The 14 Most Iconic Anime Guilds, Ranked

Groups, teams, guilds, and the like are commonly seen in anime shows, but the following guilds have become the most iconic in the world of anime.

It’s a pretty rare occurrence for a character to go completely solo in an anime show. Behind every strong character, there’s usually a tough crew not too far behind them. Some groups do their own thing and don’t really answer to anyone. Then, there are some that are part of larger guilds and work towards a common goal.

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These guilds don’t necessarily work together side-by-side like some groups like the Straw Hat Pirates from One Piece or the Z Fighters from the Dragon Ball series. Instead, the guild will either send out one or more members to get the mission done. Good or bad, these are some of the strongest guilds in the anime world.

Updated July 17, 2023, by Sarah Prado: Having a strong group of comrades is essential to survive in the world of anime, no matter the genre. It helps to have others going for the same goal and makes it easier to achieve. These groups won’t be together all the time, but they can count on their comrades to do help out when they’re needed. They have strong teamwork, look out for each other, and build bonds that can last a lifetime. These guilds are some of the best out there. Whether it’s for their strength in numbers, overall power, or other reasons, they have great leaders and great people in them that keep things running smoothly.

20 The Dollars (Durarara!!)

The Dollars is an online group that originally was created as a joke between Mikado and some of his internet friends. They would take credit for strange events and even made a website to make them seem legit. The group continued to expand long after the original members left, and started committing crimes and boasting about it online.

Mikado would come back and encourage them to do good deeds instead. Though some scoffed at this, others would do this to right the wrongs. The group will send email invites to those they want in the group and most of them prefer to remain anonymous to each other.

19 Team Haruhiro (Grimgar Of Fantasy And Ash)

Haruhiro leads this six-member guild after Manato, the previous leader, dies. Haruhiro wasn’t experienced as a leader and was awkward at first. He compares himself to his stronger teammates and lacks confidence. Though his friends are regularly scouted by other guilds, they refuse the invitations and stay on Team Haruhiro.

Though he lacks Manato’s confidence and charisma, Haruhiro does his best to keep his team’s morale up and has a keen eye for observation. They may lack strength compared to other groups, but Team Haruhiro’s teamwork is strong and helps pave the way to victory.

18 The Knights Of The Blood (Sword Art Online)

The Knights of the Blood were well-known in the game of Sword Art Online. With many casualties in the battle against the boss on the 25th floor and players despairing over the future, the need for a strong guild grew. The Knights of the Blood was formed with most of the guild being made up of experienced players.

The guild were the frontline fighters and helped organize fights against bosses. Asuna was second in command of the guild and leader of Team B within the guild. Kirito was also part of the guild for a short time, but both left not long after he joined.

17 Log Horizon (Log Horizon)

This small guild was founded by Shiroe in order to drive out Hamelin, a malicious guild, from the city of Akiba. Though small in numbers, Log Horizon has a mix of veteran players and strong newcomers. Shiroe himself is known as one of the best players because of his strategist mind and unorthodox way of doing things.

Thanks to this, Log Horizon is one of the most influential and strongest guilds in the game. Shiroe takes his time to come up with a strategy to make sure that all members are efficient and use their strengths to their full capabilities.

16 Black Order (D. Gray-Man)

The Black Order is an organization whose mission is to stop the Millennium Earl and his Akuma. Alongside this mission, they have other missions like collecting Innocence, and finding and training more Accommodators to help them. The Black Order has several branches that are spread out in the world and each one has its own branch head. Though there is a specific chain of command, some branch heads will act independently if they feel the need to.

If one of the members were to receive an order from the Pope, all chains of command are skipped and his orders must be followed. The general public doesn’t know about the existence of the Black Order, but government-run services like the police and train stations will recognize a member if they’re wearing their uniform.

15 Maple Tree (Bofuri: I Don’t Want To Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense)

Maple Tree is a small guild consisting of Maple and a few friends that she met in the game. All the members are familiar with Maple’s unorthodox way of doing things and are fine with it even if it scares them at times. They know that Maple just wants to have fun and do her best during in-game events.

Luckily for Maple, the rest of the guild picks up where she lacks. Sally is her best friend in real life and in the game, and will often help Maple travel since Maple moves slowly. The guild is also known Yui and Mai, twin sisters who maxed out their strength stat. This makes Maple Tree a strangely balanced guild that has a bit of a scary reputation.

14 The Magic Knights (Black Clover)

This group is made of nine squads who have very different ways of doing things, but keeping their kingdom and its people safe is the number one priority. Most of the missions they take are combat-based and the leaders of each squad determine which person would be the best to send. The Black Bulls had a reputation for being one of the worst squads because they tend to be more destructive than the threat they were sent after.

Thanks to Asta’s success, they have since become one of the best and strongest squads among the Magic Knights. Overall, the Magic Knights are pretty proficient at their jobs and have competitions with each other to determine which squad is the strongest.

13 Hero Association (One Punch Man)

The Hero Association was actually created because of Saitama (unbeknownst to him). After he saved the Ball-Chinned Kid from Crablante, the kid’s grandfather, Agoni, started the Hero Association to help with public safety. With four different classes: S-Rank, A-Rank, B-Rank, and C-Rank, the Association will send out whatever ranked hero they deem fit to complete a mission.

However, though the Association has done plenty of good, the public is starting to see the darkness and corruption behind them. It also doesn’t help that the Hero Association has little to no real control over their S-Ranked heroes, who often cause a lot of collateral damage and do not suffer the consequences of their actions.

12 Yorozuya/Odd Jobs (Gintama)

In this shop, freelancers work and can do odd jobs for a fee. The group only consists of Gintoki, Kagura, and Shinpachi, but it used to have more. The funny thing about Odd Jobs is that former members left and created their own Odd Jobs groups with the same name just “under new management.”

Despite having only three members in the original group, Odd Jobs has many affiliations with other groups like Shinsengumi, Hyakka, and the Katsura Faction. It sounds very odd to have all of these groups as associates, but considering how strange, funny, and weird Gintama can get, this is normal.

11 Night Raid (Akame Ga Kill!)

This covert division of the Revolutionary Army is the main group of Akame Ga Kill. Night Raid handles reconnaissance and assassinations in the Capital and as assassins for hire to the public. But they don’t just take any mission, and usually investigate both the client and target before accepting the job.

Each member has their own strengths and all of them work well together. Naturally, they are skilled in combat, and it took a lot of effort to bring down one member. While most of them met their end throughout the series, Night Raid was overall successful in bringing the Empire down.

10 The Order Of The Black Knights (Code Geass)

This group of vigilantes was founded by Lelouch disguised as Zero. Thanks to Lelouch’s genius intellect, the Black Knights were successful in their missions and made themselves a threat to their enemies. Because their mission is protecting those who have no power, they quickly got the support of the general Japanese population and many people sought to join them.

Other resistance groups would join the Black Knights and the group would even get sponsored by Kyoto House, the group in charge of running Japan’s industries. Thanks to this sponsorship, the Black Knights were given Knightmare Frames, giving them even more power.

9 The Armed Forces Of Eldia/The Military (Attack On Titan)

The Military in Attack on Titan does try its best to keep the population safe and everything in order within the walls. The Survey Corps is arguably the most notable one since they’re the ones fighting the Titans and trying to reclaim the land that has been lost. However, because of the high amount of lives lost during these missions, many in the military and even the public look down on them since the missions usually ended in failure.

Sadly those in the military working within the walls are mostly corrupt and have done very little to improve anything. From lack of technological advancement to social issues, the Survey Corps is arguably the only group trying to make a difference.

8 The Hunter Association (Hunter x Hunter)

The best thing about the Hunter Association is that there’s just about a category for everyone. From the typical bounty hunter/Blacklist Hunter to finding rare cards as a Card Hunter to maintaining beauty as a Cute Hunter, anyone who can pass the Hunter Exam can be a Hunter in whatever they’re skilled at. Those who are to find and pass the Exam will have a tough time because passing the various tests requires a pretty large skill set or knowing how to use a respective skill to their advantage.

It’s a very large and versatile world to be a part of, and only the strongest, smartest, or cleverest people can join its ranks. There are plenty of interesting characters who are Hunters and even if they’re a Gourmet Hunter or Ruins Hunter, they have pretty deadly skill sets.

7 Pro Hero System (My Hero Academia)

Since so many people have Quirks, it was only natural that some want to use them for good and become Heroes, or use them for bad reasons and become villains. The Pro Hero System is in charge of managing the heroes and overseeing their hero work. All Might was arguably the best hero around along with being a symbol of hope, and it was bittersweet seeing him use the last of his power to defeat All for One. The torch was passed onto Endeavor, the number two, and father Shoto Todoroki.

However, Endeavor isn’t exactly the most liked hero because of his gruff manner and he’s seen more as a symbol of how the heroes are declining. The System is still going strong, but with the Paranormal Liberation Front ready to take them on, a lot of heroes might not make it out alive or not be heavily scarred from the upcoming battle.

6 State Military (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

There are mixed feelings about the State Military, but there is no doubt that it’s one of the strongest groups in the series. The State Alchemists are usually doing other missions that common soldiers can’t do. Edward is a State Alchemist, but he tends to do his own thing. He will do missions when Roy tells him to, but he’s usually reluctant to do so.

Deep within its ranks, the State Military is largely divided and a power struggle among the people in it. Everyone has their own individual goals and the most common thing they have is just trying to do what’s best for them.

5 The Gotei 13 (Bleach)

The Gotei 13 are the main military branch in the Shinigami world. Their mission is to protect the Soul Society, guard souls going through the cycle of transmigration, and purify Hollows terrorizing the Living World. The 13 divisions each have their own specialty and they don’t work together as a cohesive group. The Captain for each division runs their operation however they want and will do things as they see fit.

Getting all of them together for a meeting might take some time since they’re usually very busy doing their own thing. It’s normal for the division to not interact with each other for a very long time, but all of them work in harmony in the Soul Society.

4 The Akatsuki (Naruto Shippuden)

When this group came into the series, they made a long-lasting impression. Their members would mostly work in duos like Itachi and Kisame, or Deidara and Tobi. The goal was to get the Jinchuruki, the hosts for the Tailed Beasts, so they could extract the Beasts from them and get their power. The group was pretty successful, having gotten seven of the nine beasts. The only ones who made it out alive were Killer Bee, the Jinchuruki of the Eight Tails, and Naruto, the Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails.

Though they’re villains, they all shared the common desire to make the shinobi world a better place. However, their way of going about it was pretty dark and they wanted to make it better by ruling with power and fear.

3 Fairy Tail Guild (Fairy Tail)

This guild is made up of ragtag and sometimes eccentric characters. Even at the beginning of the series, the Fairy Tail Guild was a pretty popular guild and Lucy dreamed of joining their ranks one day. The guild has plenty of characters and each of them specializes in their own field of magic. It has plenty of teams within it like the Strauss siblings who specialize in Take-Over magic, the Connell couple and their Guns magic, and Shadow Gear in which Jet and Droy usually help out Levy with whatever she needs. The most famous group in the guild is without a doubt Team Natsu consisting of Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Gray, Wendy, Carla, and Happy.

Though Natsu and Gray are known to butt heads, Erza keeps them in line since they fear her wrath. Other members of Fairy Tail like Gajeel and Juvia tag along with them quite a bit and are considered some of the strongest members. Regardless of who’s sent to do a job, the Fairy Tail Guild has remained strong for a long time and is arguably the strongest guild in the series.

2 Demon Slayer Corps (Demon Slayer)

While Demon Slayer hasn’t been out for long, the Demon Slayer Corps has become iconic in a short time. The series mostly follows Tanjiro and his group as they try to put a stop to Muzan Kibutsuji. Though Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke are still relatively new to being Demon Slayers, they are usually teamed up with one of the upper ranks of the Corps, the Hashira. It was actually thanks to Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, that Tanjiro even learned about the Demon Slayer Corps and sent him to their mentor Sakonji Urokodaki.

Since the beginning, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke have become some of the strongest of the new generation and have survived going up against Upper and Lower Rank Kizuki. So far, only Tengen Uzui, the Sound Hashira, and Kyojuro Rengoku, the former Flame Hashira, are the only two Hashira that have had major roles in the series. Fans can only wait until the others have more screen time and know that they’ll be just as amazing.

1 Jujutsu Sorcerers (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Like Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen hasn’t been out for long, but it’s made quite an impact on the anime world. The Sorcerers in this world work together to put a stop to Curses and keep the world safe. The Big Three Sorcerer Families are the most prominent figures in the jujutsu world and have a lot of influence and power. There are even schools for Sorcerers so they can learn more about the jujutsu world and how to use their powers.

A lot of these Sorcerers are extremely powerful and some have become pretty iconic for the relatively short time they’ve been around. Despite not being a traditional teacher, Gojo is known to be a pretty great teacher and has some pretty strong students under his wing.

Fuente: successacademy.edu.vn
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