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Day 12: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark? – Anime Ghost Stories that are Actually Frightening

Hello and welcome back to 13 Days of Otakutober! Can. You. Believe. That we have made it this far? Like gosh darn we are already on day twelve of 13 Days of Otakutober, which means Halloweeb is nearly upon us! I’m not going to talk too much in the intro here, and get straight to it since I’m sure we all have spooky things planned for this weekend. So last year we talked about candy pop horror…

Welcome to another day of Otakutober 2025! This is our annual game otome game post! This time we dived into a rather popular Otome game on mobile. So it’s all an app. Which isn’t surprising since there has been a rise in app-related otome games since Mystic Messenger. We thought it was about time that we talk about some of them at some point and this one caters to a specific fantasy with mythical…

I, Star, welcome readers to another spooky day of Otakutober 2025. I’m sure some of you Horror Otaku already know about the movie franchise and now classic staple of “The Ring” and “The Grudge” both starring curses and ghosts (with long black hair). So I’m going to break down some of the comparisons between the two stories in this post! The Grudge is the American title to the story, Ju-On about…

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another day of Otakutober 2025! Looks like we have never done a recommendation list for scary anime. Which is a little wild to be honest, since we’ve been posting this event for quite some time now. Oh well, let’s do it! Let’s start by saying that the anime we’ll be listing will be of the horror genre but it’s rare that an anime is actually frightening. They may be…

Welcome everyone to another year of Otakutober 2025! What a wild year it’s been! So wild in fact that we changed our original blogging plan for this year’s Otakutober! Some things we just had to discuss! Like this one! What the hell happened to Uzumaki?? I, Star, will fill you in! For those who don’t know what I’m referring to, it’s the animated series project of Junji Ito’s story Uzumaki.…

Hey everyone! It’s time for another blog in Otakutober! In this review you’ll find a note from Luna about her thoughts on the anime as well as my own. We’ll mention plot, music, art, popularity and origin stories. Now let’s get to it! Luna’s note: When it comes to anime that got overhyped this season, I personally think that one of them that sits at the top of the overhyped train was Hell’s…

Hey #anitwitter Have you ever thought an #anime was going to be cute but turned out to be shockingly horrific? What anime was it?

Here we are again for yet another Otakutober post! This time I thought I tackle an interesting phenomenon that anime seems to love. A deep dive into what it is to be cute but have a dark soul. Here is the trope that spans many, cute but deadly characters and anime. There’s something strange about anime that gives you the sense that they will always be cute. As a veteran anime watcher, this is…

Day 30- Game inspired Manga