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A list of 10 different anime shows, including their first episode, that are worth checking out. All of these anime explore fascinating, and/or dark ideas and subjects. And tells their story in such a way, to push some boundaries of what many THINK anime is about, or introduces ideas in such a way, where they are thought provoking, to say the least.
This list is ultimately of my opinion, which is why you won't find mentions like "Monster", which is highly suggested across the Internet. And I'll admit does have an interesting concept. However, I found to be so slow and so boring. MANY EPISODES IN. That I got so bored, I couldn't even finish it. And I got pretty deep into the episode count.
So the anime here, are more interesting, more early on in the story. I'll include the first episode, right here. A description of what the story portrays. A screenshot from the episode. Typically considered genre of each anime. My personal age recommended rating. And a suggestion to watch it, based on what you might be interested in. Rather that be horror, action, psychology, or what ever other topics may arise.
You'll find some anime mentioned in my profile, that are not listed here, and vise versa. That's due to because while some of my favorites may be an entertainment and enjoyable anime to watch, such as Fairy Tail. They may also fall along the lines of what the general concept of anime might be. And you'll find some here, I didn't mention there, pretty much for the opposite reason.
Either or, all anime I mention on either side, is an entertaining story to watch. However these anime, introduce some unique and fascinating concepts, presented in a way to push the concepts of understanding. In both anime, and reality sometimes, when you think deeply about it. This list is not in any particular order of my favorite. It's simply a list that is worth looking into. With that, let's begin!
1. Death Note:
What results when someone decides to create a truly brilliant piece of artwork, and translate it into the medium of anime? Death Note! You'll find this anime suggested by almost any and every anime buff in existence. And for good reason.
Told from the perception of the killer. This story is meticulously put together. With excessive thought and care. A story where a genius discovers a notebook that belongs to a Shinigami(God of death). And begins using it, like it was his own. Starting off with good intentions. And progressing into someone with a god complex, willing to kill anyone who is in his way.
His murders become noticed by the worlds top detective, going by code name "L". Who identifies the location it all began, and searches for the murderer, with the help of local cops. And the chief of police, just so happens to be the killers Dad.
Resulting in an extreme game of chess, genius vs genius. Both thinking 5 steps ahead. Both of them must hide their identity, while trying to identify who they are truly searching for. And the first one identified, will lose their life.
Which genius will come out on top? Will he be forced to kill his father? Will his developing complex be his downfall?
If you've never watched this anime, it's definitely something you should look into. I actually suggest it to both those who like anime or claim they don't. I wouldn't necessarily say this is my "favorite" anime. But it is up there. And it's probably the anime I do regard in top respect. Viewing it more as an artwork, than an anime.
This is definitely one of the greatest anime ever created, and that will probably ever be created. If you don't believe me, you should take a look for yourself. The only way you'll be disappointed, is if you're too stupid to appreciate the complexity and careful construction of the story.
✫ Typical listed genre: psychological, mystery, thriller, supernatural, crime.
✫ If you're interested in: psychology, dark story plots, intricately crafted stories, artwork in general. Then this is definitely worth your time.
✫ My recommended age rating: 14+. Primarily for some dark themes it explores.
2. Attack on Titan:
This is also another anime that is way up there, in terms of my personal favorites. It tells a story of a society trapped inside giant walls. The walls protect them from giant monsters known as "titans" that live outside and are always mindlessly looking for their next meal. Humans!
Venture outside the walls? Risk getting eaten by one of these monsters. But they have one military special unit, who's soul job is to explore territory beyond the wall, in hopes to expand their territory. Or find a place where these monsters do not exist, so they can live peacefully.
But what happens when a new type of titan is discovered? One capable of intelligent thought, and orchestrates an attack that breaches the safety of all the humans living inside?
Now faced with the reality, that humanity is no more than cattle, forced to live inside a small area. There's only one true option left. They must go to war with these monsters, before humans lose more ground, or they must die. Eaten alive, by the giants that have kept them in fear, for hundreds of years.
As the story progresses, they make new discoveries that had been forgotten by history. Where did the titans come from? Why are there suddenly intelligent titans? Where are they actually at? Can they defeat the titans before being eaten alive?
✫ Typically listed genre: action, horror, drama, psychological, fantasy, military
✫ If you're interested in: horror, a lot of action, deep intricate stories, dark story plots, mystery, blood and gore. Then you definitely need to watch this one
✫ My recommended age rating: 18+. Definitely the maxed rating, due strictly to how much violence, blood, and gore that are in some scenes involved with battle, and humans being eaten alive. But there's also elements of extreme horror, and dark storylines explored.
3. The Future Diary:
Once again, this is one of my personal favorites. And this one is lesser known than the 2 above. In this story, God himself, is getting too old, and looking to retire. However he can't just hand such a powerful throne to just anyone.
So instead of picking a successor of his choice. He instead forms a competition. Win the competition. Then win the throne of God. So he selects 12 individuals for this competition in the battle for his throne.
And the rules? Be the last one standing. All the others must be killed. But to make things a bit more interesting, he equips all of them with their own unique and personalized weapon. For all of them, he takes the diary they were already writing in, and he fills it in for them. Except now, their diary shows the future.
However this future vision is limited only to the entry they would have personally wrote in any way. Giving each diary, it's open unique advantage based on their typical topic. All with weaknesses and strengths against the other challengers.
It's time for God to step down. May the battle begin. What dairy will prove superior? Will it be the cop diary, who details all his crimes he worked on for the day? The child's Diary who details all his boo boos, how he got them, and their severity? The terrorist's diary, who increases her skills by detailing what was actually the best escape route, in hindsight, and what route she actually escaped with? The stalkers diary, who follows her crush around, and details what he's doing every minute of every day? Maybe her crush, who has a general diary of strange occurrences he witnessed throughout the day? Maybe the diary of blogs, that details all the new blogs to show up across the Internet?
There's only 1 throne. And can only be 1 victor. 11 others must die. Who will be the successor of God? Guess you'll have to check this anime out, if you want to know :p. Lol
✫ Typically listed genre: horror, drama, psychological, action, mystery, romance.
✫ If you're interested in: action, mystery, competition, dark story plots, stalker romance. Then this one is even more suggested than it already was.
✫ My recommended age rating: 16+. For some really dark scenes from time to time. Including a scene where one of the characters kills their parents, through starvation. Brief nudity in a few episodes. Also has some blood and dark themes. But it's not nearly as bloody and violent as Attack on Titan.
4. The Promised Neverland:
At first glance, Grace Field House is the perfect orphanage—a warm, nurturing home where children are raised with love and rigorous education. The kids, brought in at a young age, grow up brilliant, excelling in their studies under the watchful eye of their beloved caretaker, "Mother." And when they reach the age of 12, they are adopted into loving families. Or so they believe.
This illusion shatters one fateful night when a child, freshly "adopted," accidentally leaves behind their favorite toy. Determined to return it before they leave, a few of the older children rush to the gate—only to stumble upon a horrifying truth. Their sibling never leaves. Instead, monstrous creatures arrive, striking a deal with Mother. The price of each child is determined by their intelligence—the higher their test scores, the more valuable they are.
Hidden in the shadows, the children watch in horror as their sibling is handed over, slaughtered on the spot, their brains harvested as a delicacy. The orphanage is no orphanage at all-it is a farm, and they are the livestock.
Now, faced with the grim reality of their existence, the children must decide their next move. Can they warn their younger siblings without causing mass panic? Can they devise an escape plan before the next child reaches the age of "adoption"? And most terrifying of all—can they outsmart Mother, who has been watching over them all these years, ensuring none ever leave?
With time slipping away and the walls closing in, the children must navigate a deadly game of survival, evading their captors while unraveling the secrets of the world beyond. But even if they escape, what awaits them outside? A world divided between humans and demons, where survival is anything but guaranteed.
This dark and twisted tale follows a group of children, some as young as five, as they fight against impossible odds. *The Promised Neverland* is a nightmare brought to life—one that will keep you on edge until the very last moment.
✫ Typically listed genre: horror, psychological, mystery, thriller.
✫ If you're interested in: horror, mystery, alternate dimensions, dark story lines, malevolent aliens. This one would be even more interesting to you.
✫ My recommended age rating: 14+. For some dark story lines explored, and some scenes and ideas, that might shake up those too young, especially considering this anime revolves around children to be the main characters.
5. Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra:
This anime makes the list, because of the extremely fascinating ideas it presents, for its characters, when death occurs in their world. You see, in this world, when a person dies, they don't go to heaven or hell. Nor does their soul stop, vanish, nor reincarnate. This anime, introduces a completely different concept for what happens to the dead in this world. And it creates for a really unique idea, and some crazy thoughts you could entertain as you learn how their world works.
In their world, when someone dies, their soul. If you wish to call it that. Will then form itself into a book that details the life they lived. Except these books don't read, like normal books. These books are experience. Sort of like the one reading them is in a dream. And instead of reading the details of their life, you experience the details of their life. Sight, thought, feelings, pain, whatever. The experience inside their book they left behind, can be lived by those who read it.
So if you were to find the book of King Arthur, for example. You could essentially live his life, from beginning to end. Feeling all the emotions he felt along the way. Sounds pretty cool right? Well, I used that example, simply because I knew you would recognize his name. I don't think any book like that is mentioned in this anime. However, books that do fetch a high price on the black market, are left behind by people like serial killers. Where a single page may cost thousands. And would allow it's user the thrill of the kill, experience through the mind of the serial killer who left it.
Of course these books are also know to corrupt some of those who experience this as well. Oh but these aren't the only lives that are hunted down by black market vendors. Other books that end up circulating in the criminal world might be left behind by philosophers, for the knowledge inside. Someone who experienced an extremely traumatic and horrifying series of events, for scary movies. And they even have their porno books, by stealing books left behind by prostitutes.
And in this world, this is what happens when you die. And this is legacy you end up getting remembered for. And when you really start to dig down into the ideas revolving around these concepts of life and death. You'll find some very interesting concepts come to mind.
The armed Librarians here, are tasked with safeguarding these books. Hints why they might be armed :p lol. But ultimately I find that part to be the less interesting piece of this anime. To me, the entire draw of this anime, is almost 100% in the ideas it portrays for life and death. It comes to with some pretty fascinating ideas, that make the entire anime worth checking out.
✫ Typically listed genre: action, seinen, fantasy.
✫ If you're interested in: action, or alternate ideas about the afterlife. This one will probably have you intrigued at the concept for death that is introduces.
✫ My recommended age rating: 14+. For some violence, and some provocative suggests for how some souls of the dead are used by others. Such as, a book that is created from the soul of a prostitute, might be used as porn, in this world.
6. EARASED:
This is another uniquely structured, and very thought provoking anime. Maybe even more so than the one listed above. You can sort of think of the events in this anime, to be sort of related to that movie "the butterfly effect", back in the day.
The plot of this anime centers around the main character, who has come to realize that his deja vu events, are something more. In fact, he's come to find, that he will actually be sent back in time by only about 5 minutes, and has identified the reason this event takes place. He's dubbed his short time reversal to be called "revival". And he's found this revival will take place, when he is near a tragedy that he could have prevented, if he only did a few minor things differently, just 5 minutes ago.
This could be as simple as choosing to leave a building by going out the other door, instead of the one he originally used. Which might cause him to stumble across a kidnapping, that upon discovery, the kidnapper drops his target, and runs away. You see, in his first attempt, before his revival caused time to jump back by about 5 minutes. This kidnapping was successful. Knowing the type of pattern that triggers his revival, anytime he realizes it just took place, he begins to look for different paths or potential actions he did not take the first time.
And this is how his power has always worked, and what it has always done for as long as he can remember. So later, when his mother is murdered, and he barely misses the killer upon discovery. He is understandably shaken up when his revival triggers, and he knows what will happen if he doesn't get this chance right. But what he doesn't understand, is why he has been suddenly pushed back to his childhood. To relive his days in school. All he can guess is, there has to be something he can do from way back then. That will completely alter a chain link of events, preventing his mother from ever getting killed later on.
But what does that have to do with the happy childhood school days that he remembers? He will have to unravel a hidden reality that now surrounds, that he had completely forgot ever took place. Maybe his childhood wasn't quite as happy as he remembered it was. As he begins to change his entire childhood, and the paths he took, and unravel the mystery of how it ties in to his mother's death.
But he finds he will have to extremely careful while he is transferred so far back in time. Because one wrong action from here, just might wipe out the entire timeline of some people that he knew to be in the future. What will be discover? Who might end up never existing? Will he be able to stop the murder? Or will he be forced to live his entire life all over again?
One wrong move, and possibly 3 people might never show up in the timeline again? How many people can he save, and how many people will he lose? Because one thing that is certain. He only has one chance this go around. Because with his revival already triggered. It won't trigger again.
✫ Typically listed genre: mystery, psychological, seinen.
✫ If you're interested in: the idea of the butterfly effect theory, mystery, minimal themes of horror and dark stories, without getting extreme into that type of genre. Then you'll probably appreciate the story that you find in this anime.
✫ My recommended age rating: 14+. For minor horror and dark scenes, randomly scattered throughout.
7. Saga of Tanya the Evil:
This anime has a pretty cool concept, in it's primary driving force of it's story line is, a business man, who always hated God, ends up dying, and being challenged by a being claiming to be God. Through a test of reincarnation. This supposed God, immediately reincarnates him into one of the most difficult lifetimes he could find available at the time. And all the guy need to do for help is ask. But he is determined to make sure he goes to grave a second time, while spitting on God's name he entire way.
And that is going to prove a very difficult feat to do now. Considering he has been reincarnated as a new born little girl, who's parents named "Tanya". And their family lives right in the middle of a war zone, that appears almost like an alternate reality of Nazi Germany. So far in the middle, in fact, that both of the parents are killed by the war, leaving Tanya to be a homeless, orphan, that hasn't even reached teenage years yet. Left to survive alone in the middle of a war torn nation.
A situation where the chances of survival, look pretty much impossible. Which is exactly what God wanted so he could prove his point. But God is not the only one trying to prove a point. Tanya also has a point to prove, and is now low on options available to do so. So with absolutely nothing to lose, Tanya, who is still a very young girl. Figures if she stays an orphan on the streets of a war zone. She will be dead. But not being one to hide, she takes the one path that this God never seen coming.
Instead of remaining an orphan, she turns herself over to the military. To be trained for war immediately. She ends up able to join under the idea of, she can either stay on the streets and die being useless to their nation. Or she can die in battle, and maybe help their cause at least a little bit along the way. But either way, she is dead. So, what's the harm in training this little girl for battle, right?
So under the parenting of the military, trained for war at a young age. And now middle aged teen. Tanya takes up her gun and goes to war. And ends up becoming a prodigy of death. Surviving battle after battle. Blasting up the ranks of the military. Killing with such ruthless efficiency, that she finds herself being one of the most feared battalion leaders in the entire war. Despite still being just a little teenage girl.
Stories of her ruthless and destructive ways, with warnings of run if you see her. Begin to echo across the land. As she ends up becoming one of the most respected voices within her entire military. And now, with her newly established persona. Her challenge to God is back on. And it turns out, he hasn't won this game quite yet.
Will she be able to defy all odds, and climb her way high enough so she can spit in God's face one more time? Or will God present new obstacles, determined to prove his point still? The only thing that is for sure, is Tanya isn't so defenseless as intentionally planned, any more.
✫ Typically listed genre: military, magic, action.
✫ If you're interested in: war, military battles, action, headstrong main characters, ww2 depictions. Then you'll probably enjoy this story that looks like an alternate history, from nazi Germany.
✫ My recommended age rating: 16+. For a good bit of violence, mostly by the hands of a little girl, some dark plots, and a blatant disrespect for a being that claims to be God.
Don't let the name, and the cute immediate first impression fool you, when it comes to this one. You just just might end up traumatized over it. No lie. Yes, at the beginning, School-Live! Might appear as a cute and friendly anime, about some highschool girls who are in a club. And technically, that would be exactly what it is. However, this isn't just a normal club.
This school club, lives inside the school. They eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner there. They sleep there. They shower there. Their entire life, is inside this school. Why you might ask? That's because they are some of the final survivors of a zombie apocalypse. This anime is very creative in it's extremely contrasting story growth.
On the one hand, you've got the evolving story, through the eyes of a girl, who doesn't remember what happened. Due to the trauma they faced during these days. Most of the story is probably told from her perception. A story of how happy, and joyful it is, to live inside the school with her special club. But throughout the story, you'll find the grim, dark, and very depressing truth. Smash it's way into her perception from time to time.
Resulting in a story that almost seems pleasant. But right when that happens, the reality sets in, in some of the darkest ways. Completely crushing that reality. It creates a very dark and twisted story, as it ultimately portrays what trauma can really do to someone's mental capacities. And the extent that may be used just to cope with life.
You'll find the story following just a few girls that are living in the school. The only survivors of the apocalyptic event. And they are being guided by their one single teacher that is left to help them survive along the way.
This anime is very interesting in the way it portrays a very dark, traumatic, and bleak story. You won't find any light at the end of the tunnel, if you look here. Only darkness, swallowed by darkness, leading into darkness. All covered up, with a thin fragile mask of happiness. It definitely creates a fascinating, unique, and unsettling story. And don't expect a happy ending, full of rainbows and lollypops. Because you won't find it here.
You might end up traumatized and crying come the end of this anime. Potentially one of the most dangerous things about this anime, is its cute type of first impression it gives off. Because if you aren't ready for it. Then the story to come, just might fuck your world off.
While this anime does have some violent times. But nothing too extreme. This anime aims to shake you to the core, and unsettle your entire mental processes. By telling such a dark and horrific story, filled with trauma. While behind the mask of utopia. I definitely wouldn't take this one lightly. And also, if you aren't able to handle some messed up, and dark horror stories, that lacks happy endings. Then you should probably avoid this one all together.
But for those thrill seekers, who want to experience a story that will truly fracture their perception of safety. By advancing the story in both a happy way, and a heavily traumatic way, at the exact same time. Then you guys are in for one unique ride. Because this anime does an amazing job, doing just that.
✫ Typically listed genre: horror, mystery, psychological, slice of life, school, comedy, thriller.
✫ If you're interested in: horror, mystery, zombies, apocalyptic settings, dark plots explored, not an entirely happy ending, stories told from perceptions of a fractured character mind, resulting in multiple realities to play out in the story. One of them being the real world, a gloomy and dark reality, where Almost the entire world is dead, heavily contrasted with the story line of a happy school life, due to a trauma block on reality. Causing quiet an interesting story line, with lots of mystery to unfold.
✫ My recommended age rating: 16+. Maybe even 18+. Simply because of how this story ultimately plays out in the end. If you're not careful, you may end up scared and in tears from the events that take place. This is one of those few stories that pushes out of the cliches, of a fully happy ending. The ending of this story, is one that is very much contrasted in its ending. One that ultimately is a "good" ending, as most of them end up escaping. But is not necessary a "happy" ending. Because some of them won't make it. I'll give you that warning now. You should keep in mind "good" and "happy" don't have the same definition...
9. Demon Slayer:
Now this anime here, isn't all that old. But upon release, it pretty much immediately surged in popularity, and became an immediate household name within the anime community. And for good reason. In fact it is so popular at this point, rather you realize it or not, you've probably seen a few of it's charters somewhere.
This anime begins with a small country family. And due to events, Tanjiro, must do a lot to help take care of his loving mother and sisters. Happily doing things like collecting and hauling wood for their comfort, in their little forest log cabin, they call home. One day, he ends up taking a little longer than planned. And is heading home after sunset.
But on his way home, he's warned about how much danger he is currently putting himself in, and offered shelter from a man who wished to keep him alive. This man warns him against traveling in nightfall, because that's when the demons supposedly come out to hunt their human prey.
Realizing this means, his little log cabin home, is not only in the middle of the dark secluded forest. But the only ones inside are his mother, and multiple sisters. So he rushes home, hoping that everyone is okay.
But to his horror, he arrives to an open front door. His entire family spread all over the house. Feasted on by a demon, slaughtered. Only one of them is still breathing. Although with a demon bite, her fate is all but sealed. She will become a demon. Lose her human mind, and then go to repeat this tragedy to other families. Like she experienced.
But not if Tanjiro, has anything to say about it. With a new burning hatred for these demons. He plans on returning the favor. Thus beginning his first steps into becoming a "Demon slayer". He will find, lesser demons are not all that special. However those boasting a high rank, come with nightmarish level abilities, and strengths. As with every human they consumed, their power and abilities grew. And some of them boast abilities that you can not imagine.
This anime can get pretty violent and intense at times. But the story line, and his journey ahead, is a very well told and interesting path. It's definitely worth watching all the arcs, if you have yet to do so.
✫ Typically listed genre: action, demons, horror, comedy, adventure.
✫ If you're interested in: demons, samurai type battles, action, dark story lines, horror story lines that lighten the mood with comedy, violent and bloody battle scenes. Then you'll find this anime to be very entertaining. Give it a watch. You won't regret it.
✫ My recommended age rating: 16+. Due to some pretty heavy scenes of blood and violence. Also with some pretty dark scenes and ideas that are explored along the way. At times, this one might even approach the level of violence found within Attack on Titan. But not quite.
10. Happy Sugar Life:
Now this anime is at the end for a reason. And it has nothing to do with ranking in this list. I put it here, to provide one last heavy punch. And hopefully make this list become something worth remembering. Because this anime is definitely one, that pushes the envelope, in more ways then you can begin to imagine.
This might be one the deepest and darkest anime, that you may ever encounter. It digs into extremely sensitive and dark topics. That most anime would never dare approach. Approaching extreme topics, such as abusive, manipulative and abandoning parental figures. Domestic violence. Heavy seeded and extreme twisted psychological disorders. Extremely warped and wrong to ideas, of how to "love" and find love. Sexual abuse. Psychological abuse. Stalking. Blackmail. Kidnapping. Imprisonment. Murder. Suicide . And even pedophilia. And might I add, this is a 12 episode long anime.
The story follows Satou. A girl who lost her parents, and was sent to live with her mentally unstable aunt. Who teaches her, a very warped and abusive idea of "love". Allowing men to beat her, and teaching Satou, that's just what love is. Causing her to go on an endless search for love in all the wrong ways. Constantly with a new boyfriend. Until a chance series of events finally causes her to find it.
One day, she finds a little girl who was abandoned and left behind by her parents. So Satou decides she will take her home with her. And in a short time she falls in love with her cute and innocent, pure and sweet love, that she finds in this little girl. Soon she keeps her locked up in the apartment, not allowing her to leave. Keeping her for herself, and making sure she isn't found, by her brother who is searching for his lost sister.
Satou, will go to school, and work to support them both. Eagerly looking forward to the smile she will find when she gets home. Giving her, her daily dose of her needed "happy sugar life". And if she doesn't get her dose. She might have a psychotic break.
Because if you couldn't tell by now. This entire story, is one big mess, of psychotic behavior, piled on with mental disorders, compounded with multiple kinds of abuse. Before piling on some more psychotic behavior, and then sprinkling some violence on top. Just for good measure.
This story is definitely a fucked off one. It has unpleasantries piled on unpleasantries, and then just a bit more. A massive twisted story of mentally ill and psychopathic characters and unsettling dark themes. If you can't handle a dark twisted and really fucked off story line. Touching on some of the worst human traits that possibly exist. Then definitely don't watch this.
However, if you wanted a story that pushes every limit imaginable to the max. And then looks for a few more, after it runs out. Then this is definitely a nightmare that you might find interesting.
Unfortunately there's only 2 English episodes. If you wish to see them all, you'll have to finish in Japanese while reading subtitles. Which is only something I'm willing to do on very rare occasions. And if I'm willing to suggest this anime, when that occasion arises. That should tell you just how mind bending this story can get. It's definitely worth finishing to the end despite this being the case.
✫ Just make sure you can handle it, if you decide to attempt watching this one. Because while it may sound like I'm exaggerating here. Be aware that I am being extremely pinpoint accurate when I give this overview. I'm not adding anything, to oversell a single line. Literally, what you see above. That is what you will find in this anime. If you can't handle horror stories, that ultimately thrive on unsettling and traumatic events. Instead of normal horror tactics. Then don't test my words here. Because you'll find out, in all the wrong ways, that one trait I've always forced myself to live by, since I was taught to do this, as the only teenager inside the entire brig. I always say what I mean, and I mean what I say. So if you want to test, just how accurate that statement is. You can do so in a way where you don't end up traumatized from this anime introduced to you lol.
But for you others, who might have peaked interest after reading this. How about you tell us. How well did I say what I meant in this case?
✫ Typically listed genre: horror, psychological, drama, romance.
✫ If you're interested in: psychological horror, some really dark storylines explored, extremely sensitive subjects addressed, twisted and confused ideas of love, that show what kind of twisted and deprived acts may take place, in it's name.
✫ My recommended age rating: 18+. This anime is pretty dark and pretty fucked up, while on grounds that almost no one is willing to approach. Breaching topics like love from a broken mind, murder, pedophilia and more extremely dark and sensitive topics. This anime, addresses some of the darkest parts of the human psyche. Not for the weak of stomach and mind.
Some honorable mentions:
✫Platinum End. From the same brilliant mind that created "Death Note". Missed it's top 10 rank due to Death Note being not only better. But much more original as well. As this story in an overall sense. Can be explained nearly identical to the plot line of "The future Diary" which is years before this one. However the weapons are different. The way the battle takes place is different, and things like this. And with that, I would be of the opinion. Death Note is the better creation from this mind. And The Future Diary, is a better version of this battle. So this is dropped here.
✫Elfen Lied. An anime that's known for its emotional themes, revolving around a test subject, who escapes her facility. Using her psychic powers. And has lots of it extreme and bloody violence. Due to stunted emotions, as she brutally slaughters using her powers.
✫Undead Unluck. An action comedy anime, that revolves around a very strange duo. A girl who wants to die, because she is so unlucky, that no one can touch her, without extremely bad events after. And an undead, who refuses to let that happen, until he can get her to trigger something SOOO unlucky. That he can finally end his 500+ year life. Ironically showing just how unlucky she is, to stumble across this guy, on her suicide attempt. It's a fun story from point lol.
✫Kakegurui. A surprisingly entertaining anime, about a school that runs on gambling of all kinds. If you want to increase your status. Don't worry about your gpa. Worry about your gambling skills instead. Which is tough when everyone loves cheating. Until one day, a completely psychotic, extreme adrenaline junkie shows up from a different school. With her Hunger for sketchy situations, causing things to go so far. That even when cheating, she's pushed the game too levels of them also being in danger.
✫Another. A crazy story of mystery, horror, thriller, drama, ghost. The story grows, exposing more and more pieces of an unsettling mystery unfolding.
(eventually I will edit these in, to turn this into a top 15. However, this top 10, was actually a shit ton of work, and the original plan anyways. I hope the many hours I've poured into this list, finds those who want it )
BTW!! DID YOU FIND A NEW STORY TO BINGE, BUT NEEDED A PLACE TO SEE THE REST OF THESE SHOWS?? NO WORRIES! I GOT YOU!
✫✫ https://www.wcoanimedub.tv/dubbed-anime-list
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It's a free anime page. However to watch its very extensive list of available shows. It will require you to turn off ad blocker. However, in this case, it's alright. Surprisingly this page is very reasonable when it comes to their ads. I promise you won't end up bombarded with bullshit pop ups, if you go watch something there lol.
And one more note to consider. Primarily for those of you who might be using AVG. Phone or computer. For some reason, this software will block this page, claiming its a virus. Which is weird for a few reasons. The primary one, probably being that you never are even requested to download not one link. The only request they make is "please pay for premium, or turn off ad block, to support us and unlock videos".
So I'm not sure why AVG does this. And it's very specifically AVG. I've never seen it elsewhere. But past that, if it was a virus, I'm pretty sure my phone, tv, and computer would have done long blown tf up by now. Because I've watched literally so many hundreds of both anime, and cartoons through that page, many times, I'll go look into an anime that I haven't heard of yet. Only to remember 5 minutes in, once the story begins. That I've actually seen that one too lol.
It's pretty hard for me to find any new ones that I like at this point. Because I've already seen almost all the ones I'll find interesting lol.
And if my watchlist has breached well past numbers of this level. We can be pretty positive AVG is just jealous or something. Idk. But I do know, that is the entire reason, I refuse to download that software any more lol.
So if you've got ad blocker. Disable it. And if you got AVG. Delete it. Other than that, it should be smooth sailing!! (^_-)☆
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