#but the tragic realization that he willingly sacrificed himself to save his enemy is what made me fall HARD for sskk

[lotus-pear]

play this with us!! i'll start with shin skk

i don’t give them enough credit for the amount of brainrot they give me

[femalechibiblogger]

5 Dark Anime Series That Seem Cute At First

1. Higurashi When They Cry

Plot: Higurashi: When They Cry takes place in the fictional village of Hinamizawa in June 1983. Shortly before then, the main character, Keiichi Maebara, moves to the village and befriends classmates Mion Sonozaki, her twin sister Shion, Rena Ryugu, Rika Furude and Satoko Hojo. Keiichi soon learns of the village's annual Watanagashi Festival, a celebration to commemorate and give thanks to the local deity Oyashiro. Hinamizawa initially seems calm and peaceful, but shortly before the festival, Keiichi learns that for four consecutive years, people in the village have been killed or have disappeared on the evening of the festival. These crimes remain unsolved and have been named the "Oyashiro Curse" by the local populace. 

While the series seems innocent at first, it becomes a lot darker as the series progresses. Because of a mysterious illness, many of the characters become insane and will violently murder someone...even in public. While there are many story arcs within this series, they all have something in common: Hinamizawa is filled with people who slowly go insane and has many, unsolved mysteries regarding the illness that makes the townspeople go insane. 

There is much violence and gore, as well as betrayals and good guys gone bad. 

2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Plot: In the fictional city of Mitakihara, Japan, a middle school student named Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki encounter a small, cat-like creature named Kyubey. It offers a contract in which a girl may have any wish granted in exchange for obtaining magical powers and being tasked with fighting witches. Meanwhile, a transfer student and magical girl named Homura Akemi tries to stop Madoka from making the contract with Kyubey. Madoka and Sayaka then meet Mami Tomoe, an upperclassman at the same school who is also a magical girl. Noticing their indecisiveness on whether to become a magical girl, Mami offers to take Madoka and Sayaka along on her witch hunts so they may learn of the responsibilities that come with being a magical girl. However, after witnessing Mami's death at the hands of a witch, Madoka realizes the life of a magical girl is filled with danger, anguish, and suffering. This is further enforced by the appearance of Kyoko Sakura, a veteran magical girl whose wish indirectly caused the death of her family. Madoka also discovers magical girls give up their souls to form their Soul Gems, the source of their magic, and that when Soul Gems become too tainted with despair, magical girls change into witches.

While it looks like an innocent, magical girl anime at first...this series is filled with violence and magical girls trying to kill each other. While the characters look like little angels, they are willing to commit cold-blooded murder and drive their enemies insane in order to save the world...though it tends to have terrible consequences for the main heroes. Madoka tries to be the ‘good guy’ of the series, but the cute-little Kyubey makes it difficult for her and her friends...especially since it enjoys watching magical girls and witches kill each other. 

This series is definitely not meant for children...especially little girls who are fans of ‘Sailor Moon’.

3. Happy Sugar Life

Plot: The series is centered on high school girl Satō Matsuzaka who befriends a mysterious little girl named Shio, and immediately falls in love with her. She kidnaps Shio and keeps her in her apartment. She vows to protect that feeling of love, even if it means committing crimes or even killing people.

While this series looks innocent at first, since high school girl, Sato, is protecting little girl ‘Shio’...it takes a dark turn real fast. Sato falls head-over-heels with Shio, who appears to be 5 years old, and kills anyone who discovers Shio’s existence. Shio once lived with her abusive father, her mother whose sanity was slowly slipping away, and her older brother who willingly put himself in danger in order to protect Shio and their mother. Not only that, but a teenage boy named Taiyo is raped by his female boss and becomes obsessed with Shio due to her innocence. 

Basically...many of the characters begin to slowly go insane because of an innocent, naive little girl who only sees the good in people. Of course, she to is on the verge of losing her sanity as well. I would not recommend this series to anyone who has children, younger siblings, or a mental illness. 

4. School-Live!

Plot: Yuki Takeya is a cheerful high school girl who lives at Megurigaoka Private High School and spends time with the School Living Club alongside fellow members Kurumi Ebisuzawa, Yūri Wakasa, and Miki Naoki. After some time, a zombie outbreak overruns the city. The outbreak spreads to the school, and many students and teachers are infected, including Kurumi's upperclassman, his girlfriend, and Kei Shido, who is Miki's classmate. Yuki's classmates work hard to keep Yuki safe while she seeks out fun school activities every day. It is learned that Yuki is a delusional school girl, believing that everything is normal and her classmates and teachers are alive and well at first.Later, Megumi Sakura learns from her mother and Yuri about the outbreak, realizing the change in the city's situation. Yuki later holds a school trip to the shopping mall which was hit by zombie attack like the rest of the city. After the tour, Miki quickly comes to learn about her delusions, including the fact that the existence of Megumi is also one of them. She also learns from Yuri and Kurumi how Megumi, who founded the School Living Club with Yuri, sacrificed herself in order to protect her students from the zombies, the resulting shock of which left Yuki with the delusion that Megumi and the other students are still alive. Miki later learns a little about how Yuki's way of thinking helps Kurumi and others and in order to understand more, she decides to become a trial member of the School Living Club. One day, Yuki and friends find a hidden safe containing an emergency manual, which reveals the school was involved with a biological weapon and was constructed as a safe house in the event of an outbreak.

I think anyone who watches this feels bad for the main character: Yuki. She was a cheerful girl with a normal life and without a care in the world. But then an outbreak occurs and her whole life comes crashing down right before her eyes...causing her to become delusional and to see the world as it once was, instead of what it has become. While her surviving classmates have accepted her current mental state...it’s still heartbreaking to see that Yuki’s delusions are the reason why she hasn’t tried to end it all. 

Yuki is just a child who wants her old life back...but reality is always trying to ruin her cheerful, innocent persona.

5. School Days

Plot: School Days focuses on the life of Makoto Ito, a first-year high school student living with his divorced and unseen mother in the fictional city of Haramihama. During his second term, he becomes infatuated with Kotonoha Katsura, a soft-spoken schoolmate who shares train rides with him to and from campus. When his homeroom seating plan is rearranged, he becomes acquaintances with Sekai Saionji, an upbeat girl who takes a special interest in his newfound crush, befriending the two and providing them the grounds to meet. In spite of her triumphant efforts however, Sekai becomes jealous of the new couple, having developed feelings for Makoto herself.

While it may be about normal, high schoolers...this series is just as disturbing as the other anime series on this list. While Makoto seems like a normal guy, his habit of quickly falling in love causes a series of events that lead to a violent end. Based off of a visual novel, this is just one of many disturbing stories. The series itself is connected to other visual novels that have messed up plots and tragic characters. It also doesn’t help that Makoto unknowingly falls in love with his half-sisters and even his own mother!

If you want to watch this series, best be warned before you watch it out of curiosity. If you wish to know about the other visual novels that this series is part of...be prepared to question the life and sanity of the characters.