Anime has a long history of its imaginative and sometimes disturbing depictions of the supernatural and the macabre. The world of anime has something to offer for all horror fans ranging from psychological horror stories to gory slasher tales. Do you like your horror, slow-burning and suspenseful, or fast-paced and in-your-face? Do you prefer the supernatural, or do you enjoy the realistic terrors of the real world? Anime has it all.
If you’re looking for a good scare, look no further than these 50 best scary anime series. These anime are sure to send shivers down your spine and keep you on the edge of your seat with their suspenseful storylines, haunting visuals, and spooky characters.
Make this 2023 full of thrills and chills, turn off the lights, grab some popcorn, and get ready to be transported into a world of fear and terror as we take a closer look at the 50 best scary anime series you must watch in 2023.
1. Another
Transfer student Kouichi Sakakibara returns to his class 3-3 of Yomiyama North Junior High after being on sick leave for a month. There he notices a strange girl with an eye patch who he met at the hospital, but no one seems to interact with. Despite everyone’s warning, Kouichi becomes involved with Mei Misaki – only to get dragged into horrifying series of events.
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2. Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
Watch this chilling collection of stories adapted from the mangas of one of the most renowned horror mangaka, Junji Ito. Junji Ito is famous for writing gruesome, dark, and twisted stories which are loved by readers worldwide. This Netflix adaptation brings his characters to life in an equally thrilling and horrifying anime!
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3. Shiki
The story takes place in 1994 in a peaceful and unassuming Sotoba Village. Sudden unexplainable deaths start plaguing the village, and doctor Toshio Ozaki has a strong feeling that there’s something more sinister than a disease haunting the village.
Toshio, along with an aloof teenager Natsuno Yukii and siblings Kaori and Akira Tanaka, decides to unravel the truth behind these mysterious deaths in Sotoba. The investigation leads them to the new family in Kanemasa Mansion and the haunting secret they seem to be hiding.
4. Perfect Blue
A young J-Pop idol Mima Kirigoe decides to leave her girl group CHAM!, hoping to pursue a career in acting. This decision changes her life drastically, and Mima decides to take on a role in a crime drama series to try and shed her pop idol image. Her career starts to get demanding, and it puts a strain on Mima and her secretary, Rumi Hidaka’s life.
She becomes increasingly paranoid when a fan unable to come to terms with her decision starts stalking her, and she comes across a website that begins to impersonate her life to intricate details. With each incident, Mima becomes increasingly unhinged, unable to separate reality from fantasy.
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5. Hellsing
One of the most famous horror manga turned anime, Hellsing remains a favorite of many. Hen, a vampire starts turning the villagers of Cheddar into ghouls; Hellsing, an organization that deals with supernatural threats, is called to eliminate it. The leader of the organization dispatches a formidable vampire called Alucard to deal with it.
Alucard, armed with just a single pistol, wreaks havoc in Cheddar, eliminating the monsters. However, Seras Victoria, a police officer, gets caught up in the middle of the fight and becomes mortally wounded. Taking pity on her, Alucard offers her an ultimatum to die as a mortal or become a vampire.
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6. Meiruko-Chan
Do you love horror with a splash of comedy in it? Meiruko-Chan is a new comedy-horror anime that centers around Miko Yotsyua and her ability to see ghosts. Miko decides to ignore these terrifying creatures to live her life as a junior-high student as normally as possible.
Things get worse when her personal life starts getting disrupted when these supernatural entities start becoming involved with her friends. Miko makes it her responsibility to protect her friends from these hideous spirits.
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7. Yami Shibai
No one knows the true name or origin of this enigmatic yellow-masked storyteller. He mysteriously appears at dusk, when children gather to narrate spine-chilling tales inspired by Japanese urban legends. He is not your average storyteller, making use of the ancient paper-scrolling device known as a kamishibai to add graphics to his haunting narration.
Yami Shibai is a collection of short horror tales that begins with a young man moving into a new apartment. After moving, he starts feeling the presence of malevolent eyes being pressed on him. Each tale is more sinister and darker than the previous, and the young audience can’t help but be captivated by his chilling world of tales.
8. Requiem from the Darkness
Requiem From The Darkness is a horror anime like no other. It features 13 episodes of the goriest and most disturbing stories you’ll ever come across. The plot is about an author Yamaoka Momosuke, who is tired of writing riddles for children and plans to gather the spookiest and most gruesome tales to publish them as an anthology called Hyakumonogatari.
While researching for his books, every time he encounters the supernatural, he runs into the Ongyou. They are a trio of exorcists who bring justice to those in the wrong and vanquish these beings. Yamaoka has to face horrible realities as he witnesses things that no normal person should be seeing.
9. Corpse Party: Tortured Souls
Corpse Party is a feast for horror fans, gore enthusiasts, and mystery fanatics. The story begins with nine students gathering in their high school at night to bid farewell to their friends. They perform a seemingly harmless ritual for them to remain friends, common among high school students.
What they don’t realize is that the small paper charms that they used during the ritual are connected to Heavenly Host Academy, which was an elementary school that was demolished long ago after a series of gruesome murders took place. Soon they find themselves trapped in an alternate dimension filled with vengeful spirits.
10. Dusk Maiden Of Amnesia
Seikyou Private Academy is burdened with a dark past, having been haunted for the past 60 years by a ghost of a young woman named Yuuko. She died mysteriously in the basement of the old school building and seemed to have no memory of her past life and even death.
Teiichi Niya, a freshman at the school, is able to see Yuuko, who quickly clings to the young boy, and they form a peculiar friendship. He decides to resolve the mystery behind Yuuko’s death and, together with his friend, delve deeper into the mystery.
11. Happy Sugar Life
Happy Sugar Life is a psychological horror anime dealing with Stockholm Syndrome, psychosis, trauma, and violence. The anime is about Satou Matsuzaka, a beautiful high schooler with a reputation for being promiscuous. On her encounter with the young girl Shio Koube, Satou realizes the feelings of true love for the first time.
On the surface level, it seems like Satou is taking care of an abused young girl, but in reality, she is holding Shio, hostage in her apartment. Shio is nothing but her pet. However, the illusion of their happy life starts falling apart when Shio starts questioning Satou’s behavior as she goes to drastic measures to protect their mirage of a happy life.
12. Dorohedoro
Dorohedoro is another comedy-horror anime filled with grotesqueness and violence. The Hole is a dark and decrepit district that the magic practitioners use as their testing grounds. The denizens of Hole are nothing but insects to them and are murdered, mutilated, and experimented on with no second thought.
Kaiman, a more reptile than man, hunts these magic users relentlessly in his search for answers with his trusted friends and his immunity to magic. He is tormented by nightmares and cursed with his appearance, and magic users are the only clue to finding a solution. This twisted and gritty anime is filled with dark themes and gore – managing to be disturbing for most viewers.
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13. Paprika
Paprika, Satoshi Kon’s award-winning film, is a whimsical and imaginative take on the concept of dreams. It is a psychological thriller that successfully manages to bend reality into something completely twisted and convoluted – something that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
An ambitious tech lab has been inventing a device called “DC Mini,” something which can delve into people’s dreams. Atsuko Chiba and Kosaku Tokita have been dedicated to trying to make this device a success in order to cure their patients, but things take a dark turn when this technology is stolen from the lab. In the wrong hands, this device can be used to cause psychological terrorism, leading to mental breakdowns and psychosis.
14. Kurozuka
Kurozuka zeroes on the concept of immortality as well as the meaning of mortality. In 12th-century Japan, a swordsman, Kurou, finds shelter in the beautiful and mysterious abode of Kuromitsu after being chased by his pursuers. Despite being warned not to enter Kuromitsu’s bed-chamber, Kurou lets his curiosity get the best of him and ends up witnessing Kuromitsu devouring a fallen soldier.
Upon learning that Kuromitsu is a vampire, he decides to dedicate his life to her and even becomes a vampire in the process. But Kurou is soon beheaded by The Red Army after being betrayed by his servant. He wakes up in modern post-apocalyptic Japan and swears to find Kuromitsu and exact revenge on The Red Army.
15. Jigoku Shoujo
Jigoku Shoujo is a daunting anime that perfectly portrays the cruelty of humans and the fact that most people wish that the person responsible for making their life miserable would die and rot in hell. The story is about a mysterious website that becomes operational at midnight, and whoever inputs the name of their grudge gets a visitation from Ai Enma.
Ai explains that while the target’s soul will be sent to hell, the requester’s soul will also go to hell once they die. For some, the price is too heavy to pay, but the rest are so desperate to be free of the everyday hell that they don’t seem to care about the afterlife. Each episode focuses on the tragedy of the requester’s life and how they are pushed to take this hellish path.
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16. Berserk
Berserk gained its popularity as one of the best seinen manga of all time. It is not for the faint-hearted dealing with torture, betrayal, violence, and, most importantly, revenge. The story is about a young swordsman named Gut and his tragic life that is filled with pain and misery. The anime starts with Guts as a wandering mercenary. He joins a group called “Band of Hawks” after being defeated by the leader, Griffith, in a duel.
He quickly becomes the commander of “Bands of Hawk” with his skills and strength in battle only second to Griffith and forms a deep friendship with the leader. His decision to leave the group changes his life forever, with a much more sinister and gruesome fate waiting for him.
17. Danganronpa: The Animation
This anime is an adaptation of a video game called Danganronpa, created by Spike Chunsofy. Are you ready to step into a world filled with despair? The anime takes place inside the Hope’s Peak Academy, an institution for the finest prodigies.
Every student is a prodigy in different fields, be it programming, gambling, business, and even luck. Makoto Naegi is an unremarkable student who is shocked to learn that he’s been selected to attend Hope’s Peak Academy.
On his arrival, fifteen other students, along with him, are trapped inside the school in a death game. Monokuma, a robot who calls himself the Principal, reveals that the only way to leave this place was to kill a classmate without being discovered. This is a psychological thriller that will appeal to fans of murder mystery as the students investigate the deaths of their classmates to try and catch the killer.
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18. Ghost Hunt
Mai Tanimiya and her friends like to exchange ghost stories at school, and a lot of them tend to revolve around the abandoned school building on campus. During the story, a mysterious young boy called Kazuya Shibuya interrupts them, who is the head of the Shibuya Psychic Research Company. He tells them that he had been called by the Principal to investigate the building.
On her way to the school the next day, Mai passes the abandoned building and spots a strange camera inside. While investigating the camera, she gets startled by Kazuya’s assistant and ends up injuring him and breaking the camera. Kazuya hires Mai forcefully to pay for the camera and replace his assistant, and she starts to explore the world of paranormal and ghost hunting.
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19. Serial Experiments Lain
When Lain Iwakura gets a disturbing message from one of her classmates who committed suicide, her disinterest in technology turns into a weird fascination. The email leads her straight to Wired, a virtual world of communication networks. Her life is disrupted when she keeps encountering cryptic mysteries one after the other.
She somehow encounters strange men called The Men in Black who ask her questions and seem to know more about her than Lain herself. The line between cyberspace and reality continues to blur swiftly, and Lain finds herself in situations where identity and consciousness take a new meaning.
20. Elfen Lied
Lucy is a unique breed of human known as a “Diclonius.” She was subjected to cruel scientific testing by the government since he was a Diclonius. She was born with a short pair of horns and invisible telekinetic hands. The incarceration and abuse, however, have warped Lucy, and the moment she finds a chance to escape, she unleashes a bloodbath on her captors.
She suffers a head injury during her breakout, splitting her personality into two different people: a childlike personality with limited verbal abilities.
In this unstable state, she meets Kouta and his cousin Yuka, two college students, who unintentionally take a wounded fugitive into their care without knowing her violent history. Their lives are altered by this act of kindness as they get drawn into the murky world of a government conspiracy.
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21. Blood+
Saya Otanashi lives a quiet life in Okinawa with her parents in Okinawa City. The only thing strange about her is suffering from anemia and the fact that she’s unable to remember her life beyond the previous year. Her simple life becomes complex when she is attacked by a creature who feeds on human blood.
A mysterious man named Haji appears and fends off the creature temporarily. Haji forces Saya to drink his blood, and she enters a trance-like state, slaying the monster using her own blood as a catalyst. After learning about Red Shield, an organization responsible for slaying these beasts, Saya and Haji must work together to slay these creatures and unlock her missing past.
22. Blood C
Blood C is the sequel to the popular series Blood+, following the story of Saya Kurusagi as she strives to slay the demonic creatures that plague this earth. She is a fearsome monster slayer by night, killing any creature that threatens her quiet little village. Her belief in everything is tested when she overhears the monsters talking about a broken covenant – something she knows nothing about.
Afterward, a strange dog appears out of nowhere, asking her to whom she promised to protect the village and what will happen if she fails to do so. Harrowed by the unexplained vision and mysteries, Saya must figure out the truth about the village where nothing is as it seems.
23. Angels of Death
Angels of Death is based on a popular game of the same name, with a story filled with violence and murder. Rachel Gardner’s only wish is to die, looking at the world with dead and hollow eyes. When she wakes up in the basement of a strange building, she has no memory as to how she got there. There she meets a serial killer that goes by the name of Zach, who is trying to escape the building.
He promises Rachel to kill her once they escape, and together they set out to ascend the building floor by floor. As they continue to climb up, they meet more and more sickeningly twisted people who feel oddly familiar to Rachel. She tries to search for answers that might lead her to the reality of the situation she is in.
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24. Parasyte: The Maxim
All of a sudden, parasitic aliens descended upon earth and rapidly infiltrated humans by digging into the brains of vulnerable people. These parasitic beings with an insatiable hunger gain full control of the human and morph into different forms to feed on unsuspecting people.
Shinichi Izumi is a sixteen-year-old high school student who falls victim to one of these beings, who fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand instead. Without any other choice, the parasite Migi and Shinichi are forced into an uneasy coexistence.
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25. Gantz
Gantz is a gritty and gruesome manga filled with violence and gore and perfectly portrays the greed of humans. People expect the afterlife to be filled with joy and peace, but not in Gantz, where the afterlife is filled with despair and bloodshed. Kei Kurono is trapped in the afterlife after he is killed – with a big black sphere sharing space with him called Gantz.
Kei Kurono and his friend are plunged into the world of a game that follows a point-based system. They are supposed to fight the green alien monster and giant robots and try to survive this brutal world. This anime is not for the faint-hearted and touches upon various dark scenarios and even more sinister life concepts.
26. Pupa
Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, siblings who have been abandoned by their abusive parents only have each other for support. One day they discover the lovely red butterflies that suddenly emerged in their world that start leading them astray. Unbeknownst to them, the mysterious virus known as Pupa is about to hatch, heralding the start of a cannibalistic nightmare.
Yume transforms into a hideous beast with an insatiable appetite for flesh after succumbing to Pupa’s full effects, whereas Utsutsu is only partially affected and has amazing regenerating abilities, in contrast. Utsutsu is prepared to give up everything in order to always be there for his beloved little sister, reiterating his resolution to uphold the promise he made to himself years earlier.
27. Mahou Shoujo Site
Aya Asagiri has a tragic back story, enduring daily bullying at school and physical abuse at home from her older brother Kaname. Struggling with thoughts of suicide. She stumbles upon a mysterious website called Magical Girl Site which promises to give her magical powers.
Skeptical at first, she finds a magical gun in her shoe locker and decides to take it with her. The next time she is confronted by her bullies, she uses the gun, and they are sent to a railway crossing, where they meet their untimely end.
Aya is struggling with the guilt of killing two of her peers with magic and is seeking to make sense of what happened. However, when she finds herself in peril once again, she is rescued by Tsuyuno Yatsumura, a fellow student who possesses the ability to halt time through magic.
Together, they face multiple challenges, including battles against other magical girls, as they work to uncover the truth behind a mysterious website and the impending catastrophe referred to as “The Tempest.”
28. Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack
College student Kaori Sawahara’s dreamy seaside getaway in Okinawa turns into a nightmare when a terror from the ocean surfaces. The creatures of the sea have been controlled by a strange force, giving them legs and causing them to wreak havoc on the land. Along with her friends Erika and Aki, Kaori is in the thick of the chaos and stench of death.
After barely making it through the first wave of attacks, Kaori tries to reach out to her fiancé Tadashi in Tokyo. Tragically, the call is abruptly disconnected, leading Kaori to believe Tadashi is in danger. She sets off for Tokyo to find him, not realizing that the horror is far from over.
29. Blade
The tale follows Blade, a unique hunter who straddles the line between vampire and human. Born from a mother who was bitten by a vampire, Blade possesses both human and vampire blood.
On a mission to Japan, Blade sets his sights on Deacon Frost, the very vampire responsible for his mother’s death. With unwavering determination, Blade faces off against “Existence,” a secret society of vampires altered by Frost.
30. Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen is a dark horror fantasy anime that created a lot of buzz from the time of its release. High school student Yuuji Itadori spends his free time dabbling in the supernatural with the Occult Club and visiting his grandfather at the hospital. But when he stumbles upon a cursed item, his laid-back life takes a sudden turn for the strange.
The item turns out to be a finger belonging to Sukuna Ryoumen, the “King of Curses,” and by ingesting it, Yuuji becomes embroiled in a world filled with Curses—sinister entities formed from human negativity and malice.
As Yuuji learns about the dangers posed by the Curses, he discovers his own newfound powers. He is introduced to the Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical High School and begins down a path that will change his life forever—that of a Jujutsu sorcerer.
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31. Uzumaki
Uzumaki is based on the famous horror manga of the same name, written by Junji Ito. It is set to release in 2023 by the production company Adult Swim. In Kurouzu-cho, Kirie Goshima leads a standard life with her family.
On her way to the train station to meet her boyfriend,d Shuuichi Saito, she notices his father gazing at a snail shell in a nearby alley. She mentions the incident to Shuuichi, who informs her that his father has been acting strangely as of late.
Shuuichi confides in Kirie about his growing desire to escape the town, claiming that it’s being plagued by spirals. However, his father’s fixation with spirals takes a dark turn, leading to a series of frightening and bizarre events that drive the citizens of Kurouzu-cho into insanity.
32. Ajin: Demi-Human
Seventeen years ago, “Ajin” – mysterious beings who are immortal – was first discovered in Africa. They were immediately considered a threat to humanity as they could potentially use their powers for evil, and they could not be killed. Since then, whenever Ajin is found in society, they are arrested and taken into custody.
High school student Kei Nagai is striving to become a doctor and has only seen occasional news reports about Ajins. In his classes, he is taught that these beings are not considered human, but he does not pay much attention.
However, when he survives a deadly accident, he realizes he has been reborn as an Ajin. This marks the beginning of life on the run from the entire world, where he finds himself alone and tormented. As he flees, he soon realizes that there may be more of his kind, much closer than he ever imagined.
33. Higurashi: When They Cry
Arriving in the peaceful town of Hinamizawa during the summer of 1983, Keiichi Maebara befriends a tight-knit group of classmates, Rena Ryuuguu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Houjou, and Rika Furude. Despite the idyllic exterior of the village, Keiichi soon uncovers an underbelly of terror and darkness.
As the annual festival draws near, Keiichi learns of the gruesome murders and disappearances linked to the festival and the village’s revered deity, Oyashiro. His attempts to get answers from his friends are met with silence and evasion, fueling Keiichi’s fear and suspicion. Surrounded by bizarre and inexplicable events, Keiichi’s grasp on reality begins to slip, and he finds himself enveloped in twisted mysteries.
34. Sankarea
This romantic-comedy horror anime, “Sankarea,” follows the story of Chihiro and Rea as they navigate their newfound relationship as zombies and humans. Despite the challenges they face, they work together to find a way for Rea to coexist with society and for Chihiro to accept and understand the changes in his once-human girlfriend.
The show explores themes of love, loss, and identity, as well as the consequences of playing with death and the afterlife. With its unique blend of humor, romance, and horror, “Sankarea” is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
35. Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror
Japanese horror has gained widespread recognition through Hollywood adaptations like “The Ring” and “Ju-On.” “Ayakashi” offers a unique take on the horror genre by presenting three traditional tales, incorporating elements from classical Japanese storytelling,g such as gods, demons, and ghosts.
Each story provides a different type of horror experience, making the series, which is only 11 episodes long, a great introduction to the genre.
Ayakashi is a compilation of three timeless Japanese horror tales: “Yotsuya Kaidan,” which revolves around a betrayed wife who takes revenge from beyond the grave; “Tenshu Monogatari,” a tale of illicit love between a deity and a mortal; and “Bakeneko,” which features a vengeful cat monster targeting a specific household.
36. The Promised Neverland
The Grace Field House is nestled within a serene forest and protected by a secure gate. The orphans who reside there lead joyful lives as one big, happy family under the care of their loving “Mama,” Isabella.
While they are obligated to take daily tests, they otherwise have the liberty to spend their days as they please, often playing outside, as long as they keep within the boundaries of the orphanage – a rule they are expected to abide by unconditionally.
Unfortunately, this idyllic existence comes to a close every few months when one of the children is chosen for adoption and sent to live with a new family, never to be seen again. However, the three eldest siblings are suspicious of what truly transpires at the orphanage and are about to uncover the horrific fate that awaits the children of Grace Field, as well as the twisted reality of their adored Mama.
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37. Black Butler
Ciel Phantomhive, a young man with unique skills, has the reputation of being “the Queen’s Guard Dog,” tasked with handling the many ominous events that take place in Victorian England on behalf of Her Majesty.
He is ably assisted by Sebastian Michaelis, his unwavering butler with seemingly supernatural abilities, as Ciel uses any means necessary to achieve his goals. But could there be more to this butler dressed in black than meets the eye?
In Ciel’s past lies a dark tragedy that has cast him into eternal shadows. During one of his most hopeless moments, he struck a deal with Sebastian, a demon, offering his soul in exchange for retribution against those who wronged him. Today, not only is Sebastian an exceptional butler, but he is also the perfect servant to execute his master’s commands – all while eagerly awaiting the day he will feast on Ciel’s soul.
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38. Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo is under attack from a sinister force: flesh-eating “ghouls” who can pass as humans and blend into the city’s population. Ken Kaneki, a withdrawn college student, stays away from the news about the growing crisis and focuses on his studies.
However, his solitude is disrupted when an alluring woman named Rize Kamishiro boldly asks him out on a date. As he walks Rize home, Ken realizes she isn’t as friendly as she seemed and that she lured him into a trap.
After a traumatic altercation, he awakens in a hospital to find out that his life was saved by transplanting Rize’s organs into his own body after she passed away. As Ken’s body starts to change in terrifying ways, he transforms into a human-ghoul hybrid. On this terrifying journey, he clings to his humanity as the conflict between society’s new monsters and the government agents who hunt them intensifies and evolves into a bloody affair.
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39. Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place on the isolated island of Rokkenjima, home to the wealthy Ushiromiya family. Every year, the entire family gathers to discuss their financial standing, with the head of the family, Ushiromiya Kinzou, at the forefront.
This year’s gathering is especially important as the family discusses the distribution of Kinzou’s wealth. However, the distribution of his wealth is not the main concern for Kinzou this year.
After being informed of his impending death by his physician and friend, Kinzou becomes desperate to see his one true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having spent years practicing black magic, Kinzou sets in motion a ceremony to bring Beatrice back to life when his family arrives on Rokkenjima.
As a violent typhoon hits the island, trapping the eighteen members of the family, a series of mysterious murders take place, pitting reality against fantasy in a dangerous fight for survival.
40. School-Live
High school senior Yuki Takeya is a carefree student who eagerly anticipates the School Living Club each day. The club, comprised of president Yuuri Wakasa, athletic Kurumi Ebisuzawa, mature Miki Naoki, supervising teacher Megumi Sakura, and club dog Taroumaru, is dedicated to making the most of life at school. However, there is one strict guideline that the club members must abide b: they must live their entire lives within the confines of the school.
41. Kagewani
A YouTuber tries to boost his channel’s views by staging fake cryptid sightings but instead meets a gruesome fate when a real monster slaughters his crew. Meanwhile, a group of students are targeted by a sandworm-like beast and must fight for their lives. Determined to get to the bottom of these attacks, researcher Sousuke Banba sets out to uncover the truth.
Guided only by the keyword “Kagewani,” he investigates the locations of recent assaults, hoping to find a solution to eliminate the dangerous creatures. But as Sousuke delves deeper, he realizes that the threats to humanity may be closer to home than he thought, as a pharmaceutical company called Sarugaku begins to obstruct his investigation.
42. Flowers of Evil
Takao’s situation spirals out of control as he becomes more and more entrenched in Sawa’s dangerous and erratic behavior. He finds himself drawn into a dark and dangerous world, one that he never imagined possible. As he becomes increasingly entwined with Sawa and her twisted desires, Takao begins to question his own values and morality, struggling to find a way out of the mess he’s created for himself.
The tension builds as the story unfolds, leaving the reader wondering what will become of Takao and Sawa and what kind of consequences their actions will bring. Will Takao be able to redeem himself and find a way out of this dangerous situation, or will he be consumed by Sawa’s dark desires?
43. Corpse Princess
In a world where the dead can become Shikabanes, the role of a Shikabane Hime and her contracted monk is crucial. Makina, with the help of Ouri, must navigate the dangers that come with her existence as a Shikabane and fulfill her duty to eliminate other Shikabanes before they can harm society.
Meanwhile, Ouri must come to terms with the reality of the supernatural world he finds himself in, and how his own experiences tie into the larger picture. With action, mystery, and a touch of romance, “Shikabane Hime” offers a unique and thrilling ride through the world of the undead.
44. Tokyo Majin
As the students work to uncover the truth behind the recent surge of the Ryumyaku and the appearance of demons in Tokyo, they also must navigate their own personal struggles and the challenges that come with having supernatural abilities. With their lives and the fate of the city at stake, they must band together and use their powers to defeat the dark forces and restore balance to the Ryumyaku.
Along the way, they will uncover the truth about their Stars of Fate and their role in the larger cosmic picture. But with danger lurking around every corner, the journey will not be easy, and they must be prepared to face their darkest fears and fight for what they believe in if they hope to emerge victorious. Ultimately, it will be up to the five teenagers to decide their own fate and determine the future of Tokyo.
45. Highschool of the Dead
Suddenly, everything changed. The undead started to rise, and Japan was thrown into complete turmoil. At a high school, Takashi Kimuro is compelled to put down his closest friend after they are bitten and become one of the walking dead.
He promises to safeguard Rei Miyamoto, who was the girlfriend of the friend he had just killed. They manage to escape the school, which is becoming a death trap, only to find that the outside world has already crumbled.
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46. Deadman Wonderland
Ganta Igarashi and his classmates expected a routine day, but fate had other ideas. They were on their way to Deadman Wonderland, a prison-themed amusement park where prisoners perform death-defying stunts for the onlookers’ enjoyment.
Tragically, their class is decimated by a mysterious figure in red, and Ganta finds himself framed for the massacre and sentenced to death. He’s sent to the very prison he was supposed to visit as part of a field trip.
However, Ganta’s worst nightmare is just beginning. He’s thrown into a realm of cruel inmates and inexplicable powers and must live in constant fear of the lethal collar around his neck, which can only be deactivated by winning the prison’s deadly games.
In this harsh place where friend and foe are indistinguishable, Ganta must bet his life to survive, all while searching for the enigmatic “Red Man” and proving his innocence in the treacherous world of Deadman Wonderland.
47. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
This anime completely rewrote the genre of a magic girl with dark and cruddy undertones. It is not for the faint-hearted and manages to instill actual horror in its viewers. Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki are two ordinary middle school girls, but their world changes when they encounter Kyuubey, a feline-like magical being, and Homura Akemi, a transfer student.
Kyuubey presents them with a tempting offer: he will grant them any wish in return for them becoming magical girls with immense power to achieve their desires. However, Homura, who is already a magical girl, warns them not to make the deal, as there’s more to it than meets the eye.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a story about aspirations, despair, and companionship. It explores the struggles of being a magical girl and the cost one must pay to fulfill their dreams.
48. Ghost Hound
In the isolated town of Suiten on the island of Kyūshū, the boundaries between the physical world and the spirit realm begin to blur. Reports of ghostly apparitions and supernatural events are becoming more frequent.
High school students Tarō, Makoto, and Masayuki, all of whom have experienced traumatic childhoods, take it upon themselves to uncover the truth behind these mysterious happenings by venturing into the Unseen world – a realm normally not accessible to humans.
As they delve deeper, they find themselves drawn into a realm where their childhood demons reside and the key to unlocking the truth about their past. Meanwhile, the town’s local Shinto priest and his daughter Miyako also become entangled in the bizarre events.
49. Paranoia Agent
The residents of Musashino City are being terrorized by the notorious Shounen Bat, also known as Lil’ Slugger. He zips around on rollerblades and beats people with a golden baseball bat, leaving many questioning who he is and why he’s doing this.
His first target was the famous but shy character designer Tsukiko Sagi, who is now suspected of being behind the attacks. Despite having only her pink stuffed animal Maromi, as an ally, Tsukiko is just one of many victims of Shounen Bat.
Detectives Keiichi Ikari and Mitsuhiro Maniwa are tasked with uncovering the attacker’s identity, but as Shounen Bat continues to strike, more and more people fall victim to the golden Bat. Fear and rumors start to spread throughout the city, causing paranoia to set in.
As the investigation continues, the question remains: will the two detectives be able to uncover the truth about Shounen Bat, or will the growing paranoia be too much for them to handle?
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50. Boogiepop Phantom
The story is based in an unnamed Japanese city. A month prior to the events of the story, a brilliant light was seen in the sky at night, and five years before that, a series of brutal murders took place.
The story focuses on a group of high school students who bear witness to both the mysterious light and the disappearances that have once again begun to occur in the city. The students are said to be at the mercy of Boogiepop, a legendary figure who is rumored to be the embodiment of death itself.
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