The anime world is vast and full of iconic characters. Some are heroic, some are funny, and some of them look so ominous that they stay imprinted in your mind long after the episode ends. Although numerous fans claim that the horror genre in anime is underdeveloped, producers have still managed to create unforgettable, creepy characters that left a huge impression on viewers.
Watching a horror anime can be uncomfortable to some, especially for those who can get scared easily. However, many of us would die to find a new anime with stories and villains that create a thrill only a good horror can deliver.
In this article, we will discuss 5 of the scariest anime characters that fans never stop talking about.
1. Tomura Shigaraki
Tomura Shigaraki is a scary yet very complex villain from the 2016 anime My Hero Academia. In this anime world, everyone has a Quirk, which is some kind of superpower. Shigaraki is a leader of the League of Villains, and his Quirk is to decay anything he touches. His power evolves, and he becomes stronger. He learns to control his Quirk as he desires, but wishes to use it on a large group of people without touching them at all.
This character has become so iconic that it is often mentioned in the most popular anime content and compared to characters of stories you can find on websites like NSFW manhwa. Shigaraki, because of his tragic backstory, has a strong hatred for society and wants to destroy everyone in the world. His thirst for power makes him incredibly scary and dangerous among other anime characters.
2. Orochimaru
Orochimaru is a character from one of the most “OG” and popular anime, Naruto. It is a story about a young boy named Naruto Uzumaki, whose dream is to become a Hokage. Orochimaru is one of the most horrifying and powerful villains in the whole show. He is on a quest to find immortality, but his insatiable hunger for power turns him to the dark side. He performs unimaginably inhuman experiences on people as he’s searching for a vessel to transport his soul.
Orochimaru is almost undefeatable, considering he’s one of the few characters to master all five nature transformations. He has also mastered forbidden techniques, which allowed him to perform many unnatural experiments, including necromancy. His appearance is serpent-like, which makes this character even more unsettling.
3. Ryuk
Ryuk is from one of the most famous and beloved anime, Death Note. The first season of this anime was released in 2006 and instantly caught the hearts of anime lovers. It is also considered to be the best anime for beginners to watch.
Death Note follows the story of a boy named Light Yagami, who accidentally finds a book. He soon finds out that the book has the power to kill the person whose name is written inside.
Ryuk is a death god who unintentionally gave the book to Yagami, only because he felt bored in his realm. Besides his horrifying appearance, Ryuk has an ability to make the viewers feel unsettled only by the sound of his chilling voice, especially those who are not familiar with many scary anime characters.
4. Yoshikage Kira
Yoshikage Kira is the main villain in the 2017 anime, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable. The story is set in a town called Morioh that seems peaceful, but soon supernatural events start to take place. At first glance, Kira seems to be a normal, nonchalant guy. However, his appearance covers his horrendous desire to kill.
Unlike most antagonists who are driven by power, Kira commits his crimes out of obsession with his terrifying fantasies. He desires to live a quiet life after committing the most hideous crimes, which makes him even more disturbing. Strangely, he is obsessed with women’s hands. Kira’s powers include turning anything into a bomb that can detonate at his will, launching a bomb that follows the target, and planting a bomb into a person that explodes if the person is interrogated about Kira.
5. Sachiko Shinozaki
Sachiko Shinozaki is from the 2013 anime Corpse Party: Tortured Souls. It is based on a popular survival video game with a story where a bunch of students are transported into another dimension. While Shinozaki seems as innocent as a child, she gives the viewers such creepy vibes that they can’t even get out of their dreams.
Shinozaki has a ghostly appearance, which seems eerie enough. She dies brutally, and to get her revenge, she traps students in her school and kills them in the most sadistic ways, one by one.
Bottom Line
When it comes to scary anime characters, they can indeed be memorable. These 5 characters are unforgettable because of how diversely frightening and intimidating they all can be. They also deliver the excitement and adrenaline that a typical well-written scary character has. Either way, if you enjoy the horror genre and still haven’t watched any of those famous anime, consider yourself lucky because you still have some truly chilling stories waiting for you.
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