Top Animes with Crime and Detective themes to watch

Detective animes are always fun to watch. Especially old-school ones that are completely about solving mysteries. So in this article, we are about to discuss the top animes with crime and detective themes to watch. The list covers various genres like horror, supernatural, psychological, and comedy.

Read it till the end, so you won’t miss any of them!

Top animes with crime and detective themes:

Death Note

When we talk about the top animes with crime and detective theme, nothing can be compared to Death Note. Death Note is an incredible mystery suspense thriller. It was first released in 2006 and it is still one of the most popular anime right now. The plot of the show is extremely good and the story is extremely gripping. The characters in the show are very well-written. In conclusion, Death Note is an exceptionally great series and you should definitely watch it.

Also read: Facts you must know about Death Note

Tantei Gakuen Q

A young boy named Kyuu is brilliant in deduction and reasoning and enrolls himself into the famous Dan Detective School. Here, he becomes friends with different people with different talents, and together, they solve different kinds of mysteries. The dialogues are witty and the characters are funny. It’s a perfect show for those who aren’t looking for something too extreme or serious.

Detective Conan

The list of the top animes with crime and detective theme is incomplete without the classic Detective Conan. The series is written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama (read about him on Wikipedia). Shinichi Kudo is a brilliant young man who has turned into a 7-year-old boy after intaking a mysterious poison. He keeps his identity secret so that no one tries to kill him. He solves his town’s local mysteries. Since the anime is old, its animation seems a little dull, but it’s for sure an enjoyable watch.

Erased (Boku Dake ga Inai Machi)

Popularly known as Erased in English, this anime revolves around the unexciting life of 29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma. On the outside, he’s a simple pizza delivery boy, but no one knows he has an ability to travel up to 5 minutes back in time. This ability becomes active whenever he’s in danger and he is never able to control it. The story of the show is very interesting, and it’s easily one of the top animes with crime and detective themes to watch.

Black Butler

Black Butler isn’t exactly a detective anime but is mostly mystery, historical and shonen anime. Primarily it is about young Ciel, who promises to give his soul to a demon (Sebastian) in return for finding and punishing the people who killed his family. When we start moving ahead with the story we see a human boy and a demon butler solving mysteries.

Psychic Detective Yakumo

A young boy Yakumo has a cursed red eye. This eye allows him to communicate with the dead, and it becomes his duty to help them come over to the other side. The background music of the series is extremely good. With an excellent screenplay, a complex storyline, and character motivations the show is a perfect old-style detective anime.

Ghost Hunt

Ghost Hunt is based on the light novel series. After Mai Taniyama mistakenly breaks a camera belonging to the Shibuya Psychic Research Club, she is compelled to join them. The research club solves various mysteries inside and outside of their school, and they discover paranormal activity happening quickly.

Psycho Pass

Psycho Pass revolves around the concept of good and evil. The show is about finding why humans react the way they do. The story is about Akane Tsunemori and Shinya Kogami. Psycho Pass is an awesome crime detective series, and you should definitely check this out.

Bungo Stray Dogs

Bungo Stray Dogs is possibly one of the most well-written detective animes of all time. The show centers on the main character Atsushi Nakajima who finds out about his ability to transform into a tiger. All of the characters in the series have abilities and names based on literary figures, which also adds to the story and mystery.

UN-GO

UN-GO focuses on Shinjuurou Yuuki, a skeptical detective, and Inga, his assistant. They live in a different timeline, where Japan is recovering after a war. They solve crimes together. The show is a combination of sci-fi and supernatural elements. UN-GO poses certain philosophical and ethical questions regarding the “humanity” of extremely developed Artificial Intelligence.

Moriarty the Patriot will be the Bonus one on the list, it includes the character of Sherlock Holmes.

So these were the top animes with crime and detective themes to watch. Hope you liked it! Thanks for reading!