20 Detective Anime to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 20 detective anime, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
Detective Conan
The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of reason.
Runner-up picks
2TV Series
Death Note
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
3TV Series
Psycho-Pass
In the year 2113, people are given brain scans to determine how likely they are to commit a crime. Those who fail are apprehended, or even killed.
More rankings
4TV SeriesMonster
2004★ 8.5
5TV SeriesERASED
2016★ 8.5
6TV SeriesHyouka
2012★ 8.1
7TV SeriesMoriarty the Patriot
2020★ 8.3
8TV SeriesBungo Stray Dogs
2016★ 8.3
9TV SeriesThe Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
2020★ 7.0
10TV SeriesID: INVADED
2020★ 7.2
11TV SeriesGosick
2011★ 7.9
12TV SeriesTerror in Resonance
2014★ 7.8
13TV SeriesUn-Go
2011★ 6.4
14TV SeriesBeautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
2015★ 6.9
15TV SeriesKindaichi Case Files
1997★ 8.1
16TV SeriesRon Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
2023★ 6.7
17TV SeriesUndead Murder Farce
2023★ 7.7
18TV SeriesODDTAXI
2021★ 8.3
19TV SeriesGhost Hunt
2006★ 8.0
20TV SeriesParanoia Agent
2004★ 7.9
About this list
A curated MovieDB guide to 20 detective anime, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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