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Here are my favorite Dark Anime based on animation, medium gore and a very good story plot. The last 15 pretty much not my cup of teal.
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- CreatorKentaro MiuraStarsMarc DiraisonNobutoshi CannaCarrie KeranenGuts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Must see.
- DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami KoyamaA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Must see.
- DirectorToyoo AshidaStarsKaneto ShiozawaMichie TomizawaSeizô KatôWhen Doris Lang is chosen as the next bride for the vampire Count Magnus Lee, she will hire a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D in an attempt to escape her ill-gotten fate.Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Must see.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsAndrew PhilpotJohn Rafter LeePamela AdlonA legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to return a young woman, who has been seemingly abducted by a vampire, to her family.Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Must see.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsYûsaku YaraToshiko FujitaIchirô NagaiWhile protecting a signatory to a peace treaty between their peoples, a male human and a female demon discover that their mutual attraction may be the key to unifying their worlds.Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK!
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsHideyuki HoriHiromi TsuruKiyoshi KobayashiA young swordsman and the daughter of a political Messiah enter a ravaged Shinjuku, Tokyo, to stop the man who killed the former's father from opening a portal to a world of demons.Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK!
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsKôichi YamaderaEmi ShinoharaTakeshi AonoA vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Must see.
- CreatorKeiko NobumotoStarsSarah HauserDarren PleavinKenta MiyakeIn a post-apocalyptic future where humans live in domed cities surrounded by wasteland, wolves are assumed to be two hundred years extinct.Very Dark and Mysterious, Awesome Story and a must watch. Not gory.
- StarsNatsuki HanaeAustin TindleBrina PalenciaA Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.Very gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- StarsAya HiranoNobunaga ShimazakiRinka H.B.B.17-year-old Shinichi Izumi is partially infected by a Parasyte, monsters that butcher and consume humans. He must learn to co-exist with the creature if he is to survive both the life of a Parasyte and a human as part monster, part person.Very gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- CreatorKohta HiranoStarsJôji NakataYoshiko SakakibaraFumiko OrikasaA British taskforce, lead by the daughter of the vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing, battles the supernatural with the aid of two vampires.Very gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- CreatorNorihiro YagiStarsTodd HaberkornStephanie YoungHouko KuwashimaA deadly breed of monster - the Yoma - has only one foe: Claymore. These warrior women, human-Yoma hybrids, can deliver salvation by the edge of a blade for a fee. This is the tale of the Claymore called Clare's solitary path to vengeance.Kind of gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- StarsJessie James GrelleBryce PapenbrookTrina NishimuraAfter his hometown is destroyed and is traumatized, young Eren Jaeger vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.Very gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- CreatorHideaki AnnoStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraKotono MitsuishiA teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.Very gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but hard to understand. - StarsTôru FuruyaEric ValeYûko MinaguchiThe world is falling apart and Casshern is to blame. He is said to have killed a robot named "Luna" and by doing so unleashed a plague referred to as "ruin".Kind of gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- CreatorKohta HiranoStarsMitsuki SaigaNaoya UchidaYûichi NakamuraVarious historical fighters are summoned from across time to wage war on each other, with the fate of the world in the balance.Kind of gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- CreatorGen UrobuchiStarsKana HanazawaMiyuki SawashiroNoriko HidakaBelieving in humanity and order, policewoman Akane Tsunemori obeys the ruling, computerized, precognitive Sibyl System. But when she faces a criminal mastermind who can elude this perfect system, she questions both Sibyl and herself.
- StarsMamoru MiyanoBrad SwaileVincent TongAn intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.Not gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- StarsHiroki TôchiTroy BakerRussell WaitIn a futuristic world of an unsteady truce between humans and vampires a superhuman priest battles to secure a peaceful co-existence.Not gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- CreatorWarren EllisStarsRichard ArmitageJames CallisAlejandra ReynosoA vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.Not gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- StarsSôma SaitôCorey HartzogSora AmamiyaA countryside boy named Tatsumi sets out on a journey to The Capital to make a name for himself and met a seemingly dangerous group of Assassins known as Night Raid. Their journey begins.Kind of gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- StarsCherami LeighRobbie DaymondCrispin FreemanThe year 2071, the Earth has been devastated by mysterious monsters that devour living creatures and are impervious to weapons. An organization called Fenrir is the only one with weapons capable of killing the monsters.Not gory, Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but must see.
- StarsMax MittelmanSarah Anne WilliamsErik Scott KimererGuts is haunted by demons who are attracted to him because of a demonic mark on his neck.Demon, Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Awesome Story Plot, makes sense.
- CreatorKohta HiranoStarsKatie GrayCrispin FreemanVictoria HarwoodThe vampire Alucard, his master Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, and his newly sired ward Seras Victoria, try to protect England from a war-crazed SS-Major who seeks to start an eternal war with his vampire army.Demon, Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Awesome Story Plot, makes sense.
- StarsJun'ichi SuwabeJôji NakataDaisuke NamikawaIn this prequel to Hellsing Ultimate (2006), Hellsing agents Alucard and young Walter, the resourceful Hellsing family butler, are sent to Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944 to stop the Nazis' attempt to create a vampire army.Demon, Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Awesome Story Plot, makes sense.
- DirectorToshiyuki KubookaStarsHiroaki IwanagaCarrie KeranenTakahiro SakuraiA lone sellsword named Guts gets recruited into a mercenary band and attempts to help the Band's leader, Griffith, on his rise to power.Demon, Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Awesome Story Plot, makes sense.
- DirectorToshiyuki KubookaStarsHiroaki IwanagaMarc DiraisonTakahiro SakuraiFor three years, Guts believed his mission was to pursue Griffith's dream together with him. But in order to become Griffith's equal and truly be called his friend, Guts realizes he will have to leave the Band of the Hawk.Demon, Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Awesome Story Plot, makes sense.
- DirectorToshiyuki KubookaStarsMarc DiraisonHiroaki IwanagaCarrie KeranenA year has passed since Guts parted ways with Griffith. The Band of the Hawk is plotting a rescue mission to save Griffith who is confined to prison.Demon, Very gory, Very Scary and SO DARK! Awesome Story Plot, makes sense.
- DirectorHideaki AnnoKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraConcurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but hard to understand.
- DirectorHideaki AnnoKen AndôNaoyasu HabuStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraA recap of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by a 30-minute continuation of the plot that would later form the first third of The End of Evangelion.Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary but hard to understand.
- StarsNatsuki HanaeAustin TindleAdam GibbsIt has been 2 years since the GCC raid in Anteiku. Although the environment in Tokyo has changed drastically due to the CCG's increased influence, Ghouls are still a problem, especially the Aogiri Tree organization.Nothing like the First season. Suspense, Thriller and Mystery, not scary.
- StarsCherami LeighTravis WillinghamTodd HaberkornShibuya Psychic Research Center investigates supernatural occurrences all over Japan.
- StarsShinnosuke MitsushimaTao TsuchiyaMinami Takayama29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is sent back in time 18 years to prevent the events leading to his mother's death, which began with a series of kidnappings while he was in 5th grade.
- CreatorKaiu ShiraiStarsSumire MorohoshiMariya IseShinei UekiWhen three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.
- DirectorHideki TakayamaStarsChristopher CourageRebel JoySonny WeilThe relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking.Missed up 01! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- CreatorGô NagaiStarsShow HayamiAlan MarriottYû MizushimaDevilman faces the tortoise demon Jinmen and birdwoman Shiranu.Missed up 02! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsWilliam RobertsRosemary ElliotKeith HowardA combination of cybernetics and psychic potential. At its core: the tortured souls of 2 human beings. Many wish to control this monstrosity, but can their hatred be contained?Missed up 03! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsLex LangMona MarshallSherry LynnKakugo and Harara are siblings trained to fight the monsters roaming in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. 21st century. To aid them, Kakugo and Harara were entrusted with "Fortified Armor Shells", exoskeletons forged from the souls of deceased warriors. After Harara succumbs to the evil within the armor, it is up to Kakugo to defeat his sibling.Missed up 04! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsMonica RialKana HanazawaGreg AyresAfter being falsely convicted for the murder of his entire class, a young man must learn to survive in a mysterious prison with a perverted take on incarceration while also looking to clear his name.Missed up 05! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- Rin Asogi, which has a detective office in Shinjuku along with his assistant Mimi, meets Koki Maeno while he was looking for a stray cat. The boy says he has his own memories distorted, as if he really belonged. Proceeding with Maeno investigation is reconnected to Aoyama Pharmaceutical, where the guy turns out to be merely a clone developed in the laboratory. Although at first seems to have chosen the road of suicide, is the following day to the study of Rin to ask to become his partner.Missed up 06! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- CreatorLynn OkamotoStarsSanae KobayashiChihiro SuzukiMamiko NotoTwo university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.Missed up 07! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsJ. Michael TatumLuci ChristianAaron DismukeAn undead school girl must hunt down 108 other undeads with the help of specially trained Buddhist monks, in order to gain entry into Heaven.Missed up 08! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsJ. Michael TatumLuci ChristianAaron DismukeMissed up 09! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsMonica RialAustin TindleBrittany LaudaA collection of animated horror stories based on the works of Japanese artist Junji Ito.Missed up 10! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- CreatorYasuyuki UedaStarsKaori ShimizuBridget HoffmanDan LorgeStrange things start happening when a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with an interconnected virtual realm known as "The Wired".Missed up 11! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsHaruka ChisugaMeg McClainDallas ReidWhen Rachel wakes up with no memories in the basement of an unfamiliar building, she runs into Zack, a scythe-carrying serial killer.Missed up 12! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsMichelle RojasLindsay SeidelDavid MatrangaThere is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering.Missed up 13! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- StarsKôki UchiyamaAyumu MuraseKyle McCarleyWith demons reawakened and humanity in turmoil, a sensitive demon-boy is led into a brutal, degenerate war against evil by his mysterious friend, Ryo.Missed up 14! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.
- DirectorSatoshi KonStarsJunko IwaoRica MatsumotoShinpachi TsujiA pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.Missed up 14! Warned. Very gory, very violent, nudity.