| A anime that is very different and not your usual cutesy and funny type and explores more depressing or hard to take in topics. my favourite''s would be Scum's WIsh  and AOT  |
Stawberry Milk Supremacy  |
| "Whats the DArkest anime you have watched?" Maybe Tokyo Ghoul and Higurashi. |
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| Maybe https://myanimelist.net/anime/16201/Flowers_of_Evil |
DesuMaiden said: Nobody resembles me physically because I don't even physically exist. |
| i havent seen higurashi, will check it out |
Stawberry Milk Supremacy |
| "Whats the DArkest anime you have watched?" It's an anime called Midori. |
Just An Average Shoujo Fan. |
Reply to Zarutaku
| @Zarutaku i loved it too.. but i felt like it was a little rushed at the end or something was missing, gotta rewatch it especially for the classroom scene |
Stawberry Milk Supremacy |
| Bokurano absolutely fucked up. I don't even like many mecha anime, but this shit gets real. |
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| Berserk, Elfen Lied, Monster, Evangelion, Death Note. |
Reply to DarkGamerA
@Zarutaku i loved it too.. but i felt like it was a little rushed at the end or something was missing, gotta rewatch it especially for the classroom scene
| @DarkGamerA It's just the 1st season and hasn't been continued so far, the source manga has been finished however. |
DesuMaiden said: Nobody resembles me physically because I don't even physically exist. |
| I try to forget such negative experiences, but 2 anime are still in my mind: "Elfen Lied" and "Made in Abyss" (although it's drawn cutely, it's a great deception). |
| I apologize for my mistakes, because it's not my native language. |
| I don't usually watch that many dark anime, but perhaps Jigoku Shoujo? I still remember the episodes from it that impacted me a lot. (notably the ones involving animals....) |
 My Shoujo, Josei and Female targeted anime adaptations starting from 2017+ stacks: Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9181 Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9195 Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9225 Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9280 |
| Utsu Musume Sayuri... genuinely so deep... i cry everyime i think about Utsu Musume Sayuri... |
| Berserk, Ninja Scroll, Monster, Angel Cop. |
| Ergo Proxy, I could barely tell sometimes what's on the screen it's so dark. |
| Cucumber ice cream is the best! |
| probably K-ON, that scene where Mugi steals Mio's cake was just vile, I dont think they should air something like that. Pure evil |
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| Well that comes in two distinct flavors, Dark (Bad): Akame ga Kill Basilisk Blassreiter Blood-C Gilgamesh Jin Roh Texhnolyze ...where the outcome is terrible and the title wasn't worth watching, then there's... Dark (Good) Berserk Death Parade Elfen Lied Gunslinger Girl Monster Shiki Sola ...where everything was completely depressing and a whole bunch of characters died but everything still turned out kind of okay somehow. |
KruszerNov 28, 6:19 PM
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| Devilman: Crybaby, Monster, Neon Genesis Evangelion Serious levels of fucked up. |
Reply to Autumni
"Whats the DArkest anime you have watched?"
It's an anime called Midori.
It's an anime called Midori.
| @Autumni Honestly, people exaggerate about Midori way too much. But every time someone mentions it, I remember that around the same time I saw an argument on Twitter where some guy just straight-up uploaded an one-hour hentai to prove his argument, and that one was miles more disgusting than anything I've seen in Midori. |
>this entire thread in a nutshell .. |
| Happy sugar life, thought I'd see some cute anime waifus and panty shots, but well, well, well... |
| BTW, here are my picks: Boogiepop wa Warawanai MaliceDoll Tenshi no Tamago Kaiba Ima Soko ni Iru Boku (Haven't watched this one yet, but it would probably get into the list) There are some anime I consider to have pretty dark SCENES/PARTS, but I wouldn't say that the entire thing was dark (e.g. Shigofumi, Alien 9, Higurashi Kai, Shinsekai Yori, etc) Edit: DarkGamerA said: explores more depressing or hard to take in topics. Using this more general definition, those are ones that I wouldn't consider "the darkest", but that I like a lot due to dealing with such themes, while my earlier list dealt more with "vibes" and "tone". Shinsekai yori Blackโ Rock Shooter TV Mahou Shoujo Madokaโ Magica Bokura no Perfect Blue Gleipnir Shigofumi Alien 9 Selector Infected WIXOSS Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Made in Abyss Id Invaded Wonder Egg Priority Sonny Boy I had to limit myself to listing only what I gave 8/10 or higher, since I quite like this type of anime. |
thewiruDec 14, 1:27 PM
Reply to thewiru
@Autumni
Honestly, people exaggerate about Midori way too much.
But every time someone mentions it, I remember that around the same time I saw an argument on Twitter where some guy just straight-up uploaded an one-hour hentai to prove his argument, and that one was miles more disgusting than anything I've seen in Midori.
Honestly, people exaggerate about Midori way too much.
But every time someone mentions it, I remember that around the same time I saw an argument on Twitter where some guy just straight-up uploaded an one-hour hentai to prove his argument, and that one was miles more disgusting than anything I've seen in Midori.
| @thewiru Midori is probably the only dark anime I've watched... wait... nvm |
Just An Average Shoujo Fan. |
| Penis by Isamu Hirabayashi: |
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The darkest anime I’ve watched are Midori: Shoujo Tsubaki, Berserk (1997), Neon Genesis Evangelion, Attack on Titan, and Perfect Blue.
Each of these anime is dark in its own way, so it’s hard for me to pick just one. |
Reply to thewiru
@Autumni
Honestly, people exaggerate about Midori way too much.
But every time someone mentions it, I remember that around the same time I saw an argument on Twitter where some guy just straight-up uploaded an one-hour hentai to prove his argument, and that one was miles more disgusting than anything I've seen in Midori.
Honestly, people exaggerate about Midori way too much.
But every time someone mentions it, I remember that around the same time I saw an argument on Twitter where some guy just straight-up uploaded an one-hour hentai to prove his argument, and that one was miles more disgusting than anything I've seen in Midori.
| @thewiru Going to be honest, but hentai is in my opinion is outright cheating. I do not think most people would include hentai for consideration for this anymore than they would consider snuff films into a discussion on the most disturbing film scenes. The hottest sex scenes in film history and then they upload a porno film. I should not have to clarify why I am not including ClockUP visual novels in a discussion on the scariest horror visual novels. Should it not be obvious where the line is regarding these sorts of discussions? You can’t videotape a car accident and call it horror. As someone who has delve into the absolute most depraved shit on VNDB, I do agree hentai and the like are easily the most disturbing visual media I have ever seen. That being said, I do agree that Midori is pretty dark. I will add Shadowstar Narutaru and Genocyber here as well. Also Blood-C was a fucking gore fest that disturbed me with its carnage. |
PeripheralVisionNov 28, 11:53 PM
| Auroraloose's Aurorasimp |
| Now and Then, Here and There is the first thing to come to mind. Though I guess Grave of the Fireflies, End of Evangelion, Made in Abyss, Corpse Party or Narutaru would be just as good answers. |
Reply to PeripheralVision
@thewiru
Going to be honest, but hentai is in my opinion is outright cheating. I do not think most people would include hentai for consideration for this anymore than they would consider snuff films into a discussion on the most disturbing film scenes. The hottest sex scenes in film history and then they upload a porno film.
I should not have to clarify why I am not including ClockUP visual novels in a discussion on the scariest horror visual novels. Should it not be obvious where the line is regarding these sorts of discussions? You can’t videotape a car accident and call it horror.
As someone who has delve into the absolute most depraved shit on VNDB, I do agree hentai and the like are easily the most disturbing visual media I have ever seen. That being said, I do agree that Midori is pretty dark. I will add Shadowstar Narutaru and Genocyber here as well. Also Blood-C was a fucking gore fest that disturbed me with its carnage.
Going to be honest, but hentai is in my opinion is outright cheating. I do not think most people would include hentai for consideration for this anymore than they would consider snuff films into a discussion on the most disturbing film scenes. The hottest sex scenes in film history and then they upload a porno film.
I should not have to clarify why I am not including ClockUP visual novels in a discussion on the scariest horror visual novels. Should it not be obvious where the line is regarding these sorts of discussions? You can’t videotape a car accident and call it horror.
As someone who has delve into the absolute most depraved shit on VNDB, I do agree hentai and the like are easily the most disturbing visual media I have ever seen. That being said, I do agree that Midori is pretty dark. I will add Shadowstar Narutaru and Genocyber here as well. Also Blood-C was a fucking gore fest that disturbed me with its carnage.
PeripheralVision said: ClockUP visual novels I've been playing Euphoria, and I'm currently on Nemu's route. So far nothing was really scary, but I assume other ClockUp VNs such as "Maggot Baits" might be. |
Reply to thewiru
PeripheralVision said:
ClockUP visual novels
ClockUP visual novels
I've been playing Euphoria, and I'm currently on Nemu's route.
So far nothing was really scary, but I assume other ClockUp VNs such as "Maggot Baits" might be.
| @thewiru I was referring to that followed by Euphoria, to be honest. There are others that I will not mention here because I thought about it, and concluded that there was a difference between dark and disturbing. I do not find Kyouchuu Retto dark because it is a rather simple story dealing with more fantastical elements, but I do find it disturbing given how it seems to be the author’s barely disguised fetish. Dark and disturbing an coexist, but they are not the same. But yeah I do find Midori dark for the same reason I found Metamorphoses dark; it is a story of the slow degradation an innocent character continually victimized by the world. It is dark because it is real. The story is more than plausible but it is reality for some of the most forgotten people in our society. Likewise, one can consider Barefoot Gen and Graveyard of the Fireflies disturbing due to their connections to real world tragedies. I cannot fathom anything darker in anime (At least without splitting hairs), and so it seems disingenuous to say “it is not all that dark” without coming across as an edgelord. I do not think it is a fair comparison to bring up works like Euphoria into these conversations because Euphoria is porn. Part of the disturbing nature is due to the fact that there are people out there who are turned on by this stuff and it was created to pander to these people. This is something I do not think could be said for things like Corpse Party which is a horror game through and through. The guy who uploaded the one hour of porn on Twitter was being a fucking “win at all cost” moron. |
PeripheralVisionNov 29, 12:41 AM
| Auroraloose's Aurorasimp |
| Lain, neon genesis evangelion, tokyo ghoul, devilman crybaby... |
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| Higurashi, Shiki and I wonder if the upcoming anime the summer Hikaru died will top them. Shounen no Abyss don't have an anime but the manga and live action drama was very dark |
| Texhnolyze would be at the top of my list,although most of the ones I watch are dark so ) |
| Can I Still Go To Heaven If I Kill Myself? |
RainyEvenings said: Shiki Kruszer said: Shiki Shiki was a totally wholesome show of a village coming together to solve a problem! The author just had to make some people really dumb, otherwise it's be too clear cut that the villagers are in the right. |
| Cucumber ice cream is the best! |
| Elfen Lied Steins;Gate ChäoS;HEAd Fate/Zero Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel (Movie trilogy) Kara no Kyoukai movies Death Note Angel Beats (One particular character's flashback *sobs*) Rewrite season 1 (A villain's flashback. The anime itself sucks) Hoshi no Koe Koe no Katachi |
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| Texhnolyze, not only is the story hopeless, bleak, and depressing, but the color pallet is so dark I could barely see what was going on. |
Reply to Forain
I try to forget such negative experiences, but 2 anime are still in my mind: "Elfen Lied" and "Made in Abyss" (although it's drawn cutely, it's a great deception).
Forain said: I try to forget such negative experiences I have the opposite issue, I love dark shows. |
| Cucumber ice cream is the best! |
| Far from favorite, but I'm sure it is the darkest I watched so far: Grisaia no Kajitsu. |
Berserk with all that violence of war, rape, human insanity, gore etc etc. |
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| Probably Made in Abyss. I still respect season 1, but the 3rd movie & season 2 kinda soured me on the series overall. Darkest on my favorites is probably Shiki. The only horror anime I find genuinely scary, probably because it reminded me of the original Salems Lot miniseries (1979) that gave me nightmares as a kid. |
OhayotakuNov 30, 5:48 PM
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| "Chika Gentou Gekiga: Shoujo Tsubaki" is the first thing that jumped to mind, but I bet there's an anime short by Studio 4°C or something that's darker/more depressing. |
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