Anime like Keishicho Tokumu-bu Tokushu Kyoaku-han Taisaku-Shitsu Dai-Nana-ka: Tokunana

DOUBLE DECKER! Doug & Kirill

Also known as DOUBLE DECKER! DOUG & KIRILL.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The city state of Lisvalletta. Two suns rise above this city, and the people here live peaceful lives, but in the shadows crime and illegal drugs run rampant. Among them is the dangerous, highly lethal drug "Anthem" which casts a dark shadow over the city. The SEVEN-O Special Crime Investigation Unit specializes in cracking down on Anthem. This unit operates in two man "buddy" teams in what's called the "Double Decker System" to tackle the problem. Doug Billingham is a seasoned investigator, and joining him is Kirill Vrubel, whose abilities are mysterious and unknown.



The first episode was distributed online through Bandai Channel and Crunchyroll on September 3, 2018. TV broadcast begins September 30, 2018.

Tags: Police , Drugs , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , CGI , Aliens , Super Power , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban , Steampunk , Cars , Robots , Parody

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 , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Orphan , Gangs , Seinen , Suicide , Slapstick , Guns , Terrorism , Gore , Kuudere , Shapeshifting , Anti-Hero , Assassins , Incest , Episodic , Tragedy , Bar , Homeless

Cop Craft

Also known as Cop Craft.

Studio: Millepensee , Pony Canyon , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , WOWOW
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The story is set in San Teresa City on the fictional Pacific island of Kariaena. The "buddy police action" series follows the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana.

15 years ago, an unknown hyperspace gate opened over the Pacific. Beyond this gate lies Reto Semaani, a strange alternate world where fairies and demons live.

San Teresa City — a city where over two million immigrants live from both worlds. As a result, there are the haves and the have-nots. Here is the world's newest "city of dreams." But in the shadow of the chaos, crime is rampant: drugs, prostitution, and weapon trafficking. The detectives who stand up to these heinous crimes are in the San Teresa City Police. When the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana — two individuals who differ in gender, personality, and even world of origin — meet, an incident erupts. Two worlds. Two justices. From this, the curtain rises on a buddy police action story!



Tags: Police , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Detective , Noir , Gangs , Guns , Foreign , Politics , Swordplay , Isekai , Demons , Language Barrier , Drugs , Mafia , Aliens , Cars , Vampire , Body Swapping , Henshin , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Survival

Kekkai Sensen

Also known as Blood Blockade Battlefront.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They've lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi sensibilities. Now someone is threatening to sever the bubble, and a group of stylish superhumans is working to keep it from happening.



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

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Aliens , Alternate Universe , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Slapstick , Vampire , Gore , Male Protagonist , Demons , Post-Apocalyptic , Twins , Philosophy

Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin

Also known as Midnight Occult Civil Servants.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Supernatural

When Miyako Arata starts his brand-new job as a civil servant, he’s shocked to find out he’s not serving the regular public—he’s working with supernatural beings! Referred to as “Anothers”, Miyako and his team deals with the trouble they cause, unseen by the human eye. But while on his first assignment, Miyako surprises everyone with an unheard-of ability—he can understand the Anothers!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Gods , Mythology , Language Barrier , Episodic , Outdoor , Angels , Youkai , Shoujo , Zombie

PSYCHO-PASS

Also known as PSYCHO-PASS.

Studio: Production I.G , Fuji TV , Nitroplus , Sony Music Entertainment , KYORAKU , Toho , Funimation , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

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. Inspectors uphold the law by subjugating, often with lethal force, anyone harboring the slightest ill-will; alongside them are Enforcers, jaded Inspectors that have become latent criminals, granted relative freedom in exchange for carrying out the Inspectors' dirty work.

Into this world steps Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with an honest desire to uphold justice. However, as she works alongside veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon learns that the Sibyl System's judgments are not as perfect as her fellow Inspectors assume. With everything she has known turned on its head, Akane wrestles with the question of what justice truly is, and whether it can be upheld through the use of a system that may already be corrupt.



Note: In the Summer 2014 season, Psycho-Pass was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot, ending up in 11 one-hour episodes. This edit included added scenes at the beginning and middle of the episodes, as well as fixing and improving animation.

Tags: Detective , Police , Dystopian , Cyberpunk , Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Urban , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Conspiracy , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Guns , Anti-Hero , Terrorism , Augmented Reality , Gore , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Robots , Body Horror , Nudity ,

Akudama Drive

Also known as Akudama Drive.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Delfi Sound , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama’s way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.



Note: On May 28, 2021, a director's cut of the final episode was released which included approximately 5 minutes of new content.

Tags: Anti-Hero , Urban , Crime , Cyberpunk , Fugitive , Dystopian , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Prison , Conspiracy , Politics , Yandere , Artificial Intelligence , CGI , Motorcycles , Tomboy , Trains , Virtual World , Kuudere , Space , Tanned Skin

TRICKSTER: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tantei-dan" yori

Also known as Trickster.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

It is the 2030s. The Boy Detectives Club gathers under Kogorou Akechi, the mysterious detective. The group solves cases great and small using their unique skills. One day, a member of the club, Kensuke Hanazaki, meets the boy Yoshio Kobayashi. Kobayashi's body cannot die due to the effects of the "Unidentifiable Mist," but he yearns for death, and shirks from contact with other people. Taking an interest in him, Hanazaki invites him to join the Boy Detectives Club. Their meeting is connected to the fate tying together Kogorou Akechi, and the era's greatest villain, the Fiend With Twenty Faces.



Tags: Super Power , School Club , Police , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Detective , Boys' Love , Disability

Taiho Shichauzo (TV)

Also known as You're Under Arrest! (TV).

Studio: Bandai Visual , Studio DEEN , Ashi Productions , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Tokyo Highway Patrolwomen Natsumi and Miyuki get off to a bad start when Miyuki busts Natsumi for reckless moped driving on her way to work. Things get worse when they find out they're going to be partners!

A continuation of the OVA series, the adventures of Tokyo policewomen Natsumi and Miyuki continue in the You're Under Arrest TV series. It's back to Bokuto Precinct, where demented felons and bashful (but hunky) policemen abound, and where the cutest girl in the office... isn't a girl.



Tags: Police , Cars , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Motorcycles , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Baseball , Mopeds , Crossdressing , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things