I'm looking for something new, and something dark. What's good for someone that liked Gantz, High School Of The Dead, and that show with the invisible tentacles (the title of which I can't find in my head for some reason, and will make me feel really stupid in about ten minutes)?
The most obvious one is clear: Berserk.
-Crapsack low-fantasy world
-Incredibly gory
-Humans fighting against humans, inhuman monsters,
deities, and the personification of a metaphysical concept-Main character with a cannon-hand and a fuckoff huge sword that doesn't behave like it's made out of feathers and sunshine
-Remarkably good characterization and plot for what sounds like a grindhouse film
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Also more than a few rape scenes, but it's shown in the same horrific negative light as everything else. Props to Miura for bucking the trend.Granted, the anime ended with the end of the prologue (though I'm not sure how much or how well the new movies covered), so my recommendation as always is to read it. IIRC the anime doesn't really pick up much of the incredibly detailed art. Though to be fair, like a third of the manga was leadup to the point where Guts met meaningful characters that weren't from the Golden Age arc or Puck. Not that that time was
boring.
From what I've heard about it, the original VOTOMS does indeed fit the bill, though I can't recommend it not having actually seen it. LotGH is a must-watch for a whole range of reasons.
You'd probably also appreciate Black Lagoon.
I'll let it speak for itself. Even though the subber didn't do their research.