If you enjoyed When They Cry, these share its horror, drama, thriller feel.
1. Umineko: When They Cry
2009 · 26 episodes · Finished. Also: Earth, Japan, Asia, Detective.
Considered as the third installment in the highly popular When They Cry series by 07th Expansion, Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place on the island of Rokkenjima, owned by the immensely wealthy Ushiromiya family. As…
2. Another
2012 · 12 episodes · Finished. Also: Earth, Japan, Asia, Angst.
In 1972, a popular student in Yomiyama North Middle School's class 3-3 named Misaki passed away during the school year. Since then, the town of Yomiyama has been shrouded by a fearful atmosphere, from the dark secrets…
3. Monster
2004 · 74 episodes · Finished. Also: Earth, Detective, Angst, Plot Continuity.
Dr. Kenzou Tenma is a renowned brain surgeon of Japanese descent working in Europe. Highly lauded by his peers as one of the great young minds that will revolutionize the field, he is blessed with a beautiful fiancée and…
4. Brynhildr in the Darkness
2014 · 13 episodes · Finished. Also: Japan, Earth, Violence, Plot Continuity.
Ten years ago, Ryouta Murakami set out with his best friend Kuroneko to find proof of alien life. A tragic accident occurred, killing Kuroneko and injuring Ryouta. In honor of Kuroneko's memory, Ryouta now searches the…
5. The Future Diary
2011 · 26 episodes · Finished. Also: Japan, Earth, Angst, Plot Continuity.
Lonely high school student, Yukiteru Amano, spends his days writing a diary on his cellphone, while conversing with his two seemingly imaginary friends Deus Ex Machina, who is the god of time and space, and Murmur, the…
6. Shiki
2010 · 22 episodes · Finished. Also: Earth, Japan, Asia, Plot Continuity.
Fifteen-year-old Megumi Shimizu dreamed of a glamorous life in the big city; however, her unexpected death in the quiet village of Sotoba marks the beginning of what appears to be a ferocious epidemic that turns the hot…
7. Hell Girl
2005 · 26 episodes · Finished. Also: Japan, Asia, Earth, Angst.
Have you heard of Jigoku Tsuushin (Hell Correspondence)? Those with a powerful grudge may only access this mysterious website at midnight, allowing them to enter anyone's name and have that person be ferried straight to…
8. Parasyte -the maxim-
2014 · 24 episodes · Finished. Also: Earth, Japan, Violence, Plot Continuity.
All of a sudden, they arrived: parasitic aliens that descended upon Earth and quickly infiltrated humanity by burrowing into the brains of vulnerable targets. These insatiable beings acquire full control of their host…
9. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
2016 · 12 episodes · Finished. Also: Violence, Asia, Earth, Past.
The world is in the midst of the industrial revolution when horrific creatures emerge from a mysterious virus, ripping through the flesh of humans to sate their never-ending appetite. The only way to kill these beings…
10. Blood+
2005 · 50 episodes · Finished. Also: Japan, Asia, Earth, Angst.
Saya Otonashi is a seemingly ordinary girl living a mundane life with her adoptive family in Okinawa City. In fact, her only peculiarities are suffering from anemia and being unable to remember any of her life beyond the…
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