

Updated by Claris Lam on October 13th, 2021: Ocular abilities are never in short supply in anime. Ocular abilities may have their limitations, but can also make for the kind of entertainment audience can't look away from. High SchoolĪnime eyes often do a lot more than just see. RELATED: My Hero Academia: 10 Anime Characters Who Would Attend U.A. More than a few anime eyes have proven deadly weapons over the years. Superpowers and abilities being tied to a character's eyeballs is a favorite trope featured throughout anime. Shonen series, in particular, are fond of giving magical eyes to both heroes and villains. Depending on which universe one resides in, that idiom can be taken quite literally. There are many people, both in real life and fiction, that argue that eyes are windows to the soul.
