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Hyouka

Also known as Hyouka.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , KLOCKWORX , chara-ani.com , Animation Do
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Slice of Life

Energy-conservative high school student Houtarou Oreki ends up with more than he bargained for when he signs up for the Classic Literature Club at his sister's behest—especially when he realizes how deep-rooted the club's history really is. Begrudgingly, Oreki is dragged into an investigation concerning the 45-year-old mystery that surrounds the club room.

Accompanied by his fellow club members, the knowledgeable Satoshi Fukube, the stern but benign Mayaka Ibara, and the ever-curious Eru Chitanda, Oreki must combat deadlines and lack of information with resourcefulness and hidden talent, in order to not only find the truth buried beneath the dust of works created years before them, but of other side cases as well.

Based on the award-winning Koten-bu light novel series, and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto of Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu, Hyouka shows that normal life can be full of small mysteries, be it family history, a student film, or even the withered flowers that make up a ghost story.



Tags: School Club , Detective , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Classic Literature , Episodic , Heterosexual , Rural , Filmmaking , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Politics , Cosplay , Shrine Maiden , Bullying

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

Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregotozukai

Also known as Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User.

Studio: Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

It's the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses–and murder.

On Wet Crow's Feather Island, a tiny speck in the Sea of Japan, lives Akagami Iria, the exiled daughter of a powerful family. Born into great wealth, she was a princess of the highest pedigree–until she was cut off by the leader of the Akagami Foundation. For the last five years, she's lived on Feather Island with her maids. But she hasn't been alone. She has invited the best minds Japan has to offer to come and stay with her.

And so nineteen-year-old college student Ii-chan and his best friend, computer genius Kunagisa Tomo, find themselves as Iria’s guests at her elaborate mansion. Surrounded by fascinating women – a chef, a fortune-teller, a scholar, and an artist, not to mention his own friend Tomo – Ii-chan is feeling a little overmatched intellectually. But the sudden discovery of a grisly murder sends the island into shock. And Ii-chan discovers that he does possess a bit of genius: the ability to discover what is real and what is fake, who is who they claim to be and who is a killer.



Tags: Detective , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Conspiracy , Maids , Body Swapping , Hikikomori , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , CGI , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Gore , Super Power , Time Skip , Ships

Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru

Also known as Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-.

Studio: TROYCA , Lantis , Sentai Filmworks , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

Most young women have lots of obsessions, but Sakurako Kujou only has two: work and bones… and since the bones are part of her work, it really comes down to just bones. However, in between collecting de-fleshed animal and human remains for her studies, Sakurako also assists the local police as a forensic consultant, where she's developed a formidable reputation as both a corpse magnet and detective.

Assisting her in these tasks is young Shoutarou Tatewaki, who is no slouch at sleuthing himself, though his primary task is to keep Sakurako focused (and keep her from occasionally "borrowing" a particularly interesting specimen). If there's a bone to pick, a stray skull to be found, or a random skeleton hidden in a closet, you can trust this team to unearth the evidence.



Tags: Detective , Crime , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Age Gap , Suicide , Police

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

Also known as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Bandai Entertainment , Kadokawa Pictures USA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Kyon, your typical high school student, has long given up his belief in the supernatural. However, upon meeting Haruhi Suzumiya, he quickly finds out that it is the supernatural that she is interested in; aliens, time travelers and espers among other things. When Haruhi laments about the lack of intriguing clubs around school, Kyon inspires Haruhi to form her own club. As a result, the SOS Brigade is formed, a club which specializes in all that is the supernatural.

Much to his chagrin, Kyon, along with the silent bookworm, Yuki Nagato, the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, and the perpetually smiling Itsuki Koizumi, are recruited as members. The story follows the crazy adventures that these four endure under their whimsical leader, Haruhi. The story is based on the light novels by Nagaru Tanigawa.

Note: This entry is for the original 14-episode 2006 airing. The series was further expanded and reordered into a 28-episode series in 2009.

Tags: School Club , Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , Gods , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Manipulation , Meta , Aliens , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Magic , Otaku Culture , Kaiju , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Kuudere , Filmmaking , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Unrequited Love , Baseball , Maids

Aiyou De Mishi

Also known as X&Y.

Studio: Lingsanwu Animation , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Thriller

When Yan moved back to his hometown, he never expected to be at the center of an eerie mystery. One day, he heads to XY Escape Room where he meets the owner, Xu, and finds himself completely captivated by her. But after this fateful encounter, Yan begins experiencing one creepy illusion after another—some that even involve his friends. Can he uncover the truth behind these strange events?



Tags: Amnesia , Male Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Tragedy , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Noir , Philosophy , Urban , Denpa , Office Lady , Tomboy , Memory Manipulation

Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de

Also known as The Dinner Table Detective.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Fuji TV , Shogakukan , Aniplex , Fuji Creative Corporation , Dentsu , MADHOUSE , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery

Rich heiress Reiko Hosho lives a double life as a novice detective, fighting crime under Inspector Kazamatsuri—also from a wealthy family. After work, Reiko sheds her pantsuit to don a lovely dress for dinner each day. Difficult cases force her to confide in her butler Kageyama, who proceeds to savagely ridicule her inability to solve mysteries, all while brilliantly unraveling each case himself.



Tags: Detective , Female Protagonist , Crime , Butler , Primarily Adult Cast , Police , Parody , VTuber , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte

Also known as Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective.

Studio: Aniplex , project No.9 , Crunchyroll , Straight Edge , BS11 , Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Slice of Life

Ten’ikai General Hospital’s Supervisory Department of Diagnostic Pathology handles cases other physicians deem too difficult to treat. It’s also where bizarre mysteries surface, from unexplained illnesses to strange murders even the police can’t solve. At the center of it all is Takao Ameku, a brilliant doctor determined to reveal the shocking truth behind these anomalies.



Tags: Medicine , Detective , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Crime , Tragedy , Police , Rescue , Twins , Suicide

Bishounen Tanteidan

Also known as Pretty Boy Detective Club.

Studio: Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Mayumi Doujima is a young girl who has been searching for a star that she saw only once ten years ago. She visits the headquarters of the Pretty Boy Detective Club where she meets five boys who are each unique in their own way. Her encounter marks the beginning of an extraordinary search for a lost star. A beautiful and dazzling mystery-adventure story starts now!



Tags: Detective , Female Protagonist , School Club , Philosophy , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , School , Crossdressing , Primarily Child Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Meta , Femboy , Male Harem , Gender Bending , Astronomy , Gambling , Military , Agender , Chibi

Yakusoku no Neverland

Also known as The Promised Neverland.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Dentsu , Fuji TV , Shueisha , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.



Tags: Dystopian , Survival , Primarily Child Cast , Orphan , Tragedy , Found Family , Demons , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Gore , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Tanned Skin