#1Berserk
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Berserk is a dark fantasy anime television series based on Kentaro Miura's manga of the same name that aired from 2016 to 2017 with 24 episodes. This anime follows the story of the Black Swordsman covering the Conviction arc of the manga.
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Zhang YanWritten on February 25, 2019"One of the darkest anime series ever created. Each character in the show basically lives in despair from something in their lives. Whether it's being haunted by the past or struggling to find a future, this is one gory and painful story of redemption."#2Hellsing Ultimate
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Hellsing Ultimate is a popular anime under the action and supernatural genre. It first aired in 2006 and features the story of an organization called Hellsing. Hellsing is dedicated to destroying evil creatures of darkness.
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"A lot of my friends are certified otakus but they haven't actually seen this good dark anime right here just because they think Alucard is more twisted than ever. Well, they were able to know something about the anti-heroic vampire because I have been recommending this to them. You can also try it out :)"#3Steins;Gate
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Steins;Gate is a Japanese animated series with 24 episodes and an OVA released by White Fox studio. It follows the story of a group of friends creates a machine to send messages across time.
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#4Psycho-Pass
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Psycho-Pass is an anime series directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi. The anime show follows the story of Akane Tsunemori and working with the police and the Sibyl System.
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"The mind is a wonderful place filled with unexplored mysteries and untapped potential. It is also a dark place to dwell in with thoughts so dark and so wicked, one will wonder how anyone is capable of having such thoughts. Both sides of the human psyche are explored in this dark and thought-provoking show. A must-watch for any dark psychological thrillers."#5Drifters
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Drifters is a 12-episode anime series created by Kohta Hirano. Various historical fighters are summoned from across time to wage war on each other, with the fate of the world in the balance.
TV Shows$8.99- Varies by plan
#6Black Lagoon
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Black Lagoon is a Japanese adventure, crime and thriller television series that aired on Chiba TV in 2002 with 12 episodes. It was based on the manga of the same name by Rei Hiroe.
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#7Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an adaptation of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. The story follows two brothers' quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt at human transmutation goes horribly wrong.
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"What would you do to bring back the one you love? What would you give up to have them back? What lengths are you willing to take in order to achieve your ends? Such existential questions are the ones being posed in this show. A must-watch for fans of redemption stories."#8Death Parade
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The Quindecim Bar hosts games between the recently deceased that determine the fate of their souls. Death Parade spawned from the short film Death Billiards, which was part of the Young Animator Training Project's Anime Mirai 2013.TV ShowsCheck price
#9Tokyo Ghoul
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Tokyo Ghoul is a dark fantasy anime series that aired on 2015 with 12 episodes. It was based on the manga of the same name by Sui Ishida and licensed under Madman Entertainment, Funimation, and Anime Limited.
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"Well, I consider Tokyo Ghoul a top dark anime because of the bloody scenes.BUT In terms of the story adaptation, I think the anime itself didn't fully grasp the book version plot and character wise. I think the character development is quite short-changed. I have read the manga where it was based from AND I STILL RECOMMEND IT."#10Jormungand
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Jormungand is a 24-episode anime series based on the manga created by Keitaro Takahashi. The series follows Koko Hekmatyar, a young arms dealer who sells weapons under HCLI, an international shipping corporation that secretly deals in the arms trade.
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#11Ergo Proxy
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In a post-apocalyptic future, humans live in peace with androids in a domed city. However, a strange series of murders has intruded into bored inspector Re-l Mayer's life.TV ShowsCheck price
#12Future Diary
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A young man competes with people around the world for a chance to become the successor of God, with a diary that is able to tell the future. Future Diary (Mirai Nikki) also spawned a live-action television show with a different plot from the manga and anime, as well as a visual novel.TV ShowsCheck price
"The show and the characters seemed normal enough at the start but then, things quickly spiral from then on into something really dark and sinister. The story and art are great, the character development is riveting, and this is probably one of the best dark anime that you could ever watch."#13Perfect Blue
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Perfect Blue is an animated psychological thriller film adaptation of a novel with the same title, directed by Satoshi Kon. It was first released August 20, 1999, by Rex Entertainment. It featured the voices of Junko Iwao, Masaaki Okura, and Emi Shinohara.
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"It's really something how a film released decades ago could get things in our modern society so right. Things like the issue of privacy, the proliferation of social media in our lives, and the development of on-set mental illnesses in ordinary and unsuspecting individuals. This is a dark anime that is a must-see even if you are not a fan of this type of medium."#14Terror in Resonance
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Terror in Resonance (Zankyou no Terror) tells the story of Nine and Twelve, the two boys behind the masked figures of Sphinx. They should not exist, yet they stand strong in a world of deception and secrets while they make the city fall around them, all in the hopes of burying their own tragic truth.TV ShowsCheck price
#15Death Note
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Death Note is Japanese animated series directed by Tetsurō Araki and animated by Madhouse. Before turning into an anime, Death Notes was originally a manga of the same name written by Tsugumi Ohba.TV ShowsCheck price
