Anime like Mata Korosarete Shimatta no desu ne, Tantei-sama

Tantei wa mou, Shindeiru.

Also known as The Detective Is Already Dead.

Studio: ENGI , AT-X , Kadokawa Media House , KADOKAWA , INCS toenter , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Thwarting a hijacking with the beautiful, silver-haired detective, Siesta, transforms Kimihiko’s young life. Their success kicks off years of crime-solving and confronting syndicates around the world—until Siesta dies. Left with questions, Kimihiko moves on. But now, a new case may open healed wounds as it connects to an assassin, a world conspiracy, and his dead partner!



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~46 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Detective , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Achronological Order , Body Swapping , Female Protagonist , Terrorism , Crime , Dissociative Identities , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Female Harem , Aliens , Artificial Intelligence , Guns , Amnesia , Love Triangle , Police , VTuber , Idol , Prison , Age Gap , Super Robot , Robots

Arne no Jikenbo

Also known as The Case Book of Arne.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Asmik Ace , Nippon Television Network , King Records , Vaka , BS Nittele , MAGNET , AT-X , Happinet Media Marketing
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

Arne Neuntöte is a vampire detective who manipulates supernatural powers. Lynn Reinweiß is a nobleman’s daughter who loves vampires. Their worlds should never have crossed, but they join hands to solve a bloody mystery.

In the darkest of nights, Lynn finds herself in desperate need of help. Then she wanders into the mysterious city of "Lügenberg", where non-humans live. Lynn's world changes drastically when she encounters "Arne", a vampire who is called "the worst" in the city. And tonight, a new "murder case" has occurred. What is the truth behind the bizarre incidents that take place in a world where humanity and the bizarre intersect?

"Come on, human. You may dance merrily under the crimson moon.”



Tags: Detective , Vampire , Shoujo , Tragedy , Age Regression , Anachronism , Zombie , Witch , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Mermaid

Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen

Also known as Mission: Yozakura Family.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Mainichi Broadcasting System , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , SILVER LINK. , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance

Taiyou Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a brother, Kyouichirou. What drastic steps will Taiyou have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy - the mission begins!



Tags: Shounen , Espionage , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Marriage , Surreal Comedy , Revenge , Body Horror , Heterosexual , Guns , School , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Yandere , Episodic , Orphan , Mixed Gender Harem , Crossdressing , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes

Liar Liar

Also known as Liar, Liar.

Studio: GEEKTOYS , CyberAgent , KADOKAWA , Shouchiku , GEEK PICTURES , TOKYO MX , BS Asahi , qooop , Bushiroad Move
Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Romance

A mind game of lies and deceit begins! At Academy Island, students battle in Games to win stars, hoping to earn the prestigious title “Seven Star.” Sarasa is last year’s champion and is on track to win again until Hiroto, a new transfer student, hits the scene. Surprisingly, Hiroto defeats her by sheer luck! Now, he must use bluffs and trickery to stay on top.



Tags: Male Protagonist , School , Gambling , Female Harem , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Maids , Shapeshifting , Femboy , Chuunibyou , Love Triangle , Virtual World

GOSICK

Also known as Gosick.

Studio: bones , TV Tokyo , Kadokawa Shoten , Bandai Entertainment , KLOCKWORX , Memory-Tech , NTT Docomo
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance

Kazuya Kujou is a foreign student at Saint Marguerite Academy, a luxurious boarding school in the Southern European country of Sauville. Originally from Japan, his jet-black hair and dark brown eyes cause his peers to shun him and give him the nickname "Black Reaper," based on a popular urban legend about the traveler who brings death in the spring.

On a day like any other, Kujou visits the school's extravagant library in search of ghost stories. However, his focus soon changes as he becomes curious about a golden strand of hair on the stairs. The steps lead him to a large garden and a beautiful doll-like girl known as Victorique de Blois, whose complex and imaginative foresight allows her to predict their futures, now intertwined.

With more mysteries quickly developing—including the appearance of a ghost ship and an alchemist with the power of transmutation—Victorique and Kujou, bound by fate and their unique skills, have no choice but to rely on each other.



Tags: Detective , Crime , Foreign , Historical , Female Protagonist , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Tsundere , Royal Affairs , Alchemy , War , Bullying , Guns , Kuudere , School , Love Triangle , Tomboy , Trains , Twins , Time Skip , Military

Bungou Stray Dogs

Also known as Bungo Stray Dogs.

Studio: bones , Glovision , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty.



Tags: Super Power , Crime , Detective , Mafia , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Classic Literature , Yakuza , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Work , Seinen , Gangs , Suicide , Slapstick , Found Family , Guns , Terrorism , Gore , Shapeshifting , Kuudere , Anti-Hero , Assassins , Episodic , Homeless , Tragedy , Bar

Vanitas no Carte

Also known as The Case Study of Vanitas.

Studio: bones , Aniplex , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Square Enix , Contents Seed
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

It’s 19th-century Paris, and young vampire Noé hunts for the Book of Vanitas. Attacked by a vampire driven insane, a human intercedes, rescues Noé, and heals the sick creature. Commanding the book and calling himself Vanitas, this doctor tempts Noé with a mad crusade to “cure” the entire vampire race. Allying with one who wields arcane power so easily may be dangerous, but does he have a choice?



Tags: Vampire , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Foreign , Steampunk , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Anachronism , Tsundere , Historical , Gore , Tanned Skin , Chibi , Religion , Shounen , Assassins , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Henshin , Coming of Age , Drugs , Adoption , Super Power

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-.

Studio: WHITE FOX , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , Media Factory , AT-X , TV Tokyo , Magic Capsule
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

In the story, Subaru Natsuki is an ordinary high school student who is lost in an alternate world, where he is rescued by a beautiful, silver-haired girl. He stays near her to return the favor, but the destiny she is burdened with is more than Subaru can imagine. Enemies attack one by one, and both of them are killed. He then finds out he has the power to rewind death, back to the time he first came to this world. But only he remembers what has happened since.



Notes:
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
In the Winter 2020 season, Re:ZERO was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot. This edit included the first OVA and added slight modifications to certain scenes throughout. It also added an additional scene at the end of the final episode.

Tags: Time Loop , Isekai , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Curses , Witch , Medieval , Magic , Cult , Gore , Cohabitation , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Maids , Elf , Politics , Primarily Female Cast , Demons , Twins , Femboy , Travel , Kemonomimi , Butler , Coming of Age , Assassins , Kuudere , CGI , Nekomimi , Body Swapping , Crossdressing , Tomboy , Dragons

Shoushimin Series

Also known as SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary.

Studio: TV Asahi , Lapin Track , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NetEase Games , Tokyo Sogensha , Nagoya TV Housou , Movic , TV Asahi Music , BS Asahi , KLOCKWORX , AbemaTV
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Slice of Life

Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some reason, inexplicable events and disasters keep happening around them. Will Kobato and Osanai ever manage to live ordinary, peaceful lives?



Tags: Detective , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Mixed Media , Conspiracy , Ensemble Cast , Rural , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Crime , School , Food , Episodic , Bullying , School Club , Tragedy , Torture

Undead Girl Murder Farce

Also known as Undead Murder Farce.

Studio: Lapin Track , Fuji TV , Crunchyroll , NetEase Games , Tohan , Dentsu , KLOCKWORX , BS Fuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

The 19th century — a world inhabited by vampires, golems, werewolves and other paranormal creatures. Immortal beauty and disembodied head Aya Rindo, along with half-human-half-demon "Demon Killer" Tsugaru Shunichi and her loyal maid Shizuku Hasei, travels through Europe as supernatural detective "The Cage User," solving supernatural mysteries while she searches for her lost body.



Tags: Detective , Classic Literature , Monster Girl , Monster Boy , Historical , Travel , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Conspiracy , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Werewolf , Fairy Tale , Gore , Vampire , Rakugo , Rural , Maids , Guns , LGBTQ+ Themes