7 Greatest Anime Knights That Make The Fantasy Genre Worth Checking Out

Published Jul 30, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT Emedo Ashibeze is a tenured journalist and critic specializing in the entertainment industry. Before joining ScreenRant in 2025. he wrote for several major publications, including GameRant. Knights are a majestic group of individuals who steal the show whenever they appear on screen, and that remains true even in anime. Generally, they are identified by suits of armor and known for wielding special swords and shields. Though the definition of a knight usually implies allegiance to a lord, some serve no master. Others earn this designation largely thanks to their graceful demeanor and honorable approach to battle. In fantasy settings, they are frequently aided by supernatural abilities that make their strengths even more pronounced. They each have varying motivations, but can be trusted to act with utmost dignity when carrying out their affairs. 7 Arthur Boyle Arthur Boyle is a Third Generation Fire Soldier and a key supporting character in Fire Force. He serves as one of the main offensive threats in the Special Fire Force Company 8. He wields a blade of pure plasma, which is manifested from a special hilt using his unique pyrokinetic powers. He is a self-proclaimed knight king who delusionally assigns fantastical meanings to everyday things and occurrences. He has an extremely arrogant personality and retains utmost confidence in anything he does. Despite this, he can be quite slow on the uptake and is constantly mocked by his peers for his clumsiness. In battle, however, he is a formidable force to be reckoned with. His strength is interestingly linked to how deeply his knight immersion goes, as he gets stronger with more belief and weaker with less. Fittingly, his plasma sword is named Excalibur, inspired by the mythical blade of the legendary king of Britain, King Arthur. 6 Skull Knight Skull Knight is the mysterious undead warrior who frequently comes to Guts’ aid in Berserk. He is a powerful being who strongly opposes the God Hand, a group said to be enemies of humanity and the major antagonistic force in the series. Though his origins are unknown, many suspect he is the great King Gaiseric from a thousand years ago. He appears at critical moments to shift the flow of causality and is a persistent thorn in the side of the God Hand. He was single-handedly responsible for saving Guts and Casca from the nightmarish Eclipse, and they have continued to cross paths whenever Guts is in need of help or wisdom. True to his name, he appears as an imposing skeletal figure with glowing lights in his eye sockets. He possesses a sword named the Sword of Behelits, formed through a coating of Behelits and able to slice through the fabric of dimensional boundaries. He also rides a massive skeletal steed capable of galloping through air and traversing dimensional rifts. 5 Asta Asta is the loud-mouthed anti-magic ace of the Black Bulls Magic Knight squad. He was born completely devoid of mana in a world where magic is everything, but he retained his aspirations to one day become the Wizard King. He worked extremely hard to this end and was rewarded with an anti-magic grimoire after the Grimoire Acceptance Ceremony. It was a perfect fit for him, a boy with no magic, as it granted him multiple anti-magic swords, each equipped with their own unique magic-negating capabilities. He was subsequently accepted into the Black Bulls after the Magic Knights Entrance exam, and quickly found his place among its rowdy members. Due to his relentless physical training, he boasts incredible strength, which, alongside his swords, helps him keep up against powerful opponents. Later on in the series, he gradually becomes able to fuse with the demon residing within his grimoire, sporting a suit of anti-magic armor that greatly boosts his powers. 4 Erza Scarlet Erza Scarlet is a valiant female knight hailing from Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail. She belongs to the titular Fairy Tail Guild and is also an S-Class mage representing some of its best fighters. She is a stoic woman whose presence keeps the unruly guild members in line through sheer intimidation. She cares deeply for her comrades and will do anything to protect them. She specializes in spatial magic, and her signature ability is called Requip: The Knight. It allows her to instantaneously swap her armor, weapons, and outfits regardless of where she finds herself. She commands over 100 distinct armor sets, and each is tailored to specific situations. This ability also highlights her complete lack of embarrassment regarding clothing. Many of her outfits feature suggestive designs that your average person would feel uncomfortable wearing in public. She, however, never fails to wear them with pride, and gives her all in any outfit regardless of how others view her. 3 Suzaku Kururugi Suzaku Kururugi is the complex deuteragonist of the iconic Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion anime. He started the series as an upstanding citizen who was thoroughly idealistic and believed the means must justify the end. He opposes Zero’s methods and strives to change the empire through internal legal reform. He is driven by an intense, hidden guilt over killing his father to prevent a war as a child, and is constantly seeking atonement for his actions. He rises up the ranks throughout the show, going from a regular Eleven to a Knight of Honor and then to the Knight of Seven. The series notably features giant combat mechs known as Knightmare Frames, and he expertly pilots a sleek white and gold version called Lancelot. His most significant development came while serving as the Knight of Honor for Princess Euphemia, who personally selected him because they shared the same peaceful personal ideals. They fell deeply in love, but after Lelouch’s Geass malfunctioned, she was forced to commit atrocities and died with a sullied reputation. This drove Suzaku over the edge, shattering his compassion alongside his idealistic worldview. He ruthlessly antagonized Lelouch for the rest of the series, and ultimately executed him in the Zero Requiem after reaching a painful understanding. 2 Saber Custom Image by Bruno Yonezawa Saber, also known as Artoria Pendragon, is a female reimagining of King Arthur hailing from the iconic Fate series. While she is technically a king, not many capture the essence of knighthood quite as well as she does. She possesses a strong chivalric spirit in both manner and speech, and wields the legendary Excalibur to boot. In the anime, legendary figures such as Artoria are summoned as heroic spirits to fight in the deadly Holy Grail War. Their reward is a wish-granting artifact that is said to be capable of fulfilling any desire no matter how great. Saber’s honorable goal is to rewrite history, as she believes another ruler could have saved Britain from ruin. In order to achieve her lofty ambitions, she fights as a Servant, armed with special abilities and equipment that put her above most others. She conceals the true nature of her blade with Invisible Air, adding a degree of unpredictability to her attacks. Though small, her frightening physical abilities allow her to stand up to opponents twice her size. She also initially possessed the scabbard Avalon, a divine relic that grants her rapid regeneration and also serves as an absolute defense. Finally, her sword, nicknamed the Sword of Promised Victory, can unleash a golden beam of energy which unfailingly decimates everything in its path whenever it is activated at full power. 1 Griffith Griffith is another character on this list from Berserk, though much more central, as he served as the leader of the Band of the Hawk. He was a nigh-perfect individual, with relentless ambition and a goal of one day ruling his own kingdom. He was also an expert swordsman and genius who reached great heights despite starting as a commoner. He led the group through legendary victories, turning the Band of the Hawk into a household name. Unfortunately, his ambition proved to be his own undoing, and he was jailed and tortured for a full year. He was subsequently recruited by the God Hand as Femto after sacrificing those loyal to him in a bloody demonic ritual called the Eclipse. Release Date 1997 - 1998-00-00 Network Nippon TV Directors Naohito Takahashi, Mihiro Yamaguchi, Koji Yoshikawa, Yukio Okazaki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masakazu Amiya Writers Shinzo Fujita, Shikichi Ohashi, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Shouji Yonemura Franchise(s) Berserk Cast Nobutoshi Canna Guts (voice) Toshiyuki Morikawa Griffith (voice) Berserk is an anime television series set in a medieval world, where a wandering mercenary named Guts is recruited into the ruthless Band of the Hawk. Led by charismatic leader Griffith, the group swiftly ascends to prominence amid warfare, yet looming darkness threatens to taint their triumphs. Main Genre Anime Number of Episodes 25 Studio OLM Based On Manga