Top 13 Surreal Psychological Anime

Reality bends, identities split and nobody is sure who is dreaming. Cult favorites stand next to the ones that broke through.

1. 1
   Perfect Blue

   Satoshi Kon's 1997 thriller about an idol losing her grip on reality.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Welcome to the NHK

   A 2006 dark comedy about a recluse and conspiracies.
   666pts
3. 3
   Boogiepop Phantom

   A 2000 fractured-timeline horror about urban myths.
   643pts
4. 4
   Texhnolyze

   A 2003 bleak series about a city's underworld and its people losing humanity.
   642pts
5. 5
   Neon Genesis Evangelion

   The 1995 mecha series that turns inward into psychological collapse.
   500pts
6. 6
   Mind Game

   Masaaki Yuasa's 2004 explosive, surreal fable of second chances.
   409pts
7. 7
   Mononoke

   A 2007 ukiyo-e-styled series of supernatural cases.
   409pts
8. 8
   Ergo Proxy

   A 2006 dystopian series that questions identity and existence.
   409pts
9. 9
   Devilman Crybaby

   A 2018 apocalyptic reimagining of Go Nagai's manga.
   300pts
10. 10
    Paranoia Agent

    Satoshi Kon's 2004 series on a bat-wielding attacker spreading panic.
    300pts
11. 11
    The Tatami Galaxy

    A 2010 series looping through alternate college lives.
    300pts
12. 12
    Paprika

    Satoshi Kon's 2006 film about dream-sharing technology.
    300pts
13. 13
    Serial Experiments Lain

    A 1998 series about a girl dissolving into a global network.
    0pts

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