Buckle up for a wild ride through the most unhinged anime characters ever created! From serial killers to psychotic magicians, we're diving deep into the darkest corners of anime's most twisted minds. Get ready to meet characters that will make your skin crawl.
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the psychotic characters
00:11across the anime scene.
00:1920.
00:20Schwarzwald – The Big O
00:36What's scarier than an obsessive maniac who looks like something out your nightmares?
00:40One that also has a giant robot under his command, that's what.
00:52Originally nothing more than an average journalist, the constant censorship of his work by the
00:57Paradigm Corporation and his hunger for the truth caused him to go off the deep end.
01:03His speeches, distorted appearance and, again, the fact he has a giant freaking robot like
01:08a big duo under his control, make Schwarzwald someone you don't want to mess with.
01:1619.
01:19Kyoko – Is This A Zombie?
01:21Oh sure, she may seem sweet and gentle on the outside, but drop your guard and the next
01:26thing you know, you'll find yourself getting cut to pieces.
01:35While originally believed to be a traumatised victim, it's later revealed that Kyoko
01:39is actually a serial killer herself, something she takes great pleasure in.
01:52With sadistic love of murder combined with her powers as a maso shoujo, not only is she
01:57likely to scare the crap out of you when her true personality rises to the surface, but
02:02you'll also have to worry about whether she's going to impale or use magic to incinerate
02:07you.
02:1018.
02:13Seiryu Ubiquitous – Akame ga Kill
02:28She's armed to the teeth, twisted to the core and one of the vilest characters you're
02:33ever going to come across should you decide to pay the Empire a visit.
02:37As a member of the Jaegers, Seiryu puts up a kind of front, all the while preaching about
02:42how justice must prevail against evil, when in reality she's motivated by her bloodlust
02:47alone, to the point where she'll abandon all principles and even undermine her team
02:52to get what she wants.
02:57She's also the one responsible for the death of Night Raid member, Shilei, something we
03:02still haven't forgiven her for.
03:0817.
03:11Minatsuki Takumi – Dead Man Wonderland
03:13Despite the fact she was held within the confines of Dead Man Wonderland, surely a girl with
03:18such an innocent expression couldn't be a murderer.
03:33Even though we knew she was a dead man who probably had some kind of supernatural ability
03:37made for killing, how could a girl who loved flowers also be a psychopath?
03:42Well, she is.
03:50With her shy persona acting as a masquerade, when it came time to kill or be killed in
03:55the carnival corpse, this little lady held nothing back, including the fact that killing
04:01wasn't just enjoyable, but downright arousing.
04:0716.
04:08Ryunosuke Uryuu – Fate Zero
04:19What kind of madman would it take to summon the likes of an unholy fiend like Caster as
04:24their servant?
04:25Your answer would be this young serial killer, who loves nothing more than finding new ways
04:30to kill and torture his victims.
04:36As such, these two are a hellishly perfect duo, who use the Fourth Holy Grail War as
04:42an excuse to maim and kill everyone they come across, with the ultimate desire to turn the
04:47whole world into one big massacre.
04:49Luckily, Ryunosuke's plans come undone with a well-timed bullet to the face, but his gruesome
04:55legacy won't soon be forgotten.
05:0215.
05:05Kosuke Kira – Badoom
05:11In his early teens, he killed three women and did horrible things to their remains.
05:15That's pretty much all you need to know.
05:17Due to the horrific abuse he suffered at the hands of his father, when he finds himself
05:21taking part in the real-life version of a violent online video game, this murderous
05:26little jerk takes every opportunity to let his inner freak loose.
05:41Having no trouble when it comes to manipulating others due to his unassuming appearance, Kosuke
05:46may well be a victim to some degree due to such an awful upbringing, but there's no
05:52denying how much he enjoys the cruelty he inflicts on others.
06:0214.
06:05Grell Sutcliffe – Black Butler
06:07We know Grim Reapers are all about taking souls, but this is a little excessive.
06:20Initially assumed to be a cowardly butler in service to Ciel Phantomhive's aunt, Madam
06:24Red, it was revealed that Grell's talents lay not in serving tea, but in harvesting
06:30lives.
06:31Under the guise of Jack the Ripper, Grell assisted Madam Red in her killing sprees,
06:35armed with an unconventional death scythe in the form of a chainsaw.
06:42Flampoyant but ever so deadly, her violent tendencies are only matched by the infatuation
06:47she has for Sebastian.
06:49We're not sure what is more unsettling.
06:5713.
06:58Akira Takouka – Assassination Classroom
07:08Drill instructors are meant to be hard as nails, but this guy takes it a step too far.
07:13With little regard for the students of Class E, he only desires to gain the fame that would
07:18have come from killing Koro-sensei with his methods, as well as make Nagisa's life miserable.
07:26From abusing the students to going as far as threatening to kill them all when his plans
07:30go awry, this former soldier is as despicable as they come.
07:35As you might imagine, seeing Nagisa humiliate him twice over was an absolute treat.
07:4612.
07:50Mad Pierrot – Cowboy Bebop
07:57With the temperament of a child, the skills of an assassin, and the nasty habit of slaying
08:01anyone who has even caught a glimpse of his face, the man known as Mad Pierrot has built
08:06up quite the reputation for himself.
08:09Due to suffering under severe and agonizing experiments, his psyche wasn't only shattered,
08:14but also granted him superior strength and endurance, something that our favourite bounty
08:19hunter finds out the hard way.
08:21He may not have managed to take out Spike, but he definitely came within a breath of
08:31doing so, only to find himself bested by that most classic of fears – cats.
08:3911.
08:42Yoshikage Kira – JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Diamond is Unbreakable
08:57All he wanted was to be left alone.
09:05While the Joestar family has had to face off against some impressive villains, not since
09:10Dio Brando has there come such a sociopathic, yet equally captivating villain like this
09:16stand user.
09:17With a desire to live out a peaceful life, one that he is willing to kill for, Kira makes
09:22an enemy of practically every member of the Joestar bloodline.
09:26Ruthless yet charming, his suave demeanour may make him seem like the perfect gentleman
09:31at first, up until he busts out that Killa Queen of his.
09:4210.
09:45Mao – Code Geass
09:47Honestly, C2, your choice in candidates for the Geass, seems to be more miss than hit.
09:57Unable to control the power bestowed to him, Mao was slowly driven insane by his inability
10:03to stop hearing people's thoughts all throughout his childhood, and over the years, had grown
10:08into an immature yet sadistic individual.
10:16He tried to use these abilities to manipulate and kill our protagonist, but up against the
10:21likes of Lelouch V. Bretagne, all that madness unfortunately counts for nothing.
10:299.
10:32Dr. Frankenstein – Soul Eater
10:41The clue is kind of in the name.
10:43A lecturer and powerful meister in his own right, Stein serves as a mentor figure to
10:48Maka and the others, and while he's shown to deeply care for his students, his teaching
10:53methods do tend to direct towards the extreme side of things.
10:58However, there's also a darkness to him.
11:03After being driven over the edge by the witch Medusa, Stein does go through a spell of sheer
11:09insanity that's unsettling to behold.
11:168.
11:18Broly – Dragon Ball Z Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
11:22Of course, we're referring to the original incarnation of the legendary Super Saiyan before
11:27his origins were rewritten.
11:34By far one of the most imposing villains in the entire DBZ-verse, Broly lives for only
11:42one thing – killing Goku.
11:44No, sorry, we mean killing Kakarot.
11:47As an infant, Broly was subjected to Goku's non-stop crying and went slightly mad as a
11:53result.
11:54His anger caused him to transform into the legendary Super Saiyan, a being strong enough
11:58to knock both Goku and Vegeta down to size.
12:02As far as will-destroying rage machines go, Broly is definitely the craziest.
12:097.
12:15Hisoka – Hunter x Hunter
12:27All types can apply to become hunters, just as long as they have the ability to overcome
12:32obstacles no regular mortal could.
12:34This includes psychotic magicians dressed as jesters who get aroused by strong opponents.
12:51With a lethal set of tricks up his sleeves, Hisoka is obsessed with fighting and killing
12:56those he deems worthy, going as far as sparing Gon and Killua in the hope they would mature
13:02into powerful adversaries, even infiltrating the Phantom Troupe just to have a shot at
13:07squaring off against their boss.
13:15He's a skilled Nen user whose bloodlust and creepy attraction to combat will make your
13:20skin crawl.
13:216.
13:22Mikami – Death Note
13:31Light Yagami sure knows how to pick him.
13:34In order to maintain his secrecy as Kira, Light hands possession of the Death Note to
13:38Mikami, a devoted follower more than capable of dispensing what he believes to be justice.
13:55Fiercely loyal to the man he believes to be God, not only does he eliminate those unfit
14:00to call themselves followers with some of the most awesome penmanship skills in all
14:05of anime, but is also something of a lunatic.
14:08When Light is finally exposed and reveals he's the furthest thing from God, Mikami
14:13is so distraught that he took his own life by impaling himself with his own pen.
14:325.
14:34Hidan – Naruto Shippuden
14:38The members of the Akatsuki are some of the most dangerous criminals in the Shinobi world,
14:43but by far the most downright crazy of them all is this zealot.
14:47Aside from having one hell of an affinity for swearing, Hidan is essentially immortal
14:52due to his faith to the deity known as Jashin.
14:58Through bloody rituals, Hidan can literally lose his head and still keep on fighting.
15:03With his signature three-bladed sickle, arsenal of curse-type jutsu, this fanatic quite literally
15:09spits in the face of death on a daily basis.
15:154.
15:17Claire Stanfield – Baccano!
15:21Nicknamed Vino due to the blood-soaked remains of his victims, Claire is a freelance assassin
15:27who happens to have a rather twisted philosophy.
15:36He believes himself to be the one constant in the universe that he can't be killed
15:40despite being just a mortal man.
15:42He has no qualms about butchering people, yet goes out of his way to protect innocents
15:47and insists mercy is a quality that only the strong possess.
15:51Considering his performance aboard the Flying Pussyfoot, we're kind of inclined to believe
15:56him.
15:573.
15:58Junko Enoshima – Danganronpa – The Animation
16:10Now we're getting into the real lunatics.
16:16Despite being revered as a fashion model and having everything she could ever want, boredom
16:21and psychosis led to Junko falling off the deep end and setting up the mutual killing
16:27game, trapping herself and fellow students in a school where grisly executions become
16:32commonplace.
16:39While also posing as the mascot Monokuma, she gets her kicks by spreading death and
16:44despair among her peers.
16:592.
17:00Juzo Suzuya – Tokyo Ghoul
17:13Unlike many of the other entries on our list, this is a character we just feel sorry for,
17:18and whose madness is a result of physical and mental agony.
17:26After facing brutality by his adoptive ghoul mother, Juzo's grasp on right and wrong
17:32became incredibly warped.
17:39As such, he translates his frustrations into blind, ugly violence against any ghoul who
17:45comes his way.
17:46Sure, he's a total nutcase, but Juzo's budding friendship with his partner, Yukinori
17:51Shunohara leads us to believe there's hope for this little fella.
18:121.
18:13Reina Ryuga – Higurashi When They Cry
18:21In a community where a sacrificial deity, curses and multiple rewinding timelines run
18:26rampant, the scariest thing just might be this adorable would-be serial killer.
18:34Rendered unstable by the Hinamizawa Syndrome coupled with her strong belief of the curse,
18:39Reina is known to have bouts of violent insanity, which more often than not end with someone
18:44getting killed.
18:45What's most unsettling is how she can be sweet as can be in one timeline, only for
18:50her to hack someone to pieces with a giant cleaver in the next.
18:58Which of these psychos do you find the most compelling?
19:01Let us know in those comments below.