The 24 Greatest Anime Snipers Of All Time

Riza Hawkeye is known for her overall marksmenship rather than exclusively for sniping, but considering how awesome she is in general, she had to make the list.

Sinon's sniping skills might be restricted to the world of Gun Gale Online, but that doesn't make them any less real. She started playing Gun Gale Online to deal with real-world trauma and has become one of the games' top players.

Usopp is a member of the Straw Hat pirates. He's also their resident sniper. Rather than a gun, he tends to use a long-range sling shot.

Yoko Littner serves as both an advisor and sniper for Team Dai-Gurren. She has plenty of impressive conquests, including taking out two Gunmen on her own and suffering no injuries in the process.

Mine is a member of an assassin group called Night Raid. She might be calling herself a 'genius sniper' but she isn't too far off in her self-assessment.

Tanya von Degurechaff was once an ordinary salaryman, but when he's reborn in a magical world as a little girl, he joins the military and becomes highly skilled in a wide range of weapons, including the PTRD-41, a WWII-era sniper rifle.

Despite her typical appearance as a clumsy maid, Mey-Rin is a successful sniper. Her skills are actually improved by her bad eyesight - she's far-sighted, not near-sighted, which means that what's up close is blurry but what's far away is crystal clear.

This isn't the first time we've seen some sort of firearm quirk within the MHA world, but Lady Nagant has multiple abilities. Her Rifle quirk allows her to extend a rifle from her elbow and she can use clumps of her hair to create bullets. She was also given a second quirk called Air Walk from All for One. Her impressive shooting skills along with her levitation makes her a major powerhouse.

As Section 9's tactical sniper, Saito is a key member of the team. His prosthetic eye allows him to link up with satellites, dramatically increasing his accuracy.

Kohta is a gun enthusiast in Highschool of the Dead, and although he got picked on during high school. His passion for firearms comes in handy during the zombie apocalypse.

Bisca and Alzack are a husband-and-wife duo who are members of the Fairy Tail guild. Both of them are known for their sniping skills, especially for combining their weapon usage with magic.

Employed by an anti-terrorist military group Mithril, Kurz Weber works as a mercenary. He's an outgoing and cheerful person, but his skills are no joke.

Reki is so quiet and emotionless that some people call her a robot. But what Reki lacks in social skills, she makes up for in sniping skills, which she applies toward crime prevention with an organization called Butei.

Lockon is a talented marksman who scored 90% accuracy in battle stimulation tests. He applies his skills to his work as a Gundam Meister.

Caine the Longshot is a deadly sniper in Trigun who can take opponents out from miles away thanks to his gun's ridiculously long barrel. An anime-only character, he is a member of the Gang-Ho-Guns and has the abilitiy to cloak his body.

Shuichi Akai is a member of the FBI. His sniping skills are so impressive that the once shot a piece of gum out of someone's hand from 700 feet away. He uses a SPAS-12 shotgun.

Duke Togo, also known as Golgo 13, is a hired assassin who is known for being one of the best shots around. He uses a customized M16 assault rifle to do the deed.

Chaika Trabant might be a sorceress, but that doesn't mean she has no use for automatic weapons. She carries her Gundo Sniper Rifle inside of a giant coffin.

Suou Pavlichenko is a Contractor and a member of Hei's team. Her sniping skills are the real deal - a fact that's underscored by her name. Suou was named afer Lyudmila Pavlichenko a Soviet Sniper who was considered one of the greatest female snipers ever.

Ogata may not have the combat skills of someone like Sugimoto the Immortal, but make no mistake, he's a deadly foe. As the 7th Division army's most talented sniper, Ogata is able to shoot down any target given the right conditions and environment. In one notable scene, he had an intense duel with an equally skilled Russian sniper named Vasily. It was a battle that required incredible mental fortitude, patience, and psychological tactics as none of them were willing to shoot first and give away their hiding positions. In the end, Ogata proved to be the better sniper as he tricked Vasily into shooting a fake target.

Tina Sprout is only ten years old, but she's already proficient with her .50 Caliber Browning Heavy Machine Gun. She can even see in the dark, which makes it easier for her to work at night.

K.K. doesn't just shoot people - she uses her guns to convert her blood into electricity, which she uses in combat. Is that awesome or is that awesome?

Tooru Yukimura is a member of Team Toy☆GunGun, which means that his sniping skills aren't meant to end lives, but to have fun. When he's not pursuing his survival game hobby, he's writing erotic manga for a living.

World Trigger is full of talented snipers, with Isami Tōma ranked as Number 1 based on his in-universe scores. He begins the series as an antagonist but eventually comes around to the good guy's side.