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Discotek is known for bringing many old and rare anime shows and movies to modern media, and 2025 is no exception. One of these Blu-ray restorations took quite a while, allowing fans to once again watch an infamous anime release.

Among the 24 new releases coming from the company are Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman, Angel Heart and the contentious Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend. The latter is a rather notorious adult anime, and it's remembered fondly in the hearts of those who love grimdark old-school anime. It's been brought back through one of the only known prints of the original version, making it a veritable anime holy grail.

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Shoujo Tsubaki is a banned anime known for its disturbing content, including graphic scenes of abuse and trauma. Director Hiroshi Harada faced challenges and personal sacrifices to bring the dark and unsettling story to life. Other banned anime, like Violence Jack and Urotsukidoji, also push boundaries with intense violence and sexual content.

Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions about disturbing subject matter, including pedophilia and sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.There are several anime that are products of their proverbial environment, with the content being deemed inappropriate when released outside Japan. Examples range from mere kids shows to the most heinous adult content. Most countries, including Japan, have outlawed an anime film called Shoujo Tsubaki.

Also known in the West simply as Midori, Shoujo Tsubaki tells the story of a 14-year-old girl named Midori that undergoes extreme emotional and sexual trauma at the hands of a group of deranged circus performers.

The Halloween season is the perfect time for watching scary, creepy classics, some of which might happen to be anime. While largely more associated with other storytelling genres, the anime medium is host to some of the most skin-crawling animated fare ever. In fact, there's one horror subgenre that anime especially excels at.

Body horror is a psychological and physical concept that's universal in how creepy it can be. Several old-school anime and even modern shows have explored this in brutal detail, making audiences grimace and flinch as bodies are contorted inside out or outright gross. It makes for incredibly grotesque visuals, which likewise makes some anime the perfect material for spooky moods.

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DyE Fantasy Music Video. DyE’s Fantasy Music Video is directed Jérémie Périn. Fantasy‘s plot synopsis: “the video tells the story of a group of highschool kids ready for teenage mischief. They break into the local swimming pool intending a session of innocent nightswimming, in an awkward climate of romance and apprehension. What happens next is for you to discover here.”

I purposely used that header pic as not to give away what happens in this music video. Its a gross surprise. This music video is like a fusion of The Thing and Legend of the Overfiend (Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji). If the viewer has seen either or both, you know how this trip to the pool is going to turn out. Frak is this music video wrong but in every good way. This is what the new The Thing should be like: inventive, sick, and twisted.

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