Dark Anime

[PictureGuy]

I forgot Devilman Crybaby!



Also, Shiki:



I never cared for Neo-Genesis Evangeleon, either the series or the movie. I hated all the characters.

[Clayton_n]

Dog & Scissors


A boy dies and is reincarnated at the new puppy his favorite authoress has just gotten. He thinks he's in heaven until she reveals herself to be a sadistic monster that makes the dog in Excel Saga seem lucky by comparison.

[PictureGuy]

^ Interesting. It sounds like a good premise for a comedy, but you say it turns dark.

[Clayton_n]

Depends. Are you an animal lover?




Future Diary is pretty dark.

[PictureGuy]

Reviving another old thread, I am adding Beastars to my list of dark anime. Here is the second season trailer:



I was in the middle of the second season. I will get back to it this week and do a write-up on it later.

[Clayton_n]

Danganronpa

Nope, no happy endings here.

[PictureGuy]

^ What's it about? These AMV videos are useless in trying to figure out what an anime is about. I don't bother with them.

[Clayton_n]

Actually they're quite useful. That one gave you a feel for the series.

If you want details you just punch the title into Wikipedia.

Basically that one's about a bunch of kids ranging from good people to psychos trapped in a school with no idea how they got there. There are murderers among them who keep killing each other and the others are forced by a mysterious evil teddybear to hold trials to expose them and put them to death. One of them is behind the teddybear and knows a deep dark secret that could drive them mad.

[PictureGuy]

^ I don't trust Wikipedia. For anime, the write-ups contain too many spoilers.

Danganronpa sounds a bit like High Rise Invasion, if you take out the teddy bear. If you haven't seen High Rise Invasion, don't. It sucked donkey.

I really should add Beastars to the list. Warning! Spoiler! But it's such a good scene.

[Clayton_n]

I love spoilers. it's like being psychic. And if it's a good series you'll want to watch it anyway.

 

Anyway if you want to know about a series just type the name into Wikipedia. Or go on Youtube for the trailers.

[PictureGuy]

^ I'll stick with the trailers on YouTube. As I said, Wikipedia has spoilers. It also has a lot of misinformation on other topics, but let's not go there.

Anyway, the trailer certainly does not make Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid look dark. To me it looks like a kids Shojo anime.

[Clayton_n]

She routinely offers to destroy the world.

[PictureGuy]

^ But as a joke? If it's done for humor, it's not dark.

[Clayton_n]

I laugh my donkey off at a lot of so called "Dark" Anime.

Here, turn off the lights and watch this. It's all about children being eaten by demons.







Then there's always Future Diary





Or When they Cry




Paprika might count too...