5 moments of failure of heroes in anime when they `awakened` new powers but still continued to lose

Usually, if an anime hero shows off a new power, they win.

But there are also disappointing moments when characters gain new powers but continue to lose like the 5 typical cases below.

1. Son Goku activated Ultra Instinct Sign, but still lost to Jiren

Do you remember the moment Goku first awakened the Ultra Instinct Sign during the Tournament of Power?

And it is not until Goku completes his transformation into the Ultra Instinct Perfect state that he can defeat Jiren.

2. Tanjiro activates Hinokami Kagura, but fails to kill Rui

Manga Kimetsu no Yaiba episode 19 is the moment when the anime version is the most explosive.

But what happened in episode 20 left many people disappointed when in the end, despite Tanjiro’s efforts to use Hinokami Kagura, he could not change the situation, when Rui was able to overcome it with a clever trick –

3. Rock Lee activated Reverse Lotus against Gaara, but still lost

During the Chunnin Competition preliminary round, Lee fought against Gaara.

Now to win and prove himself, Guy allows him to use Reverse Lotus.

4. Goten and Trunks fuse to become Gotenks, but fail to defeat Majin Buu

In the Majin Buu Saga, after learning that Vegeta died in the battle with Majin Buu and Gohan’s fate was unknown, Goten and Trunks were very angry.

In fact, this state is very strong, it can be said to be strong enough to fight even Super Buu, but due to his young age and playful and playful nature, this boy lost the fight with Majin.

5. Luffy attacks with the new technique of Conqueror’s Haki, but still loses to Kaido

In the Wano arc, Luffy had a failed confrontation despite launching a new move against the Four Emperor Kaido.

Even though it really surprised Kaido because after only a short time Luffy could use Conqueror’s Haki in such a creative way, it was still not enough to defeat the Four Emperors.