Watching anime is the best way to relieve stress for many people as they often have straightforward and simple storylines. However, some series have complicated storylines, and even some viewers can’t get a grasp of the story sometimes -- although they still can enjoy them.

So, what anime series have the most complicated storylines? Without further ado, let’s get into it!

10. Monster

Monster is an old-school anime series full of mysteries -- it’s a bit similar to Death Note, yet a lot darker. Monster is set in 90s Germany, after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The story follows Kenzo Tenma, a neurosurgeon who values everyone from any walk of life. Everything changes after Kenzo saved Johan Liebert -- a sociopath who’s trying to pull off a massive genocide.

9. Baccano!

At number nine, we have another mystery anime series, Baccano! It’s an anime set in the 30s, which follows immortal mafia members. The 11 main characters have to fight the mafia who have teamed up with the devil to gain immortality.

This anime may initially seem quite straightforward due to its supernatural and comedic elements. However, Baccano! is also quite complicated as it follows three different storylines that actually connect to each other.

8. Mekakucity Actors

Mekakucity Actors is another anime series with a complicated storyline. The story follows Kisaragi Shintaro, a hikikomori teenager who has to visit the store one day. When he leaves the house, Shintaro gets involved in numerous strange occurrences. He also encounters an organization called Mekakushi Dan.

This anime is pretty complex as the storyline branches out in random order. You may need to watch this series more than once to get a grasp of the entire story.

7. Boku Dake ga Inai Machi

Since this anime involves time travel, Boku Dake ga Inai Machi can make some viewers confused with its storyline. This anime follows a young man who travels back in time -- into his younger self to try and alter the past and save a girl he’s close to.

Better known as Erased, this series follows Satoru Fujinuma as a pizza delivery guy. No one knows that he has the “Revival”, an ability to travel back to 5 minutes before an incident occurs. This ability is triggered whenever he’s in danger. And Satoru never has the power to completely master this ability

6. Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain is another series that deserves a mention on this list. It tells the story of Lain, a 14-year-old girl who receives an email from her deceased classmate. She stumbles upon a virtual world called the “Wired” and spends a lot of her time in the mysterious world.

Despite the complex plot, Serial Experiments Lain is a well-made series.

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5. Shingeki no Kyojin

Shingeki no Kyojin is an anime series set in a world where humans are being slaughtered to near extinction by horrifying creatures called Titans, forcing humans to live in fear behind enormous walls.

What makes these creatures truly horrifying is that they eat humans, and will continue to hunt down humans as prey. To survive this, the remaining humans build walls that surround them and live behind those walls, resulting in a century without a single Titan encounter.

Shingeki no Kyojin initially shows a rather simple plot, yet as the series progresses you’ll find various elements of politics and mysteries that make the storyline more complicated.

4. Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

What makes Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei, also known as The Tatami Galaxy, a series with a complicated storyline is actually the structure of the narrative. You may be confused by the episodes, as everything feels repetitive, yet you’ll find the answer at the end of each episode!

3. Steins;Gate

At number three, we have Steins;Gate. It tells the story of Okabe Rintarou who comes across the dead body of a scientist named Makise Kurisu, whose body is full of stab wounds. Seeing that, Okabe panics and calls his friend, Hashida Itaru.

But after sending the message, he strangely feels that he’s in a new world. Soon after, Okabe realizes that the messages he sends can alter the future.

2. The Monogatari Series

The Monogatari Series is definitely one of the most complicated anime series with a randomized timeline. It follows Araragi Koyomi, who was a vampire for a short time after surviving a vampire attack. The introduction to the supernatural world leads him to a journey where he meets various characters, all of them play a part in the bigger picture of the series.

If you have trouble trying to understand Monogatari, find out the watch orders here!

1. Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion is set in a world where the future of humanity lies in the hands of teenagers who pilot the Evangelions. These teenagers are tasked to protect all mankind and fight against the gods.

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