20 Anime Characters With White Hair That You Should Know Update 04/2024

Anime Characters With White Hair

An actual color in the real world, such as white, grey or silver, has long been associated with old age. It’s not uncommon for people to color their hair white or silver, although it’s a rather uncommon phenomenon. In the anime universe, aging folks are quite natural if they have white or grey hair. In spite of this, there is a wide variety of anime characters with white hair.

The best white-haired anime characters we’ve come across will be featured in this article. We’ll draw on a variety of resources and assign them a star rating based on their ubiquity and overall greatness. There will be a wide range of personalities included on the list, drawn from a variety of media.

20. Kiyoshirō Higashimitarai

Kiyoshirō Higashimitarai

Kiyoshiro is a sophomore middle school student at Hazakura Academy, where he serves as the dorm manager for the male students. 14 years of age. By skipping grades at an American graduate school, he graduated and now resides in Japan as an undergraduate.

His demeanor is normally condescending, yet in severe situations he’s extremely afraid to take a step in the right direction. His right hand is bandaged to represent his two extremes: one where he pretends as a martial artist who does not “so as not to injure his fist” and the other where he offers the excuse that “by hurting it, he cannot give it everything.” He longs for strength, yet he is a coward.

He could merely be suffering from eighth-grade syndrome, though. Kiyoshir is a favorite target for Jellymon’s fright tactics.

19. Gin Ichimaru

Aizen Sosuke’s former lieutenant, Ichimaru Gin, served as captain of the 3rd division and as a lieutenant in the 5th division under Gin’s command. While still in the academy, he secretly assassinated and snatched the 3rd seat of the 5th Division from under a desk and sat in its place. After Byakuya Kuchiki verifies to Renji and Rukia that the latter has been executed, he makes his first appearance in the series.

Ahead of the impending death of Gin’s sister, Kenpachi Zaraki approaches Byakuya and asks him how he does it. Byakuya and Zaraki were about to start a fight when Gin comes in and stops it with a wakizashi by wrapping Zaraki in his haori and towing him like a sled. One hundred shikai blades and 13 kilometers of Bankai length are the source of its immense power.

Although Ichimaru’s zanpakuto isn’t the longest one, it’s the fastest: The blade disintegrates for a brief moment throughout the extension and contraction of its length, making it distinctive.

18. Tobirama Senju

Tobirama Senju

The second Hokage was Tobirama Senju. First Hokage’s younger brother, he created Konoha Village. He was able to use water techniques (suiton) despite the lack of liquid water in the area.

Mastery of the Suiton chakra (water element) and taijutsu were his most impressive skills. During the Battle of Konoha, Orochimaru summoned him and made him fight for him in his duel with Sarutobi. He uses aquatic jutsu against Sarutobi, such as the water barrier and the watery dragon.

In addition, he developed the Mastery of Space-Time method for instantaneous displacement.

17. Scar

After the massacre of his people by the military, Scar turned to killing state alchemists as a method of vengeance. The only way we’ll ever know his true identity is through the denial of his genuine name.

In addition to the scar on his face (created by Solf J. Kimblee), he is also known for the tattoos on his arm (which his brother gave him to keep him alive) that have the capacity to decompose. Scar, in an ironic twist, employs alchemy in order to assassinate alchemists.

16. Decim

He is the Quindecim’s bartender and serves as a referee for the death games there. He loves to make models that look like the contestants he’s judged in the past so he can keep track of who they are.

He doesn’t seem to be able to feel or comprehend any human emotions. Chiyuki, however, will help him realize that the greatest way to improve his work is through experiencing human feelings as well. His strength lies in his ability to summon seemingly indestructible strands of string.

15. Elizabeth Liones

Elizabeth Liones

The Kingdom of Liones’ Third Adopted Princess is Princess Elizabeth. After a brief stint as a waitress at the Boar Hat Tavern, she sets out to reform the Seven Deadly Sins and eventually become their most valuable asset and healer. She is a suspected survivor of the Kingdom of Danafor.

It’s also worth noting that she is the 107th Goddess Elizabeth, a reincarnation of the Supreme Deity’s only daughter.

14. Mirajane Strauss

As an S-rank mage (in front of Erza), she is the guild’s strongest lady. Elfman and Lisanna’s older sister, she is. Said demon metamorphosis magic is under her control, and she also has a large number of extremely powerful demons.

When she isn’t battling, Mirajane has a serene expression on her face. As a member of the guild, she serves as a representative. She is usually smiling and friendly to everyone she meets. On her left thigh, she wears a white insignia.

13. Yamato

Kaidou of the Four Emperors is Yamato’s father. She was brought up to be Kaidou’s heir from an early age. Instead, Yamato acquired a profound admiration for the warrior Kozuki Oden. After the latter’s death, Yamato vowed to “become” Oden by mimicking him and adopting his habits. Due of Yamato’s intense desire to be Oden, Kaidou and his crew refer to her as such, and she calls herself Kaidou’s son.

12. Killua Zoldyck

Killua Zoldyck

The Zoldyck family has a long history of assassination, and Killua Zoldyck is the third son. In order to carry on the family legacy, he was raised to be a professional killer and an heir to the family fortune.

In spite of this, he runs away from home and shows up to the Hunter Exam, where he just hangs around with other students. Despite his strong showing in the trial, he was unable to overcome his opponent’s death in the final round. During the events of Greed Island, Killua manages to earn his hunting license a year after Gon.

11. Professor Oak

He’s a scientist who focuses on the legendary monster Pokémon. Known as the “Pokémon Professor,” he has a vast knowledge of these species. At the age of ten, he provides Pokémon to new trainers.

Additionally, he gives them a Pokédex, which is used to identify all Pokémon, and Poké balls. Besides that, he is also the grandfather of Ash’s arch-rival Gary. Squirtle and Pikachu are given to them as their first Pokémon by him.

10. Jūzō Suzuya

Third-class inspector Jz Suzuya (actual name Rei Suzuya) seems androgynous in the beginning of the series. His stitches, which are only there for appearance’s sake, immediately identify him. He has a strong desire to engage in combat.

It’s because of Big Madam’s constant torment and encouragement of him to fight as a child that he’s gifted with superhuman speed and agility, as well as an unusual insensitivity to pain (in the end from the manga, he has his leg torn off but does not seem to realize it).

For the amusement of the ghouls, Big Madam has him battle in an arena against other humans.

9. Jūshirō Ukitake

Jūshirō Ukitake

The 13th Division is led by Jshir Ukitake, its captain. He has a major lung disease (tuberculosis) that causes him discomfort during combat, therefore his subordinates take over most of his responsibilities. Three days following the onset of her sickness, her hair had become white.

His division oversees Rukia’s execution, and he treats his employees like his own children. Rukia will be saved from execution if the command center destroys the execution spear, the Sokyoku, before it can be used.

One of the few Shinigami with two Zanpakut morphing into twin swords during a Shikai is him. Despite his condition, he is an extremely powerful Shinigami.

8. Jiraiya

Jiraiya, a Konohagakure ninja, was not only Naruto’s teacher, but also the teacher of both Naruto and his father. Kishimoto has stated that the relationship between Naruto and Jiraiya is his favorite in the Naruto series, and that depicting them is “worthwhile” because of it.

He was taught by Hiruzen Sarutobi, along with Tsunade and Orochimaru, as a kid. Because of his toad-related jutsu and his knowledge of Sage Jutsu, Naruto’s world refers to Jiraiya as the “Sage of the Mountain.”

The fact that he was told his student will become a great man led Jiraiya to train other students before Naruto including Minato and Nagato as a result of the prophecy.

7. Kakashi Hatake

As a Jnin, Kakashi Hatake served as the leader of Team 7 alongside Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno, and became the Sixth Hokage after defeating Sasuke in the Battle of the Five Armies. After creating Kakashi, Kishimoto envisioned him as a lighthearted person who would be able to keep his fellow “Team 7” members in check before they were introduced in the manga’s second chapter.

It’s no secret that Kakashi has an aloof leadership style and is notoriously tardy to meetings. During a gaiden about his past, it is explained how Obito Uchiha, one of his associates, gave him the Sharingan and passed on to him a number of his habits, including his tendency to be late, which he inherited from him.

6. InuYasha

Inuyasha, Inuyasha

The protagonist of the narrative is Inu-Yasha. Hanyô, or half-demon/half-man, he has a human appearance of roughly fifteen years and is half-demon half-man. In spite of his outbursts of aggression, he has the ability to be kind and kind (even when he doesn’t recognize it). He despises being betrayed and witnessing the plight of his pals.

When he transforms into his Hanyo form, he gains superhuman strength and the ability to heal after being damaged. Inu-Yasha, on the other hand, transforms into a normal human with each new moon, losing his extraordinary abilities. Tessaiga, a magic saber whose name translates to “steel crusher teeth,” is in his control.

5. Tōshirō Histugaya

Tshiro Hitsugaya, a 10-year-old captain of the 10th Division, has the appearance of an 11-year-old child. He only became shinigami five years ago, making him an unique example of a young prodigy in the Soul Society universe. He is close friends with Hinamori, the 5th division lieutenant.

He meets Karin, Ichigo’s younger sister, in the anime. Like Rukia’s zanpakut, he has mastered the water and ice elements. “Hyrinmaru” is the name of his “shikai.” Even though he has the most powerful zanpakut of its kind, he can only overpower it for so long because his bankai is yet incomplete.

The Arrancar No. 11 Shawlong Qufang claims that he is still too young to fully understand the Bankai technique. Hitsugaya says he can mend it if he had water handy during his fight with Luppi.

4. Kishō Arima

Protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul: JACK, Arima is the ultimate CCG investigator, the living legend, he is the most powerful of all CCG inspectors. His glasses, his white hair (blue when he was a teen), and his stoic demeanor make him easily recognizable.

Rarely displaying his feelings, he remains polite and quite cheerful with his colleagues. Arima shows no remorse when confronted by ghouls, and promptly disposes of them. He marked the whole history of the CCG with his incredible strength.

Nicknamed the Angel of Death (CCG の 死神, Shīshījī no Shinigami), his skills in fighting and during investigations have inspired many inspectors, notably Kōtaro Amon, to respect him. While Armia’s combat prowess has drawn the ire of many people, the elder inspectors have finally admitted that they are no match for her.

3. Shōgo Makishima

Shōgo Makishima

First-season villain, a humanist equipped with both a deep appreciation of literature and an uncanny ability to seduce those around him into criminal behavior. Assumed “criminally asymptomatic” by Dominators, he commits terrible acts but cannot be appropriately evaluated.

At the outset of the series, he is content to support anyone seeking to be able to commit crimes, in order to help them hide from Sybil.

Afterwards, he tries to uncover the Sibyl system’s secrets and overturn it, which he does. After constructing a helmet that mimicked the Psycho-Pass of a “normal” close friend and so obscured the identity of the wearer, he fled to the Ministry of Welfare to try to overturn the system and invest.

Sybil, through one of his representatives, offers Tsunemori and Kgami the opportunity to join the system, which is made up of spirits that are like his own.

2. Ken Kaneki

This figure is the protagonist of both Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re. While in his first year of university at Kamii University, he is a human studying Japanese literature in the first year of his life. After Rize Kamishiro’s organs and RC pouch are transplanted to him, he quickly transforms into an artificial one-eyed half-ghoul.

Initially, he worked as a part-time waitress at the Anteiku restaurant, where Toka Kirishima, who subsequently became his wife, worked. Eye-Patch is his moniker once he learns to live as a ghoul and adapts to his new lifestyle.

1. Near

Near (Death Note)

Near is a contender to replace L. He was raised in “Wammy’s House,” a special orphanage for talented children, where he learned to read and write. He and L have a lot of the same traits of calmness and calculation. A favorite pastime of his at the orphanage was playing with children’s toys, which earned him a lot of jeers from other inmates.

 

He’s the one who, with Mello’s assistance, reveals that Light is Kira by finding proof and proving it. Nate River is his actual name.