Strongest Demonic Women In Anime

Key Takeaways

• Demonic women in anime are strong, with supernatural abilities and often a villainous nature, but some choose to help instead of harm.
• Characters like Kagura, Setsuna, and Nakime showcase powerful demonic traits, from wind manipulation to poison attacks and extra-dimensional skills.
• From
  Berserk’s
  Slan to
  Chainsaw Man’s
  Makima, these female demons boast unique powers like controlling laws of physics and erasing matter with ease.

The anime world is filled with unique characters. Many of these characters are high school students, ninjas, spirits, superheroes, gods, agents, or mech pilots. A large number of anime characters also fall into the monster and demon categories. When it comes to demonic characters, the men get most of the attention, but there are plenty of strong demonic women who also deserve recognition.

In terms of strength, these demonic women generally possess an array of enhanced physical capabilities, but some are also capable of using abilities that are supernatural in nature. Most of these women are villains, but there are a few good-hearted anime demonic women who prefer to help others instead of hurting innocent people and causing widespread destruction.

Updated September 26, 2024, by George Voutiritsas: Most female anime characters are human, but there are several women throughout anime who are demonic in nature. Most of these demonic women have been demons since they were born, while others were turned into demons later in life. Demons are physically stronger than humans, and many of them wield some type of weapon or magic. Some of these demonic women possess elemental powers, and others have the ability to alter the laws of physics. There are even a few demonic women who can wipe objects and other living beings from existence. Hardcore anime fans have a good idea who the strongest demonic women in anime are, but there are other female characters who deserve to be recognized as well.

22 Kanna – Inu Yasha

A Demon Incarnation Who Wields A Powerful Mirror

Kanna was Naraku’s most loyal incarnation and was created specifically to counter Inuyasha’s Tessaiga. She barely had a sense of identity, but she began to question her own existence near the end of the series. Kanna did not emit a scent or demonic aura, which made it impossible to detect her. She also had the power to teleport herself and others at will.

In terms of physical strength, Kanna is fairly weak, but her demonic mirror makes her a dangerous opponent. This mirror could steal the souls of those reflected in it, and she could then control the victim’s body. Her mirror could reflect almost any attack and create a mirror demon that could replicate attacks. Kanna could also use her mirror to create a large black sphere that functioned like a black hole.

21 Stussy – One Piece

A Deadly Clone With A Vampiric Devil Fruit

Stussy is the first-ever successful clone created by MADS, a now-disbanded One Piece faction that included some of the world’s greatest scientists. She is a clone of Miss Buckingham Stussy, who was once part of the Rocks Pirates — an infamous crew that included several future Yonko. Stussy was one of CP0’s strongest agents and has mastered Rokushiki, a superhuman martial arts style which gives her fingers the piercing power of bullets.

Stussy can empower her physical attacks with Armament Haki and can sense others with Observation Haki. Thanks to a currently unnamed Devil Fruit, she can transform into a human-bat hybrid. While in this state, Stussy is basically a vampire. She can bite into people and drain their blood until they are rendered unconscious. This technique allowed her to take down two top-tier assassins who were using their awakened Zoan forms at the time.

20 Kagura – InuYasha

A Demonic Incarnation Who Uses Wind As A Weapon

Kagura is one of the many demons featured in InuYasha, but she is unique because she is actually the second incarnation of Naraku – a half-demon who also serves as the series’ main villain. Naraku may have created her, but Kagura hates him, which is why she tries to help his enemies whenever she can.

Unfortunately, he literally holds her heart in his hands, so she has no choice but to obey his commands. Kagura is a wind sorceress, and she uses a fan to enhance her powers. She can create wind blades and blade-like tornadoes. She can even use the wind to reanimate the dead and turn them into puppets.

19 Setsuna – Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

A Half-Demon With Powerful Spears & Poison

• Streaming On: Crunchyroll & Amazon Prime
• Number Of Episodes: 48
• Studio: Sunrise

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is a sequel to InuYasha, and it follows three young women who must defeat an extremely powerful demon named Kirinmaru before he can alter time. Setsuna is a half-demon, and she is Sesshomaru’s youngest daughter. Like her father, she possesses claw-like fingernails which contain a poison that can melt rock and bone.

She can also create sharp demon energy whips from her fingertips. She was trained by demon slayers, which means that she has skills that most demons do not. She wields two spear-like weapons throughout the series. She can use them to fire birds made from demon energy, and the blades can create powerful cyclones.

18 Nakime – Demon Slayer

Nakime – otherwise known as the Biwa Demon – is one of Muzan Kibutsuji’s most loyal servants. Prior to becoming a demon, Nakime was an aspiring musician, and she was married to a man who would gamble all their money away. She ended up killing him, and she quickly realized that she played better after spilling blood. This revelation turned her into a murderer. Muzan admired her hunting strategy and agreed to turn her into a demon.

Nakime reaches the rank of Upper Moon Four, making her one of the strongest demons in Demon Slayer. Her Blood Demon Art is an extra-dimensional space known as the Infinity Castle, and she can manipulate the seemingly endless fortress however she wants. With this technique, she can literally lead others to their death. Her fighting ability may not be as high-skilled as the other Upper Moons, but she can easily crush Demon Slayers with the walls of her Infinity Castle.

17 Carmilla – Castlevania

A Vampire Queen With Terrifying Swordsmanship

Carmilla is a vampire noble who appears in Netflix’s Castlevania series, which is based on the acclaimed video game franchise. She was the Queen of Styria and one of Dracula’s top generals. Carmilla is a manipulative femme fatale with a twisted, dark sense of humor. She enjoys violence and will do anything to accomplish her goal, which is to rule over all of humanity.

Even by vampire standards, Carmilla possesses incredible superhuman strength and speed. She is so fast that it appears as though she is teleporting from place to place. Carmilla can kill anyone with her natural abilities, but her swordsmanship makes her far more dangerous. She wields a curved blade with lethal skill, and used it to cut through hoards of night creatures before her stamina ran out. These night creatures can sack entire kingdoms, and Carmilla killed dozens of them singlehandedly.

16 Eto Yoshimura – Tokyo Ghoul

A Half-Ghoul, Half-Human Hybrid Who Can Transform Into A Monster

In Tokyo Ghoul, Ghouls are a carnivorous and cannibalistic humanoid species that usually feed on human flesh. They are usually four to seven times stronger than humans, and their eyes gain a terrifying red and black coloration. They also have a predatory organ called a Kagune – which provides them with incredible piercing power.

Eto Yoshimura is a best-selling horror novelist, but she is also known as the One-Eyed Owl. She is a half-ghoul and half-human hybrid, and her Kagune takes the form of multiple appendages that allow her to assume a monstrous form. She has superhuman speed, durability, and regeneration.

15 Power – Chainsaw Man

A Powerful Fiend Who Can Manipulate Blood

Power is one of the protagonists of Chainsaw Man’s Public Safety Saga, and she is classified as a Fiend. Fiends are Devils who were forced to take control of a human corpse in order to survive. Power is actually the Blood Devil, and her true form resembles a humanoid wolf monster. In her standard form, Power looks like an ordinary young woman with a pair of devil horns on her head.

Power is a greedy, childish person. She tends to lie a lot, and she can be quite rude. Most of her actions are self-motivated, but she learns to care for Denji like a real friend. The Blood Devil lost a good chunk of its supernatural power when it became a Fiend, but Power can still manipulate blood. She typically uses her own blood to create deadly weapons, and she can manipulate other people’s blood if she makes direct contact with it.

14 Daki – Demon Slayer

An Upper Moon Demon Who Can Manipulate Deadly Sashes

In Demon Slayer, the Twelve Demon Moons are considered the strongest demons in existence, and Daki held the position of Upper Moon Six with her older brother. Daki looks like a teenager, but she has lived for more than a century, and she has personally killed seven Hashira-ranked Demon Slayers..

Like other members of the Twelve Demon Moons, Daki possesses unlimited stamina and endurance. She can also regrow limbs almost instantaneously because of her advanced regenerative abilities. She can create flower-patterned obi sashes from her flesh thanks to her Blood Demon Art, and she can control their movements. The sashes feel like fabric, but they are razor-sharp.

13 Lucy – Elfen Lied

An Anti-Hero With Terrifying Telekinetic Powers

Lucy is the main protagonist and anti-hero of Elfen Lied – which is arguably one of the best horror anime of all time. She is one of the Diclonius, an evolutionary offshoot of humanity. From the moment they were born, the Diclonii have been at odds with humans, and at times they have threatened to destroy and replace all of humanity.

Like other members of her kind, Lucy has small horns that look like elf ears, and she possesses incredible telekinetic powers. She can manifest invisible arms called Vectors, and they can wipe out dozens of soldiers in minutes because they cut through things at a molecular level.

12 Nezuko – Demon Slayer

An Upper Moon Caliber Demon Who Can Burn Other Demons

Nezuko was an ordinary 12-year-old girl when Demon Slayer began, but she was transformed into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji – the demon lord and progenitor. She received a large amount of Muzan’s blood, which explains why she is as strong as an Upper Moon demon.

She can assume a full demon form – which causes her body to become more mature. Her physical strength significantly increases, and she can regenerate serious injuries in a matter of seconds. Her Blood Demon Art is called Combustible Blood, and it allows her to turn her blood into a pinkish fire that only burns demons.

11 Melascula – The Seven Deadly Sins

A Powerful Demon Necromancer

The Demon Clan is arguably the strongest faction in Seven Deadly Sins, and the Ten Commandments are supposed to be the strongest demons. Melascula is a necromancer who can resurrect individuals who have unresolved regrets, anger, or hatred.

Melascula looks like an innocent young girl, but her true form is that of a large white snake. She can disintegrate a person’s entire body with poison, and she can trap individuals inside a black sphere that can consume their bodies and souls. Melascula also possesses the Faith Commandment – which causes someone’s eyes to burn if they lack faith in anything.

10 Albedo – Overlord

A Succubus With Incredible Defensive Capabilities

Overlord is set in a massive online role-playing game called YGGDRASIL, and Albedo is one of the highest-ranking NPCs who serve Ainz Ooal Gown. She is a demonic succubus who oversees the Floor Guardians that protect Ainz’s headquarters. Compared to other NPCs in her guild, she boasts the most powerful defensive power.

Albedo’s defense is virtually impregnable because she can transfer any damage she sustains to a piece of armor instead. She can withstand high-grade magic attacks and come out unscathed, but she can only use this ability three times a day. She is also a competent fighter who can deliver devastating punches.

9 Erzsebet Báthory – Castlevania: Nocturne

A Vampire Queen With God-Like Abilities

Erzsebet is the main villain of Castlevania: Nocturne and is believed to be an ancient vampire from Egypt. She believes she is the reincarnation of Sekhmet, the ancient Egyptian Goddess of War. Like other vampires, Erzsebet possesses superhuman physical abilities, but her raw strength exceeds that of most members of her species. What’s more, she can also use Dark Magic.

This magic allows her to assume a monstrous form with leonine features, and she becomes immune to elemental magic while using this form. Erzsebet used Dark Magic to black out the sun, plunging France into eternal darkness. She can immobilize others with telekinesis and produce invisible force fields that can seemingly deflect any type of attack. She is also capable of absorbing other forms of magic.

8 Rika – Jujutsu Kaisen

A Special Grade Vengeful Cursed Spirit With Unlimited Cursed Energy

Rika was once the childhood friend of Yuta Okkotsu, one of the few Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers. Unfortunately, she died after being hit by a car. Rika became a Special Grade Vengeful Cursed Spirit, and she haunted Yuta for several years until he became a sorcerer. Yuta removed the curse from Rika’s soul, but her vessel continues to stand by him.

When she was human, Rika was a friendly teenage girl, but as a curse, she became a terrifying white demon with razor-sharp claws and teeth. She is known as the Queen of Curses because of her immense Cursed Energy, and she can rip other Cursed Spirits apart with her bare hands. Her Cursed Energy is seemingly endless, which makes it almost impossible to exorcise her. At full power, Rika can fire a concentrated energy blast that can level a small area.

7 Priscilla – Claymore

A Former Claymore Who Can Wipe Out Other Awakened Beings

In Claymore, humans have to deal with man-eating monsters called Yoma, and there is an organization that breeds special warriors that are tasked with killing these monsters. They create these warriors by implanting Yoma flesh and blood into their bodies.

Priscilla was once such a warrior, and she could eliminate dozens of Yoma without even using her powers. Like other Claymores, she had superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, and durability. She became an Awakened Being, and in doing so, she became a winged monster of death who could easily kill top-ranked Claymores and other Awakened Beings.

6 Mio Naruse – The Testament Of Sister New Devil

Can Use Gravity And Elemental Magic Because Of Her Demon Lineage

• Streaming On: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime & Apple TV
• Number Of Episodes: 22
• Studio: Production IMS

Mio Naruse believed she was an ordinary teenage girl, but she learned her true lineage after her adopted parents died. She is actually the daughter of the previous Demon Lord, and she inherited all of his power. Mio had to train to use her magical powers, and she can now fend off God-tier opponents on her own.

She can use elemental magic to create powerful tornadoes and defensive fire walls. Like her father, Mio can use Gravity Magic to crush any opponent – including Heroic Spirits. In certain circumstances, Mio can distort gravity to create a barrier that can block almost any attack.

5 Slan – Berserk

A Demon Who Can Manipulate The Laws Of Physics

Berserk is a dark and violent series, and it features several demons and monsters like Slan. So far, Slan is the only female member of God Hand – a quinquevirate of demon lords who have orchestrated major events that have affected humanity and the universe as a whole.

Like other members, Slan was once human, but she attained her demon form during the sacrificial ceremony known as the Eclipse. She has power over cause and effect – which means she can manipulate the laws of physics. She can also manifest monsters and restless spirits out of thin air. Berserker armor gives Guts superhuman physical capabilities, and she was able to remove it from Guts’ body with a single swipe of her hand.

4 Derieri – The Seven Deadly Sins

Arguably The Strongest Melee Fighter In The Demon Clan

The Demon Clan is one of the factions in The Seven Deadly Sins universe, and The Ten Commandments are the clan’s most elite warriors. They were all handpicked by the Demon King, who bestowed a unique ability on each member.

Derieri is the Purity of the Ten Commandments, and this power causes those around her to become ill if they perform any type of impure act in her presence. She is incredibly durable, and she has an innate ability called Combo Star. As long as she continues to attack without being interrupted, the force of her physical attacks will keep increasing.

3 Rias Gremory – High School DxD

A Demon Princess Who Can Erase Almost Anything

• Streaming On: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime & Apple TV
• Number Of Episodes: 48
• Studio: TNK

Rias is the heiress of the Gremory Clan, and she is a kind and compassionate person. She can use her demonic power to heal others, and she can alter a person’s memories if necessary. During combat, Rias can fire red beams, and she can erect multiple barriers to protect herself.

Rias is known as the Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess because of her crimson hair and Power of Destruction. While using this unique power, she can erase almost every type of matter and energy. She can even erase souls. While using her Power of Destruction, Rias typically fires massive blasts that envelope her enemies before erasing them.