Best detective and crime anime
Hunter x Hunter (2011) (2011) leads the detective and crime list, with a community score of 8.4, ahead of My Hero Academia. The 40 shows span 1995 to 2022, and 2 of them came out in the last five years. 31 of them carry the AniList tag "Crime". Most are also action, mystery, and drama. 36 are series and 3 are movies; the typical series runs 23 episodes. Ranked by how plainly each story is built on detective and crime, then community score and popularity. Each entry says what it was matched on.
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
My Hero Academia
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Death Note
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crime, Detective
ERASED
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crime, Detective; synopsis mentions “murder”
Parasyte -the maxim-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Cowboy Bebop
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
SPY x FAMILY
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Durarara!!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Tokyo Ghoul
Why it fits: AniList tags: Detective, Crime
Baccano!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Hyouka
Why it fits: AniList tag: Detective; synopsis mentions “investigation”
Monster
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crime, Detective
Tokyo Revengers
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Banana Fish
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Terror in Resonance
Why it fits: AniList tags: Detective, Crime; synopsis mentions “investigation”
Darker than Black
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Ghost in the Shell
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime; synopsis mentions “investigation”
Black Lagoon
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime; synopsis mentions “crime”
Trigun
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Bungo Stray Dogs 2
Why it fits: AniList tag: Detective; synopsis mentions “detective”
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Black Butler: Book of Murder
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crime, Detective; synopsis mentions “crime”, “murder”, “murderer”
The Future Diary
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Akame ga Kill!
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
When They Cry
Why it fits: synopsis mentions “murder”
Gosick
Why it fits: AniList tags: Detective, Crime
Owarimonogatari
Why it fits: AniList tag: Detective
Paprika
Why it fits: AniList tag: Detective
Ergo Proxy
Why it fits: AniList tag: Detective
Detective Conan
Why it fits: AniList tags: Detective, Crime; synopsis mentions “detective”
91 Days
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime; synopsis mentions “murder”
Redline
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Great Pretender
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Danganronpa: The Animation
Why it fits: AniList tag: Detective
Paranoia Agent
Why it fits: AniList tags: Crime, Detective; synopsis mentions “detective”, “detectives”
Rainbow
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Ajin: Demi-Human
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-
Why it fits: AniList tag: Detective
Inuyashiki: Last Hero
Why it fits: AniList tag: Crime
Questions about detective and crime anime
What is the best detective and crime anime?
By AniVids' ranking, Hunter x Hunter (2011) comes first, followed by My Hero Academia and Death Note.
What are the newest and oldest detective and crime anime on this list?
The newest is SPY x FAMILY (2022) and the oldest is Ghost in the Shell (1995).
How many detective and crime anime are there?
AniVids has 260 detective and crime titles that match (counting each season, movie and special), and 234 separate franchises where it is plainly central. This page lists the best 40.
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