Heart of Darkness
Anime
"Heart of Darkness" is a novella by Joseph Conrad, which explores the darkest aspects of human nature and follows the protagonist delving deeper and deeper into his own evil, due to circumstances and environments he is involved in.
The concept from Conrad's novel can easily be portrayed to other media, and in the case of this interest stack, to anime. The shows you will find here tend to delve deep into dark topics, and generally include one or more characters that lose their own humanity and find their own evil.
The concept from Conrad's novel can easily be portrayed to other media, and in the case of this interest stack, to anime. The shows you will find here tend to delve deep into dark topics, and generally include one or more characters that lose their own humanity and find their own evil.
TV, 2011,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:10
What if curiosity turned you into a god? What can be the possible consequences of playing God through time travelling? And can you possibly bear them?
TV, 2019,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:9
A child turns into a merciless killer in a quest for revenge during the late Viking Age. Vinland Saga portrays the depravity and violence of the savage Viking raids in England, as well as the harsh reality of medieval times, and shows us how a child can become a murderer in a blink of an eye.
TV, 2023,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:10
A first-hand look at slavery in medieval times and at how otherwise regular people could treat slaves as if their lives were worth less than that of an insect.
TV, 2013,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:9
The sacrifice of a few to save the many. Traumatic death after death, lies, deception, hatred. Would you sacrifice your humanity to save humanity?
TV, 2022,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:9
A cycle of hatred. How would you end it? Do you deal with the hatred, or with those you hate? How far would you go?
TV, 2024,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:9
During the times of the Inquisition, normal men would become willing to inflict torture and murder on their fellow humans only due to a difference in how they perceived the world. Chi comes to show how, for centuries and centuries, humans have killed each other for the most menial things, and how even the most normal man can become desensitized to the most brutal violence when the justification is good enough.
TV, 2004,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:10
An exposition of the worst human behavior imaginable, and the most brutal answers possible. Cruelty and compassion are portrayed as two sides of the same coin.
TV, 2011,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:5
The anime's plot shows how the various characters fall constantly deeper and deeper into a pit of inhumanity as they fight desperately to survive in a city that's growingly more hostile, usually enacting revenge on other people in ways different than just murder.
TV, 2003,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Saving a girls' life just to turn her into a killing machine, with the intent of a greater good. This is an anime that likes to touch on some really harsh topics to provide the background story of each character, and which presents us with the moral dilemmas of each one of the characters, as they try to come to terms with not only their actions, but their whole existence.
ONA, 2020,
10 eps
Me:-
Author:7
The breakdown of society can lead people to lose all of their morals and do things they would probably never have done otherwise.
