Manga like Ayatsuri Sakon

Meitantei Conan

Also known as Detective Conan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mystery , Romance

Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforcement officials baffled. Hot on the trail of a suspect, Jimmy is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which physically transforms him into a grade schooler! Taking on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa, he attempts to track down the people who did this to him. But until he finds a cure for his bizarre condition, Jimmy continues to help the police solve their toughest cases. Can you crack the case before Conan does?



Note: Won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category in 2001.

Tags: Detective , Crime , Age Regression , Police , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Shounen , Heterosexual , Educational , Ensemble Cast , Guns , School , School Club , Magic , Mahjong

Outer Zone

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

A Twilight Zone/Outer Limits-esque romp through the occult and supernatural led by your elven-eared hostess, Misery.

Tags: Anthology , Shounen

Psychometrer EIJI

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

He doesn't do well at school. He has no girlfriend. But he has never lost a fight. He is a typical high school delinquent. And his name is Eiji Asuma. True, he has special powers, but he keeps them to himself. You see, he can read incidents and memories from the past when he touches people or things. Yes, he has psychometric powers. Ryoko Shima, an expert profiler finds out about Eiji's powers and puts an end to his ordinary life as a high school student. Persuaded by Shima's charm, Eiji starts helping her investigation into an unsolved homicide. Further mysteries ensue.
Story written under the penname Ando, Yuma.

Tags: Police , Detective , Delinquents , Crime , Super Power , Urban , Episodic , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Motorcycles , Gangs , Shounen , Memory Manipulation

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo

Also known as The Kindaichi Case Files.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Kindaichi (frequently with best-bud, Miyuki) travels to various places where a murder has taken place, typically involving ghosts, curses, myths and folklore of significant events from the distant past, and solves the mystery using ingenious deductions of curious clues and his cool magic.



Tags: Detective , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Episodic , Love Triangle , Nudity , Revenge , Acting , Rural , Incest , Suicide , School , School Club , Drugs , Snowscape

Yakushiji Ryouko no Kaiki Jikenbo

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

The story revolves around Ryouko Yakushiji, a brilliant 27-year-old elite investigator with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. Together with her subordinate Junichirou Izumida, the two often investigate bizzare and supernatural cases. In addition with the paranormal, Ryouko also has a longstanding rivalry with Yukiko Muromachi, another talented police investigator.



Tags: Police , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen

Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

The Demon Neuro has a raging hunger for 'mysteries.' Being dissatisfied with his current regime in hell, he’s come into the mortal realm in order to satiate his ever-growing appetite. The murder case of a young girl’s father seems to be sufficiently enticing for the Demon’s needs.. But what else might happen between these two? Find out in this disturbingly good murder-mystery series.

Included one-shot:
Volume 23: Rikon Choutei (Divorce Conciliation)

Tags: Detective , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Crime , Police , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Artificial Intelligence , Body Horror , Terrorism , Gore

Level E

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

Tsutsui Yukitaka was a freshman who had just entered a high school, and he was hoped to be a good baseball player. When he moved to a new apartment, there was a man in the room. He said he was an alien and lost his memory.
Actually, he was the first prince of Planet Dogra, and he was the man who had the best brain and the worst nature.

Tags: Aliens , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Anti-Hero , Arranged Marriage , Tokusatsu , Urban , Meta , Parody , Transgender , Virtual World , Mermaid , Baseball