BNP SpookMonth Presents! “Another”

Welcome to the next spooky scary entry in our spooky scary SpookMonth. This time we have a 12-episode anime series called Another. Another is a horror-mystery anime from 2012, AKA the year that everyone thought the world was gonna end, but we all know the world can’t end until the Deadpool movie is released. This one also has blood and some disturbing stuff in it, so viewer discretion is advised. To properly explain the story of Another let’s go back to the beginning. In 1972, a student of Yomiyama North Middle School’s class died unexpectedly. It was an extreme tragedy, but for some reason all the students and teachers still acted like the student was alive, and even left a seat for the student on graduation day. One student even stated “Misaki isn’t dead, she’s right here,” and pointed at the her desk. On the graduation photo the student can be seen even though they were deceased. Fast forward to 1998 when Kōichi Sakakibara transfers to a new class and meets a girl with an eye-patch. For some reason the students don’t seem to notice the girl even though Kōichi can clearly see and interact with her. Soon after he transfers, a deadly phenomenon strikes the class and their relatives as they begin to die in gruesome ways, one by one. Kōichi has to find a way to stop the phenomenon before it kills him and everyone he cares about.

The animation is unique and at first you might feel like it doesn’t fit but soon you’ll realize why it’s the way it is. The way the characters are ani…