Plenty of anime series feel cozy to watch in the warm light of day, such as cuddly slice-of-life anime and iyashikei, but the night calls for something else. When anime fans have darkness around them and the world is slower and quieter, it's time for a whole different kind of anime. To set the mood and embrace the night, anime fans might have fun with darker anime that would feel rather silly to watch on a sunny day.

It's common to watch horror movies and series at night, both to feel thematic and to see what's happening on the screen more clearly, and the same is true for anime. A variety of horror anime seem to come to life after the sun has set, and the same is true for other dark, serious anime with elements of psychological horror or other grim topics. These nighttime-friendly anime also span genres like science fiction,...