Mystery anime and manga
The guide lists 306 titles tagged mystery. The genre peaked in the 2000s (95 titles). Studios with the most mystery titles: TMS Entertainment (27), Madhouse (8) and Studio Deen (8). It often comes paired with drama, horror and adventure.
Best-known mystery anime
- Psycho-Pass 2012
- Future Diary
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2011
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 2004
- Ergo Proxy 2006
- GetBackers 2002
- Death Note 2006
- Hell Girl 2005
- .hack//Sign 2002
- Lupin the Third Part IV 2015
- Noir 2001
- Death Parade 2015
- Darker than Black 2007
- Eden of the East 2009
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School 2016
- Madlax
- Witch Hunter Robin 2002
- RahXephon 2002
- The Detective Is Already Dead 2021
- Haibane Renmei 2002
- Mononoke 2007
- Ace Attorney 2016
- Ragnarok the Animation 2004
- C 2011
- Monster 2004
- Tekkaman Blade 1992
- Persona: Trinity Soul 2008
- Hyouka 2012
- Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre 2023
- Le Chevalier D'Eon 2006
Best-known mystery anime films
- When Marnie Was There 2014
- The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya 2010
- Perfect Blue 1997
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser 2009
- Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper 1997
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven 2001
- Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital 2003
- Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea 2013
- Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century 1999
- Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes 2000
- Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target 1998
- Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street 2002
- Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence 2011
- Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker 2012
- Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky 2004
- Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths 2005
- Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear 2008
- Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet 2021
- Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky 2010
- Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure 2007
- Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem 2006
- Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper 2014
- Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine 2023
- Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween 2022
- Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram 2024
- Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu 2013
- Detective Conan Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small 2016
- Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkasu Academy 2021
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out 2023
- Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi 2021
Best-known mystery manga
- Case Closed 1994
- Death Note 2003
- The Apothecary Diaries 2017
- Future Diary 2006
- Monster 1994
- Oshi no Ko 2020
- GetBackers 1999
- The Promised Neverland 2016
- Bungo Stray Dogs
- Erased 2012
- 20th Century Boys 1999
- Earl Cain 1992
- Pandora Hearts 2006
- The Kindaichi Case Files
- The Ancient Magus' Bride 2013
- Liar Game 2005
- Blast of Tempest 2009
- Descendants of Darkness 1996
- The Detective Is Already Dead 2020
- Neuro: Supernatural Detective 2005
- Shadows House
- Love of Kill 2015
- Detective School Q 2001
- Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
- Pumpkin Scissors 2002
- Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
- Doubt
- MW 2009
- Fake
- Children of the Sea