*‼️50 underrated dark anime that deserve more attention. These range from psychological thrillers and horror to dystopian and supernatural themes.🏮🕯️* *###psychological & Thriller* 1. **Mononoke** – A visually striking horror anime with deep psychological themes. 2. **Paranoia Agent** – A surreal mystery about urban fear and mass hysteria. 3. **Aoi Bungaku Series** – Adaptations of dark classic Japanese literature. 4. **Pet** – A mind-bending psychological thriller about manipulating memories. 5. **The Perfect Insider** – A locked-room murder mystery with deep philosophical themes. 6. **Ghost Hound** – A slow-burning psychological horror with eerie atmosphere. 7. **Shinsekai Yori (From the New World)** – A dystopian society with dark secrets. 8. **Ergo Proxy** – A cyberpunk thriller exploring identity and consciousness. 9. **Texhnolyze** – A grim, existential cyberpunk anime. 10. **Requiem for the Phantom** – A dark story about brainwashing and assassination. ### *Horror & Supernatural** 11. **Shiki** – A unique take on vampires and the fear of the unknown. 12. **Hellsing Ultimate** – A brutal, action-packed vampire anime. 13. **Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories** – Short, eerie horror tales based on folklore. 14. **Boogiepop Phantom** – A surreal horror-mystery with non-linear storytelling. 15. **Kemonozume** – A twisted love story between a monster hunter and a flesh-eating demon. 16. **Serial Experiments Lain** – A psychological horror about technology and identity. 17. **Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo)** – Dark morality tales about revenge. 18. **Another** – A creepy, slow-burn horror with an intense climax. 19. **Gantz** – A violent, brutal survival game with philosophical undertones. 20. **Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales** – Anthology of supernatural horror stories. ### *Dark Fantasy & Supernatural Action** 21. **Dorohedoro** – A violent and quirky world filled with magic and chaos. 22. **Mouryou no Hako** – A complex supernatural mystery with deep psychological themes. 23. **Karas** – A visually stunning supernatural action anime. 24. **Claymore** – Dark fantasy with strong female warriors fighting demonic threats. 25. **Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East** – A supernatural drama with deep mythology. 26. **Shigurui** – A disturbingly realistic and violent samurai story. 27. **Berserk (1997 version)** – Dark medieval fantasy with deep psychological elements. 28. **Demon Lord Dante** – A grotesque and intense early work of Go Nagai. 29. **Jyu-Oh-Sei: Planet of the Beast King** – A survival sci-fi with dark themes. 30. **Devilman Crybaby** – Brutal, psychedelic, and tragic reimagining of a classic. *### Dystopian & Cyberpunk** 31. **Casshern Sins** – A melancholic and beautifully animated post-apocalyptic tale. 32. **Blame!** – A grim cyberpunk world filled with deadly AI. 33. **No. 6** – A seemingly utopian city hiding dark secrets. 34. **Kaiba** – A deceptively cute but incredibly dark sci-fi anime. 35. **Gasaraki** – A mecha series with political and philosophical depth. 36. **Blue Gender** – Humanity struggles for survival against monstrous alien creatures. 37. **Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi** – A twisted mix of immortality, horror, and sci-fi. 38. **Zettai Shounen** – A slow-burn supernatural mystery with an eerie atmosphere. 39. **Texhnolyze** – A bleak cyberpunk masterpiece with minimal dialogue. 40. **Armitage III** – A cyberpunk detective story exploring artificial life. ### *Dark Drama & Psychological Trauma** 41. **Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin** – A gut-wrenching story about abused youths. 42. **Now and Then, Here and There** – A deceptively innocent-looking anime about war atrocities. 43. **Tokyo Magnitude 8.0** – A realistic portrayal of disaster and human struggle. 44. **Gunslinger Girl** – Tragic assassins forced into a life of killing. 45. **Saikano (She, the Ultimate Weapon)** – A heart-wrenching war romance. 46. **Bokurano** – A deconstruction of the mecha genre with harsh moral dilemmas. 47. **Elfen Lied** – A brutal and emotional exploration of human cruelty. 48. **Narutaru (Shadow Star)** – Looks innocent but turns incredibly dark. 49. **Welcome to the NHK** – A psychological drama about isolation and mental illness. 50. **Hyouge Mono** – A unique take on the psychological and political battles of samurai.