Manga with beautiful art and super dark themes

[Wake-the-winds]

This is one thing that I'm kind of picky about, but I'm super weak in the knees to manga with really beautiful, aesthetic, elegant art while talking about things that are really dark and often times violent. Only a couple have scratched this itch really well, namely Innocent (obv) and lately A Depiction of Hell (highly recommend btw https://mangadex.org/title/57456/a-depiction-of-hell) has had me hooked. If you know these series you probably kind of know the sort of vibe I'm after. Like, not stuff that revels in the gore but uses it in a kind of beautified and symbolic way to talk about something kind of cerebral and psychological. You know what I mean if you know what I mean. Anyway, give me some recs or just chat about it bc I love this shit so much.

 

[aquariumtourmaline]

just randomly saw this thanks for the rec lol didn't expect it

 

[aquariumtourmaline]

also you may try homunculus if you haven't already read it https://mangadex.org/title/1543/homunculus
Oshimi Shuzo's work is hit or miss for me but it might be what you're looking for as well

 

[Syanindita]

anything from junji itou is bound to be good

 

[nyaasar]

I don't know if these what you call super dark, but I'm sure these are not that cheerful and bright either.

https://mangadex.org/title/57650/bibliomania
https://mangadex.org/title/23932/wakusei-closet
https://mangadex.org/title/45312/coffee-moon

https://mangadex.org/title/16519/totsukuni-no-shoujo
https://mangadex.org/title/28433/the-beautiful-ones
https://mangadex.org/title/35682/mayonaka-sanpo
https://mangadex.org/title/22933/hengoku-no-schwester
https://mangadex.org/title/31688/dai-dark


This one is out of topic, but I believe it deserve more attention.
https://mangadex.org/title/48436/desert-9

 

[Lustrist]

how bout Violence & Peace by shinobu kaze

 

[Basic_human]

I don't know if these what you call super dark, but I'm sure these are not that cheerful and bright either.

https://mangadex.org/title/57650/bibliomania
https://mangadex.org/title/23932/wakusei-closet
https://mangadex.org/title/45312/coffee-moon

https://mangadex.org/title/16519/totsukuni-no-shoujo
https://mangadex.org/title/28433/the-beautiful-ones
https://mangadex.org/title/35682/mayonaka-sanpo
https://mangadex.org/title/22933/hengoku-no-schwester
https://mangadex.org/title/31688/dai-dark


This one is out of topic, but I believe it deserve more attention.
https://mangadex.org/title/48436/desert-9

Yo coffee moon mention, I love that manga on first arc. But my opinion slightly sifted after it's turn into magic girl battle manga. I hope it's not too focused on battling and more of pluella magic style