| An anime that seems really happy and cute but has a dark or depressing turn. The only thing I can think like this is Doki Doki Literature Club, but that isn't an anime. I dont know if there even is an anime for what im looking for. |
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| The first thing that came to my mind is Gakkougurashi. But it plays its cards pretty early. |
| Then I really would recommend The promised neverland for ya. |
| Thank you for reading my post. Because I wouldn't.  |
| Shadow Star Narutaru - the sunny opening episode is incredibly deceptive |
| * l a u g h s i n m e g u c a * Shall I introduce you to the small but growing world of seinen/dark/edgy magical girl series? It's been a bit of a recent trend after Puella Magi Madoka Magica came out, but that's not to say that this genre wasn't done before Madoka... so I'll add some older entries that were like this as well. I haven't even watched some of these, but I'll add them anyway just so you know that they're like this.
There's also Air if you want a more tearjerking and non-magical girl recommendation that's like your criteria. |
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| Made in Abyss I thought it was a kid anime at first glance, but it isn’t lol. The dark scene begins around middle of the series. |
| +1 for The Promised Neverland and Made in Abyss. Happy Sugar Life comes to mind, but it gets dark very quickly. Still, I think it does a good job playing with these contrasts. |
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| +++++++++++++++++1 for Granbelm Egao no Daika Idolmaster Xenoglossia (takes a while to get to that point but it's worth it) Martian Successor Nadesico (still retains the comedy/parody aspect, but it gets realer than you'd expect from a parody show) Eureka Seven Magic Knight Rayearth RideBack Robotics;Notes Revue Starlight to an extent Gunbuster |
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| Happy Sugar Life - a female high schooler's love for a child Charlotte - starts off sweet and chill, until the last few episodes... +1 Gakkougurashi School days - most people hate this anime lol, but it does get REALLY messed up and dark |
| +1 Promised Neverland +1 Made in Abbys +1 School Days Angel Beats Bokurano Mawaru Penguindrum Shinsekai Yori |
| +1 Mawaru Penguindrum Also Princess Tutu and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. And Kemono no Souja Erin, that sarts as your typical slice of life series with a fantasy setting... And then you watched episode 7. |
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| Someone else said Gakkou Gurashi but I also recommend it if you haven't watched it and I feel like its what your looking for. |
| SukaSuka and Plastic Memories |
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