40+ Anime Where Everyone Dies (Recommendations)

Updated on: July 21, 2022
by Ernie

If you are looking for some anime where everyone dies, you have come to the right place. Most of us have the wrong idea that only horror anime involve a lot of deaths.

This is a complete myth because you can find many anime where people die here and there but it does not belong to the horror genre. Below, you can find a list of the 41 anime where everyone dies. This will certainly help you in spicing up your anime watchlist.

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JAPANESE ANIMATION WHERE EVERY CHARACTER DIES

41. From the New World

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
8/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	25/50

From the New World is a story about Saki Watanabe who lives in Kamisu 66. She is a 12 year old girl who has recently managed to awaken herself to psychic powers. Many children in Kamisu 66 are psychics just like her and they attend the Sage Academy. Out of all the friends Saki has, she admires Shun the most who has a very mysterious aura.

But Saki suddenly grows uneasy about the fate of those children who don’t get psychic powers in her town. She gets wrapped up in some conspiracy theories with her friends and they believe that it is the work of Tainted Cats who kidnap those children from their town.

40. Shiki

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
10/20	4/10	5/10	6/10	25/50

No one could have ever predicted that the death of Megumi Shimizu would cause such a devastating effect in the village of Sotoba. Since Sotoba was a peaceful and quiet village, Shimizu wanted to spend his life in a big city. But that dream was nipped in the bud by her sudden death which filled the summer season with blood.

Toshio Ozaki started to investigate this disease that killed Sotoba and found that in order to reach the truth, he had to part with his humanity. He pairs up with Natsuno Yuuki and the duo start unravelling this mystery before their entire village is wiped out of existence.

39. Claymore

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
10/20	5/10	6/10	4/10	25/50

Raki’s peaceful life in the village is interrupted by the appearance of a flesh eating monster known as Youma. This monster kills the entire family of Raki but luckily he is saved by a being called Claymore.

A Claymore is a girl who is half-human and half-youma and she has been created specifically for the purpose of countering Youma. After the Claymore saves Raki’s life, he is banished from the village and he goes to find that girl. The duo team up to go on a journey from village to village and exterminate these monsters while slowly reaching towards the final boss.

38. Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
8/20	5/10	6/10	7/10	26/50

The fates of two middle school girls are changed when they meet a cat-like familiar named Kyuubey. These two girls are Madoka and Sayaka who are thrilled by the act’s proposal. They will get their chance to fulfil a wish in return for becoming a magical girl.

The deal seems like a win-win situation for both of them but the new transfer student, Homura, warns them against it. She tells them that all that glitters is not gold and everything comes with a price. The duo refuses to pay any attention to that warning and accepts the proposal which triggers a set of events that change their whole world.

37. Happy Sugar Life

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
8/20	6/10	6/10	6/10	26/50

When it comes to men, Satou Matsuzaka is extremely permissive. This is why when she meets a sweet girl named Shio, she realizes that Shio is her one and true love. Satou decides to move in with Shio and they rent an apartment together.

She tells others that she is living with her aunt so that they don’t become suspicious of her. Satou is so madly in love with Shio that she is willing to do anything to protect their happy sugar life.

36. Danganronpa: The Animation

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
10/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	27/50

Makoto Naegi is beyond thrilled about getting accepted into Hope’s Peak Academy. It is a very prestigious school whose selection rates are very low. Only the extremely meritorious students get admitted into that school. Makoto gets his chance on the sole basis of his level of luck along with fifteen other candidates.

But his joy lasts only for a short time as they get trapped inside the school by the resident bear. They soon come to know that they will be involved in a death game where they have to kill one another. But they can’t get caught, as they will be executed. This process will continue until a single victor remains at the end.

35. Blood-C

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
8/20	7/10	6/10	6/10	27/50

Saya leads a double life in her village where she is a schoolgirl at day and a monster slayer at night. She does this task with a special sword that has been left to her by her father. But unfortunately she hears about a covenant one day from the monsters that seems very strange to her.

This is followed by the appearance of a mysterious dog that further complicates things for her. We follow Saya’s journey as she keeps on slaying these monsters and comes closer to a deep secret.

34. Btooom!

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
9/20	5/10	6/10	7/10	27/50

Ryouta Sakamoto is the top player for Japan in an online game called Btooom! But this is his only achievement in an otherwise mundane life. As if to make his life more interesting, the universe plays some tricks with Ryouta.

He gets stranded on an island with no idea as to how he reached there in the first place. His favourite game has been created in real life and his job is to eliminate the rest of the players. Ryouta teams up with a girl called Himiko and tries to get to the bottom of this incident.

33. Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
11/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	28/50

Rin is an immortal private investigator who has a permanent target on his back. Many people want her dead and if others knew this side-effect of immortality, perhaps they would not chase it so much. Rin has faced many such adversaries in her life but always managed to wriggle out of them.

This changed in the year 1990, when she met a mysterious man named Kouki Maeno. While trying to help him find his cat, she learns about a crazy fact. If Kouki manages to kill her, she may not revive again this time. How will she counter this new threat to her immortality?

32. Bokurano

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
11/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	28/50

The summer camp of 15 children takes a wild turn when they come across a grotto near the sea. On entering that mysterious area, they meet a man named Kokopelli. His room is full of computers and he tells them that he is working on a new game. In this game, a giant robot will protect the earth from alien attacks and Kokopelli needs people to test out the game.

He makes the children sign some contracts leaving out the energy source of that giant robot. Now, each of the children has to pilot the robot and hope to defend against all the incoming enemy attacks.

31. MD Geist

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
8/20	5/10	7/10	8/10	28/50

This story takes place in a faraway future when mankind has started living on other planets. Although peace exists in most of these planets, Jerra has been engaged in war for a long time. We also come to know about a super soldier named Geist who has unmatched combat powers.

But his abilities are not completely stable and he gets frozen in a satellite. Many years later, the satellite breaks and Geist gets involved in a war as soon as he wakes up from his sleep. However, this time, his involvement may save the residents of Jerra from a doomsday service.

30. Deadman Wonderland

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	29/50

Ganta Igarashi was very much looking forward to visiting Deadman Wonderland along with his classmates. It is an amusement park inside a prison where the captives perform various tricks for the visitors. But his excitement gets cut short by the sudden murder of his whole class.

Although a man in red is behind these murders, all the blame falls on Ganta and he gets sent to the very prison he was going to visit. Ganta soon becomes aware that life in Deadman Wonderland is going to be a complete hell. He needs to tread his steps lightly and find the man in red as soon as possible to get out of this mess.

29. Shigurui

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
8/20	5/10	8/10	8/10	29/50

This story takes place at the start of the Edo Era. It is a relatively peaceful time when the ruler, Lord Tokugawa, decides to organise a fighting tournament. But this time, real swords will be used in place of wooden swords.

Fujiki Gennosuke and Irako Seigen will compete against each other with both of them having disabilities of their own. They have trained under Iwamoto Kogan and want to prove themselves in order to become his next successor.

28. Sword Art Online

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
10/20	7/10	6/10	6/10	29/50

Kirigaya Kazuto is very excited to play a new virtual reality game for the first time. It’s name is Sword Art Online and he had been a part of the beta launch of this game. But when he gathers with all the players, he comes to know that the game will now turn into a death match. If they die there, they will also die in the real world.

Although Kirito seems shaken at this news, he soon composes himself and goes off to grind in the game. He needs to collect all the resources in order to ensure that he will not get taken out quickly.

27. Higurashi When They Cry

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	30/50

In the year of 1983, Keiichi Maebara moved to a village in Hinamizawa. After starting school, he quickly makes friends there too. They begin their ordinary lives in that place but a dark secret is lurking in that village. Soon, Keiichi comes to know about an old tale that involves the local festival there.

Apparently, many murders have taken place and the village recorded countless disappearances too. His friends seem to be suspiciously silent when he brings up the topic in front of them. He begins to wonder what more his friends have been hiding from him.

26. Banana Fish

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	30/50

Ash Lynx was raised by a famous mafia boss, Dino Golzine, after he picked him up from the streets of New York City. Ash formed his own gang after turning 17 years of age and began investigating Banana Fish. These two words were continuously muttered by his brother after he came back from the Iraq War.

His investigation leads him to two Japanese reporters who had come to report about street gangs. But their meeting was stopped by Dino whose men captured those Japanese reporters. Ash now needs to find a way and save those people from the hands of the mafia boss.

25. Basilisk

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	5/10	6/10	7/10	31/50

The Iga and Kouga clan have been involved in war for a long time. Their long drawn rivalry is stopped by warlord Tokugawa and both the clan mutually agree to stop their attacks. Many years after that, the heirs of the two clans, Gennosuke and Oboro fall in love with each other.

Their love affair is put to a halt by the two grandsons of warlord Tokugawa who organise a battle royale between the Iga and Kouga clan. Now, Gennosuke and Oboro need to put their feelings aside and help their respective clans in the best possible way.

24. Rahxephon

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	5/10	7/10	6/10	31/50

Ayato Kamina had been leading a quiet life until one day, fighter jets appeared in his world. This caused widespread chaos and he met Haruka Shitow from the TERRA organisation. Apparently, Ayato had been living in Tokyo Jupiter which is a time bubble. This was the work of Mulians and her organisation was fighting against them.

Ayato couldn’t process this information and ran away to his friend who took him to the Shrine of Xephon. There was a large egg situated in that place and once Ayato started singing, it connected him to RahXephon. This situation can be very pivotal against the Mulians if Ayato decides to join TERRA.

23. Neon Genesis Evangelion

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	6/10	6/10	6/10	31/50

As if the Second Impact wasn’t enough for the people of Tokyo, they are now dealt another major threat in the form of Angels. The humans are pushed into a corner by these Angels and even the best of weapons seem unable to contain them.

NERV is the only organisation that stands a chance against these creatures with the help of their humanoid robots or Evangelions. But these robots require a pilot and Shinji Ikari is the only one who can control Unit-01 of Evangelion.

22. Magical Girl Raising Project

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	5/10	6/10	8/10	31/50

Magical Girl Raising Project is the latest game that all the girls are busy playing in N-City. They all dream about becoming a magical girl and try to fulfil that wish by playing this game. But for some girls this dream becomes a reality when they get a notification that they have been selected to become a magical girl which will be similar to their avatar in the game.

Some days after this incident, a tragedy strikes on the girl who lost her magical abilities. The girls soon realise that they are involved in a deadly game where they need to compete against each other in order to survive.

21. Gantz

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	6/10	32/50

If you ever think that your life is bad, you should reconsider that thought. This is because for some people, the time after death may be even worse. Kei Kurono learns about this the hard way after he finds himself stuck in a deadly game after he gets killed.

He has no control over his life and his death is being made into a mockery. Is God even watching all these happening to Kei Kurono? Gantz takes the concept of gore and violence to the next level as all the ugliness in society is put together in one place.

20. Corpse Party

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	8/10	6/10	6/10	33/50

In this anime, we see nine students go to Kisaragi Academy in order to celebrate the farewell of their friend. They perform a ritual with some charms in order to ensure that they will remain friends forever. But those charms were connected to Heavenly Host Academy where some deadly murders took place and the remains of that academy are under their very same school.

As a result of this incident, they find themselves trapped with the ghosts of those students in a different dimension. The only way they can break out of it is by cooperating with each other.

19. Elfen Lied

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	6/10	6/10	33/50

Lucy is not like any ordinary human. Aside from having a pair of horns, she also possesses telekinetic powers. The government takes notice of this and starts performing scientific experiments on her. It becomes a torture chamber for Lucy who escapes that hell one day by leaving behind a trail of blood.

During the breakout, she suffers an injury that leads to the development of a split personality within her. Two innocent college students bump into Lucy on their way back home and decide to take her back to their place, not knowing that they are going to get involved in a big government conspiracy.

18. Texhnolyze

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	5/10	8/10	7/10	34/50

The plot of this anime is set in the city of Lux where gang rule is the ultimate truth and the people live in constant fear of them. The gangs also mine a rare substance that is important in texhnolyze transplant in humans.

The power was smoothly balanced in Lux until one day, a man named Kazuho Yoshii came to the city. He started committing various crimes that put the gangs against each other. Two new characters also come up in this chaos as insanity begins creeping in the minds of people.

17. Wolf’s Rain

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
17/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	34/50

An ancient legend has kept the people hoping for utopia in a dying land. According to this myth, the gates to paradise will open when the world meets its end. But it is not as easy as it seems like and the only ones who can find this realm are wolves. Most people think that wolves are extinct but they still live among humans with the help of illusions.

One such wolf is Kiba who gets drawn to Freeze City by a sweet aroma. On reaching there, he finds other wolves who have also been attracted by that aroma. It leads them closer to the Promised Land but characters with sinister motives are also on their way to the same destination.

16. Parasyte: The Maxim

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
18/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	35/50

The world as we know has been infected by parasites from outer space. They make their way into the brains of their prey and gain full control over them. They can also change into various forms and feed on different beings for their nourishment.

Shinichi Izumi gets attacked by one such parasite but it fails to take control over his brain. It takes control over his right arm instead. Now, the duo has no other choice but to cooperate with each other and counter the evil parasites that are a threat to humans.

15. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
18/20	6/10	6/10	6/10	36/50

This anime takes us to the year of 153 when the Zanscare Empire is ruling over Side 2. They believe in the Principality of Zeon and rule with an iron fist. In order to counter this tyranny, a militia has been formed comprising the civilians of the earth.

Space immigrant Ewin joins this militia and awakens his sleeping psychic powers. This will allow him to control Victory Gundam which is their only chance in defending against the offensive forces of the Zanscare Empire.

14. Psycho-Pass

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
18/20	5/10	8/10	6/10	37/50

The way of justice has changed in the 22nd century in Japan. This happened after the introduction of the Sibyl System which allows the inspectors to know about the potential criminal threat of anyone beforehand. In this way, they can arrest them and stop the crime itself from happening.

Akane is a young officer who sets her foot into this world with a strong sense of justice. As she goes about her daily job, she begins to question the integrity of this Sibyl System. Soon, many new facts come to the surface that confirms her suspicion and puts her in a spot of trouble.

13. Chrono Crusade

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
17/20	5/10	8/10	8/10	38/50

In order to counter the threat of terrifying monsters, America has established the Order of Magdalene. Rosette Christopher and Chrno work in the New York branch of this organisation and are known for their superior skills on the field. They have nullified the threats of countless demons while also causing collateral damage on the way.

But both of these characters have a dark secret which drives them against these demons. Rosette’s brother was captured by a demon named Aion and coincidentally, Chrno is also connected to him. Their inherent focus on finding the truth about Aion leads them closer to victory.

12. Devilman Crybaby

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
16/20	7/10	8/10	8/10	39/50

Akira Fudou has always been a scaredy cat but he has a heart of gold. This is why when his friend, Ryou, wants Akira to accompany him in searching for devils, he agrees to it without even giving it a second thought. But to his surprise, they go to a place called Sabbath where things take a dark turn quickly.

Akira decides to fuse with a demon named Amon in order to save Ryou’s life. The fusion becomes a success and Akira gets devil powers too. But he still retains his crybaby heart which gives rise to Devilman Crybaby.

11. Angels of Death

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
16/20	8/10	8/10	8/10	40/50

Rachel Gardner only wants one thing in her life and that is to die. One day, she opens her eyes only to find herself in the basement of a strange building. She tries to figure out how she got there when she meets Zack.

Zack is a deadly murderer and has bandages all over his body. The duo forms a pact that if they manage to escape the building, Zack will kill her at the end. Thus begins the journey of these two polar opposite people who try to defeat the boss at each floor and make it out of this trap.

10. Black Butler

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
17/20	8/10	8/10	8/10	41/50

Her Majesty of Victorian England can stay in peace because she has Ciel Phantomhive working in the shadows. Ciel sorts out any complicated matters for the crown along with his trusted butler, Sebastian. It may seem perfect on the eyes but in reality they are hiding a dark secret.

Sebastian is a demon with whom Ciel has formed a contract with. In return, Sebastian does all the jobs of a butler perfectly all the while waiting for the day when he can chomp down on Ciel’s soul. How far can this unlikely duo take themselves?

9. Angel Beats

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
18/20	8/10	8/10	8/10	42/50

When Otonashi opens his eyes, he is shocked to learn that he is present in the afterlife. This means that he is dead in the real world and this information was given to him by Yuri. Yuri is holding a rifle and they are currently under fire.

Yuri explains that they are a part of Afterlife Battlefront and their main enemy is Tenshi. Otonashi doesn’t agree that Tenshi is a villainous character and decides to check that fact by himself. The meeting with Tenshi doesn’t go well and Otonashi agrees to join Yuri’s group in her fight against Tenshi.

8. Akame Ga Kill

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
18/20	9/10	8/10	8/10	43/50

Night Raid is an unofficial group of assassins which opposes the ruling power in their land. The one behind all these oppression is the Prime Minister who is using the prince as a puppet. The citizens are under constant oppression and Night Raid faces an uphill task if they want to overthrow the current power.

A new member in the form of Tatsumi joins Night Raid who doesn’t know anything about the corruption going on in the Kingdom. He is roped in by Night Raid and everything becomes crystal clear to him. He will join his comrades in a death battle as countless lives will be lost in this revolution.

7. Mirai Nikki

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
18/20	8/10	10/10	8/10	44/50

Yukiteru Amano is a high school student who doesn’t have any friends. He spends his time writing in his diary and communicating with the god of time and space and his servant. Amano gets another diary from this god which forces him to take part in a bloody battle royale.

The other participants are also just like him with a diary in their possession. Amano finds a stalker in this game who considers it her responsibility to protect his life at all costs. But this girl may just be hiding many more secrets under her innocent behaviour.

6. Berserk

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
19/20	8/10	10/10	8/10	45/50

Ever since he was young, Guts has been living his life in survival mode. He leads a life of a mercenary and manages to make his name as the Black Swordsman. He has no fixed location and wanders about from place to place. This situation changes one day when he meets the Band of the Hawk.

Despite being a powerful group, Guts manages to defeat most of its members which catches the eye of the leader, Griffith. He is captured and made to enter the Band of the Hawks after losing a duel to Griffith. Thus, begins a new life for Guts where he becomes an important member of the gang soon enough and strives to climb to the top of the ladder.

5. Death Parade

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
19/20	8/10	10/10	9/10	46/50

All of us know that after we die in this world, we are either going to go to Heaven or Hell. But in this story the situation is a lot different and you are presented with two options. You can either start your life again in a new way or spend your time in the void for eternity.

But it doesn’t depend on your choice and you have to take part in a set of games which determines your fate in the afterlife. These games are organised in a bar called Quindecim where Decim is the bar master. One day, a strange black-haired character appears in his bar which makes Decim question his own rules and quickly changes the complete direction of the story.

4. Another

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
19/20	8/10	10/10	10/10	47/50

Class 3-3 of Yomiyama North Middle School becomes cursed after a girl named Misaki dies mysteriously. It also leads to the town being shrouded in mystery as the deep secrets lay within it. After 26 years of this incident, Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to the same class and is shocked to see that his classmates always seem to be in a gloomy mood.

Moreover, a student called Mei Misaki who also wears an eyepatch seems to attract him a lot. The strange thing is that only Kouichi seems to notice her out of all the people in his class. Is Mei the one who died many years back in that class?

3. Attack on Titan

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
19/20	9/10	10/10	10/10	48/50

Humanity has been forced to live within the boundaries of a wall due to monstrous creatures called Titans. Our main character in this story is Eren Yeager who wants to terminate all of these Titans from his world. But one day, the Colossal Titan appears and breaks the wall that used to separate these people from their impending doom.

Eren suffers a tragic loss after this that makes his resolve to join the Survey Corps even stronger. He will have his childhood friends, Mikasa and Armin, by his side as they look forward to their first mission outside the walls.

2. Code Geass

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
19/20	10/10	10/10	10/10	49/50

The Holy Empire of Britannia wants to prove itself as the strongest power in the world and starts this mission by conquering Japan. It gets renamed as Area 11 soon after as the residents try to organise a resistance in order to take back their freedom. Lelouch is a Britannian Student studying in Japan who finds himself caught in a fight between the Britannia forces and the rebels.

Luckily, he gets the power of absolute obedience from a mysterious girl and escapes from that place. He soon realizes the potential of this new ability and starts a revolt against Britannia in order to extract his revenge.

1. Death Note

Death	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
20/20	10/10	10/10	10/10	50/50

Light Yagami is a genius kid who is preparing for his entrance examinations. One day, while looking outside the window from his school, he finds a Death Note lying on the ground. The Death Note belongs to a Shikigami and it has the power to kill anyone whose name is written on that note.

The strong sense of justice starts creeping on Light as he starts killing criminals all by himself. Meanwhile, a mysterious guy named L starts plotting a move in order to capture Light and nip this problem in the bud.

Which Anime Do You Think Should Be In Number 1?

This concludes our list of the 41 anime where everyone dies. Deaths are quite common in anime but some of them take it to an extreme level. All of these anime listed here will provide you with a lot of deaths and mind blowing twists that will keep you hooked till the end. Each of these anime is unique in their own way and perfectly describes the message they want to convey.

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