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What are some super dark/edgy anime or TV shows?

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  1. Lawrence

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    Psychological horror is best, but lots of bloodshed is fine too

    I haven't watched much anime within the past few years, so there must be plenty cool new stuff

    Recently I've watched several episodes of Black Mirror. It's pretty neat and the conversations it raises are interesting
     
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    ⒹΔŦђ ＮⓞţＥ
     
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    I agree with Verklighet death note is amazing.
     
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    Death Note is good. Goblin Slayer starts off pretty damn dark. Hellsing Ultimate, it follows the manga better so way more uber violence and Seras kicks way more butt.
     
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    Thanks folks - Death Note is a great recommendation! It was one of the first anime I watched. Everybody should try it. I'm watching Goblin Slayer - it's decent. Now I want to kill those damn goblins too! XD I'll add Hellsing Ultimate to my planned list.

    Examples of what I enjoy:

    Angel Beats!
    Another
    Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
    Black Bullet
    Black Lagoon
    Danganronpa
    Darker than Black
    Deadman Wonderland
    Death Note
    Death Parade
    Devilman: Crybaby
    Elfen Lied
    Ga-Rei: Zero
    Gakkougurashi!
    Gunslinger Girl
    Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
    Highschool of the Dead
    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
    Jigoku Shoujo
    Juuni Taisen
    Kakegurui
    Kenpuu Denki Berserk
    Kill la Kill
    Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu
    Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
    Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
    Mahou Shoujo Site
    Mirai Nikki
    Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
    Monster
    Neon Genesis Evangelion
    Rozen Maiden
    Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
    Shigofumi
    Shingeki no Kyojin
    Terra Formars
    Tokyo Ghoul
    Youjo Senki
     
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    What's Gunslinger Girl about and is it good? I see it's on Netflix...
     
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    Extremely ill or severely injured girls are turned into badass cyborg assassins and forced to work for a secret military organization

    First season focusses more on drama and questionable ethics than action. I felt bad for the girls. Plus it is awesome when they do battle. 8/10 brilliant stuff
     
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    I liked Gunslinger Girl, the story was interesting and it takes place in Italy.
     
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    Rurouni Kenshin is also really good, and kind of historicalish. The time period more so than some of the characters.

    Wolf's Rain is pretty dark from the few episodes I have. Lots of tech and cyber punk, but the wolves are almost extinct and can take human form. I don't think there is much nature left living in the world.
     
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    I reccomend an anime called another it's very bloody
     
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    Devilman Crybaby
    Parasyte
    Death Note
    Attack On Titan
    Wolf's Rain
    Another
    Black Rock Shooter

    These maybe aren't all entirely the darkest, some lean more towards the edgy/dark than horror, but they are all pretty enjoyable (to me at least) artistically and story wise, most of them are psychological too (since that's kinda my jam lol).
     
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    You should try Promised Neverland, it's pretty new but it looks interesting (it may look innocent at glance but it's definitely not). I would describe it as dark and psychological. Or I would recommend Attack On Titan, my favorite.
     
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    Madoka got pretty dark and I haven't seen Ergo Proxy but you might want to try that one too
     
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    There’s an anime show on Amazon Prime Video called Happy Sugar Life. I was going to watch it but looked it up on google first and decided not to traumatize myself because it looks really weird and dark. Same goes for Magical Girl Site.
     
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    I enjoy Black Mirror. Another TV series you might like is Twin Peaks and The X-Files. Those are old series though.

    I've always been into those types of series. Science Fiction, Horror, Thrillers. Those shows have always interested me.

    This is a short series but you might also enjoy Mindhunter. I believe they're coming out with Season 2 soon.
     
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    Do criminal minds and Dexter count?
     
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    Thanks everybody :slight_smile:
    Years ago I watched one episode of Dexter. Not my thing. Criminal minds might be worth a shot though
     
    #17 Lawrence, Feb 20, 2019
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