Top 10 Horror Anime of 2022
1. Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
The second season of Made in Abyss.
Directly after the events of Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei, the third installment of Made in Abyss covers the adventures of Reg, Riko, and Nanachi in the Sixth Layer, The Capital of the Unreturned.
Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
2. 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 while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita.
One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
3. SHADOWS HOUSE 2nd Season
After 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, whom the Star Bearers suspect of being malcontents, investigate a mysterious robed Shadow who may be the culprit.
(Source: Anime News Network)
4. 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 century-old war is raging. His ferocity and skill in battle attract the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called the Band of the Hawk. Guts becomes Griffith’s closest ally and confidant, but despite all their victories, Guts begins to question why he fights for another man’s dream of ruling his own kingdom. Unknown to Guts, Griffith’s unyielding ambition is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both.
(Source: Crunchyroll, Viz Media)
Note: This is a TV broadcast of the Golden Age film trilogy, with hundreds of new cuts including the "Bonfire of Dreams" scene and new music by Susumu Hirasawa and Shiro Sagisu.
5. hololiveERROR
Aogami High School collapsed due to undetermined circumstances. Several details of the accident remain mysterious, including reported involvement by numerous students and staff members, a reported large earthquake occurring but not registered in the records of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and the number of missing persons not matching the student list.
Your first day at a new school.
You have just finished greeting your classmates and are seated in front of them, taking a curious look.
Class is almost over and recess is about to begin.
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary high school. But...
Aogami High School has had its share of so-called school ghost stories.
One of them is that "if you don't treat the new student well, bad luck will happen". And then...
(Source: Official Site, Translated)
6. exception
In the distant future, human beings have been forced to leave earth and migrate to another galaxy. An advanced team of spacecraft arrives at a planet that is to be terraformed. Each member of the team is output by a biological 3D printer.
(Source: Netflix)
7. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 10
The tenth season of Yami Shibai.
8. Wuxian Shijie
Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you really want to live?
9. Housing Complex C
Housing Complex C centers around Kimi, who lives in a small, low-cost housing complex located in the seaside town of Kurosaki where trouble seems to follow her wherever she goes, and horrific incidents begin to occur. Is an ancient evil stalking the residents of Housing Complex C?
(Source: Adult Swim)
10. Nanashi Kaidan
The collection of horror short stories center on those uneasy feelings of "something out there" that children sense in their lives.