Best Urban Fantasy

Sung Jin-Woo, dubbed the weakest hunter of all mankind, grows stronger by the day with the supernatural powers he has gained. However, keeping his skills hidden becomes more difficult as dungeon-related incidents pile up around him. When Jin-Woo and a few other low-ranked hunters are the only surviv...

Mushishi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, serialized from 1999 to 2008. The narrative follows Ginko, a wandering researcher who studies Mushi, ethereal primordial lifeforms that occasionally cause supernatural phenomena in humans. The story is distinguished by i...

Sandman is a comic book series published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, written by Neil Gaiman and launched in 1989. The narrative centers on Dream of the Endless, the personification of dreams, exploring themes of mythology, history, and the nature of storytelling over the course of 75 original iss...

The Fifth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City has reached a turning point in which the lives of all participants are threatened as the hidden enemy finally reveals itself. As Shirou Emiya, Rin Toosaka, and Illyasviel von Einzbern discover the true, corruptive nature of the shadow that has been rampaging t...

In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a dark, murderous desire that has laid dormant within Shiki's soul ever since then. With...

In November 1998, a double homicide occurs at the newly constructed Ogawa apartment complex in the heart of Mifune City. The murderer, Tomoe Enjou, has fled in a panic. To his astonishment, he is not pursued by the police and news of the incident has not been reported through media outlets. After Sh...

Alan Wake 2 is a 2023 survival horror video game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The narrative alternates between two playable protagonists: Alan Wake, a writer trapped in an alternate dimension, and Saga Anderson, an FBI agent investigating a series of murders. It is distinguished by its heavy u...

The Fifth Holy Grail War continues, and the ensuing chaos results in higher stakes for all participants. Shirou Emiya continues to participate in the war, aspiring to be a hero of justice who saves everyone. He sets out in search of the truth behind a mysterious dark shadow and its murder spree, det...

As the Fourth Holy Grail War rages on with no clear victor in sight, the remaining Servants and their Masters are called upon by Church supervisor Risei Kotomine, in order to band together and confront an impending threat that could unravel the Grail War and bring about the destruction of Fuyuki Cit...

With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail triggered three wars in the past, each too cruel and fierce to leave a victor. In spite of that, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will be different; namely, with a vessel of the Holy Grail now in...

Hellboy is an American comic book series created by writer-artist Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics. Debuting in 1993, the narrative follows a demon summoned to Earth by Nazi occultists but raised by Allied forces to become a paranormal investigator for the Bureau for Paranormal Resear...

Vampire: The Masquerade is a tabletop role-playing game first published by White Wolf Publishing in 1991. It serves as the foundational title of the World of Darkness, a shared universe characterized by a gothic-punk aesthetic. In the game, participants assume the roles of vampires navigating the co...

Humanity was caught at a precipice a decade ago when the first gates—portals linked with other dimensions that harbor monsters immune to conventional weaponry—emerged around the world. Alongside the appearance of the gates, various humans were transformed into hunters and bestowed superhuman abiliti...

In the midst of the Fifth Holy Grail War, Caster sets her plans into motion, beginning with the capture of Shirou's Servant Saber. With the witch growing ever more powerful, Rin and Archer determine she is a threat that must be dealt with at once. But as the balance of power in the war begins to shi...

Dark is a German-language science fiction thriller television series that premiered on the streaming service Netflix in 2017. Created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, the show concluded in 2020 after three seasons. The narrative explores the intricate consequences of time travel as it impacts the...

Locke & Key is a horror-fantasy comic book series published by IDW Publishing, written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez. Premiering in 2008, the story follows the Locke family as they move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, in Massachusetts. The mansion contains various magical key...

Let the Right One In is a 2008 Swedish romantic horror film directed by Tomas Alfredson, based on the 2004 novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Set in 1982, the plot centers on Oskar, a 12-year-old boy frequently targeted by bullies, who befriends his new neighbor Eli. Unbeknownst to Osk...

Control is a 2019 action-adventure video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by 505 Games. The player assumes the role of Jesse Faden, the newly appointed Director of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), a secret government agency tasked with studying and containing paranormal pheno...

Hellblazer is an American comic book series published by DC Comics under the Vertigo imprint from 1988 to 2013. The narrative follows John Constantine, a working-class occult detective and warlock operating primarily in London. Distinguished by its mature themes, horror elements, and political comme...

The World Ends with You is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Jupiter, set in modern Shibuya, Tokyo. It incorporates urban fantasy elements and draws inspiration from Jupiter’s Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Multiple enhanced ports have been released for various platforms i...

A new Holy Grail War is emerging in Snowfield, Nevada, where mages from around the world summon Servants, heroic spirits drawn from myth and history, to fight on their behalf. However, this war seems to differ from previous ones. The organization behind it appears to have used data from the Fuyuki G...

A visually stunning and emotionally resonant retelling of the Fate series, *Unlimited Blade Works* elevates the narrative with exceptional animation and character development. The fight scenes are breathtaking, the soundtrack is iconic, and the exploration of Shirou Emiya's ideals is profoundly movi...

GeGeGe no Kitaro is a Japanese manga series created by Shigeru Mizuki, originally serialized in 1965. The story centers on Kitaro, the last surviving member of a ghost tribe, who mediates conflicts between humans and yōkai (traditional Japanese folklore monsters). The series is distinguished by its...

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a 2004 action role-playing game developed by Troika Games and released for Microsoft Windows. It is set in White Wolf Publishing's World of Darkness, where the player controls a newly turned vampire navigating the political factions of Los Angeles. Built on Va...

Interview with the Vampire is an American television series developed by Rolin Jones for the AMC network, premiering in 2022. It adapts Anne Rice's 1976 novel of the same name, reimagining the lead character Louis de Pointe du Lac as a Black Creole businessman in early 20th-century New Orleans. The...

Pale Demon is the ninth novel in Kim Harrison's Hollows series, published in 2011. The urban fantasy story follows witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan as she travels across the United States with Trent Kalamack, Ivy Tamwood, and Jenks while seeking to clear her name before the witches' governing a...

The Daihasei Festival has begun, and that of course means that Tokiwadai Middle School—a prestigious all-girls' middle school—is competing too. Despite the participation of the "Ace of Tokiwadai," Mikoto Misaka, the other students who are participating are still putting their utmost effort into winn...

The Holy Grail War: a violent battle between mages in which seven masters and their summoned servants fight for the Holy Grail, a magical artifact that can grant the victor any wish. Nearly 10 years ago, the final battle of the Fourth Holy Grail War wreaked havoc on Fuyuki City and took over 500 liv...

Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift between the denizens of th...