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Mar 1, 2024 · Updated by Sage Ashford on February 9th 2024: This list has been updated to reflect CBR's current publishing style, and add even more information about some of the best mystery anime ever made.
- Daniel Kurland
The key to a good mystery is set up, suspense, and then the reveal. Much like a magic trick, the whole show can fall apart when executed poorly. Well anime is no different, and we’ve got some brilliant anime with constantly engaging plots, killer setups, and some magnificent resolutions.
- Boku dake ga Inai Machi. TV, 2016 Finished 12 eps, 23 min. Mystery Supernatural Suspense. When tragedy is about to strike, Satoru Fujinuma finds himself sent back several minutes before the accident occurs.
- Yakusoku no Neverland. TV, 2019 Finished 12 eps, 22 min. Fantasy Mystery Sci-Fi Suspense. Surrounded by a forest and a gated entrance, the Grace Field House is inhabited by orphans happily living together as one big family, looked after by their "Mama," Isabella.
- Another. TV, 2012 Finished 12 eps, 24 min. Horror Mystery Supernatural. In class 3-3 of Yomiyama North Junior High, transfer student Kouichi Sakakibara makes his return after taking a sick leave for the first month of school.
- Psycho-Pass. TV, 2012 Finished 22 eps, 23 min. Action Mystery Sci-Fi Suspense. Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed. In the 22nd century, Japan enforces the Sibyl System, an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for signs of criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass.
12 Best Mystery Anime Shows on Crunchyroll: 2022 Edition. Our newly compiled list of best mystery anime shows on Crunchyroll includes highly favorite series such as The Perfect Insider and KAGEWANI.
- Link Click. Drama, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller. In a corner of a bustling city, there is a small shop called "Time Photo Studio" operating as usual.
- The Founder of Diabolism: Final Season. Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural. The third season of Modao Zushi.
- ODDTAXI. Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Thriller. The taxi driver Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn't really hang out with others, and he's an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn't talk much.
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc. Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural. It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon.
May 31, 2016 · Do you love mysteries, puzzles and ‘whodunit’ anime? Check out our collection of the Top 15 Best Mystery anime below and see if your favorite mystery anime made it on the list!
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Jul 30, 2023 · 1. Monster. Viz Media. 1 season | 74 episodes. Watch on: Netflix. Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a big-shot surgeon who saves a child named Johan. But plot twist—adult Johan is a psycho killer. What’s a doc to do? Chase him down, obviously. So this is a reverse whodunit, but not exactly the Columbo kind.
