While anime fans could meet plenty of the kindest andfunniest anime waifusover the years, they could also go on thrilling rides with dangerous and wicked ones. Despite their hostile and often homicidal tendencies, thesedark waifusbecame some of the most popular characters in the world of anime.
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These intriguing characters consistently possess unique and captivating personalities that frequently reflect the darker aspects of human nature. While mostdark waifusare featured in horror or thriller anime, fans can also explore fun slice-of-life and even hilarious romance shows with iconically intimidating and vicious female characters. However, despite their shortcomings, these characters have an undeniable charm to them, so much so that other characters and even anime viewers can’t help but fell for them.
7Kaguya Shinomiya - Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War
There is no doubt that Kaguya Shinomiya is one of thefunniest characters inKaguya-Sama: Love is Warbut she also has a very selfish and insensitive side to her. She not only loves mind games but is a master of them and often employs complex tactics to achieve her goals, often without taking others into consideration.
While most of her antics were hilarious she also got carried away a couple of times and hurt not only Miyuki but even her friends Chika and Ai. However, thanks to Kaguya’s moral compass and her friends she eventually managed to find a way to fix her mistakes. However, Kaguya’s negative traits make her an interesting and multifaceted character and madeKaguya-Sama: Love Is Warmuch more interesting and relatable for fans.
6Kurumi Tokisaki - Date A Live
Date A Livenot only features one of thelargest harems in animebut also one of the most dangerous waifus named Kurumi Tokisaki. While Kurumi might look like a cute young girl she’s actually an intelligent and powerful spirit who can masterfully mask her sinister side thanks to her cute Lolita-inspired look and playful personality.
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Kurumi is one of the strongest spirits inDate A Liveand could manipulate time and space. However, what made Kurumi such a fascinating character is that she didn’t only have a ruthless and dangerous side but also a caring one. Her relationship with Shido was a complicated but intriguing one that not only added depth to her character but made the anime much more interesting.
5Zero Two - Darling In The Franxx
Mechaanime fans can also get to know a brilliantly crafted dark waifu while watchingDarling In The Franxx. Zero Two is the anime’s most well-written character who’s a skilled elite fighter capable of piloting the strongestmecha inDarling In The Franxxcalled Strelizia.
While Zero Two was a fierce and kind young girl she also has a very dangerous side to her because of her Klaxosaur blood. She had to wear a limiter around her horns at all times otherwise her more monstrous side takes over. Despite being bullied as a kid, Zero Two still loved her human side and did everything in her power to keep her darker side at bay.
4Taiga Aisaka - Toradora!
Even thegreatest romance animehave dark waifu and no doubt that Taiga Aisaka inToradora!is the most temperamental and violent one of them all. While Taiga certainly has a kinder side she was also often hostile towards others for no reason and would even physically abuse others when she felt angered.
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Taiga wasn’t simply a hot-headed character but a highly aggressive one who couldn’t handle her own emotions because of her traumatic childhood and absent parents. Even though Taiga’s backstory explained why she was the way she was, fans were still happy to see the character finally make some progress and show more of her vulnerable and caring side.
3Annie Leonhart - Attack On Titan
Bertolt Hoover’s childhood love Annie Leonhart was one of the most surprisingvillains inAttack On Titan. Even though, Annie ended up making some horrible decisions she remained a fan favorite and widely beloved character in most fans' eyes.
What makes Annie one of the darkest anime waifu of all time is not only her exceptional fighting skills or unforgettably terrifying Titan form but her cold and calculating mind that helped her fool even her smartest and closest friends and comrades. She’s also one of the most complex characters inAttack On Titanwho started out as an unstoppable hero but turned into a tragic villainess.
2Makima - Chainsaw Man
Makima isChainsaw Man’s most cunning and dangerous devil who thanks to her intelligence, manipulative personality, and strength is feared by not only humans but other powerful supernatural beings as well. She was not afraid to use any means necessary to achieve her goals, including brainwashing and murder.
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However, Makima would also show interest and even affection towards selected individuals, most notably Denji, if they sparked her interest for some reason but would do highly questionable and disturbing things to try and control them including brutally murdering their friends and if their motives change even betraying them. Makima is stillChainsaw Man’s most popular female character who is regarded as a perfect dark waifu by many anime fans.
1Yuno Gasai - Future Diary
Yuno Gasai is the most iconic dark waifu of all time who showed her murderous and savage side inFuture Diaryquite a few times. She quickly became obsessed with Yuki and would do everything in her power to verify the young boy can win the deadly game.
Thanks to Yuno’s exceptional fighting skills and manipulative mind she could eliminate Yuki’s enemies rather easily and without any remorse. Her cold-blooded and terrifying nature made some fans shiver while others fell in love with her character. Yuno remains to be one of the most controversial and memorable characters in the world of anime.
