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We Like Them Sick and Twisted: 5 Anime With Baddie Protagonists

We Like Them Sick and Twisted: 5 Anime With Baddie Protagonists

Good guys are cool, yeah, but what about someone darker?

We all like villains sometimes, but they aren't often given as much attention as the good guys. Not because they're less interesting, no. But because good guys are usually the main protagonists of a story. But what if this is not the case? If you always find yourself rooting for the bad guys, and Death Note is one of your favorite anime, this is the list for you.

Terror in Resonance (Zankyou no Terror)

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This psychological thriller tells us a story of two brilliant boys, Nine and Twelve, who use their intelligence to carry out terrorist attacks on the city of Tokyo. Driven by their desire for revenge due to their troubled past, they try to expose some dark government secrets, while destroying the city and leaving clues and riddles for the police behind.

Akudama Drive

This cyberpunk anime has an excessive collection of bad guys. A number of Akudama (skilled and dangerous criminals) receive a message from an unknown source that brings them together and forces them to get involved in a big heist. Now they have to work together and try not to kill each other or die along the way.

91 Days

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Angelo becomes a witness of a cruel slaughter of his entire family. After losing everything he had, he leaves his hometown and old name behind. Several years later he comes back to the town and this is when his vengeance journey starts. He infiltrates the mafia organization responsible for the death of his loved ones and befriends Nero Vanetti, the son of the Don.

Elfen Lied

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The main protagonist of the series is Lucy, who is a member of newly mutated species, possessing telekinetic powers. The girl is the result of scientific experimentation, and she's full of pain and anger when she gets the chance to escape. A lot of gore and violence ensue as the tortured girl finds her way out. Lucy suffers a head injury, and now she's become a case of a split personality, switching from a cold murderer to a clueless girl.

Hellsing Ultimate

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This dark fantasy series revolves around Alucard, who is the most powerful weapon of Hellsing, an organization trying to exterminate the evil creatures terrorizing people. Despite hunting vampires, Alucard is one of them himself. The dark gothic atmosphere combined with the brutality and twisted sense of morality of the alluring anti-hero is exactly what makes this story so appealing.

Good guys are cool, yeah, but what about someone darker?

We all like villains sometimes, but they aren't often given as much attention as the good guys. Not because they're less interesting, no. But because good guys are usually the main protagonists of a story. But what if this is not the case? If you always find yourself rooting for the bad guys, and Death Note is one of your favorite anime, this is the list for you.

Terror in Resonance (Zankyou no Terror)

We Like Them Sick and Twisted: 5 Anime With Baddie Protagonists - image 1

This psychological thriller tells us a story of two brilliant boys, Nine and Twelve, who use their intelligence to carry out terrorist attacks on the city of Tokyo. Driven by their desire for revenge due to their troubled past, they try to expose some dark government secrets, while destroying the city and leaving clues and riddles for the police behind.

Akudama Drive

This cyberpunk anime has an excessive collection of bad guys. A number of Akudama (skilled and dangerous criminals) receive a message from an unknown source that brings them together and forces them to get involved in a big heist. Now they have to work together and try not to kill each other or die along the way.

91 Days

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Angelo becomes a witness of a cruel slaughter of his entire family. After losing everything he had, he leaves his hometown and old name behind. Several years later he comes back to the town and this is when his vengeance journey starts. He infiltrates the mafia organization responsible for the death of his loved ones and befriends Nero Vanetti, the son of the Don.

Elfen Lied

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The main protagonist of the series is Lucy, who is a member of newly mutated species, possessing telekinetic powers. The girl is the result of scientific experimentation, and she's full of pain and anger when she gets the chance to escape. A lot of gore and violence ensue as the tortured girl finds her way out. Lucy suffers a head injury, and now she's become a case of a split personality, switching from a cold murderer to a clueless girl.

Hellsing Ultimate

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This dark fantasy series revolves around Alucard, who is the most powerful weapon of Hellsing, an organization trying to exterminate the evil creatures terrorizing people. Despite hunting vampires, Alucard is one of them himself. The dark gothic atmosphere combined with the brutality and twisted sense of morality of the alluring anti-hero is exactly what makes this story so appealing.