Have you tried looking it up under the original Japanese title? Sometimes international streaming platforms list it as 'Cannaan' or 'Kinjirareta Asobi'. The ratings part is tricky because niche OVAs from that era often don't have centralized scores on big platforms. I spent an embarrassing amount of time searching for this last year. My conclusion was that a lot of those older, cult horror anime aren't on mainstream services. They pop up on smaller, more focused anime sites, the kind that have forums and fan uploads. The viewer ratings you're after are probably aggregated on MyAnimeList or AniDB, not on the streaming site itself. You'd check the ratings there, then hunt down where it's actually hosted.
I found the most consistent, watchable version through a private tracker that specializes in vintage anime. The quality was decent, with optional subs. It's not an easy one to locate legally, which is a shame because its visual style is so distinct. If you're dead set on high ratings guiding you, I'd say look at the reviews on those database sites first, then let that lead your search.
Honestly, for something that niche and old, you're likely relying on fan-preserved copies shared on forums or archive sites. High viewer ratings will be from database reviews, not a streaming service's internal system. Check the reviews, then search for the title with 'OVA' and maybe '1990' added. Good luck.
This sent me down a rabbit hole because I was sure I'd seen it somewhere. It looks like it's not on any major subscription service like Crunchyroll or Hidive currently. The 'high viewer ratings' parameter complicates things, as those are community-driven and separate from hosting. For a title this obscure, your best integration of ratings and access might be through AniList or a similar community page where users sometimes link to viewing sources in the comments or forums. I've seen fansub groups host their work on their own sites for preservation, and those pages often have a rating display. It's a fragmented way to watch, but for certain eras of anime, that's the only way. The OVA's aesthetic is genuinely unsettling in a way modern horror rarely achieves, which is why it still gets discussed.
I watched it a while back on a site that's now gone, so my info might be out of date. From what I recall, the ratings for it were always sort of middling—it's more of a cult curiosity than a widely loved show. That might affect where it's available. Have you checked RetroCrush? They've been adding a lot of older, less mainstream titles. Otherwise, your options are pretty much the high seas, and even there the quality can be spotty. I'd temper expectations about finding it with a big 'highly rated' badge attached; it's the kind of thing you watch more for the experience than the scores.
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Suspense in these stories is often built on a dreadful inevitability. You know the taboo will be broken, but the tension lies in the protagonist's creeping awareness and the societal facade crumbling around them. The horror is less about the jump scare of the act and more about the quiet, intimate betrayal – a shared meal becomes a violation, a trusted face hides a hunger. It probes the fragility of civilization, asking what thin line separates us from becoming just another resource for something else, and that question lingers far longer than any visual shock.
Hannibal Lecter is obviously the gold standard here, but there's another whole side to kanibal stories that gets me more. 'Shiki' is the one that sticks in my mind. It's not just about the physical horror of it, it's this slow, creeping dread where you're not sure who's the real monster by the end. The village doctor, Ozaki, is so dedicated to saving people he becomes ruthless, while some of the 'shiki' themselves are just scared, newly-made monsters. It asks these awful questions about survival and community. The plot twists around loyalties until you feel completely disoriented.
I tried 'Tokyo Ghoul' but bounced off it a bit; the power scaling and internal monologues felt more like a standard action shonen wearing a grim mask. 'Shiki' feels more literary, almost like a horror novel adapted faithfully. The pacing is deliberately slow, which some people hate, but that's what builds the atmosphere. You have to sit with the moral decay of the town, watching neighbours turn on each other. The final episodes are just brutal in every sense, emotionally and visually. It left me feeling hollow, which I guess is the point.