This article explores six dark anime that may initially appear innocent but are actually quite disturbing. Anime is a style of Japanese animation that is known for its wide range of genres and themes. While many anime are light-hearted and cheerful, there are also some that explore darker and more disturbing subjects.
The anime on this list may initially seem innocent, with cute and colorful characters and light-hearted storylines. However, as the series progresses, they reveal their true nature, delving into topics such as violence, psychological trauma, and moral ambiguity. These anime may not be suitable for all viewers, so be warned before watching.
So here’s a helpful list of anime that starts good but becomes dark.
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6. Yakusoku no Neverland
The Promised Neverland has been one of the best anime in 2019, This anime is a horror fantasy and if you have any interest in dark horror fantasy then you might like this.
Promised Neverland’s story revolves around orphans living in an orphanage but this, not a normal orphanage, but it’s a human farm, farming human children for mysterious monsters.
The second season of the series is after an attempted escape from an orphanage.
5. Dr. Stone
Dr. Stone is a 2019 anime series, dr. stone is a great twist in the world of shonen. 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a “Stone World” and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.
4. Re:Zero
Re: Zero is the most unique and probably one of the darkest isekai anime. As all other isekai anime Re: Zero revolves around a neet who got transported into another world.
This anime is full of intense and brutal moments. If you like Isekai, then you’re going to like this too. Personally, for me, this is by far the best Isekai anime.
3. Redo of Healer
Redo of Healer is another dark fantasy anime, and honestly, this the darkest anime on this list, if you are not a fan of dark fantasy then you might consider something else.
This is the story of revenge, Keyaru, who is exploited, r@pd, assaulted repeatedly by others due to being a healing magician, notices what lies beyond just his healing magic and is convinced that a healing magician is the strongest class in the world.
However, by the time he realizes his potential, he is already deprived of everything. Thus, he uses healing magic on the world itself to go back four years into the past, deciding to redo everything and get revenge on the ones who exploited him.
2. Mushoku Tensei
This another isekai anime, as any other isekai this anime also has a neet, An unnamed, 34-year-old NEET is evicted from his home following the death of his parents. Upon some self-introspection, he concludes that his life was ultimately pointless.
He intercepts a speeding truck heading towards a group of teenagers in an attempt to do something meaningful for once in his life and manages to pull one of them out of harm’s way before dying.
Awakening in a baby’s body, he realizes he has been reincarnated in a world of sword and sorcery. He resolves to become successful in his new life, discarding his past identity for his new life as Rudeus Greyrat.
1. The Seven Deadly Sins
A small subgroup of the Holy Knights allegedly betrayed their country and turned their blades against their comrades in an attempt to remove Liones’ monarch in The Holy Knights of Britannia.
Following that, rumours grew that these renowned knights, nicknamed the “Seven Deadly Sins,” were still alive. Ten years later, the Holy Knights launched their own coup and became the new rulers of the Kingdom of Lioness.
