Despite the psychological genre being vastly popular in Hollywood and mainstream media, it hasn’t exactly caught the fancy of fans when it comes to anime. Of course, some of this is due to shoddily written anime in the genre, while others are excellent shows that simply fly under the radar of most fans.
Even so, the anime aggregate website MyAnimeList has an extensive collection of anime organized by tags which helps fans sort out anime based on their genres, either according to their rating or according to their popularity on the website.
10 Death Parade: An Anime Where People’s Souls Are Judged (1,316,453 Members)
When people die, their souls are sent to Quindecim where the bartender Decim acts as an arbiter of souls. He makes them play various random games that bring forth the true natures of those souls, eventually helping him decide who gets reincarnated and who goes to the Void. Life went on as normal for Decim until the arrival of a mysterious black-haired girl whose presence forces Decim to question everything he's done up till now.
9 The Promised Neverland: A Sweet Anime That Turns Dark And Mysterious Very Quickly (1,320,798 Members)
Three orphans from the Grace Field House orphanage soon realize that it isn’t normal to never see their adopted friends ever again. Their "Mama" Isabella is kind but strict and keeps the children in line by making them follow the orphanage's rules. Soon, the three siblings decide to investigate things on their own and are horrified to learn the truth behind the façade of a happy orphanage.
8 Tokyo Ghoul √A: Kaneki Joins The Militant Ghoul Organization, Aogiri Tree (1,347,391 Members)
Ken Kaneki has managed to make peace with his flesh-eating ghoul side after despising and fearing it for far too long. He joins the very organization that abducted and tortured him, leaving behind a shocked Touka. Meanwhile, the CCG and ghouls continue to be at odds with each other which invariably ends up affecting the lives of those Kaneki holds dear to him.
7 Parasyte -The Maxim-: Shinichi And His Alien Friend Battle Both Their Species For Survival (1,364,137 Members)
Parasitic aliens invaded Earth by slowly taking over the brains of their hosts, but in the case of Shinichi, his parasite was only able to take over his right hand.
Forced into an uncomfortable symbiotic relationship with a creature that would kill him given the chance, Shinichi soon realizes that he’s become an instant target for both humans and aliens alike because of the oddity of his situation.
6 Erased: A Man Travels Back In Time To Prevent His Mother’s Murder (1,512,626 Members)
One day, 29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma travels 18 years back in time only to find himself in the body of his 11-year-old self. Surprised at what happened, Satoru realizes that he's been given a chance to clear his name of his mother’s murder by finding out who truly killed her. The more clues he finds, the more he realizes that his mother’s murder and the disappearance of his classmate may be linked, pointing to only one conclusion – the existence of a terrifying serial killer.
5 Future Diary: 12 People From Various Walks Of Life Fight Each Other To The Death (1,623,193 Members)
High-schooler Yukiteru Amano finds himself in the middle of a deathmatch with only his phone, his Future Diary, to help him survive. Fortunately for him, help comes in the form of an obsessive love interest called Yuno Gasai who will go to any lengths to protect her Yuki... including murdering innocent people. With all the contestants holding the futures of each other in their hands, can Yuki and Yuno really win this game together?
4 Re:Zero: Subaru Is Transported Into A Fantasy World With The Ability To Redo His Actions (1,629,331 Members)
Subaru Natsuki is helped by the pretty Emilia in the new world he finds himself in, and he decides to stick by her to repay for her kindness. However, what Subaru doesn’t know is that entangling his life with Emilia’s started a chain of reactions that would result in him and his loved ones dying multiple times... often in the most brutal ways possible. Can Subaru find a way to break this cycle of his or is he stuck in it permanently?
3 Steins;Gate: A Group Of Rag-Tag Friends Manage To Create A Time Machine From Scratch (1,917,616 Members)
“Mad scientist” Rintarou Okabe and his friends spend most of their time coming up with new inventions and gadgets. In a series of mysterious events, they create the Phone Microwave and discover that this invention is capable of sending messages back in time.
Experiments full of fun soon turn sinister when Rintarou realizes that his every action has a permanent and potentially deadly side effect on his past and future.
2 Tokyo Ghoul: Ken Kaneki Becomes The One Thing He Fears The Most (2,089,876 Members)
Tokyo is the hub of ghouls and Ken Kaneki becomes an unwilling participant when his nightmarish date turns him into a ghoul. He is initially at odds with his new identity and his new secret takes a mental toll on him. However, his new ghoul friends help ease him into his new life. What he doesn’t know is that he’s managed to catch the eyes of some very dangerous individuals.
1 Death Note: A Power Struggle Between A Cunning Mass Murderer And A Brilliant Detective (2,845,126 Members)
Light Yagami finds the immensely powerful Death Note in his possession and he uses it to murder criminal after criminal in order to achieve his vision of a perfect world. His actions were so heinous that world-famous detective L was roped in the by Tokyo government to catch Kira, Light’s mass-murdering identity. As brilliant as L is, is he smart enough to outwit a boy who’s managed to force the entire world to kneel before him?