Best Thriller Anime
601 thriller anime ranked by community score. Scores come from the wider anime community; ratings on AnimeHunt are shown on each title.
Top rated thriller anime
3.7Death Note: Relight
Special · 2007 · 2 ep
Death Note: RelightDeath Note: RewriteSpecial · 2007 · 2 ep3.71. Genshisuru Kami (Visions of a God) A two hour episode of Death Note, mainly a compilation of the confrontations between Light and L, re-edited from Ryuk's perspective with new dialogue and soundtrack along with additional animation that…
3.7MF GHOST
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
MF GHOSTMF GhostTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.7202X A.D., a future beyond Initial D. Self-driving cars are in widespread use in Japan, and public roadways are used for auto racing. In such an era, a race called MFG has become popular around the globe. Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini……
3.7Gunsmith Cats
OVA · 1995 · 3 ep
Gunsmith CatsOVA · 1995 · 3 ep3.7Rally Vincent knows her weapons well, while her partner Minne May Hopkins loves to play with explosives. The pair run a gun-shop illegally and one day Bill Collins of the ATF, blackmails Rally and Minnie May into working for the ATF…
3.7OVERTAKE!
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
OVERTAKE!Overtake!TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.7Haruka Asahina is a 16 year old high school boy racing F4 cars while staying at Komaki Motors, an auto-body shop in Shizuoka prefecture. Komaki Motors is a family-run shop that regularly competes in F4 with the team comprised of: owner…
3.7Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - TransgressionCode Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch II - HandouMovie · 2018 · 1 ep3.7Second of the three part theatrical film remake of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2.
3.7Durarara!! X2: My Heart is in the Pattern of a Hot Pot
Special · 2015 · 1 ep
Durarara!! X2: My Heart is in the Pattern of a Hot PotDurarara!!x2 Shou: Watashi no Kokoro wa Nabe MoyouSpecial · 2015 · 1 ep3.7An extra episode airing at theatres.
3.7Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That BurnsKoutetsujou no Kabaneri Movie 2: Moeru InochiMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.7When mankind is threatened by a sudden emergence of undead monsters, those who are bitten become "Kabane" - one of them. To survive under the rise of Kabanes, the Hinomoto people have built fortress stations and barricaded themselves…
3.7Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant SeaMeitantei Conan Movie 17: Zekkai no Private EyeMovie · 2013 · 1 ep3.7The movie is set on a state-of-the art Aegis vessel with the full cooperation of Japan's real-life Ministry of Defense and Maritime Self-Defense Force. The corpse of a Self-Defense Force member has been found — minus the left arm…
3.6Akame ga Kill!
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
Akame ga Kill!TV · 2014 · 24 ep3.6In a land where corruption rules and a ruthless Prime Minister has turned the puppet Emperor's armies of soldiers, assassins and secret police against the people, only one force dares to stand against them: Night Raid, an elite team of…
Mature
3.6Re:CREATORS
TV · 2017 · 22 ep
Re:CREATORSRe:CreatorsTV · 2017 · 22 ep3.6People have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories stir up emotion and captivate. However, those emotions are nothing more than the feelings of a spectator. What if the characters in the stories had their own…
Mature
3.6the Garden of sinners Chapter 1: Thanatos. (Overlooking View)
Movie · 2007 · 1 ep
the Garden of sinners Chapter 1: Thanatos. (Overlooking View)Kara no Kyoukai Movie 1: Fukan FuukeiMovie · 2007 · 1 ep3.6September, 1998: In the city where Shiki lives, something triggers a spate of mysterious schoolgirl suicides. The connection between the girls who've leapt to their deaths is unclear, although all of them have jumped from the Fujou…
3.6No.6
TV · 2011 · 11 ep
No.6TV · 2011 · 11 ep3.6In a near future world, after the last great war, most of mankind lives in a handful of city states. There, for the privileged elite, life should be perfect. But for young Shion, the only thing perfect has been the nightmare his life has…
3.6Hello World
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Hello WorldMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.6In Kyoto in the year 2027, Naomi Katagaki, a male high school student encounters a person who is claiming to be Naomi from 10 years in the future. Together, they must change the future and save a classmate, Ruri, whom the younger Naomi…
3.6PSYCHO-PASS 3
TV · 2019 · 8 ep
PSYCHO-PASS 3Psycho-Pass 3TV · 2019 · 8 ep3.6"Justice" opens up a new world. In the near future, the Sybil System, a surveillance network that quantifies human souls, maintains public order. In a changing world, detectives with Dominators, guns that measure "Crime Coefficients,"…
Mature
3.6The Witch and the Beast
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Witch and the BeastMajo to YajuuTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.6It all started with the 17 "Origins," whose powers were passed down to individuals who still exist around the world today. A man carrying a coffin and a girl with the eyes of a beast appear in a town. The girl was once cursed by a witch…
Mature
3.6AJIN: Demi-Human 2
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
AJIN: Demi-Human 2Ajin Part 2TV · 2016 · 13 ep3.6Kei’s done running, but his decision to fight comes just as Satou launches a second wave of terror. Angered by the government’s refusal to admit the truth about live experiments conducted on captive Ajin, the Ajin terrorist makes a kill…
Mature
3.6Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Movie · 1997 · 1 ep
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & RebirthShinseiki Evangelion Movie: Shi to ShinseiMovie · 1997 · 1 ep3.6Compilation recap movie for the series Shin Seiki Evangelion. Due to the struggling production of the movie 'End of Evangelion' delaying the film a month before it was set to release, this film was announced to 'hold fans over'. During the…
3.6Blue Literature Series
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Blue Literature SeriesAoi Bungaku SeriesTV · 2009 · 12 ep3.6Anthology series adapting six modern classics of Japanese literature: No Longer Human ( Ningen Shikkaku ) by Dazai Osamu — A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse…
3.6Ga-Rei-Zero
TV · 2008 · 12 ep
Ga-Rei-ZeroGa-Rei: ZeroTV · 2008 · 12 ep3.6An elite squadron trained to combat supernatural forces is called in to investigate reports of invisible monsters terrorizing Tokyo, but their mission is complicated by the interference of a rogue exorcist. When the mysterious female…
Mature
3.6Bokurano
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
BokuranoBokura noTV · 2007 · 24 ep3.6During a summer camp, 15 children, 8 males and 7 females, find a grotto by the sea. Deep within they discover working computers and some electronic equipment, and later the owner, a man called Kokopelli. Kokopelli claimed to be a…
3.6Ninja Scroll
Movie · 1993 · 1 ep
Ninja ScrollJuubee NinpuuchouMovie · 1993 · 1 ep3.6Jubei Kibagami has always been the master dealer of death, but in rescuing a ninja woman from a monster he sets loose a chain of events that puts death in his own veins and sends them on a nightmarish odyssey through a surreal and devil…
Mature
3.6PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System 2 - First Guardian
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
PSYCHO-PASS: Sinners of the System 2 - First GuardianPsycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.2 - First GuardianMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.62112; the summer before Akane Tsunemori was assigned to Division One of the Public Safety Bureau's Criminal Investigation Department. Teppei Sugo, an accomplished pilot of the Defense Force's 15th Joint Task Force, joins the military…
3.6Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Full Metal Panic! Invisible VictoryTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.6Nine months have passed since teen soldier Sousuke Sagara first became Kaname Chidori's covert protector. In that time, Mithril has been remarkably successful at thwarting Amalgam's efforts, but this has only made Amalgam more determined…
3.6BEASTARS Final Season Part 2
ONA · 2026 · 12 ep
BEASTARS Final Season Part 2Beastars Final Season Part 2ONA · 2026 · 12 ep3.6Desiring a future where he can be with Haru and where carnivores and herbivores can coexist, Legoshi continues down the difficult path of opposing the wicked and fighting his own instincts. (Source: Netflix Anime)
3.6Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That GathersKoutetsujou no Kabaneri Movie 1: Tsudou HikariMovie · 2016 · 1 ep3.6When mankind is threatened by a sudden emergence of undead monsters, those who are bitten become "Kabane" - one of them. To survive under the rise of Kabanes, the Hinomoto people have built fortress stations and barricaded themselves…
3.6Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my Youth
Movie · 1982 · 1 ep
Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my YouthWaga Seishun no ArcadiaMovie · 1982 · 1 ep3.6Earth has been conquered by the evil Illumidus Empire, with parallels drawn to the U.S. post World War II occupation of Japan. Captain Harlock with a group that will become his life long friends begin their fight against this tyranny…
3.6Black Jack 21
TV · 2006 · 17 ep
Black Jack 21TV · 2006 · 17 ep3.6No direct-relation sequel to original Black Jack. Black Jack attempts to find out the conspiracy, of why he was involved in the bombfield accident that killed his mother, while he uncovers secrets of Organization and Project "Noir", which…
3.6Gamba's Adventure
TV · 1975 · 26 ep
Gamba's AdventureGamba no BoukenTV · 1975 · 26 ep3.6An adventurous wild mouse called Gamba travels with his friends to see the ocean but he finds an injured mouse and hears about the violence of white ferret Noroi. Gamba decides to help the mice suffering under Noroi's tyranny.
3.6City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart
Special · 1997 · 1 ep
City Hunter: Goodbye My SweetheartSpecial · 1997 · 1 ep3.6Ryo Saeba (aka the City Hunter), is a private detective in the city of Tokyo. Together with sidekick Kaori Makimura, Ryo is hired by actress Emi Makaze to find her long lost brother. The woman's brother turns out to be "The Professor", a…
3.6Dead Mount Death Play
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Dead Mount Death PlayTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.6As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now…
3.6Hell Girl
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Hell GirlJigoku ShoujoTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.6Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight. Known as the Jigoku Tsushin, rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the Jigoku Shoujo will appear and drag whoever…
3.6Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio-
Special · 2018 · 1 ep
Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio-Steins;Gate 0: Kesshou Takei no Valentine - Bittersweet IntermedioSpecial · 2018 · 1 ep3.6Unaired episode included with the volume 6 BD/DVD release of Steins;Gate 0. A special day approaches during a lull in the chaos. It's that time of year to give chocolate to the ones you love, but not everyone finds that an easy task. With…
3.6Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of EdenHigashi no Eden Movie I: The King of EdenMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.6The intrigue goes international in The King of Eden, a feature-length conspiracy thriller that continues the action of Eden of the East. The deadly game that began in Japan now intensifies on the streets of New York City. The rules are the…
3.6Eden of the East the Movie II: Paradise Lost
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Eden of the East the Movie II: Paradise LostHigashi no Eden Movie II: Paradise LostMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.6The story of political and subversive intrigue in the series finally reaches endgame. Even as the law enforcement net tightens around Saki and her fellow Eden of the East associates over alleged terrorist activities, the complex web…
Mature
3.6Hell Girl: Three Vessels
TV · 2008 · 26 ep
Hell Girl: Three VesselsJigoku Shoujo MitsuganaeTV · 2008 · 26 ep3.6After the events of the 2nd season, Ai's three helpers, Ichimoku Ren, Wanyuudou and Hone-Onna live out their lives in relative peace. This is suddenly shattered when Kikuri returns to recruit them. Meanwhile, Ai mysteriously reappears from…
3.6the Garden of sinners: recalled out summer –extra chorus–
Special · 2013 · 1 ep
the Garden of sinners: recalled out summer –extra chorus–Kara no Kyoukai Movie: Mirai Fukuin - Extra ChorusSpecial · 2013 · 1 ep3.6Shiki ends up keeping a black cat while Mikiya Kokutou is out of town. Meanwhile, Risu Miyazuki, a student of Reien Girls’ Academy, suffers from the loss of her best friend who committed suicide by jumping off the Fujou Building. When she…Looking for something else? Filter thriller anime by year, status and format.