Thriller anime and manga
The guide lists 165 titles tagged thriller. The genre peaked in the 2020s (44 titles). Studios with the most thriller titles: Madhouse (5), OLM, Inc. (5) and Sunrise (4). It often comes paired with mystery, science fiction and drama.
Best-known thriller anime
- Attack on Titan 2013
- Psycho-Pass 2012
- Cowboy Bebop 1998
- Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 2006
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 2004
- Hell's Paradise 2023
- Fruits Basket 2001
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2002
- Treasure Island 1978
- Death Note 2006
- Chaos;Child 2017
- Steins;Gate 2011
- Terror in Resonance 2014
- Eden of the East 2009
- Angel's Egg 1985
- Tokyo Ghoul 2014
- Madlax
- Ghost Stories 2000
- Black Butler 2008
- Witch Hunter Robin 2002
- RahXephon 2002
- Elfen Lied 2004
- Tokyo Ghoul:re
- Dark Gathering 2023
- Sword Art Online 2012
- Monster 2004
- Armitage III 1995
- Le Chevalier D'Eon 2006
- Sirius the Jaeger 2018
- Phantom in the Twilight 2018
Best-known thriller anime films
- Batman: Gotham Knight 2008
- Perfect Blue 1997
- Paprika 2006
- Spy x Family Code: White 2023
- Pokémon Heroes 2002
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle 2025
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade 1999
- Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street 2002
- Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle 2020
- Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem 2006
- One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island 2005
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village 2023
- Appleseed 2004
- Galaxy Express 999 1979
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training 2024
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out 2023
- Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid 2023
- Odd Taxi: In the Woods 2022
- Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage 2025
- Golgo 13: Queen Bee 1998
- A Wind Named Amnesia 1990
- Kuramerukagari 2024
- Ichi the Killer: Episode 0 2002
- Aragne: Sign of Vermillion 2018
Best-known thriller manga
- Death Note 2003
- Battle Royale
- Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku 2018
- Tokyo Ghoul 2011
- Monster 1994
- Black Lagoon 2002
- Tokyo Revengers 2017
- Takopi's Original Sin 2021
- Erased 2012
- The Flowers of Evil
- 20th Century Boys 1999
- Parasyte 1989
- Dark Gathering 2019
- Summer Time Rendering 2017
- Darwin's Game 2012
- Kaiji 1996
- Old Boy
- The Witch and the Beast 2016
- Love of Kill 2015
- Billy Bat
- Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning
- MW 2009
- Kurosagi 2003
- Enigma 2010
- Gannibal 2018
- Corpse Princess 2005
- Boy's Abyss 2020
- Limit 2009
- Alive: The Final Evolution 2003
- The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 2000