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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.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • substantial genre overlap
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  2. 03

    Paranoia Agent

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    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.

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    • shared genre DNA
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  3. 04

    Azumanga Daioh

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    2002 · 25 min · Animation · Comedy

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    Ten year old child prodigy, Chiyo Mihama, is finding it tough fitting in at high school with the girls five years her elder: Osaka (dimwitted with a weird take on the world), Tomo (a powder keg that goes off at a moment’s notice), Kagura (the competitive athlete of the bunch), Yomi (the hothead), and Sakaki (timid and obsessed with a love of animals that isn’t reciprocated). Together with their teacher, they navigate the rough waters and fun times of high school.

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    • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • substantial genre overlap
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  4. 05

    Cardcaptor Sakura

    Strong story similarity

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

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    Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is then tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: adventure and anime
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 06

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    Shared cast

    2002 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.

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    • a principal cast member
    • similar audience response
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  6. 07

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

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    2000 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation

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    Bullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believing that solving the puzzle will grant him his wish, he completes the puzzle, unleashing a new personality within him, the soul of the "King of Games." The new personality named Yami Yûgi is the exact opposite of Yûgi. Upon any injustice toward him, Yami Yûgi takes over Yûgi's body and forces the opponent into a "Shadow Game".

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    • strong shared themes: adventure and anime
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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  7. 09

    Ghost Stories

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    2000 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    When nearby construction disturbs a spiritual resting place, its disgruntled denizens do what any supernatural beings would do after a rude awakening: they terrorize the local school. And that means it’s up to a scruffy band of young ghostbusters to expel their satanic schoolmates before everyone gets sent to permanent detention! So join Satsuki, her crybaby brother, the resident class stud, the school nerd and "physical researcher," a born-again beauty, and a resentful, demon-possessed cat in the funniest, scariest school you’ve ever enrolled in.

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    • shared themes: anime and japan
    • shared genre DNA
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 10

    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

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    2002 · 111 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: detective and japan
    • shared genre DNA
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