I’m basically looking for anime where any character can die. Usually, most anime with this trope are horrible. I feel like the only good one is Chainsaw Man. Are there any others?
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Orb: on the movements of the earth.
If you’re looking for a show that doesn’t have plot armor of any kind.
To your eternity.
If you’re looking for a show where the protagonist will outlive everyone they love over and over and over again.
Devilman Crybaby
Tokyo Ghoul
Jujutsu Kaisen
Demon Slayer
Berserk
Deadman Wonderland
Junji Ito Collection
Fist of the North Star
Attack on Titan
Dororo
Dorohedoro
Madoka magica, the anime doesn’t hesitate to kill off characters , and each death is important for thr show
Wow, a fellow MadoMagi enjoyer!
I don’t know many others.
Really? It was a very popular show.
Cyberpunk Edgerunners
The ones I haven’t seen mentioned yet is Mirai Nikki and Akame ga Kill
I still haven’t recovered from Mirai Nikki.
Totally understandable
whats wrong with you
Anime with a high death count that’s actually good?
I find that such anime usually involves war and politics.
Some that I can recommend are:
Claymore perhaps?
Seconding 86. It was pretty average for me, but the last couple episodes of the second season were phenomenal.
Support for Attack on Titan! (I don’t know the others)
Here are my favorites, in roughly descending order of preference:
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988 OVA version) - A space opera following two admirals on opposite sides of a galaxy-scale conflict. There’s a remake with more modern animation, but it has inferior music and character design so I prefer the 1988 version.
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Some street kids try to make it big as mercenaries
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - A young man gets involved with a small gang of cyberpunk mercenaries
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) for sure! One of my personal top anime of all time.
And it’s not just space battles. It has tons of (fictional) history, strategy, and political philosophy.
Shows with time loop content, like Re:Zero and Steins;Gate, can rack up quite high body counts (and then nullify them an episode or two down the line—does it count if the characters don’t stay dead?)
Texhnolyze might or might not qualify (high body count, IIRC yes, but maybe too odd to be considered good). Some other older violence-heavy stuff like Black Lagoon, maybe.
Gundam handles death really well in my opinion. Specifically the original series, Thunderbolt and Iron-Blooded Orphans.
Future Diary, Akame ga Kill (I wasn’t a fan by the end), Made in Abyss, From the New World and let’s say… Angel Beats to make you cry even though it doesn’t fit as well.
I also recommend From The New World (Shin Sekai Yori).
Made in Abyss is one of a kind, honestly had to take a break half way through the manga. Great, but… difficult (very connected to the high body count)
I kind of felt this way about Goblin Slayer. I think that’s the one, anyway.
Akudama drive
Cyberpunk super cool bloody as fuck.
Strongly recommend Ishura. The way the narrative progresses is unique so you’ll either like it or hate it, but if you like it it has exactly what you want.
