Ankoku Shinwa (The Dark Myth) é um anime no formato oVA que estreou em inverno (janeiro) de 1990, produzido pelo estúdio Ajiado.

Sobre a produção: a história vem de um mangá, são 2 episódios de cerca de 50 minutos e o status atual é "finalizado".

Os gêneros principais são terror, mistério, psicológico e sobrenatural, com temas como Demons, Mythology e Cosmic Horror.

No AniList, Ankoku Shinwa tem nota média de 42%, uma nota mediana, e está na lista de 1.433 usuários.

Long ago there were fierce gods of legends who shook the earth to its foundation with their power. There are now prehistoric rivals from the primitive times in Japan, that fought to protect their secrets in the present day. The God of Darkness Susanoah-oh is now sleeping in the shadows of the underworld waiting for his rebirth. However his coming hasn't gone unoticed. There are agents from the Kikuchi Clan (descendants of Japans first inhabitants) who have seen the warning signs of the spreading of darkness's bringing. These investigators are armed with ancient knowledge and artifacts who are willingly prepared to face the God of Darkness. Now they must fight the assembled spirits of hell to find the one young boy who is chosen by fate to grasp the chaotic might of the deadly Gods. (Source: Anime News Network)

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