Kids are just another example ofanime’s wide diversity of likable characters. Although most anime kids are sweet and innocent, some of the characters in this genre defy this stereotype. Creepy, strange, and even horrifying are all words to describe them. These children in anime will give fans the creeps for a variety of reasons: their behavior and their history.
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Anime kids like those inAnotherandParasytewill have watchers rethinking your definition of “kid” in general. These anime kids have often make watchers rethink reality with their extraordinary skills and troubled histories.
8Young Knives Millions From Trigun
Young Knives is presented as a disturbing child in theTrigunanime. He is originally shown to be a sadist who takes pleasure in toying with and ultimately murdering his victims. As a result of his lack of compassion, he is prepared to injure or murder anybody who stands in his way. His scary aura is heightened by the fact that he often uses a mocking and joking tone of voice.
It’s also clear that he’s a manipulator who preys on people’s faith in him by seeming to be naive despite his young age and lack of experience. One such instance was when he murdered his hometown and showed no remorse other than a grin. Also, he is depicted to be very smart and cunning. All in all, his acts throughout the series prove that he is a frightening and unpleasant antagonist, devoid of sympathy and compassion.
7Young Zabuza Momochi From Naruto
Most characters inNarutohad very spooky childhoods because of their terrible histories, making them among the most tragically flawed in all of anime. Zabuza has a history that is so brief it might be missed if you blinked: when he was but a kid, he shattered the Mist Village School’s graduation rite of having classmates battle to the death and killed all one hundred of the graduates.
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Even the notoriously vicious Mist Village was appalled enough by Zabuza’s deeds to alter their customs in a rush, and he was and is a consequence of the shinobi philosophy, which devalues human existence and glorifies solely power.
6Young Dio Brando From JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Many viewers favor the more complex characters in subsequentJoJo’s Bizarre Adventureparts and are disappointed with Phantom Blood’s simplistic good vs evil dichotomy. In fact, some fans say that new viewers must start with the first part to really appreciate how nasty Dio is from the very beginning.
Dio’s selfish and brash behavior as a kid is just as disturbing as they are now, and the emphasis on his traumatic upbringing does little to redeem his character. His continuous taunting of Jonathan, his forced kiss on Erina, and the incineration of Jonathan’s dog all occurred before he reached puberty, and he is brutal in squashing those who stand in his path to power or inflicting pain on other people for his own fun.
5Alluka Zoldyck From Hunter x Hunter
Alluka is now one of the friendliest young people fans could hope to meet. She’s a happy, kind person who loves her big brother, Killua. It’s simply that the entity that possesses,Nanika, presents an issue. Nanika, a monster from the Dark Continent, has the ability to fulfill any desire, but only after her three requests are met.
Alluka is kind at heart and her relationship with Nanika isn’t all that bad either. Although mistreated by her family for the vast majority of her childhood life so far, Alluka now roams the world with her brother, Killua.
4Kyusaku “Q” Yumeno From Bungou Stray Dogs
The Port Mafia of Yokohama is one of the most formidable criminal organizations in anime. However, Q’s Abilities are what has everyone scurrying for cover, including the almighty Port Mafia. Q’s power, known as “Forget-me-not,” gives him the ability to construct and rule a parallel realm that he may use to his benefit. With this talent, he can make duplicates of anything, including people, things, and even whole landscapes, that he can then change and modify at a whim.
Because of this power, he is able to duplicate himself and take on numerous foes at once. He can also use his power to wipe memories of people and things, as well as to build undetectable barriers that make him almost impossible to harm. Q is a skillful combatant and tactician who makes use of his ability to outwit and outmaneuver his opponents, and his ability is widely regarded as one of the deadliest and most adaptable in anime.
3Pure Majin Buu From Dragonball
Majin Buu is perhaps themost formidable foe Goku and his allies have ever encounteredin the originalDragon Ball. He has the power to absorb other creatures to boost his own strength. He’s also almost practically invincible because he can heal from any wound. Pure Majin Buu or Kid Buu, on the other hand, is the last form of Buu and represents the logical extreme of a child’s egocentric and impulsive behavior.
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He is often regarded as Buu’s purest and deadliest form. Pure Majin Buu, unlike the other Buu forms, lacks any kind of intelligence and is instead motivated only by a maniacal need for blood. He can wipe out whole planets with ease, and his strength far surpasses that of any of his previous forms, except for Buuhan. In the end, Goku wins the battle against him in the series. However, his spirit is ultimately repurposed to form Uub, a positive presence in the anime.
2Hansel And Gretel From Black Lagoon
It’s impossible to imagine two children being more terrifying and terrible than these two. These siblings were kidnapped and tormented when they were younger, and they were eventually compelled to kill other kids in snuff films in order to avoid being killed themselves.
They’re two of the scariest criminals Rock’s ever met, now that they’re free yet still obsessed with killing. They have no morals, no sense of self, and no social skills beyond killing each other with axes and firearms that are larger than they are since they were denied these opportunities.
1Young Johan Liebert From Monster
It’s possible that Johan Liebert is the most unsettling name on this list. His disturbing antics throughout the series had a profound effect on many viewers. He seems calm and controlled on the outside, but his actual personality is hidden underneath that. His little grin might be sincere or malicious, depending on the context. When he needs to, he can completely alter his look to fit in with his surroundings, and this is only one of his many talents.
By the time he clocked ten years old, he had horribly murdered more than six people. He’s a psychopath whokills serially and manipulatesothers with his wits and charisma. In addition to being a dangerously unpredictable and sociopathic threat, he also lacks empathy and a sense of right and wrong. He is also a sadist who takes pleasure in torturing his victims emotionally.
