull your future decisions and let others make your choices for you. All that’s left for you then is to die. Nobody can foretell the outcome. Each decision you make holds meaning only by affecting your next decision.” ~ Erwin Smith, Attack on Titan
48. “Fools who don’t respect the past are likely to repeat it.” ~ Nico Robin, One Piece
49. “A life that lives without doing anything is the same as a slow death.” ~ Lelouch, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
50. “The moment you find the courage to give up your life for someone… would be the moment you understand love.” ~ Kenshin Himura, Samurai X
51. “When you fall in love with someone, you start wanting to know lots of things about that person.” ~ Ninako Kinoshita, Strobe Edge
52. Even if I lose this feeling, I’m sure I’ll just fall in love with you all over again. ~ Syaoran Li, Cardcaptor Sakura
53. “Even if I searched the world over, no one could compare to you.” ~ Hikaru Hitachiin, Ouran Highschool Host Club
54. “Love is simply an electrical bug in the human neural circuit.” ~ Akasaka Ryuunosuke, My Pet Girl Sakurasou
55. “However little strength I’m capable of, I’ll do everything humanly possible to protect the people I love.” ~ Roy Mustang, Fullmetal Alchemist
56. “What are you so hesitant about? It’s your dream, isn’t it? It’s right in front of you, and you’re wavering? You gotta be reckless and take whatever you can!” ~Tomoya Okazaki, Clannad
57. “Love is like a mirror that reflects your bad side. Especially when it’s unrequited, you get envious, jealous, prejudiced, and resentful. You have to face all sorts of emotions, but there’s no reason to find that shameful.” ~ Margery Daw, Shakugan No Shana
58. “Once you fall in love, you really love that person through thick and thin.” ~ Oka Chinami, Golden Time!
59. “If it’s possible for one person to be hurt by another, then it’s possible for that person to be healed by another.” ~ Sohma Hatori, Fruits Basket
60. “Even If I lose this feeling, I’m sure that I’ll just fall in love with you all over again.” ~ Syaoran Li, Cardcaptor Sakura
61. “When it comes to people you really love, you don’t care about yourself.” ~ Kurosawa Yamato, Say I Love You
62. “When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.” ~ Madara Uchiha, Naruto
63. “I love you with all my heart!.. If you were to stay here with me, there would be no regrets…because every day we’d do something fun, we’d be happy, I swear..! I would do anything for you! So…please, just stay with me!” ~ Sakura Haruno, Naruto
64. “You changed me! Your smile is what saved me! That is why I’m not afraid to die protecting you! Because I love you.” ~ Hyuuga Hinata, Naruto
65. “Love is never as simple as sharing the same path.” ~ Khamsin, Shakugan No Shana
66. “People cannot win against their loneliness.” ~ Gaara, Naruto
67. “I’ve gained freedom…and yet… it’s so lonesome…” ~ Sohma Momiji, Fruits Basket
68. “Living is anxiety and pain. It’s continuing to think, continuing to choose.” ~ Alcor, Devil Survivor
69. “Humans die. Animals die. Plants die. Even soul reapers die. It’s the arch of the universe. Everything that comes to life eventually ceases to exist.” ~ Baraggan Louisenbairn, Bleach
70. “The scariest and the most painful thing is to be hated by someone you truly love.” ~ Tohru Honda, Fruits Basket
71. “When do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom? No! It’s when… they are forgotten.” ~ Dr. Hiruluk, One Piece
72. “Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.” ~ Lucy Heartfilia, Fairy Tail
73. “Never trust anyone too much, remember, the devil was once an angel.” ~ Ken Kaneki, Tokyo Ghoul
74. “I always, always wondered, I was born to die, so what was my reason for existing in this world?” ~ Yuuki Konno, Sword Art Online
75. “Whatever you lose, you’ll find it again. But what you throw away, you’ll never get back.” ~ Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin
76. “Death is simply another stage of our life.” ~ Grand Elder Guru, Dragon Ball Z
77. “Loneliness is a sickness that leads to death.” ~ Holo, Spice and Wolf
78. “All this time, I seriously thought that it’s better to die than to live your life alone.” ~ Kirito, Sword Art Online
79. “It’s just pathetic to give up on something before you even give it a shot.” ~ Reiko Mikami, Another
80. “The only way to truly escape the mundane is for you to constantly be evolving. Whether you choose to aim high, or aim low. Enjoy each day for what it is.” ~ Izaya Orihara, Durarara!!
81. “The ticket to the future is always open.” ~ Vash the Stampede, Trigun
82. “Miracles don’t happen by just sitting around. We have to make them happen ourselves.” ~ Kiyoshi Fujino, Prison School
83. “Destiny. Fate. Dreams. These unstoppable ideas are held deep in the heart of man. As long as there are people who seek freedom in this life, these things shall not vanish from the Earth.” ~ Gol D. Roger, One Piece
84. “Life is not a game of luck. If you wanna win, work hard.” ~ Sora, No Game No Life
85. “Every journey begins with a single step. We just have to have patience.” ~ Milly Thompson, Trigun
86. “Learn to treasure your life because unfortunately, it can be taken away from you anytime.” ~ L Lawliet, Death Note
87. “There’s no such thing as a painless lesson. They just don’t exist. Sacrifices are necessary. You can’t gain anything without losing something first.” ~ Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist
88. “Sometimes I do feel like I’m a failure. Like there’s no hope for me. But even so, I’m not gonna give up. Ever!” ~ Deky aka Izuku Midoriyo, My Hero Academia
89. “You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things more important than what you want.” ~ Ging Freecss, Hunter x Hunter
90. “People’s lives don’t end when they die, it ends when they lose faith.” ~ Itachi Uchiha, Naruto
91. “I don’t want to just survive. I want to live.” ~ Eren Yeager, Attack on Titan
92. “If you win, you live. If you lose, you die. If you don’t fight, you can’t win!” ~ Eren Yeager, Attack on Titan
93. “You can’t sit around envying other people’s worlds. You have to go out and change your own.” ~ Makoto Naegi, Danganronpa: The Animation
94. “The strong should aid and protect the weak. Then, the weak will become strong, and they in turn will aid and protect those weaker than them. That is the law of nature.” ~ Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer
95. “Hard work is worthless for those that don’t believe in themselves.” ~ Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto
96. “The important thing is not how long you live. It’s what you accomplish with your life.” ~ Grovyle, Pokémon
97. “It’s quiet, but can you hear it? Little by little, the tides are changing, and the world with them.” ~ Shakuyaku, One Piece
98. “Nothing’s perfect, the world’s not perfect, but it’s there for us, trying the best it can. That’s what makes it so damn beautiful.” ~ Roy Mustang, Fullmetal Alchemist
99. “If you never listen to anyone, you can’t give proper advice.” ~ Monk Momoaki, The Boy and the Beast
100. “Sometimes you need a little wishful thinking to keep on living” ~ Misato Katsuragi, Neon Genesis Evangelion
101. “I guess, as long as I have life, all I can do is fight with all my might.” ~ Subaru Natsuki, Re:Zero
102. “When you give up, that’s when the game ends.” ~ Mitsuyoshi Anzai, Slam Dunk
103. “You see, sometimes friends have to go away, but a part of them stays behind with you.” ~ Ash Ketchum, Pokémon
104. “Sometimes, we have to look beyond what we want and do what’s best.” ~ Piccolo, Dragon Ball Z
105. “All things change in a dynamic environment. Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you.” ~ Puppet Master, Ghost in the Shell
106. “It’s not dying that frightens us. It’s living without ever having done our best.” ~ The Elder, Castlevania
107. “You’re gonna care what other people think and be someone you’re not your whole life? You’re fine as you are. So, talk in your own words.” ~ Ymir, Attack on Titan
108. “Dead people receive more flowers than living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.” ~ Violet Evergarden, Violet Evergarden
109. “Life is short, so it will be appreciated. We live to our fullest due to that.” ~ Heiji Hattori, Detective Conan

Anime quotes often capture profound truths and emotional depths, leaving a lasting impact on fans. Whether they reflect personal ambition, the struggle between right and wrong, or the courage to face challenges, these lines from beloved characters continue to inspire and resonate with audiences around the world.