8 Latest Psychological Anime Recommendations with Thrilling Storylines - Many Terrifying Scenes

Kapanlagi.com - In anime, there are many genres that you can choose to watch, one of which is the psychological genre. Well, for those of you who are curious about the story of this anime, then the following psychological anime recommendations can be a confusing choice for finding anime to watch.

What is the psychological anime genre? This psychological anime genre focuses more on the audience's thinking. Usually, anime creators intentionally do not write what happens around the characters. And the characters' emotions are very important in this genre. So, there will be many mysteries.

Well, for those of you who want to find out the latest psychological anime recommendations? Here is the list. Come on, let's check it out, KLovers.

1. PLATINUM END (2021)

Anime Platinum End (credit: imdb.com)

Other Titles	Platinum End
Episodes	24 episodes
Duration	24 minutes
Aired	Crunchyroll, Disney+ Hotstar

The first recommendation for the latest psychological anime is titled PLATINUM END. This anime tells the story of Mirai Kakehashi, who tries to commit suicide due to his family's condition. When he is about to end his life, an angel named Nasse saves him and gives him power. Nasse tells Mirai that he can become a god if he can defeat other candidates within 999 days.

2. WONDER EGG PRIORITY (2021)

Anime Wonder Egg Priority (credit: imdb.com)

Other Titles	Wonder Egg Priority
Episode	12 episodes
Duration	23 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll

The second recommended psychological anime is EGG WONDER PRIORITY. This anime has a genre of drama and fantasy that you shouldn't miss. It tells the story of Ai Ooto who follows instructions from a mysterious entity and is bound to buy magical eggs. She does this after losing her friend, Koito Nagase.

After breaking the eggs, Ai is assigned to save people from the difficulties they face. By doing so, she believes that she has come one step closer to saving her friend. With a dangerous opportunity, Ai enters a place where she must recognize the relationship between other people's demons and her own demon.

3. HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI (2021)

Anime Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Higurashi: When They Cry
Episodes	15 episodes
Duration	23 minutes
Aired	Crunchyroll

Still with psychological anime recommendations, next we have the anime HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI. This anime is an adaptation of a horror Visual Novel game with the same title. The anime HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI is set in the background of the story in 1983 in a rural area known as Hinamizawa.

However, Hinamizawa is not like an ordinary village, this village has a dark mysterious secret. Maebara Keiichi experiences strange events while in the village and has to live with these horrifying things. It becomes a latest psychological anime recommendation that you shouldn't miss.

4. CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS (2022)

Anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Episodes	25 episodes
Duration	10 minutes
Airing	Netflix

There is also an anime titled CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS which is included in the next psychological anime recommendations. This anime will give you a futuristic urban atmosphere with even cooler animation than previous cyberpunk genre anime.

However, this CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS anime will show many dark sides of technological advancement, KLovers. From implanting chips in the body to implanting weapons in humans. This anime tells the story of David, a smart but poor orphan.

Until one day he discovers a mysterious implant from his late mother's belongings. Although considered dangerous, David insists on installing the implant on his back. He then joins a Cyberpunk group to carry out paid missions.

5. TOMODACHI GAME (2022)

Anime Tomodachi Game (credit: imdb.com)

Other Titles	Tomodachi Game
Episodes	12 episodes
Duration	22 minutes
Aired	Crunchyroll

Other recommended psychological anime is titled TOMODACHI GAME. It tells the story of high school student Yuuichi Katagiri who sells his close friends, Yutori Kokorogi, Shiho Sawaragi, Makoto Shibe, and Tenji Mikasa. However, Yuuichi and his friends are deceived and rendered unconscious by an unknown attacker.

After waking up, they find themselves trapped in a white room with a figure named Manabu-kun. Manabu-kun reveals that one of the five people sold them to repay their personal debt of twenty million yen. As a result, they must participate in various psychological games.

Under pressure and isolated from the outside world, Yuuichi and his friends must work together to complete the games. But as their hidden feelings and troubled pasts begin to surface, their seemingly unbreakable bond will soon shatter into pieces.

6. HOSHI NO SAMIDARE (2022)

Anime Hoshi No Samidare (credit: imdb.com)

Other Titles	Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
Episodes	24 episodes
Duration	24 minutes
Aired	Crunchyroll, Disney+ Hotstar

Anime HOSHI NO SAMIDARE or also known as LUCIFER AND THE BISCUIT HAMMER follows the life of an ordinary college student named Amamiya Yuuhi, who is unexpectedly chosen by a powerful golem to protect the Earth from the Biscuit Hammer's attacks. Yuuhi joins a group of other Contract holders, each with their own personal goals.

They must work together to stop an evil sorcerer who wants to destroy the Earth with a giant biscuit hammer. This anime combines elements of action, comedy, and epic battles with complex characters, offering a unique and entertaining story. It is recommended for fans of psychological anime.

7. LIAR LIAR (2023)

Anime Liar Liar (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	Liar Liar
Episodes	12 episodes
Duration	23 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll

Anime LIAR LIAR is also included in one of the latest psychological anime recommendations. This anime tells the story of Academy Island. An academy where everything is resolved through games to earn a number of stars, with the strongest students being given the rank of Seven Stars.

It is told that Hiroto, a transfer student, suddenly defeats the strongest queen and becomes the strongest in the school. Of course, Hiroto attracts a lot of attention, and a life full of games begins. And it becomes a must-watch psychological anime recommendation.

8. AI NO IDENSHI (2023)

Anime Ai No Idenshi (credit: imdb.com)

Alternate Title	The Gene of AI
Episodes	12 episodes
Duration	24 minutes
Airing	Crunchyroll

And the last psychological anime recommendation is titled AI NO IDENSHI. It tells the story of a doctor named Dr. Sudo Hikaru, who goes by the alias Moggadeet and secretly performs illegal medical procedures. He performs many illegal procedures that combine humans and computer data. And it is included in one of the psychological anime recommendations for 2023 that you shouldn't miss.

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