| It's hard for animated shows to scare. There are plenty of good horror, but for a horror to be terrifying? That's a big step. Either way, Blood-C is a great show nevertheless. Watch the movie, it's the true ending. |
| The only anime I actually found scary was Shinsekai Yori, and it's not even a horror anime. It creates a very unsettling atmosphere, to well, unsettle you instead of covering your face with blood and gore. |
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| The only horror I can think of is Jigoku no Shoujo, but I hardly watch horror anime. Ever since I've watched It movie, I've been wondering if anime can do that level of scariness. Damn clowns. |
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| Sadly there isnt a genuine scary anime atleast i havent watched it but there are some good psychological horror ones. Try higurashi,shiki,blood c,hell girl but i didnt find them scary at all |
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| don't really know any scary, but creepy or just good ones are Shinsekai yori and Mononoke. |
| Not a genuine scary anime but try Corpse Party. |
| The first season of Yamishibai might do it for you and maybe the 5th season as well. They're episodic horror short stories (4 minutes each) that are more akin to old ghost stories and can be quite scary. The other seasons though are less good, with season 4 being basically unwatchable and season 6 not far ahead of it |
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| Shiki or Jigoku Shoujo might be there, but I didn't find either scary. They both do create fine unsettling atmosphere though. I remember finding Gakkou no Kaidan kinda scary, but it's been a long time since I saw it. I'm not sure if it would be scary now that I'm older. It's a solid show though, even if old. Corpse Party is a good horror, but not really as scary as it is brutal. Another is probably best psychological horror anime ever. Unfortunately there is very limited amount of offerings in this genre. Movies are far better at that. |
MrZawaDec 11, 2018 6:15 AM
Arkins said: You want good horror but dropped higurashiHi all. I'm looking for horror anime that are really terrifying. I loved 'Another', but I couldn't get into 'Higurashi' (due to shitty animation). If you are one of the those people who say that "anime cannot be scary because its medium is not suited for the horror genre", you can GTFO of here. Thanks. you can GTFO of here. |
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| Ghost hunt is the best for this genre I think. Ito junji have some good episodes too |
MrZawa said: I remember finding Gakkou no Kaidan kinda scary, but it's been a long time since I saw it. Funny you mention that one given that nowadays, it's significantly more famous for it's English dub that basically turns it into an abridged series, which was allowed to happen since it originally flopped pretty hard in Japan. |
| You have shit taste, and then I have taste so shit it makes your taste look good |
| Blood-C or Elfen Lied. They’re pretty good anime and actually somewhat scary |
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MaskOfIce said: MrZawa said: Funny you mention that one given that nowadays, it's significantly more famous for it's English dub that basically turns it into an abridged series, which was allowed to happen since it originally flopped pretty hard in Japan.I remember finding Gakkou no Kaidan kinda scary, but it's been a long time since I saw it. I actually saw that one in my native language dub on TV. One of the first shows that I have seen. I'm not sure whether it was more faithful to original or abridged like English dub. I should re-watch it someday in Japanese to see how it is, and maybe in English too. |
| Imo 'horror' and anime just don't go together. Sure there are shows that are psychologically upsetting but i dont think there is any excellent out and out horror anime per se. |
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| Shin Sekai Yori and Perfect Blue are the rare anime that have given me that chills-up-my-spine dread that only good, subtle horror can provide. |
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| 'Terrifying' would be a huge overstatement, at least for me, but I would say Shin Sekai Yori, Narutaru, Shiki and Boogiepop Phantom have done the best job of horror stuff within anime for me, along with the first few episodes of Higurashi. Notably, they tend to have a great deal more to them than just horror stuff. |
| If you found Another Scary, then maybe Mayoiga? Both made me laugh with their attempts at horror and tension so they got something in common. |
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| Disappointed only 1 person has recommended Ghost Hunt, it's definitely the best of its genre, the scariest horror anime that I've seen. From the comments I've read on the forum, most people find the main 2 arcs to be terrific. Unfortunately the other arcs aren't up to par. Shiki is another one where I was legit afraid of being alone at night after watching it. |
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Arkins said: I did give my reason, retard. Try to give a more constructive reply next time. Yeah the animation wasn't good for s1 but i still liked the show very much coz imo jn this case the plot made up for the lack in animation. If it helps the animation in s2 is much better than in s1 :) |
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| I've never found an anime to be truly scary, although there are a few that can be very unsettling. Higurashi is worth it if you can get into it, the animation is often pretty bad but it's the best anime for horror imo. Shiki, Monster, Shinsekai Yori and Jigoku Shoujo all made me feel uneasy at times, Shiki is especially horror focused. |
| No matter what youbpick, do it post mid night, in the dark and alone, don't matter how unsettling the anime is if you have a nice ambient around you. I hate when I see peopIe watching good stuff in an inefficient way. |
N04L1TYDec 11, 2018 8:45 AM
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| not sure what kind of horror are you into visually? atmospherically? psychologically? box of goblins is really appealing to me as a horror slash thriller anime you can feel the tension and creepiness pretty easily if you closely follow its narrative the mystery behind the murderering |
| plenty of psychological series that kinda twist your gut. But Anime that managed to creep or scare me to some extent. So called actual "horror" genre. Then probably "Ghost Hunt" been only Anime that managed to creep the fuck out of me. (certain arc the most) |
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| I don't think fictional works have the capacity to be 'scary'. Most of them build tension, create eerie atmosphere, abuse your imagination with established tropes or jump-scare. Anime would have to be incredibly immersive to accomplish even the most basic elements of horror. Most of them bank on empathy and abuse it to no end. As for your inquiry, you're too vague. |
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FinNote said: Arkins said: You want good horror but dropped higurashiHi all. I'm looking for horror anime that are really terrifying. I loved 'Another', but I couldn't get into 'Higurashi' (due to shitty animation). If you are one of the those people who say that "anime cannot be scary because its medium is not suited for the horror genre", you can GTFO of here. Thanks. you can GTFO of here. I dont think higurashi is horror either. No creepiness. Just gore with a touch of mystery. (dont get me wrong, I love the series) I'd reccommend Shinsekai Yori. It has creepy atmosphere throughout and some scenes genuinely creeped me out. Some scenes in tasogare otome x amnesia also a bit creepy. but idk if i can recommend it as a whole. also shiki might worth a try |
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| Yami Shibai has the atmosphere where it's pretty creepy, not sure about scary though. |
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| Perfect Blue gave me some major creeps, I wouldn’t call it terrifying by any means, but it’s still a good watch either way. Very suspenseful, at the least. |
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| The only thing that I can think about is Perfect Blue and some episodes of Paranoia Agent. Imo, mangas are better when it comes to horror, like Junjo Ito |
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Arkins said: I did give my reason, retard. Try to give a more constructive reply next time. Honestly you can just fuck off, you barely watched any anime and you're talking about bad animation. If you think animation is important, you are a disgrace to the community. You don't even know what good horror is even outside of anime it seems.. . the story is what's important in horror, not how amusing the animation looks, you aren't watching for gore and good fight scenes, and if you are, you are even dumber than i thought. Higurashi represents horror as true horror, not terror like holywood movies do using jumpsscares. Please don't talk about something you don't know shit about, or go watch another genre. |
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| Other anime give me uneasy feeling when watching but Ghost Hunt and Shiki give me creepy feeling that i dont rewatch it. |
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FinNote said: I kinda get your point. Arkins said: I did give my reason, retard. Try to give a more constructive reply next time. Honestly you can just fuck off, you barely watched any anime and you're talking about bad animation. If you think animation is important, you are a disgrace to the community. You don't even know what good horror is even outside of anime it seems.. . the story is what's important in horror, not how amusing the animation looks, you aren't watching for gore and good fight scenes, and if you are, you are even dumber than i thought. Higurashi represents horror as true horror, not terror like holywood movies do using jumpsscares. Please don't talk about something you don't know shit about, or go watch another genre. I think there's a considerable difference between Western's horror and Eastern's horror, which would explain why I mostly find Asian horror movies scarier than Hollywood horror movies. Also, I can relate to horror anime just fine, perhaps because of me being an Asian. I don't mean to sound racist here; just trying to point out cultural differences. |
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| https://myanimelist.net/anime/1462/Memories?q=mem All 3 movies from Memories are great, but the horror one is the first one and is genuinely scary. It doesn't use any jump scares, only psychological horror. |
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| There are no anime like that as far as i am aware of And lol at the people saying perfect blue which i watched alone in a dark room at midnight |
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