9,08class score
Shingeki no Kyojin
TV series · 2013 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 1,071 viewers of the class (75.6%) · Shikimori 8.57
9,08class score
Genre devotees
Dark Psychologist
«The darker it gets, the more interesting what's inside the hero's head.»
psychology, thrillers, horrorloves the dark and moral swingsno saccharine
Rarity
1.6%
1,417 of 90,492 profiles
Class mean score
7.47
across all ratings by the class's viewers
Ratings per list
~87
on average per viewer of the class
Who Dark Psychologist is
The Dark Psychologist picks anime by a single criterion: how deep it's willing to dig into the human head. Psychological thrillers, horror, grim dramas and stories of moral collapse are his home turf; cozy romcoms he treats as ad breaks between sessions. The more uncomfortable the question a title asks, the better its odds of a high score.
The algorithm assigns the class for a stable concentration of the psychological and the grim — and the bar is serious: one visit to Monster after a «top thrillers» listicle won't clear it. A true Dark Psychologist is recognized by catalogue depth: he's seen not just the mandatory canon but the genre's third tier, the one even fans take a moment to recall.
Contrary to the image, he's not the darkest person in the room — usually the opposite. He consumes the darkness on screen like a vaccine: a safe way to study the worst scenarios of human nature without taking part in them. People who watch shows about serial killers sleep surprisingly well. Verified by the statistics of his own scores: the abyss gets points, not power.
drawn to the psychological and grim · prefers the abyss to bright stories
Characters with the same temperament
If anime characters kept rating lists, these would score titles in the spirit of «Dark Psychologist».
Anime for Dark Psychologist
The dark shelf: the psychological, the thrillers and the horror this class lives in and feels at home with.
8,92class scoreDeath NoteTV series · 2006 · Shounen, Supernatural, Suspense
in the lists of 1,042 viewers of the class (73.5%) · Shikimori 8.62
8,92class score
9,03class scoreShingeki no Kyojin Season 2TV series · 2017 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 941 viewers of the class (66.4%) · Shikimori 8.54
9,03class score
9,05class scoreShingeki no Kyojin Season 3TV series · 2018 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 915 viewers of the class (64.6%) · Shikimori 8.64
9,05class score
9,33class scoreShingeki no Kyojin Season 3 Part 2TV series · 2019 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 871 viewers of the class (61.5%) · Shikimori 9.05
9,33class score
9,10class scoreShingeki no Kyojin: The Final SeasonTV series · 2020 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 870 viewers of the class (61.4%) · Shikimori 8.79
9,10class score
9,15class scoreShingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2TV series · 2022 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 803 viewers of the class (56.7%) · Shikimori 8.77
9,15class score
7,89class scoreTokyo GhoulTV series · 2014 · Seinen, Action, Fantasy
in the lists of 755 viewers of the class (53.3%) · Shikimori 7.79
7,89class score
8,80class scoreShinseiki EvangelionTV series · 1995 · Avant Garde, Drama, Sci-Fi
in the lists of 708 viewers of the class (50%) · Shikimori 8.37
8,80class score
8,06class scoreZankyou no TerrorTV series · 2014 · Mystery, Suspense, Detective
in the lists of 621 viewers of the class (43.8%) · Shikimori 8.08
8,06class score
The card is built from the ratings of all 1,417 viewers of the class — each class has its own recipe highlighting its signature. Music videos and 18+ are excluded. The collection recalculates as the base grows.
Expertise on the abyss: the thrillers and grim dramas that the Dark Psychologists — the chief connoisseurs of the uncomfortable — rate above all.
- 9,33class scoreAttack on Titan Season 3 Part 2
Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 Part 2
TV series · 2019 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 871 viewers of the class (61.5%) · Shikimori 9.05
9,33class score - 9,15class scoreAttack on Titan: Final Season Part 2
Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2
TV series · 2022 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 803 viewers of the class (56.7%) · Shikimori 8.77
9,15class score - 9,08class scoreAttack on Titan
Shingeki no Kyojin
TV series · 2013 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 1,071 viewers of the class (75.6%) · Shikimori 8.57
9,08class score - 9,10class scoreAttack on Titan: Final Season
Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season
TV series · 2020 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 870 viewers of the class (61.4%) · Shikimori 8.79
9,10class score - 9,05class scoreAttack on Titan Season 3
Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3
TV series · 2018 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 915 viewers of the class (64.6%) · Shikimori 8.64
9,05class score - 9,03class scoreAttack on Titan Season 2
Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2
TV series · 2017 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 941 viewers of the class (66.4%) · Shikimori 8.54
9,03class score 
9,07class scoreAttack on Titan: Final Season - The Final ChaptersShingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen
special · 2023 · Shounen, Action, Drama
in the lists of 596 viewers of the class (42.1%) · Shikimori 8.86
9,07class score- 8,92class scoreDeath Note
TV series · 2006 · Shounen, Supernatural, Suspense
in the lists of 1,042 viewers of the class (73.5%) · Shikimori 8.62
8,92class score 
9,03class scoreSteins;GateTV series · 2011 · Drama, Sci-Fi, Suspense
in the lists of 606 viewers of the class (42.8%) · Shikimori 9.07
9,03class score
9,05class scoreBerserkKenpuu Denki Berserk
TV series · 1997 · Seinen, Action, Adventure
in the lists of 552 viewers of the class (39%) · Shikimori 8.61
9,05class score
How the collection is built: we take the ratings of all 1,417 viewers of the class and compute each title's in-class mean score and audience size. The top features titles the class both watches en masse AND rates highly (a weighted rating that cuts off stray single votes). Music videos and 18+ are excluded. The collection recalculates as the base grows.
Notable representatives
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