Anime like Uzumaki

Itou Junji: Collection

Also known as Junji Ito Collection.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

In the light of day and in the dead of night, mysterious horrors await in the darkest shadows of every corner. They are unexplainable, inescapable, and undefeatable. Be prepared, or you may become their next victim.

Sit back in terror as traumatizing tales of unparalleled terror unfold. Tales, such as that of a cursed jade carving that opens holes all over its victims' bodies; deep nightmares that span decades; an attractive spirit at a misty crossroad that grants cursed advice; and a slug that grows inside a girl's mouth. Tread carefully, for the horrifying supernatural tales of the Itou Junji: Collection are not for the faint of heart.



Note: Anime adaptation of stories from both the 11-volume Ito Junji Kessaku-shuu series and the Fragments of Horror book.

Tags: Anthology , Episodic , Gore , Body Horror , Tragedy , Ghost , Demons , School , Super Power , Cosmic Horror , Crime , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Curses , Monster Girl , Suicide , Unrequited Love , Alternate Universe , Circus , Filmmaking , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Nudity , Kaiju , Josei , Male Protagonist

Itou Junji: Maniac

Also known as Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre.

Studio: Netflix , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

A Netflix produced anime series adapting 20 stories chosen by Junji Ito, including from:
Tomie
Souichi
The Hanging Balloons
The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Séance
Unendurable Labyrinth
The Long Hair in the Attic
Bullied
Where the Sandman Lives
Ice Cream Truck
Tomb Town
Library Vision
Headless Statue

Tags: Anthology , Episodic , Cosmic Horror , Ghost , Curses , Tragedy , Denpa , Body Horror , Religion , CGI , Monster Girl , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Alternate Universe , Bullying , Photography , Revenge , Josei , Family Life , Suicide

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 , Interspecies , Josei , Teacher , School , Age Gap

Gyo

Also known as GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack.

Studio: Aniplex , ufotable , Aniplex of America , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Something in Okinawa reeks, and it isn't long before Kaori and her friends realize that the smell is coming from dead fish, which are walking out of the sea. The fish are fused to metal legs and are infected with a disease contractable by humans that was invented as a weapon by unknown sources. After what happens to Tadashi, Kaori finds herself in a new world very much like the old one but with the stench of death.

Tags: Gore , Post-Apocalyptic , Seinen , Coastal , Urban , Body Horror , CGI , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Pandemic , Fishing , Nudity , Animals

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

Yami Shibai

Also known as Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai.

Studio: ILCA
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

A picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.



Tags: Episodic , Demons , Ghost , Anthology , Body Horror , Tragedy , Trains , Urban Fantasy

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 , Conspiracy , Rural , Achronological Order , Gore , Time Loop , Body Horror , Bullying , Torture , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Twins , Chibi , Mythology , Pandemic , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Shrine Maiden , Primarily Teen Cast , Police , Historical , Crossdressing , Board Game , Surreal Comedy

One Punch Man 3

Also known as One-Punch Man Season 3.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Bandai Namco Filmworks , TV Tokyo , ADK Marketing Solutions , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , Bandai Namco Music Live , BANDAI SPIRITS , Good Smile Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of "special training," he’s become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch. Alongside Genos, his faithful disciple, Saitama performs his official hero duties as a member of the Hero Association.

One day, monsters claiming to be from the Monster Association suddenly appeared, taking a child of Hero Association executive hostage. The S-class heroes gather and plan a raid on the Monster Association hideout to rescue the hostage. Meanwhile, Garou, a "human monster" who was taken by the Monster Association during a battle with the heroes, awakens in the Monster Association hideout.



Note: Excludes recap episode that aired a week before regular broadcast.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Superhero , Super Power , Parody , Male Protagonist , Satire , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Drugs , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Cyborg , Kaiju , Shapeshifting , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Martial Arts , Guns , Swordplay , Ninja

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

Also known as The Summer Hikaru Died.

Studio: KADOKAWA , CygamesPictures , Netflix , CyberAgent , CygamesPictures , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

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.



Tags: Monster Boy , Rural , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Cosmic Horror , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Body Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Curses , Unrequited Love , Philosophy , Gods , Boys' Love , Mixed Media , Seinen , Detective , School , POV , Denpa , Asexual , CGI , Aromantic , Mountaineering , Disability

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