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Another

Also known as Another.

Studio: Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , P.A.WORKS , Toho , Sentai Filmworks , KLOCKWORX , Bandai Namco Live Creative , NTT Docomo
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

When Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to a new school, he senses a frightening atmosphere in his new class, a secret none of them will talk about. At the center is the beautiful Mei Misaki. Kouichi is immediately drawn to her mysterious aura, but he begins to realize that no one else in the class is aware of her presence. Soon after his arrival, what is known as the Calamity begins, and it claims the lives of many students.



Tags: Tragedy , School , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Survival , Rural , Curses , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Twins , Assassins , Death Game , Teacher , Philosophy

Elfen Lied

Also known as Elfen Lied.

Studio: VAP , Arms , Genco , ADV Films , A Line
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet...



Tags: Gore , Fugitive , Super Power , Amnesia , Monster Girl , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Body Horror , Nudity , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Love Triangle , Conspiracy , Incest , Bullying , Coastal , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Kemonomimi , Tsundere , Disability , Cyborg , Military , Family Life , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Female Harem , Cohabitation , Animals

Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - The Animation

Also known as Danganronpa: The Animation.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation , Lerche , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come?

Tags: Death Game , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Survival , Detective , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , School , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Suicide , Tanned Skin , School Club , Meta , Crossdressing , Yandere , Femboy , Kuudere , CGI , Surreal Comedy , Gyaru , Idol

Mirai Nikki

Also known as The Future Diary.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Asread , Rakuonsha , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , KLOCKWORX , chara-ani.com , 12 Diary Holders , Dwango , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno, is about Yuki, a loner who's not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others. The contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, each diary possessing unique features that give it both advantages and disadvantages. Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.



Tags: Battle Royale , Death Game , Survival , Yandere , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Psychosexual , Slapstick , Body Horror , Gore , Gods , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Crime , Urban , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Clone , Terrorism , Netorare , Guns , Super Power , CGI , Meta , Adoption , Nudity , Orphan , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Tanned Skin

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Also known as When They Cry.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Frontier Works , Sotsu , DAX Production , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.

Tags: Denpa , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Time Loop , Conspiracy , Rural , Achronological Order , Gore , Body Horror , Chibi , Bullying , Torture , Yandere , Twins , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Pandemic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Shrine Maiden , Primarily Teen Cast , Police , Historical , Crossdressing , Board Game

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou

Also known as Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.

Studio: Passione , infinite , Frontier Works , Creators in Pack , Magic Capsule , TOKYO MX , MAGES. , Kadokawa Shoten , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems "off," and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?



Tags: Denpa , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Torture , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Achronological Order , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Rural , Anti-Hero , Gore , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Loop , Urban Fantasy , Reincarnation , Shrine Maiden , Body Horror , Gods , Twins , Primarily Female Cast , Detective , Historical , School Club , Dissociative Identities , Witch , Drugs , Suicide , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Demons , Yuri

Itou Junji: Collection - Tomie

Also known as Junji Ito Collection: Tomie.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Unaired episodes included with the second and third DVD sets of the TV anime.

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.



Tags: Gore , Monster Girl , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Curses , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Urban , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Josei , Teacher , School , Age Gap

hololiveERROR

Also known as hololiveERROR.

Studio: Cover Corp , NOKID
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Aogami High School collapsed due to undetermined circumstances. Several details of the accident remain mysterious, including reported involvement by numerous students and staff members, a reported large earthquake occurring but not registered in the records of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and the number of missing persons not matching the student list.

Your first day at a new school.
You have just finished greeting your classmates and are seated in front of them, taking a curious look.
Class is almost over and recess is about to begin.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary high school. But...
Aogami High School has had its share of so-called school ghost stories.

One of them is that "if you don't treat the new student well, bad luck will happen". And then...



Tags: School , POV , Kemonomimi , Denpa , Dissociative Identities , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Afterlife , Trains , Memory Manipulation , VTuber , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist

Dark Gathering

Also known as Dark Gathering.

Studio: OLM , Pony Canyon , NetEase Games , BS Asahi , Kansai TV , Sotsu , CHOCOLATE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Horror , Supernatural

After a devastating encounter with a restless spirit, ghost-fearing psychic Keitarou Gentouga became a shut-in to avoid additional spectral catastrophes. But no man is a haunted island, and Keitarou eventually reintegrates with society by getting a part-time job as a tutor to the child prodigy Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi isn’t just an academic genius, though. She’s a talented psychic medium hell-bent on finding the malevolent spirit behind her mother’s disappearance, and she’s gravely determined to drag Keitarou into her terrifying world of grotesque supernatural phenomenon.



Tags: Ghost , Exorcism , Revenge , Urban Fantasy , Necromancy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Creature Taming , Orphan , Travel , Conspiracy , Body Horror , Gore , Gods , Suicide , Shounen , Body Swapping , Rehabilitation , Yandere , Curses , Denpa , Heterosexual , Episodic , Afterlife , Cannibalism , Oiran , Hikikomori , War , School , College , Cars , Incest , Camping , Bullying

Aru Zombie Shoujo no Sainan

Also known as Calamity of a Zombie Girl.

Studio: GONZO , Stingray
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

The story revolves around a beautiful girl named Euphrosyne who is regretfully a zombie. Euphrosyne wakes up in an underground archive of a university, where a maid named Alma tells her, "Madam, kill the students and retrieve the 'Secret Stone.'"



Tags: Zombie , Gore , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Body Horror , Martial Arts , Shapeshifting , Assassins , Villainess , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Primarily Female Cast , Yandere , Nudity , College , Basketball