Best Detective Anime / Manga

The Top Ten
1 Detective Conan Detective Conan, also known as Case Closed, is a Japanese anime and manga series created by Gosho Aoyama that debuted in 1994. The series follows the story of a high school detective named Shinichi Kudo, who is transformed into a child after being poisoned and adopts the name Conan Edogawa. The show blends elements of mystery, suspense, and action as Conan solves cases while seeking a cure for his condition. Detective Conan has received critical acclaim and maintains a large international following.

Got my friends in the US hooked, my friend still clings to me every time we watch the Red Woman one thou, although it does give me the goosebumps just thinking about it...

Thank you Oresama for giving Detective Conan the first position in this list. It's so highly underrated in the west! I wish everyone knew about this masterpiece.

Couldn't agree with you more

I love you Detective Conan!

2 C.M.B.

I like this anime. Just good for me and it is nice to me

3 Q.E.D.
4 Kindaichi Case Files
5 Gosick
6 Master Keaton
7 Detective School Q
8 Death Note Death Note is a Japanese television drama anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The show is centered around Light Yagami - a promising highschooler and aspiring detective with a strong sense of "justice".

The amount of intelligence thrown around by characters in this anime is absolutely brilliant. The complexity of characters could've been enhanced though I feel by giving everyone something to hide. meaning some crime that they have committed etc. But L was absolutely brilliant

9 City Hunter

Such a deep and mature story line with comedy as well.

10 Hyouka Airing in 2012, this anime series is adapted from a mystery novel by Honobu Yonezawa. The narrative focuses on a high school boy who joins a literature club and ends up solving various mysteries. The show is praised for its subtle storytelling and detailed animation.
The Contenders
11 Psychic Detective Yakumo
12 Psycho-Pass Psycho-Pass is an anime television series that was produced by Production I.G, directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani & Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi.
13 Un-Go
14 Monster Monster (Japanese: モンスター Hepburn: Monsutā, sometimes referred to as "Naoki Urasawa's Monster") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. Monster has been critically acclaimed, with the manga having won several awards and its anime adaptation being called one of ...read more.
15 Danganronpa Danganronpa: The Animation is a 2013 anime television series based on Spike Chunsoft's murder mystery video game, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
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