Dark/Sci-Fi Titles

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Dark: (Style) Titles that are dismal or gloomy in nature qualify for this category.

Sci-Fi: (Setting) Self-explanatory. Anime of this category should contain Science-Fiction elements.

Title Rating Synopsis
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8 Man After
Watch Private detective Hazama Itsuru is hired by Professor Tani to investigate a cyborg parts theft which eventually leads him to meet Sachiko Yokogawa, the original 8 Man's love interest. Living her new life working for the Biotecho Corp., Sachiko finds herself involved with a new 8 Man, who appears after Hazama is fatally wounded by an unknow cyborg. Amidst a violent urban background with cyber-junkies creating chaos around the city, this other 8 Man will fight criminals in a more agressive way.
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A.D. Police
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Relentless technological development has resulted in the creation of Boomers, artificially intelligent androids with the potential to free mankind from physical labor. But anything that can be used can also be misused...

A.D. Police Files Watch See A.D. Police

Afro Samurai
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Based on a doujinshi written by Takashi Okazaki in the late 90's, Afro Samurai is a creative collaboration between Samuel L. Jackson, Takashi Okazaki and the Japanese animation company Gonzo, a division of GDH, with the intentions of creating an anime series for US and Japanese markets. Scheduled to premiere on Spike TV (a US cable station). With the Academy Award-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson already signed on to co-produce and to do the lead character's voice, this is a first in a potentially interesting trend.

Afro Samurai Resurrection Watch See Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Watch Late one night, Afro is suddenly attacked by Jinno. However, he is unable to protect himself, and Jinno drags him nearby to his father's grave, where a woman named Sio awaits. She proceeds to take the Number One headband that he possesses, as well as the remains of his dead father's skull. Before leaving, she tells him to seek and obtain the Number Two headband, if he wants the right to take back his father's remains. With that, Afro must once again embark on a path of violence in order to let his father rest in peace once again. (Source: ANN)

Akira
Rent In yet another post-apocalyptic future, a young biker becomes the subject of a bizarre project known only as "Akira," apparently designed to bestow unstoppable pychic powers on youths, intended to be exploited as living weapons. Directed and created by OTOMO Katsuhiro.
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Baburugamu Kuraishisu Rent See Bubblegum Crisis

BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution
Watch In a future networked world, the option of existing in the virtual network world rivals the real world (or wired reality). The hacker group known as SteppenWolf have decided on one final hack-attack before disbanding and have set their sights on attacking FLAK, the UN Cyber Security Bureau’s servers. And everything went very wrong. Their leader, Nonomura Yuuya was killed in the cyberworld, and while the remaining three hackers succeed in jacking-out, they returned only to be arrested by the army. One of the STEPPENWOLF team, Soma Toru finds himself forcibly recruited into FLAK as an anti-hacking 'diver'. While working for the ‘otherside’, Toru still harbors strong resentments at those who killed Yuuya. But the ongoing battle and competing agendas between FLAK, the VSS security enterprise and the FEI DAO terrorist group appear to be converging on a single point in cyberspace.
Battle Angel Rent See Tsutsu Yume GUNNM
Battle Angel Alita Rent See Tsutsu Yume GUNNM

Battle Royal High School
Avoid When the school Karate club's star fighter quits and decides to go pro, he unwittingly fulfills an ancient interdimensional prophecy and becomes demon king of his dimension. Soon his high school becomes a battleground for demon slaying samurai, interplanetary law enforcement, and even his own traitorous demon minions. Well animated fight scenes ensue.

Biohunter
Rent A strange virus attacks the human genetic code and transforms people into monsters with demonic powers. One such monster is stalking the streets of Tokyo, ripping open young women and devouring their livers. A famed psychic holds the secret to the identity of the monster. Now it's up to two molecular biologists, Koshigaya and Komada, to reach the psychic and his beautiful daughter, before it's too late! The Demon Virus is out to conquer the world...Only the Bio Hunters can stop it!

Black Lion
Avoid The year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a fallen samurai reborn into an indestructible killing machine. As Ginnai continues his killing spree on ninjas and those who oppose Nobunaga's rule, Shishimaru of the Iga Ninja - going against the Koga Ninja's plans - pursues a one-man vendetta to avenge the deaths of his comrades and kill the immortal warrior. (summary from Animenewsnetwork)

Blassreiter
Buy In the near-future in a unnamed town in Germany, there have been incidences of dead bodies transforming into strange creatures and coming back to life to wreck havoc and kill innocent civilians. These mutant monsters have an ability to merge with cars and vehicles that makes them both very fast and dangerous. A secret SWAT team named XAT is specially equipped with armored cars and combat motorcycles to deal with these monsters. Then suddenly normal people begin transforming into monsters. With all these monsters and heavily armed soldiers running around, you know that a battle royal is brewing.
Genre
Action(53) Action Comedy(1) Adventure(17) Comedy(2)
Drama(39) Horror(13) Mystery(4) Romance(15)
Suspense(10) Tragedy(8)
Setting
Cyberpunk(18) Fantasy(14) Historical(1) Modern(6)
Demographic
Children(1) Seinen(17) Shoujo(1) Shounen(6)
Style
Acquired Taste(10) Artistic(2) Classic(6) Creepy(8)
Fragmentary(3) Korean Wave(1) Surreal(13) Weird(13)
Characters and Their Abilities
Artificial Girls(2) Bishoujo(1) Bishounen(1) Ninja(1)
Samurai(2) Vampires(5)
Story Elements and Location
Coming of Age(2) Depression(10) Epic(6) Family Affairs(3)
Fighting(12) Friendship(1) High School(8) Magic(4)
Martial Arts(1) Mecha(20) Music(1) Occult(3)
Otaku Theme(1) Police(6) Psychics(5) Spiritual(8)
Supernatural(10) Swordplay(8) Time Travel(2) Underworld(3)
War(9)
Keywords
Anthology(1) Boys Love(1) Computers(3) Evang*lion Clone(2)
Gun-action(9) Live Action(1) Reboot(4) Sequel(9)
Shounen Ai(1) Spinoff(1) Video-game inspired(3) Yuri(1)
Objectionable
Ecchi(9) Fan Service(12) Incest(1) Lolicon(1)
Pantsu(4) Pervert(2) Softcore(2) Violent(27)
Vulgar(2)
Type
Movie(25) OVA(15) Short(1) TV(27)
TV Special(1)
Release Year
2012(1) 2011(3) 2010(4) 2009(3) 2008(4) 2007(4) 2006(3) 2005(4)
2004(6) 2003(6) 2002(6) 2001(3) 2000(3) 1999(4) 1998(3) 1997(3)
1996(3) 1995(4) 1994(1) 1993(3) 1992(3) 1991(2) 1990(1) 1989(1)
1988(1) 1987(3) 1986(2) 1985(1) 1984(1)
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