Best detective manga
164 manga 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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4.0Pokémon Adventures
Manga · 1997
Pokémon AdventuresPocket Monsters SPECIALManga · 19974.0Red is just a normal kid living in the rural Pallet Town, when he decides to go out on his own adventure, along with his rival since childhood, Green. In this world of Pokemon, he makes many friends, humans and Pokemon alike. However, all…
4.0Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest
Manga · 2016
Go with the Clouds, North-by-NorthwestHokuhokusei ni Kumo to IkeManga · 20164.0The story takes place in Iceland, at land’s end, 64°N. Kei Miyama is a 17-year-old with three secrets: he can talk to cars, he can’t handle pretty girls, and he works as a private investigator. One case has him searching for a beloved dog…
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4.0Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan!
Manga · 2015
Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan!Bungou Stray Dogs Wan!Manga · 20154.0Spin-off series about the everyday life of the members of the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia.![[Oshi no Ko]](https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/large/bx117195-r3kf8eF0xkDJ.png)
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3.9[Oshi no Ko]
Manga · 2020 · 171 ch
[Oshi no Ko]Manga · 2020 · 171 ch3.9Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!…
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3.9Lookism
Manga · 2014
LookismOemo JisangjuuiManga · 20143.9Daniel is an unattractive loner who wakes up in a different body. Now tall, handsome, and cooler than ever in his new form, Daniel aims to achieve everything he couldn't before. How far will he go to keep his body... and his secrets?…
3.9One Room of Happiness
Manga · 2016 · 69 ch
One Room of HappinessSachi-iro no One RoomManga · 2016 · 69 ch3.9That day, she was abducted. But to her, that abduction was a ray of hope -- the beginning of a new life. The girl promises to marry her abductor, and the abductor offers plenty of "happiness." This is the story of an abductor and his…
3.9My Home Hero
Manga · 2017 · 224 ch
My Home HeroManga · 2017 · 224 ch3.9Tetsuo Tosu is a typical father whose biggest worries are his job and his rebellious daughter, Reika. That is, until he finds a bruise on her face. His worst fears come true when he finds out she has a secret boyfriend...and he's part of a…
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3.9Death's Game
Manga · 2019 · 66 ch
Death's GameIje God ChugseubnidaManga · 2019 · 66 ch3.9He’s perennially unemployed, his ex-girlfriend has moved on, and he’s just lost all his life savings to a bitcoin scam. Burdened by societal pressures, Yijae Choi decides to take his own life. Insulted by his flippant attitude towards…
3.9Hyouka
Manga · 2012
HyoukaManga · 20123.9Oreki Houtarou is an "energy-saver" kind of guy, who expends as little energy as possible to do only things he has to. When he starts high school, his older sister sends him a letter asking him to join the Classics Club. The club meant a…
3.9Usotoki Rhetoric
Manga · 2012 · 50 ch
Usotoki RhetoricManga · 2012 · 50 ch3.9Sixteen-year-old Kanoko Urabe knows that someone is lying if she can hear the strange, echoing sound of clanging metal in their voice. As a young and overly honest child, she would point out the lies of other villagers, and was ostracized…
3.9My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files
Manga · 2021 · 45 ch
My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case FilesKimi wa Nazotoki no Ma CherieManga · 2021 · 45 ch3.9Hoshino Mitsuko is a determined and hard-working woman living in the 1930s, where career women are a rarity and looked down upon. Despite rampant sexism and pressure to “stay home,” she’s determined to prove herself as a successful…
3.9Danganronpa Kirigiri
Light Novel · 2013 · 35 ch
Danganronpa KirigiriLight Novel · 2013 · 35 ch3.9Follows Kyoko Kirigiri's past of working as a detective with the 16 year old Yui Samidare.
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3.9Pet Shop of Horrors
Manga · 1995 · 41 ch
Pet Shop of HorrorsPetshop of HorrorsManga · 1995 · 41 ch3.9A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract…
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3.9Dr. Frost
Manga · 2011 · 264 ch
Dr. FrostManga · 2011 · 264 ch3.9College professor by day, and bartender by night, psychologist Dr. Frost believes in one simple belief. Humans are all the same. He uses this tenet to guide his practice, and solves the puzzles of the human mind one by one. (Source…
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3.9Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
Manga · 2005 · 203 ch
Majin Tantei Nougami NeuroManga · 2005 · 203 ch3.9The Demon Neuro has a raging hunger for 'mysteries.' Being dissatisfied with his current regime in hell, he’s come into the mortal realm in order to satiate his ever-growing appetite. The murder case of a young girl’s father seems to be…
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3.9Ghost Hunt
Manga · 1998 · 57 ch
Ghost HuntManga · 1998 · 57 ch3.9The decrepit building was condemned long ago, but every time the owners try to tear it down, "accidents" start to happen-people get hurt, sometimes even killed. Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumors that the creepy old high…
3.9The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window
Manga · 2013 · 67 ch
The Night Beyond the Tricornered WindowSankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa YoruManga · 2013 · 67 ch3.9Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social…
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3.9Himitsu: Top Secret
Manga · 1999 · 22 ch
Himitsu: Top SecretManga · 1999 · 22 ch3.9It's the 2060s, and Japan has perfected the "MRI System," a piece of neurotechnology that, when given the brain of a person who died within the past 48 hours, can analyze the visual memories contained within; even being able to give…
3.8Brutal
Manga · 2019 · 33 ch
BrutalBrutal: Satsujin Keisatsukan no KokuhakuManga · 2019 · 33 ch3.8The manga centers on homicide detective Hiroki Dan, the son of a former police superintendent general, and who seems to be on the fast track to career success. He maintains a hidden identity as a serial killer responsible for more than a…
3.8In/Spectre
Manga · 2015
In/SpectreKyokou SuiriManga · 20153.8Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro’s personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal…
3.8Tokyo Babylon
Manga · 1990 · 18 ch
Tokyo BabylonTokyo BABYLONManga · 1990 · 18 ch3.8It's 1991, the last days of Japan's bubble economy, and money and elegance run through the streets. So do the currents of darkness beneath them, nourishing evil spirits that only the arts of the onmyoji—Japan's legendary occultists—can…
3.8Back When You Called Us Devils
Manga · 2017 · 154 ch
Back When You Called Us DevilsKimi ga Bokura wo Akuma to Yonda KoroManga · 2017 · 154 ch3.8Yusuke Saito is a normal high school kid...well, normal enough, though there's six months missing out of his memory. But when he starts to get confronted by people who insist they're from his past, who allege that he did horrible things to…
3.8Persona 4
Manga · 2008 · 67 ch
Persona 4Manga · 2008 · 67 ch3.8Following a string of mysterious murders, transfer student Souji Seta and his new friends have followed the legend of the Midnight Channel and found themselves pulled into another dimension! In this twisted TV world, a person’s innermost…
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3.8The Kindaichi Case Files
Manga · 1992 · 219 ch
The Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Shounen no JikenboManga · 1992 · 219 ch3.8Kindaichi (frequently with best-bud, Miyuki) travels to various places where a murder has taken place, typically involving ghosts, curses, myths and folklore of significant events from the distant past, and solves the mystery using…
3.8Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen
Manga · 2017 · 51 ch
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at SixteenOwari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no CatastropheManga · 2017 · 51 ch3.8The apocalypse is not only near, but a certainty. Set before the event and the aftermath detailed by the hit manga, this stand-alone prequel light novel series chronicles the inexorable approach of the reign of vampires. Witness the trials…
3.8Kemono Jihen
Manga · 2016
Kemono JihenManga · 20163.8Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call to a remote village leads him to Dorotabo: a peculiar boy nicknamed after a yokai that haunts muddy rice paddies. The boy has no parents and is somewhat…
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3.8Umineko When They Cry Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch
Manga · 2007 · 23 ch
Umineko When They Cry Episode 1: Legend of the Golden WitchUmineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1: Legend of the Golden WitchManga · 2007 · 23 ch3.8Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers at the secluded mansion of its patriarch, the elderly Kinzo. It has been six years since Battler joined his cousins at the annual event, but their happy reunion is overshadowed by worsening weather…
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3.8Umineko When They Cry Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch
Manga · 2009 · 28 ch
Umineko When They Cry Episode 2: Turn of the Golden WitchUmineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 2: Turn of the Golden WitchManga · 2009 · 28 ch3.8With help from the witch Beatrice, Shannon has enjoyed a budding romance with George Ushiromiya, her master’s eldest grandson. As a servant of the Ushiromiya estate, Shannon is little more than furniture, but since her bargain with…
3.8Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories
Light Novel · 2021 · 4 ch
Chainsaw Man: Buddy StoriesLight Novel · 2021 · 4 ch3.8Power lives out her favorite anime by becoming a genius detective—or so she wants her “audience” to believe! Denji is along for the ride as her assistant for an investigation into disappearances at a mountain hotel. Other stories center on…
3.8Gunsmith Cats
Manga · 1990 · 75 ch
Gunsmith CatsManga · 1990 · 75 ch3.8Meet Rally and Mini-May, two of the most fun-loving, well-armed, bounty-hunting women in Chicago! Whether they're chasing bail jumpers or fending off the Mob, you can bet on a healthy supply of guns, bombs, car chases, and more guns! Rally…
3.8The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife
Manga · 2021
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be WifeToumei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fuufu ni Naru FutariManga · 20213.8Yakou Shizuka, a quiet and bashful woman, works at a detective agency. Her boss Tounome owns the company and is the gentlemanly type–kind and dapper–though he also has an unusual trait: he’s invisible! This is perfect for detective work…
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3.8SOIL
Manga · 2004 · 90 ch
SOILManga · 2004 · 90 ch3.8Something strange is going on in "Soil New Town." The sudden disappearance of a seemingly normal family leads the two detectives Yokoi and Onoda to the idyllic town in the middle of nowhere. What looks like a routine case at first quickly…
3.8Gekkou
Light Novel · 2010 · 11 ch
GekkouLight Novel · 2010 · 11 ch3.8Gekkou, or "Moonlight", is about the peculiar relationship between a cynical boy and a perfect girl. Said cynical boy is Nonomiya who spends day in day out in boredom, taking refuge from his dull life in his imagination. One fateful day…
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3.8The Holy Grail of Eris
Manga · 2019
The Holy Grail of ErisEris no SeihaiManga · 20193.8The Grail family has a single guiding principle in their lives—Thou Shalt Be Sincere. However, sincerity alone can only get a lady so far in the twisted world of high society...as meek Constance Grail soon learns after she is framed for…
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3.8PSYCHO-PASS : Inspector Akane Tsunemori
Manga · 2012 · 27 ch
PSYCHO-PASS : Inspector Akane TsunemoriKanshikan Tsunemori AkaneManga · 2012 · 27 ch3.8In a world where the human mind has become quantifiable, people came to call the measurement that serves as the standard for judging an individual's soul the “PSYCHO-PASS.” Rookie detective Akane Tsunemori takes on the challenge of…
3.8Magic Kaito
Manga · 1987
Magic KaitoManga · 19873.8Kaito wants to become a magician like his father. But 8 years after his father's death, Kaito discovers his biggest secret! He was the famous Phantom Thief... and he was murdered! Who is the murderer?! To find out, he puts on his father's…