TOP DARK PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ANIME THAT WILL HAVE YOUR SKIN CRAWLING -[I]-
Dark psychological Anime travels through often unfamiliar territories of the psyche, delving into the perceptions, beliefs, thoughts, and attitude that makes us Human. The stories depicted by this genre borrow dystopian, horror, and thriller elements, incorporating them in enthralling ways, twisting parts and notions of Japanese animation, shaping them to give birth to morbid, bleak, and often violent atmospheres. Some adaptations go the opposite way, creating pleasant ambiances, which only ends up emphasizing the eerie, unsettling feeling of these often cerebral viewing experiences. The darkness varies in this list, sometimes unfathomable, other times only lurking, but always present.
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1.monster
2.erased
僕街 - BokuMachi
Studio + Other Works by Studio: A-1 Pictures
Trailer: Link.
Average episode length: 22m
Number of episodes: 12
Number of seasons: 1
3.Serial Experiments Lain
Studio + Other Works by Studio: Triangle Staff
Trailer: Link
Average episode length: 24m
Number of episodes: 13
Number of seasons: 1
4.Death parade
デス・パレード -Desu Parēdo
5.Aoi Bungaku Series
青い文学シリーズ - Blue Literature Series
7. THE promised neverland
約束のネバーランド - Yakusoku no Nebārando
Studio + Other Works by Studio: CloverWorks
Trailer: Link
Average episode length: 23m
Number of episodes: 12 - ongoing
Number of seasons: 1 [ongoing, season 2 should be released in January 2021]
8.flowers of evil
惡の華 - Aku no Hana
9.ergo proxy
エルゴプラクシー - Erugo Purakushī
10.Ajin: Demi-Human
亜人 - Ajin
Studio + Other Works by Studio: Polygon Pictures
Trailer: Link.
Average episode length: 23m
Number of episodes: 26
Number of seasons: 2
11.psycho pass
サイコパス - Saiko Pasu
Studio + Other Works by Studio: Production I.G + Tatsunoko Production
Trailer: Link.
Average episode length: 24m for the first 2 seasons. The 3rd’s seasons episode are 45 minutes long each.
Number of episodes: 41
Number of seasons: 3
12.paranoia agent
妄想代理人 - Mōsō Dairinin
13.terror in resonance
残響のテロル - Zankyō no Teroru
Studio + Other Works by Studio: MAPPA
Trailer: Link.
Average episode length: 23m
Number of episodes: 11
Number of seasons: 1