Best noir anime
63 anime about noir, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.2Death Note
TV · 2006 · 37 ep
Death NoteTV · 2006 · 37 ep4.2Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note , Light receives power over life and death…
4.3Cowboy Bebop
TV · 1998 · 26 ep
Cowboy BebopTV · 1998 · 26 ep4.3Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive. While traveling, they meet up with…
4.4Monster
TV · 2004 · 74 ep
MonsterTV · 2004 · 74 ep4.4Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy over that of the town mayor who had been…
4.2BANANA FISH
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
BANANA FISHBanana FishTV · 2018 · 24 ep4.2Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil…
3.9Black Lagoon
TV · 2006 · 12 ep
Black LagoonTV · 2006 · 12 ep3.9Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he's sent by his company to…
4.3Perfect Blue
Movie · 1998 · 1 ep
Perfect BlueMovie · 1998 · 1 ep4.3Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and…
3.891 Days
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
91 DaysTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.8The "classic mafia drama" takes place during the prohibition era. In the Lawless district the law has no power, the mafia rule the streets, and the illegally made liquor flows freely. At one time Avilio lived in this district, but after a…
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4.0Baccano!
TV · 2007 · 13 ep
Baccano!TV · 2007 · 13 ep4.0During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his…
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4.0Hellsing Ultimate
OVA · 2006 · 10 ep
Hellsing UltimateOVA · 2006 · 10 ep4.0Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, has long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to…
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3.9Darker than Black
TV · 2007 · 25 ep
Darker than BlackDarker than Black: Kuro no KeiyakushaTV · 2007 · 25 ep3.9In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents…
4.0Ghost in the Shell
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Ghost in the ShellKoukaku KidoutaiMovie · 1995 · 1 ep4.02029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts…
4.2Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Kizumonogatari Part 1: TekketsuKizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-henMovie · 2016 · 1 ep4.2First season of the Monogatari Series, part 2/6. Contains the arc Koyomi Vamp from the Kizumonogatari light novel. March 25th—just another day during spring break. Koyomi Araragi, a second year high school student at Naoetsu High School…Highest rated
4.4Monster
TV · 2004 · 74 ep
MonsterTV · 2004 · 74 ep4.4Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy over that of the town mayor who had been…
4.3Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Kizumonogatari Part 3: ReiketsuKizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-henMovie · 2017 · 1 ep4.3First season of the Monogatari Series, part 4/6. Contains the arc Koyomi Vamp from the Kizumonogatari light novel. With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy… 4.3Cowboy Bebop
TV · 1998 · 26 ep
Cowboy BebopTV · 1998 · 26 ep4.3Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive. While traveling, they meet up with… 4.3Perfect Blue
Movie · 1998 · 1 ep
Perfect BlueMovie · 1998 · 1 ep4.3Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and…
4.3ODDTAXI
TV · 2021 · 13 ep
ODDTAXIOdd TaxiTV · 2021 · 13 ep4.3The taxi driver Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn't really hang out with others, and he's an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn't talk much. The only people he can call his friends are his doctor, Gouriki and…
4.3Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Kizumonogatari Part 2: NekketsuKizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-henMovie · 2016 · 1 ep4.3First season of the Monogatari Series, part 3/6. Contains the arc Koyomi Vamp from the Kizumonogatari light novel. In the spring of his second year of high school, Koyomi Araragi met the beautiful vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion…Mature
4.2Death Note
TV · 2006 · 37 ep
Death NoteTV · 2006 · 37 ep4.2Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note , Light receives power over life and death…
4.2PLUTO
ONA · 2023 · 8 ep
PLUTOPlutoONA · 2023 · 8 ep4.2A murder occurs in an orderly world where robots are unable to kill humans. The robotic Europol investigator Gesicht takes the case, but the mystery deepens when he finds no trace of a human at the scene of the crime. As he pursues the… 4.2BANANA FISH
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
BANANA FISHBanana FishTV · 2018 · 24 ep4.2Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil… 4.2Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Kizumonogatari Part 1: TekketsuKizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-henMovie · 2016 · 1 ep4.2First season of the Monogatari Series, part 2/6. Contains the arc Koyomi Vamp from the Kizumonogatari light novel. March 25th—just another day during spring break. Koyomi Araragi, a second year high school student at Naoetsu High School…
4.1Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Movie · 2001 · 1 ep
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's DoorCowboy Bebop: Tengoku no TobiraMovie · 2001 · 1 ep4.1As the Cowboy Bebop crew travels the stars, they learn of the largest bounty yet, a huge 300 million Woolongs. Apparently, someone is wielding a hugely powerful chemical weapon, and of course the authorities are at a loss to stop it. The…
4.1Hunter x Hunter: Yorknew City
OVA · 2002 · 8 ep
Hunter x Hunter: Yorknew CityHunter x Hunter: Original Video AnimationOVA · 2002 · 8 ep4.1After reuniting with Gon and his friends, Kurapika explained to them the risks he bears because of his abilities. Believing that his target of revenge is no longer alive and the search for his fallen comrade's eyes could truly begin…Mature
4.0Baccano!
TV · 2007 · 13 ep
Baccano!TV · 2007 · 13 ep4.0During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his…Mature
4.0Hellsing Ultimate
OVA · 2006 · 10 ep
Hellsing UltimateOVA · 2006 · 10 ep4.0Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, has long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to…
4.0Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
Movie · 1993 · 1 ep
Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The MovieKidou Keisatsu Patlabor 2 the MovieMovie · 1993 · 1 ep4.0The date is 2002, three years after the events of PATLABOR 1 – Mobile Police. The destruction of a United Nations Labor team in South East Asia begins the build-up to a deadly terrorist plan that threatens to send shockwaves… 4.0Ghost in the Shell
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Ghost in the ShellKoukaku KidoutaiMovie · 1995 · 1 ep4.02029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts…
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4.0Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
TV · 2006 · 12 ep
Black Lagoon: The Second BarrageTV · 2006 · 12 ep4.0Okajima Rokuro - now known almost exclusively as 'Rock' - was once a typical, put-upon Japanese businessman. Then, on a routine business trip, he was kidnapped and ransomed by the Lagoon Company: a band of mercenary pirates operating out…
4.0KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-Kizumonogatari: Koyomi VampMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.0Compilation film of the three Kizumonogatari movies. Spring break, an interval of time between the second and third year of high school. It was one fateful evening when Koyomi Araragi encounters her. Kiss-shot Acerola-orion…
4.0Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail
OVA · 2010 · 5 ep
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood TrailOVA · 2010 · 5 ep4.0Roberta, the terrorist-turned-maid that made her appearence in the first season of 'Black Lagoon', returns in this five-episode OVA series - and this time, all bets are off! Roberta's benefactor, the patriarch of the Lovelace clan, is… 3.9Black Lagoon
TV · 2006 · 12 ep
Black LagoonTV · 2006 · 12 ep3.9Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he's sent by his company to…
3.9Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLEBungou Stray Dogs: Dead AppleMovie · 2018 · 1 ep3.9The film's story involves a mystery case of power users around the world suddenly committing suicide one after another, in all cases after a strange fog appears at the scene. At a request from Ango Sakaguchi, the Armed Detective Agency…
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3.9Baccano! Specials
Special · 2008 · 3 ep
Baccano! SpecialsSpecial · 2008 · 3 ep3.9Three exclusive episodes made from the light novels included in DVD volumes 5, 7 and 8, which flesh out characters and plot events from the original series and establish closure to the story as Carol and the Vice President return to New…Mature
3.9Darker than Black
TV · 2007 · 25 ep
Darker than BlackDarker than Black: Kuro no KeiyakushaTV · 2007 · 25 ep3.9In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents…
3.9BEASTARS Season 2
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
BEASTARS Season 2Beastars 2nd SeasonTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.9"Beastar"—a title awarded to beasts who prove their excellence through fighting inequality to unite carnivores and herbivores in an anthropomorphic animal society. Cherryton Academy has gone five years without one such leader. However…
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3.9Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Movie · 2000 · 1 ep
Jin-Roh: The Wolf BrigadeJin-RouMovie · 2000 · 1 ep3.9In a very different Tokyo from the one we know today, the totalitarian government rules with an iron fist. But a group called "the Sect" is staging demonstrations and challenging the government's martial law. Constable Fuse of the Capital…
3.9Akagi
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
AkagiTouhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita TensaiTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.9While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated a debt of over three million yen. In a last-ditch… 3.891 Days
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
91 DaysTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.8The "classic mafia drama" takes place during the prohibition era. In the Lawless district the law has no power, the mafia rule the streets, and the illegally made liquor flows freely. At one time Avilio lived in this district, but after a…
3.8Ergo Proxy
TV · 2006 · 23 ep
Ergo ProxyTV · 2006 · 23 ep3.8Something is wrong in the perfect domed city of Romdo. Between the sudden rash of murders and a virus affecting all AutoReivs-cyborg companions and workers who assist the people of Romdo - all is not right in their dome home. Detective…
3.8Texhnolyze
TV · 2003 · 22 ep
TexhnolyzeTV · 2003 · 22 ep3.8In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter. On the brink of…
3.8Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineLupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu OnnaTV · 2012 · 13 ep3.8What happened when Lupin III met Fujiko Mine for the first time? She’s a thief. A killer. A saint and a scandal. She’s whatever you need her to be to get the job done. She takes your breath away to get what she wants. She takes everything…
3.8Patlabor: The Movie
Movie · 1989 · 1 ep
Patlabor: The MovieKidou Keisatsu Patlabor the MovieMovie · 1989 · 1 ep3.8The year is 1999 and Tokyo's Mobile Police have a new weapon in the war on crime – advanced robots called Labors are used to combat criminals who would use the new technology for illegal means. The suicide of a mysterious man on the…
3.8Armored Trooper Votoms
TV · 1983 · 52 ep
Armored Trooper VotomsSoukou Kihei VotomsTV · 1983 · 52 ep3.8A century of bloodshed between warring star systems has plunged nearly 200 worlds into the flames of war. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy... Chirico Cuvie, a special forces powered-armor pilot is suddenly…
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3.8Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
TV · 2009 · 26 ep
Phantom: Requiem for the PhantomTV · 2009 · 26 ep3.8A young man wakes up in a strange room with no memory of who he is or how he got there. His past is lost—and his future belongs to Inferno, a violent crime syndicate. They give him a new name—Zwei—and team him with their top assassin, the…
3.8Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceInnocenceMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.8The year is 2032. With the advancement of medical technology humanity has grown into a more technologically driven creature, creating a breed of cyborg citizen. Along with the development of cybernetics the world has seen rapid development…
3.7Gunsmith Cats
OVA · 1995 · 3 ep
Gunsmith CatsOVA · 1995 · 3 ep3.7Rally Vincent knows her weapons well, while her partner Minne May Hopkins loves to play with explosives. The pair run a gun-shop illegally and one day Bill Collins of the ATF, blackmails Rally and Minnie May into working for the ATF…
3.7The Big O
TV · 1999 · 13 ep
The Big OTV · 1999 · 13 ep3.7Paradigm City is a place without a past. 40 years ago, something happened that wiped the memories of everyone in it. Unfortunately, the people of Paradigm City were very busy before then, making Megadueses (giant robots) and monsters…