15 Celibate Anime Heroes

Saiki Kusuo wants everyone to leave him alone. His huge powers mean too many people pay attention. He dodges traps set by Chiyo, who crushes on him. Saiki ignores Kokomi's attempts to get him to value her looks.

Meeting someone he relates to might change his mind. Right now, his huge power stops him from finding people on his level. He just prefers solitude.

Aizawa teaches full-time and works as a superhero. He likely lacks time for a sex life. His students do not see any interest he might have, as he acts professional with them.

Aizawa ignores Ms. Joke's open affection. He refuses to dress nicely for adults. He shows no obvious interest in anyone, male or female. This suggests physical intimacy is not his current focus.

Eiichiro Oda once said everyone inOne PieceCharacters in One Piece love adventure. Luffy explains this. Luffy is a prime example. Hancock's Love-Love Fruit turns victims to stone using their desires.

Luffy does not care about physical intimacy. His pirate life and outgoing nature mean he likely finds partners easily. However, it is not something he seeks out.

Whether L wants physical intimacy is debatable. His lifestyle suggests he is functionally celibate. L worked around the clock as a detective starting at age eight. Spending your whole adolescence on a lonely, risky job likely stops any desire. L shows attraction to Misa sometimes. This attraction probably tricks Light for a reaction.

The creators behindDeath NoteThe creators of Death Note once thought L should be a father. Mello and Near were supposed to be his children.The creators of Death Note nixed the idea of L having children. They felt L having kids was not very believable.Subaru Mikazuki writes mysteries. He avoids other people unless necessary. He has social anxiety, perhaps, but he actively enjoys being alone and hates interacting with others. Right now, his main social issue is dealing with a stray cat he adopted. He has not reached the point of letting another human get that close.

Subaru Mikazuki writes mysteries. He avoids other people unless needed. He has social anxiety, perhaps, but he actively likes being alone and hates interacting with others. His main social issue now involves dealing with and understanding a stray cat he adopted. He has not reached a point where he would let another human get close.

He makes real progress toward talking to others. However, this progress does not guarantee he will be willing or able to do so now.

Ginko lives a life without intimacy. He keeps a cool distance with everyone he speaks to. Most of his time focuses on solving problems caused by mushi, tiny organisms that create supernatural issues.

Ginko avoids intimacy because his body attracts mushi. This means he cannot stay in one spot long. Even a short encounter risks injuring or inconveniencing the other person. Ginko seems okay with this life.

As a top engineer commanding the military's mecha, finding partners is easy. He is also attractive, even for CLAMP-style characters. Lloyd is engaged, but he shows little interest in courting her. He focuses more on his work.

Lloyd might not care about his fiancée because she is still in high school while he works as an adult. Lloyd shows no interest in anyone else. Viewers know he only cares about keeping his mecha running and staying mysterious.

Many teens think about sex or romance, even if they are not ready for it. Aoyama-kun is not one of them.This is Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun.Aoyama-kun fears dirt, germs, and contamination intensely. Holding hands is impossible for him. This kid scrubs soccer balls for his team for hours. He wears a mask and thick rubber gloves whenever possible. He refuses to eat food cooked by anyone but himself.

Aoyama-kun can tolerate being accidentally touched by one girl. He needs professional help before he accepts physical intimacy. He might never want to go that far.

Genjo Sanzo is a Buddhist monk who took a vow of celibacy. He breaks other vows often. This stops him from having sex. Sanzo hates being touched, partly due to past sexual harassment and assault, according to the manga.

His job gives him a good reason to avoid activities he prefers to skip.

Goku had sex at least twice; without it, Gohan and Goten would not exist. Goku is not a virgin, but he shows little interest in physical intimacy. In Dragon Ball Super, Goku states he has no idea about kissing, never done it, and finds it gross. He did not attend his children's birth; he was not alive when Goten was born, which makes sense, but he chose to miss Gohan's birth. Goku agreed to marry Chi Chi not because he wanted her, but because he thought marriage tasted good.

This is not because Goku avoids sex. Goku is an alien who does not understand human acts. A counterargument is that Goku grew up on Earth with human expectations. Vegeta, who grew up on another planet, seems to grasp the idea. This seems to be just a Goku trait.

Kino travels the world, so she could have partners everywhere. Kino shows no interest in sex. Perhaps she is only fifteen and the desire has not started. Years after the story ends, Kino might have partners in every country she visits.

Kino focuses on her travels. She avoids anything that causes strong feelings. Therefore, an active sex life will not enter her focus soon—even in adulthood.

Mitsuhide assists Zen Wistaria, the second prince of the Clarines Kingdom. Mitsuhide focuses so much on his job he never considered a relationship. When his aide, Kiki, suggested they marry, he rejected her. He stated a relationship would distract him from serving Zen.

His level of physical intimacy is not discussed. However, it is likely Mitsuhide finds such things distracting.

Gintoki is not on this list because he is celibate. He might have had sex at some point in his life. Gintoki also shows little interest in physical pleasure. He jokes about women's bodies, but he avoids actual opportunities to get involved.

Gintoki does not pursue anyone. He ignores Sacchan's flirting and Tae's affection. Even when he meets the weather lady, whom he jokes about wanting to marry, Gintoki only talks about her weather reports.

Gintoki could have sex if he wanted to. His reason for abstaining is unclear. It might be an innate lack of interest or a result of war trauma, but he simply does not want it.

Jack Atlas appears during the first half.Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds shows Jack Atlas.Jack Atlas is probably not celibate. He has a girlfriend whose life he saves using his love for her power. They fantasize about becoming the King and Queen of Hell. They stare into each other's eyes and do other things couples made of strange people do. The show never shows them having intercourse, but there is no reason to think they do not.

When the series changed writers, Jack's relationship with Carly got rewritten. Carly now has an unrequited crush on Jack. She must compete with a teenage waitress and a woman who once tried to win Jack's affection—which he does not want. The new Jack focuses too much on dueling to care about love. Carly deserves pity.

Most members of Amars house lead a celibate life. Mayaya gets the spotlight because she is the loudest. Mayaya is obsessed with the Record of the Three Kingdoms, a period in Chinese history. She talks about it for hours. Most of her friends share similar obsessions, like trains.

It is unclear if Mayaya wants intercourse. She might be suppressing desires due to social anxiety and her own awkwardness. Alternatively, she might genuinely want a celibate life. We know she is not pursuing anything now.