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Babylon (2019)
6.4/10on IMDb
First aired
A prosecutor investigating a case in Tokyo finds something bigger behind the paperwork. It’s a sharper fit for viewers interested in the argument over right and wrong that can sit under a crime story, with a sense that the people asking the questions have enough at stake to be changed by the answers.
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Inuyashiki (2017)
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
An older man and a teenager get similar powers and use them very differently. For a darker take on the temptation that comes with power, the parallel gives you a way to watch what each person thinks other lives are worth. The violence is much more direct than a notebook’s rules suggest.
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The Perfect Insider (2015)
6.6/10on IMDb
First aired
Start here when you want most of the excitement to come from a locked-room problem. A visit to a secluded research lab leads to a death in a place built to restrict access. The series makes the layout and the habits of the people inside it as useful as any character’s theory.
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PLUTO (2023)
8.1/10on IMDb
First aired
A robot detective follows a case that reaches some of the world’s most advanced robots. Try it when you want a mystery that takes time to meet the people or machines a killer leaves behind. The question of what a life is worth is as important here as identifying who took it.
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Detective Conan (1996)
8.5/10on IMDb
First aired
The Black Organization turns a teenage detective into a child, so solving a case often means getting someone to believe the clues without learning who found them. Try this if you miss the way a second identity can complicate a deduction. The individual cases make it easy to sample the long series.
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ODDTAXI (2021)
8.3/10on IMDb
First aired
A taxi driver hears things his passengers have no reason to think he’ll remember. If you liked assembling the investigation from separate points of view, this is a satisfying puzzle. Pay attention to who has heard which rumor and what each passenger thinks the driver already knows.
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91 Days (2016)
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
A lead with a revenge plan spends his time getting close to the people he means to hurt. It’s a better match for Light’s social maneuvering than for the supernatural premise. The small-town mob setting keeps the focus on what a promise, a favor, or a missing witness can cost.
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Great Pretender (2020)
7.8/10on IMDb
First aired
These scams depend on getting a mark to think they have seen through the scam. The show is brighter and more playful than Death Note, so choose it when the pleasure you miss is seeing a plan change shape as a new person gets hold of part of it.
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Gankutsuou (2004)
7.8/10on IMDb
First aired
The Count of Monte Cristo works through other people’s vanity, money, and trust. Choose this adaptation if you want to see a patient mastermind through the eyes of someone too young to understand all the invitations he receives. The future setting and patterned art make it a more extravagant slow burn.
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B: The Beginning (2018)
7.0/10on IMDb
First aired
A detective’s return to a string of killings shares time with a much stranger story. Choose it for two kinds of uncertainty at once: the investigators are trying to read the killer, while you’re trying to tell how the supernatural pieces connect to the case.
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Undead Murder Farce (2023)
7.6/10on IMDb
First aired
A detective who’s just a head travels with a half-demon and a maid, taking on cases in a world that includes familiar literary figures. It’s a good fit if you want characters to use apparently extravagant supernatural rules as evidence they can reason about.
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Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions (2023)
7.2/10on IMDb
First aired
Ron can crack a case the police are stuck on, with investigator Totomaru helping him stay in the work. Go here for puzzling out how the detective gets from a small observation to a big accusation, with a partnership that keeps his skill from making everybody else irrelevant.
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JOKER GAME (2016)
6.9/10on IMDb
First aired
An intelligence unit sends spies into situations where a cover story may be more useful than a weapon. Pick it if you liked watching someone offer just enough information for another person to draw the wrong conclusion. The assignment-by-assignment structure lets you compare different styles of deception.
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The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED (2020)
7.2/10on IMDb
First aired
Daisuke has enough money and technology to bypass obstacles that would stop most detectives. His partner Haru keeps asking whether he should. Choose this shorter series if you liked watching a brilliant character use an unfair advantage while someone close enough to see it pushes back.
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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (2017)
7.0/10on IMDb
First aired
An inspector’s regular trips take on a different meaning once people suspect a coup. The pleasure is quieter here: conversation, office favors, and shifts in allegiance add up to a puzzle about who really needs him to notice something.
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Danganronpa: The Animation (2013)
6.8/10on IMDb
First aired
A group trapped in a school has to work out who killed a classmate before the wrong answer costs the survivors. The trials are fast and stylized. Try it for the way a detail everyone noticed can be turned against a person when somebody points out what it actually implies.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
8.5/10on IMDb
First aired
The Laughing Man case gives this cybercrime series room to ask what the investigators can trust about an event when images and memories can be tampered with. Work through the stand-alone cases if you like how they give the team different ways to approach a larger mystery.
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