Suspense Anime

Li Mingyang was originally an ordinary office worker. Because of a strange QR code, he was trapped in a killing city. Here everyone is forced to participate in a survival game that is going to kill or be killed. In the process of finding a way out of the city, the mastermind behind the whole incident surfaced step by step.

Once upon a time, a girl was brutally murdered. Stabbed mercilessly and left for dead, she never received justice and her sadistic killer got away. That was until, through supernatural and unknown forces, she was brought back to life—as a zombie! Powerful, relentless, and hungry, Dead Girl is out for revenge! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The deadly game is back! Once again, sixteen Magical Girls have been assembled for a high-stakes challenge. Every three days, their Magical Phone pulls them into an RPG-like simulation where they have to work together to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and earn Magical Candy to advance. A staggering ten billion yen reward awaits them at the end—but only for the players who land the finishing blow. With such a tantalizing prize on the line, it's only a matter of time before the girls turn on each other—and if their hit points drop to zero, a game over will be the least of their worries... (Source: Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku Wiki, edited)

There are gamblers out there who even bet their lives as ante. But to secure the integrity of these life-threatening gambles, a violent and powerful organization by the name of "Kagerou" referees these games as a neutral party. Follow Bak Madarame a.k.a. Usogui (The Lie Eater) as he gambles against maniacal opponents at games—such as Escape the Abandoned Building, Old Maid, and Hangman—to ultimately "out-gamble" and control the neutral organization of Kagerou itself. (Source: MU)

Seita dies after dozing off behind the wheel and wakes up in the underworld. However, the prize that a demon extracts from him is part of his body. (Source: ANN)

A special episode included on the Chainsaw Maid DVD.

Yuko Kusaka is a Japanese journalist sent to Brazil to do a report on the gold rush phenomenon that seems to be making many people rich from night to day. Rumors say that among the many "garimpeiros" (gold diggers) currently on the Amazon forest, there is a Japanese known as Rio Baraki. Reaching their destination, her crew member is promptly attacked and she is raped as a warning to stop their work and return immediately to their home country. Determined to do her job, she stays and finds out from the attacker that he is none other than Baraki, a white haired muscular man with a large scar on his back. Later she discovers that his real name is Keisuke Ibaraki. Once a promising quarterback, he ended up falsely incriminated by a powerful organization known as GPX. (Source: ANN)

Pilot for a hypothetical Lupin 3DCG project included with the 40th anniversary Master File BD/DVD.

A short animation announcing the production of the Memory Snow OVA. Features brand new animation and voice acting not found in the OVA itself, nor the full series. Peace has returned to the Roswaal domain, and the residents of the Mansion go about their daily lives. Despite this however, there seems to be something agitating Subaru...

Second half of Ling Long: Incarnation.

The protagonist is a mysterious assassin. In order to decide whether or not to carry out requests for assassination, he meets his targets to make a final judgment. (Source: Official website)

Second season of Kamierabi.

Tetsuji Kurashige's nightmarish U-SA-GUI (2002) begins by citing a section from Brillat-Savarin's 1825 treatise, The Physiology of Taste, in which the renowned French epicure suggests that stimulating foods, meats in particular, can have an influence on one's dreams. The film depicts a macabre game played by two rabbits and a blindfolded woman. The rabbits face each other over an old-fashioned illustrated board game. When they land on a square, the woman must eat the food indicated in the illustration. If she has chosen correctly, a die pops out of her mouth and lands on the floor giving the rabbits their next move. (Source: Midnight Eye)

North is everywhere solitary. Here is all North. This is a record of the people I met in these Norths. However, my memory is fragmented and does not get the point at all. Now I'm starting to wonder my efforts came to nothing. I'm just getting the occasional recognition of the existence of the world through the dull pain changes shape little by little. (Source: Official website)

Music video for the Shinsei Kammattechan's song Boku no Sensou. The song served as an opening theme for Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season.

Beauty Water looks like a common skin cosmetic. But unlike other cosmetics, people can sculpt their skin with it like molding clay and change their appearance. An ordinary girl, Yaeji, comes across the 'Beauty Water' by chance, and her endless desire to be the most beautiful woman brings her unimaginable disaster. (Source: Anilist)

Not a lot of people know that one of the most talented and ruthless Mahjong players in the city is a young high school boy. Kei is a teenager of few words, but his observation skills, unwavering will and experience in the game allows him to survive in a world full of powerful, rich and dangerous characters. Kei is currently hiding a girl named Amina who has entered the country illegally and protecting her from being deported. He spends his days sleeping through class and his nights playing high stakes Mahjong, waiting for when a worthy opponent arrives. (Source: MangaHelpers)

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The title character of Tomoe ga Yuku! (Tomoe Will Go!) is gutsy enough to roller skate down freeways for thrills. After losing a friend in a roller skating accident, Tomoe joins a stunt group called Green Ship. Although still mourning her friend's death, Tomoe has no reservations about embracing a relationship with the group's leader, Kazusa. Soon she discovers Green Ship is a front for an assassin training camp. She must flee her new life and love and rekindle her fiery spirit in order to fight against the organization which wants her dead. (Source: Animerica Extra December 2001)

Han Yuxi, a young woman who is insecure about her appearance, has tolerated criticism and abuse all her life. Devastated upon learning that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, she decides to take action and goes to a hospital to receive plastic surgery. There, she meets with plastic surgeon Ling Huantao, who wants to recreate the face of his vegetative wife who he is obsessed with. Huantao offers Yuxi the hope of living a better life, but a new face may not provide her with the happiness that she desperately desires. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Alien Stage, a reality audition program, has taken the alien world by storm, and its upcoming season is planned to be just as exciting. Contestants must sing for their survival, as the loser faces on-the-spot termination. As the competition heats up, a mysterious girl emerges, whose involvement may hold the key to humanity's fate... (Source: Alien Stage Wiki)

In the distant future, humanity is hurtling down a path of ruin. Global environmental destruction caused by chemical contamination, radioactive fallout, and UV rays coming through the patchy ozone layer has lead to deterioration of the human genome. (Source: Official Website)

Final installment of Ling Long: Incarnation.

Based on a webtoon of the same name. This film unravels the mystery behind a series of suicides at a high school in Seoul. Park Ja-gi, a teacher at this school whose mother is a shaman, keeps rejecting mysticism, but he can foresee a catastrophe in his dreams. Witnessing in his dream many people standing aside to jump off from the top of the school building, the school teacher tries tostop the mass suicide. There are some people around the school who also have special gifts. Kim Yeong-tak is a student who can stop time. Kang Min-hyeok can rewind time 10 seconds back but suffers from a guilty conscience about failing to save his own wife and child. Lastly, Jang Se-yun can foresee 10 minutes ahead of time. These people gather their abilities to prevent catastrophe at the school. (Source: Hancinema)

Ginya Otonashi is a college dropout who works part-time for a pachislot publishing company while aspiring to become a novelist. One day, Ginya comes across a secret organization and gets pulled into a competition to become #1 in "Pachi Battle," which is all a part of the Slotseum, a pachislot competition. (Source: ANN)

A "deleted scene" from Chainsaw Bunny, where the monster becomes a giant pink faceless looming creature.

Special chapter of Ling Long: Incarnation.

Endou, a night guard, was patrolling the mall as usual. But this night was going to be different from usual... (Source: Anilist)

A hard rain is about to fall on a small town in Southern China. In a desperate attempt to find money to save his fiancée’s failed plastic surgery, Xiao Zhang, a mere driver, steals a bag containing 1 million from his boss. News of the robbery spreads fast within the town and, over the course of one night, everyone starts looking for Xiao Zhang and his money. (Source: Metacritic)

A special program of Warau Salesman, these episodes were released in a blast format on 3 days in a nearly 2 hour long timeslot each. The individual episodes have their own OPs. The first blast release differed from the main series by having live-action footage of real locations in Japan before delving into the story for each episode. The 2nd had Moguro with the Master interacting with the viewer as if behind the scenes for a studio before delving into each episode. And the 3rd had Moguro and the Master playing outside in the snow as if reporting on an on-location event to the viewer before delving into each episode.

Sergeant Jeong Cheol-min's squad are staying indoors a corroded stockroom renovated without windows. His squad is well known for their hardworking members until councellor Hong Yeong-soo comes in. Jeong Cheol-min does all he can to make Hong Yeong-soo the right man for his squad and the army requires him to. However, private Hong Yeong-soo doesn't adjust to the surroundings and causes trouble. (Source: Hancinema)

The story follows a group of five in a world where people have suddenly disappeared. A mysterious self-proclaimed "Emperor" gathers five people together through anonymous messages and has them participate in a game. Participants answer the question "Do you want to live or die?" The game has only one rule: "Majority dies." (Source: MangaUpdates)

The Mutou family leads a peaceful life: Kouichirou works at a construction site and his wife Mari is returning from an overseas trip. Their daughter Ayumu has just finished her track practice while their son Gou is playing video games at home. However, life as they know it is flipped upside down when a calamitous earthquake strikes the entire Japanese archipelago—obliterating the face of the country in an instant. With society crumbling around them and their nation gradually sinking into the ocean, the Mutou family must band together to survive the catastrophe. Treading the near-apocalyptic setting, they struggle not only to stay alive, but also to learn the difficulty of coping with loss. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

An animated promotion steamed on Kadokawa's official YouTube channel for Kataribe Jinkou Chinou ga Tsubuyaku Noroi no Yogen, in honor of its first tankoubon volume going on sale the very same day.

Commercial for the Samurai Mac burger in McDonald's Japan, as a collaboration with manga artist Tetsuo Hara.

Following the popularity of the original omnibus OVA, this release offers 4 more stories but in animation only.

2nd Season to Osiris no Tenbin.

In the year 2070, mankind faces a life threatening crisis due to huge earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Korea is in a state of anarchy and Busan is swarming with refugees. Young street dealer Ha-jin has the ability to communicate with whales – a fact she keeps hidden from everyone. One day, a onearmed woman named Baek Sang-won asks Ha-jin to join her in the gules whale hunt. Painful memories lead Ha-jin to turn down the offer initially, but she eventually ends up joining Baek. As she makes friends on the ship, she grows curious about the gules whale and learns that every crew member has a sad gules story. The madness in the crews’ eyes as they try to kill the gules brings Ha-jin’s trauma to the forefront of her mind – and she experiences her own madness. (Source: Korean Film Biz Zone)

Commercials made to promote release of Boogiepop novels. They are fully animated and use Kouji Ogata's character designs.

Promotional video for the Shounen Jump+ manga Ori no Naka no Soloist.

Fukuro (Japanese for "bag" or "sack") is a 3-minute short film from 2001. It features Pyramid Head and a Lying Figure from Silent Hill 2, the Fukuro Lady, and many monsters from early sketches for Silent Hill 2. The film contains disturbing, surreal imagery. Credits go to Masahiro Ito (series art director) for creature design and to Akira Yamaoka (series composer) for the music. It has been published on Art of Silent Hill, Lost Memories: The Art & Music of Silent Hill, and The Silent Hill Experience. (Source: Silent Hill Wiki)

The story tells the story of a blood-red moon suddenly appearing in the sky, which is known as the red moon event in history. The remaining survivors had to hide in the city protected by high walls. Among the survivors, some people also suffered from mental mutations. Among them, those who could not control their own mental mutations would emit mental plague and radiation. It contaminates the normal people around it and poses a great threat to the surviving humans. In order to solve the source of the pollution, High Wall City established a special pollution cleanup department, recruiting people who can control spiritual energy, and our protagonist Lu Xin is applying for the most dangerous cleanup department! (Source: Tencent, Google translated)

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Music video for the song Yukueshirezu by Ado.

Music video directed by Genshou Yasuda for the song Can't Be Right by ZUTOMAYO.

THE END is an opera birthed out of the collaboration between Keiichirou Shibuya, director and script writer Toshiki Okada, and illustrator YKBX. This production does not feature any humans, and replacing all familiar elements of the non-existent singers and orchestras are aria and recitative by Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid, with a story told by computer-made music and visuals. This production tests taking the traditional tragic structure of an opera asking "What is death?" and "What is an end?" and puts Hatsune Miku as the mediator to reread it in a modern way. (Source: Official Site)

Uchiko no Mama to Okaasan is about a girl far from home who has a mama and a mother, one of which is a large monster. Rabbit MACHINE is the creator but abandoned the project so all that remains is the preliminary web release.

A short mini movie meant to celebrate the ending of Fire Emblem Heroes's Book Four and tease Book 5.

In the future, artificial intelligence (AI) rules over mankind. The AI has put limits on the birth rate in order to control the population. However, many continue to give birth illegally... (Source: Amazon)

Short animation by Keita Kurosaka for MTV Japan.

Music video for the song Internet Yamero by Aiobahn feat. KOTOKO.

Short animation by Keita Kurosaka for MTV Japan.

A demon has emerged deep beneath Tokyo. The governor of Tokyo and his escort unit go to inspect, but are trapped underground. Surrounded by darkness, with nowhere to go, people lose their reason and become consumed by the demon. (Source: Xumo)

Ao Sirotubaki, who works at "Hanagumi", was living a normal and quiet life as a flower shop owner. However, her twin sister, Beni Sirotubaki, contacts Ao for the first time in six years. What happened to the sisters six years ago, and what do the two reunited talk about? The lives of the sisters begin to move greatly as their feelings intermingle. A shocking one-situation suspense movie developed in the world's first all-cast VTuber!! (Source: Humax Cinema)

The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can't read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces. (Source: Official Site)

A female killer, who desires to have a child and a cold-blooded male killer. They go to an apartment at night to assassinate a drug addict. Unfortunately, the drug addict's wife is there on the scene. The female killer has no choice but kills the wife too. Then she finds something underneath the woman's body - it's a baby. (Source: IMDB)

I often fall into the fantasy upon her back. What kind of person is she? What does she like? What world view does she hold? From the occasional detailed observations of her daily life, I have inferred many unexplainable clues... After a series of fantastic imagination, I suddenly realized that the girl who has been dialoging with me in my mind is just my own wishful thinking. Therefore, on the day of the reunion, I decided to take this step... (Source: YouTube)

Mayumi is a spoiled girl whose parents buy her everything she wants. She names her name "Mayumi" to everything she receives, and her room is gradually filled with many Mayumis. Mayumi herself gets swallowed by the characters of her name. (Source: Geidai Animation)

The film covered a residential area with a superb view of both ocean and mountain. From that day, this town became dark as pitch. Hidden in this darkness were lights in the town, my way home, my mother, and my expected baby in my belly. This animation depicts the truth hiding behind the facts. (Source: Geidai Animation)

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A music video for the song Panspermia by Kami-sama, Boku wa Kizuite Shimatta.

The animation is based on a self-experience. It is about the injury of rigid religious upbringing to a teenager who discovers the strange and terrifying reality behind fundamentalism. Warped into an ultra-religious environment from a young age, his surroundings force him to adhere to a rigid and sometimes irrational world-view. He eventually succumbs to the madness, and lives consumed by guilt while devouring every crumb of false hope thrown at him from his religious community. One day he gathers the courage to leave his faith behind, and sees that human existence is actually a more nuanced experience than the black and white reality in which he grew up in. By using metaphors of signs and symbols, the animation highlights and describes the mental illness caused by the conservative church on the lead character and illustrates how the character makes his way out from his dire situation. (Source: IMDB)

Shun is forced into playing with four friends. But they are not friends, he hates them. The unbearable heat and heavy atmosphere deepen his depression. (Source: eventive)

Professional climber Choi Se-hyeon, who got recovered from a car accident recently, discovers that she is pregnant just before the Climbing World Championships. As her long-time aspirations are threatened, she struggles to break free from the duties of motherhood. However, at the same time, she receives text messages from 'herself' who seems to have been through a quite different life after the car accident. And most importantly, she wants to keep her baby. (Source: IMDB)

At night, a man holds out his own leash into the void. He has to explode in order to escape.

A sequel film to Junk Head.

In the troubled times at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the cannibalism spreads. The knight-errant who used to wield his sword has become an old man suffering from old illnesses, living cautiously in order to feed his hunger. Until he meets a little girl, and his dormant fighting spirit and humanity are re-awakened.

Adam Wan, a young gay man who grew up in Hong Kong, fights for the rights of the LGBT and realises that the difficulties include the conflicts with his father. Frustrated, he begins to re-examine the society, his family and himself. (Source: IMDB)

An elf of dandelion takes off her bloom after her boyfriend, who has transformed into down a bit earlier. But there are monsters outside, and they take aim at her. In the outer world with no one to depend on, she grows up bravely. (Source: YouTube)

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A psychopathic killer known as Egg Man has been caught, incarcerated and is awaiting his death sentence. Karen, a beautiful and brave police woman, is assigned to the "Egg Man" case to find the whereabouts of a missing dead body. Egg Man meets his cellmate, Prisoner 205. Who is Prisoner 205? Is Prisoner 205 another in-mate awaiting his death sentence as well or an android utilized by the police to collect information about him and his knowledge of the corpse? Who is really manipulating whom? (Source: ANN)

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A married man on a business trip stays at a hotel late at night. The boss's daughter, Kungcher, falls in love with him at first sight and sneaks into the room to confess his love. The next day, the man leaves, and despite her father's opposition, Kungcher goes out in pursuit of him. She arrives at the pier in a drizzle, only to see the man boarding the boat immediately and not looking back. When the boat was about to leave, Kungcher panicked and jumped into the river, unfortunately drowning, the river instantly changed color and set off huge waves! (Source: Movie Douban, translated)

Promotional video for a cancelled Kun Bing Zhi Long series.

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Studio Binzo's 7th episode in their Life of the Dead series. After facing issues with season 2's publication, season 3 was cancelled, and with it, episode 7 never got music, voice work, and SFX done and was abandoned. Six years later, Studio Binzo released it on their official Youtube channel so people could finally watch it.

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An axolotl is fishing on the sea when a shark suddenly comes near him, then his cat friend tries to save him by jumping at the sea.

A wood monster conceives a child covered in roots, ugly and out of control. The monster finds a liquid named Perfect, feeds it, and sculpts the child into a human form, gradually transforming it into the perfect being. This grotesque stop-motion animation depicts the subtexts of social ideology, childbirth and parenting. (Source: IMDB)

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A woman is crying out for help to two men, with a child in her arms, but what comes next is mixed with good omen and misfortune, with felicity and fatality. (Source: Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival)