Eerie Anime About Urban Legends You Need To Watch

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Here are 5 eerie anime about urban legends that you should definitely watch!

  1. Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
    Uses kamishibai-style anime to tell stories based on Japanese myths and urban legends like Hachishakusama (Eight Feet Tall)
  2. Requiem From the Darkness
    Takes place during the end of the Edo period (between 1603 and 1868), this anime follows a young writer who seeks to write an anthology of urban legends and the Ongyou, a group of detectives who seek out the truth in these legends.
  3. Mermaid Forest
    A Japanese take on mermaids called Ningyo, fish-like creatures whose flesh grants immortality. 500 years ago, Yuta ate a piece of this flesh and has roamed the ocean alone, trying to find a mermaid to turn him human again.
  4. Paranoia Agent
    A rumour spreads about a kid on rollerblades beating people down with a baseball bat. While many believe it to be an urban legend, the police find their first victim, but then believe that she’s the one behind the attacks.
  5. Junji Ito Collection
    An anthology of the works of Junji Ito, a Japanese horror artist. The 12 episode series tells tales from Japanese folklore.

  • Have you watched/did you know of any of these anime?
  • If you haven’t would you watch them?

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this one sounds awesome

Not really

Definitely! Especially the 3rd one.

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legends tag added!

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