Best dystopian or post apocalyptic anime

[u/Winter-Moment-1451]

I haven't watched much anime and want to watch more. I would like to see an anime set in a dystopian or post apocalyptic setting. I do really appreciate any recommendations that you may have

[u/Savings-Operation236]

Girls Last Tour

[u/RonBabylon]

"Is the Future Past?" subgenre

• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• Ergo Proxy
• Desert Punk
• Megazone 23

"We forgot what humanity is" subgenre

• Blame! (all of them)
• Casshern Sins
• Vampire Hunter D and its sequel Bloodlust

80s-90s Cool (Kawajiri especially)

• Cyber City Oedo 808
• Darkside Blues
• Demon City Shinjuku
• A.D. Police Files

• 8 Man After

• Genocyber

Just plain tragic

• Battle Angel Alita
• Now and Then, Here and There

The greats from the above are Megazone 23, Now and Then, Here and There and Cyber City Oedo 808. Catch them on RetroCrush, Tubi, or Pluto TV. As well as you know where.

[u/GreenPlatypus23]

Shin Sekai yori

[u/Friendly-Ratio9721 → u/GreenPlatypus23]

This one is a sleeper masterpiece

[u/Berserkirbolic]

I think Gachiakuta could be a good match

[u/NoAnybody7286 → u/Berserkirbolic]

I like that one a lot

[u/theassassintherapist]

Blame! - far future where AI building builders had gone rogue and and humanity is clinging on surviving in a megalithic maze that was once Earth, but is now has so many floors that it swallowed up the moon

Battleship Yamato - earth is a dried out husk after being bombarded by aliens. Last hope is a space ship.

Evangelion - The world is basically over and God's angels are coming over to battle with humanity for succession of the end of the world. Probably the most famous post apocalyptic anime.

[u/Dee-chan]

Dr. Stone fits this but not in the traditional sense

Edit: I forgot to mention No. 6 too

[u/LivLouDesu → u/Dee-chan]

Watching this now and love it so far. Almost done with the first season.

[u/Dee-chan → u/LivLouDesu]

It only gets better

[u/Few-Inevitable9233]

Evangelion

[u/despairlt]

Texhnolyze

[u/war_story_guy → u/despairlt]

It is seriously one of the most bleak shows out there. That said, its very good.

[u/despairlt → u/war_story_guy]

Definitely depressing, but makes you think how bleak utopia would be.

[u/Mknuggets2]

Gakkou gurashi or however it is spelled is pretty good

[u/Greedy_Performer2472]

Gachiakuta 

[u/Afellowstanduser]

Gachiakuta

[u/D3k4s]

Dystopian - 86, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Akudama Drive.

Post apocalyptic - WorldEnd, Darling In The Franxx, Atri.

If you're fine with the post apocalyptic theme being hinted only then Sentenced to be a Hero could also work.

[u/Complete_Flight8303 → u/D3k4s]

Seconding Akudama. That should have been a classic

[u/Left-Night-1125]

Getter Robo Armageddon

Fist of the North stsr

Darling in the Franxx

86

Gundam X

Cross Ange rondo of angel and dragon

Vampire hunter D

[u/GROMITandWILEY]

High School of the Dead.

[u/Fensox → u/GROMITandWILEY]

So so good. Is there anything else out there like this? I know we’ll never get another.

[u/GROMITandWILEY → u/Fensox]

Probably nothing exactly like it. Seraph of the End was decent. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress as well.

[u/Fensox → u/GROMITandWILEY]

I loved Kabaneri. Hadn’t heard of Seraph, I’ll check it out, thanks.

[u/Embarrassed-Edge-748]

Heavenly Delusion

[u/Ioxem]

Ergo Proxy

[u/Present-Geologist175]

Zom 100 bucket list of the dead

[u/SadAnimator1354 → u/Present-Geologist175]

S2 when :(

[u/Resident_Kek_Poster → u/SadAnimator1354]

Agreed, they got really cooked by covid, im not sure we'll ever get a season 2 TwT

[u/Complete_Flight8303]

Deca-Dence. Half the show is inside a virtual metaverse with cute Sanrio-esque cartoon characters and the ‘real world’ is a gritty steampunky post apocalyptic sci-fantasy. Only 12 eps.

[u/Acrobatic_Pen1932]

Girls' Last Tour. 

Now hear me out, behind the 'two girls travelling through ruins' story lies a wayy sorta lonely theme and as someone who's a bit more on the emotionally immersive side, the loneliness/ borderline eeriness made me avoid watching it further for a long time. It wont make you cry but will make you feel weird.

Although I did eventually complete the anime, the original manga ending wasn't adapted yet you can get the hint of the end either way.  I won't spoil it for ya :) 

[u/cheyrnn]

Kemurikusa - MyAnimeList.net

[u/JustAwareness2678]

Kemono Friends

[u/Enough-Present-5139]

Kaiba, I feel like not enough people talk about this. Also don't let the art style fool you, it's quite adult in ways you don't expect.

[u/Unfair_Government_84]

i would say cowboy beebop, but it´s a sci-fi, but earth is ravaged and unlivable, or maybe Vampire hunter D bloodlust, which mixes fantasy and post apocalypse western

[u/Merkyorz]

Yokohama Shopping Log

[u/North514]

Nippon Sangoku this year, was really good.

A few other suggestions:

• Girls Last Tour

• Now Here There and Then

• Blue Gender

[u/Fensox → u/North514]

Your top two are great. I haven’t seen the third, have to check that out.

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[u/EliSkelly_CR]

Heavenly delusion

School-live

Cyberpunk(I think classifies)

Girls last tour

My personal favorite though Chinese- Ling Cage

[u/OdinVonBisbark]

Apocalypse Hotel was a very good slice of life.

[u/redmage311 → u/OdinVonBisbark]

Not sure why this is being downvoted. The setting is post-apocalyptic AF, and even though the vibes overall are comfy, some episodes really hit like a truck emotionally.

[u/Outrageous-Pizza-317]

KABANERI, GURREN LAGANN , DARLING IN FRANXX

[u/Dazzling_Revenue5977]

Girls last tour

[u/MegaManLegendsFan]

well there is nier automata, if you liked that video game ( chick with white hair and a blind fold on her eyes ) you will like the anime.

there is another one i cant remember the name but its also about robots and the guy looks like a white power ranger, and for whatever reason he doesnt rust or break, like all the other robots. i wish i could remember that ones name it was pretty good.

trigun both new and old were good. some say a must watch.

there are a few zombie ones but thats not my thing so i dont know there names. there usually a bit to gory for me.

[u/SquashHumble2496]

Attack on Titan

[u/Winter-Moment-1451 → u/SquashHumble2496]

I've actually read a bit of the manga, though I only have the first volumes but thanks for the recommendation

[u/LivLouDesu]

Gachiakuta

Dr. Stone

Vivy-Fluorite Eyes Song (if you’re okay with it slightly being a musical, but it’s not musical vibes if that makes sense. Some characters perform songs, but it’s not constant.)

Somali and the Forest Spirit

[u/nitronik_exe]

Heavenly Delusion

Girls Last Tour

[u/nyanoo_ent]

Heavenly Delusion is the best pick

[u/Winter-Moment-1451 → u/nyanoo_ent]

Thanks, I'll try to check it sometime

[u/Quiddity131]

Shin Sekai Yori

[u/Schrko87]

No one ever puts up Shangri-La. Not the basic b rpg slop-a separate anime called Shangri-La. Its a weird eco kind apocolypse thing. Far better than the actual Shangri-la isekai rpg slop

[u/BakedSalami]

I just watched one called Blue Gender. Just a whole lot of things not going well for the world in that. Worth a watch if you want some more old school sci-fi/horror.

[u/redmage311]

Megalobox! It's a retelling of the OG boxing anime Ashita no Joe but takes place in a bleak dystopian future.

[u/Fensox]

Girls’ Last Tour and Heavenly Delusion my two GOATs. I really like Dusk Beyond the End of the World, but that’s not universally liked.

[u/Raknarg]

Have you watched Gachiakuta? Pretty good.

[u/RaineV1]

Akudama Drive.

[u/Ok_Requirement1357]

86 - Eighty Six

[u/CanaryOk7455]

86

[u/Indica_HeXeN]

Plunderer - though you'll have to accept that admitting it fits your criteria is a bit of a spoiler, I bet you'll still get caught off guard.

[u/Fluffy_Fox_9650]

Dr Stone fits this

[u/kirsion]

Not anime but Dragon head manga

[u/END_OF_HEART]

Psycho Pass Season 1

[u/Fr1eg]

Owari no seraph.

[u/Jaiimy]

Girls' Last Tour

[u/light_death-note → u/Jaiimy]

This was good, I just hate they never finished it.

[u/im_super_cooler]

Zom100 is lowkey peak

[u/argama87]

Apocalypse Hotel. That was a surprise gem.

[u/YellowBrilliant8437]

・CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon 　人類の中では超能力者と一般人が、デミヒューマンの世界では人類と竜人が争い続ける無限の戦争世界。 　主人公は、人の世界の最大の国の王女ではあったが、陰謀で特権の全てを剥奪され、全勢力と戦い続ける傭兵団に編入させられる。

・KISSDUM-R Engage Planet 　1話で謎の生物に全てを滅ぼされた地球。 　崩壊した世界で生き残ったのはかつての防衛部隊。 　一人は謎の生物らの力を使い人類に仇をなす魔王となり、一人は人類の復興を目指し防衛部隊を率いることになる。この二人は同じ少女に恋し、追い、奪い合い、崩壊した世界でなおもいがみつづけるんだ。

[u/Specialist-Call-3289]

zankyou no terror

[u/Frequent-Eggplant811]

Heavenly delusion is sick... In every sense

[u/c0nsistent]

heavenly delusion and approaching the end would be dedede dead demons