From Jujutsu Kaisen, where cursed energy is used, to One Piece, where demon fruits give characters unique abilities, in the face of adversity, anime characters are seen to resort to a variety of techniques.

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Among the various techniques posed by anime characters is the art of seduction, using their exotic looks and beauty to entrap their victims. These beautiful yet dangerous individuals are not to be underestimated because characters unlucky enough to fall for their charm have experienced gut-wrenching consequences.

8 Lust

FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood

The artificially created human known as a Homonculus is one of the first antagonists in the FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood series. Lust serves as an object of other’s desires to carry out her duties to Father, her creator. The beautiful yet deadly character is aware of her effect on others and is willing to weaponize this against her targets, like Jean Havoc.

Lust is sadistic and particularly enjoys watching others suffer. Additionally, she is a master of trickery and setting people against each other to fight. The dark-haired vixen has no problem seducing targets to get the information she needs and shows no remorse when orchestrating chaos and destruction.

7 Boa Hancock

One Piece

The notorious captain of the Kuja pirates and the Empress of Amazon Lily, Boa Hancock, is one to be feared. The pirate empress acquires her powers from the Mero Mero no Mi fruit, allowing her to turn living and non-living things to stone. This makes her a formidable opponent for anyone going against her.

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Boa is referred to as the most beautiful woman in the One Piece series and justifies her cruelty with her enchanting beauty, knowing many people would fall for it. This fact helps her get away from any consequences of her actions.

6 Rize Kamishiro

Tokyo Ghoul

The flesh-eating ghoul is one of the antagonists in the Tokyo Ghoul series, famous for her voracious eating habits. Rize’s insatiable hunger for human meat led to her crazily hunting and killing humans, bringing attention to the other ghouls living in hiding.

Rize is aware of how attractive she appears to humans, which she uses to seduce and lure her victims, as seen with Ken Kaneki. She is arguably one of the strongest ghouls in the series, but without a goal except to appease her boredom and hunger.

5 Baise

Hunter x Hunter

The natural seductress in the Hunter x Hunter series possesses the ability to manipulate anyone she kisses. Her ability, Instant Lover, is activated when she kisses a man; it makes them infatuated with her and puts them under her control for 3 hours.

Her intended role in the series is to protect the Nostrade family as a bodyguard. Baise is seen to use her technique to extract information from her victims, who would also willingly do her bidding without exception.

4 Lenore

Castlevania

Lenore is one of the main antagonists in the third season of the Castlevania series. The vampire queen’s kind and honest demeanor quickly becomes calculating and manipulative to obtain what she needs from people. She believes she is a diplomat trying to make peace with the neighboring countries.

Her soft and gentle appearance could mislead anyone into underestimating her. Still, Lenore’s methods include getting her target to trust her while patiently waiting till they were convinced enough to do her bidding. As seen with Hector, she seduces and makes him trust her before weaponizing it and making him her slave.

3 Tomie Kawakami

Junji Ito

The main antagonist and a peculiar character created by the Junji Ito series, Tomie, is described as extremely beautiful and possesses the ability to clone herself using a drop of blood, a strand of hair, or mutilation. When her cells come in contact with other people, she can clone herself, thereby taking up their entire identity, making her character even more terrifying.

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Tomie’s mere presence makes people obsessed with her, making them feel this positively or negatively. The undead character weaponizes this by seducing men to do her bidding, and as seen in the anime, this makes her victims act irrationally, additionally killing people on her command.

2 Fujiko Mine

Lupin The Third

This femme fatale is one of the main characters in the Lupin The Third series. Fujiko is a smart and professional criminal who is often seen partnering with the Lupin gang for benefits and, in certain instances, betraying them for selfish reasons. The beautiful and stylish character will fool and manipulate anyone who has something she covets.

Fujiko is opportunistic and cunning and is well aware of her charms, which she uses to seduce men and women to obtain a prize or treasure or to get out of a situation.

1 Ai Magase

Babylon

She is the main antagonist in the Babylon series. During the development of the series, Magase was able to manipulate a significant number of people to commit suicide in a bid to get the government to implement the suicide law. Her distorted view of the world and morality brought a lot of chaos and fear.

Magase was skilled at shape-shifting into different beautiful women to seduce people to achieve her goals. Her irresistible charm and manipulation traumatized people, making them commit atrocious deeds toward themselves and others.

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