Top 10 Anime That Start Innocent Then Go COMPLETELY Dark!

Top 10 anime that start innocent then go completely dark, ranked. From School-Live’s zombie apocalypse and Madoka Magica’s soul gem horror to Made in Abyss, The Promised Neverland’s farm twist, and Berserk’s Eclipse — these shows lure you in with sunshine and then hit you with a bus made of trauma.

Featuring the cutest art styles hiding the most devastating stories in anime — including Yuki Yuna is a Hero, From the New World, Higurashi When They Cry, Devilman Crybaby, and Grave of the Fireflies. We’re ranking the anime that smile at you for three episodes and then rip your heart out. Major spoilers ahead.

Did I miss anyone? Drop them in the comments, I’m actually curious.

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