Any good scary animes?

[txcforever]

Does anyone know any good scary animes? The only one I saw was Ghost Hunt but it wasn't exactly what I expected.
Anyone has something in mind?

[Rina Touin]

Elfen lied if you haven't watch it =] it just amazing i think so many different emotional moments. It has extreme gore and blood 18+

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[Christie]

I didn't really like elfen lied, though everyone else I know loved it ^_^ Scary anime...thats a really tough one. There's gory anime, but I wouldn't say theres a lot of scary anime. Petshop of horrors might be your pick.

Also try Boogiepop phantom, and Perfect Blue

[x105strike]

Maybe you can try the following :)
Jigoku Shoujo 1 + 2
Ayatsuri Sakon (hm...it depends...but I got scared a couple of times...)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (it creeps me out....)
oh..and maybe school days too....in the end....

[AdamLong]

Elfen Lied- that was mehish. It had it's ups and it's downs.
Anyway, since I don't know your specific definition of horror/scary I'll reccomend a mix of animes:

Jin-Roh: Wolf Brigade (scary as in it's material and shocking content, not much of a horror)

Now And Then, Here And There (mostly the same as above)

Kakurenbo:Hide And Seek (Now this is a typical japanese horror. It'll be on the fence for this one whether you'll laugh at it, be bored, or scared shitless)

As Christie has suggested Perfect Blue and Boogiepop Phantom I should as well. Both of them are fairly good.

Sci-Fi Harry (This is just another teetering one. I've known some people to be scared and others to just shrug it off)

Serial Experiments Lain (Hey!...It's creepy in a way. Don't give me that look...shoo)

Hellsing (For some reason people view this as a horror. So I might as well put it up there)

[Rnanaka]

Oh, I forgot the name, but there's shion and mion in it... wait... oh yeah! It's Higurashi ga naku koro ni. I think...

[AdamLong]

You were close enough. It's Higurashi NO naku koro ni. Basically translates to "When Cicadas Cry" or "When They Cry". It's another good horror anime. Kind of predictable, but it certainly is unique.

[txcforever]

I've seen Elfen Lied. It's gory and sometimes shocking but it's not scary. Now Kakurenbo:Hide And Seek I have to check it out. Yeah Japanese horror media in general may be less scary than western media of the same genre as they usually prefer building atmosphere than booing and surprise the viewers. Still I prefer them

[AdamLong]

Haha, I couldn't agree with you more.
As Hitchcock said: There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it.

[DDv]

Hellsing isn't scary at all....
Neither is Elfen Lied.
Perfect Blue would be a good choice, it isn't scary in that way either, but it's really worth the watch :)

[Rnanaka]

Yeah, I can kinda translate that kind of on my own...
Anyways... I don't know any other good horror animes...

And what's with that Anime? That guy keeps dying over and over again...

[AdamLong]

I was just explaining for people who didn't know what it meant. It wasn't too you directly. >_>

[Rnanaka]

Oh, I knew that. And nice reputation. What happened?

[Christie]

getting a little *too* offtopic there ;)

[Rnanaka]

Ok, sorry, fine >.>
Back on topic:
What was the point in that anime again?
Maybe thats off topic too...

[AdamLong]

Which anime? Higurashi? It can be on-topic because it is a "scary" anime.

[Rnanaka]

Yeah, the guy kept dying over and over.

[AdamLong]

He kept dying because the timeline itself ended wrong, and thus started over to try and bring about a happier conclusion. The demon Oyashiro-sama was the one doing thisTechnically it was Rika, but he acted through her, and she didn't want this bloodshed to happen either. The only true ending to the show is the one where no one dies and the mastermind behind all the murders is revealed. Which is revealed at the end of Kai. It's a mystery to figure out who was behind it, really, and details are continually slipped as the show goes on and the story resets itself.

[Rnanaka]

Ohh... So I have to watch Kai too?... Darn... So who was Rika again? The blue haired?

[AdamLong]

Yes, if you want to understand the entire show you have to watch Kai. Although I caught on to who it was after the first season was over. Well, didn't catch oto, but it was a guess. A guess which turned out to be correct, sadly. Anyway, yes Rika was the one with blue hair. She was the little girl. A lot of what you questioned is explained in Kai. Pretty much everything is since those are the answer arcs, and the first season is the question arcs. But there is one arc in Kai which is anime only(not in the manga/games/novels) and it's the first 4 or so episodes. It wasn't needed if you ask me, but whatever.

[Rena]

I didn't think it was scary, but I think Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is good.

It's Higurashi ga naku koro ni. I think...
Higurashi ga Naku Koro ni is TMA's parody porn video... XD

[Rnanaka]

Oh really? O.o

[AdamLong]

...I didn't need to know that.
Anyway, I was going to ask a question if anyone had seen that one parody of Higurashi about what it would be like if it was on 4kids, but nevermind.

[Rnanaka]

I WOULD LAUGH!!!
I showed Elfen Lied to a bunch of little kids... They first grossed out of the Nudity, but then they got scared... halarious faces :D .

[tvesrb]

Paranoia Agent
Boogiepop Phantom

[c0sin0]

try "ghost hound" it came out last year

[Edom]

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (only the first season is scary; the second focuses more on the actual storyline)
Jigoku Shoujo (the scariest part is seeing how low some people are willing to go to make others miserable...truly a glimpse into the nadir of humanity)
I can't think of many other potentially scary anime, though general Horror anime like Hellsing Ultimate are great watches.

[vaj]

I didn't think it was scary, but I think Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is good.
XD

i also feel higurashi dun consider as scary haha...
higurashi is more like playing wif the mental... feel like being psycho after go too in depth wif the story... but it's nice to watch...

[lamunphs]

Higurashi no naku koro ni kai, elfen lied, paranoia agent. theyre all good

[SMG666]

Paranoid Agent or Petite Cossette might be 'up your alley'.
Check out the trailers (eng) first though.

[kekuleh]

Monster.
Not the ghostly horror. but it is creepy to see how much a boy influenced the mind of others, and causing terrors.

[almozayaf]

Jigoku Shoujo
Death note

[Plun]

I dont find any anime scary. If you want to, you could try actual movies.

[Archenix]

Death Note
Full Metal Alchemist
Some of Code Geass

[triplew]

higurashi no naku for sure ^_^

[aca85]

I dont find any anime scary. If you want to, you could try actual movies.

Agreed ...
But if i had to say ,i'd go with

higurashi no naku koro ni
ghost hound

[Plun]

Well, the only anime I find a bit scary was Higurashi.

[hyo11]

Higurashi no koro ni..(this anime rocks!!)
Ghost Hunt
Monster.......
Jigoku Shoujo...

[go50]

A scary anime When they Cry.

[Plun]

A scary anime When they Cry.

Isnt that Higurashi?

[Lightning24]

Tokko is horror.
Basilisk is horror to me just to look at.
Akira could be horror.
Night Head Genisis has some horror in it.
Trinity Blood because some vamps.

[Lightning24]

oh yeah and Afro Samurai cause of the freaks in there

[RAD1X02]

Watch the anime movie perfect blue, kinda a pyscho-horror flick.

[selfrit]

battle royal ??

[Kas]

Hell Girl.

[majinbell]

Higurashi is has mindf**k thru out, and this new one called CHAOS;head is pretty freaky

[Apockalyptik]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is creepy indeed.

Thats as far as I can go with scary animes. The rest is just gory, not scary.

[i-raWR-COOKIE]

Well, i really sugest Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni. BUT.... it didn't really scare me much =[ sadly.... But umm.. Elfen Lied... was my first real anime to ever buy. BUT....it did nothing for me as in (scare me) so thats kinda a hard one but. out of the two i'd say Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni.... =]

[Apockalyptik]

To me Elfen Lied is just violent. Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni would have more "horror" to it, even if it didnt had any blood, coz the characters are all f*cked up :P

[owen1985]

yes blood+ and monster