Shows like Detective Conan: 20 to watch next
If you loved Detective Conan (1996) — a animation, crime and mystery series — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Detective Conan most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like japan, detective and secret identity. 14 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Kindaichi Case Files 1997★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Mystery
Kindaichi Hajime may look dumb, but he is one of the smartest you will ever see. He encounters mysteries after mysteries with his good friend, Miyuki, and he swears to solve them in the name of his grandfather, which was a great detective.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Paranoia Agent 2004★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, Mystery
Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kemono Jihen 2021★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Mystery
When a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate. While working the case, he befriends a strange boy who works in the field every day instead of going to school. Shunned by his peers and nicknamed “Dorotabo” after a yokai that lives in the mud, he helps Inugami uncover the truth behind the killings — but supernatural forces are at work, and while Dorotabo is just a nickname, it might not be the only thing about the boy that isn’t human.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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My Home Hero 2023★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Crime, Mystery
An unassuming father becomes a target when he kills his daughter's abusive boyfriend — who happens to be the son of a cold-blooded crime boss.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll
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Babylon 2019★ 6.1
Shares: Animation, Mystery, Crime
Zen Seizaki is a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles upon a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the letter "F" scribbled all across the sheet. As he investigates further, the case goes beyond Zen's imagination and becomes vastly complex, challenging his sense of justice and his knowledge of the truth. Digging deeper into the investigation, Zen begins to uncover a concealed plot behind the ongoing mayoral election and ties to many people of interest involved in the election and those closer than he thinks. The case grows more severe and propels Zen into an unforeseen hurricane of corruption and deceit behind the election, the establishment of the Shiniki district, and the mysterious woman associated with it all.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Akudama Drive 2020★ 7.5
Shares: Animation, Mystery, Crime
Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama's way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Bungo Stray Dogs 2016★ 8.2
Shares: Animation, Mystery
Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Pretty Boy Detective Club 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Mayumi Dojima, a second-year student at the exclusive Yubiwa Academy middle school, has lost something—a star she glimpsed just once, ten long years ago. But help is on the way, in the form of the unofficial, secretive, and thoroughly mysterious Pretty Boy Detective Club! Rumored to solve problems within the school (most of which they themselves might as well created) for reasons aesthetic rather than financial, these five gorgeous boys sweep Mayumi into their world of excitement, danger, and overwhelming beauty.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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BLACK TORCH 2026★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Mystery
Jiro Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jiro is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Rago, Jiro discovers the feline is actually the legendary Black Star of Doom! Joined by the Bureau of Espionage, they fight off swarms of mononoke lying in wait to exploit Rago’s powers.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Anime Times Amazon Channel
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Grimsburg 2024★ 6.2
Shares: Animation, Comedy, Crime
Marvin Flute may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack — his family. Now that he's back in Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, Flute will follow every lead he’s got to redeem himself with the ex-wife he never stopped loving, even if it means hanging out with the son he never bothered to get to know.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Psycho-Pass 2012★ 7.8
Shares: Animation, Crime
In the year 2113, people are given brain scans to determine how likely they are to commit a crime. Those who fail are apprehended, or even killed.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Sony Liv
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Aria the Scarlet Ammo 2011★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Comedy
In response to the worsening crime rate, Japan creates Tokyo Butei High, an elite academy where "Butei" or armed detectives hone their deadly skills in hopes of becoming mercenary-like agents of justice. One particular Butei is Kinji Tooyama, an anti-social and curt sophomore dropout who was once a student of the combat-centric Assault Division. Kinji now lives a life of leisure studying logistics in order to cover up his powerful but embarrassing special ability. However, his peaceful days soon come to an end when he becomes the target of the infamous "Butei Killer," and runs into an emotional hurricane and outspoken prodigy of the highest rank, Aria Holmes Kanzaki, who saves Kinji's life and demands that he become her partner after seeing what he is truly capable of.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2002★ 8.2
Shares: Animation, Crime
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
Stream in India on Anime Times Amazon Channel, Movie Sphere+
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The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED 2020★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Crime, Mystery
Two police detectives with different beliefs about the value of people's lives must cooperate to solve their city's most serious crimes.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Fire Force 2019★ 8.3
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals". While the Infernals are first generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil's Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shira begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Undead Murder Farce 2023★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Mystery
In this world, creatures like vampires and werewolves still walk about, but Aya Rindo can’t say the same for herself. This beautiful disembodied head, carried by her maid Shizuku Hasei, is a detective in search of her stolen body. One evening, they meet half-human Oni Slayer Tsugaru Shunichi, who offers a lending hand. Now, the trio is traveling through Europe, solving mysteries along the way.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Moriarty the Patriot 2020★ 8.3
Shares: Animation, Mystery
In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes can stand in his way. It’s time for crime to revolutionize the world!
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Ai Tenchi Muyo! 2014★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Comedy
In this story, the world is in chaos, thanks to Washu. Now in order to save it, Tenchi Masaki must go undercover as a student teacher at an all-girls school. Unfortunately for him, trouble always comes his way as he has a hard time dealing with the hijinks of his new students.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Akuma Kun 2023★ 7.1
Shares: Animation, Mystery, Crime
Akuma Kun, a boy raised by a demon, works with his half-human partner Mephisto III as paranormal investigators to solve various murder and mysteries.
Stream in India on Netflix
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ReLIFE 2016★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Comedy
Arata Kaizaki (27) quit the job he landed after graduation in only three months. His life did not go well after that. Now his parents are threatening to stop sending money, and want him to come back to the country. He has no friend or girlfriend to share his troubles with...as he hits rock bottom a strange man named Ryou Yoake appears. He invites Arata to join a societal rehabilitation program for NEETs called ReLife. This program uses a mysterious drug to make him look younger, and sends him back to high school for a year...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now