
Shows that feel likeDetective Conan (1996–)
If you loved Detective Conan, the closest series we have are Monster (2004), Kakegurui (2017) and CSI: NY (2004). All three share Detective Conan's gritty and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Chestnut Man (2021).
If Detective Conan hit the spot, these will too

A brilliant mind following a trail of murders across an anime epic
The difference: One serialized descent into darkness — no cases wrapped by dinner

The same two preoccupations: based on manga, and shounen
The difference: Trades the wit of Detective Conan for an angle of its own

A tidy case cracked by sharp observation nearly every episode
The difference: Somber forensic realism — none of the anime playfulness

A murder mystery that trusts you to track every small clue
The difference: One grinding case across seasons — bingeable gloom, no fun

Both keep coming back to the same thing: detective
The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Detective Conan does

One thread runs through both: whodunit
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Detective Conan does

Common ground: anime
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2010s show

Both are built on the same subject: detective

Gritty where it counts, twisty underneath

Gritty crime in both cases

A show-off sleuth turning crime scenes into a personal stage
The difference: Riffs and banter carry it — the mysteries are mostly an excuse

Mystery built on play, twice over
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