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Is it a horror anime?
Oct 4, 2022 9:42 PM
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Some people have said that Madoka is a horror anime, but it isn't tagged as such on MAL. So, I wanted to know if people think it's a horror anime or not.
fluffycow17Oct 5, 2022 6:58 AM
Oct 4, 2022 9:50 PM
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It’s not an horror per definition, but you might consider it to have some horror elements
Oct 4, 2022 9:58 PM
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I'd say more Psychological Thriller than Horror.
Oct 4, 2022 10:18 PM
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it was more heart breaking than horror
Oct 4, 2022 10:24 PM
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Kinda.. This anime not fully horror, but still a little bit
Oct 4, 2022 10:29 PM
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psychological horror,yes.
Oct 4, 2022 10:29 PM
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It has a lot of elements that can be considered horror, but I would call it a psychological thriller more than anything.
Oct 4, 2022 10:46 PM
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Not really. There is only one part that could be considered as "scary" and the second watch of it gets rid of any scary feeling from it. So no.
Oct 4, 2022 11:45 PM
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its definitely not traditional horror so it really depends on how define horror
Oct 5, 2022 12:05 AM
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Just imagine Sailor Moon scaring the shit out of children. So yeah… kinda.
Oct 5, 2022 3:20 AM
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I wouldn’t describe it as a horror in the traditional sense, it uses a lot of horror elements, but it’s more of a psychological thriller
Oct 5, 2022 3:24 AM
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more thriller i guess
Oct 5, 2022 5:55 AM
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sonu711 said:
it was more heart breaking than horror

yes, that's the first word i would use to describe it
Oct 5, 2022 6:24 AM

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FlyingBacon365 said:
Just imagine Sailor Moon scaring the shit out of children. So yeah… kinda.

That scene lives rent-free in my head.

I knew the show was dark, but that moment was just disturbing.
Oct 5, 2022 9:17 AM
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alexw1020 said:
FlyingBacon365 said:
Just imagine Sailor Moon scaring the shit out of children. So yeah… kinda.

That scene lives rent-free in my head.

I knew the show was dark, but that moment was just disturbing.

It was more of just a shock to me. Still really enjoyed the show. Ending was pretty off-weird though. Reminded me of Future Diary.
Oct 5, 2022 10:11 AM

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it's a thriller anime
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Oct 5, 2022 10:29 AM
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yes. it's not tagged as horror, but it's very much a psychological horror.
Oct 5, 2022 3:08 PM

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pyschological horror
Oct 5, 2022 3:48 PM
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Psychological thriller/drama. It has creepy horror imagery here and there but it isn't the focus.
Oct 5, 2022 3:59 PM

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I'd have to say no. There are horror elements, I guess, but I wouldn't say this series is designed specifically to scare people.
Oct 5, 2022 11:00 PM
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kinda

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Oct 6, 2022 5:24 AM
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more cosmic horror than jumpscare things.
Oct 6, 2022 5:29 AM
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no I wouldn't consider it a horror. It's a creepy psychological anime but not horror

Oct 7, 2022 3:07 AM
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There is a term for the horror in this series, the type of horror when someone turns into a witch, to know that your suffering is fueling the existence of the universe. Cosmic Horror.
Oct 8, 2022 1:53 AM

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I agree with previous posters that PMMM has horror elements but that it is not truly horror. I think what makes the show so "horror like" is it's surrealistic elements. There are barely any people in the show and everything seems rather dreamlike (Shaft tends to do that --> see Monogatari Series)
Oct 8, 2022 9:35 PM
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It's not really considered a "horror" but more on the "psychological" side of it. While there are some scenes that are considered weird and horrifying, to me it's not that scary.
Oct 10, 2022 12:59 AM
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Not really but if youre squeamish and new to horror then I guess it could be a bit 😰 but generally no
Oct 16, 2022 10:46 PM
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Horror is really large, I think it can be a horror anime, but it also depends on the definition you’re using

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