What is Dystopia anime?

A dystopia (from Ancient Greek: δυσ-, "bad, ill", and Ancient Greek: τόπος, "place, landscape"; alternatively cacotopia, or anti-utopia) is, in literature, an often futuristic society that has degraded into a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian. Dystopian literature has underlying cautionary tones, warning society that if we continue to live how we do, this will be the consequence. A dystopia, thus, is regarded as a sort of negative utopia and is often characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government. Dystopias usually feature different kinds of repressive social control systems, a lack or total absence of individual freedoms and expressions and constant states of warfare or violence. Dystopias often explore the concept of humans abusing technology and how humans individually and collectively cope with technology that has evolved too quickly such as the car, the flamethrower or the microwave. A dystopian society is also often characterized by widespread poverty and brutal political controls such as a large military-like police.

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ATRI: My Dear Moments

7.15

Description:

In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. Ikaruga Natsuki, a boy who lost his mother and his leg in an accident some years earlier, returns disillusioned from a harsh life in the big city to find his old countryside home half-swallowed by the sea. Left without a family, all he has to his name is the ship and submarine left to him by his oceanologist grandmother, and her debts. His only hope to restore the dreams for the future that he has lost is to take up an opportunity presented to him by the suspicious debt collector Catherine. They set sail to search the sunken ruins of his grandmother's laboratory in order to find a treasure rumor says she left there. But what they find is not riches or jewels; it is a strange girl lying asleep in a coffin at the bottom of the sea. Atri. Atri is a robot, but her appearance and her wealth of emotions would fool anyone into think she's a living, breathing human being. In gratitude for being salvaged, she makes a declaration to Natsuki. "I want to fulfill my master's final order. Until I do, I'll be your leg!" In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for this boy and this mysterious robot girl... (Source: ATRI -My Dear Moments- VN Site)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-07-13

Metallic Rouge

6.24

Description:

Metallic Rouge takes place in a a world where humans and androids coexist. The story follows Rouge, an android girl, who is on a mission on Mars with her partner Naomi. The mission is to murder nine artificial humans who are hostile to the government. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-01-10

Ishura

6.45

Description:

In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world: a master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponent with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; and an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “One True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins. (Source: Yen Press)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-01-03

Attack on Titan: The Final Season - Final Chapters Part 2

(Attack on Titan: The Final Season - Final Chapters Part 2)

8.29

Description:

Eren, as the Founding Titan, advances on Fort Salta with countless other Titans. Appearing before the refugees, who stand on the brink of despair, are Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Conny, Reiner, Pieck, and Levi, who narrowly escaped from the rumbling. The battle between former comrades and childhood friends with Eren concludes here. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

special

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

85 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2023-11-04

Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers

(Magical Destroyers)

6.32

Description:

Set in a dystopian near future where otaku culture in Japan has been obliterated by a mysterious organization known as "SSC", Magical Girl Destroyers follows the misadventures of Otaku Hero—a young revolutionary who loves otaku culture—and Anarchy, Blue, and Pink, a trio of magical girls who admire him. Together they struggle to create "a world where you can say what you like about what you like as much as you like." (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-04-08

Attack on Titan: The Final Season - Final Chapters Part 1

(Attack on Titan: The Final Season - Final Chapters Part 1)

8.3

Description:

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Eren unleashes the ultimate power of the Titans. With a burning determination to eliminate all who threaten Eldia, he leads an unstoppable army of Colossal Titans towards Marley. Now a motley crew of his former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission, the only question is, can they stop him? (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

special

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

60 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2023-03-03

Make My Day

(Make My Day)

6.52

Description:

On a cold planet of ice and snow, mysterious creatures suddenly have appeared from the dark underground and have begun to attack the inhabitants. Can humanity survive the terror lurking beyond the horizon? (Source: Netflix)
Type

ONA

Episodes

8

Ep.Length

26 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-02-02

Inu to Shounen

(The Dog & The Boy)

6.37

Description:

A boy and robotic dog spend their days together, until war begins and the boy leaves and the dog waits for his friend to return to him.
Type

ONA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

4 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2023-01-31

Ooyukiumi no Kaina

(Kaina of the Great Snow Sea)

6.88

Description:

A world blanketed in an endless and ever-growing ocean of snow. The people eke out a living, either huddled around the roots of enormous trees dotting the surface, or high in the canopy, which spreads over the planet's atmosphere. A chance meeting between Kaina, a youth from the canopy, and Liliha, a young woman from the surface, sets off a chain of events that will change the fate of the world. (Source: Polygon Pictures)
Type

TV

Episodes

11

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-01-11

Eiyuu Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki

(The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War)

5.9

Description:

Lavian is the granddaughter of a deeply respected North Ambria hero-turned-traitor named Vlad, who joins the Northern Jaegers to prove that she is different from her grandfather. After multiple and constant disciplinary violations, Lavie is then ordered to form a platoon alongside with Martin, Iseria, and Tallion to infiltrate the Erebonian Empire and to investigate more about the “Civil War Hero of the Empire” who is threatening North Ambria. (Source: Official Website | Translated by Hansuke21)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-01-06

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

(CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS)

8.25

Description:

An original anime series set in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077. In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner. (Source: Netflix)
Type

ONA

Episodes

10

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2022-09-13

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

Kyoukai Senki Part 2

(AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline 2nd Season)

6.76

Description:

The second cour of Kyoukai Senki.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2022-04-11

Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2

(Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2)

8.27

Description:

The war for Paradis zeroes in on Shiganshina just as the Jaegerists have seized control. After taking a huge blow from a surprise attack led by Eren, Marley swiftly acts to return the favor. With Zeke’s true plan revealed and the military forced under a new rule, this battle might be fought on two fronts. Does Eren intend on fulfilling his half-brother’s wishes or does he have a plan of his own? (Source: Funimation)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Violence, Profanity

Status

finished

Aired

2022-01-09

Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 - Jizoku Kanou Sensou

(Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable Warfare)

7.18

Description:

Film compiling the first season of Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 with the addition of new scenes.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

120 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2021-11-12

Kyoukai Senki

(AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline)

6.46

Description:

In the year 2061 AD, Japan has lost its sovereignty. The Japanese people spend their days as oppressed citizens after being divided and ruled by the four major trade factions. The country became the forefront of the world following the deployment of AMAIM—a humanoid special mobile weapon—by each economic bloc. One day, Amou Shiiba, a boy who loves machines, meets Gai, an autonomous thinking A.I. The encounter leads Amou to cast himself into the battle to reclaim Japan, piloting the AMAIM Kenbu that he built himself. (Source: MAL News)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2021-10-05

The Defective

(The Defective)

0

Description:

In the era of the New Ephemeris, the Interstellar Alliance established the "Eden" system. Since then, humans have been able to stay away from all pains and worries since birth. Unfortunately, 1% of the population of the eight major galaxies still cannot access the "Eden", and they are exiled to the eighth galaxy, which has become a "defective" among people. At that time, the Alliance General Lin Jingheng was framed by people and displaced to the eighth galaxy, meeting Lu Bixing, a young man full of educational ideals. However, life seemed calm, but it was turbulent. The alliance was overthrown, and the pirates were rampant. The two had to lead the "defective products" to start an interstellar adventure and uncover layers of mystery. (Source: Bilibili)
Type

ONA

Episodes

16

Ep.Length

18 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-07-30

Love, Death + Robots Volume 2

(Love, Death + Robots Volume 2)

7.65

Description:

A second collection of shorts.
Type

ONA

Episodes

8

Ep.Length

15 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2021-05-14

Hataraku Saibou Black (TV)

(Cells at Work! Code Black)

7.52

Description:

In this new spin-off, a newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs... It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK! There are trillions of cells in the human body, and they all have to work hard to keep that body alive. But what if that body isn't taking great care of itself? This new take stars a fresh-faced Red Blood Cell and his friend, the buxom White Blood Cell, as they struggle to keep themselves and their world together through alcoholism, smoking, erectile dysfunction, athlete's foot, gout. It turns out the same immune cells that fight off the common cold also have to deal with troubles of a distinctly more adult nature... (Source: Kodansha Comics, edited)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-01-10

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