Anime Like Fighting Devil Divinity Oni
Nobody talks about this one. Shuramaru spends the entire show trying to convince himself he's human while the village he's trying to protect makes it clear they will never believe it. That contradiction, wanting to belong to people who have already decided what you are, is the real horror, not the supernatural stuff.
SYNOPSIS
Shuramaru grows up as an outcast in his village, cursed with powers that terrify everyone around him. The locals whisper that he's something other than human, something dangerous. But Shuramaru clings to his belief that he's just like everyone else, even as his abilities manifest in ways he can't control or fully understand. When circumstances force him beyond the village walls, he encounters a world far larger and stranger than he imagined. Supernatural forces emerge from the shadows. Other beings with inhuman nature cross his path. Shuramaru begins to question everything he's been told about himself and his origins, wondering if the villagers were right all along, or if there's something more complex to the truth. Caught between his human identity and the possibility of something darker, Shuramaru must navigate a supernatural landscape where his power might be his salvation or his damnation. Each step forward peels back another layer of mystery about who and what he really is.
