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.
Highest rated
3.6Tetsujin 28
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Tetsujin 28Tetsujin 28-gou (2004)TV · 2004 · 26 ep3.6In post-WWII Japan, Prof. Shikishima has built up Shikishima Industries to be a technological powerhouse, working on developing robots. However, at the heart of their success lurks a dark secret from the war, something that cost the life…
3.6Legend of Exorcism
ONA · 2020 · 13 ep
Legend of ExorcismTianbao Fuyao LuONA · 2020 · 13 ep3.6Tianbao Period. Kong Hongjun, a young man who was ignorant of worldly affairs, came to Chang’an with three important tasks and entered the Great Tang’s Exorcist Department. Inside the department, he led a ragtag group of yao-vanquishing…
3.6Case Closed Movie 10: Requiem of the Detectives Recap
Special · 2006 · 1 ep
Case Closed Movie 10: Requiem of the Detectives RecapMeitantei Conan Movie 10: Tantei-tachi no Requiem RecapSpecial · 2006 · 1 ep3.6A summary of the events in Detective Conan Movie 10: Requiem of the Detectives.
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…
3.6Black Butler
TV · 2008 · 24 ep
Black ButlerKuroshitsujiTV · 2008 · 24 ep3.6In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the…
3.6BNA
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
BNATV · 2020 · 12 ep3.6In the 21st century, the existence of animal-humans came to light after being hidden in the darkness of history. Michiru lived life as a normal human, until one day she suddenly turns into a tanuki-human. She runs away and takes refuge in…
Mature
3.6Kemono Jihen
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Kemono JihenTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.6Special detective Kohachi Inugami is sent to investigate a grisly phenomenon involving animal corpses near a remote mountain village. But after meeting a strange boy who agrees to help, he discovers cursed supernatural forces at work…
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…
Mature
3.6Hyouka: What Should Be Had
OVA · 2012 · 1 ep
Hyouka: What Should Be HadHyouka: Motsubeki Mono waOVA · 2012 · 1 ep3.6Was bundled with the third volume of the manga. It's another regular day, with Houtarou Oreki sitting at home as usual; that is until his sister Tomoe ropes him into working as a lifeguard at the local swimming pool. Upon reaching the…
3.6Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
TV · 1999 · 44 ep
Kamikaze Kaitou JeanneTV · 1999 · 44 ep3.6A normal looking high school girl on the outside, Kusakabe Maron is actually the reincarnation of Jeanne d' Arc. With the help of the angel, Fin Fish, Maron works as the thief Jeanne at night to seal the demons that reside in pieces of…
3.6Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure
Movie · 2007 · 1 ep
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep AzureMeitantei Conan Movie 11: Konpeki no Jolly RogerMovie · 2007 · 1 ep3.6The Isle of Koumi, a beautiful island in the Pacific Ocean. On the island, people pass an old legend down from generation to generation that there was the Seabed Palace, an ancient ruin at the bottom of the sea, where the treasure of 2…
Mature
3.6Fantastic Children
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Fantastic ChildrenTV · 2004 · 26 ep3.6A group of enigmatic white-haired children has been spotted at different times and places in Europe for over 500 years. Always with the appearance of 11-year-olds, they behave far more mature than they should be, never grow old, and seem…
3.6Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Lupin III: Farewell to NostradamusLupin III: Kutabare! NostradamusMovie · 1995 · 1 ep3.6After a diamond heist in Brazil, Lupin hides the gem in a doll and boards a plane headed out of the country. While on board, the doll is stolen by a little girl named Julia, whose nanny is none other than Fujiko Mine. Before Lupin can get…
3.6The File of Young Kindaichi Returns 2
TV · 2015 · 22 ep
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns 2Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns 2nd SeasonTV · 2015 · 22 ep3.6This year's 33rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shounen Magazine announced that Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato's Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R (The File of Young Kindaichi Returns) manga will get a second anime adaptation that will premiere in…
3.6LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
ONA · 2025 · 1 ep
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two LupinsLupin the IIIrd: Zenigata to Futari no LupinONA · 2025 · 1 ep3.6An airport bombing terror attack occurs in the frigid Roviet Union. The unexpected suspect is Lupin III. However, the "other Lupin" cornered by Zenigata claims his innocence. Zenigata, a man of justice, finds himself confronted by the…
3.6Meitantei Conan: Haibara Ai Monogatari - Kurogane no Mystery Train
Movie · 2023 · 1 ep
Meitantei Conan: Haibara Ai Monogatari - Kurogane no Mystery TrainMovie · 2023 · 1 ep3.6The movie focuses on Ai Haibara's past and reconstructs the Mystery Train arc from the television anime, which shows Haibara and Conan meeting for the first time. The movie also includes scenes from the Kurogane no Submarine (Black Iron…
Mature
3.5PSYCHO-PASS 2
TV · 2014 · 11 ep
PSYCHO-PASS 2Psycho-Pass 2TV · 2014 · 11 ep3.5Taking place one-and-a-half years after Psycho-Pass, having learned the true nature of the Sibyl System, Akane Tsunemori chose to obey the system, believing in both humanity and the legal order. She's part of a new police section and…
Mature
3.5Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga UmatteiruTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.5Most young women have lots of obsessions, but Sakurako Kujou only has two: work and bones… and since the bones are part of her work, it really comes down to just bones. However, in between collecting de-fleshed animal and human remains for…
Mature
3.5Heaven's Memo Pad
TV · 2011 · 12 ep
Heaven's Memo PadKamisama no MemochouTV · 2011 · 12 ep3.5Narumi Fujishima isn't your typical high school student. He's never really fit in and has become increasingly more isolated from his fellow classmates. But he's not alone, and when Ayaka, the sole member of the Gardening Club, introduces…
3.5HIGH CARD
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
HIGH CARDHigh CardTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.5After discovering that his orphanage was on the brink of closing due to financial stress, Finn, who was living freely on the streets, set out for a casino with the aim of making a fortune. However, nothing could have prepared Finn for the…
Mature
3.5Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Hakata Tonkotsu RamensTV · 2018 · 12 ep3.5At first glance, the city of Fukuoka seems like a peaceful one, but under the surface, crime is running rampant. The city's Hakata ward is home to the professionals of the underworld: professional killers, detectives, informants…
3.5A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
A Salad Bowl of EccentricsHenjin no Salad BowlTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.5Sousuke Kaburaya, an impoverished detective, met Sara, a princess from another world with magical powers. Sara began living with Sousuke, and she quickly adjusted to life in modern Japan. Meanwhile, Livia, a female knight who came from the…
Mature
3.5Fuuto PI
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Fuuto PIFuuto TanteiTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.5In the ecologically-minded city of Fuuto, mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories are used by criminals and other interested parties to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force…
3.5Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
Detectives These Days Are Crazy!Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to KitaraTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.5Nagumo Keiichirou was a genius high-school detective. No case was complex enough for him. But what happens to genius detectives when they get older? Now 35, with bad hips, running a failing detective agency with no cases to solve and…
Mature
3.5Neuro: Supernatural Detective
TV · 2007 · 25 ep
Neuro: Supernatural DetectiveMajin Tantei Nougami NeuroTV · 2007 · 25 ep3.5The series focuses on Neuro Nougami, a demon who feeds on mysteries and puzzles, who comes to the human world to feast on the mysteries offered by humans who release negative energy from their planned crimes. As a demon, he must not make…
Mature
3.5Astro Boy (2003)
TV · 2003 · 50 ep
Astro Boy (2003)Astro Boy: Tetsuwan AtomTV · 2003 · 50 ep3.5Atom is a robotic boy that posses super human powers and an artificial intelligence system that is unparalleled to any robot. His creator, Dr. Tenma, created him to replace his late son, Tobio. Dr. Tenma soon destroys his laboratory, after…
3.5Detective Opera Milky Holmes 2
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Detective Opera Milky Holmes 2Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Dai 2 MakuTV · 2012 · 12 ep3.5Second season of Tantei Opera Milky Holmes.
3.5Sherlock Hound
TV · 1984 · 26 ep
Sherlock HoundMeitantei HolmesTV · 1984 · 26 ep3.5This story takes place at the end of the 19th century in London. A famous dog detective, Sherlock Hound, was relaxing with his pipe... Dr. Watson is, of course, with Sherlock. The night is very foggy. From the light of a street gas lamp…
3.5The File of Young Kindaichi Returns
TV · 2014 · 25 ep
The File of Young Kindaichi ReturnsKindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo ReturnsTV · 2014 · 25 ep3.5The Files of Kindaichi Returns centers on the Hajime Kindaichi, grandson of the famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Though he usually appears to be a regular high school student, when a difficult case arises Hajime, along with his childhood…
3.5Case Closed: Conan and Kid and Crystal Mother
OVA · 2004 · 1 ep
Case Closed: Conan and Kid and Crystal MotherMeitantei Conan OVA 04: Conan to Kid to Crystal MotherOVA · 2004 · 1 ep3.5Kaito and Aoko are traveling on a train along with Aoko`s father, Inspector Nakamori, in attempts to help stop Kaitou KID from stealing a precious gem known as Crystal Mother. Little do Aoko and Inspector Nakamori know that Kaito is Kaitou…
3.5Patalliro!
TV · 1982 · 49 ep
Patalliro!TV · 1982 · 49 ep3.5Patarillo! is set in a society much like ours in most ways, with one decided twist. The manga on which it is based is one of the much-read works produced for adolescent Japanese girls that features a healthy proportion of gay men and…
3.5Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
Special · 1997 · 1 ep
Lupin the Third: Island of AssassinsLupin III: Walther P38Special · 1997 · 1 ep3.5Lupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-colored Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the bloodthirsty Tarantula assassins…
3.5Lupin The 3rd: Tokyo Crisis
Special · 1998 · 1 ep
Lupin The 3rd: Tokyo CrisisLupin III: Honoo no Kioku - Tokyo CrisisSpecial · 1998 · 1 ep3.5Master cat burglar Lupin the Third tries every trick in the book to intercept two old glass photographic plates from being delivered to a mysterious art dealer, named Mr. Suzuki. Lupin's plan misfires, and it doesn't help matters that…
3.5Lupin III (2015) Specials
Special · 2015 · 2 ep
Lupin III (2015) SpecialsSpecial · 2015 · 2 ep3.5Specials included in the Japanese Blu-ray and DVD releases of Lupin III: Part IV. Originally aired in the Italian broadcast.
3.5Case Closed Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab
OVA · 2008 · 1 ep
Case Closed Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black LabMeitantei Conan Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi Nazo no Kabe to Kuro Lab JikenOVA · 2008 · 1 ep3.5Magic File 2 was sold at select retailers (7-11 branded equivalents) in Japan, along with PPV episodes of the show (episodes released long before, such as the NY case). The first disc housed the Movie 12 Side-Story OVA, which features…