If you’ve been looking for something really grim and gory, anime fans have the perfect choice, and it’s available to stream.
Not all of thebest animeare cheery or heroic. The medium has quite a few properties that are full to the brim of blood and guts, well beyond what you’ll find in the likes ofJujutsu KaisenorDemon Slayer.
Hardened viewers startedlistingthe most “brutal” anime on Reddit, with one clear winner at the top – Gantz. The anime show has a reputation for not being for the faint of heart, as evidenced by the fact commenters are stating it made them a little unwell.
“Gantz was one of a few anime that actually made me nauseous. I don’t remember much of it, but there are some scenes that are still burned into my brain,” says one comment.
Starting off with a pair of teenagers who are killed in a subway crash, Gantz becomes a bizarre sci-fi horror series wherein the protagonists are forced to join a war against extraterrestrials. It’s strange, alluring, action-packed, and hugely violent.
As much as people recommended the small-screen version, the manga from Hiroya Oku is considered just as worthwhile. “One of the few times I will say to just read it. Whatever is in the anime is dialed up to 11 in the manga as the stakes keep raising. And the art is clean and brutal,” one Redditor says.
Gantz can be found on Crunchyroll, if you’ve had enough ofOne PieceorMy Hero Academiaand want something a little tougher.
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Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
