| try out UN-GO |
| Duh. |
| I must say Gosick (Just started watching it) I want to watch it, because I needed find good detective anime :) |
"A half moon, it has a dark half and a bright half, just like me…", Yuno Gasai |
| Try Ayatsuri Sakon. It's a horror series about solving murder mysteries. The detective is a puppeteer. Mouryou no Hako is another (very) dark murder mystery. The art is beautiful to look at and the plot is complex. Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is about a demon detective. I haven't seen it so can't vouch for the maturity level, but it is listed as a shounen. Mononoke. Fantastic and unique, a supernatural mystery like no other. Set in feudal Japan. Others, though not actual mysteries, do contain the elements: Paranoia Agent, Hundred Stories, Shiki. |
| Welcome!!!! Take a look at these police, detective, and mystery titles. An asterisk "*" indicates additional seasons, specials, movies, ova's, etc. .Anime Title - .My Rating - .Year - .Eps Gallery Fake - 10 - 2005 - 37 Himitsu: Top Secret - 10 - 2008 - 26 Monster - 10 - 2004 - 74 Mouryou no Hako * - 10 - 2008 - 13 Master Keaton - 9 - 1998 - 24 Shion no Ou - 9 - 2007 - 22 Patlabor* - 9 - 1988 - 47 (It's future with mecha but it is one fun cop show!) Golgo 13 * - 9 - 2008 - 50 (Anit hero assassin but still, kind of what you are looking for) Death Note - 9 - 2006 - 37 UN-GO - 8 - 2011 - 11 (near future) Yugo the Negotiator - 8 - 2004 - 13 City Hunter * - 8 - 1990 - 1 Boogiepop Phantom - 8 - 2000 - 12 The Skull Man - 8 - 2007 - 13 Witch Hunter Robin - 8 - 2002 - 26 Paranoia Agent - 8 - 2004 - 13 Ayatsuri Sakon - 8 - 1999 - Ghost Hunt - 8 - 2006 - 25 Black Jack * - 8 - 1993 - 12 (Medical mystery) Sci-fi Harry - 8 - 2000 - 20 Gosick - 7 - 2011 - 24 (Victorian loli mystery) Spiral - 7 - 2002 - 25 Matantei Loki Ragnarok - 7 - 2003 - 26 Tokyo Babylon * - 7 - 1992 - 2 Switch - 7 - 2008 - 2 Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - 7 - 2010 - 13 Kamisama no Memochou - 7 - 2011 - 12 Tokko - 6 - 2006 - 13 Riding Bean - 6 - 1989 - 1 Tokyo Vice - 6 - 1988 - 1 Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro - 6 - 2007 - 25 Domain of Murder - 6 - 1992 - 1 Detective Conan - 5 - 1996 - ? Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - x - 1997 - 148 CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan - x - 1997 - 26 You're Under Arrest - 5 - 1994 - 4 Dirty Pair - x - 1985 - 24 Gunsmit Cats - x - 1995 - 3 Miami Guns - x - 2000 - 13 eX-Driver - x - 2000 - 6 You might also like: Kaze no Yojimbo - 9 - 2001 - 25 Sanctuary - 8 - 1996 - 1 Zipang - 10 - 2004 - 26 Yomigaeru Sora: Rescue Wings * - 10 - 2006 - 12 Flag - 10 - 2006 |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
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| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| UN-GO is a good choice if you don't mind a slow start. The last episodes are very good though :) |
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| Mouryou no Hako does get very dialogue heavy at times but hang in there. It is among the best I've seen. The petite/moe/lollie aspect of Gosick annoyed me too. One reason being the stupid Victorian frills she wore. The story starts in 1924. The "roaring 20's" for gods sake. No one would be caught dead wearing their grandmother's clothes. Same thing for Dantalian no Shoka. It was set post WWI with cars and airplanes and stuff and there's the lollie girl wearing Victorian s**t . . . Rant over. You are returned to your regularly scheduled topic. |
lisnoireJan 7, 2012 10:13 AM
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi Very interesting plot imo |
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lisnoire said: Himitsu: Top Secret Seconding. You won't find many (if any) better than this one. |
Confucius said: Ghost in the SHell SAC Ghost in the Shell SAC is definitely an awesome pick for this genre. Seconded. |
| Shameless self-promotion: http://www.pernerple.com/ Slyr3do0n said: MAL is the dark underbelly of the anime community. While other naive fanboys and fangirls run around in real life forming clubs and squealing in deafening high pitch noises about their favourite animus, we remain here, meticulously dismantling the credibility of each and every show, until all that remains is a steaming pile of tropes and ass pulls which we then devour to gratiyfy our glutinous and masochistic desires. |
| Nothing to recommend here, so I'm just gonna tell you to watch Monster ASAP. You'll be flying through those episodes. |
MissileSoup said: --Good! I love running across people who are looking for more than the usual five titles that get kicked around. Nice recommendations as usual. I can probably use this list soon, been looking for some good mysteries. |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| Well the only police anime I know is Detective Conan, it's the best (in my opinion) that you can find. The only problem is that it has 640 episodes and is still airing! |
sasa158 said: If it's the only one you know of course it's the best in your opinion.Well the only police anime I know is Detective Conan, it's the best (in my opinion) that you can find. The only problem is that it has 640 episodes and is still airing! |
sasa158 said: Well the only police anime I know is Detective Conan, it's the best (in my opinion) that you can find. The only problem is that it has 640 episodes and is still airing! Really, I myself ran out of patience, or got bored with such number of episodes that I put it on hold and never tried to pick it up again. But, in truth, excluding TV original episodes, majority of the cases are each worth a shot for detective/mystery story lovers. And of course, the best course of action you could take IMO is to watch Monster asap. |
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sasa158 said: --The mysteries are pretty good but the juvenile presentation puts me off. Just me. Premise: a 17 year old detective genius gets transferred to the body of a little kid thus significantly complicating his relationship with his girlfriend and how he goes about getting people to accept his crime solving ideas. Armed with that knowledge you are now free to watch any of the copious Detective Conan movies and skip the never ending series or drop in in the middle. . . . if you want to.Well the only police anime I know is Detective Conan, it's the best (in my opinion) that you can find. The only problem is that it has 640 episodes and is still airing! |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| The flaws of Detective Conan doesn't lie in the characters, but that the story will never go anywhere. I don't mind the age of characters in anime as much as their maturity, and Conan is decent. That said, I watched it for its mysteries. In that aspect, in my opinion, it is still among the best out there (at least the first few seasons; most of the later episodes were quite unimaginative, bar few and the black organization episodes). |
MissileSoup said: --Oh, it's just me. There are exceptions, but kiddy characters tend to put me off. But what you said about the story never really going anywhere is why I said once you know the premise, you can drop in in the middle or take in some of the movies. The mysteries themselves are generally pretty good if occasionally predictable.The flaws of Detective Conan doesn't lie in the characters, but that the story will never go anywhere. I don't mind the age of characters in anime as much as their maturity, and Conan is decent. That said, I watched it for its mysteries. In that aspect, in my opinion, it is still among the best out there (at least the first few seasons; most of the later episodes were quite unimaginative, bar few and the black organization episodes). |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| OP is asking for 1) Police/detective anime 2) No sci-fi. 20th Century or contemporary setting preferred 3) Adult characters 4) A bit on the dark side 5) Preferably not too long Gosick = kids Detective Conan = kids Chrono Crusade = supernatural Occult Academy = supernatural + kids |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| Switch (2 ep OVA, and completed manga) Monster (try the manga if the anime seems too long) Domain of Murder (a short movie with one case) Psycho Pass (does have a sci-fi setting but mostly focuses on real life ethics) Yeah, Detective Conan has kids and it's long, but some of the mysteries are really mature and gruesome. They do have a lot of adult side characters. You don't need to go through 700+ episodes. Just go through the main plot ones. |
| I would recommend Mousou Dairinin |
| those last 3 posters you do realize this thread is over 2 years old right?? |
having an updated anime list makes life easier for everyone |
| Nijuu Mensou no Musume |
Wulf5 said: tomekbuszewski said: "Un-go" looks interesting, but "Gosick" isn't, mostly because childish protagonist (judging from the cover and plot synopsis). OHHH SNAAAAP. GUUUURL (or boi whatever gender you are) YOU DID NOT JUST DISS GOSICK. Gosick is one of my most favorite animes. Watch it before you knock it. Good mystery and dashes of romance between the MCs here and there. The only anime I've seen that's remotely like Gosick is Dantalian no Shoka. I have been trying to find other animes similar to those two but to no avail. Try out Gosick. I got hooked on the first ep. Also, NNNNNEEEEEEEECCCCCCRRRRRRROOOOOO. Sorry, I just couldn't let that comment fly Would disagree. Gosick has two terrible main leads, although the overall plot is decent. I wouldn't put it in my list of detective anime because it only executes a few detective-like episodes in the beginning but then changes into a more supernatural plot. The romance was annoying too, but that's just half of the audience's opinion. |
sasa158 said: Well the only police anime I know is Detective Conan, it's the best (in my opinion) that you can find. The only problem is that it has 640 episodes and is still airing! +1 749 episodes. |
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Anusha_Khan said: Try psycho-pass! |
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| ☆☆☆☆☆ (excellent) tantei gakuen Q, master keaton, hamatora, detective conan, lupin III, kindaichi case files, professeur layton and the eternal diva (film), hyouka, danganronpa, erased ☆☆☆☆ (very good) spiral suiri no kizuna, gosick, subete ga F ni naru, Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru, sket dance, sherlock hound, the big O, HaruChika ☆☆☆ (good) tantei team KZ, phi brain kami no puzzle, clamp school detectives, city hunter, matantei loki, Nijuu-Mensou no musume you welcome. |
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