Anime and Manga series that can be classified under Mystery Fiction or Detective Fiction.
For tropes commonly used in these works, see Mystery Tropes and Japanese Media Tropes.
Works
- 20th Century Boys
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
- Ace Attorney
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
- Adekan
- The Animatrix: A Detective Story
- B: The Beginning
- Babylon
- Batman
- Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
- The Big O
- Billy Bat
- Black Butler
- Bloody Monday
- Book Girl
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Butt Detective
- Detective Conan
- Case File nº221: Kabukicho
- The Case Files of Jeweler Richard
- The Case Files of Yakushiji Ryoko
- Children of the Sea
- The ComiQ
- Cop Craft
- CLAMP School Detectives
- Cuticle Detective Inaba
- The Daughter of Twenty Faces
- Danganronpa
- Death Note
- Deka Wanko
- The Detective is Already Dead
- Detective School Q
- Doubt
- Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
- ERASED
- For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams
- Ghost Hunt
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
- Ghost Talker's Daydream
- Gosick
- Goth
- Go With The Clouds, North-by-Northwest
- Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
- Hamatora
- Hanako and the Terror of Allegory
- HaruChika
- Heat Guy J
- Hero Mask
- Heaven's Memo Pad
- Hell Girl
- Higurashi: When They Cry
- Hyouka
- ID: Invaded
- In These Words
- In/Spectre
- i tell c
- Jiraishin
- Joker Game
- Kagewani
- Karakurizoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
- The Kindaichi Case Files
- Kite
- Kite Liberator
- Layton Mystery Detective Agency
- Lord El-Melloi II Case Files
- The Lost Village
- Loups=Garous
- Magic Kaito
- Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
- Master Keaton
- Meitantei Marnie
- Midnight Occult Civil Servants (Partially)
- The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED
- Monster
- Moriarty the Patriot
- Mouryou No Hako
- Mnemosyne
- Mugen Shinshi
- Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
- Night Head 2041
- Night Walker
- Odd Taxi (Partly)
- PandoraHearts
- Patlabor
- Persona 4: The Animation
- Persona -trinity soul-
- Persona x Detective NAOTO
- Persona 5: The Day Breakers
- Phantom Quest Corp.
- Pluto
- MPD Psycho
- No Guns Life
- Oshi no Ko
- Psychic Detective Yakumo
- Q.E.D.
- Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace
- Red Garden
- Remote
- Rocket Man
- Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective
- Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
- Sakura no Ichiban!
- Secret of Cerulean Sand
- Shenmue
- Sherlock Hound
- Shibatora
- Shion no Ou
- Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit
- Spiral
- Steam Detectives
- Sukeban Deka
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
- Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note
- Tesla Note
- Toumei Shounen Tantei Akira
- Trickster
- Umineko: When They Cry
- Ultraman
- Un-Go
- Wizard Barristers
- Yami No Aegis
- Yuureitou
