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Plot Summary:
During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis are looking for missing bottles of the immortality elixir. In addition, a war between the mafia groups is getting worse. On board the Advena Avis, in 1711, alchemists are about to learn the price of immortality.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 384 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, suspense, serious, manga, spectacular, seinen, offbeat, neo noir
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Speed Grapher (2005)
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In the new Tokyo, where every fetish has a face, burned-out war photographer Tatsumi Saiga is slumming in the tabloid wasteland. Sent to dig up dirt on the underground elite, he stumbles upon a depraved ritual below the city—and before the night ends, a single kiss from a young beauty named Kagura Tennouzu ignites a chain of events that could force the entire ruling class to their knees.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan, Philippines
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, manga
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Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988)
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Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 Dragons, a gang within the Chinese Mafia, who are determined to push aside Tokyo's local crime lords. He breaks into her house, and she asks that he make love to her before he kills her; she connects to his inner self, and he becomes her protector. Now he must defend her against the local crime gang, who have connections with corrupt Tokyo police. Will Yo and Emu make it out alive, and will the 108 Dragons triumph?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, adult anime, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense, adult animation
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Gangsta. (2015)
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In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two "handymen" known as "Benriya" who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia -- for a good price. After an assignment from police the two met and later joined by Alex, a former prostitute who got interested in the mysterious background of the team, in particular of Nicolas' abilities.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, manga, adult anime, seinen, silent, silent film
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Golgo 13 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Golgo 13 is not his real name. Then again, neither is Duke Togo, Tadashi Togo, or any number of the aliases he goes by. A man of mystery, not even the world’s most prominent intelligence agencies can determine who Golgo really is, or just where he came from. But all agree that his skills are nothing short of legendary. Armed with a custom M16, Golgo is willing to take any job for any agency, from the FBI to the KGB. He has completed every contract he has ever taken and will work for anyone who can meet his price. He is both the greatest weapon and the greatest threat to any nation; no one is safe once they are in Golgo’s sights.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 1250 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, mecha, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Kite (1998)
Plot Summary:
Sawa may seem innocent and naive, but don’t be fooled. She is a cold-blooded killer, and if you’re on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals go loose every day, a detective decides to train the young Sawa to be his instrument of justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: anime, hentai, adult animation, adult anime, controversial, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, fast
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91 Days (2016)
Plot Summary:
During Prohibition, the law held no power and the mafia ruled the town. The story takes place in Lawless, a town thriving on black market sales of illicitly brewed liquor. Avilio returns to Lawless after some time away, following the murder of his family in a mafia dispute there. One day, Avilio receives a letter from a mysterious sender, prompting him to return to Lawless for revenge. He then infiltrates the Vanetti family, the ones responsible for his family's murder, and sets about befriending the don's son, Nero, to set his vengeance in motion. Killing brings more killing, and revenge spawns more revenge. How will the 91-day story of these men guided by a tragic fate end? (Source: Crunchyroll).
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, suspense, tense, thought provoking, suspenseful, rough, neo noir, ambiguous ending, crying, sentimental
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Durarara!! (2010)
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Durarara!!, often shortened to DRRR!!, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda, that has also been adapted into a Japanese anime series. As of May 2012, eleven volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Akiyo Satorigi started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy on April 18, 2009. An anime adaptation began airing in Japan in January 2010. Durarara!! tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet-based anonymous gang called The Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro. Two games based on the series for the PlayStation Portable were released.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, touching, manga, exciting, humorous, serious, stylized, feel good
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Corpse Princess (2008)
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Corpse Princess is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. Premiering in Monthly Shōnen Gangan on April 12, 2005, the series centers around the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who is hunting down 108 undead corpses in order to gain entry into heaven with the help of a secret society of anti-corpse Buddhist monks. Feel and Gainax partnered together to adapt the series into a thirteen episode anime series. The first season, Aka, premiered on AT-X on October 2, 2008. A second season, Kuro, aired between January and March 2009. The anime is licensed for North American distribution and release by Funimation Entertainment, which has already started releasing the episodes in subtitled form as Shikabane Hime through various online distribution companies and through its own website. The series made its North American television debut on the FUNimation Channel on November 15, 2010.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 469
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Juni Taisen: Zodiac War (2017)
Plot Summary:
The 12th Twelve Tournament that gets held every twelve years - Twelve brave warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls. The participants are twelve very strange warriors: "Rat," "Ox," "Tiger," "Rabbit," "Dragon," "Snake," "Horse," "Goat," "Monkey," "Rooster," "Dog," and "Pig.".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 954
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, suspenseful, visually appealing, exciting, light, serious, captivating, entertaining, futuristic, dark fantasy
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Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)
Plot Summary:
Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman. During his journey, he meets Shigure, a priestess who has never seen the world outside her village. But when a group of demons destroys the village and kills everyone, Jubei becomes a prime target after acquiring the Dragon Jewel — a stone with an unknown origin. Meanwhile, Shigure — along with the monk Dakuan and a young thief named Tsubute — travels to the village of Yagyu. And with two demon clans now hunting down Shigure, Dakuan must once again acquire the services of Jubei to protect the Priestess of Light.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, manga, perverse, fantasy anime, dark fantasy, dark comedy, weird
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Black Butler (2008)
Plot Summary:
In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday, a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of despair, Ciel strikes a deal with a demon - his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon becomes his butler, to protect and serve Ciel until the deal has been completed and calls himself by name of Sebastian Michaelis. One month after the fire Ciel returns from being missing, with his new butler Sebastian. Ciel is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the work as the Queen of England’s guard dog and looking for his parents murders.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, dark fantasy, captivating, suspenseful, semi serious, manga, stylized, shounen, detective
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Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
Plot Summary:
Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Dazai Osamu, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives!.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, emotional, tense, captivating, humorous, mysterious, seinen, detective, crying
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B: The Beginning (2018)
Plot Summary:
In a world powered by advanced technology, crime and action unfold in the archipelagic nation of Cremona. Genius investigator Keith Flick rejoins the royal police force just as serial killer "B" emerges. Mysterious youth Koku may be an ally, or a target.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, suspense, psychological, exciting, captivating, tense, adult animation, manga, detective, adult anime
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When They Cry (2006)
Plot Summary:
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, sadistic, serious, mind bending, manga, psychological horror, adult animation
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Gantz (2004)
Plot Summary:
Gantz is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Gantz tells the story of Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence and sexual content.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, adult anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, manga, seinen, psychological horror, mind twisting
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Darker Than Black (2007)
Plot Summary:
Anime television series created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, atmospheric, rough, suspenseful, stylized, mecha, deep, adult anime, seinen
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Black Lagoon (2006)
Plot Summary:
Black Lagoon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X since 2002, and nine collected volumes have been released so far. It was later adapted into an anime television series, by Madhouse, that aired from April to June 2006 for twelve episodes. A second season, subtitled "The Second Barrage", ran for twelve weeks starting on October 2, 2006. A five volume original video animation series, titled Roberta's Blood Trail, was released from July 2010 to June 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, psychological, manga, adult animation, adult anime, seinen, realistic
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Elfen Lied (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it 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 murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers 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 evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, bleak, manga, seinen, psychological, semi serious, mind twisting
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Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ken Kaneki is a bookworm college student who meets a girl names Rize at a cafe he frequents. They're the same age and have the same interests, so they quickly become close. Little does Kaneki know that Rize is a ghoul - a kind of monster that lives by hunting and devouring human flesh. When part of her special organ - "the red child" - is transplanted into Kaneki, he becomes a ghoul himself, trapped in a warped world where humans are not the top of the food chain.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, dark fantasy, exciting, suspenseful, bloody, serious, manga, seinen, stylized, psychological
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Fate/Zero (2011)
Plot Summary:
War of the Holy Grail - Pursuing the power of the "Holy Grail" which grants a miracle, this is a contest in which seven magi summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete for it. In that battle whose conclusion was postponed three times, now, the fourth war commenced again. Entrusting their dearest wish of victory, the magi joined the battleground called "Fuyuki", but amongst them, there was a man who was always alone, and could not find out the meaning behind his fights. His name was Kotomine Kirei. Not comprehending the guidance of fate, Kirei was lost, and had kept questioning. Why someone like his was given the Command Seals. However, the fate of his fights crossed Kirei's path with a nemesis by chance. That person is - Emiya Kiritsugu. A man who was sterner than anyone else, more merciless than anyone else, and who sought the miracle of the Holy Grail.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, manga, intense, semi serious, humorous, epic, adult animation
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Bleach (2004)
Plot Summary:
The show revolves around Ichigo Kurosaki, a good-hearted 15-year-old high school student who carries the undesired ability to see spirits. Others in his family (two sisters and his father) carry this ability to some extent as well. One evening, he encounters Rukia Kuchiki; a Shinigami, or Death God. It is her job to usher lost spirits to Soul Society, and to also eliminate those which cross over from the Hollow World.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, heroic, serious, stylized, shounen, manga, humorous, entertaining, brutal
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Berserk (2016)
Plot Summary:
Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god. Even as it chips away at his life, Guts continues to fight his enemies, who wield repulsive and inhumane power, with nary but his body and sword—his strength as a human.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, manga, adult animation, humorous, seinen, saga, biting, suspenseful, rough
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Claymore (2007)
Plot Summary:
In a world rife with deadly creatures called "youma", a young silver eyed woman, Clare, works on behalf of an organization that trains female youma halfbreeds into warriors with the ability to destroy these creatures. Considered a rogue for picking up a stray child and almost losing herself to her youma side by "Awakening", she is constantly assigned rather dangerous missions.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, manga, adult anime, spectacular, psychological, brutal
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Black Blood Brothers (2006)
Plot Summary:
Remnants of a vampire clan that wanted to rule the world alone, but got defeated in a war by joined forces of other vampires and humans, kidnap the brother of a vampire war veteran. He looks for them in a secret vampire city.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, entertaining, manga, shounen, scary, fast, serious
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Devil May Cry (2007)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of the demon hunter Dante who himself is half demon and half human.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 288 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, atmospheric, suspenseful, gothic, manga, adult anime, perverse, shounen
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Hellsing Ultimate (2006)
Plot Summary:
Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from the creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing, controls her own personal army to eliminate the undead beings, but even her highly trained soldiers pale in comparison to her most trusted vampire exterminator — a vampire by the name of Alucard. Along with Integra's mysterious butler and Alucard's new vampire minion, Seras Victoria, the Hellsing Organization must face not only regular ghouls and vampires, but a rivalling secret organization from the Vatican, and Millennium, an enigmatic group of madmen spawned by a certain war over 50 years ago... A bloody battle between monsters is about to begin. The dead are dancing, and all hell is singing.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: anime, gothic, atmospheric, stylized, dark fantasy, intense, brutal, manga, scary, adult anime
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Plot Summary:
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, manga, humorous, dark fantasy, adult anime, shounen, perverse, twisted
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Hellsing (2001)
Plot Summary:
Vampires exist. It is the duty of Hellsing, an organization sponsored by the British government, to hide that frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Along with its own personal army, Hellsing also has a few secret weapons. Alucard, an incredibly powerful vampire, has been controlled by Hellsing for years. Although he dislikes being a servant to the Hellsing family, he certainly enjoys his job as Hellsing’s vampire exterminator. Seras is a fledgling vampire and a former police woman. Although reluctant to embrace her new self, she is still a valuable member of the organization. Integra Hellsing, the current leader, is usually fully capable of fulfilling her duty, but lately, vampire activity has been on the rise. Unfortunately, the cause is more alarming than anything she could have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, gothic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, dark fantasy, manga, scary, brutal, humorous
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Death Note (2006)
Plot Summary:
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 365000
Genere: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 851 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, suspenseful, exciting, serious, smart, adult animation, thought provoking, detective, adult anime
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Akame ga Kill! (2014)
Plot Summary:
Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating corruption by mercilessly killing officials and privileged nobles.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, suspense, serious, tense, captivating, exciting, manga, humorous, seinen, shounen