Fudou Academy's Hajime Kindaichi is the grandson of the famous detective Kousuke Kindaichi. Though he often appears to be lazy in school and clumsy, he is actually a modern-day genius with an IQ of 180. Together with his childhood friend Miyuki, Hajime solves the most unsolvable murder mysteries with ease and grace. From missing students to wax museums, there's no case that Hajime Kindaichi can't solve!
Tachibana Sakon is a skilled puppeteer with an unusual hobby: solving murders. Along with Ukon, a one-of-a-kind puppet made in the Meiji era, Sakon manages to find himself in a variety of life-threatening situations. Join the duo as they put their detective skills to the test in terrifying cases of revenge, malice, and murder.
Though there are plenty of detective anime out there, Ayatsuri Sakon and Kindaichi are especially alike due to their mutual and exceptionally dark atmosphere. AS leans a bit more towards the supernatural, while Kindaichi is more based on reality; both will appeal to detective anime fans who want something dark.
Both of these series are amazing murder mystery series. They handle one case for around 3 episodes and so each mystery is well-developed and suspenseful. They both deal in murders and the complicated emotions of criminals and detectives. They both have a dark atmosphere and are incredible mystery series.
Shinichi Kudo is a famous teenage detective who follows in the footsteps of his favorite hero, Sherlock Holmes, solving difficult cases with ease. One day, while investigating suspicious activity during one of his cases, he was captured and forced to try a deadly experimental drug which ended up being less than fatal, shrinking his body to the age of seven. To cope with the new appearance, he took on a new name, Conan Edogawa. Can he, with his new alias and help of friends and family, capture the culprit?
Kyu has always been interested in solving mysteries. After assisting in a murder case, he earns theopportunity to take the entrance exam for the DanDetective School (aka DDS), a famous detective school established by the equally famousdetective, Dan Morihiko! DDS is trusted implicitly bythe police and receives their absolute cooperation inall matters, and its students are often able to crackeven the most difficult cases. Can Kyu, along withfellow classmates, Megumi, Kintarou, Kazuma and Ryu,meet the demands of the school and the crimes thatcross their paths?
Both animes Detective Academy Q and Files of Kindachi focuses on solving mysterious like a bunch of detectives. Both animes have a strong element of mystery in them which makes these animes so unique and special to watch. You can also train your logic thinking by solving the cases with them.
Have you ever felt like the world would be a better place if certain people weren’t around? Such grim daydreams might occur when watching the dismal daily news, but on one fateful day, Yagami Light finds that these daydreams can become reality. By pure happenstance, he comes across a black notebook entitled "Death Note", whose text within states that whoever's name is written on its pages will die. With the aid of the death god Ryuk, Light takes it upon himself to rid the world of its corruption, ushering in a new era of purity one death at a time. But as Ryuk foretells, Light's actions will not go unchallenged...
Death Note plays both parts of a detective and that of a young genius whom has the power to kill without evidence. You fallow both the path of the killer and the detective. Both masterminds that suspect eachother but with no evidence. The theme of and feel of both are simmilar. Be ready for the darker toon and feel of Death Note.