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- Psycho-Pass. TV, 2012 Finished 22 eps, 23 min. Action Mystery Sci-Fi Suspense. Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed. In the 22nd century, Japan enforces the Sibyl System, an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for signs of criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass.
- Bungou Stray Dogs. TV, 2016 Finished 12 eps, 23 min. Action Mystery Supernatural. For weeks, Atsushi Nakajima's orphanage has been plagued by a mystical tiger that only he seems to be unaware of.
- Zankyou no Terror. TV, 2014 Finished 11 eps, 22 min. Mystery Suspense. Painted in red, the word "VON" is all that is left behind after a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility in Japan.
- Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season. TV, 2016 Finished 12 eps, 23 min. Action Mystery Supernatural. Despite their differences in position, three men—the youngest senior executive of the Port Mafia, Osamu Dazai; the lowest ranking member, Sakunosuke Oda; and the intelligence agent, Ango Sakaguchi—gather at the Lupin Bar at the end of the day to relax and take delight in the company of friends.
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- Gosick
- Ghost Hunt
- The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited
- B: The Beginning 5
- Hyouka
- Terror in Resonance
- Psychic Detective Yakumo
- Black Butler
- Erased
Set in a dystopian future filled with criminals, Akane Tsunemori is tasked with solving crimes via Division One of the Public Safety Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Division. Criminal justice is mainly achieved via the Sibyl System, which uses a range of biomechatronic techniques to measure the biometrics of Japanese citizens’ brains and mentalitie...
A stylization of gothic, Gosick is set in a fictional European country in the early 1900s, revolving around a genius girl and her brother who is a detective. He relies on her penetrating logic to solve seemingly unsolvable mysteries. Kazuya Kujo is a Japanese exchange student who becomes involved with the brilliant Victorique de Blois, although doe...
A detective show focusing around the investigation of occult and other unexplainable phenomena across Japan, the series focuses on a specialist team of spiritualists and other experts tasked with looking into the strange occurrences. Mai Taniyama is in the lead role and is a first-year high school student who joins the Shibuya Psychic Research due ...
An interesting take on the detective genre, Daisuke Kambe comes from a very wealthy family and is a detective who is not above giving out the occasional bribe if it helps him get the job done. He is partnered with Haru Kato, who strongly disapproves of Kambe’s methods. The series also has a strong sci-fi element with the introduction of many gadget...
The future has seen the rise of advanced criminals, including Killer B, a vigilante serial killer. Keith Kazama Flick is tasked with investigating this seemingly uncatchable criminal, and is joined by Koku, who has the ability to form wings or blades out of his body at will. Flick’s savant-like abilities allow him to solve the toughest crimes, but ...
Due to a lack of members, Hotaro Oreki is asked to join the Kamiyama High School’s Classic Literature Club and reveals his abilities for logical deduction and clear thinking. He eventually gets tasked with solving the mysteries that pop up around the school, making this a slice of life style series with heavy detective elements. Other members of th...
Set in an alternate reality very similar to our own, this series follows two youth naming themselves Nine and Twelve who steal a prototype atomic bomb. While ostensibly using it for terroristic purposes, instead it is revealed that they are using it to expose Rising Peace Academy, an organization that transforms orphaned children into weapons. Call...
The protagonist Yakumo Saitou has special powers, allowing him to communicate with ghosts and see otherworldly beings. While usually avoided for this eye, Haruka Ozawa is instead delighted to find out he can help spirits, as she feels guilt for possibly contributing to her twin’s death. As Ozawa requests Saitou’s help, they begin to solve mysteries...
Set in the underworld of Victorian-era London, Ciel Phantomhive solves crimes with the help of a demon, Sebastian Michaelis. This help has come at a price, as the demon will be allowed to consume Phantomhive’s soul upon him carrying out his revenge on his parent’s killers. Phantomhive returns after this deal, tasked with investigating crimes deemed...
Satoru Fujinuma is living in Chiba near Tokyo, who has the unique ability called revival. This is triggered when a life is in danger sending him back in time to before he died. When his mother is murdered, the ability sends him back a full 18 years into the past, giving him the opportunity to solve other crimes. The series has been praised for deal...
- Detective Conan/Case Closed. A cult classic for the detective anime genre, no doubt this has to be here. This is basically the Sherlock Holmes of every detective anime.
- Psycho Pass. Set in the 22nd century, Japan is the safest country in the world. Making crime basically non-existent with the introduction of the “Sibyl System”, an all-seeing “cymatic” system capable of predicting an individual’s capability to commit crimes.
- Monster. A neurosurgeon Dr. Kazou Tenma was performing a surgery on an immigrant worker but he got a call that he should switch patients. The switch, which gave him a favorable opinion amongst his colleagues, made him feel a lot of guilt and tapped into his moral choices and conscience when the previous patient he was operating on died.
- Death Note. Emo joker and bored shinigami, Ryuk, dropped a powerful notebook to the world to see how humans will wield the power to decide the fate of an individual.
- Shinrei Tantei Yakumo (Psychic Detective Yakumo) MAL Rated 7.48, Ranked #1605 | Aired Fall 2010 | Produced by Bee Train. Yakumo is born with heterochromia.
- UN-GO. MAL Rated 7.55, Ranked #1397 | Aired Fall 2011 | Produced by Bones. In a war torn Japan, Shinjuurou and his bizarre partner Inga make their living by solving crimes in the strangest of ways.
- Bungou Stray Dogs. MAL Rated 7.62, Ranked #1197 | Aired Spring 2016 | Produced by Bones. After being kicked out from his orphanage, Atsushi meets two strange men who turn out to be members of “Armed Detective Agency.”
- Kamisama no Memochou (Heaven’s Memo Pad) MAL Rated 7.72, Ranked #990 | Aired Summer 2011 | Produced by J.C.Staff. Ordinary high school student Narumi is invited by her classmate Ayaka to join the gardening club.
- Death Note. Death Note is one of the greatest thriller mysteries of all time. It tells the story of Light Yagami, a disillusioned teenager who is granted a special notebook from a God of death.
- Monster. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned neurosurgeon living in Germany. He’s got a huge amount of potential ahead of him, engaged to the hospital’s director’s daughter, and ensured promotion.
- The Garden of Sinners. Spread across seven achronological films, The Garden of Sinners tells the story of Shiki Ryougi. They are a troubled individual torn between their desires to murder and want to be human and connect with others.
- Psycho-pass. It’s 22th-century Japan, and the criminological justice system rules the way people live, think, and exist. This is all enforced through the Sibyl system – a predictive qualitative method of detective latent criminal likelihood.
Dec 31, 2023 · Detective anime from the '90s, 2000s, and 2010s encompass different genres like horror, supernatural, psychological, and comedy. There's a detective anime for everyone out there, and the best part is that all of them have aired, which means viewers can binge-watch all the episodes in one go.
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