Best Mystery Anime of 2024

In the Tower's 20th floor, those known as "Regulars" face harsh and expensive trials to advance. Many Regulars abandon their dreams and remain at their current level, but Ja Wangnan is not one of them. Despite his weaknesses and repeated failures in the exams, Wangnan remains resolute in his ambition to ascend to the Tower's peak and claim the title of its king. Struggling with mounting debts, he attempts the exam once again, only to encounter Jyu Viole Grace, a powerful member of the notorious criminal group FUG. Feeling his luck has deserted him, Wangnan must seek out strong allies, including the reluctant Viole, who insists on remaining independent. To overcome the challenges of the 20th floor and continue his journey, Wangnan needs to persuade Viole to reconsider and join forces with him, or his aspirations will likely remain unfulfilled.

Jougorou Kobato often meddles in the affairs of others. Recognizing that his talent for solving mysteries is neither sought after nor valued, he resolves to team up with his quiet friend Yuki Osanai in order to live a more normal life. As they begin their high school years, they aim to stay unnoticed and fade into the crowd. However, whenever compelling puzzles present themselves, Kobato tends to fall back into his habit of unraveling them. Even with their attempts to remain inconspicuous, they occasionally become involved in incidents that put their pursuit of a peaceful and uneventful existence at risk.

Second part of Tower of God Season 2.

Responding to Queen Victoria's request, Earl Ciel Phantomhive enrolls at Weston College, a renowned all-boys public school known for its traditions and academic excellence, to locate a missing royal family member who vanished several months ago. Leveraging his noble status, the young thirteen-year-old Ciel gains admission as a student, with his demonic butler, Sebastian Michaelis, assuming a teaching position. Upon arrival, Ciel is surprised to find no trace of the Queen's relative within the school grounds. Additionally, securing an audience with the headmaster, potentially the only person aware of the disappearance, proves challenging. The headmaster's closest associates are the dormitory leaders known as the Prefect 4 (P4), comprising Edgar Redmond, Lawrence Bluewer, Herman Greenhill, and Gregory Violet. In order to accomplish his objective, Ciel devises plans to win over the P4 members and exploit their influence. However, the esteemed institution and its students harbor numerous concealed secrets, making his task much more complex than initially expected.

At 28, Sumireko Ogawa, once hailed as a literary prodigy, now struggles with the harsh realities of adult life, including difficulty getting her writing published and making progress on her latest novel. As she resigns herself to the uneventful routine of working at a bookstore, her life takes an unexpected turn when she reads a verse from a peculiar book, causing her to revert to childhood. Eager to regain her creative spark and youthful vigor, Sumireko finds comfort in her newfound state. However, Ren Adashino, her colleague and an expert on the supernatural, warns that this change could be fatal if she does not read more verses from the mysterious tome. Sumireko reluctantly agrees to return to her adult form and joins Ren and his sister, Oto, in their investigations of paranormal phenomena. Despite Ren's enigmatic motives, Sumireko is determined to turn these thrilling new adventures into a successful literary career.

Having moved on to college, Koyomi Araragi—once a high school senior who aided local girls with supernatural troubles—now leaves his friends to handle new monster-related issues independently. Yotsugi Ononoki, originally a human corpse currently reanimated as a living doll, moves in with Araragi's family to care for his younger sister Tsukihi, who conceals a hidden mystical power. Assuming Araragi's role as an occult specialist, Yotsugi begins offering assistance to others in the community facing supernatural problems. Among those she aids is Nadeko Sengoku, a middle-school student recovering from her own paranormal encounter. She avoids attending school and stays home, concentrating on her aspiration to become a professional manga artist. To speed up her artistic growth, Yotsugi persuades Nadeko to generate four clones, each embodying a different aspect of her personality. But these clones rebel, fleeing into the town and causing chaos. With her identity fragmented, Nadeko starts a journey to retrieve her clones and resolve her inner conflicts.

After forming their partnership, Ron Kamonohashi and Totomaru Isshiki demonstrate remarkable skill in solving numerous cases. Their resolve strengthens upon learning that the House of M, a notorious criminal syndicate, orchestrated Ron's expulsion from the prestigious Detective Training Academy BLUE five years ago. This organization appears connected to Ron's cursed ability, which triggers deadly incidents around him—a condition he desperately seeks to control. A member of the House of M instigates a series of boastful serial murders in Shibuya, specifically targeting Ron. Driven by their pursuit of justice and the desire to unravel Ron's troubled past and current circumstances, the investigative team works tirelessly to capture the killer.

A string of mysterious murders has unsettled the vampire community, initially appearing unrelated. Yet, each crime scene holds a card inscribed with "True of Vamp," connecting back to the legendary progenitor of all vampires. The Vlad Agency, a covert intelligence organization, recruits the esteemed aristocrat Dali Delico to head the investigation. At first, Dali declines, prioritizing his duties as a father. His former colleagues—Gerhard Fra, Henrique Lorca, and Dino Classico—persuade him to take the case while also lending a hand with childcare. Dali agrees on the condition that the three assist with parenting throughout the inquiry. Consequently, Dali's home becomes both a nursery and the primary operations hub for these four noble vampires. Meanwhile, a known criminal organization lurks in the shadows, plotting actions that could utterly devastate vampire society.

The first installment of the Mononoke film trilogy. When Asa and Kame both report for their inaugural day of service at the Ooku—Lord Tenshi's lavish pleasure palace that houses his harem—they quickly form a close bond. The two young women join the hundreds of other maidservants within these walls, where no man may enter, and anyone caught trespassing is immediately executed by beheading. It rapidly becomes apparent that beneath the opulent lifestyle and strictly ritualized routines of the Ooku lie dark conspiracies and cynical power struggles. Meanwhile, an enigmatic traveling potion seller, known only as the Medicine Seller, quietly works his way into the Ooku just as a strange, supernatural menace begins to emerge.

A sequel to GREAT PRETENDER. Presumed dead, the master con artist and amnesiac Dorothy is found by Shanghai Longu-bang, a mob seeking revenge for her previous swindle. Stripped of her memories and with nowhere to turn, she must depend on a local crime underboss to evade Taipei's criminal underworld while hunting for clues about her enigmatic past. Note: The film received an early screening in select American theaters on January 9, 2024.

Compilation film of the three Kizumonogatari movies. Spring break, the gap between his second and third year of high school. It was on one fateful evening that Koyomi Araragi encountered her. Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade. Legendary Vampire. Killer of Apparitions. King of Apparitions. Her legs and arms had been brutally torn off, her lavish dress soaked in crimson; she is a monster reduced to a tragic state, lying in a pool of her own blood. Yet Koyomi finds her beautiful in this condition. On the verge of death after losing all four limbs, she begs Koyomi to save her. After experiencing fear, chaos, and ultimately conflict, Koyomi gives his own blood to rescue her. But when he awakens, he discovers he has been reborn as her vampire kin. Koyomi wishes to return from being a vampire to a human. However, to do so, he must reclaim all of Kiss-shot's limbs. With Meme Oshino acting as a mediator on neutral ground, Koyomi sets out to retrieve her four limbs by challenging three formidable vampire hunters. This hellish spring break—the final one of his high school life—is only just beginning.

In search of his cherished companion, Wu Liuqi returns to Xuanwu Country and reencounters fragments of his forgotten past. As the hidden truths resurface, bringing with them sorrow and anger, he finds he is no longer alone in his struggle. Wu Liuqi is compelled to reconsider the essence of power, leading him to make a new choice about his destiny.

The notorious Phantom Thief Kid has announced his intention to steal a treasured Japanese sword belonging to the Onoe family in Hakodate, Hokkaido. By chance, Conan and Heiji Hattori are already in Hakodate and are assigned to capture Kid. The Onoe collection includes items connected to the historical figure Toshizo Hijikata, who died in Hakodate. Why is Kid, who typically targets jewels, interested in this particular sword? At the same time, the Onoe family's attorney is found dead in the city's warehouse district, apparently killed by a Japanese sword. The primary suspect is an arms dealer and investor believed to be after the Onoe family's hidden treasure. The family patriarch's grandfather was deeply involved in wartime military production and is rumored to have concealed a powerful weapon in Hakodate—one capable of "changing the course of war." Could Kid be after this weapon? Amid these events, Heiji is also searching for the perfect moment to confess his feelings to Kazuha. The search for treasure unfolds against the backdrop of Hakodate's cherry blossoms, setting the stage for an exciting adventure.

Episode 6.5 of Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season adapts the short story "Utsukushi-hime/The Princess Beauty." Long ago, approximately six hundred years in the past, a real event took place. It concerns an exceptionally lovely young woman residing in a land that has since vanished.

Gekkan Mousou Kagaku takes place in the ordinary town of Most City, located in an unnamed country, where a small publishing company produces a strange monthly magazine dedicated to the most bizarre and improbable subjects. This everyday routine is disrupted when scientist Gorou Satou encounters the magazine's staff: editor-in-chief Tarou, his assistant Jirou, and their dog Saburou.

In the coal mining town known as "Hakoniwa," which is packed with small-scale miners, lives a girl named Kagari who runs a map shop. Her childhood friend Yuya dreams of escaping both the "Hakoniwa" and its ever-changing, maze-like layout. Recently, strange "sinkhole accidents" have been occurring frequently in the town, gradually encroaching on their daily lives. Can Kagari overcome this situation and decide the fate of the town? Beyond the trials she faces, the girl will grow up just a little bit today.

On Christmas Eve, high schooler Ryouka Tsurumi wakes in her room to learn disturbing facts. Her mother explains that their mansion has been emptied and the area placed under lockdown because of a dangerous being known as X. The only person still inside is Shuuhei Murosaka, Ryouka's childhood friend. Worse still, Ryouka finds out X can brainwash people, all to achieve its horrifying goal of drinking human blood to multiply. Shuuhei rescues Ryouka from a brutal attack by X. While attempting to flee the lockdown zone, they are overwhelmed by mind-controlled humans and subsequently devoured by the monster. But for Ryouka, this is only the beginning: she wakes up again in her bedroom and confronts another version of X threatening her. Realizing she is trapped in a time loop, Ryouka decides to join forces with Shuuhei to escape and build a safer future beyond X's influence.

The Ootsuji Detective Agency is struggling with a lack of clients. Detective Soutarou and his junior partner, Saki, accept whatever cases come their way, including one that seems far more dangerous than it is lucrative. During the city's festival celebrations, strange disappearances are happening unnoticed by the public. A journalist hires Soutarou to look into these events, hinting that the key lies in the Dark—a turbulent, lawless underground realm marked by moral, social, and physical decay. Soutarou first assigns the job to Saki but soon regrets it when Saki vanishes as well. Left with no choice, Soutarou descends into the Dark, where he must face its dangerous inhabitants, including the brutal Laughing Masks gang and a rogue police unit that operates the fearsome armored train known as Demon 463.

Seeking answers to questions such as "How were Gaia Memories created?" and "Why did W begin fighting?", Tokime listens as Shoutarou recounts a story from the past. The narrative centers on Shoutarou's relationship with the man he respected and called his old man—his mentor, Soukichi Narumi. In the wind-swept city of Fuuto, mysterious figures known as Dopants, empowered by Gaia Memories, began to appear. Young Shoutarou worked as Soukichi's assistant at the Narumi Detective Agency, aspiring to become a detective despite being dismissed as "half-baked." Yet unaware that Soukichi secretly operated as Kamen Rider Skull, Shoutarou often felt disappointed by his mentor. One evening, the agency received a mysterious phone call, summoning them to a critical meeting. When Shoutarou followed Soukichi to deliver a "trump card" provided by the caller, what he witnessed changed everything. This is the story of Shoutarou and Philip, the solitary detective duo, and the night that marked the beginning of Kamen Rider W. All the details of that decisive moment will be revealed.

After a zombie apocalypse, Mikoto Amano awakens with no memories in a strange place. She is taken in by six other young women—Ranna, Lili, Yuu, Fumika, Murumuru, and Rumina—who offer her a place to stay. But their quiet existence is disrupted when they find the man who was rescued alongside Mikoto brutally murdered. With the killer likely one of their own, everyone in the group becomes a possible victim. The story takes place within the isolated Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, a skyscraper sealed off from the outside world, where hidden secrets and perplexing mysteries come to light. As the girls grow closer, they must join forces to discover the truth behind the killing before anyone else dies.

This film compiles cuts from episodes showing the confrontations between Conan and Kid the Phantom Thief: “Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief” and “The Detectives Come Together! Kudo vs. Kid the Phantom Thief”. From the origin of the Moonlight Magician, Kid the Phantom Thief, and the first encounter between the greatest and eternal rivals Conan / Shinichi, this is a special compilation film of the TV series featuring new footage.

After a devastating loss to a famous detective, James Moriarty is reborn as a spirit in a different world, taking up residence inside Sherry Moriarty, a bullied student at the elite All Blue Academy. Determined to stop Sherry from ending her own life, James—though he has lost all memory of his past and identity—still holds on to his sharp criminal mind. He chooses to aid Sherry in getting revenge on Porgrette Whey Cochon and the other noble students who have been harassing her. The bullies at All Blue Academy are about to discover that with two Moriartys collaborating on perfect schemes, they will be up against impossible odds.

Eighth season of Oshiri Tantei.

A decade after vanishing, Oshiri Tantei's long-lost partner reappears, drawn into a complex forgery case following a cryptic message from Suisen. The investigation uncovers a massive scheme targeting the global art world.

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