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Top 15 Best Dark Anime of All Time

Best Dark Anime

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11 Dec 2023

If you’re into superstitions, black cats, and voodoo dolls, you may be livin’ the vida loca. Just kidding. I know I’ve definitely delved into some dark anime titles during my punk teen years. Here’s what I would like to dub some of the Top 15 Best Dark Anime of All Time that may just keep you up at night.

15. School Days

14. Redo of Healer

13. Black Bullet

12. No. 6

11. School Live

10. Full Metal Panic

9. Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl)

8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)

7. Ghost in The Shell

6. Shinsekai Yori (From The New World)

5. Psycho-Pass

4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica

3. Berserk

2. Death Note

1. Monster

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