| Do actual horror animes exist? I'm not talking about gore, killings, lots of blood horror nor am I talking about disturbing stuff. I'm talking about genuine horror atmosphere, that eerie silence and tense atmosphere, not knowing what will appear and what will happen next, animes which will make you feel genuinely scared while watching them and will scare to continue watching. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| Yes, for example in https://myanimelist.net/anime/2596/Shinreigari |
| I'd like to make myself believe that Planet Earth turns slowly |
| They exist depends of what do you consider as "horror". Disturbing stuff isn't horror all the time. |
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| I don't know, but Shinsekai Yori had an episode of pure horror called Darkness |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
| Higurashi was pretty scary for me, some scenes were gruesome |
| Yes. Another Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation (and its sequels) Deadman Wonderland Itou Junji: Collection Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu Shiki Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou Ningyo no Mori (and its sequels) |
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Mononoke, one of the most if not the scariest shit ever |
| imagine expecting to be scared by tv shows D: |
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| Gakkougurashi is the scariest horror anime. I'm not joking. |
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| It's nice to see another Ghost Hound fan in the wild, that anime is seriously a gem. |
| the only horror thing that has genuinely scared me was hereditary. but I think you got it backwards. if you want disturbing horror, there are a good few stuff. anime is more bad at jumpscare horror. made in abyss for example has some terrifying moments. |
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| I see you've heard of Shiki. One may dislike it personally, but what is Shiki if not horror? romagia said: imagine expecting to be scared by tv shows D: Also this. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| There are some creepy shorts like Watashi no Kao, but full series? Haven't seen any. |
| Out of all the "horror" anime I've watched (71 titles according to anime.plus), Shiki is the closest to an actual horror and none of the others even come close |
InexplicableOct 7, 2022 10:46 AM
| Episode 5 of Flip Flappers has a genuinely scary atmosphere, I would recommend it. |
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Did1268 said: Tere a manga about a creepy cow with a head i can’t remember what it’s called It was more of final destination movies kind of horror. A guy still looking for employment and his group of friends run over a kudan youkai that prophesised they'll all die and they keep getting rekt while MC tries to save the heroine. https://myanimelist.net/manga/92369/Kudan_no_Gotoshi?q=kudan%20no%20gotoshi&cat=manga |
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| You should watch Shinreigari, it has very eerie atmosphere. I want to watch it again.. |
| I haven't seen any that are actually scary, but some that I did find pretty creepy. |
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| Shiki definitely comes close. Ghost Hunt also took classic horror elements together |
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| I Haven't Found Any Super Spooky Horror Anime Yet, That Genuinely Scared Me Or Spooked Me. |
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| Got two good recommendations here. I'd say the first season of Yami Shibai and Boogiepop Phantom, great atmosphere in both. |
_Maneki-Neko_ said: + https://myanimelist.net/anime/457/Mushishi It's tagged as Iyashikei, but it got a very eerie atmosphere in the episodic stories. Yeah Mushishi can be creepy at times but it doesn't have that feeling most of the time |
| I'd like to make myself believe that Planet Earth turns slowly |
| The entire purpose of the horror genre (evoke fear and uneasiness in its audience) can only work or be effectively executed in live-action content with real people made of flesh and bones in real-world scenarios, so the answer is no. |
Did1268 said: Im snah i watched the first arc and god it was boring. Suprisingly weird since i really enjoyed the author’s other work shiki I also was bored with Ghost Hunt. Still can't understand how is another her work, Shiki, made a great impact of me. |
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| Watch some horror Avant-garde anime. There's some disturbing and possibly tense atmospheric and/or psychological themed shorts or longer ones among some of this category. But horror/scary is subjective since everyone has their own types of sensitivities. |
| Those anime which go from a solid 9/10 to a 3/10 dumpster in a few episodes are the real horror in my eyes, not the actual 'Horror' tag in anime |
 "Only one with the courage to shoulder the burden of their own fate can be called a hero.." |
| " Another " can be considered very creepy if that doesn't cut it for you... maybe some live action or non anime horror movie will do better. |
| I don't feel that animation works as well for the horror genre as it doesn't for genres like fantasy. Having things animated just make them feel like a separate world from our own. This works well for fantasy, magic, or superpower shows since the show feeling like it's in its own world allows for a greater suspension of disbelief. With the horror genre though a lot of the enjoyment comes from being able to picture yourself in the situations to feel the fear and dread that comes with it. In this situation the show feeling like it's in it's own world separate from ours works against it. |
| Horror fan here. Inexplicable said: Out of all the "horror" anime I've watched (71 titles according to anime.plus), Shiki is the closest to an actual horror and none of the others even come close Agree with this wholeheartedly. Shiki is the best example of a "pure" horror anime series I've seen to date where the core central genre is indisputably horror; almost exclusively so (you could credibly argue it's also part thriller and part drama, but that's a natural consequence and outgrowth of the story and situation itself common to many non-anime horror titles). It definitely has as well the characteristic atmospheric tension of an isolated setting, wandering dark deserted streets at night while a menace is on the prowl unbeknownst to the PoV character at the time, a feeling of hopeless and despair at being surrounded and outnumbered, threatened to be consumed, by a seemingly unstoppable force that is perverting nature/the natural order, giving in/submission to the terror and circumstances as there's no likelihood of being saved, small world around you collapsing in on itself leading people to break with the pretenses of their previous roles and personas under normal circumstances, questioning the meaning of life & death/basic precepts of morality, dread, existential depression, etc. Now, whether one finds it scary is another thing. That's always so completely individual. Personally, I find there are a number of tense moments where you're waiting for the hammer to drop similar to in a thriller, and some gruesome and evocative imagery, similar to in most at-least-decent horror. But 99.9% of either anime or non-anime horror alike in the whole breadth of media doesn't genuinely scare me in a deep and lasting manner in the sense of where I actually feel physiologically stimulated to feel physically uncomfortable and on edge at the time of viewing and/or thinking about it long afterward in the hours, days, even weeks or more ahead and coloring my perception of the world at all when, say, in the house alone at night. I'm very desensitized to horror media in general having watched obscene and obsessive level amounts of it from a very young age and it long being one of my favorite genres, and that extends to anime titles too. I can count on less than two hands all the non-anime horror films and series which actually scare me in that real visceral way at any point in their runtime, and for anime, I think I can confidently say only parts of Higurashi season one did so. It isn't the reason I watch horror anyway though, truth be told. I watch (hopefully, usually reasonably above average quality) horror for the same reason I watch and seek out good thrillers, drama, Sci-Fi, or fantasy - to see what kind of world and story they construct and, complementary to that, how they use it to explore the human condition and the mysteries of life/the universe. Unexplored or, typically rather, underexplored, thoughts and feelings with the who/what/when/where/why/how of the plot, setting, characters, etc. merely serving as its structural basis and a conduit. Shiki delivers that in spades, making it an excellent example of horror fiction, regardless of how subjectively frightening or not one individually finds it. |
WatchTillTandavaOct 7, 2022 7:51 PM
Did1268 said: Im snah i watched the first arc and god it was boring. Suprisingly weird since i really enjoyed the author’s other work shiki I had the same experience and feel the same way you do. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| Hm not that I remember being scared or disturbed watching anime. Someone could prob say I'm numb to these things already, as I can't name a movie that has made me feel anxious either. And it's not a matter of me not watching enough to find it, quite the opposite. But I don't enjoy horror genre just to be scared in the first place. Typical answer but I thought Perfect blue creates athmospere really well. The ost is main reason imo, it feels heavy around you. Paranoia agent also does it well, but it isn't really horror, maybe closer to thriller and crime. |
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| idk about horror but I've seen some horrible ones for sure |
| Am I a good person? No. But do I try to be better every single day? Also no |
| I think some episodes of Mushishi have genuine horror in it. Perfect Blue is something that actually made me feel disturbed though, it's a great watch. |
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| Higurashi VN and Shiki anime were pretty scary for me |
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| yeah. yami shibai, genuine horror. https://myanimelist.net/anime/19383/Yami_Shibai |
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