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Aug 8, 2024 8:28 AM
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I’ve seen a lot of so called scary anime but none of them have truly scared me the way live action horror movies scare me. Yet I think anime is generally better than most live action movies. Is there one I’m missing? Is there one that has a truly horrifying monster or scene that spooked you? Is there one with freaky jumpscares? Or does this not exist yet?
Aug 8, 2024 8:31 AM
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None really. Horror anime(s) aren't so scary imo.
Aug 8, 2024 8:46 AM
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Horror anime isn't scary. Horror manga on the other hand...
Aug 8, 2024 8:52 AM
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I don't remember any anime that managed to do that, but the scariest anime I remember atm is https://myanimelist.net/anime/16201/Flowers_of_Evil
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Aug 8, 2024 8:57 AM
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Paranoia Agent got me pretty good. That Kon-level of psychological mind-twistery haunts me proper.
Aug 8, 2024 9:19 AM
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Perfect Blue and Paranoia Agent.

Krystopher said:
Is there one that has a truly horrifying monster or scene that spooked you? Is there one with freaky jumpscares? Or does this not exist yet?

Jumpscares are too predictable tbh and even in live-action they feel too cheap and rarely seem scary. Anime can't really implement jumpscares either cuz it just wouldn't work in animation. But there are definitely anime that can scare you with their level of suspense and atmosphere regardless.
Aug 8, 2024 9:23 AM
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For me Higurashi creeped me out the most, at least in the first season. The mystery was haunting, there was even some red herrings like the legend there was a UFO under the lake which was responsible for the happenings. In season 2 it turned out it was just voodoo stuff instead of scifi which was less creepy to me, but in season 1 I had the heebie jeebys.
Aug 8, 2024 10:10 AM
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Claymore manga and Berserk manga, those creepy monsters had made me stay up through some nights ngl, lol. In anime though, they aren't that scary.
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Aug 8, 2024 10:11 AM
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Berserk 1997's end scene disturbed me as a high schooler lol

Aug 8, 2024 10:25 AM

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Paranoia Agent got me pretty good. That Kon-level of psychological mind-twistery haunts me proper.
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Paranoia Agent

I can't remember if it was really scary, I should really watch that again.

Paprika was the first Kon anime I've watched, and also one of the first "adult," non-Ghibli anime I've watched. The overall movie wasn't that scary, but there were a few sequences that gave me anxiety at the time and stuck with me for a long time. Most of them involving hina dolls...
Aug 8, 2024 10:28 AM

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Anime isn't scary, period.
Most horror movies are bad too...
Aug 8, 2024 7:37 PM
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So far none. I keep hoping I'll find one. Yamishibai has come up with 2 or 3 nasty ones, but nothing that makes me lose sleep. The day an Anime can actually make me close my eyes in dread like a certain scene in Hellraiser II did just hasn't arrived.
Aug 8, 2024 9:18 PM

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the scariest anime that actually made it hard to sleep??
Who lose sleep over anime? Lmao

Reality is much scarier than any horror movies and anime and what not..

There's no serial killer lurking outside, the chances of getting hit by a vehicle is probably higher than encountering ghosts and serial killers
Aug 8, 2024 11:43 PM
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Never came across a horror title that gave me sleeplessness.. not in anime, nor in movies, and never in other TV shows..
Aug 9, 2024 12:05 AM
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Probably Higurashi. I never continued to watch it actually and just watched season 1.....maybe one day I will continue with it
Aug 9, 2024 12:30 AM

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Nothing from any media has done that to me.
Aug 9, 2024 2:44 PM
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@LoveYourSmile Actually I liked it. But wasn't scared of it. Perfect Blue was probably something that would have a more realistic feeling of dread. For anyone who has been in the public eye, obsessed fans are a NIGHTMARE. Why do you think Stephen King wrote Misery? LOL
Aug 9, 2024 2:55 PM

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If an anime ever made it hard to sleep, if for sure wasn't because it was scary.
Aug 9, 2024 7:39 PM

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The Bloodstained Labyrinth arc of "Ghost Hunt" made it hard for me to fall asleep.
Aug 9, 2024 9:12 PM

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Not any horror anime I don't find them scary but some of Junji Ito's manga really creeped me out especially the rib women one and the one with the balloons. I have tried watching the anime based off his manga but it just wasn't the same.
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Another, yeah I know I'm a weak person
Sep 10, 2024 5:52 AM
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i rarely watch such shows but perfect blue movie kinda fits
Sep 10, 2024 6:00 AM

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Ghost Hunt and Shiki both spooked me.
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i havent found that anime yet. manga tend to be more scary but i didnt read a manga that made it hard to sleep either.
many say that higurashi is scary. the interesting part there is that they dont completely show brutal scenes so you have to imagine the rest which makes it more scary
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Sep 10, 2024 7:13 AM

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Another, yeah I know I'm a weak person
@-YUMMY- This scene definitely kept me up at night, though not in the way you might think.
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I would probably say Death Note. I didn't like it whatsoever.
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None really. Horror anime(s) aren't so scary imo.
Serafos said:
None really. Horror anime(s) aren't so scary imo.


Same here so far and I haven't seen alot as well.
Sep 10, 2024 3:42 PM

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@-YUMMY- This scene definitely kept me up at night, though not in the way you might think.
@kutuya I am very concerned by the obvious choice not being the correct. o.O
Sep 10, 2024 6:07 PM
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@KeepCalmAndMal Ghost Hunt is ok. Another is just a cheap knock-off of the Final Destination franchise in the US.
Sep 10, 2024 6:13 PM

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Bubble_Fish said:
Paranoia Agent

I can't remember if it was really scary, I should really watch that again.

Paprika was the first Kon anime I've watched, and also one of the first "adult," non-Ghibli anime I've watched. The overall movie wasn't that scary, but there were a few sequences that gave me anxiety at the time and stuck with me for a long time. Most of them involving hina dolls...
@perseii
To my recall it's not scary in that way but some parts felt disturbing watching.
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Realistic anime plots that don't rely on the supernatural are the most unsettling because they feel so close to reality. Anime that focus on the darker aspects of human nature and society, natural disasters and medical anime focusing on diseases, are the scariest anime
Sep 10, 2024 8:46 PM
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You could try watching ajin-Demi human. It has 3D animation but I really liked it even though most people didn't like the 3D animation. But it has good horror stuffs but later on changes to mostly thriller type ig. Not spoil anything but yeah you can try if you want.
Sep 10, 2024 8:50 PM

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The Bloodstained Labyrinth arc of "Ghost Hunt" made it hard for me to fall asleep.
@bucciest came here to mention the same thing lol
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@-YUMMY- This scene definitely kept me up at night, though not in the way you might think.
@kutuya And how did it make you stay up all night?
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@kutuya And how did it make you stay up all night?
@-YUMMY- Well it wasn't all night, it only took me about half an hour to finish.
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I never seen a scary anime, but if you get really into something that sets the mood right, like let's say Higurashi or Summertime Render, then maybe you could let your imagination play on the rest. Not that any of these would keep me up all night. Not anime, but Silent Hill 2 (video game) was kinda creepy, especially if you play it alone in the dark.
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