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Cathartic

Cathartic TV Series

Emotional release through darkness confronted.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 7 series

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7 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Aggretsuko

★ 8.0
8K 51 2018–2023
Cathartic · Workplace
9/10

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

★ 9.1
252K 68 2009–2010
Anime · Deep worldbuilding
7/10

The Glory

★ 8.2
45K 16 2022–2023
Revenge · K-drama
7/10

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

★ 8.1
19K 11 2011–2011
Tearjerker · Melancholic
7/10

Move to Heaven

★ 8.5
13K 10 2021–2021
Tearjerker · K-drama · Bittersweet
7/10

Taxi Driver

★ 8.1
10K 48 2021–present
Revenge · K-drama · Cathartic
7/10

Steven Universe Future

★ 7.7
7K 20 2019–2020
Mental health · Bittersweet
7/10