| I'm fascinated by cosmic/space horror. I personally don't know any space horror/alien horror anime. I'm looking for anime that have a similar tone to Life (2017), The Thing (1982), and the Alien franchise. If you know any please drop the recommendations Edit: Mangas are welcome too |
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| https://myanimelist.net/anime/1462/Memories (Magnetic Rose episode only) |
| Knights of Sidonia seems in that area. |
| Blue Gender. The setting doesn't move to space itself until around halfway through, but it nevertheless contains both spacial and horror themes. I also recommend Terra Formars. |
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| Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen - DeadΩAegis Actually, very well done. Check these reviews #1, #2 to see if it would suit your tastes. Though the novel portrays humans as way worse and scarier than any alien, if that's not something you'd want. |
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| Can't think of any anime but I have some manga instead (not all of them are horror or set in space tho) https://myanimelist.net/manga/134036/Leviathan?q=leviathan&cat=manga https://myanimelist.net/manga/970/Hyouryuu_Kyoushitsu?q=drifting&cat=manga https://myanimelist.net/manga/3992/Jigokusei_Remina?q=remina&cat=manga https://myanimelist.net/manga/108691/Wakusei_Closet?q=wakusei&cat=manga https://myanimelist.net/manga/110766/Urasekai_Picnic?q=urasekai%20picnic&cat=manga https://myanimelist.net/manga/149/Blame?q=blame&cat=manga |
| Not familiar with movies mentioned, so I'll give examples of something which resembles as horror and is in space: Hell Target, Terra Formas [Haven't seen yet, tho it should be a horror title], Blue Gender [same as with Terra], Lily C.A.T., These are all titles I know/am familiar with which theme is space with horror in it. |
| You'll probably get more mileage with manga recs. Blue Gender and Magnetic Rose are probably some of the closer ones in anime. Not great, but it's what you're asking for, since it's basically an anime version of Alien: https://myanimelist.net/anime/3258/Lily_CAT Here are some other titles that might fit but may not be as explicitly horror as you're looking for: This is more thriller than horror but has an eerie atmosphere and a surreal touch to the extraterrestrial aspect: https://myanimelist.net/anime/2998/Hi_no_Tori__Uchuu-hen Not overly horrorish but has some horror-oriented imagery and body horror elements and aliens: https://myanimelist.net/anime/2482/Good_Morning_Althea Involves extraterrestrials with a paranoid noir plot on Mars (reminds me SLIGHTLY of The Thing with one of its plot points, but it's not using that kind of horror imagery). Not horror but has a similar mood. https://myanimelist.net/anime/2622/Big_Wars__Kami_Utsu_Akaki_Kouya_ni Sort of Lovecraftian and horror imagery: https://myanimelist.net/anime/19775/Sidonia_no_Kishi |
| +1 for Magnetic Rose, probably the closest thing you are looking for. There is the current airing Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction. But i wouldn't tag as horror (yet?) there are a lot of mystery and drama for sure. Sidonia no Kishi is also good. And of course Parasyte - The Maxim |
ScarRufusAug 7, 2024 2:35 PM
| Astro Baby is a newer manga with an extraterrestrial horror element that really fits what you're looking for imo. The first few chapters are available for free on the Mangaplus website. |
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| Terra Formars, even though I'm largely not a fan and have many criticisms of it, it being one of my lowest-rated anime series, is still the anime which most gave me that feel of a proper Sci-Fi horror adventure in space akin to a video game or 1980s film. So there's that. Whatever its faults, the premise is epic and thrilling, and the kind anyone who is a space horror, military science fiction, etc. type appreciator will at least enjoy some aspect of. Nothing to do with space navigation or other planets but I recommend the absurdly overlooked Urasekai Picnic from 2021 for a sort of alternative take to Lovecraft's on cosmic horror which I've never seen done anywhere else in anime. |
WatchTillTandavaAug 7, 2024 3:37 PM
DeonX said: the Alien franchise For those who aren't aware, a fan managed to craft a 19 minute anime short film based on Alien: And yes, this is from the same guy who made that fantastic 7 minute TIE Fighter short film, the same one that IMO is far better than most of the Star Wars: Visions episodes. |
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Can't think of any anime but I have some manga instead (not all of them are horror or set in space tho)
https://myanimelist.net/manga/134036/Leviathan?q=leviathan&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/970/Hyouryuu_Kyoushitsu?q=drifting&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/3992/Jigokusei_Remina?q=remina&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/108691/Wakusei_Closet?q=wakusei&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/110766/Urasekai_Picnic?q=urasekai%20picnic&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/149/Blame?q=blame&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/134036/Leviathan?q=leviathan&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/970/Hyouryuu_Kyoushitsu?q=drifting&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/3992/Jigokusei_Remina?q=remina&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/108691/Wakusei_Closet?q=wakusei&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/110766/Urasekai_Picnic?q=urasekai%20picnic&cat=manga
https://myanimelist.net/manga/149/Blame?q=blame&cat=manga
| @pk8list Thanks a ton for so many recommendations! |
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DeonX said:
the Alien franchise
the Alien franchise
For those who aren't aware, a fan managed to craft a 19 minute anime short film based on Alien:
And yes, this is from the same guy who made that fantastic 7 minute TIE Fighter short film, the same one that IMO is far better than most of the Star Wars: Visions episodes.
| @Alpha-Nine This actually looks really good! I'll check it out thanks! |
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| I used to like them now I avoid them because end of the world anime feels like reality of the world |
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I used to like them now I avoid them because end of the world anime feels like reality of the world
| @RainyEvenings Nothing like a healthy dose of existential crisis :D |
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