What is Dark Fantasy anime?
Focus set on darker themes in a fantasy setting, sometimes leaning towards horror elements. Bleak and pessimistic tones often dominate. Dark supernatural beings like vampires may play a significant role.
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Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2
0
Description:
The second season of Castlevania: Nocturne. Type
ONA
Status
upcoming
Aired
2025-01-31
Blood of Zeus Season 2
(Blood of Zeus Season 2)
7.48
Description:
The second season of Blood of Zeus Type
ONA
Episodes
8
Ep.Length
28 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2024-05-09
Castlevania: Nocturne
7.75
Description:
As revolution sweeps France, Richter Belmont fights to uphold his family's legacy and prevent the rise of a ruthless, power-hungry vampire ruler. (Source: Netflix) Type
ONA
Episodes
8
Ep.Length
25 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2023-09-28
Clay
(Clay)
0
Description:
Music video animated by Waboku for the song Clay by Lanndo featuring the vocals of Ima Nanataki. This is the first single off Lanndo's album "ULTRAPANIC". Type
music
Episodes
1
Ep.Length
4 Min
Rating
13 teens or older
Status
finished
Aired
2022-10-26
Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen - MEMORIAL EDITION
(Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition)
7.89
Description:
Kentaro Miura's legendary series returns in Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition. The lone mercenary Guts travels in a land where a century-old war is raging. His ferocity and skill in battle attract the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called the Band of the Hawk. Guts becomes Griffith’s closest ally and confidant, but despite all their victories, Guts begins to question why he fights for another man’s dream of ruling his own kingdom. Unknown to Guts, Griffith’s unyielding ambition is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both. (Source: Crunchyroll, Viz Media) Note: This is a TV broadcast of the Golden Age film trilogy, with hundreds of new cuts including the "Bonfire of Dreams" scene and new music by Susumu Hirasawa and Shiro Sagisu. Type
TV
Episodes
13
Ep.Length
25 Min
Rating
Mild Nudity
Status
finished
Aired
2022-10-01
Tian Mei De Yao Hen
(Sweet Bite Marks)
6.99
Description:
This tells the romantic love story of an independent and introverted human girl from hating to falling in love with a vampire prince in an era where vampires ruled. Type
ONA
Episodes
12
Ep.Length
10 Min
Rating
13 teens or older
Status
finished
Aired
2022-09-01
Primal Season 2
0
Description:
The second season of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal. Emmy Award-winning Primal returns for a new season that leads Spear and Fang on bigger, more brutal adventures than ever before. Type
TV
Episodes
10
Ep.Length
21 Min
Rating
Violence
Status
finished
Aired
2022-07-22
Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
(Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)
8.23
Description:
The second season of Made in Abyss. Directly after the events of Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei, the third installment of Made in Abyss covers the adventures of Reg, Riko, and Nanachi in the Sixth Layer, The Capital of the Unreturned. Type
TV
Episodes
12
Ep.Length
24 Min
Rating
17+
Status
finished
Aired
2022-07-06
BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-
(BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-)
6.17
Description:
In a post-apocalyptic world of heavy metal fantasy, the only thing able to save humans from orcs, lizardmen, and other monsters is something even MORE evil. Sealed within a 14-year-old boy, the chaotic wizard Dark Schneider is unleashed to fight four mighty generals and their plot to resurrect the evil god Anslasax! (Source: Viz Media) Type
TV
Episodes
13
Ep.Length
24 Min
Rating
17+
Status
finished
Aired
2022-06-30
Totsukuni no Shoujo
(The Girl from the Other Side)
7.64
Description:
In a world split between two realms, its habitants were told never to cross to the other side, lest they be cursed. A little girl from the inner land named Shiva and a demon from the outer land simply known as “Teacher” initiate a quiet coexistence on the same side of the forest. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, their secret comes to light. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: Originally released as a movie-length OVA. As streaming on Crunchyroll, it is split into 3 ‘normal’ length episodes. Type
OVA
Episodes
1
Ep.Length
70 Min
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Aired
2022-03-10
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
(The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf)
7.76
Description:
Escaping from poverty to become a Witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past. (Source Netflix) Type
ONA
Episodes
1
Ep.Length
80 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2021-08-23
Castlevania Season 4
8.18
Description:
The fourth and final season of Castlevania. Type
ONA
Episodes
10
Ep.Length
24 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2021-05-13
Kemono Jihen
7.54
Description:
When a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate. While working the case, he befriends a strange boy who works in the field every day instead of going to school. Shunned by his peers and nicknamed "Dorota-bou" after a yokai that lives in the mud, he helps Inugami uncover the truth behind the killings—but supernatural forces are at work, and while Dorota-bou is just a nickname, it might not be the only thing about the boy that isn't human. (Source: MU) Type
TV
Episodes
12
Ep.Length
23 Min
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Aired
2021-01-10
Blood of Zeus
(Blood of Zeus)
6.98
Description:
A commoner living in ancient Greece, Heron discovers his true heritage as a son of Zeus, and his purpose: to save the world from a demonic army. (Source: Netflix) Type
ONA
Episodes
8
Ep.Length
28 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2020-10-27
Majo no Tabitabi
(The Journey of Elaina)
7.58
Description:
In a certain place, there was a traveler witch. Her name was Elaina. Being a traveler, she came across many people and countries while continuing her long, long journey. A country that only accepted magicians, a muscle loving giant, a youth wanting to return a lover from the grasp of death, a Princess left alone in the ruined country, and the story of the witch herself up until now and from now on. While meeting unbelievably odd people and experiencing beautiful moments of some, then, even now, the witch keeps spinning the tale of meeting and parting. (Source: NU) Type
TV
Episodes
12
Ep.Length
24 Min
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Aired
2020-10-02
Attack on Titan: The Final Season PV
(Attack on Titan: The Final Season PV)
8.19
Description:
Preview of the final season with original animation that was either not used in the main series or was redone for the main series. Type
ONA
Episodes
1
Ep.Length
2 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2020-05-29
Castlevania Season 3
8.12
Description:
The third season of Castlevania. Type
ONA
Episodes
10
Ep.Length
28 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2020-03-05
Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei
(Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul)
8.22
Description:
Dawn of the Deep Soul continues the epic adventure of plucky Riko and Reg who are joined by their new friend Nanachi. Together they descend into the Abyss' treacherous fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses, and encounter the mysterious Bondrewd, a legendary White Whistle whose shadow looms over Nanachi's troubled past. Bondrewd is ingratiatingly hospitable, but the brave adventurers know things are not always as they seem in the enigmatic Abyss... (Source: Sentai Filmworks) Type
movie
Episodes
1
Ep.Length
105 Min
Rating
Violence, Profanity
Status
finished
Aired
2020-01-17
Primal
0
Description:
A caveman at the dawn of evolution and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction are bonded by tragedy. This unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival in a violent, primordial world. (Source: Max) Type
TV
Episodes
10
Ep.Length
21 Min
Rating
Violence
Status
finished
Aired
2019-10-08
Totsukuni no Shoujo OAD
(The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún OAD)
7.65
Description:
In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher's care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light. (Source: ANN) Type
OVA
Episodes
1
Ep.Length
10 Min
Status
finished
Aired
2019-09-10