The Most Violent Yandere Characters in Anime

Important points

• Yandere characters will go to extreme lengths. including violence To ensure that their love interest is theirs alone.
• Their love knows no bounds. As shown through their domineering and possessive nature towards those they love.
• Some Yandere characters have tragic pasts that trigger obsessive behaviors. This leads to severe and dangerous results.

The 'Yandere' is probably one of the most iconic character archetypes in anime and manga. Characters in yandere are obsessed with their own loves to an unhealthy degree. On the outside, you may look sweet and cute. But behind their cute appearance lies a dangerous and sometimes violent obsession.

For the yanderes Loyalty knows no bounds. And they will give it their all. Even if they kill each other To ensure that no one can stand in their way and their 'love' in the darkest of cases. They may resort to killing loved ones if their feelings are not reciprocated or if they face rejection.

10 Kaede Fuyo (Random!)

Can't stand Rin ignoring her and becoming violent.

Kaede Fuyou's infatuation with childhood friend and protagonist Rin stems from a complicated past. She initially blames Rin for her mother's death. and felt overwhelming guilt after knowing the truth since then She has dedicated herself to caring for him to atone for her past abuse.

She began to fear that Rin would ignore her or abandon her. This causes her to act violently when other girls, especially Asa, come near him. What's interesting is that Kaede's yandere personality doesn't exist in the original visual novel.

9 Misa Amane (Death Note)

There are no feelings. It involves killing people in the name of Light Yagami using the Death Note.

As a famous pop star Misa's cute appearance Amane to the public Hide how busy she is She fell in love with the mass murderer protagonist, Light Yagami, before even meeting him because he killed the murderer of her parents. She is willing to do anything to win Light's love. He even threatened to kill the girl she met.

Although she almost never uses direct violence. But she uses her Death Note to kill criminals in Light's name. Unfortunately for her Light shows little, if any, interest in her feelings, manipulating and using her for his own gain.

8 Kotonoha Katsura (School Day)

A shy and timid girl who is extremely desperate for the protagonist to love her.

school day And its 'yandere love triangle' is famous in the anime community. Although Sekai Saionji is also a yandere, Kotonoha Katsura turns out to be more violent. She begins the story as a shy and insecure high school student who falls in love with the protagonist, Makoto, and eventually falls down the slippery slope to becoming a dangerous owner.

Kotonoha is the epitome of classic Yandere. By being a sweet and loving young woman. which ultimately boils down to violence fueled by her love obsession. This concludes with the infamous ending of this anime. which saw her kill her romantic rival Sekai and carry Makoto's severed head on a boat.

7 Esdeath (Agame and Kill!)

A sadistic torturer who wants to control all the protagonists.

Esdeath is one of the creepiest examples of a yandere. She immediately falls in love with Tatsumi and decides that he must be hers no matter the cost. However, Esdeath is different from other Yandere characters. She has more patience and control over her emotions. Even if it's torturing people.

She refuses to accept that Tatsumi doesn't reciprocate her feelings and continues to pursue him. Even after discovering that he was a member of Night Raid, she became more and more hopeless. As the series continues They even had Tatsumi executed instead of letting him live with someone else.

6 Karasu (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Dangerously obsessed with Kurama to the point of wanting to kill him.

Karasu's attraction to Kurama is almost indistinguishable from his desire to kill him. and wants complete control over his destiny. His obsession has less to do with romantic love than with the desire to possess and ultimately destroy Kurama. which he saw as a worryingly intimate act.

What makes him especially creepy is that he is calm and soft-spoken when expressing his 'love' and intentions towards Kurama. Karatsu is also completely sadistic and enjoys playing mind games with his victims. Including Kurama in particular.

5 Himiko Touka (My Hero Academia)

Desire to truly consume and become the person she 'loves'.

Himiko Touka's quirk involves eating people's blood in order to transform into them. No wonder she felt so uncomfortable. Her views on love in particular are quite harsh. And she believes that hurting and draining someone's blood is a form of intimacy.

She develops a special interest in Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka, causing her to pursue them obsessively to 'become' them due to her tragic childhood. Therefore, she has a somewhat distorted view of love and affection. And she sees nothing wrong with her target's obsession with drawing blood.

4 Sato Matsusaka (Happy Sugar Life)

Kidnapped the person she was supposed to love and would do anything to keep them together.

Sato Matsusaka is a twisted example of a yandere. Her jealousy is especially focused on an eight year old girl named Shio. Kobe Sato kidnaps young girls in the name of 'love' and she is willing to do anything. even murder To make her dependent and lonely.

Sato is in desperate need of love and affection. which she believes only Shio can provide. Her vision about The 'happy sugar life' with Shio makes her prone to extreme actions when this dream is threatened.

3 Shion Sonozaki (Higurashi When They Cry)

Her family's mistreatment caused her to develop an unhealthy attachment to Satoshi and commit several murders in his name.

Shion's transformation into a Yandere Sonozaki is an extremely sad story. Considering her family had been neglected and mistreated for many years, she fell in love with Satoshi because he was the first person to show her kindness. So when Satoshi disappeared So she took revenge on him herself.

She tortured and murdered everyone she believed to be involved in Satoshi's death, including children and members of her own family. The most sad She regretted her actions too late. After all, she had taken the lives of many innocent people.

2 Yuno Gasai (Future Diary)

Yukiteru's obsessive love drives her to violent and violent acts.

Yuno Gasai is probably the most famous yandere in all of anime and manga. Just because her passion was fierce and cruel. Yuno vows to 'protect' her love, Yukiteru Amano, during The Us Ex Machina's survival game, which for her means killing anyone who tries to get close to him.

Yuno's infatuation with Yukiteru lasts so long that she is said to have no regard for anyone but him. She also ticks all the typical yandere boxes. who is a sweet, feminine, and lovely young woman from the outside. But he becomes suspicious and dangerously obsessive when love is involved.

1 Lucy/Kaede (Elfen Lead)

Violent tendencies arise from a combination of emotional trauma and romantic obsession.

Lucy is a rather complex example of a yandere. Because she has many different personalities. Her violent tendencies aren't just due to an overbearing romance. But coming from a combination of her traumatic childhood and her nature as a Diclonius, her original personality as a child, Kaede, is the most typical yandere.

Lucy plays the role of Kaede. Fell in love with young Kota because he was the first to treat her with kindness. When it was discovered that Kota was attending the festival with Yuka. his cousin Jealousy overcame her. And she brutally murdered Kota's sister and father using her vector. The only thing stopping her from killing Yuka was Kota's cries for her to stop.