Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4444715-20171116014423/@comment-27824912-20171117024855

... Cryptid, not all dark anime have to start out dark from the beginning. Many of them actually often start out as if they were cheery, lighthearted series which then proceed to hit you from nowhere like a goddamn trucks several episodes later where some of the messed up shit finally decided to show its ugly head around. The prime example of this is Madoka Magika that chisio have kindly show us above.

Oh heck, they don't have to be a dark kind of anime, i can mention dozens of others anime that has some fuck up shit despite being treated as "ordinary" or nothing special by many characters in the series.

To give one example, Shounen anime series typically has teenagers protagonist who one way or another often end up getting dragged in large life threatening conflicts and often have to be the one who saves the day. while this might sounds normal it actually isn't since if you look into it deeply, you'll realize that they essentially become what basically a child soldier. This is just one of the least messed up things you'll find in anime.

and i'm sorry if i come off as ranting.