Urban legends about ghosts with deformed bodies are known all over the world. Be it the legend of a slit-mouthed woman in Japan or Bloody Mary in the west. The sub-genre of body horror has existed in manga for a long time. Akira set that standard, though the terror of body horror is not limited to transformed and twisted bodies. The fear lies in the thought of what the anomaly represents. It is often the evil nature of the villain or the powerlessness of a rebel that manifests into an atypical-looking physique. The sub-genre of body horror adds disturbing visuals of the transformation of human flesh. Today we will dive into the stories of twelve grotesquely brilliant body horror animes, which are bound to leave you shaken.
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