Top 10 Goriest Anime List [Best Recommendations]

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Author: Mark Sammut

Born and raised on a small island in the Mediterranean, my life goal is to experience as many different ways of life as possible. Since time and money are in short supply, anime and film provide the best opportunity to experience far away cultures and worlds. When I"m not watching the latest episode of Gintama, or wondering what series to watch next, you can find me in the corner of the closest coffee shop; writing away on my aging laptop.

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Hello, my anime peers. I’m from the states, but have taken an indefinite leave to travel while freelancing. Outside of a deep admiration for anime that started long ago, I love to read, write, and play video games. The main issue of traveling so far has been not having a console.

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FYI:
Gore noun [ mass noun ]
blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence:

No matter if we’re talking about movies, manga or anime, violence and gore are, along with sex, probably the most controversial subject matter to date. While some people get disgusted by flying intestines, dismembered limbs, liters of blood, or the general nihilism of such series; others are fascinated by the brutality and sheer excess seen in such flicks.

It isn’t always about the violence though, as some would argue that graphic violence is a necessary tool to tell stories of darker nature. This list is an attempt at combining some gore-for-gore’s-sake exploitation anime where violence is just one of many elements.

Without further ado, here’s our picks for the Top 10 Goriest Anime!

(Is it necessary to mention that these series are not for the faint of heart, and that viewer discretion is advised? Maybe not.)

• Episodes: 5


• Aired: Mar 1994 – Jul 1995

Kicking of the list is one of the more controversial entries. There’s an unspoken rule in anime, or film in general, that children shouldn’t die on screen. Genocyber politely gives such conventions the middle finger, and has several child characters murdered, brains, guts, and all. Even though you might argue that it’s sci-fi storyline doesn’t quite hold up, it has an interesting mix of Cronenberg-esque body horror, real film footage, and classic gore making it a worthwhile watch.

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• Episodes: 1


• Aired: Nov 1987

The Devilman franchise has been up and running ever since the 70’s, but it wasn’t before the late 80’s that it started getting violent and consequently, according to some people, more interesting. Devilman is a fantasy/horror blend where humanity is threatened by an demon invasion, and it’s up to the two friends, Ryo and Akira, through creating the eponymous Devilman, the only creature capable of beating demons.

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• Episodes: 1:Movie


• Aired: Jul 1983

Don’t let this movie’s PG-13 rating fool you, if you by any chance you happened to watch this as a child, chances are you are still plagued with nightmares of those half-dead zombie-like humans walking towards you from the rubble of a town devastated by the atomic bomb. This movie shows the brutality of war, and, if watched together with the equally disturbing Grave of the Fireflies, you’ll turn into a hard-core pacifist for sure. If you’re looking for fun, brainless (no pun intended) gore, don’t watch this, please.

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• Episodes: 13


• Aired: Apr 2004 – Jun 2004

What more than aliens, sex and gore could you possibly want? Gantz is a cult-classic about two high school friends that save a Hobo and end up dying. They find themselves in the absurd situation of being commanded by a god-like black ball to kill aliens for points. Sounds wacky, but there"s more to this series than meets the eye: The plot has some interesting twists and turns, as well as an analysis of the darker sides of modern society.

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• Episodes: 109


• Aired: Oct 1984 – Mar 1987

Somehow, post-apocalyptic series like Hokuto no Ken are never set in a specific year, instead using the ridiculous "199X", which probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Even though the 90’s gave us abominations such as Aron Carter and the combo white pants + white blazers, we should probably be happy that it didn’t turn out like this anime predicted: In a world where a nuclear disaster has turned society into a lawless mess, one man with a sense of justice and biceps twice the size of his head takes on a seemingly endless stream of mutants, as he defends his clan Hokuto Shinken against the evil Nanto Seiken, whose leaders have kidnapped his fiancee Yulia.

Main character Kenshiro’s adventures will quench your thirst for blood, martial arts, and cheesy dialogue, as well as alienating you from your friends as you find yourself imitating the catchiest special movie in anime history: ATATATATATATATAT!

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• Episodes: 13


• Aired: Jul 2004 – Oct 2004

Disturbing, heartbreaking, clever, shocking, exhausting are all adjectives that could be used to describe this emotional rollercoaster. This fan-favorite tells the story of a girl called Lucy, or, actually she’s a Diclonuis, which is a human-like mutant that has invisible tentacle-like arms that slashes through human flesh easier than the sharpest sushi knife you’ll ever find on the fish market in Tokyo.

Being extremely dangerous to humans, the Diclonius has been subject to gruesome military experiments. Lucy, however, manages to pull of an bloody spectacular escape from her captors, and, as she wakes up on a shore in a small city, she befriends local kids Kouta and Yuka. Her troubles are far from over, though, as she has to deal with the military, other, hostile Diclonius, as well as battling her own demons.

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• Episodes: 10


• Aired: Feb 2006 – Dec 2012

If you’ve done your horror homework, you’ll recognize the name Hellsing for sure. The Hellsing Organization was founded by the original Abraham Van Helsing, and aims to protect Britain and the queen from everything unholy. Alucard, after being defeated by Hellsing in Bram Stoker’s original story, joins forces with the organization to battle beasts, and as they discover a viscous plot by a Neo-nazi group with ties to the Vatican, and thus a gory, bloody and brutal battle ensues – expect heads, hands, feet flying towards you from every direction as The Hellsing Organization clashes with evil vampires.

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• Episodes: 3


• Aired: Jan 1987 – Apr 1989

As we all know, violence and sex goes hand in hand, and this is definitely true for this erotic horror anime. Again we have demons, humans and half-demons clashing, rather violently, but this time it’s more brutal, more excessive and, more entertaining. Sure, it definitely borders exploitation both in terms of sex and violence, but, this might be just what you would want on a boring, eventless Wednesday evening.

Do you need proof of it’s notoriety? Let’s just say that this anime pretty much invented tentacle rape, which by the way is a perfect example of how uniting graphic violence, gore and sex can make a disgusting, disturbing and strangely satisfying movie experience.

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• Episodes: 1:Movie


• Aired: May 1992

This 1992 movie is based on a graphic novel by Maruo Suehiro, one of the masters of the ero-guro genre. Maruo’s manga were inspired by so-called Muzan-e, early modern Japanese woodcut prints featuring gruesome violence, and the influence of this style is also evident in the movie’s animation style (hand-drawn by the director).

The psychedelic, bizarre and crude visuals might be unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, and the plot as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Midori who, after getting abused and enslaved, meets a short, strange, and mysterious magician who helps her start over again. Might sound cute, and at times it is actually quite beautiful, but then, suddenly, a cute puppy is crushed under a shoe and boiled for dinner.

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• Episodes: 1:Movie


• Aired: Jun 1993

As you’ve probably noticed, this list has featured a lot of late 80’s/early 90’s animation, because this was the definitive peak of the genre. It’s not hard to understand why – there’s just something about that hand-drawn blood, they just don’t make ‘em like that anymore! (nostalgic sigh)

There is one anime that stands out though, and to any fan of anime graphic nature, this pick shouldn’t come as any surprise. Ninja Scroll blends realism, fantasy, history, horror, violence and sex into one potent mixture that will leave you screaming for more after the movie’s ninety-four minutes have passed.

This story of a vagabond ninja that get’s involved with all kind of devilish forces after rescuing a mysterious woman has it all: style, animation, soundtrack and characters. This is the pinnacle of the genre, but also so much more – it’s an anime classic up there with Akira or Ghost in the Shell.

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This concludes our list of recommendations for some of the goriest anime out there, giving you a pretty good idea of what you should keep at a long, long distance away from your present or future children.

Author: Magnus

Hello there, I’m Magnus (no relation to Vampire Hunter D villain Count Magnus Lee), and I hail from the cold, northern part of the European continent. I like music, anime, movies and literature (aka ‘anything remotely artsy’), and am currently living in Tokyo, attempting to slay the dragon that goes by the name of ‘Japanese’, as well as figuring out the meaning of life. Recently started podcasting: https://soundcloud.com/helpodcast

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