Best detective anime
346 anime about detective, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.8The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History
Special · 2014 · 1 ep
The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in HistoryEdogawa Conan Shissou Jiken: Shijou Saiaku no FutsukakanSpecial · 2014 · 1 ep3.8It's been announced that a new Detective Conan anime special project is launching. The "astonishing collaboration" is titled "Edogawa Conan Shissou Jiken: Shijou Saiaku no Futsukakan" (The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days…
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3.8Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
Detective Conan: One-Eyed FlashbackMeitantei Conan Movie 28: Sekigan no FlashbackMovie · 2025 · 1 ep3.8When a researcher is attacked in the Yatsugatake Mountains, Nagano PD’s Kansuke Yamato and Yui Uehara investigate, but Kansuke’s old eye injury flares up — hinting at a dark connection. Meanwhile, Kogoro’s ex-colleague is murdered after…
3.7The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITEDFugou Keiji: Balance:UnlimitedTV · 2020 · 11 ep3.7Based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Fugou Keiji . The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF)…
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3.7SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary
TV · 2024 · 10 ep
SHOSHIMIN: How to Become OrdinaryShoushimin SeriesTV · 2024 · 10 ep3.7Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for…
3.7Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden DeductionsKamonohashi Ron no Kindan SuiriTV · 2023 · 13 ep3.7Ron Kamonohashi was once regarded as a genius at the top detective training academy. But after a fatal mistake, he was expelled and forbidden to become a detective. Years later, police officer Totomaru Isshiki knocks on Ron’s door seeking…
3.7Dead Mount Death Play Part 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
Dead Mount Death Play Part 2TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.7Polka Shinoyama's life takes a dramatic turn after being forced to use his magical powers in public. His divination cabinet attracts the attention of several people hellbent on exposing his true nature as the reincarnation of Corpse God, a…
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…
3.7ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me?: Our Playball / Our End Run / Our Game
OVA · 2020 · 1 ep
ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me?: Our Playball / Our End Run / Our GameOre wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo: Oretachi no Game SetOVA · 2020 · 1 ep3.7Hose is the ultimate romantic comedy protagonist, who is more talented and better than me at everything. Hose and I are going to battle over Pansy at the fateful regional tournament finals. While Nishikizuta and Toshobu high schools go…
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……
3.7Metropolis
Movie · 2001 · 1 ep
MetropolisMovie · 2001 · 1 ep3.7In the great city of Metropolis, severe community structures and prejudice dominate a world where humans and robots live together. Unrest and violence increase with each new day. Searching for the scientist Dr. Laughton, suspected to…
3.7Lupin the 3rd
TV · 1971 · 23 ep
Lupin the 3rdLupin IIITV · 1971 · 23 ep3.7Hard-boiled, cocky, classy and silly. These words only begin to describe the amazing master thief Lupin the Third. With the help of some quick gunplay by his partner Jigen, Lupin takes on the world in elaborate heists, classic car chases…
3.7And Yet The Town Moves
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
And Yet The Town MovesSoredemo Machi wa MawatteiruTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.7Hotori Arashiyama loves mysteries, but there's one she just can't solve: why does the solution to one problem inevitably seem to lead to another? Like how when Hotori has to start working at the Seaside Maid Cafe after school to pay off a…
3.7Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note -Special Episode-
Special · 2021 · 1 ep
Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note -Special Episode-Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note SpecialSpecial · 2021 · 1 ep3.7A letter is delivered to Lord El-Melloi II informing him of a Clock Tower reunion. One morning, as the reunion's date draws near, Lord El-Melloi II takes a look in the mirror and reels in shock. He is suddenly a full decade younger! Lord…
3.7Ashita no Nadja
TV · 2003 · 50 ep
Ashita no NadjaTV · 2003 · 50 ep3.7This story takes place about one hundred years ago. Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London, England. Nadja was entrusted to the orphanage when she was a baby. So she thought her father and mother were…
3.7Master Keaton
TV · 1998 · 24 ep
Master KeatonTV · 1998 · 24 ep3.7Taichi Keaton is a half-British half-Japanese archeologist and SAS veteran of the Falklands War. He solves mysteries and investigates insurance fraud for Lloyd's around the world. (Source: Anime News Network)
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…
3.7Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Professor Layton and the Eternal DivaLayton Kyouju to Eien no UtahimeMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.7Layton receives a letter from the famed opera singer, Jenis Quatlane, inviting them to see her newest performance. She also asks Layton, Luke and Remi for assistance in a mystery, saying her friend Melina died one year ago, but returned…
3.7Detective School Q
TV · 2003 · 45 ep
Detective School QTantei Gakuen QTV · 2003 · 45 ep3.7Kyuu is your average boy with a knack for logic and reasoning. Desiring to become a detective, he finds out about the existence of the Dan Detective School (DDS); a famed school where students are allowed to bear arms. Together with Megu…
3.7Doraemon Movie 33: Nobita no Himitsu Dougu Museum
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
Doraemon Movie 33: Nobita no Himitsu Dougu MuseumMovie · 2013 · 1 ep3.7On a normal afternoon, Doraemon's bell is stolen by Kaito Deluxe, a thief from the 22nd Century. Determined to get it back, Nobita and co. decide to pursue him and take back the bell that is hidden inside the 22nd Century's Secret Gadget…
3.7Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider SkullFuuto Tantei Movie: Kamen Rider Skull no ShouzouMovie · 2024 · 1 ep3.7What happened to Shoutarou, Phillip, and Sokichi Narumi on the night "Kamen Rider W" was born?..... After the escape from Shadow Fuuto and subsequent battle, Tokime resolves herself seeking out the truth behind the origins of Gaia…
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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…
3.6Interviews with Monster Girls
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Interviews with Monster GirlsDemi-chan wa KataritaiTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.6Succubus, Dullahan and Vampire. They are known as Ajin, or "demi"s and are slightly different than the average human. They have lived alongside humans for ages under persecution. However, in recent years, they have become accepted as…
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,"…
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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…
3.6Persona 4 the Animation
TV · 2011 · 25 ep
Persona 4 the AnimationTV · 2011 · 25 ep3.6Persona 4 takes place in a rural town named Inaba. There have been mysterious murders occurring whenever there was fog after heavy rain. There were also rumors about a channel on television airing only at midnight called Mayonaka TV…
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3.6In/Spectre 2
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
In/Spectre 2Kyokou Suiri Season 2TV · 2023 · 12 ep3.6Kotoko and Kuro team up to solve a mystery between a human and a yuki-onna! (Source: Crunchyroll)
3.6Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note
TV · 2019 · 13 ep
Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace noteLord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace NoteTV · 2019 · 13 ep3.6Ten years after facing defeat in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Waver Velvet, now Lord El Melloi II, teaches classes at the Clock Tower—the center of education for mages. However, his new status as "Lord" comes with a caveat: obey the orders…
3.6Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
Chitose Is in the Ramune BottleChitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no NakaTV · 2025 · 13 ep3.6Being popular isn’t easy. It’s hard to beat Saku Chitose. The most popular kid in his high school? Check. An ironclad reputation that can weather even vicious online attacks? Check. A group of friends as attractive on the outside as they…
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3.6Raven of the Inner Palace
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
Raven of the Inner PalaceKoukyuu no KarasuTV · 2022 · 13 ep3.6Deep within the inner palace lives a special consort who does not serve the emperor despite her position as a consort. She is known as the Raven Consort. People who have seen her say she looks like an old woman, while others say she looks…
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3.6Ghost Hunt
TV · 2006 · 25 ep
Ghost HuntTV · 2006 · 25 ep3.6While at school, Taniyama Mai and her friends like to exchange ghost stories. Apparently, there is an abandoned school building on their campus that is the center of many ghost stories. During the story, they are interrupted by a…
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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…
3.6The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru. Season 2TV · 2026 · 13 ep3.6After thwarting a hijacking with beautiful, silver-haired detective Siesta, Kimihiko leads a life of globe-trotting and crime-solving—until Siesta dies. A year later, a new case will open old wounds as it threads murder, conspiracy, and…
3.6Pokemon Generations
ONA · 2016 · 18 ep
Pokemon GenerationsONA · 2016 · 18 ep3.6Pokémon Generations looks back at each generation of the Pokémon video game series, diving into the stories of the games more deeply and getting to know characters and Pokémon better. Visit each region, from Kanto to Kalos, to relive the…
3.6Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerSMahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerSTV · 2007 · 26 ep3.6Set 10 years after Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's, Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and the rest of the crew are now working full time in the Time-Space Administration Bureau. Nanoha is a combat instructor, Fate is a special investigator, and Hayate…
3.6Mysterious Thief Saint Tail
TV · 1995 · 43 ep
Mysterious Thief Saint TailKaitou Saint TailTV · 1995 · 43 ep3.6Meimi Haneoka, 14, is a normal girl during the daytime, but during the night, she assumes the "position" of Saint Tail, a modern-day Robin Hood who steals from thieves and gives items back to their original owners. She is aided by her…
3.6Case Closed: Kid in Trap Island
OVA · 2010 · 1 ep
Case Closed: Kid in Trap IslandMeitantei Conan OVA 10: Kid in Trap IslandOVA · 2010 · 1 ep3.6In this entirely new story produced specifically for the DVD, Conan leads a group of young detectives against the phantom thief Kaitou Kid, who has his eyes set on a jewel at a hotel on an isolated island. (Source: Anime News Network)