Best torture anime
86 anime about torture, 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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3.6Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
Dropkick on My Devil!! DashJashin-chan Dropkick'TV · 2020 · 11 ep3.6Jashin-chan is a demon who was summoned by Yurine Hanazono, a gothic looking girl. Unable to return home as the relevant spell was not included in the summoning grimoire, Jashin-chan resorts to violence to liberate herself from her earthly…
3.6Dropkick on My Devil!!! X
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Dropkick on My Devil!!! XJashin-chan Dropkick XTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.6Ever since she was summoned from Hell by the witch Yurine Hanazono, Jashin-chan—a half-human, half-snake demon—has been searching for any way to go back. One of her options is to kill the one who summoned her, which is much easier said…
3.6Hell Girl
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Hell GirlJigoku ShoujoTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.6Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight. Known as the Jigoku Tsushin, rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the Jigoku Shoujo will appear and drag whoever…
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3.6Fantastic Children
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Fantastic ChildrenTV · 2004 · 26 ep3.6A group of enigmatic white-haired children has been spotted at different times and places in Europe for over 500 years. Always with the appearance of 11-year-olds, they behave far more mature than they should be, never grow old, and seem…
3.5GOBLIN SLAYER
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
GOBLIN SLAYERGoblin SlayerTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.5A young priestess has formed her first adventuring party, but almost immediately they find themselves in distress. It's the Goblin Slayer who comes to their rescue--a man who's dedicated his life to the extermination of all goblins, by any…
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3.5AJIN: Demi-Human
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
AJIN: Demi-HumanAjinTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.5Kei Nagai’s body should have died when a truck slams into his body, but instead, he finds himself resurrected with all of his wounds healed. Now revealed to be an Ajin, one of a mysterious new breed of immortal demi-human, he’s been marked…
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3.5My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! XOtome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... XTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.5Katarina Claes, the daughter of a duke, regains her memories from a previous life after hitting her head on a rock. The world she lives in now is the world of Fortune Lover, the otome game she was hooked on in her previous life, and she is…
3.5'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
'Tis Time for "Torture," PrincessHimesama "Goumon" no Jikan desuTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator?…
3.5VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork GirlVirgin Punk: Clockwork GirlMovie · 2025 · 1 ep3.5The year is 2099. Humanity has advanced, overcoming all injuries and illnesses with the development of the Medical Android Technology “Somadea.” However, along with the development of Somadea, crimes misusing said technology have rapidly…
3.5Sankarea: Undying Love
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Sankarea: Undying LoveSankareaTV · 2012 · 12 ep3.5Furuya's not interested in the living, he's got zombies on the brain! When Furuya's cat dies, he decides he's going to try and bring it back to life. In the process, he stumbles across a girl who is involved in an accident and turns into a…
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3.5ALDNOAH.ZERO
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
ALDNOAH.ZEROAldnoah.ZeroTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.5In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission found a hypergate to Mars on the surface of the moon. Upon landing, astronauts discovered a enchanted utility later referred to as 'Aldnoah', giving the astronauts a status of superiority. Soon, many humans…
3.5Electromagnetic Girlfriend
OVA · 2009 · 2 ep
Electromagnetic GirlfriendDenpa-teki na KanojoOVA · 2009 · 2 ep3.5Juuzawa Juu is a delinquent high school boy who just wants to be left alone. One day, he is approached by Ochibana Ame, who claims that she knew him in a previous life, and now wants to serve him as his "knight". At first Juu wants nothing…
3.5Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Mardock Scramble: The First CompressionMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.5Rune Balot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life…
3.5Vandread: The Second Stage
TV · 2001 · 13 ep
Vandread: The Second StageTV · 2001 · 13 ep3.5Though Hibiki and crew defeated a super-huge battleship of the earth in the last of the first stage, they noticed five battleships further aiming at Mejeiru and Tarahk. And, crew of NIRVANA learnt Tarahk and Mejeiru which were their home…
3.5Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash: Chapter Chitose
Special · 2020 · 1 ep
Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash: Chapter ChitoseJashin-chan Dropkick': Chitose-henSpecial · 2020 · 1 ep3.5The episode was funded by Chitose's hometown tax program, in which taxpayers can donate to city programs in exchange for tax breaks and other incentives. The story will deal with the process and incentives of the hometown tax program…
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3.5Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
TV · 2020 · 24 ep
Higurashi: When They Cry - GOUHigurashi no Naku Koro ni GouTV · 2020 · 24 ep3.5New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems…
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3.4My Home Hero
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
My Home HeroTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.4After killing his daughter’s abusive yakuza boyfriend to save her, ordinary salaryman Tetsuo Tosu becomes embroiled in the dark criminal underworld. The wish for a simple life he and his wife Kasen had for their daughter has been reduced…
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3.4Dropkick on My Devil!!: Apocalypse Day
Special · 2023 · 1 ep
Dropkick on My Devil!!: Apocalypse DayJashin-chan Dropkick "Seikimatsu-hen"Special · 2023 · 1 ep3.4Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign supported by its loyal fans, this single-episode special of Dropkick on My Devil! is being made in support of Takamori, a town located in Kumamoto Prefecture's Aso District. Jimbocho has been…
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3.4Ginga Densetsu Weed
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Ginga Densetsu WeedTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.4A dog named Weed happens to hear that he is the son of Gin, The great leader of Ohu, Who lead the dogs of Ohu to victory in a fight against monsterous bear Akakabuto. Weed wants to find his father no matter of what. On a way to his father…
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3.4Fighting General Daimos
TV · 1978 · 44 ep
Fighting General DaimosToushou DaimosTV · 1978 · 44 ep3.4The third of Tadao Nagahama's Romance Super Robot Trilogy. (#1: Chou Denji Robo Combattler V, #2: Chou Denji Machine Voltes V) After the destruction of their homeworld, the survivors of the planet Barm head towards Earth with the goal of…
3.4Dropkick on My Devil!
TV · 2018 · 11 ep
Dropkick on My Devil!Jashin-chan DropkickTV · 2018 · 11 ep3.4The demon Jashin-chan has been summoned to Earth by Yurine Hanazono, a girl with a knack for the occult. Unfortunately, Yurine does not actually know how to send Jashin-chan back to Hell. Now stuck on Earth, she must live at Yurine's…
3.4RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~
TV · 2008 · 6 ep
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachiTV · 2008 · 6 ep3.4Rin Asogi is an immortal private detective with a thirst for vodka and a talent for attracting things that go bump in the night. In a series of nightmarish vignettes spanning sixty-five years, Rin's lush body is sadistically pierced, blown…
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3.4Crowned in a Hundred Days
ONA · 2026 · 25 ep
Crowned in a Hundred DaysBai Ri Cheng WangONA · 2026 · 25 ep3.4Driven to the brink of despair, restaurant owner Ming forms an unlikely bond with the soul of the true King Lie after swallowing it to save his loved one. Bound together by fate, the two embark on a perilous journey to challenge the tyrant…
3.3Magical Witch Punie-Chan
OVA · 2006 · 8 ep
Magical Witch Punie-ChanDai Mahou TougeOVA · 2006 · 8 ep3.3Punie is next in line to become queen of Magical Land. However, she must spend a year on Earth before she can inherit the throne, so she transfers into a school in Japan. She's usually a sweet and gentle girl... that is unless someone does…
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3.3Gauche the Cellist
Movie · 1982 · 1 ep
Gauche the CellistCello Hiki no Gauche (1982)Movie · 1982 · 1 ep3.3The story concerns Gauche, a professional cellist. During rehearsals for a performance, he is scolded by the conductor because his playing is not good enough. His timing is off and he seems to have no "feel" for the music. Gauche returns…
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3.3NG Knight Lamune & 40
TV · 1990 · 38 ep
NG Knight Lamune & 40NG Knight Ramune & 40TV · 1990 · 38 ep3.3Lamune is an ordinary 4th grade boy who loves playing video games. He buys one from a peddler girl and helps her sell the rest. At home, he plays the game called "King Sccasher" & beats it. The peddler girl then comes out of the TV…
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3.3T・P BON
ONA · 2024 · 24 ep
T・P BONT.P BONONA · 2024 · 24 ep3.3Ordinary junior high school student Bon Namihira encounters Time Patrol member Ream Stream, a girl from the future, along with a strange creature called Buyoyon. The Time Patrol agents save those who died unfortunate deaths that don't…
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3.3Combattler V
TV · 1976 · 54 ep
Combattler VChou Denji Robo Combattler VTV · 1976 · 54 ep3.3The first of Tadao Nagahama's Romance Super Robot Trilogy. (#2: Chou Denji Machine Voltes V, #3: Toushou Daimos) Thousands of years ago, the people of the planet Campbell decided to leave their planet and seek out new worlds to inhabit…
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3.2Reign of the Seven Spellblades
TV · 2023 · 15 ep
Reign of the Seven SpellbladesNanatsu no Maken ga Shihai suruTV · 2023 · 15 ep3.2It’s springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, and new students are beginning their first year. Among them are a skilled and studious boy, Oliver, and a headstrong samurai girl, Nanao. They soon form a unique bond in the halls of Kimberly, but…
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3.2tablet
Special · 2022 · 1 ep
tabletJouzaiSpecial · 2022 · 1 ep3.2Music video for the song Jouzai by TOOBOE. Note: The song featured in this music video also serves as the fourth ending theme of the Chainsaw Man anime.
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3.1The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
The Daily Life of a Part-time TorturerGoumon Baito-kun no NichijouTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.1In a society where torture is legal—and big business—Spirytus dominates the industry with skill, style, and surprisingly cheerful teamwork. Part-timers Cero, Shiu, Mikke, and Hugh tackle “client sessions,” office shenanigans, and even the…
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3.1Red River
TV · 2026 · 24 ep
Red RiverSora wa Akai Kawa no HotoriTV · 2026 · 24 ep3.1After a mysterious hand drags her beneath a puddle, modern Japanese teenager Yuri awakens in the Hittite Empire of the 14th century BCE. Thrust into a deadly struggle for the throne, she joins Prince Kail to battle assassins, outwit royal…
3.1Happy☆Lesson (TV)
TV · 2002 · 13 ep
Happy☆Lesson (TV)TV · 2002 · 13 ep3.1Hitotose Chitose was always alone and untrusting of people but when 5 female teachers appear and started living together with him in his family's house as his mothers, things started to change and pick up, together with Hazuki-nee and…
3.0MAGICAL GIRL SITE
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
MAGICAL GIRL SITEMahou Shoujo SiteTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.0Asagiri Aya is a young girl who has fallen victim to bullies at her school. Looking for a way to escape her troubles, she looks to the internet for distraction, when a mysterious website called "Magical Girl Site" appears. Simply viewing…
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3.0Tohai - Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku
TV · 2024 · 25 ep
Tohai - Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai RokuTouhai: Ura Rate Mahjong TouhairokuTV · 2024 · 25 ep3.0Money, women, organs. Kei, a high school boy, frequents the underground mahjong parlor teeming with desires, earning him the moniker 'K of Ice' in the underworld due to his cold-hearted strategy and stylish gameplay. Rumors also circulate…
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3.0The Human Crazy University
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
The Human Crazy UniversityHuman Bug DaigakuTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.0Satake Hirofumi is a prisoner on death row for murdering his fiancée. He's also an "Undeadman" who has survived many desperate situations. For this, he has earned the interest of a research institution called "Human Crazy University,"…