Items38The creator’s order
  1. 1Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006)Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006) 8.7/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 5, 2006Start here if you miss watching a brilliant teenager turn a supernatural advantage into an elaborate plan. Lelouch can issue an irresistible command, but his rebellion still depends on what other people believe about him. The battles are bigger than Light’s, and so is the trouble when he gambles on…0
  2. 2Monster (2004)Monster (2004) 8.8/10 on IMDbFirst aired Apr 7, 2004For the slowest, most unnerving option, follow Dr. Tenma as he tries to stop Johan, the boy whose life he once saved. A surgeon chasing the consequences of one decision gives you a very different kind of cat-and-mouse story. The series takes its time showing what Johan can make other people do.0
  3. 3Moriarty the Patriot (2020)Moriarty the Patriot (2020) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 11, 2020Putting William Moriarty at the center turns familiar Sherlock Holmes material into a study of calculated crime. If you liked having an investigator and a mastermind worth following in their own right, watch how much this show lets you understand about a scheme before Holmes comes anywhere near it.0
  4. 4Psycho-Pass (2012)Psycho-Pass (2012) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 12, 2012Akane works in a system that tries to score the risk someone will commit a crime. Watch it when you want the argument over how to judge people to drive the thriller, especially as the investigators come up against people whose behavior the system can’t account for.0
  5. 5Talentless Nana (2020)Talentless Nana (2020) 6.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 4, 2020An isolated school for students with unusual powers makes a good room for secrets. The opening is best watched cold. The appeal afterward is watching people test one another’s alibis, with enough time to wonder which ability would leave visible evidence.0
  6. 6LIAR GAME (2026)LIAR GAME (2026)First aired Apr 7, 2026A competition about deception is a good bet if what you miss is watching the same rules serve two very different plans. Honest Nao has to navigate the game with Akiyama, and the players’ guesses about each other can matter as much as anything written in the instructions.0
  7. 7The Promised Neverland (2019)The Promised Neverland (2019) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jan 11, 2019Grace Field House is where the children have to work out what the adults know and how much of their own plan they can safely share. The first season is the strongest match if you want the tension of a quiet conversation that can undo weeks of preparation.0
  8. 8Terror in Resonance (2014)Terror in Resonance (2014) 7.8/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jul 11, 2014Two teenagers leave riddles for the authorities as Tokyo tries to find them. The show is a good fit if you want the investigation to carry a sense of urgency, with a public clue that can affect the suspects, the detective, and the people watching the city react.0
  9. 9Platinum End (2021)Platinum End (2021) 6.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 8, 2021Death Note’s creators return to a contest shaped by supernatural rules. Here, angels give candidates powers for a competition to choose a new god, with Mirai struggling over what using his would mean. Pick it for the moral dilemma and the rules, with more of the story spent in open conflict.0
  10. 10The Future Diary (2011)The Future Diary (2011) 7.4/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 9, 2011A phone that supplies glimpses of the future is as tempting as a notebook with supernatural rules. Yukiteru finds himself among competitors with different versions of that advantage. Try it for the frantic puzzle of what happens when one person acts on knowledge another person doesn’t have.0