Anime Origins unit tier list (early release)

Madaro (Edo Tensei), Cursed Lover (Pure Love), and Valcrad (Unleashed) lead the early carry ranking in Anime Origins. Bluma (Data Analyst) is the farm unit to build around for Infinite and long sessions.

Anime Origins is a Roblox anime tower defense from Origins Project. You summon units, place them on the path, and clear Story, Infinite, and Raids. This is an early investment ranking for overall PvE priority right after release. Mid Mythics can move as patches expose stronger combinations.

Placement weighs verified kit output, role coverage, setup time, boss control, income value, and the cost of committing traits or evolution materials.

Live experience: Anime Origins on Roblox. Codes and patch notes often land first in the Anime Origins Discord. Unit names below are in-game parody names first (Madaro, Cursed Lover, Valcrad), with anime aliases only when they help recognition.

If you also play other anime TDs, the rankings for Anime Expeditions units and Anime Final Strike DPS are separate games with separate rosters. Do not mix their ranks into Anime Origins.

S Tier

Image	Unit	Role	Why it ranks	Watch out
	Madaro (Edo Tensei)	Carry DPS / AOE	every 5th hit extra 75% AOE + Calamity; Heaven Splitter 500% damage up to 3× range	Spelling swings (Madaro vs Madara); Secret chase cost
	Cursed Lover (Pure Love)	Carry / copy actives	Copy stores up to 4 actives; Love Beam 5-hit 300% damage total	Needs setup time to bank copies
	Valcrad (Unleashed)	Carry / boss control	+15% crit; range from crits; Coffin Trap 7s boss stun once per boss	Restriction Release wants kill progress; Secret cost

These three Secrets combine the best carry damage, scaling, and boss control in the roster. When you pull one, spend gems and traits here first.

Madaro (Madara on some unit cards) clears packs with the fifth-hit AOE and drops a huge Heaven Splitter when you need range. Cursed Lover turns enemy actives into your toolkit and finishes with Love Beam. Valcrad stacks crit and bleed tools, then parks a boss with Coffin Trap.

You do not need a forever #1. Any of these three is a fair first Secret if the kit matches how you clear.

A Tier

Image	Unit	Role	Why it ranks	Watch out
	Bluma (Data Analyst)	Farm / Infinite income	Training Data income checkpoints up to +30% Income at 380 Data; income scaling for long modes	Farm value rises with session length

Bluma is the economy slot, not a pure DPS race. Her income matters more in Infinite than in short clears. Build her when long sessions matter more than one more attacker.

Pair Bluma with a real carry. Do not trait-dump three mid DPS units while your income unit is still bare.

B Tier

Image	Unit	Role	Why it ranks	Watch out
	Bon (Purgatory)	Support / economy	Food buffs and income make the kit useful team glue	Pure damage teams get less from the support slot
	Goju (Honored One)	Support / CC	Infinity nullifies hits; Infinity Expansion 30% Slow after 6s in range	Damage ceiling unclear; needs a damage partner

Bon and Goju are the clearest early disagreements. Their value rises when a clear fails from weak control or team support instead of raw damage.

If your clears stall on boss control or team buffs, test Bon and Goju before you burn every resource on another mid attacker. If you only care about raw wave clear and already have S carries, wait for more hands-on data.

C Tier

Image	Unit	Role	Why it ranks	Watch out
	Starku (Primordial)	DPS	Direct DPS for general progression	Kit depth still thinner than Secrets
	Igritto (Commander)	DPS	Direct DPS for general progression	Form title can read differently in UI
	Noroto (Linked)	DPS / transform	Cloak: after 10 Chakra, +25% Damage, −20% CD, +15% Range for 20s; every 3rd cloak hit small 50% AOE	Needs Chakra build-up before the cloak spike
	Tojei (Sorcerer Killer)	DPS	Physical DPS for buff-light teams	Confirm whether the current form accepts team buffs
	Vegita (Super)	DPS	Reliable general DPS	Goki synergy can improve the slot
	Yoto (Calamity)	Exclusive DPS	Exclusive with high early placement	Exclusive access; narrower role coverage
	Zeldo (Piety)	DPS	Reliable general DPS	Less transformation value than Noroto

This band is where the meta is still wet cement. Noroto has the clearest shared kit story (cloak after Chakra). The rest are strong Mythic and Exclusive DPS names that need more kit depth to match the Secrets.

Invest after an S carry and a farm slot are covered. Promote the unit that actually closes your hardest live stage, not the one with the coolest anime look.

D Tier

Image	Unit	Role	Why it ranks	Watch out
	Aneko (Queen)	Disputed DPS / mid-high	Damage value changes sharply with team support	Do not treat either extreme as settled law

Aneko is parked alone on purpose. Averaging a top rank with a bottom rank into a fake mid letter hides the fight. If you own her, run her and judge the kit yourself. If you do not, skip a full trait plan until more clears settle the argument.

E Tier

Image	Unit	Role	Why it ranks	Watch out
	Itsugo (Dangai)	Mid DPS	Replaceable mid-game DPS	Not a first-chase Secret
	Konpatchi (Unleashed)	Mid DPS	Replaceable mid-game DPS	Same investment caution as other mid Mythics
	Gyutari (Upper Moon)	Mid DPS	Replaceable mid-game DPS	Thin kit notes at launch
	Goki (Super)	Mid / boss focus	Mid combat ranks; best used for boss work	Form title can read Super 3; not an S carry
	Melio (Assault)	Mid DPS	Replaceable mid-game DPS	Fine placeholder, weak chase target
	Roxi (Mage)	Mid support	Mid support with utility	Also labeled Oxi in some UI labels; same unit
	Shinaru (Butterfly Dance)	Mid support	Utility depends on the current Butterfly Dance kit	Verify the current skill values before heavy investment

Use E as fillers and situational holds, not as your main gem sink. Goki can matter more on boss-heavy clears than a pure wave farm. Roxi (Oxi in some UI labels) is a mid support name, not a second Bluma.

Shinaru (also labeled Shinoru) sits here because the utility kit needs a specific team. Fun if you pull her. Do not treat that solo high placement as settled law.

F Tier

Image	Unit	Role	Why it ranks	Watch out
	Sosuke (Eternal)	Low early DPS	Low damage return for the investment	Form suffix Eternal is list-dependent
	Itsoda	Legendary note	Appears as a low-rarity footnote, not a Secret chase	Lower-rarity bridge unit
	Leorio	Epic farm note	Early Epic economy option with a refund-style kit	Not a Secret-tier farm; Bluma still leads income

Sosuke has the weakest return among the listed high-rarity damage units. Keep him only if he is already on the field and you need a body.

Itsoda and Leorio are optional lower-rarity footnotes, not the core Secret/Mythic chase. Leorio can help early money loops; he does not replace Bluma for Infinite income scaling.

How to spend resources without regret

1. Lock a farm slot first if you grind Infinite. Bluma is the safe economy name in this ranking.
2. Pour traits and evo mats into one proven carry. Prefer Madaro, Cursed Lover, or Valcrad when you own them.
3. Treat Bon, Goju, and Aneko as experiments. Test them in your hardest clear before full investment.
4. Hold heavy spend on C and E Mythics until a unit repeatedly saves your stage.
5. Redeem release codes for gems and rerolls when the live codes list is up, then pull toward Secrets and Bluma rather than random mid names.

Traits (Immortal, Overseer, Hustler, Ascendant, and friends) multiply keepers. They do not turn every mid Mythic into an S carry. Roll them onto the unit you already trust.

Ranks will move as more players finish kits and patches land. Recheck your roster in-game after big updates instead of freezing a launch-week letter in stone.