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Animes similar to Another?

Hello everyone! I'm looking for any anime series that are like Another, mainly in the sense of a horror mystery kind of story/plot. Something that's very gloomy/dark as well. It doesn't have to be as gory, but I'd like it to be. Anyways thanks to all who answer!

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  • 8 years ago
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    Ummmm. I've never watched Another myself but I will try. ! HERE WE GO.!!!!!!!!

    Deadman Wonderland (blood, dark, gore, survival, life in prison?)

    Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman Wonderland. And then it gets worse.

    Death Note (killing, psychological, survival, dark)

    Yagami Light is a 17-year-old genius from Japan who is tired of his life, school, and the state of the world as he knows it. One day, on the way home from class, Light stumbles upon a dark notebook with "Death Note" written on the front. Intrigued by its appearance, Light reads the first few sentences, only to find out that it states that anyone whose name is written inside will die. Discarding it as a joke, Light continues his daily activities. Soon after though, his human curiosity takes the better of him and prompts Light to try the notebook, discovering the truth behind first sentence. Now, with power in his hands, Yagami Light is on a quest to change the world and become God of the New World.....

    Mirai Nikki (TV)

    This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno, is about Yuki, a loner who's not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others.Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.

    Elfen Lied

    The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet...

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  • 8 years ago

    Shiki, Higurashi no naku koro ni, Umineko no naku koro ni, Elfen Lied, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette, Monster, Aku no Hana (dont be turned off by the animation, the story is really good!), Neon Genesis Evangelion, Deadman Wonderland

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