What is Horror anime?

The horror cinematic genre is characterized by the attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear, terror, or horror. Often their plots involve the intrusion of an evil force, event or personage, sometimes of supernatural origin, on the mundane world and the consequences thereof.

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#Zombie Sagashitemasu

Description:

Type

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-12-31

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Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken

(Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Description:

The seventh story arc of the long-running JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Riders from around the world gather in the Wild West for the race of the century! Johnny Joestar, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, comes to spectate, and momentarily regains the ability to walk while watching a duel fought by Gyro Zeppeli. Desperate to learn more about this power, Johnny joins the race alongside Gyro and embarks on the most epic and bizarre race to ever cross the American frontier! (Source: Viz Media)

Type

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-12-31

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Mononoke: Hebigami

(Mononoke The Movie: Snake God)

Description:

The third movie in the Mononoke movie trilogy.

Type

movie

Episodes

Rating

Violence

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-07-31

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Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten

(Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-)

Description:

The 10th anniversary online event for the Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica anime revealed on Sunday that the franchise is getting a new anime film titled Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten. The film will be an official sequel to the Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari film that opened in October 2013. The tagline on the new film's visual reads, "Now, let's continue the story." (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

Type

movie

Episodes

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-02-28

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Dorohedoro (Zoku-hen)

(Dorohedoro (Sequel))

Description:

Sequel to Dorohedoro.

Type

ONA

Rating

Violence & profanity

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-12-31

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Ane Naru Mono

(The Elder Sister-like One)

Description:

When an orphan encounters the eldritch demon Shub-Niggurath, the "Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young" offers him one wish. His request: "Become my big sister."(Source: Yen Press)

Type

OVA

Status

upcoming

Aired

2025-12-31

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Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi

(A Monster Wants to Eat Me)

Description:

“I’ve come to eat you.” So softly utters the mermaid Shiori as she emerges from the sea and takes high school girl Hinako by the hand. Hinako lives alone in a town by the sea and possesses an unusually delicious body that is irresistible to nearby monsters. To ensure that she matures to the best condition, Shiori seeks to protect Hinako—all so that someday, she can devour every piece of her. What will become of Hinako’s feelings as this looming unjust death closes in on her…? (Source: Yen Press)

Type

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

current

Aired

2025-10-02

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Tanglang

(Praying Mantis)

Description:

A woman makes her nocturnal rounds seducing and harvesting men in Yonfan and Joe Hsieh’s dive into motherhood’s most primal realms, delivering an elegant and menacing animated thrill ride made of stylish gore and a touch of vintage erotic. (Source: Toronto International Film Festival)

Type

movie

Episodes

Ep.Length

18 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2025-08-28

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Yami Shibai 15

Description:

Fifteenth season of Yami Shibai.

Type

Episodes

Ep.Length

4 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2025-07-13

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Ghost Avenue

Description:

Music video directed and animated by Marie Yasui for the song Ghost Avenue by Eve.

Type

music

Episodes

Ep.Length

3 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2025-07-11

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Nyaight of the Living Cat

(Nyaight of the Living Cat)

6.86

Description:

Run! In 20XX, the world is dominated by cats. A virus that turns anyone who touches a cat into a cat has spread into a worldwide nyandemic. Anytime cats rub against a human, they turn the person into a cat. Can humanity fight its urge to pet cats to survive in a cat-ridden world? (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

Type

ONA

Episodes

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2025-07-06

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Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

(The Summer Hikaru Died)

7.95

Description:

Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they know begins to unravel. (Source: Netflix)

Type

Episodes

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2025-07-05

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Jigoku Sensei Nube

(Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025))

7.16

Description:

A new anime project for Jigoku Sensei Nube. The story follows Meisuke Nueno, aka "Nube," a psychic teacher with a demon hand, as he battles evil spirits and monsters to protect his students in this saga that employs elements of Japanese mythology and folklore to tell a fan-pleasing action story. Known for its occult and horror elements on school ghost stories and urban legends, Nube captivated readers across generations with his heroic efforts to save his students from supernatural threats.

Type

Episodes

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2025-07-02

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Red Fox

(Red Fox)

Description:

Type

ONA

Status

current

Aired

2025-05-19

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Love, Death + Robots Volume 4

Description:

Fourth collection of shorts.

Type

ONA

Episodes

Ep.Length

11 Min

Rating

violence & profanity

Status

finished

Aired

2025-05-15

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Mononoke: Hinezumi

(Mononoke The Movie: Chapter 2 - The Ashes of Rage)

Description:

Sequel to Mononoke: Karakasa and second movie in the Mononoke movie trilogy. The Medicine Seller returns as the Edo harem faces a new crisis, with family feuds, inner turmoil and fiery envy igniting the birth of a raging spirit. (Source: Netflix)

Type

movie

Episodes

Ep.Length

74 Min

Rating

Violence

Status

finished

Aired

2025-03-14

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Kankin Kuiki Level X 2nd Season

(Lockdown Zone: Lv. X Sequel)

Description:

Sequel to Kankin Kuiki Level X.

Type

ONA

Episodes

Ep.Length

13 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2025-02-22

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Toemarok

(Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning)

Description:

A doctor-turned-priest, Father Park was excommunicated for performing exorcisms by a church that refused to believe in the supernatural beings preying on the innocent. When his long-time friend, a monk from a secretive and magic-wielding temple, calls upon him to protect a naïve yet powerful child from his corrupt master. (Source: Annecy Festival)

Type

movie

Episodes

Ep.Length

85 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2025-02-21

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Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2

8.19

Description:

The second season of Castlevania: Nocturne. The legendary Alucard, Richter Belmont, and his band of vampire hunters are in a desperate race against time. Erzsebet Báthory, the Vampire Messiah, who already seems invincible, seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless darkness and terror. (Source: Netflix)

Type

ONA

Episodes

Ep.Length

29 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2025-01-16

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Yami Shibai 14

Description:

Fourteenth season of Yami Shibai.

Type

Episodes

Ep.Length

4 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2025-01-05

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