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Plot Summary:
Mirai Fukuin (lit. The Future's Gospel) is a side story of Kara no Kyoukai novel series. It is divided into two parts, Möbius ring, and Möbius Link.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 900
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, dark drama, ambiguous ending, children's story
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The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View (2007)
Plot Summary:
When an odd string of suicides begins to occur at a local high rise building, most of the townsfolk treat it as an unfortunate series of events. One girl, however, senses something more sinister at work - especially when a close friend of hers falls mysteriously ill.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, manga, psychological, exciting, neo noir, detective, dark drama
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The Garden of Sinners - Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine (2008)
Plot Summary:
June 1998: After spending two years in a coma caused by a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. She is visited by Touko Aozaki, a wizard and proprietor of a studio called Garan no Dou. Shiki has lost not only the memory of her accident, but also any real sense that she's even alive. Strangely, enigmatic beings begin to attack her.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: anime, dark drama
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Darkside Blues (1994)
Plot Summary:
The Persona Century Corporation has purchased nearly every parcel of land on earth. Dissension is not tolerated within the corporation's borders and those who oppose Persona are dealt with swiftly. Of those few places not yet under Persona's control is the free town of Kabuki-cho, also known as "The Dark Side of Tokyo". Within the town, under the leadership of a woman named Mai, is a small resistance group called Messiah. Into this world steps a man who takes the sobriquet of Kabuki-cho: Darkside. Sealed up in another dimension eighteen years ago by Persona Century, Darkside now returns to aid Messiah using his unique mystic power of renewal.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, surreal
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The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1 (2007)
Plot Summary:
August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, introducing himself to her. But Shiki hides a big secret: A wave of bizarre murders occur around many loose ends, and no suspects. there are still many questions: Who to believe? Who is the murderer? What is the secret of Shiki? and especially: Who is SHIKI?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, detective, dark drama
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Midori (1992)
Plot Summary:
After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stature, who gives her hope for a better future.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: anime, disturbing, suspense, adult anime, psychological, depressing, controversial, extreme horror, underground film, manga
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The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)
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In the middle of October 1998, Enjou Tomoe is attacked by bullies from his old school and saved by Ryougi Shiki. He asks her to hide him at her place and admits that he killed someone. Several days after the incident there are still no broadcasts about the murder as if it didn't happen.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: anime, disturbing, psychotronic, captivating, suspense, manga, adult animation, dark drama, surprise ending, ambiguous ending
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Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)
Plot Summary:
Koyomi Araragi was turned into a vampire by the legendary vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, and he needs to revive the weakened vampire back to her complete form to return to being human again. The only way for Koyomi to achieve his goal is to fight the three vampire hunters – Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, gothic, stylized, humorous
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I Lost My Body (2019)
Plot Summary:
A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: adult animation, psychological, non-linear, anime, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, philosophical, sad
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Over the Sky (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mio is a girl in high school who slacks off. She and her childhood friend Arata and best friend Madoka spend their after-school days in Ikebukuro hanging out. One day, Madoka tells Mio that she loves Arata, and Mio realizes that she loves Arata, too. But she’s scared of their relationship falling apart and lies, saying she’ll help them. Mio deliberately acts coldly to Arata, and they get into a fight. She decides to work things out with Arata, but gets into a car accident on her way to meet him. She wakes up in a mysterious world. It's the Ikebukuro she knows, but something’s different.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 372
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining
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Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
Plot Summary:
As Usagi and her friends enjoy Christmas vacation, an unusual and fierce snowstorm hits town... The evil Snow Queen Kaguya has returned to claim Earth as her own. Crucial to Queen Kaguya's plan is a magical crystal from outer space, approaching Earth disguised as a comet. Once she gets hold of the crystal, she will have the power to suck away all life energy and cover the Earth in ice. Will Sailor Moon find the crystal before Queen Kaguya? Will her powers be enough to save the Earth from permanent winter? All hope lies with the Legendary Ultimate Scout Power!.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, epic, mahou shoujo
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Curse of the Overfiend (1988)
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, hentai, splatter
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The Garden of Sinners - Chapter 6: Oblivion Recording (2008)
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January 1999: Apprentice mage Azaka Kokutou, Mikiya's younger sister, has been ordered by her mentor, Touko Aozaki, to investigate a certain incident in which fairies steal the memories of students at Azaka's school, Reien Academy. Azaka launches an investigation with the help of Shiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: anime, dark drama, fairy tale
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Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Licht Nameless Girl (2021)
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The Ainsworth family's goal is to save the world from evil, but their success depends on the great sacrifice Magical Girl Miyu makes for them. Her brother Shirou, however, is not willing to let the family have his sister without a fight. That’s why he doggedly searches for a way to save not only the world but also Miyu.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, disturbing
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Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
Plot Summary:
One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the vampire hunters to retrieve Kiss-shot’s limbs which were taken by these hunters.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: anime, light, gothic, stylized, humorous
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Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)
Plot Summary:
With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade in order to become a human again.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, gothic, stylized, humorous, adult animation, 2d animation
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Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly (2019)
Plot Summary:
Theatrical-release adaptation of the visual novel "Fate/stay night", following the third and final route. (Part 2 of a trilogy.).
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: anime, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, adult animation, sincere, psychological
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Lunar Legend Tsukihime (2003)
Plot Summary:
Shiki Tohno is a boy who, after an accident as a child, is able to see strange lines coming from objects and people. He has to wear special glasses to stop seeing them. If he cuts some of these lines, he destroys people connected to them. One day he meets a woman called Arcueid and together they start a journey that's going to reveal some secrets of his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, gothic, suspenseful, stylized, offbeat, manga, seinen, scary, serious, mind bending
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Ocean Waves (1993)
Plot Summary:
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off he narrates the events that brought her into his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anime, realistic, adult animation, sincere, touching, serious, whimsical
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Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
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Kyoya's father was a great warrior, killed at the hands of the diabolical psychic, Rebi Ra, who has now opened a portal to hell in the city of Shinjuku. It falls to Kyoya to finish what his father started and battle his way through demons, while protecting a young woman from harm. The only problem is that he's not exactly your classic hero type, and his powers are still latent.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, adult anime, adult animation, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, ecchi, weird, 2d animation
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Fate Grand Order: The Grand Temple of Time (2021)
Plot Summary:
The Chaldea Organization must deal with the Grand Temple of Solomon, the King of Magic, which has come to destroy the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, disturbing
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion (2019)
Plot Summary:
In the city of Orario, beneath an impossibly tall tower, lies the dungeon. Only adventurers who form partnerships with the gods themselves have any hope of defeating the monsters that lie within. But the dungeon is not the only place where monsters exist. Far from Orario, in the ruins of an ancient city, a new threat arises. To counter this threat, the goddess Artemis has come to Orario in search of a champion—but it’s not Ais Wallenstein (the legendary Sword Princess) nor Ottar (the strongest warrior to ever enter the dungeon) that she chooses. Rather it is Bell Cranel, a newbie adventurer partnered with a low-tier goddess.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, feel good, captivating, shounen, super sentai
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Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
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Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey to fight the Black Dragon Clan. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anime, atmospheric, stylized, intense, serious, breathtaking, mecha, adult animation, light, sexy
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The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)
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In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a dark, murderous desire that has laid dormant within Shiki's soul ever since then.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anime, adult animation, neo noir, suspense, dark, manga, dark drama, tension, biting, exciting
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The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain (2008)
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July 1998 - After a group of delinquents is found dead in their hangout place with all their limbs twisted and torn off, Aozaki Touko receives a request to find the murderer and asks Shiki for help. The main suspect is Asagami Fujino; a girl who was the boys' plaything until recently, who Shiki believes to be "one of her kind".
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, manga, dark drama, adult animation, adult anime
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Millennium Actress (2001)
Plot Summary:
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anime, surreal, touching, tense, atmospheric, emotional, talky, serious, adult animation, cult classic
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Final Inferno (1989)
Plot Summary:
As the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: anime, grindhouse, splatter
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Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (2017)
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Shiro Emiya is a young magus who attends Homurahara Academy in Fuyuki City. One day after cleaning the Archery Dojo in his school, he catches a glimpse of a fight between superhuman beings, and he gets involved in the Holy Grail War, a ritual where magi called Masters fight each other with their Servants to win the Holy Grail. Shiro joins the battle to stop an evildoer from winning the Grail and to save innocent people, but everything goes wrong when a mysterious "Shadow" begins to indiscriminately kill people in Fuyuki.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
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D has been hired to track down Meier Link, a notoriously powerful vampire who has abducted a woman, Charlotte Elbourne. D's orders are strict - find Charlotte, at any cost. For the first time, D faces serious competition. The Markus Brothers, a family of Vampire Hunters, were hired for the same bounty. D Must intercept Meier and conquer hostile forces on all sides in a deadly race against time.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: gothic, anime, atmospheric, serious, dark fantasy, manga, suspenseful, grindhouse, adult anime, cult classic
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Patema Inverted (2013)
Plot Summary:
In an underground world where tunnels extend everywhere, even though they live in dark and confined spaces, people wear protective clothes and lead quiet and enjoyable lives. Patema, a princess in her underground village, loves to explore the tunnels. Her favorite place is a "danger zone" that her village prohibits people from entering. Even though she's scolded, Patema's curiosity can't be held back. No one ever explained what the supposed danger was. On her usual trip to the "danger zone," Patema faces unexpected events. When hidden secrets come to light, the story begins to unfold.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, semi serious, manga, colorful, mind bending, psychedelic, surreal, mind twisting, stylized