One of the best genres in anime is horror, because it keeps us always alert and is one of the most recommended for its impressive plots: there are horror anime of many types, from psychological horror, fantasy or based on real life. Continuing with these beautiful dates where fear is very characteristic of Halloween and Day of the Dead, this time we bring you the definitive Top 8 horror anime to marathon and have the best catalog of terror at all times.
A definitive top of horror animes to have a great time during this holiday season.
8. Death Note
A psychological horror anime where the essence is the loss of morality and sense of justice. This anime tells the story of a student prodigy, Ligh Yagami who comes across a Death Note, a very rare artifact that has a dangerous power: the name of the person who is written on the Death Note will die.
Light generates a new alter ego, which will be Kira, and is soon investigated by other prodigies like L, M and N who will go to great lengths to get to the “villain” of the story. Kira is a vigilante, because among the murders he commits are exclusively serial killers or fugitives, this in order to become “The god of the new world”.
With this premise begins his decline, as he begins to end the lives of those who “hinder” him in his goal, a plot twist occurs when he meets Misa, another girl with another Death Note and whom he will use for his goals. The series is very complex and includes elements of the shinigami world, life and death and a sociopath with the power to harm anyone who gets in his way.
7. Junji Ito Maniac: Relatos Japoneses de lo Macabro
This top could not miss a work by Junji Ito who unfortunately has not been done justice with any anime, especially with the failure that was Uzumaki, however, one of the best adaptations that have been made is Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, which is a compilation of 3 of his written works. A disturbing anime where an entire community overnight turns into floating entities and where the only survivor can only watch as her family invites her to go out of their way to accompany her and that is only one of the stories found in the animation.
6. Hiroshima
Not all horror animations must always be fantasy, there are some horror animations based on real life events that reflect the horrors that were experienced at certain moments in history. This is the case of Hiroshima No Hen, a series divided into 2 films that perfectly portrays the horrors that took place during the end of World War II, Hiroshima, from the moment the atomic bombs were dropped to the cruel endings of the protagonists. The film was released in 1983 and served as a pillar for more complex modern films such as “Grave of the Fireflies”.
5. Perfect Blue
This is a psychological horror movie released in 1997 based on the play Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis, the adaptation is considered one of the best movies of all time. It tells the story of Mima Kirigoe one of the most talented and beautiful idols who belongs to the group “CHAM”, at the peak of her career she retires to become an actress, the news does not sit well with her fans, who begin to harass her and send her letters with false accusations until she explodes. Her career in the acting industry is not good and in order to have a breakthrough she agrees to perform a “spicy” scene, in which she would end up in the worst possible way.
This proves problematic for her manager, who is murdered after the scene and begins to suffer repudiation from those who once adored her, falling into a limbo and gradually losing her emotional stability. This is a breaking point, as she no longer differentiates reality from fiction and creates her alter-ego “Mima-Idol” who will harass her at all times. Another series of murders occur and Mima is terrified that it was her.
4. Mirai Nikki
The Future Dairy or Mirai Nikki is the story of Yukiteru Amano and Yuno Gasai who are summoned by the Deus Ex Machina, the god of time who is bored and creates a game just for fun where 12 people must fight each other and the last one standing will have his prize. Yuki and Yuno belong to the same school, being Gasai one of the most beautiful and popular, but hides a disturbing secret, for his part Yuki just wants to survive the attacks of others, so both generate an alliance.
Mirai Nikki is a work where there are many plot twists and you empathize with several characters, violence is always present and, the last chapters leave anyone surprised. In addition, Yuno Gasai is one of the most complete female characters ever created, the setting of each area is beautiful for the time in which it was released and it is very entertaining in all aspects.
3. Higurashi: When They Cry
An anime that combines cute waifus, violence, terror and a desolate town: Higurashi is one of the greatest horror stories and franchises that exist and that cannot be missing in this Top, When They Cry is one of the best animated adaptations and that grabs you from the first chapter. The handling of the faces and the knowledge that the protagonist will never be safe generates helplessness, discovering all the secrets that hide each of the characters and the people, mainly Rena and Mion who are an essential part of the plot. The story also includes aspects of psychological horror, being a very complete work for the purists of the genre.
2. Happy Sugar Life
One of the most popular and beautiful girls of her school, Satou Matsuzaka, begins to reject all those suitors saying in short that “She is already happy with someone”. The identity of this “someone” we will know from chapter 1, as it is a little girl named Shio Kobe, not having enough maturity, Shio does not know that she is in a creepy situation, kidnapped by someone older that does not allow her to set foot outside the house.
Disturbing situations besides the kidnapping and scenes where one of Satou’s adult companions becomes obsessed in a not very pleasant way with little Shio Kobe, in addition to the descent into madness of young Matsuzaka make this anime have one of the most terrifying denouements in the history of the genre. Happy Sugar Life is highly recommended for fans of the genre.
1. Jigoku Shojo
Better known as Hell Girl, it takes the top spot in the horror Top for its disturbing setting, hulking characters and blood-chilling dialogue. Jigoku Shojo is a very light horror story that becomes more enjoyable as time goes by. The protagonist of each chapter is Hell Girl, a disturbing high school girl who helps victims of bullying to eradicate them by sending them straight to hell, in return the person will go to hell at the end of their life, a pact for people in a state of despair. However, you will be for eternity having unimaginable sufferings A worthwhile pact with Hell Girl?
As you can see, these are some of the best works you can watch to spend a little terror, although some very important horror anime were not mentioned, it is worth giving them an honorable mention: Grave of the Fireflies, Hellsing, Elfen Lied, Angels of Death, Midori: The Girl of the Camellias, Devilman: Crybaby and MONSTER among others, What horror anime would you include in your top of favorite horror anime?