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Detective Conan (1996)

The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of reason.

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  1. 01

    Kindaichi Case Files

    Strong story similarity

    1997 · 25 min · Animation · Mystery

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    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.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • substantial genre overlap
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  2. 02

    Paranoia Agent

    Genre overlap

    2004 · 25 min · Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    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.

    Why it connects

    • shared genre DNA
    • similar audience response
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  3. 04

    REBORN!

    Shared themes

    2006 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy

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    Tsuna, a timid junior high student, is a failure at school, sports, and social life. But everything around Tsuna has been completely changed when a baby called Reborn, who claims to be an Italian hit man from Vongola family shows up! Reborn was sent to groom Tsuna for his future life as a mafia boss of the family!

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: age change and anime
    • shared genre DNA
    • similar audience response
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  4. 05

    The Gokusen

    Genre overlap

    2004 · 25 min · Animation · Comedy · Drama

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    Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin Gakuen Private School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no avail. In a short period of time, Yankumi gains the respect of the class. But what the school doesn't know is that she's the heir to the Oedo Group, a powerful Yakuza clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her Yakuza background a secret.

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    • shared genre DNA
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  5. 06

    Heaven's Memo Pad

    Similar atmosphere

    2011 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Narumi Fujishima is an ordinary high school boy who remains isolated from his fellow classmates. One afternoon fellow classmate Ayaka Shinozaki invites Narumi to join the gardening club and introduces him to a reclusive detective named Alice. Alice hires Narumi as an assistant and puts him to work solving the strange mysteries of Angel fix, an illegal drug. Little does he know it could put him and Ayaka in serious trouble.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: anime and detective
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  6. 07

    Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

    Genre overlap

    2011 · 23 min · Animation · Drama · Mystery

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    Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.

    Why it connects

    • shared genre DNA
    • similar audience response
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  7. 08

    Aria the Scarlet Ammo

    Shared themes

    2011 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    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.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: anime and shounen
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  8. 09

    Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective

    Shared themes

    1998 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Shido's a midnight detective, half human and half vampire with no real memory of his past, who specializes in solving supernatural murders.Joined by Yayoi Matsunaga, a female government agent, Riho Yamazaki, an orphaned teenage girl working as his secretary and Guni, a little green imp, Shido must face demonic creatures known as Nightbreed.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: anime and detective
    • shared genre DNA
    • a closely matched era
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