Random Anime Characters Who Suffered A Fate Worse Than Death (17 items)

(#2) Made in Abyss
- Anime
Anyone who descends into the Abyss and then tries to return risks incurring its curse. The curse can cause severe illness or death, and it can even cause its victim to lose human form. Mitty, a little girl who is forced to submit to an experiment that plunges her into the Abyss' depths via an elevator and then brings her back up again, suffers the latter. Her body melts into an unrecognizable puddle, forming a monster covered in pink fur. Not only is Mitty unable to communicate, she's also nearly immortal.

At first, that immortality is a source of excruciating pain, because the experimenters who transformed her body repeatedly destroy it to try and find her limit. When Nanachi, a friend whose body has also been dramatically changed by the Abyss, decides to run away with Mitty, the ceaseless pain stops - but she's also unable to care for herself, and will have to live alone for eternity once Nanachi is gone.

To spare her this terrible fate, Nanachi gets Reg to use a fatal attack on Mitty, putting her to rest once and for all.
(#16) Noah Kaiba Was Trapped In A Virtual World In 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'

Noah Kaiba could have passed away in an accident, which would have been a tragic but simple end to his life. Instead of allowing his son to die, Gozaburo Kaiba imprisoned his spirit in a virtual world. At first, this was great - he was able to continue his childhood and spend quality time with his father. But as time wore on, being trapped in a virtual world became increasingly horrifying. Gozaburo was too preoccupied with raising (and abusing) his adoptive children and his company to pay attention to Noah. What's more, he was unable to mature past childhood. Slowly, living in the virtual world turned into an existential nightmare. Isolation drove him insane, and he sought revenge on Mokuba and Seto before finally accepting his own demise, and being allowed to pass on.
(#15) Hidan
- Fictional Character
After being defeated by Shikamaru in a one-on-one battle, Hidan isn't allowed to just pass away the way most Naruto villains are. That's because thanks to his involvement in a religion called Jashinism, Hidan is immortal. Shikamaru severs his head and buries both it and his body underground. While there's a chance that he'll eventually pass on due to not being, this process could take a staggering amount of time.

While Hidan's life isn't as dramatically terrible as that of some of the other characters, he's one of the few who truly has no hope of improvement. Being a decapitated head who has no choice but to endure being eaten by worms sounds pretty atrocious.
(#14) Szayel Aporro Granz
- Fictional Character
While he's committed atrocious crimes, Szayelaporro's excruciating and slow death is quite difficult to watch. During his fight with Mayuri, Szayelaporro is injected with a superhuman drug that causes his senses to experience time much more slowly than the average person. In other words, one second should feel like a century. Mayuri stabs Szayelaporro's hand with the intent of him experiencing pain that lasts over a hundred years. Although it's a few seconds for us, Szayelaporro undergoes centuries worth of time in pain before finally being stabbed in the heart.
(#10) Ymir
- Fictional Character
Ymir's life started off rough, as she grew up homeless in the streets of Marley. Through a bizarre turn of events she became the leader of an underground cult, for which she was eventually punished for by the government. After being injected with titan syrum, Ymir was turned into a pure titan, and spent the next 60 years mindlessly wandering around, an experience she describes as "an endless nightmare." She was only able to regain human conciousness after encountering and eating a "warrior" named Marcel, a comrade of Annie, Bertolt, and Reiner.
(#7) The Infernals Destroy Everything They Love In 'Fire Force'

In the world of Fire Force, human beings spontaneously combust, becoming what is called Infernals. However, they don't just burn up and disappear - they become fire-spewing monsters who destroy everything around them - including the people that they love - sometimes still retaining their consciousness. The titular Fire Force is tasked with putting Infernals to rest, both for the sake of public safety and for the sake of the Infernals themselves.