Best cosmic horror anime
186 anime about cosmic horror, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.0Ghost in the Shell
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Ghost in the ShellKoukaku KidoutaiMovie · 1995 · 1 ep4.02029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts…
Mature
4.0Sentenced to Be a Hero
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Sentenced to Be a HeroYuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu KirokuTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat…![Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower](https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/large/bx20791-yPCX5GJuMH2k.png)
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4.0Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flowerFate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage FlowerMovie · 2017 · 1 ep4.010 years after the Holy Grail War—a battle waged by Masters and Servants over the wish-granting container, the Holy Grail—another war breaks out in Fuyuki City. Shirou Emiya—the adopted son of Kiritsugu Emiya, a participant of the previous…
Mature
4.0Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the RainMononoke Movie 1: KarakasaMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.0Asa and Kame strike up an immediate friendship when they arrive at the same time for their first day of duty at the Ooku, the splendid pleasure palace housing the harem of Lord Tenshi. The two young women are there to join the many…
4.0Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of RebirthPersona 3 the Movie 4: Winter of RebirthMovie · 2016 · 1 ep4.0To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the sake of the world, but for themselves. Even so, they have…
4.0Turn A Gundam
TV · 1999 · 50 ep
Turn A GundamTV · 1999 · 50 ep4.0This story is set thousands of years in the future. The people of Earth have forgotten the space wars of the past, reverting back to a pre-industrial existence. But the lunar settlers known as the Moonrace, who have retained their high…
4.0Kill la Kill
TV · 2013 · 24 ep
Kill la KillTV · 2013 · 24 ep4.0After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school…
4.0Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The AdventBerserk: Ougon Jidai-hen III - KourinMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0One year has passed since Guts left the Band of the Hawk and Griffith was imprisoned by the Kingdom of Midland for treason. In the dead of night, at a camping site where they hide, the Band of the Hawk is attacked by Bakiraka assassins led…
4.0Kaiba
TV · 2008 · 12 ep
KaibaTV · 2008 · 12 ep4.0It is now possible to store memory data, so that the death of your body is not actually "death". As memories are stored in databanks, they can be "transferred" to new bodies. Because so-called "memory trading" now occurs, it is now…
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4.0SHADOWS HOUSE 2nd Season
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
SHADOWS HOUSE 2nd SeasonShadows House 2nd SeasonTV · 2022 · 12 ep4.0After finishing their "debut," Kate, Emilico and three other pairs who started with them begin a new life as adults. With the mystery of the "Shadows House" still unsolved, a new incident occurs in the children's wing. Kate and Emilico…
4.0Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritSeirei no MoribitoTV · 2007 · 26 ep4.0Balsa’s prowess in battle is legendary, but the weight of death bears heavily on the spear-wielding mercenary’s soul. To atone, she has sworn to save 8 lives, no matter what the cost, and now only one life remains. Prince Chagum has been…
4.0The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar Final
OVA · 2000 · 8 ep
The King of Braves: GaoGaiGar FinalYuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar FinalOVA · 2000 · 8 ep4.0Following Gutsy Galaxy Guard`s victory over the Zonder Empire and the 31 Primevals, a new threat makes their appearance on Earth. GGG - with Guy Shishio and the newly-constructed GaoFighGar - team up with their French counterpart Chasseur…
4.0Chiikawa Movie: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu
Movie · 2026 · 1 ep
Chiikawa Movie: Ningyo no Shima no HimitsuMovie · 2026 · 1 ep4.0Based on a series of Chiikawa comics posted on X by Nagano from March to November 2023, known as the "Siren Arc" . One day, while Chiikawa and Hachiware were relaxing in the square, Usagi suddenly appeared with a flyer stuck to its face…
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3.9Saga of Tanya the Evil
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Saga of Tanya the EvilYoujo SenkiTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.9The novel series centers on a young girl who fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin, and she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her opponents. Her name is Tanya…
3.9Sonny Boy
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Sonny BoyTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.9It’s an ordinary summer vacation...except for the fact that Nagara’s high school has mysteriously drifted into another dimension. As the students begin to develop strange new powers, will they work together to survive the alien environment…
3.9Fire Force Season 3
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Fire Force Season 3Enen no Shouboutai: San no ShouTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.9Shinra and the team are about to uncover the world’s greatest secret. But just as the other Special Fire Force Companies unite to face the looming disaster, Obi is captured by the Tokyo Imperial Army, and Company 8 is branded as traitors…
3.9Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 3 - Yakusoku
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 3 - YakusokuMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.9The third and final movie in the Washio Sumi no Shou trilogy.
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3.9My Melody & Kuromi
ONA · 2025 · 12 ep
My Melody & KuromiONA · 2025 · 12 ep3.9My Melody opens a cake shop in Mariland. After encountering a heart in the forest, strange things start happening around her. Meanwhile, Kuromi's Japanese sweets shop across the street is always empty. Kuromi searches for the secret to My…
3.9Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 2
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 2Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos Movie 2Movie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9Sailor Moon battles Shadow Galactica, an enemy threatening her friends in order to rule the universe. Can she protect her loved ones and persevere? (Source: Netflix Anime)
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3.9Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Blood Blockade Battlefront & BeyondKekkai Sensen & BeyondTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.9Three years ago, a gateway between Earth and the Beyond opened in New York City, trapping extradimensional creatures and humans alike in an impermeable bubble. After the city's restoration, monsters, magic, and madness are common findings…
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3.9Clevatess
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
ClevatessClevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Shikabane no YuushaTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.9The story centers on the titular Clevatess, the lord of Dark Beasts, who wields both uncanny intellect and destructive power. Frustrated by the 13 heroes tasked to destroy him, he has decided to be rid of humanity once and for all…
3.9Gunbuster
OVA · 1988 · 6 ep
GunbusterTop wo Nerae! GunbusterOVA · 1988 · 6 ep3.9In the very near future, a race of huge, insect like aliens is discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as it takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are…
3.9Den-noh Coil
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Den-noh CoilDennou CoilTV · 2007 · 26 ep3.9Imagine if the internet was 'projected' over the living world and you interacted with it using a portable device - glasses and visors which connect you to an augmented reality. In 2026, this technology becomes reality... Yuuko Okonogi…
3.9GNOSIA
TV · 2025 · 21 ep
GNOSIAGnosiaTV · 2025 · 21 ep3.9The story of GNOSIA takes place on a ship drifting through space. Gnosia is an enemy that disguises itself as a human and attacks them. It is now on the spaceship, causing everyone onboard to be suspicious of each other. The crew decides…
3.9Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos Movie 1Movie · 2023 · 1 ep3.9Usagi Tsukino and her friends are living peaceful lives as ordinary high school students. Mamoru Chiba, Usagi's boyfriend, is headed to America to study abroad. At the airport, after Mamoru proposes to Usagi, he is then mysteriously…
3.8Devilman Crybaby
ONA · 2018 · 10 ep
Devilman CrybabyDevilman: CrybabyONA · 2018 · 10 ep3.8The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their…
3.8Undead Unluck
TV · 2023 · 24 ep
Undead UnluckTV · 2023 · 24 ep3.8All Fuuko wants is a passionate romance like the one in her favorite shoujo manga. Unfortunately, her Unluck ability makes that impossible. But just as Fuuko hits rock bottom, Andy sweeps her off her feet—literally! Now she's become Andy's…
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3.8Paranoia Agent
TV · 2004 · 13 ep
Paranoia AgentMousou DairininTV · 2004 · 13 ep3.8An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks…
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3.8Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) RedoEvangelion Movie 3: QMovie · 2012 · 1 ep3.814 years after third impact, Ikari Shinji awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, Nerv has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the…
3.8Texhnolyze
TV · 2003 · 22 ep
TexhnolyzeTV · 2003 · 22 ep3.8In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter. On the brink of…
3.8Digimon: Digital Monsters
TV · 1999 · 54 ep
Digimon: Digital MonstersDigimon AdventureTV · 1999 · 54 ep3.8Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then discover they are the Chosen…
3.8Angel's Egg
OVA · 1985 · 1 ep
Angel's EggTenshi no TamagoOVA · 1985 · 1 ep3.8In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to do nothing but collect water in jars and protect a large egg she carries everywhere. A mysterious man enters her life... and they discuss the world around…
3.8Macross Frontier
TV · 2008 · 25 ep
Macross FrontierMacross FTV · 2008 · 25 ep3.8After being threatened by extinction at the hands of alien invaders called the Zentradi, humanity undertook the task of guaranteeing itself a future by launching fleets of colony ships into space. On Macross Frontier, one such fleet, high…
3.8La Maison en Petits Cubes
Movie · 2008 · 1 ep
La Maison en Petits CubesTsumiki no IeMovie · 2008 · 1 ep3.8An old man lives in a town that has become submerged in water. As the water level rises, he's forced to build additional levels onto his home with bricks (cubes) in order to stay above water. One day he accidentally drops his favorite pipe…
3.8Patlabor: The Movie
Movie · 1989 · 1 ep
Patlabor: The MovieKidou Keisatsu Patlabor the MovieMovie · 1989 · 1 ep3.8The year is 1999 and Tokyo's Mobile Police have a new weapon in the war on crime – advanced robots called Labors are used to combat criminals who would use the new technology for illegal means. The suicide of a mysterious man on the…
3.8Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season 3
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season 3Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal Season IIITV · 2016 · 13 ep3.8The new season will assemble all 10 Senshi — specifically, the popular outer Senshi such as Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Saturn will join Sailor Moon, Sailor Chibi Moon, and the others. The new season will adapt the arc from…