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All the most OP swordsmen I know of have already been listed, except Orochimaru, imo pinning down 4 tails Naruto with his sword was a pretty impressive feat, not as good as Bee but, what can you do?
I haven't seen every anime but here are a few no particular order
Future Trunks DBZ
Kanda Yuu D.Grayman
Ichigo Kurosaki Bleach
Kisame Naruto
Black Star Soul Eater
Date (3 eyed dragon) Sengoku Baasara
King Bradley FMA
Erza Scarlet FairyTail
Mihawk One Piece
Can't remember too many swordsmen right now so im just gonna go with...
(In no order)
Mihawk
Future Trunks
Guts
Zoro
Hiei
Lawd Feitan
Dante Sparda
Ryu Hayabusa (he isn't even an anime character but still, this man is too badass to not be listed)
Kurogane Gama
Sengoku Iori
This list mostly consists of the swordsmen i like, im not actually making a list of the strongest swordsmen. Not too many over the top strong ones pop into my mind right now.
OP said no omnipotent, but Tenchi Masaki isn't technically a true omnipotent. His alter ego is, but not him, and he does use a sword soo....
DBZ would probably be 2nd, 3rd and 4th with
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Gohan
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Trunks
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But I say probably because they fought with a sword for a short period of time, but aren't really known for being a "Swordman"
Then in no particular order
Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
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Mihawk (One Piece)
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Hiko Seijuro (Rurouni Kenshin)
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Guts (Berserk)
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Kenpachi (Bleach)
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Killer Bee
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And Erza (Fairy Tail)
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I just named one from each anime but there are lots of strong swordsman from the anime I mentioned. More then likely Yu Yu Hakusho, Bleach, and One Piece would have a few on the list.
Why the hell are people saying Zoro and not Mihawk
OT, my manga is limited but from what I know-
1. Goku, with his power pole
2. Gohan
3. Trunks
4. Whitebeard
5. Mihawk/Kizaru/Shanks
6. Kizaru/Mihawk/Shanks (since he uses that light sword thing)
7. Shanks/Mihawk/Kizaru
8. Shiliew
9. Law
10. Bee
1. Z (Tenchi Muyou, Tenchi can use his LHW as a sword so so can he)
2. Tenchi
3. Mihawk (Still above bleach)
4. Zoro
5. Trunks
6. Kenpachi/Yamamoto
7. Aizen
8. Unohana
9. Ichigo
10. insertcharfrombleach
kami tenchi and his light sabers. they desintegrate matter and are extensions of his LHW so that's says enough. 3 LHW tenchi and god tenchi are really different.
gourry wielding the sword of light (hellmasters later empowers it further)
Like the other Weapons of Light, the Sword of Light channels and amplifies the mental energy, or willpower, of the user, turning it into an attack both on the physical and the astral side. This makes it incredibly useful for fighting mazoku, who do not have physical bodies and therefore can only be hurt from the astral side. It can also be used against foes whose astral bodies are sealed off or missing, and thus are immune to most magics (like Zanaffar in the Slayers novels). The sword is powerful enough to destroy lesser demons and low-ranking mazoku in a single blow if the wielder can manage to hit them. Even middle-ranking mazoku can be seriously wounded or killed by the sword, though for a human, striking one with it can prove exceptionally difficult given how easily these beings can teleport via plane shifting. High-ranking mazoku, however, often display near immunity to the weapon's power, requiring more powerful techniques to kill