History AGodAmI / AnimeAndManga

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''

* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'': Byakuran can also be placed here, going as far as to [[spoiler: kidnap Uni for her soul so he can activate the tre-ni-sette to create a new world under his rule.]]

* In Anime/ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS, It turns out Chirico is an [[spoiler:Overman]] and that he was destined to [[spoiler:become the new God of the Astragius Galaxy. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH7-_gwwDew He acted like this when he got the offer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSONA-fwT4c but it was]] [[FakeDefector all an act]] [[AGodIAmNot to kill Wiseman.]]]]

* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', [[LightIsNotGood Light Yagami]] believes himself a god who brings his own form of justice to the world by killing criminals with a supernatural notebook (all thoughts that concern this usually being accompanied by GlowingEyesOfDoom in the anime). He proclaims his godhood ''in the first episode'' and is generally consistent in this. It's like an ActionPrologue. Eventually, people also start worshipping him as one too, especially [[spoiler:Teru Mikami, who always calls him "God." Near]] eventually [[ShutUpHannibal calls him out]] on this:

* ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}'': this trope is a major theme, most prominently pronounced in the character of Tetsuo Shima, whose growing psychic power as a result of the experimentation done to him by the government combines with a previous inferiority complex into a severe case of megalomania.

* ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}'': this trope is a major theme.

* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': After Twenty-Fifth Bam/Jue Viole Grace learns his group won't help the Name Hunt Station to sort its problems out after liberating them because "they're not gods" he [[AllLovingHero wishes he was]] just for a moment (this was after an arc that featured him [[spoiler: absorbing billions of angry souls without any problem, or as his bad side put it ''he thoughtlessly '''ate''' billions of souls'' because he's capable of PowerCopying or {{Cannibalism Superpower}}s]]). Then the leader of a criminal organization shows up by introducing himself as "The God of FUG", blows up a train, and attacks Bam's friend who happens to be one of their strongest fighters. FUG used Bam as their "Slayer Candidate" for a while (that's where he got the name Jue Viole Grace) and several within the group considered him to be their god of change ([[AGodIAmNot he declined]], though he's determined to change the ruthless nature of the Tower).

* Yasako begins seeing herself as the goddess of the civilization growing on her face in one episode of ''Anime/DennouCoil''. It was...an odd episode.

** [[KnightTemplar Yhwach]]. [[spoiler:It's right there in his name: When he was just born, the people considered him a holy child due to the miracles he could perform. The first thing he ever heard was of them chanting "YHWH" (Yahweh), one of the ancient Hebrew names for God. He took that name for himself, and tweaked it just a tad to promote his own identity, thus resulting in Yhwach. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', [[KnightTemplar Light Yagami]] believes himself a god who brings his own form of justice to the world by killing criminals with a supernatural notebook (all thoughts that concern this usually being accompanied by GlowingEyesOfDoom in the anime). He proclaims his godhood ''in the first episode'' and is generally consistent in this. It's like an ActionPrologue. Eventually, people also start worshipping him as one too, especially [[spoiler:Teru Mikami, who always calls him "God." Near]] eventually [[ShutUpHannibal calls him out]] on this:

** Second Espada Barragan proclaims himself the "God of Hueco Mundo", having been its original unopposed ruler as a Vasto Lorde before Aizen came knocking thanks to his [[WalkingWasteland power]] making him effectively unstoppable. Heck, even Aizen only defeated him thanks to his illusions before he could unleash that power. [[spoiler:Eventually, he gets disintegrated [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own power being turned against him]]. His opponent notes that perhaps this ''is'' the only way to kill a god.]]

** [[GodEmperor Yhwach]]. [[spoiler:It's right there in his name: When he was just born, the people considered him a holy child due to the miracles he could perform. The first thing he ever heard was of them chanting "YHWH" (Yahweh), one of the ancient Hebrew names for God. He took that name for himself, and tweaked it just a tad to promote his own identity, thus resulting in Yhwach. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

** [[spoiler:Second Espada]] Barragan proclaims himself the "God of Hueco Mundo". [[spoiler:Eventually, he gets disintegrated [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own attack]]. His opponent notes that perhaps this ''is'' the only way to kill a god.]]

** [[ManipulativeBastard Sosuke Aizen]] has an extreme god complex, claiming that he alone can "stand in Heaven" and become something even a god could only wish to be, with his ultimate plan being to overthrow the Soul King and take its place in the Royal Realm. He even built a sky with artificial spying abilities and used the Hougyoku to try and break the boundary between the shinigami and the divine [[spoiler:before Ichigo stopped him]]. It's such an integral part of his character that the mini-arc where he was finally defeated was called ''[[KillTheGod Deicide]]'', which literally means "to kill a god." [[spoiler:It also alludes to Gin's Bankai, ''Kamishini no Yari'' ("God-Killing Spear"), which he used in his attempt to kill Aizen.]]

** [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Yhwach]]. [[spoiler:It's right there in his name: When he was just born, the people considered him a holy child due to the miracles he could perform. The first thing he ever heard was of them chanting "YHWH" (Yahweh), one of the ancient Hebrew names for God. He took that name for himself, and tweaked it just a tad to promote his own identity, thus resulting in Yhwach. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

** [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Yhwach]], [[spoiler:It's right there in his name: When he was just born, the people considered him a holy child due to the miracles he could perform. The first thing he ever heard was of them chanting "YHWH" (Yahweh), one of the ancient Hebrew names for God. He took that name for himself, and tweaked it just a tad to promote his own identity, thus resulting in Yhwach. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

** [[BrokenAce Sosuke Aizen]] has an extreme god complex, claiming that he alone can "stand in Heaven" and become something even a god could only wish to be, with his ultimate plan being to overthrow the Soul King and take its place in the Royal Realm. He even built a sky with artificial spying abilities and used the Hougyoku to try and break the boundary between the shinigami and the divine [[spoiler:before Ichigo stopped him]]. It's such an integral part of his character that the mini-arc where he was finally defeated was called ''[[KillTheGod Deicide]]'', which literally means "to kill a god." [[spoiler:It also alludes to Gin's Bankai, ''Kamishini no Yari'' ("God-Killing Spear"), which he used in his attempt to kill Aizen.]]

** [[GodEmperor Yhwach]], [[spoiler:who claimed for himself the name of YHWH. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

** [[TheHeavy Sosuke Aizen]] has an extreme god complex, claiming that he alone can "stand in Heaven" and become something even a god could only wish to be, with his ultimate plan being to overthrow the Soul King and take its place in the Royal Realm. He even built a sky with artificial spying abilities and used the Hougyoku to try and break the boundary between the shinigami and the divine [[spoiler:before Ichigo stopped him]]. It's such an integral part of his character that the mini-arc where he was finally defeated was called ''[[KillTheGod Deicide]]'', which literally means "to kill a god." [[spoiler:It also alludes to Gin's Bankai, ''Kamishini no Yari'' ("God-Killing Spear"), which he used in his attempt to kill Aizen.]]

** [[TheHeavy Sosuke Aizen]] has an extreme god complex, claiming that he alone can "stand in Heaven" and become something even a god could only wish to be, with his ultimate plan being to overthrow the Spirit King and take its place in the Royal Realm. He even built a sky with artificial spying abilities and used the Hougyoku to try and break the boundary between the shinigami and the divine [[spoiler:before Ichigo stopped him]]. It's such an integral part of his character that the mini-arc where he was finally defeated was called ''[[KillTheGod Deicide]]'', which literally means "to kill a god." [[spoiler:It also alludes to Gin's Bankai, ''Kamishini no Yari'' ("God-Killing Spear"), which he used in his attempt to kill Aizen.]]

** [[KnightOfCerebus Yhwach]], [[spoiler:who claimed for himself the name of YHWH. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', Light Yagami believes himself a god who brings his own form of justice to the world by killing criminals with a supernatural notebook (all thoughts that concern this usually being accompanied by GlowingEyesOfDoom in the anime). He proclaims his godhood ''in the first episode'' and is generally consistent in this. It's like an ActionPrologue. Eventually, people also start worshipping him as one too, especially [[spoiler:Teru Mikami, who always calls him "God." Near]] eventually [[ShutUpHannibal calls him out]] on this:

** [[GodEmperor Yhwach]], [[spoiler:who claimed for himself the name of YHWH. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

* ''Manga/AyashiNoCeres'': [[spoiler:Shiso.]] Sort of.

* Cars, the villain of the second part of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', becomes "[[UltimateLifeForm the perfect lifeform]]" just before the final battle. When you have absolutely no weaknesses and can feed on any living thing by touch, claiming godhood is not that much of a stretch.

* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': After 29th Bam/Jyu Viole Grace learns his group won't help the Name Hunt Station to sort its problems out after liberating them because "they're not gods" he [[AllLovingHero wishes he was]] just for a moment (this was after an arc that featured him [[spoiler: absorbing billions of angry souls without any problem, or as his bad side put it ''he thoughtlessly '''ate''' billions of souls'' because he's capable of PowerCopying or {{Cannibalism Superpower}}s]]). Then the leader of a criminal organization shows up by introducing himself as "The God of FUG", blows up a train, and attacks Bam's friend who happens to be one of their strongest fighters. FUG used Bam as their "Slayer Candidate" for a while (that's where he got the name Jyu Viole Grace) and several within the group considered him to be their god of change ([[AGodIAmNot he declined]], though he's determined to change the ruthless nature of the Tower).

** Aizen has an extreme god complex, claiming that he alone can "stand in Heaven" and become something even a god could only wish to be, with his ultimate plan being to overthrow the Spirit King and take its place in the Royal Realm. He even built a sky with artificial spying abilities and used the Hougyoku to try and break the boundary between the shinigami and the divine [[spoiler:before Ichigo stopped him]]. It's such an integral part of his character that the mini-arc where he was finally defeated was called ''[[KillTheGod Deicide]]'', which literally means "to kill a god." [[spoiler:It also alludes to Gin's Bankai, ''Kamishini no Yari'' ("God-Killing Spear"), which he used in his attempt to kill Aizen.]]

** Yhwach, [[spoiler:who claimed for himself the name of YHWH. He even calls his power "The Almighty".]]

* Father, the main villain of the manga version of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', believes that humans are mere insects that are to be used as [[MagnificentBastard pawns in his plan]]. [[spoiler:He's not human himself, being the original homunculus that all other homunculi comes from.]] His contempt shows when Ed goes to Xerxes, and discovers a transmutation circle that shows the name of {{God}} upside down.

** There's also Dio Brando, who often acts as if he has [[{{Pun}} the world]] in his hands. He's the series's SatanicArchetype, with a legion of devoted (read:{{brainwashed| and crazy}}) followers, whose ultimate plan [[spoiler:to reset the universe]] is carried out by a priest, and his name ''literally'' [[BilingualBonus means]] "God".

* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where guns have ceased to exist. Martial arts masters who do not walk the path of righteousness will fall victim to this mental illness and proceed to build an empire of blood, tears and tyranny before being taken down by Kenshiro.

* ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL'' introduced Palparepa, a villain who believed that the "law of the material world" was that the victor was God and the loser was the Devil. He always saw himself as the god and [=GaoGaiGar=] as the demon, and the color schemes ([=GaoGaiGar=] was always black, Palparepa is a medical white) didn't help, giving him a distinct AGodAmI variety of confidence in battle as well. After he's finally defeated, he goes out muttering "so this ''is'' the law of the material world...", seemingly acknowledging Guy as a god, albeit one of destruction (and subsequently, as the OVA strives to remind us, rebirth).

** We also have Godslayers, whose Magic is an alternative form of Slayer magic. Of the three introduced, [[AxeCrazy Zan]][[PlayingWithFire crow]] considers himself a god in much the very same way [[TheHero Natsu]] sees himself as a Dragon. [[ShockAndAwe Orga]] is just extremely arrogant, and [[BlowYouAway Sherria]] is the [[AGodIAmNot utter opposite]].

** Zamasu from ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' is an interesting variation, in that he technically ''is'' a god, but only one of a great many in the setting. However, his differing ideals of the purpose of the gods leads him to [[spoiler: not only attempt genocide of all mortal beings, but to commit mass deity genocide (or "deicide") in order to make himself the ''only'' god]].

* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', in its [[PostScriptSeason OVA]], introduced Palparepa, a villain who believed that the "law of the material world" was that the victor was God and the loser was the Devil. He always saw himself as the god and [=GaoGaiGar=] as the demon, and the color schemes ([=GaoGaiGar=] was always black, Palparepa is a medical white) didn't help, giving him a distinct A God Am I variety of confidence in battle as well. After he's finally defeated, he goes out muttering "so this ''is'' the law of the material world...", seemingly acknowledging Guy as a god, albeit one of destruction (and subsequently, as the OVA strives to remind us, rebirth).

** The World Nobles. Simply by virtue of the fact that their ancestors founded the [[TheGovernment World Government]] (an organization of over 170 countries), they consider themselves divine by nature. The descendants of those who "created this world", they use their heritage as the sole justification for their reprehensible actions, including but not limited to slavery (which was abolished ''two hundred years ago''), and blatantly disregard the law regularly. Worse yet, the World Government condones these actions, to the point that the Marines ignore the existence of numerous human shops that cater to them and other, lesser nobles, and are frequently sent out to retrieve escaped slaves. However, the most distressing thing of all is that defying the World Nobles is considered a crime of the worst sort -- they can even send an ''[[PersonOfMassDestruction admiral]]'' to deal with the offender for even the smallest of offenses.
*** A recent chapter showed that even suggesting they're human like everyone else is considered blasphemy.

** It turns out that Claire Stanfield's god complex is hereditary, as his great-grandaughter Claudia has much the same worldview.

** ''Dragon Ball Z'': In the first Broly movie of the series, Broly is able to single-handedly beat down everyone. This includes (All of which are SSJ) Goku, Gohan, Trunks, and Vegeta. After Vegeta gets beat a second time, Piccolo appears to (at least try to) save the day. He looks at the damage, and then at Broly.

** Frieza shows vibes of this during his eventual VillainousBreakdown, completely unwilling to accept that he lost to a "[[FantasticRacism monkey]]" such as Son Goku.
** Zamasu from ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' is an interesting variation, in that he technically ''is'' a god, but only one of a great many in the setting. However, his differing ideals of the purpose of the gods leads him to [[spoiler: not only attempt genocide of all mortal beings, but to commit mass deicide in order to make himself the ''only'' god]].

* The exact opposite also occurs: ''Manga/DragonBall'' features our green Namekian friend Kami. As you all know by now, that's Japanese for "god". Though he may be called a god, he has higher-ups in heaven and is infinitely weaker than all bad guys in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.