I'm running out of thing to read and wanted to have something good to read. Anything dark is okay. If possible, I want a isekai dark/evil MC but anything is okay. Isekai Apocalypse MYNOGHRA ~The Conquest of the World Starts With the Civilisation of Ruin~ I found that and found it good except that the MC is actually kind but rather apathy to deaths. I think I want something like Overlord. Since I request some, I should lay down some dark manga that I enjoyed. Gore, rape, and triggering will exist. Kamisama no Iiutori An old manga that I read a long time ago and really loved it. This is a death game that included world-wide scale. Jigokuraku Sets on old Japanese era, death row criminals that are considered very dangerous are gathered and sent to an unknown island where no one ever returned before. The plot and violence itself is pretty dark however, the characters, is surprisingly wholesome. Death Tube Really dark and gore manga. It started innocent where the MC has hobby for filming and a beautiful girl in his school asked him to video her 24/7. Juujika no Rokunin To be honest, the further I read this, the further things seemed to go south but the author gave quite satisfying gore. This is a revenge manga. MC has his parents died and little brother coma because of his childhood bullies. He then live for revenge. Funouhan A psychological thriller where the MC, is like a paid killer however he used psychological trick to do that thus he never lay any hand to the victim. The story revolves around a police (which I greatly dislike) that want to search how to arrest MC. Arifureta Shokugyou Sekai de Saikyou I actually hesitate at this because it's only dark in the beginning (betrayal and eating flesh), then proceeding afterward, it became more light as he gain companions. I still like his blunt and sassy personality though. SSS-Class Suicide Hunter Well, suicide in itself is pretty dark I think? Long short story, MC is living like RPG. Play till you get the best outcome or repeat/die. Unbreakable It's pretty dark regression story. Everyone except MC regressed however, everyone seemed to target him cos he's famous. He had to survive alone facing people that have superior knowledge on the new world and had pretty much lost their humanity. Oshi no Ko An idol manga that involves dark theme. Tbh if I summarize this, it'll become spoiler so I'll just put the gist. MC enters entertainment world for revenge. Meccha Shoukan Sareta Ken I'm not really sure with this yet. The MC had yet show his actual trait to people. However, it is rather dark with the personalities of the characters. MC has been summoned numerous time before he actually stays in one world. He is apathetic to his surrounding and people. Dolls Code I don't remember much about this but I remember liking it but disappointed at the ending(?). It's also almost like death game or suspecting each other game. Numerous people woke up in a place and they don't remember anything. Brutal: Satsujin Kansatsukan No Kokuhaku Just a homicide detective takes matter into his hand when he found some scums beyond help and gave a satisfying end for them. Fukushuu O Koinegau Saikyou Yuusha Wa, Yami No Chikara De Senmetsu Musou Suru I remember when reincarnated/regressed heroes starting to pop out one by one but this one is my first and always will be my favorite. MC just went 180 degree change and become batshit crazy in a good way. Isekai Ntr ~Shinyuu No Onna Wo Saikyou Skill De Otosu Houhou~ Uhm, I'm not sure to label it as rape...it's rape. MC is overly protective of his companion with logical and realistic reason. He decides to use the only skill he has as a scum person he is to protect his companion. Tomodachi Game Best death game I have ever read other than Kamisama no Iiutori. Well, not death but money but in society, money is almost equal as life don't they? MC is greatly twisted person and the situation forces him to go back to his former self. It's Sudden, But I Came To Another World! But I Hope To Live Safely Title and summary sounds like usual cliche isekai manga, however, the MC is completely helpless in term of power. However, he understands the work of evil/scums very well. Too well. I love it when the MC "turns" but ig sticking on the slice of life is good at the same time. Kon'ya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine This manga's title sticks on my head because it left quite an impression. The meaning of the tittle is, "The moon tonight is beautiful, more importantly, die". I laughed in surprise when I read that. It's about a disease that causes a person who loves so much that they want to kill them. Torikago no Tsugai This is my personal favorite. A death game where group of people is trapped in a place together. I really like the MC who is low-key smart and very introverted. I remember more but couldn't remember the exact title. Please drop some(many) recommendation that have either good dark plot or MC. If possible, please no romance.
Hmm maybe not that dark compared to what you've mentioned, but try this manhwa "The Red Book of Dreams" (우리집에 왜 왔니). It's episodic, and each episode/chapter(?) mostly has an open ending. Quite dark in a sense, I'd say..... or is it just horror? Dunno
Try reading " From the red fog", it has a nice dark theme and I really like the mc, tho theres a small scene of rape (mostly offscreen) There's also happy massacre end
Bastard This is a psychological thriller where the MC finds himself living with a serial killer who just so happens to be his own father. The Murderers (Directly from the synopsis because I'm bad at describing plots) Everyone dies. Death by aging. Death by accident. Death by... homicide. Three murderers know this final death all too well. One kills for art, one for a reason, and one kills for the taste. Offered a contract by an enigmatic company, they may kill in any manner they desire so long as they leave the bodies for... harvesting.
I Get Stronger the More I Eat MC only cares about getting stronger, by eating others, but still acts human to cooperate with others. Redo of Healer He went back in time 4 years, and uses his knowledge of the future to get revenge for the 4 years of torture and (sexual)abuse, but also to get strong enough to change the course of history. He doesn't hold back on using torture, rape and brainwashing. Umareru Kachi no Nakatta Jibun ga Anna no Tame ni Dekiru Ikutsuka no Koto MC went back in time, but as he has a bad memory, he can't really make much use of that. But instead of being a shut-in, in this redoing he is determined to not end up like that. Spoiler: he rapes and kills some Spoiler kids and end up becoming a corrupt police officer.
Damn I read this but forgot the title so I made a Forgotten Title thread and yet I find the title here Thanks a lot man!
IDK, but if you don't mind dark comedies, herea are my favorite ones: Jormungand Youjo Senki Hellsing Drifters Black Lagoon Black Joke Others, maybe: Darker than Black Grimgar of Fantasy and Ashes (there are novel & anime adaptation, not sure if it's got manga nor it's current translation progress) Gantz series Berserk Claymore Black Butler Death Notes AoT Gunm (a.k.a Battle Angel Alita) Red Eyes (not sure if this could be catagorized as dark one, but it's definitely got it's own gore galore) Marginal Operation Gangsta
Youjo Senki is kind of dying off for me, Carlos Zen tried to fit WWII into WWI but because the situations are different, all that ended up doing was cause a lot of plotholes, especially when the "Allies" blame "not Germany" for the war that they somehow forgot that they declared. Is Red Eyes still continuing translation? I used to follow it until the translator went on hiatus and I think it has been 20 years or more by now.
Last ch translation was +/- 20 days ago, vol 22*. AFAIK the group's source is the Indonesian official print & unfortunately no further vol yet released by Level Comic (the official Indonesian translator & print of Red Eyes) after vol 24 while the original's latest is 25 * On Mangadex
Actually dark mangas i've read: Oyasumi Punpun Kasane Those two left me so fked up in my mental psyche and I definitely would never read it again. It's not the kind of "edgy dark" manga but more "depressing tragic existentialist horror manga"
Not sure of how dark you might consider these ones, but they should work more or less: Franken Fran/Franken Fran Frantic Pumpkin Night GantZ Jigoku Sensei Nūbē (some chapters, not all) Shiki
Fukushuu Kyoushitsu Sukedachi 9 Dark gathering Real Account Jinmen Fort of Apocalypse Starving Anonymous
dark themed isekai : roxanna/the way to save the female lead's older brother depths of malice (has sm*t in r19) the beast tamed by the villainess i failed to abandon the villain olgami
horror planatarian humans- humans who have tiny civilizations inside them afterword- murderer who publishes his murders as an afterword in newspapers moon you- only human on the moon the saviors time infleuncer of the apocalypse prey who is prey tidal territory gyo damn lucky day vending machine hive- bug apocalypse darwin game apocalypse no toride ajin green worlds- plant apocalys cage of eden- shit survivl manga death field i will die soon dead days bastard household affairs fake human strangers from hell tales of unusual friday freaky tales unusal mysteries strange tales of zhang monkey peak vending machine
Ousama Game Real Account Jinrou Game Tomogui Kyoushitsu Ijimekaeshi Judge Doubt Secret Dead Company Shuuenchi To You We were Demon Doku Mushi
Kedamonotachi no Jikan Dansei Kyoufushou datta Watashi ga AV Jouyu ni Naru made no Hanashi Summer Ghost (Loundraw) Utsukushii Kare Juujika no Rokunin Watashi no Otto wa Reitouko ni Nemutte Iru
Everything is Fine (Webtoon) - both main characters are normal couples, normal life, normal jobs--everything is normal. Although this webtoon has a cute art style but doesn't let it deceive you. The story is really dark and creepy. Distant Sky (Webtoon) Gremoryland (Webtoon) All of Us are Dead (Webtoon) #Killstagram (Webtoon) Sweet Home (Webtoon) Pandora Hearts Goblin Slayer Shadow House The Promised Neverland Miss Guillotine (Manhwa)