13 Major Anime Deaths That Actually Happened Off Screen

Pitou sat cross-legged with Kite's head in her lap. This showed viewers the point. Not seeing the Chimera Ant rip Kite apart lets us believe Gon's optimism: his mentor survived. Gon's devastation hits hard when he learns his animated remains cannot be restored; he loses control.

Ymir returned to Marley with Reiner and Bertholdt. This signaled a bad end for her character. Ymir's farewell letter to Historia closed her arc, but it did not satisfy fans; her death got little attention. We saw only a brief shot of her face as Porco spoke about her death, not her being eaten by Porco's titan.

Tanjiro Kamado sells charcoal to support his family. The family's biggest tragedy unfolds at home. Muzan Kibutsuji tries to turn the whole family into demons. He destroys everyone except Nezuko, one of Tanjiro's sisters.

Tanjiro returns to total carnage. A sister is changed and needs protection. Watching his reaction is tough. We avoided seeing Muzan commit the act.

Naomi Misora avoids showing character deaths, despite montages of people falling or suffering cardiac agony. The FBI agent avoids knowing Light Yagami's identity as Kira. She tricks her into revealing her name, then she chooses suicide.

Naomi walks away intending to follow the notebook's orders. We never see the actual process.

Shuusei Kagari faced a hard life. Labeled a criminal at five, he served most of his life in prison. Discovering the Sybil System's dark secrets led the forces holding him captive to take him out.

That tragic moment happens off-screen. Akane and viewers learn about it. Kagari deserved better.

Blackbeard kidnapped Absalom to take his life and his Devil Fruit, the Clear-Clear Fruit. Viewers do not see this. Absalom seemed alive initially. His friend Gecko Moria searches for him, talks to someone he thinks is Absalom, but he realizes it is an imposter. Absalom has not been alive for a while; the poor guy is shocked and devastated.

Sakura Yamauchi appears randomly in 'I Want To Eat Your Pancreas'. This romance movie shows the relationship building between an introverted young man and a bubbly young woman. She tries to enjoy her last moments on Earth before pancreatic disease takes her life.Your Lie In AprilA style scene shows her passing from the disease tragically, but that is not what occurs.

Instead, the protagonist learns she died from a random stabbing while watching the news. Some hints suggest this event, but it shocks viewers because it happens off-screen.

Unless you are a die-hard Naruto fanNarutoFans interested in the Sound Village may not recall Zaku and Kin. They remained minor characters even in death. Orochimaru sacrificed these Sound Ninja to bring the first two Hokages back to life after losing Dosu to Gaara.

The event happens off-screen. No one seems to miss them, making it sadder than if the scene got attention.

Norman and Emma sneak away from Grace Field House, the orphanage they thought was loving, hoping to return Conny's stuffed bunny before she is adopted.

The kids discover their cheerful life is false. They hear the caretaker Isabella talking to demons about harvesting children for food and see Conny's dead body. This terror makes showing her death overkill.

Krillin kicked the bucket many times in the series. It seems hard to imagine his death packing a serious emotional punch. However, his first passing happened inDragon BallThe event was a tearjerker, and we did not see it. Goku hears Krillin scream, then finds his body on the floor. The terrified announcer only reports Krillin was destroyed by a monster.

A flashback occurs inDragon Ball SuperThe event eventually shows Tambourine breaking his neck, but there is a large time gap between the original series and Super!

A man who survived a Pillar Man burrowing into his leg stump, nearly destroyed by explosions, resurrected as a cyborg, and then attacked by a demonic squirrel might not lose his life in the Battle of Stalingrad. Communism in Russia lets the supernatural happen.

Ryoji Kaji appears laid back, but he works for three groups as a triple agent. One of those groups will figure out his betrayal and act.

Nobody knows who killed Kaji. Only one thing is known: the act occurred off-screen. A SEELE operative carried out the killing. This operative was not a main character.

"Who took down the Urashimiya family?" remains a central mystery inUmineko no Naku Koro ni,The exact event happened off-screen while Battler and his friends checked the chapel. The bloodbath they found was as gruesome as expected from theWhen They Cryfranchise.

We will not name the killer. But the situation is more complex than it appears.