The Promised Neverland
Best Horror Anime
A show about a family of orphans and their adoptive mother could never work as a horror anime, right? That is exactly what The Promised Neverland wants you to think.
Set in the year 2045, The Promised Neverland follows Emma, a peppy 11-year-old orphan that lives a wonderful life at Grace Field House with her 36 brothers and sisters. Their lives are filled with delicious food, comfortable beds, and even a loving mother, Isabella.
Amidst all of that fun and love, though, something sinister lurks, as a mystery surrounding disappearing children leads Emma to discover that Grace Field House is actually a slaughterhouse. Every single child in the house is being raised so that they can be sold as meat to the demons that populate the outside world.
In order to survive, she bands together with her siblings to plot an escape. Unfortunately, escaping is going to be anything but easy.
While The Promised Neverland may have more of a hopeful tone than the rest of the content on this list, there is still no denying the constant feeling of dread you get when watching the show.
At any moment, one of the characters you love could be ripped away from you by a demon, and there is nothing you can do about it. While losing any character you come to enjoy in an anime is tough, it’s especially hard to lose the ones in The Promised Neverland, as they’re just a bunch of innocent kids.
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