Top 3 Underrated Dark Anime of All Time!

Top 3 Underrated Dark Anime of All Time! Dark as a category or the theme of Anime remained popular around the world. But if we talk about such characters present in the Anime then it is also loved almost at the same level.

The only reason behind it is the fictional way through which makers try to build these characters into very natural and realistic.

Most of the audience can relate because some kind of hidden darkness is also there in humans which remains hidden and only gets explored through these characters.

But are the same time some stories remain underrated because of the dark theme. So here are the top 3 dark or gloomy anime present for you:

Here Are the Top 3 Underrated Dark Anime of All Time!

03. Black Butler

Black Butler
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Released with many seasons, it falls under the category of dark comedy and fantasy which is relevant to any gore anime. It was released in 2008 and follows the story of Ciel Phantomhive.

Ciel is the 12-year-old Earl of Phantomhive. He serves as the Watchdog of the Queen and has the task of solving crimes. He solves the crime of the underworld of London in the Victorian Age.

He has a contract with a demon called Sebastian who was in the disguise of a Butler. Sebastian wants to take revenge on those who have tortured him and also murdered his parents.

The two characters meet with an exchange of their services and that is by taking the soul of Ciel.

02. Higurashi When They Cry

Higurashi When They Cry
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Also known as When the Cicadas Cry, it deals with murder mystery and horror. It was directed by Chiaki Kon (Seasons 1 and 2) and written by Toshifumi Kawase.

The anime is a story of a group of friends who are young and living in a fictional village called Hinamizawa. It deals with strange events that happened in 1983. The main character is Keiichi who has moved into the village and becomes friends with Mion, Rena, Rika, and Satoko.

Keiichi discovers that there are a lot of murders that are happening in the village and a lot of people are disappearing in past years. Keiichi, later on, found that everything was connected with the festival that the villagers were celebrating.

01. School-Live!

School-Live!
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The genres like horror, psychological, and slice of life, came on 9 July 2015 under the direction of Masaomi Ando.

It is about a very cheerful schoolgirl and her friends. Her name is Yuki Takeya and when it comes to her friends then they are Yuri, Miki, and Kurumk.

All these characters are members of a School Living Club in their High School. Yuki seeks a lot of fun through some school activities in her everyday life.

While the other characters try to keep her safe as a Zombie outbreak has occurred in the city. They all try to survive and help each other in the whole series and become the sole survivors.