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Science SARU's adaptation of Dandadan arrived with the energy of a monster truck rally inside a haunted house. It is genuinely unlike anything else airing in 2024 — chaotic, hilarious, emotionally sincere, and absolutely relentless.

The Dangers in My Heart disguises itself as a dark comedy about a middle schooler who fantasizes about murder, then reveals itself to be one of the most sincere and affecting romance anime in years. It is also genuinely funny.

Horror anime has had a genuine renaissance. From body horror to psychological terror to atmospheric dread, 2024 delivered several essential entries alongside classics worth revisiting. Here is the definitive ranking.