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Jan 10, 3:07 PM
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Go here, uncheck "not in my list" and look around.

Certified Gore
Blood-C
When it comes to gore, this one, for some reason, is the one I remember the best. Even though I liked Blood+, I thought Blood-C was pretty terrible overall, but a lot of the gory scenes from it are still fresh in my mind even though it's been 9 years since I've watched it.
Elfen Lied & Gantz
Yep, a lot of gore here. I don't remember them quite well, however.
Made in Abyss
Pretty disturbing overall.

Questionable
Shingeki no Kyojin
Main points: story, action.
Tokyo Ghoul
Don't remember it quite well, but I don't think it was too gory? The only relatable scene I can recall is that one with centipede in it.
Akame ga Kill!
Main points: action, cute girls.
Mirai Nikki
Main points: story.
Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu
This one had gore, but nothing too disturbing.
Another
Hmm?
Chainsaw Man
Pretty mild gore from what I remember.
Vinland Saga
Same as above.
Highschool of the Dead
Main points: action, cute girls.
Goblin Slayer
Main points: cool story, action, cute girls.
Jujutsu Kaisen, Mugen no Juunin: Immortal and Juubee Ninpuuchou
Meh.
Hellsing Ultimate
I watched this in 2011 and the way I remember it it was fairly "cartoonish" - not disturbing at all. Same with the first entry of Hellsing which I watched in 2008 and Drifters.
Btooom!
Interesting anime, but nothing disturbing about it.
Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
Attack on Titan with worse plot but with better characters.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Can't evaluate because I experienced it through VN for the first time, anime wasn't as good in comparison.
Jigokuraku, Cross Ange, Killing Bites and Shiki
Amazing anime, but nothing disturbing about them.
Kenpuu Denki Berserk
Pretty normal stuff here.
Claymore
Evokes similar feeling to Hellsing.
Inuyashiki
Meh. Like playing a shooter game.
Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi
It was mostly sexy rather than anything else.
Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto, Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka and Majo to Yajuu
While interesting overall, nothing disturbing here.
Basilisk
Didn't like it so much I had to force myself to finish it, but wasn't disturbed.
Peach Boy Riverside
The most peculiar thing about this anime is that the main guy was hotter than the main girl.
Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin
Liked this because the protagonist was cool, but nothing really disturbing.

Not sure/Can't remember
Deadman Wonderland, Seikon no Qwaser, Devil May Cry, Mahou Shoujo Site, Ga-Rei: Zero, Hametsu no Oukoku, Gungrave, Kurozuka.

Dropped anime
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Jan 10, 3:12 PM
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Man, I have so many to choose from. So, so many...



Dark Gathering's literally the only one I've ever watched, and it wasn't even that bad from the half-cour I've watched so-far. And I should know, since I'm a squeamish 'lil bitch.
Jan 10, 3:25 PM
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Most gory: https://myanimelist.net/anime/15037/Corpse_Party__Tortured_Souls

Most disturbing: https://myanimelist.net/anime/2981/Chika_Gentou_Gekiga__Shoujo_Tsubaki

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Jan 10, 5:14 PM
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As a guy whom has seen Hard Gore stuff in NSFW Hard sites which contains IRL gore, I don't think an anime can actually make me feel disturbing after seeing all the stuff I have seen already x).
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Jan 10, 5:22 PM
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Lol go watch some late 80's early 90's OVA's.
Jan 10, 5:25 PM
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genocyber ive seen some few clips but too scared to watch it fully and its considered one of the most brutal and goriest anime ever
Jan 10, 5:34 PM
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Made in Abyss, but it being disturbing had nothing to do with the gore. Rather, it was any scene with a particular focus on defecation/faeces (which the series had quite a few of) that nauseated me to some extent. The series doesn't spare any detail in its depiction of metabolic processes.

For as unpleasant as these scenes were to watch in the moment, however, I have to admit that they're morbidly immersive and realistic; these basal moments where you're reminded of the organic limitations of the cast demonstrate that the Abyss is as unforgiving as it is fascinatingly exotic.

I do remember Terra Formars having a scene where some army veteran guy gets his head and upper jaw ripped off and then put front-and-centre of one of the manga panels though, which was even more visceral than I was expecting, despite the precedent the manga set.


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Jan 10, 5:39 PM
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Some stuff like Baccano and Crying Freeman I feel should have the gore tag on this website but they don't.
Jan 10, 5:46 PM
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My man says Gore anime and doesn't mention Berserk...

That should be a crime.
I have watched that, and a few other of them like ATTACK ON TITAN (thought it was annoying and too edgy) and have an old dvd of Basilisk. Hated it, didn't even finish what episodes were on the disc. There's plenty of disturbing stuff in samurai anime, to me at least. Dororro had some in the beginning, and the whole concept of being born without skin is pretty icky and f'd up. Speaking of skins..... you knew this was coming.... Golden Kamuy has an abundance of peeling to the extent I found truly distasteful. Not disturbing necessarily, but it should have been.
There is some disturbing stuff in a lot of anime that aren't gore. Like Psycho Pass.
I recall watching an episode of a tragic murder of some little girl her abusive parents buried her in a wall... that was awful and hurtful and I stopped watching whatever that was soon after.
Jan 10, 5:48 PM
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I guess it would be the Corpse Party OVAs for me, though I don't watch much in the way of ultra gory anime to begin with and I ultimately didn't find Tortured Souls to be all the disturbing outside of maybe one or two scenes.
Jan 10, 6:13 PM

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If we're talking about "disturbing" and "gore ANIME" in specific, the ones that comes to my mind is the "arm-breaking" scene from Made in Abyss, which was made to make you feel uncomfortable.
Other than that, nothing really comes to mind here.

Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.
Jan 10, 6:16 PM
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Another had plenty of gore, but was so over the top by the end, it didn't bother me at all. Gantz was the worst offender for me, but then I have never seen Elfen Lied so I cannot speak for that show. Angels of Death had some of Zach's flashbacks being pretty horrific but most of those people deserved their fate, so..
Jan 10, 6:28 PM

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Blood-C made me genuinely uncomfortable in a way very few anime have. Maybe it is because I have a visceral fear of blenders. Like that makes me deeply uncomfortable. A girl was also torn in half by her legs, and it felt very...sadistic?

I am going to add Shigurui: Death Frenzy here as well, though I think violence is the point of the series.
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Jan 10, 6:37 PM

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I completely agree with what you said about blood c. It wasn't that good, but the ending is still something that makes me very uncomfortable and disgusted when I remember, even tho it's been around 6 years I watched it...

Jan 10, 7:06 PM

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I've only seen a handful of anime I'd consider gory. Not really being big on gore to begin with, I still got past that pretty quickly with most of them. To be clear, I've always been ok with really cartoony gore. It's the more intense realistic gore I'm not into. And anime gore can tend to be more realistic than something like South Park for example. Even then, I've only seen one anime that took more adjusting to than usual. That anime was Elfen Lied. I've been grossed out by Made in Abyss multiple times. I was initially kinda disturbed by the way people exploded in Psycho Pass. Various other scenes have caught me off guard. But for whatever reason, that first few minutes of Elfen Lied was the first time i questioned if I wanted to continue a series. I realize Elfen Lied and everything else I've seen is probably really tame compared to some the more fucked up older stuff though.
Jan 10, 8:12 PM

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My man says Gore anime and doesn't mention Berserk...

That should be a crime.
I have watched that, and a few other of them like ATTACK ON TITAN (thought it was annoying and too edgy) and have an old dvd of Basilisk. Hated it, didn't even finish what episodes were on the disc. There's plenty of disturbing stuff in samurai anime, to me at least. Dororro had some in the beginning, and the whole concept of being born without skin is pretty icky and f'd up. Speaking of skins..... you knew this was coming.... Golden Kamuy has an abundance of peeling to the extent I found truly distasteful. Not disturbing necessarily, but it should have been.
There is some disturbing stuff in a lot of anime that aren't gore. Like Psycho Pass.
I recall watching an episode of a tragic murder of some little girl her abusive parents buried her in a wall... that was awful and hurtful and I stopped watching whatever that was soon after.
@SuperAdventure what your not a fan of homoerotic skin suits and jizz fights?
Jan 10, 8:48 PM
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I haven't seen so many gore anime. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Tokyo Ghoul came to my mind first.
Jan 11, 2:36 AM

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From the ones that I have watched, I'd say Elfen Lied, Another and Corpes party tortured soul.
I am planning to watch Shiki and Higurashi cause they had some gruesome scenes.
Blood C was hilarious.
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Jan 11, 5:04 AM
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Any anime with gore/violence against lolis?
Jan 11, 5:44 AM
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I find violence in general disturbing and prefer stories with less violence (or mecha) but the Miki scene in the last volume of devilman was terrifying, it wasn't overly graphic funnily considering the story but it was the most terrifying scene in the story
Jan 11, 5:52 AM

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It would definitely Corpse Party OVAs, Especially the scene where three kids are murdered.

Jan 11, 5:57 AM
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Inuyashiki is the first name that comes to my mind, it's also one of the worst Anime to me.
Jan 11, 6:23 AM
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My sense of cruelty's kinda dulled, but if I had to pick, I'd say Made in Abyss Movie 3.
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Any anime with gore/violence against lolis?
@BigBoyAdvance Amon: Devilman Mokushiroku. (nvm you already seen it.)
Jan 11, 7:00 AM

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Far as what would disturb me comes down to how the storytelling is executed and how the outcomes with the gory bits hit. Anything that's just there to shock, look edgy, or be over-the-top won't hit as hard for me, some examples of this for me being Mirai Nikki, Elfen Lied, Hellsing Ultimate, and High School of the Dead. But set the right mood and storytelling impact, gore can genuinely disturb me. Far as titles that effectively pull this off that I've seen...

Parasyte: The Maxim
Vinland Saga (both seasons)
Made in Abyss
Devilman Crybaby
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Berserk
Happy Sugar Life
Dark Gathering
Blade of the Immortal
Requiem from the Darkness
Call Me Tonight
Jan 11, 8:13 AM

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I'm usually very easily affected by things like horror and gore :) it's like when I told my friend that I thought Doom 1 & 2 games were quite scary, he was very surprised and told me "What? What's so scary about those games?!" lol

But I can outright say that "the most disturbing title" goes to...drumroll...Shigurui! That one was a bit too much for gentle little me lol I barely got through it, but it was certainly interesting to be so strongly disturbed by gore and extreme violence, even by my standards. From my perspective, it did a very good job at being shocking and unnerving :)

As for things tagged as "Gore" in my list:

Definitely disturbed me with its gore elements to some extent:

Shigurui (already mentioned, the winner lol very gory and disturbing)
Shingeki no Kyojin (its gore scared me quite a bit at the beginning, but I got somewhat used to it in the following seasons)
Tokyo Ghoul (its gore elements combined with drama and overall violence certainly managed to leave an impression on me)
Elfen Lied (this one certainly did a good job at being disturbing with its gore and violence >_< still don't like it, though)
Devilman: Crybaby (the art style and drama made the effects of gore more impactful)
Berserk original TV series & movies (aside from the episodes closer to the end, there was enough of violent gory scenes to leave a lasting impact)
Claymore (I found a lot of gore in this series to be pretty disturbing, but then again, it's me we're talking about lol)
Shiki (certainly would've had more impact on me without those silly "dark comedy" inserts, but its gore elements were still pretty disturbing as it is)
Gantz (both seasons had scenes that I thought were quite disturbing and gory)
Juubee Ninpuuchou + TV series (the gore was definitely disturbing and often disgusting)
Kemonozume (I don't know if Masaaki Yuasa's style made the gory scenes more or less disturbing, but they certainly had its effect)
Psycho-Pass (MAL only qualifies S3 as gore, for some reason, but Psycho-Pass definitely had enough gory scenes throughout the series)

The gore was more entertaining than scary/disturbing:

Hellsing Ultimate + TV series (well, the gore was supposed to be entertaining, so I guess it accomplished its purpose lol if only it had a different protagonist so that I could've actually properly enjoyed watching the damn thing)

There wasn't enough gore there, or it didn't affect me enough:

Akira (well, I guess the scene at the end is the main "attraction", but I can't remember any other gore)
Gungrave (not that much gore and I didn't find it too disturbing)
Togainu no Chi (fuck this shitty adaptation for ruining the VN, and that's the only thing I was disturbed by lol now, the VN itself actually had tons of disturbing gore)
Cossette no Shouzou (was there gore there? O_o I don't remember...I guess I was too busy appreciating its visual experimentations)

And since I'm a "certified pussy" when it comes to scenes like that, a lot of the non-gore anime also had an effect on me with its gore-ish or violent scenes, like Hadashi no Gen movie scenes: those were chilling and could easily be qualified as "gore"!

LoveYourSmile said:
My sense of cruelty's kinda dulled

Sometimes I wish mine was too, but then I remember how much cruel and disturbing scenes can positively attribute to the overall impact, and then I'm not so sure anymore :) it'd be nice to have a switch: being able to keep it at full for media while also being able to manually turn it down for other situations in life :p
Jan 11, 8:38 AM
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Berserk, Made in Abyss, Boogiepop Phantom come to mind along with all your 80s and 90s OVAs. If I had to pick one though I would say Now and Then, Here and There. It doesn't have the gore, but just some of the stuff it shows is so serious that it almost makes Made in Abyss seem only optically dark.
Jan 11, 9:21 AM
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Sometimes I wish mine was too

Having tender heart is a rare virtue in this cruel world, embrace it.

PS: I was just wondering how came you didn't mention Made in Abyss, and I compared our lists now... Wow, that's quite a difference there, we literally watch different things, haha!

PPS: I'm eager to watch some stuff from your list, how about you?
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Anime rarely made me feels disgusted even for those so called gory anime. If I have to pick one probably Ninja Scroll

Manga, however is entirely different gravy.
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Jan 11, 9:43 AM

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@SuperAdventure what your not a fan of homoerotic skin suits and jizz fights?
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what your not a fan of homoerotic skin suits and jizz fights?


Well, can't say that I was.
I remember that scene too unfortunately. Then there's the guy with the plate attached to the outside of his head, because half his skull is missing. I couldn't handle that show, and stopped after that season.
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what your not a fan of homoerotic skin suits and jizz fights?


Well, can't say that I was.
I remember that scene too unfortunately. Then there's the guy with the plate attached to the outside of his head, because half his skull is missing. I couldn't handle that show, and stopped after that season.
@SuperAdventure your missing out. Easily one of the best series in recent memory
Jan 11, 9:48 AM

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If we're talking about "disturbing" and "gore ANIME" in specific, the ones that comes to my mind is the "arm-breaking" scene from Made in Abyss, which was made to make you feel uncomfortable.
Other than that, nothing really comes to mind here.

Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.
@thewiru That scene was not meant to make uncomfortable, it was a dramatic moment. Reg's breakdown and sobbing made that scene into one of the most dramatic I had ever seen in any anime. It ranks up there with the plane crash scene with Kiritsugu in Fate/Zero. I was just transfixed at how brilliantly done it was. The crying part came at the beginning of the next episode when is revealed Nanachi watching them. Kevin Perkin's music elevated the whole anime above even its visuals.
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@thewiru That scene was not meant to make uncomfortable, it was a dramatic moment. Reg's breakdown and sobbing made that scene into one of the most dramatic I had ever seen in any anime. It ranks up there with the plane crash scene with Kiritsugu in Fate/Zero. I was just transfixed at how brilliantly done it was. The crying part came at the beginning of the next episode when is revealed Nanachi watching them. Kevin Perkin's music elevated the whole anime above even its visuals.
@SuperAdventure
Really? I actually felt that the whole scene was trying to give you a sense of anxiety with a bit of desperation.
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-YaoiBoy- said:
Sometimes I wish mine was too

Having tender heart is a rare virtue in this cruel world, embrace it.

PS: I was just wondering how came you didn't mention Made in Abyss, and I compared our lists now... Wow, that's quite a difference there, we literally watch different things, haha!

PPS: I'm eager to watch some stuff from your list, how about you?
@LoveYourSmile
I'm trying to do my best with it :p

Yeah, I just haven't gotten to Made in Abyss yet :) I'm currently going through the old stuff at a relatively slow pace and replaying games especially takes many months, but I'll definitely watch it when I get back to watching new things.

Oh, a bunch of stuff! I made a quick list from your completed, on-hold and dropped, but maybe I missed a few things :)

And a lot of stuff from your PTW list lol I don't add things to my PTW because it makes me anxious and uncomfortable :) I prefer to go with the flow and watch what comes to my mind at a particular moment, so it might end being something I didn't even plan on watching to begin with.
Jan 12, 1:27 PM

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I don't watch disturbing anime shows btw. Why should I watch them?
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If we're talking about "disturbing" and "gore ANIME" in specific, the ones that comes to my mind is the "arm-breaking" scene from Made in Abyss, which was made to make you feel uncomfortable.
Other than that, nothing really comes to mind here.

Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.
thewiru said:
Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.

@thewiru Would you kindly stop spreading this nonsense claim, please? And no, I will not reply to your wall of text this answer triggers. Do it, or do not.

Jan 12, 1:48 PM

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The most gory is Hellsing Ultimate.
The most disturbing? None of the above.
There were like some disgusting ones, like on the "there is a hair in my food" level I guess.
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genocyber, angel cop, or violence jack are probably mine. esp jack because there's also rape
Jan 12, 3:48 PM

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thewiru said:
Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.

@thewiru Would you kindly stop spreading this nonsense claim, please? And no, I will not reply to your wall of text this answer triggers. Do it, or do not.
@inim
There's no need for a wall of text, it's simply there, want you or not.
Every single "debunk" of this is simply "splitting hairs" over the definition of gore.

If it isn't gore, then please, post those photos here on MAL.
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If we're talking about "disturbing" and "gore ANIME" in specific, the ones that comes to my mind is the "arm-breaking" scene from Made in Abyss, which was made to make you feel uncomfortable.
Other than that, nothing really comes to mind here.

Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.
thewiru said:
Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.
That's simply not true. I get it why someone might not like A Kite movie, but it's not a reason to lie about it and spread wacky, false rumors.

Before you ask me the same thing as you asked @inim,
thewiru said:
If it isn't gore, then please, post those photos here on MAL.
I will just say that obviously, no one, even someone wanted to break the rules and post NSFW content, will post something that doesn't exist, lol.
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thewiru said:
Unless you count A Kite, which had photos of REAL LIFE GORE in it.
That's simply not true. I get it why someone might not like A Kite movie, but it's not a reason to lie about it and spread wacky, false rumors.

Before you ask me the same thing as you asked @inim,
thewiru said:
If it isn't gore, then please, post those photos here on MAL.
I will just say that obviously, no one, even someone wanted to break the rules and post NSFW content, will post something that doesn't exist, lol.
Adnash said:
That's simply not true. I get it why someone might not like A Kite movie, but it's not a reason to lie about it and spread wacky, false rumors.

I DIDN'T DISLIKE THE MOVIE.
THAT HAPPENED, I HAD OTHER PEOPLE REWATCH THE EXACT TIME STAMPS AND THEY FOUND THE EXACT SAME SCENES I DESCRIBED.
STOP GASLIGHTING ME.

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