Which anime power system would you bring to the real world? Fandom answers this pressing question in rivetting thread: "None. Our planet would be gone in less than a day":

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Mar 8, 2025 11:30 AM EST

Real life can get pretty boring sometimes. It's fun to daydream about living in your favorite anime while staring out of a window from your daily commute to work or school. While it might be fun to imagine what your abilities would be if you could control your Chakra, Nen, or Ki, the real-life implications of having these superpowers are quite daunting. What would anime power systems look like when applied to the real world? 

As we know from Spider-Man, with great power, comes great responsibility. If anyone in the real world can harness dangerous levels of power, we might be doomed. However, if controlling the abilities takes a lot of time and patience, our world might be okay because most people are pretty lazy. Let's take a look at some of the more popular magic systems in anime and hypothesize how doomed we would all be if we could suddenly do what our favorite anime characters can do. 

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    ? r/animequestions u/Dark Matter4763 • 15d Which one would you pick?
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    Choose one power system to bring into real life Leveling Nen Ki system Spiritual energy Chakra Haki/DF Stands Quirks Grimoire
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    akasora None. With the people in our universe, our planet will be gone in less than a day.
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    True Adventurous_Bug_7382
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    bruhAd6630 Especially with ki or leveling system The planet wouldn't explode in a week but Stands and nen would probably be the worst one since you wouldn't even be able to see it
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    pluhtaker Nen because there isn't any world destroying abilities
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    2fast4ulol Idk... if you use enough restrictions. . .
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    CollarMaximum9297 Idk about that but bungee gum has the properties of both gum and rubber
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    pierresito That's exactly why if I had to choose one I'd choose nen. Yeah it's broken and there's messed up people, but on top of chance and talent nen ton of effort. Something like also involves a sh level system would be a hay day for psychos, but i feel like nen would at least reduce that down significantly. Yeah there's psychos with nen, but most peeps can live normal lives.
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  • Most people in the real world would not be willing to put in the effort it takes to control Nen.

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    BassGeese The safest would probably be quirks or Nen, from my knowledge I don't they've produced anything major feats that would cause world devastation apart from wrecking cities.
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    Feisty Whereas9205 I'd say stands are (relatively) safe too, considering how rare they are and that the Joestar curse isn't real and won't cause a cataclysmic stand to appear every couple years.
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    The SqueakyWheel I reiterate this. The planet would be doomed
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    pichuguy27 Grimior just started black clover. Most people have low level magic to assist with day to day life. Stands are a gamble and hard to acquire, most people should not have nen (whole point of the current
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    manga arc, haki/devil fruits have to give up a lot and haki is cool but compativity get some body enhancement and observation. Haven't read or watched MHA But aren't quirks evolving to fast for people to control.
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    MVBrovertCharles Ki, because god- I does so much come from it.
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    CykoNekomatta With enough control you can do almost anything. Goku can read minds and speak telepathically with ki (it was just a plot device but still)
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    KusanagiGundam Chakra. I want to be a ninja
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  • Honestly, that's good enough for me. Naruto was my first anime, and I just wanna do all the cool hand signs and walk on walls.

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    Igotbannedlolol Nen. Versatile and has a clear system that allowed me to explore and train properly with no downside. Plus it gave you longevity.
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    DarkMatter4763 OP I'd probably go with Stands, they're pretty cool.
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    Healthy-Practice-574 As long as you don't get cheap trick or notorious big you could do so hilarious trolling
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    Sai_Al_ a stand is a manifestation of your spirit, if you would hate having one of these, you're unlikely to get it.
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    Equivalent Fun6100 Nen. It's an intricate, well designed power system that is pliable enough to be unique for each character, without feeling cheesy or low IQ. I don't know a lot about Stands. Stuck in the season 1 limbo
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    that is Jojo's. It's tough for me to push passed the slow intro seasons, and none of the action is - hooking me it all just feels very oddly paced and it's just not amping me up. The way people talk about Jojo's, I thought I'd be blown away.
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    Combination-Low I don't understand how people would choose anything else? The rest are essentially random and/or purely talent based. Nen is the only system which tries to be balanced and allows for creativity to compensate.
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    HexisCopiae I'd also choose nen because it's the easiest to safely train while it improves your overall body and lifespan, while enabling creation of techniques with limits you choose based on type.
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    However I do see the merit of a leveling system, as it entails health recovery, access to a skill tree to peruse, and build archetypes you can plan around. The only downside is WHAT gives XP and if you can succeed in the early levels to grow into it.
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    CowMaleficent7560 Do stands make the users look ridiculously flamboyant and zesty? With tons of weird makeup?
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    ppppppppppython Haki. Armament and observation would be useful day-to-day but not too dangerous in the wrong hands. It also takes years to use effectively making it less likely to be abused.
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    Maconi Anything that involves bloodline benefits (Chakra, Spiritual Energy, Quirks, Grimoires, etc.) would quickly devolve into eugenics and/or aristocracy. Certain groups would be favored/unfavored making the world worse than it already is.
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    Devil Fruits are just quirks without the bloodline aspect. It could be fun but would 100% cause chaos. Having a power would basically make you a god since Devil Fruits are supposed to be rare.
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    Leveling seems the best to me (depending on how levels/stats are obtained). Humans crave goals and being born into a world with a clear system to guide you seems fun. Everyone is on an equal playing field and it comes down to hard work. Although it is much more existential, where did the System come from/ who controls it? I could see all kinds of conspiracy theories starting lol.
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    Ki might be similar to leveling. I don't remember Dragon Ball saying anything about certain people having more Ki than others (ignoring alien races). If you're a human and train your Ki you benefit from your hard work just like the Leveling system. Only downside is you can't train your INT, only physical attributes (so no getting smarter from Ki). Bonus is you can fly I guess lol.
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    Turbulent_Ear_1596 Stands are pretty cool so ima go with that. Although quirks would be interesting but I don't wanna risk looking like an animal or some object due to a quirk.
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