| I recently finished Aoi Bungaku, and I have to say that as someone who thought that Berserk (1997) was a dark anime, Aoi Bungaku, at least the first half seems to take the cake for me in that regard. It may seem like I'm exaggerating, but some of the stories in the first half are just really messed up, at least from my perspective, and nearly left me unhinged after watching. FMA 2003 is also candidate, as it is the darkest shounen that I've watched; it's tone is much darker than that of Brotherhood, and some really messed up things do happen in it as well. |
| "I saw the Emperor - this soul of the world - go out from the city to survey his reign; it is a truly wonderful sensation to see such an individual, who, concentrating on one point while seated on a horse, stretches over the world and dominates it." |
| If I exclude edgy anime, I'd say Now and Then, Here and There A dark dystopia involving children, what a pleasure |
| Darker than Black. It's in the name. |
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| Elfen Lied, The Promised Neverland, Berserk (both old and new) and AoT, Made in Abyss. The difference between them is tough to rank. But probably darkest Elfen Lied > Berserk > AoT> Made in Abyss > TPN |
StealthBlackAug 17, 2020 10:24 AM
| It definitively depends on what particular person considers dark. IMO, nothing beats Berserk manga in terms of being dark, messed-up and gory. And I love it. |
| Texhnolyze. Not a lot of people know about it unfortunately. |
| Happy Sugar Life was a roller coaster of all kinds of disgusting stuff, but I still enjoyed it x) |
In order of despair after consumption (includes movies and OVA).
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S0UVIK said: Texhnolyze. Not a lot of people know about it unfortunately. i was going to recomend Texhnolyze too. It's really dark but doesn't feel edgy. |
| Not an anime, but qtμt (Cutie Mutie) is my pick. I haven't seen the infamous Berserk but this manga is scarring and absolutely creepy. |
| Gantz, especially manga was fucked up. Worst series if you get attached to characters or ship them. |
Anime was it's best 20000 years ago, when cavemen drew art with real depth. Modern anime is all garbage. I miss great old days of anime. |
| If dark as in horrifying, probably Higurashi. Otherwise, Serial Experiments Lain. |
| Texhnolyze. This show is the absolute peak of depression. Nothing good ever happens in it. It's a story of suffering, pain, and misery. It's certainly not for everyone |
| Hmm perfect blue maybe. Still rubs me the wrong the way |
| Hell Girl episode 23. Simply tops everything else I've seen. |
| Serial Experiments Lain Elfen Lied Berserk Texhnolyze were the darkest from those i have watched so far in my opinion. |
| cop craft was dark at times. so dark it was hard to make out what was going on |
| The Promised Neverland, Fate/Zero, AOT, I also remember watching the third movie of the Berserk Golden Age Trilogy a long time ago and that was prob the darkest. |
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| Probably Hoshiai no Sora. It's not like SnK, where lots of characters die. It's actually a sports anime, and just like most sports anime, it has a lot of character drama. However, it explored stuff I never thought I'd see in a kids' anime. By the way, it wasn't anything sexual; it's still family friendly, but I was just surprised. I really love that anime! lol. |
S0UVIK said: Texhnolyze. Not a lot of people know about it unfortunately. Great anime. And definitely one of the darkest I've watched. Casshern Sins is also rather dark. It has quite a depressing touch to it. |
| mors certa hora incerta |
| Tokyo Ghoul, the screen was too dark because of all the censorship Shiki would probably be the winner for me. |
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| I don't think i watch that many dark anime.. so I'm sure some people will laugh at my choice on this (lol). Anyway.. I think for me there are few, like TPN Made in Abyss, and AoT. But i think TPN only dark for the first half, and i only watched Made in Abyss 1st season (which although dark, it's not too dark yet). So i leave this one to AoT. |
 I'm starting to get embarrassed by my own forum signature line.. XD |
| Aoi Bungaku Series, especially No Longer Human |
| Probably not the darkest, but Devilman Crybaby. Stuff had me depressed for days after I finished it. |
  Why do you hate cats? โซ |
| Texhnolyze, and it's not even close. |
| TEN COMMANDMENTS: 1) If Evangelion and Psycho-Pass are his only 10s, he probably also worships Tool and smells like cheesy puffs 2) Freudian psychosis =/= good writing 3) Moe blob art style is only ok in pure slice-of-life comedy 4) It's ok to enjoy shounen. Having fun is allowed 5) It is not ok to enjoy isekai (jk, it is, I just fucking hate it) 6) Creator breakdown =/= good writing 7) A story does not have to be wrapped up with a bow. Life is messy, why would a good story need to be tidy? 8) InuYasha is proto-Twilight 9) Ecchi CAN be good, but is almost always an abomination 10) If God is real, They allowed Super Kid to happen, so fuck Them |
| As someone who actively avoids "dark" anime (it's just not for me), I think you'll probably laugh at how tame my answer is but it's probably Fate/Zero. For most people, it's not very dark compared to some of the stuff out there but it's dark enough for me. That introduction scene with Caster still haunts me. The only other one that kinda comes to mind is Cat Soup. I'm not sure if "dark" is the right word though but it was definitely disturbing. Also the Sodachi Lost arc from Owarimonogatari was pretty messed up when you think about it. |
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bastard_of_young said: Texhnolyze, and it's not even close. Heck yeah Jyushimatsu! (Him and Choromatsu are my favourite Sextuplets) Texhnoylze is definitely on the tame side. Hard to think of the darkest anime I've seen. Probably something like Genocyber |
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| Haven't really watched it fully, but I know the gist of it, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin was something else. Also, I'm glad I found this thread. Thanks for reminding me to finish the series. |
| Re:Zero, Evangelion and The Promise Neverland -Gonna watch more "dark" anime soon on my ptw list |
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| School Days. It left a huge mark on me. The way it turns a normal teenager romance into what happened in the end. Man, that was really nice. |
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I have to say Hunter x Hunter, mainly the Chimera ant arc, its not outright as dark as some other anime mentioned here, but i am 100% sure that thematically its one of the darkest anime every created (again mainly Chimera Ant arc). |
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Damuzen said: I see that you are a man of culture. I think the same.If I exclude edgy anime, I'd say Now and Then, Here and There A dark dystopia involving children, what a pleasure Texhnolyze is also pretty dark, but I don't think that is as dark as this one. Aoi Bungaku is also a great choice. People saying that Promised Neverland is "dark" should leave the "lobby", lol. |
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Bladezeranium said: Chimera antI recently finished Aoi Bungaku, and I have to say that as someone who thought that Berserk (1997) was a dark anime, Aoi Bungaku, at least the first half seems to take the cake for me in that regard. It may seem like I'm exaggerating, but some of the stories in the first half are just really messed up, at least from my perspective, and nearly left me unhinged after watching. FMA 2003 is also candidate, as it is the darkest shounen that I've watched; it's tone is much darker than that of Brotherhood, and some really messed up things do happen in it as well. its an arc from HunterxHunter |
| HxH, FmaB, Snk perfect shows <3 |
| Hotaru no haka, Monster, Higurashi, Akira, Tenshi no Tamago, Another, Serial Experiments Lain... damn there are a lot of dark anime out here. I'll stop there for now. x) |
 Life is a despicable endurance race |
| First thing that came to mind was Higurashi. |
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| school days, I couldnt think properly for over a week after finishing it |
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| DARK, NOT EDGY...BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN WRITING!! Berserk 1997/ Tenshi no Tamago/ Kara no Kyoukai/ Monster/ Devilman Crybaby...I don't know wich I would consider the darkest between these... |
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| The storyline and premise of Shinsekai yori are so dark, but the ending is just on another level. Dark fantasy usually isn’t even that dark, but Shinsekai yori shows how depressing and abysmal it can really get. |
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Reicilia said: S0UVIK said: Texhnolyze. Not a lot of people know about it unfortunately. i was going to recomend Texhnolyze too. It's really dark but doesn't feel edgy. Texhnolyze doesn't feel edgy????? Just what? Texhnolyze is the edgiest anime I've ever seen. |
| Probably Monster, so many tragedies in that masterpiece. |
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S0UVIK said: Texhnolyze. Not a lot of people know about it unfortunately. I know about it....It's "depression in a cyberpunk dystopia-The Anime" with Ichise on the leading role. I want season 2 with Ram being reincarnated in the Haibane Renmei universe in order to find peace and salvation.>_< |
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