Best Horror Anime
The best finished horror anime released between 2000 and 2026, ranked by community score and popularity. Every title below has completed airing, so you can binge the full series without waiting for a next episode. If you enjoy horror anime, you'll also find recommendations for similar genres in our archive and Best rankings. For upcoming horror titles that haven't finished yet, see the Upcoming & Announced tracker; for currently-airing shows with a known end date, check Ending Soon.
Showing 100 titles across27 year archives.
Monster
88/100•74 eps
Made in Abyss
85/100•13 eps
The Promised Neverland
84/100•12 eps
Chainsaw Man
83/100•12 eps
Dorohedoro Season 2
83/100•11 eps
Mononoke
82/100•12 eps
Hellsing Ultimate
81/100•10 eps
Parasyte -the maxim-
81/100•24 eps
When They Cry Kai
80/100•24 eps
xxxHOLiC◆Kei
80/100•13 eps
From the New World
80/100•25 eps
The Summer Hikaru Died
80/100•12 eps
SHADOWS HOUSE 2nd Season
79/100•12 eps
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition
77/100•13 eps
xxxHOLiC
76/100•24 eps
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors
76/100•26 eps
Tokyo Ghoul
76/100•12 eps
Devilman Crybaby
76/100•10 eps
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
76/100•12 eps
Blood+
75/100•50 eps
When They Cry
75/100•26 eps
Shiki
75/100•22 eps
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
75/100•12 eps
Dark Gathering
75/100•25 eps
Ghost Stories
74/100•19 eps
Claymore
74/100•26 eps
SCHOOL-LIVE!
74/100•12 eps
This Monster Wants to Eat Me
74/100•13 eps
Ghost Hunt
73/100•25 eps
Akame ga Kill!
73/100•24 eps
AJIN: Demi-Human 2
73/100•13 eps
Hellsing
72/100•13 eps
Mieruko-chan
72/100•12 eps
Kaya-chan Isn't Scary
72/100•12 eps
Dara-san of the Reiwa Era
72/100•13 eps
Kemonozume
71/100•13 eps
Another
71/100•12 eps
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc
71/100•11 eps
Boogiepop Phantom
70/100•12 eps
Ghost Hound
70/100•22 eps
Sankarea: Undying Love
70/100•12 eps
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
70/100•12 eps
Talentless Nana
70/100•13 eps
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2000)
69/100•7 eps
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
69/100•11 eps
Corpse Princess: Kuro
69/100•12 eps
The Future Diary
69/100•26 eps
Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
69/100•24 eps
Elfen Lied
68/100•13 eps
Trinity Blood
68/100•24 eps
Psychic Detective Yakumo
68/100•13 eps
Boogiepop and Others
68/100•18 eps
Tokyo Majin Season 2
67/100•12 eps
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~
67/100•6 eps
High School of the Dead
67/100•12 eps
Tokyo Ghoul √A
67/100•12 eps
Angels of Death
67/100•12 eps
Akuma Kun
67/100•12 eps
Requiem from the Darkness
66/100•13 eps
Mermaid Forest (TV)
66/100•13 eps
Magical Girl Raising Project
66/100•12 eps
Devils' Line
66/100•12 eps
High-Rise Invasion
66/100•12 eps
Digimon Ghost Game
66/100•67 eps
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
66/100•12 eps
Mysterious Disappearances
66/100•12 eps
Ceres, Celestial Legend
65/100•24 eps
Gantz: Second Stage
65/100•13 eps
Princess Resurrection
65/100•25 eps
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
65/100•13 eps
Terra Formars
65/100•13 eps
Happy Sugar Life
65/100•12 eps
GeGeGe no Kitaro
65/100•97 eps
ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!
65/100•12 eps
Descendants of Darkness
64/100•13 eps
Gantz
64/100•13 eps
Kurozuka
64/100•12 eps
Zetman
64/100•13 eps
Umineko: When They Cry
63/100•26 eps
Supernatural: The Anime Series
63/100•22 eps
7SEEDS
63/100•12 eps
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025)
63/100•13 eps
Let's go KAIKIGUMI
63/100•12 eps
Ninja Scroll: The Series
62/100•13 eps
Zombie Loan
62/100•11 eps
Blood-C
62/100•12 eps
Junji Ito Collection
62/100•12 eps
Killing Bites
62/100•12 eps
NIGHT HEAD GENESIS
61/100•24 eps
MAGICAL GIRL SITE
61/100•12 eps
Nyaight of the Living Cat
61/100•12 eps
Lunar Legend Tsukihime
60/100•12 eps
The SoulTaker
59/100•13 eps
Tokko
59/100•13 eps
Chaos;Child
59/100•13 eps
Okamikakushi ~ Masque of the Wolf
58/100•12 eps
KAGEWANI
58/100•13 eps
The Laughing Salesman
58/100•12 eps
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka
58/100•12 eps
Blade
56/100•12 eps