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Fugou Keiji: Balance:UNLIMITED

Also known as The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex of America , Dentsu , Fuji TV , Animax , Movic , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Fugou Keiji.

The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full advantage of his vast family wealth, he spares no expense in solving complex crimes, and has the tendency to evaluate everything including individual human lives in terms of their monetary value. Haru Katou, a detective with a compassionate heart who believes that money isn’t everything, is chosen as Kambe’s partner but is repulsed by his materialistic attitude. Having diametrically opposing personalities, witness how the two join forces to tackle seemingly unsolvable crimes and mysteries!



Note: Although Tsutsui's novel was published between 1975 and 1977, the anime plays out in the modern era.

Tags: Detective , Police , Crime , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Cars , Kuudere , Butler , Ships , Parody

Meitantei Conan

Also known as Case Closed.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Yomiuri TV , Animax , YTV , TMS-Kyokuchi
Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mystery , Psychological

Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve.



Note:
Includes Keisatsu Gakkou-hen - Wild Police Story in episodes 1029, 1038, 1042, 1061
Episodes 11, 52, 76, 118, 162, 184, 208, 342, 356, 449, 452, 487, 488, 489, 490, 515, 516, 521, 522, 651, 734, 804, 805, 927, 928 aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
Episodes 96, 129, 174, 219, 263, 304, 383, 479 aired with a runtime of ~90 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
Episode 345, 425 aired with a runtime of ~115 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.


Tags: Detective , Tragedy , Crime , Espionage , Age Regression , Conspiracy , Police , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Criminal Organization , Heterosexual , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , School , Educational , Tsundere , Crossover , Love Triangle , Football , Martial Arts , Tanned Skin , Ojou-sama , Female Harem , Tomboy , Karuta , Magic , Idol , CGI , Video Games

Magic Kaito

Studio: TMS Entertainment , YTV , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

Kaito Kuroba, a normal teenage student whose father is often absent for vaguely defined reasons. When his father dies under mysterious circumstances, he is made aware of his father's secret identity; a famous international criminal known as International Criminal 1412: the Phantom Thief, and that he was murdered by a mysterious organization for refusing to aid them in retrieving the "Pandora Gem"; a mystical stone said to shed a "tear" during the passing of a particular comet, the consumption of which bestows immortality. He vows to prevent the organization from gaining immortality, and assumes his father's identity as he begins his quest for the gem. His only clues as to the gem's location are that it glows red under the full moon and that it is a doublet: a gem hidden within a larger gem. Thus, it would have to be a relatively large one with a bizarre history, and always stored in a place that never receives moonlight. He thus researches and steals famous priceless gems with odd histories from incredibly well-defended areas, and always returns them after the very next full moon.


Tags: Male Protagonist , Episodic , Assassins , Fugitive , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Witch , Shounen , Police , Urban , School , Detective

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

Kabukichou Sherlock OVA

Also known as Case File nº221: Kabukicho OVA.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery

Six side stories set in the world of Kabukicho! Get one more glimpse into the lives of James, Fuyuto, Watson, Torataro, and the rest of the Detective's Row House!



Tags: Urban , Episodic , Detective , Crossdressing , Surreal Comedy , Bar , Delinquents , Rakugo , Classic Literature

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: Toho , OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Ancient China , Historical , Drugs , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Foreign , Work , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Adoption , Heterosexual , Aromantic , Alchemy , Maids , Tragedy , Episodic , Go , Unrequited Love , Asexual , Food , Slavery , Pregnancy , Chibi , Makeup

Princess Principal

Also known as Princess Principal.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Q-Tec , Actas , TOKYO MX , Bandai Visual , Medicos Entertainment , Lantis , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

The "spy action" series follows five girls in 19th century London, a city within the Albion Kingdom divided into east and west by a large wall. The girls serve as undercover spies enrolled as students at the prestigious Queen's Mayfair school. The girls make use of their individual abilities to remain active in the underground world of disguise, espionage, infiltration, and car chases.



Tags: Espionage , Steampunk , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Achronological Order , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Yuri , Historical , Guns , Assassins , Primarily Teen Cast , Anti-Hero , Trains , Kuudere , Boarding School , School

Kitsutsuki Tantei Dokoro

Also known as Woodpecker Detective’s Office.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Touhouku Shinsha , Happinet , BS Fuji , TOKYO MX , Marvelous , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery

Adaptation of Kei Ii's mystery novel.

The story is set in 1909 during Japan's Meiji era, and centers on fictional versions of real-life poet Takuboku Ishikawa and real-life linguist Kyousuke Kindaichi, who were acquaintances in real life. Takuboku runs a private detective agency to support his family. Both begin to investigate a case of supposed ghost appearances at the Asakusa Junikai building, also known as the Ryounkai.



Tags: Detective , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Classic Literature , Writing , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Police , Philosophy , Prostitution , Ghost , Rural

Kabukichou Sherlock

Also known as Case File nº221: Kabukicho.

Studio: Production I.G , DMM pictures , Mainichi Broadcasting System , KADOKAWA , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological

The East Side of Shinjuku Ward … In the center of this chaotic neighborhood, the neon-lit Kabukicho district is expanding. Where light shines, there are also deep shadows. The curtain rises on this night stage where bizarre murders occurred! Is this suspense? No, comedy? An indistinguishable drama is about to begin….



Tags: Detective , Primarily Adult Cast , Police , Urban , Male Protagonist , Rakugo , Episodic , Crossdressing , Delinquents , Surreal Comedy , Classic Literature , Bar , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shoushimin Series

Also known as SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary.

Studio: TV Asahi , Lapin Track , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NetEase Games , Tokyo Sogensha , Nagoya Broadcasting Network , 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 , Crime , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , School , Mixed Media , Food , Bullying , Episodic , Tragedy , School Club , Torture