We’re back once again, with a third installment to a list that you guys love.
Scary Animations.
For the most part, we all grew up watching it, be it: Lion King, Cinderella, Snow White,
Aladdin, however, animation has come a long way since the early days of Disney, with its
humour and funny faces, and has gradually expanded into other genres, especially horror.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scariest Animated Movies Of All Time - Part 3.
Before we begin though, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be
responding to some of your comments.
Let’s jump in.
5 Demon City Shinjuku Released in 1988, Demon City Shinjuku follows
a young warrior, Kyoya (kee-oi-ah), who must finish what his father started by battling
his way through a city of demons and defeat a diabolic psychic who has opened a portal
to hell.
Yeah, fun stuff.
Kyoya’s father was killed by Rebi Ra in their battle for the fate of the world, and
as a result, the aforementioned portal to hell is made in Shinjuku, and the city becomes
a literal Hell on Earth.
It’s now up to Kyoya to fight Rebi Ra before he can turn the entire world into a Hell.
Now, the movie isn’t anything special, however, it’s the premise which really cerments it
as one of the greatest animated movies.
Now, the reception for the movie wasn’t that great, with many claiming that the movie
had only vaguely interconnected action scenes punctuated by some rather dull talkiness marred
by horrible accents.
Wow, shots fired.
Not only that, but I quote, “the heroine is unconvincingly British and the childish
sidekick speaks with a mangled Mexican drawl.”
LOL.
So weird.
However, the film was popular enough to spark a role-playing game called The Demon City
Shinjuku and was published by Guardians of Order in 2000.
Not only that, but Demon City Hunter is a series of 17 manga released in Japan that
follows Kyoya following the events of Demon City Shinjuku.
ADV Manga published 2 of these in English but sadly did not finish them.
4 Wicked City Released all the way back in 1987, Wicked
City tells the story of two agents -- a lady-killer human and a voluptuous demon -- attempt to
protect a signatory to a peace ceremony between the human world and the “Black World”
from radicalized demons.
The film is based on Black Guard, the first in a series of six novels of the same name,
with the film being the solo directorial debut of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also served as the
character designer, storyboard artist, animation director and key animator.
Mad flex.
The story itself takes place towards the end of the 20th century, and explores the idea
that the human world secretly coexists with the demon world with a secret police force
known as the Black Guard protecting the boundary.
Now, the film performed well, with an average rating of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, if that
means anything to anyone -- most don’t trust the site.
Charles Solomon of the LA Times stated, “the film epitomizes the sadistic, misogynistic
erotica popular in Japan”, and went on to compliment the directors deft cutting and
camera angles, however, the juvenile story left a lot to be desired.
Many even went on to compare it to Blade Runner, with the movie seemingly attempting to be
the Japanese animation version of the movie, but with a Brave New World subtext, which,
if you haven’t read that book get on it immediately, Aldous Huxley is a bloody God.
Like our previous number, the film is good, not extraordinary, but is explicit, sexually
charged, and has some incredibly supernatural action story-line.
What more could you ask for?
3 Dead Space Downfall Released in 2008, Dead Space Downfall, directed
by Chuck Patton, is an animated science fiction horror and the prequel to the video game Dead
Space, taking place during the events of Dead Space: Extraction, while the Necromorphs invade
the USG Ishimura after it receives the Marker.
The story itself follows an alien artifact, identified as a possible “second Marker”,
which is discovered on the planet Aegis VII.
Captain Matthius of the nearby USG Ishimura sends a team to bring the artifact to the
ship so they can study it.
However, the crew quickly start dying in truly horrific ways, and as the situation worsens,
the head of security, Alissa Vincent, tries to find the cause of the violence and chaos.
The film in turn follows the very first Necromorph outbreak.
And those suckers are terrifying, if you’ve ever played the game, you know this already.
Now, I should say from the off, that this films gore and violence levels are off the
charts, and has, perhaps, some of the most memorable kills in not just horror animation,
but in horror in general.
As you progressive, it feels like you’re watching both Alien and Event Horizon simultaneously,
and that’s saying something.
The film was quite the hit, and sparked a sequel called Dead Space: Aftermath which
was released in 2011, alongside Dead Space 2.
2 Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack Yeah, the title alone is absolutely insane,
I know.
Released in 2012, this film follows friends, Kaori, Erika, and Aki who are on a vacation
to celebrate their upcoming graduation, when suddenly an infestation of mysterious walking
fish forces them to reevaluate everything they care about in order to stay alive.
The film itself is based off a manga simply called Gyo (gee-oh), also known as Fish:Ghastly
Squirming), which ran from 2001-2002.
But, back to the film.
I should say from the off that this film is 1hr and 10 minutes long.
Yeah, which is already a slight red flag, but hear me out.
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack is a film that folks either love or hate, based simply on if you
read the original manga or not.
With many upset that film deviated away slightly from the original story, yet still managed
to hold on to the horror elements, with a parasitic bio weapon running loose in Japan.
The premise itself demands very little thought, and is basically just another zombie apocalypse
movie, and is a horror just to be a horror, however, at times it seems it’s not quite
sure what it’s trying to be.
Beginning as a slasher, then transitioning into a siege film, and then finally mad scientist.
It’s all over the place, but for the portion of people that like this movie, that is why.
It’s a genre riff that keeps you coming back for more -- it’s fun, bloody, and a
damn good time.
Which is exactly what you want when entering a film about killer fish.
Right?
1 Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic Released in 2010 and directed by 7 people.
Yeah, seven.
Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic tells the story of Dante, as he journeys through
the nine circles of Hell.
Aka, my domain.
Limbo, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and Treachery -- in search of his true
love, Beatrice.
So sweet.
The movie even has Mark Hamill as one of the voices, pretty damn cool.
Now, the film kicks off with Dante returning home from the Crusade to find that his father
is dead and his servants slain, with his dying wife turning into a spirit.
Sad times.
However, as she starts to ascend to Heaven, Lucifer comes and snatches her away, taking
her to the depths of Hell, forcing Dante to pursue the nine circles.
What makes this movie interesting is that 4 animation studios and like I said, 7 directors,
made Dante’s Inferno, which, yes, leads to some animation inconsistencies, however,
it plays out beautifully, and is a spectacular thing to watch, especially as Dante moves
through each layer, with each one having a drastically unique appearance.
One of the companies behind the animation was Film Roman, who also animated Dead Space:
Downfall, so you know this movie is legit.
And as I stated before, the movie is separated into several parts, with each chapter animated
with a different style; Dante is depicted with differing hair length, body proportions
and even armour.
I’m kind of into that though.
The film was well received with Anime News Network even gifting it was an overall rating
of B-.
Not too shabby.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any scary animated movies that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos,
Top 5 People Who Summoned A Demon - Part 2.
Mimi Katzen said “How to summon a Demon: Step 1) Don’t.”
-- Oh come on, Mimi.
Where’s the fun in that?
Robert the Dude said “I stopped playing with my Ouija Board for this.”
-- I respect that.
Diddy Creffield said “Love Lucy, Lucy Love Us, We Love Lucy, Lucy Is Queen.”
-- All facts!
Galaxie 67 said “It’s hard to believe, but it’s true!
Our Dark Queen has a kind heart and the face of an angel.
If I ever summon a demon, I hope Lucy is the one that shows up.
You’re still the best!”
-- Well shucks, but don’t you dare tell anyone about my sometimes soft side.
You won’t want to know what will happen if you do.
Curses galore.
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