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Home»News»Entertainment News»Anime & Animation News»Funimation Recommends Frightening Anime to Watch this Halloween

Funimation Recommends Frightening Anime to Watch this Halloween

By Josh PiedraOctober 20, 2020
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This Halloween season, tune-into Funimation to watch some of the most popular horror anime including Tokyo Ghoul, Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU, Hellsing Ultimate, Deadman Wonderland, Danganronpa: The Animation, Paranoia Agent, and Junji Ito Collection. Funimation has a diabolical line-up of anime featuring ghosts, ghouls, demons and maniacal characters that will make you glad you’re safely inside your home.  

Don’t miss this twisted horror anime that has become a hit with fans.  

About: Ken Kaneki is a loner. In a world where ghouls—human-like creatures who survive on human flesh—and people are at war, his biggest concern is which novel to pick up next. But when a date with the mysterious Rize turns deadly, a life-saving operation horrifyingly transforms him into a human-ghoul hybrid. Can he find his place in a society where it’s hunt or be hunted? 

Clip: https://youtu.be/gbkm2c2hrGE 

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Funimation.com/tokyoghoul
Copyright: ©Sui Ishida/Shueisha, Tokyo Ghoul Production Committee 

One of the most anticipated new series this fall, Higurashi: When They Cry – NEW is a reimagining of one of the most famous cult-classic horror anime and Japanese horror video games with modernized animation for 2020!   

About: New 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 “off,” and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he’s right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding? 

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCcf-VlezFg

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Funimation.com/higurashi 
Copyright: ©2020Ryukishi07/Higurashi-P 

The series, based on the popular manga, features Arucard, a true anti-hero character who taunts his enemies before destroying them.  

About: The rogue vampire Arucard is the Hellsing Organization’s deadliest instrument in its mission to protect the British Empire from satanic ghouls and Nazi freaks. With recently-turned policewoman Seras Victoria as his servant, Arucard haunts the shadows as a sinister force of good—and tonight the foggy streets of England shall flow with the blood of t 

Clip: https://youtu.be/-3ktLn2Z5fE 

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Funimation.com/hellsingultimate
Copyright: © Kouta Hirano • SHONEN GAHOSHA Co., LTD./WILD GEESE. Distributed by Funimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.  

About: Ganta is convicted of slaughtering his classmates—a crime he didn’t commit. The authorities lock him up in a brutal, privately owned prison: Deadman Wonderland, where the incarcerated are forced to fight gladiatorial battles for tourists.  

Clip: https://youtu.be/oWzHmPSdwqo 

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Copyright: ©2010 Jinsei Kataoka, Kazuma Kondou/Kadokawashoten/Deadman Wonder Land Ward G. Licensed by Funimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.  

About: Hope’s Peak Academy is an elite private school that only accepts the very best. The hallowed halls are ruled by the sadistic administrator Monokuma, who declares that the only way to pass the class is by sending a fellow student home in a body bag. 

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© Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. / KIBOUGAMINE ANIME COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Funimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 

About: From Satoshi Kon, the legendary director of Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, and Paprika comes a dark and mysterious, thought-provoking psychological thriller. Citizens across Musashino City are being attacked and terrorized. Two detectives are put on the case, but will they be able to solve the mystery before there’s another wave of victims? 

Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEsNDDwhSJ4&t=1s 

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Funimation.com/ParanoiAgent  
© Satoshi Kon • MADHOUSE / PARANOIA AGENT COMMITTEE

About: Enter the twisted world of Junji Ito’s works of horror! Witness the most hair-raising stories from Junji Ito Masterpiece Collection and Fragments of Horror like you’ve never seen them before. For any fans who seek the thrill of shocking imagery and ill-fated characters, this whole show is made for you. 

Clip https://youtu.be/yKHJ6w6LzHM 

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Funimation.com/junji-ito-collection 
© Junji Ito / Asahi Shimbun Publications,The Junji Ito Collection Production Committee Licensed by Funimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 

 

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Josh has been an anime fan for nearly twenty years. In addition, he is a light novel author with over 25 books published as well as the owner of Meteora Press, his personal publishing label. Anime and otaku culture isn't Josh's only area of expertise. He also has a Bachelor of Arts in Game Design and has created a handful of independent games along with a deep working knowledge of the gaming industry.

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