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The 13 Best Psychological Anime of the 2020s

by YPB Team

Mind games, existential mysteries and slow-burn descents into the psyche define this new wave of cerebral anime. Where do you stand?

  1. Pluto — ranked #11
    Pluto
    Naoki Urasawa's 2023 sci-fi thriller reimagining an Astro Boy arc as a robot murder mystery about humanity.
    1000pts
  2. Talentless Nana — ranked #22
    Talentless Nana
    The 2020 thriller flipping a superpower-school premise into a tense game of deception.
    610pts
  3. Wonder Egg Priority — ranked #33
    Wonder Egg Priority
    The 2021 emotionally intense series following girls battling manifestations of trauma to revive the dead.
    436pts
  4. Heavenly Delusion — ranked #44
    Heavenly Delusion
    The 2023 post-apocalyptic mystery following two travelers across a monster-filled Japan.
    435pts
  5. Oshi no Ko — ranked #55
    Oshi no Ko
    The 2023 dark drama blending idol-industry intrigue with reincarnation and revenge.
    356pts
  6. Odd Taxi — ranked #66
    Odd Taxi
    The 2021 noir mystery in which a walrus taxi driver is drawn into a missing-person case.
    356pts
  7. Sonny Boy — ranked #77
    Sonny Boy
    The 2021 surreal series about students drifting through alternate dimensions after their school vanishes.
    356pts
  8. Summertime Render — ranked #88
    Summertime Render
    The 2022 time-loop thriller about a young man unraveling deadly shadow doppelgangers on his home island.
    356pts
  9. Vinland Saga Season 2 — ranked #99
    Vinland Saga Season 2
    The 2023 season trading battle for a meditative study of trauma, guilt, and redemption.
    356pts
  10. Re:Zero Season 2 — ranked #1010
    Re:Zero Season 2
    The 2020 continuation deepening Subaru's psychological torment through his death-rewind ability.
    261pts
  11. The Promised Neverland Season 2 — ranked #1111
    The Promised Neverland Season 2
    The 2021 continuation of the orphanage-escape thriller as the children fight to survive outside.
    261pts
  12. Classroom of the Elite — ranked #1212
    Classroom of the Elite
    The cerebral school series, revived with new 2022 and 2024 seasons, built on manipulation and strategy.
    261pts
  13. Tomodachi Game — ranked #1313
    Tomodachi Game
    The 2022 series trapping friends in a high-stakes psychological game that tests their loyalty.
    0pts

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