Collection
Psychological & Mind-Bending Anime
22 titles · 1995–2022
Mind games, unreliable narrators and endings you'll argue about for weeks. Cat-and-mouse thrillers like Death Note and Monster, time loops, dystopias, and Satoshi Kon's films, where dream and reality stop being different things.
Surprise meDeath Note
2006–2007 · Mystery, Fantasy · 1 season
★ 8.6Death Note
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of…
Monster
2004–2005 · Crime, Mystery · 1 season
★ 8.5MONSTER
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995–1996 · Action, Drama · 1 season
★ 8.6新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to…
Psycho-Pass
2012–2023 · Action, Crime · 3 seasons
★ 7.8PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス
In the year 2113, people are given brain scans to determine how likely they are to commit a crime. Those who fail are apprehended, or even killed.
Steins;Gate
2011 · Comedy, Drama · 1 season
★ 8.5STEINS;GATE
A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.
ERASED
2016 · Crime, Mystery · 1 season
★ 8.5僕だけがいない街
Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.
Paranoia Agent
2004 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 season
★ 7.9妄想代理人
Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball…
Serial Experiments Lain
1998 · Sci-Fi, Thriller · 1 season
★ 8.2serial experiments lain
Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.
The Promised Neverland
2019–2021 · Mystery, Horror · 2 seasons
★ 8.3約束のネバーランド
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman…
The Future Diary
2011–2012 · Action, Adventure · 1 season
★ 7.6未来日記
Reality quickly unravels when antisocial Yukiteru is called into a death match against 11 other mentally scarred individuals. Each player has a prophetic device tuned to their personality, giving them control over their future—and the fate of their foes.
ODDTAXI
2021 · Mystery · 1 season
★ 8.2オッドタクシー
While working as a taxi driver on the hectic streets of Tokyo, a reticent walrus gets pulled into a mystery involving a missing teenage girl.
Classroom of the Elite
2017– · Comedy, Romance · 4 seasons
★ 8.4ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,000 yen per month and allows unusual freedom in classes, masking a more complex system.
Kakegurui
2017–2019 · Mystery, Drama · 2 seasons
★ 8.1賭ケグルイ
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their…
Ergo Proxy
2006 · Crime, Mystery · 1 season
★ 7.7Ergo Proxy
Thousands of years after Earth’s atmosphere was destroyed, adventure blooms in the strangest of places. The domed city of Romdo is supposed to be perfect, but Re-l Mayer, a young female inspector from the Civilian Intelligence Office, knows better. In this place where humans and robots coexist, she receives a…
Perfect BlueMovie
1997 · Crime, Mystery · 1 h 21 min
★ 8.3パーフェクトブルー
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
PaprikaMovie
2006 · Sci-Fi, Thriller · 1 h 30 min
★ 7.8パプリカ
Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.
Talentless Nana
2020 · Thriller, Supernatural · 1 season
★ 7.7無能なナナ
It is the year 20XX. Earth was assaulted by monsters that would come to be known as "the Enemy of Humanity." In order to deal with this threat, special schools composed of teenagers with extraordinary abilities were formed. These people, who came to be known as "the Talented," had abilities that could defy the…
Moriarty the Patriot
2020–2021 · Crime, Mystery · 1 season
★ 8.3憂国のモリアーティ
In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes…
Terror in Resonance
2014 · Drama, Thriller · 1 season
★ 7.7残響のテロル
In an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population. While the world…
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2011 · Mystery, Drama · 1 season
★ 8.1魔法少女まどか☆マギカ
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that…
Monogatari
2009–2019 · Comedy, Fantasy · 6 seasons
★ 8.1物語
Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each arc talks about a different girl's unique struggle and the mysterious cause of their…
Tomodachi Game
2022 · Mystery, Drama · 1 season
★ 7.6トモダチゲーム
After his class' school trip fund is stolen, Yuichi and his best friends are abducted to play a debt repayment game; there is more than money on the line, as their bonds are tested with dark secrets and a lingering question of who is behind it all.
Psychological & Mind-Bending Anime — watch online free in HD on our site: every title has a free page with the official trailer and the player, and every series a page for each episode, no sign-up needed. In the list: Death Note, Monster, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Psycho-Pass, Steins;Gate, ERASED, Paranoia Agent, Serial Experiments Lain. Sort by year or rating, or press “Surprise me” to pick at random.
Questions & answers
How many anime are in “Psychological & Mind-Bending Anime”?
22 titles, from 1995 to 2022: Death Note (2006), Monster (2004), Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), Psycho-Pass (2012), Steins;Gate (2011), ERASED (2016), Paranoia Agent (2004), Serial Experiments Lain (1998), The Promised Neverland (2019), The Future Diary (2011), ODDTAXI (2021), Classroom of the Elite (2017)….
Where can I watch Psychological & Mind-Bending Anime online?
Every title in the collection has its own page with the official trailer and a player; series also have a page for every episode. Open a title and press play — or start with the trailer.
Can I watch “Psychological & Mind-Bending Anime” for free?
Yes, every page in the collection is free and needs no sign-up: the official trailer in HD, the plot, the voice cast and the player. What plays in the player depends on the title and your country.
