Dystopian anime and manga
The guide lists 34 titles tagged dystopian. The genre peaked in the 2010s (18 titles). Studios with the most dystopian titles: J.C.Staff (2), Bones (1) and Liden Films (1). It often comes paired with science fiction, action and fantasy.
Best-known dystopian anime
- Attack on Titan 2013
- Guilty Crown 2011
- AKB0048 2012
- Gachiakuta 2025
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 2023
- Shimoneta 2015
- Love and Lies 2017
- Children of the Whales 2017
- Deadman Wonderland 2011
Best-known dystopian anime films
- Akira 1988
- Psycho-Pass: The Movie 2015
- Metropolis 2001
- Harmony 2015
- Patema Inverted 2013
- Expelled from Paradise 2014
- Ai City
Best-known dystopian manga
- Attack on Titan 2009
- Gachiakuta 2022
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead 2018
- Deadman Wonderland 2007
- Love and Lies 2014
- Fire Punch 2016
- Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
- Children of the Whales 2013
- Abara
- Animal Land 2009
- Starving Anonymous 2016
- Levius
- Soloist in a Cage 2018
- After God 2021
- Scavengers Another Sky 2022
- Longing for Home 2019
- Liste Rouge 2024
- Velveteen & Mandala