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Short Horror anime series around 12 episodes
Short horror anime recommendations for viewers who want a focused one-cour watch without a long commitment.
This guide narrows horror anime to compact series. The picks favor titles with a focused arc, strong early direction, and enough payoff for a short watch plan.
Short Horror Anime Series Around 12 Episodes
The Promised Neverland
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the...
Chainsaw Man
Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life...
Mononoke
Mononoke is a spin-off of the Bakeneko story arc of Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror. It follows the Medicine Seller as he deals with various...
The Summer Hikaru Died
Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came...
Dorohedoro
The story revolves around Kaiman, who does not remember who he was before he was transfigured by a Magic user. This transformation left him with a...
Devilman Crybaby
New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an...
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has...
SHADOWS HOUSE
High atop a cliff sits the mansion known as Shadows House, home to a faceless clan that pretends to live like nobles. They express their emotions...
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
60 years ago, a young woman was left to die in the abandoned school building behind the exclusive Seikyou Academy. No one knows why. No one knows...
SCHOOL-LIVE!
Why would anyone form a School Living Club? Could four girls, their advisor, and a puppy really love their school so much that they’d want to live...
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition
Kentaro Miura's legendary series returns in Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition. The lone mercenary Guts travels a land where a...
Mieruko-chan
She can see dead people…she just chooses to ignore them. That’s Miko’s plan, anyway, but it doesn’t seem to be working for her in this love letter...
Hellsing
Hellsing follows the antiheroic vampire, Alucard, and a police girl-turned-vampire, Seras Victoria, two vampires employed by the...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me
Hinako lives alone by the sea, quietly drifting through life after losing her family years ago. One day, a mermaid named Shiori saves her from a...
Kaya-chan Isn't Scary
Kaya-chan attends Hanamugi Kindergarten, and she has an incredibly strong sixth sense. She secretly beats up the ghosts that stalk her friends and...
Getter Robo: Armageddon
Sent to jail after being accused of murdering Getter Robo creator Dr. Saotome, Ryoma Nagare must once again team up with his former comrades and...
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