Help another new watcher

Im a mostly horror watcher with a strong emphasis on live action. I want to get into anime because there is soooo much content for adult audiences and usually anime are less afraid to push boundaries.

I want the darkest recommendations you can give. Dark, supernatural or fantasy, horror/thriller. I want to have to pause after scenes and sit with what I just watched. I want something thats gonna actually scare and shake me up a bit. Nothing made for a teenage audience! Im tired of wishing shows would have just gone a little farther and even darker.

LIST OF ALREADY WATCHED OR TRIED:

Castlevania
High-school of the Damned
Another
Death Note
Tokyo Ghoul

The more fantasy/supernatural elements the better but mostly looking for the darkest horror.

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AutoModerator2025-12-26 18:29

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Brief_Orchid25502025-12-26 18:30

I did see the chart and didnt find quite what I was looking for but thank you!

TheSeventhCoIumn2025-12-26 18:33

Highly recommend Made in Abyss

Alt22212025-12-26 18:35

the vast majority of anime are made for teens and pre teens. the dark shows that push the boundaries are the exceptions not the rule

Brief_Orchid25502025-12-26 18:40

Ok? This is helpful how?

BakeSquare63622025-12-26 18:44

because you said anime is usually less afraid to push boundaries, and they're clearing up that misconception

NOMursE2025-12-26 18:51

This is somewhat true of modern anime but you are not acknowledging the OVA era. Boundary pushing was the norm during that time.

nour1121212025-12-26 18:36

Berserk, Devilman crybaby, Texhnolyze, Made in abyss

Aggravating-Place9872025-12-26 18:36

Well theres some, hells girl, shiki, blood-c, devil man, shojo tsubaki, another, higurashi when they cry, parasite, perfect blue, ningyo no mori and more well of course some of this series is quite old so if you can find it legally(exclude devil man cry baby since its on netflix) if not then just watch it somewhere that are not legal and well theres shojo tsubaki which get banned by japan itself for being a bit too much so yeah just find it somewhere that are probably not on legal site

Brief_Orchid25502025-12-26 18:43

I'll be looking into all of these. With Shojo Tsubaki, obviously the first one i looked up, is the dog scene the worst thing and the reason its banned? And is the a ton more animal cruelty? Shock factor for the sake of shock factor isnt exactly what im looking for. Ive seen a Serbian film but thats more shock and gross than true horror if you catch my drift.

Aggravating-Place9872025-12-26 18:51

Well i don't really know what you would count as a shock factor that much but its just a kid that are in the diddy/epstein circus with many more fucked up things that you really should just watch it, in terms of eroguro its a 10 but a moral is pretty much in the negative at a point, you either will like it or don't like it since sometime its real extreme. I mean unless you really have strong torrerant of watching a horror film then it might be okay for you(idk) but just prepared for the content of it

Brief_Orchid25502025-12-26 18:53

Sounds worth looking into, many thanks for your many suggestions 😁

Kiriijou2025-12-26 20:49

>I'll be looking into all of these.

As an important heads up, if you are interested in watching Higurashi When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni), make sure you start with either: the [2006 anime](https://myanimelist.net/anime/934/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni) (and it's [second half Kai](https://myanimelist.net/anime/1889/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Kai)), the original visual novel, or the manga adaptation.

The 2020 anime Higurashi When They Cry: New (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Gou), is a sequel to the original story, not a remake. **Don't accidentally start with Gou**, as it's full of spoilers.

(_Note: in most (if not all) regions, the only Higurashi anime on Crunchyroll, is Gou. Also, the original Visual Novel is currently available on Steam, under the title"Higurashi When They Cry: Hou", with the first arc being free to download._).

No_Cockroach24672025-12-26 18:43

It's more in the schlocky slasher vein than outright horrifying, but if you're up for something weird and violent, Dorohedoro is a fun time.

rishabnum2025-12-26 18:43

try perfect blue you will like it

The_Demonic_Duck2025-12-26 18:56

I highly recommend another

Halcyon_Inseo2025-12-26 18:56

· Perfect Blue

· Made In Abyss

· Dorohedoro

· Jin-roh

verifieddickinspect2025-12-26 19:01

Phycopass: I really good horror trust me just give it a chance

Danganrompa: is a weird one but an easy one to get into not to dark

Goblin slayer: is a medieval dark fantasy anime about a guy killing goblins it’s good watch it

Hellsing: not to dark but has a lot of killing

Hells paradise: it’s a dark fantasy with a lot of intense fights and a very large amount of killing

Parasite: it’s a supernatural horror it’s good and on Netflix from what I know

Future diary: hard to explain but it’s supernatural with a lot of killing and stuff it’s good

Takopi’s original sin: very dark will make you pause and think about what your watching

The promised neverland: it’s very much dark but it’s hard to get into but very good

Anything dark and scary is my least watched genre but I tried to give you a wide spectrum to chose from you don’t have to watch any of these in any order just pick one and play

Bonus- midori / chika gentou gekiga: it is my least favourite anime I recommend you only watch this if you like grotesque images and are high k a freak

Brief_Orchid25502025-12-27 02:03

Started Takopi's Original Sin, has me absolutely enthralled. Didn't think id actually have to stop 20 minutes in and sit with what I watched. Its heart wrenching in every way I was asking for so far. Thank you.

ApprehensivePast55802025-12-26 19:18

If u want true horror, watch junji hito