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bladegash
05/02/2024
10:30 PM
#1
Some stuff without the over the top comic relief. I loved Demon Slayer but things like Zenitsu's overly dramatic ass really makes me lose interest. I loved Berserk but disliked Puck and Isidro. I liked AoT, shit was dead serious from start to end.

Chainsaw Man had potential but i couldn't stay interested. Not even bc of the comic relief as it wasn't so exaggerated as other anime tend to have, and the 'mature' aspect was fine too.

Anyways hit me with ur lists.

I want dark fantasy settings, little to no comic relief, struggle and strife, basically a souls borne sekiro ring type anime. Old or new, doesn't matter.
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Hayame_Zero
05/02/2024
10:31 PM
#2
Vinland Saga
...I think I'm done here...
Baron_Ox
05/02/2024
10:32 PM
#3
Gungrave
Monster
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coolguyjimmy
05/02/2024
10:34 PM
#4
You tried Claymore?
Parasyte is great, but it isn't really Dark Fantasy, as such -- could kinda qualify as "Dark Urban Fantasy" though, and it really meets your other criteria.
bladegash
05/02/2024
10:36 PM
#5
coolguyjimmy posted...
You tried Claymore?
I'm actually watching that now. On episode 3.

It's been really hard finding titles like Berserk, Castlevania and AoT. Claymore isnt the best writing but it's scratching the itch.
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Prestoff
05/02/2024
10:37 PM
#6
Dragon Ball Z
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Joelypoely
05/02/2024
10:40 PM
#7
Wicked City (1987)
Ninja Scroll (1993)
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Klaus343
05/02/2024
10:43 PM
#8
Twelve Kingdoms meets your criteria, but it's Eastern Fantasy, rather than Western.
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apolloooo
05/02/2024
10:44 PM
#9
Vinland saga
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BlazinBlue88
05/02/2024
10:47 PM
#10
Perfect Blue
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EPR-radar
05/02/2024
11:00 PM
#11
Hellsing might work for you -- it's been so long I forget the details, but my lingering impression is that there is so much ultra-violence and dark shit that what comic relief is present is a very minor feature. There may also be a difference in tone between Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate.
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sabin017
05/02/2024
11:00 PM
#12
Berserk (1997)
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Hospy
05/02/2024
11:02 PM
#13
Basilisk
GS4Life
05/02/2024
11:03 PM
#14
Elfen Lied >_>
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Tyranthraxus
05/02/2024
11:04 PM
#15
Gantz is kinda morbid. It's got an interesting premise. I feel like they didn't do as much with it as they could.
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yunalenne10
05/03/2024
12:47 AM
#16
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GZgzc3_-eA

Bokurano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-okZdA0xxYs

Narutaru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIF5BLyh3Mk

Now and Then, Here and There:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HNiKiPJT0E
Beany
05/03/2024
12:49 AM
#17
sabin017 posted...
Berserk (1997)

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pedro45
05/03/2024
12:49 AM
#18
Paranoia Agent
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Bloodychess
05/03/2024
12:51 AM
#19
Blood C

tripleh213
05/03/2024
12:52 AM
#20
I second Parasyte
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05/03/2024
12:54 AM
#21
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BDSMKane
05/04/2024
11:12 PM
#22
Ill admit I get bored by gore fest anime that seem like theyre trying too hard to be edgy, which is what I classify Hellsing as. Im more into whats classified as psychological horror or psychological thriller. Attack on Titan for example was great because it wasnt just scary or bloody, it introduced terrifying imagery and ways to die. So thats where my list is coming from.

Madoka Magica: looks are deceiving, watch the 3 movie series for the complete story arc

Psycho-Pass: season 1 is amazing, and 2 was good, but skip season 3 (one of the most disappointing seasons of any anime Ive seen)

Mirai Nikki: survival game anime with a yandere main character, which is someone who is obsessed with you in a psychopathic way

Parasyte: the others are correct, this one is pretty dark and also very deep

Death Note: maybe no one else mentioned it because it was too obvious

Drifters: I really enjoyed this one, but dont expect a conclusion
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Bloodychess
05/05/2024
11:45 AM
#23
BDSMKane posted...
Madoka Magica: looks are deceiving, watch the 3 movie series for the complete story arc
Personal opinion: Don't watch the movies they ruined a perfectly good ending
Link_of_time
05/05/2024
12:58 PM
#24
Fantasy to Modern to Future in Descending order -

  • Shigurui: Death Frenzy
  • Goblin Slayer
  • Record of Lodoss Wars
  • Claymore
  • Basilisk
  • Kurozuka
  • To Your Enternity
  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
  • Another
  • Devil Man: Cry Baby
  • Parasyte: the maxim
  • Psycho Pass
GeminiDeus
05/05/2024
01:09 PM
#25
yunalenne10 posted...
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GZgzc3_-eA
Is this the first series or the second? It's been so long since I've seen them and I watched them in the wrong order accidentally but still loved them.
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LonelyStoner
05/05/2024
01:10 PM
#26
Try Undead Unluck. It just came out on Hulu.
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reincarnator07
05/05/2024
01:12 PM
#27
  • Another vote for Madoka. Either the show or the first 2 movies, then watch the third movie if you want more.
  • Fate/Zero (Fate/Stay Night is good too, but only Heaven's Feel I think is the sort of dark you're after which won't make sense without the others)
  • A lot of Gundam is actually rather dark, with Iron Blooded Orphans being one of the darker shows AND standalone.
  • Eighty-Six is great, but is another mecha.
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MagiMarthKoopa
05/05/2024
01:16 PM
#28
Bloodychess posted...
Personal opinion: Don't watch the movies they ruined a perfectly good ending
The TV ending is completely unsatisfying. Rebellion fixes it to be perfect.
Tropicalwood
05/05/2024
01:23 PM
#29
The Legend of Legendary Heroes is a good one, it's similar to Berserk IMHO. It starts off slow iirc but it picks up and becomes darker as the story progresses. I'm still disappointed that it never got a second season.

Revenger, Gen Urobuchi's wild ride.

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PraetorXyn
05/05/2024
01:27 PM
#30
Basilisk
Ninja Scroll
Wicked City
Freezing
Black Lagoon
Ergo Proxy
Psycho Pass
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coolpal23
05/05/2024
01:28 PM
#32
yamishibai
each episode is like 4 minutes
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Sephiroth_C_Ryu
05/05/2024
01:29 PM
#33
The Cockpit.

It is basically 3 stand-alone episodes about WW2.

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ellis123
05/05/2024
01:47 PM
#34
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The warning wasn't because of things like slurs/racism. They felt that the act of showing what happened to some of the people post WW2 was just that bad that they needed to warn you what was about to transpire.
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BDSMKane
05/05/2024
07:01 PM
#35
Bloodychess posted...
Personal opinion: Don't watch the movies they ruined a perfectly good ending
Im the exact opposite, I think they made a mediocre ending better. But I dont really like anything approaching a happy ending. Personal opinion though.
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PoIkan
05/07/2024
07:40 PM
#36
Shinsekai Yori.

The world got really deep and convoluted, but it was a wild ride.
Bloodychess
05/09/2024
11:34 PM
#37
MagiMarthKoopa posted...
The TV ending is completely unsatisfying. Rebellion fixes it to be perfect.
I felt it fit the tone and atmosphere that the series had built up. I can understand why people wouldn't like it but the TV ending was the perfect sour note on a rather bleak series.
Shotgunnova
05/09/2024
11:36 PM
#38
Hospy posted...
Basilisk
This was my first thought, though I second Monster.
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