Anime is full of dangerous locations where survival is anything but guaranteed. Whether it’s cities constantly under attack, lands overrun by extremely strong creatures, or places designed to be death traps, these settings shape the danger portrayed by each story.
Some locations in anime are so dangerous that if you were to be teleported into the world, it would take everything and more to survive. Most Shōnen anime can never be safe for an ordinary person, like Dragon Ball Z’s Earth, which has been destroyed and revived multiple times, and Berserk’s Realm of the God-Hand, where doom is inevitable.
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Tokyo – Chainsaw Man
Devils Show Up All The Time
Living in Tokyo is already chaotic, but in Chainsaw Man, it’s worse. The city is plagued by Devils, monsters born from human fears, who don’t just lurk in the shadows. They openly attack, slaughtering people in broad daylight.
For example, The Gun Devil wiped out 1.2 million people in five minutes across multiple countries, including Japan’s Tokyo. Even if you’re not a Devil Hunter, you could randomly become collateral damage in a brutal fight. Tokyo in Chainsaw Man is less of a metropolis and more of a battlefield where survival is purely based on luck.
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Grace Field House – The Promised Neverland
Anything But A Sanctuary
At first glance, Grace Field House seems like an orphan’s dream. The children live on a massive estate, are well-fed, well-educated, and treated with kindness. But behind the smiles and warmth is one of the most disturbing truths in anime: this orphanage is actually a human farm.
The realization that everything was a lie hits like a truck. The older kids, Emma, Norman, and Ray, desperately try to escape, knowing that every day they stay means death is creeping closer. Grace Field House is a nightmare wrapped in the illusion of safety, making it one of the scariest places to grow up in anime.
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The Demon Slayer World – Demon Slayer
Demons Everywhere, Lurking Around Every Corner
The world of Demon Slayer is one of the worst places to live if you’re just an ordinary person. The moment the sun sets, demons roam freely, hunting humans to satisfy their hunger.
And unlike your typical monsters, these creatures are practically unkillable unless you have a Nichirin blade, or you’re lucky enough to survive until sunrise. Most people don’t even know demons exist, which makes it even worse. If you go missing, the official explanation is that bandits or wild animals killed you.
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Paradise – Hell’s Paradise
Not As Much A Paradise As Described
Imagine being sent to a mysterious island under the promise that you’ll find the Elixir of Life, a substance that grants immortality. Well, in Hell’s Paradise, that paradise is actually a living hell.
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Even the plants and animals are mutated and ready to kill you instantly. The people sent to the island are criminals, meaning that even if the environment doesn’t kill you, one of your own might. No one is safe, and survival is a matter of luck.
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Z-City – One Punch Man
This City Has Been Rebuilt And Destroyed So Many Times
Z-City in One Punch Man is probably the last place anyone would want to settle down, because there’s a new disaster every week. Monster attacks are frequent, with creatures like the Sea King and countless other Dragon-level threats destroying parts of the city.
The entire Ghost Town section has been abandoned due to monster infestations. The only reason this city still exists is that Saitama lives there. If it weren’t for him casually punching monsters, Z-City would have been wiped off the map a long time ago.
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Tokyo 3 – Neon Genesis Evangelion
Attacked By Angels Constantly
Every anime has a Tokyo that is destroyed at some point, and in Neon Genesis Evangelion, it’s Tokyo-3. Designed as a fortress to protect humanity from the mysterious Angels, the city is basically a battleground.
Angels attack without warning, bringing destruction on a scale that makes nukes look small. The city can go underground, but that doesn’t guarantee safety: if an Angel breaches the defenses, it’s game over. Evangelion battles are just as dangerous, with pilots barely in control and their mechs often going berserk.
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NGL – Hunter x Hunter
No Access To Technology And Taken Over By The Chimera Ants
NGL (Neo-Green Life) might seem like a simple anti-technology society where people choose to live off the land, but in Hunter x Hunter, it turns into the worst place on the planet when the Chimera Ants arrive.
Chimera Ants eat humans, and the entire country is conquered within weeks as the ants wipe out the population. No technology means no outside help, so when things go south, there’s nowhere to run, nowhere to call for rescue. By the time the Hunter Association steps in, NGL has already become a feeding ground, and the creatures ruling it are stronger than any human alive.
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Inside The Walls – Attack On Titan
Locked In A Cage That Can Easily Be Broken Into
For over a century, humanity in Attack on Titan has lived inside three massive walls, believing that they are the last survivors of the human race. They’re trapped in a cage, and titans could come crashing in at any moment if the Colossal titan decides to attack.
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And when the truth finally comes out, that there’s a whole world outside, and they’re not the only humans left, it only makes things worse. The people inside the walls are targets in a centuries-old war, and their enemies are just as deadly as the Titans they thought were the biggest threat.
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Realm Of The God-Hand – Berserk
Surrounded By The Most Powerful Demonic Entities, Destined To Die
There are dangerous places in anime, and then there’s the Realm of the God-Hand, a dimension where no mortal should ever step foot. This place exists outside human comprehension, and the few who end up here never leave the same way they came in, if they leave at all.
Once you’re marked with the Brand of Sacrifice, you’re dead. For anyone unlucky enough to be caught in the Eclipse, this realm is the last thing they’ll ever see before they’re torn apart by monsters beyond comprehension.
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Earth – Dragon Ball Z
How Many Times Has Earth Been Destroyed?
Earth in Dragon Ball Z has the worst survival rate in anime history. The Saiyan invasion wiped out entire cities, Cell’s rampage nearly doomed humanity, and Buu literally killed everyone on the planet. Earth has been completely destroyed multiple times.
And yet, Earth keeps coming back, thanks to the Dragon Balls. If you’re a regular person in DBZ, your best bet is to stay far away from any major city and pray that Goku wins, because if he doesn’t, you’re getting caught in the crossfire of some cosmic-level catastrophe.
