The 15+ Best Werewolf Anime Of All Time
Hailing in as the supernatural counterpart of the vampire, the werewolf is the ever-transforming, furry, human-wolf shapeshifter. Although these classic beasts are seriously underrepresented in Japanese media, the werewolf anime that does exist out there range from silly, sci-fi shorts to badass and bloody sagas. The characters in their werewolf forms switch between human bodies and full-blown wolves, and sometimes stick around as demonic half-humans whose appearance rests somewhere right in-between.
Whatever form these beasts are in, the best werewolf anime brings these typically dark and brooding lycans to cool, new bodies and environments - transforming the otherwise gnarly fur-balls seen wreaking havoc in B-movies and horror films into contemporary cartoons that anime-lovers can binge on.
Some examples of anime with werewolf characters include Spice and Wolf, Dance in the Vampire Bund, and Wolf's Rain. Vote up your favorite anime with werewolves, and add any good werewolf anime to the list if it's not here already!
- Wolf Children is a 2012 Japanese supernatural anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda. After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman ...more
- Spice and Wolf (CTC, 2008) is a Japanese fantasy adventure anime series based on the light novels written by Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Ju Ayakura from Imagin animation studio. Kraft Lawrence, ...more
- Blood Lad (TV Saitama, 2013) is a Japanese supernatural dark comedy anime series based on the manga by Yuuki Kodama from Brain's Base animation studio. Staz Charlie Blood, a vampire from the surreal ...more
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (AT-X, 2010) is a supernatural romance anime series based on the manga by Nozomu Tamaki from Shaft animation studio. Vampire queen Mina Tepesh comes out of hiding to offer ...more
- Wolf's Rain (FNN, 2003) is a Japanese dystopian action anime series from Bones animation studio. Hunted to near-extinction, four lone-wolves disguise themselves as humans and seek a fabled paradise.
- Hellsing (Gonzo, 2001) is a Japanese supernatural horror anime series based on the manga by Kouta Hirano. Hellsing, an organization specializing in dealing with supernatural threats, dispatches a ...more
- Rosario + Vampire (Tokyo MX, 2008) is a Japanese supernatural romantic comedy anime series based on the manga by Akihisa Ikeda from Gonzo animation studio. Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently ...more
- Hiro, a young, timid boy, dies while saving a girl on the street from falling construction beams. That girl turns out to be Hime, his sister's new employer, who by resurrecting Hiro makes him into ...more
- Overlord (Madhouse, 2015) is a Japanese dark fantasy, black comedy isekai series based on the light novel series of the same name by Kugane Maruyama and so-bin. Set in 2138, a young man is trapped ...more
- Jirou and Kotaro are the last descendants of an elite clan of vampires.
- Shiki (Fuji TV, 2010) is a Japanese supernatural horror anime series based on the novel written by Fuyumi Ono from Daume animation studio. Supernatural horrors befall a small town when its population ...more
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- Soul Eater (TV Tokyo, 2008) is a Japanese fantasy anime series based on the manga by Atsushi Okubo from Bones animation studio. Students at the famous Death Weapon Meister Academy learn how to ...more
- Tokimeki Tonight is a Japanese manga series by Koi Ikeno. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Ribon from July 1982 to October 1994. An anime television series directed Hiroshi Sasagawa was ...more
