While there are more than ten dark shows, these highlight the variety of dark shows anime can provide.
Most dark anime are bloody and gruesome, butSerial Experiments Lainusesa psychological approach to instill darkness into its viewers.
After becoming a chainsaw devil-human hybrid, Denji cleans the streets of other devils to earn a living.
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Fans should get excited because theChainsaw Mansequel movieis set to come out in 2025.
It isa gory and gruesome mess with immature and dark characters who are horrible role models.
The now-iconic show follows Eren Yaeger, who vows to kill all Titans after they destroy his village.
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After years without a sequel, they recently releaseda newMononokemovie, with two others on their way.
However, its dark nature overwhelms Riko and Reg as they descend into a horrific and twisted world.
The show also hasBondrewd, the darkest TV anime villain, so there’s that.
He must now integrate into the dark and twisted world of ghouls to make it survive.
It features some of themost disturbing torture scenes and generally dark contentthat kids shouldn’t watch.
WhileTokyo Ghoulfumbled its ending, the majority of the show is a dark, gory, and psychological show.
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3’Another' (2012)
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After returning from the hospital, Kouichi befriends the new girl despite others telling him not to.
It may not be scary, butAnotheris one of the darkest anime series.
Its school setting might trick fans, but the gruesome deaths are horrific and extensive in number.
But what makesBanana Fishso dark isthe realistic portrayal of some of humanity’s darkest activities.
Devilman Crybabysets the tone right from the beginning witha blood-soaked orgy where demons possess sexually charged corpses.
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This anime dials it up to eleven withsexual content, blood and gore, and dark themes.
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