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• Endmaker@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I find that such anime usually involves war and politics, and (could be my bias speaking) are usually targeted at more mature audiences (i.e. seinen).

  Some that I can recommend are:

  • 86
  • Saga of Tanya the Evil
  • Vinland Saga
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
  • Attack on Titan

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  • Tai@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Seconding 86. It was pretty average for me, but the last couple episodes of the second season were phenomenal.

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  • Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Support for Attack on Titan! (I don’t know the others)

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Go watch them. You’re missing out

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  • msage@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Claymore perhaps?

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• chiruyuki@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Madoka magica, the anime doesn’t hesitate to kill off characters , and each death is important for thr show

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  • msage@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wow, a fellow MadoMagi enjoyer!

    I don’t know many others.

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    • Unboxious@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Really? It was a very popular show.

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    • twice_hatch@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yo what’s up

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  • redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Stein’s; Gate similarly

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• Unboxious@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Here are my favorites, in roughly descending order of preference:

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988 OVA version) - A space opera following two admirals on opposite sides of a galaxy-scale conflict. There’s a remake with more modern animation, but it has inferior music and character design so I prefer the 1988 version.
  • Takopi’s Original Sin - A pretty fucked-up story about some very sad kids and an alien who’s trying to help them
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Some street kids try to make it big as mercenaries
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - A young man gets involved with a small gang of cyberpunk mercenaries

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  • Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) for sure! One of my personal top anime of all time.

    And it's not just space battles. It has tons of (fictional) history, strategy, and political philosophy.

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• redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Future Diary, Akame ga Kill (I wasn’t a fan by the end), Made in Abyss, From the New World and let’s say… Angel Beats to make you cry even though it doesn’t fit as well.

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  • Eq0@literature.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Made in Abyss is one of a kind, honestly had to take a break half way through the manga. Great, but… difficult (very connected to the high body count)

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    • redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes. The immortal and disfigured body count. What a movie.

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  • e0qdk@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I also recommend From The New World (Shin Sekai Yori).

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• Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Orb: on the movements of the earth.

  If you’re looking for a show that doesn’t have plot armor of any kind.

  To your eternity.

  If you’re looking for a show where the protagonist will outlive everyone they love over and over and over again.

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  • dethstrobe@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Some of the deaths in Orb just leave you with…well now what? Everyone is dead, how can the plot possibly continue? And then it does… So I think this is exactly what OP is looking for.

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  • redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A friend for Frieren you say?

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• bblkargonaut@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You should watch Iron blooded orphans, it’s a standalone Gundam series in its own universe so no homework needed. It has great writing and animation while telling the full story in 2 seasons. For me it’s a watch once anime because I don’t think I could put myself through the trauma again. Also on a similar note if you just want trama porn watch Victory Gundam.

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• cram@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hellsing and Black Lagoon

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• nyan@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Shows with time loop content, like Re:Zero and Steins;Gate, can rack up quite high body counts (and then nullify them an episode or two down the line—does it count if the characters don’t stay dead?)

  Texhnolyze might or might not qualify (high body count, IIRC yes, but maybe too odd to be considered good). Some other older violence-heavy stuff like Black Lagoon, maybe.

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  • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Texhnolyze might or might not qualify (high body count, IIRC yes, but maybe too odd to be considered good)

    I don’t know why I enjoyed Texhnolyze so much, but its oddity was a part of it. I barely remember it but the moustache guy I remember being a great character.

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• y0kai@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I kind of felt this way about Goblin Slayer. I think that's the one, anyway.

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• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  By “anyome can die,” do you mean that lots of randoms die, or that any of the main cast of characters can unexpectedly die?

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• FRYD@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Gundam handles death really well in my opinion. Specifically the original series, Thunderbolt and Iron-Blooded Orphans.

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• neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The deeper question here is what interests you about about having a high body count in an anime?

  If it’s about pure numbers, you can’t beat Apocalypse Hotel; every human dies or flees the planet by the end of the first episode. The show itself, however, doesn’t really linger on that. It’s just the setup for how a bunch of robots cope and find usefulness after all the humans are gone. It’s life-affirming.

  If your interested in general bleakness and existential dread, where anything can happen to anyone at any time, I’d recommend Made in Abyss and Sonny Boy. These are two VERY different series. Made in Abyss falls into the newly coined “guro-moe” genre (purposely-designed chibi characters dealing with gut-wrenchingly painful situations) where the main characters are compelled to face increasingly dire and morally complex scenarios in service of a Sisyphean quest from which they may never return. Sonny Boy starts with a well-worn “floating classroom” trope, but quickly turns into a dense meditation on existential philosophy. Taken in isolation, you’ll find yourself constantly playing catch-up to understand what the hell is going on. If you decide to try this one out, I strongly recommend following up each episode by reading Steve Jones’ episode reviews on Anime News Network, which really help unpack the action and provides context clues to a lot of the philosophical musings the show gets into.

  These may not be exactly what you had in mind. Two others that I read about that might be up your alley are Death Parade and Alice in Borderland, but I haven’t watched or read either of them.

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• nullagon@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  shiki has a lot of death, it’s my favorite horror anime.

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• mo_lave@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Devilman Crybaby

  Tokyo Ghoul

  Jujutsu Kaisen

  Demon Slayer

  Berserk

  Deadman Wonderland

  Junji Ito Collection

  Fist of the North Star

  Attack on Titan

  Dororo

  Dorohedoro

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• orenj@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Higurashi comes to mind.

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  • twice_hatch@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just drop it after season one I’d say

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• DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cyberpunk Edgerunners

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• recursive_recursion@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The one I haven't seen mentioned yet is Mirai Nikki and Akame ga Kill

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  • ninjabard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I still haven’t recovered from Mirai Nikki.

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    • recursive_recursion@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Totally understandable

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• drdiddlybadger@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Akudama drive

  Cyberpunk super cool bloody as fuck.

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• Rottcodd@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Akudama Drive

  Heike Monogatari

  86

  Now and Then, Here and There

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• hypnicjerk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  dead dead demons dededede destruction is one of the best anime this decade and among the bloodiest in terms of pure body count

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• seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  whats wrong with you

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• NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Strongly recommend Ishura. The way the narrative progresses is unique so you'll either like it or hate it, but if you like it it has exactly what you want.

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