Shows Like Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW

If you liked Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020), a animation and mystery series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Boogiepop and Others (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation and mystery
There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. When a rash of…
2
Umineko: When They Cry (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
As customary per year, the entire family is gathering on the island for a conference that discusses the current financial situations of each respective person. Because of the family head's poor health, this year…
3
BLOOD-C (2011)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and mystery
Saya Kisaragi is an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As…
4
RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
Years after the horrors of Raccoon City, Leon and Claire find themselves consumed by a dark conspiracy when a viral attack ravages the White House.
5
Undead Murder Farce (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and mystery
In this world, creatures like vampires and werewolves still walk about, but Aya Rindo can’t say the same for herself. This beautiful disembodied head, carried by her maid Shizuku Hasei, is a detective in search of her…
6
Dark Gathering (2023)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and drama
The story centers on Keitarou Gentouga, who has the ability to be a spirit medium. In junior high school, he got someone else wrapped up in a spirit possession incident, and he has been a shut-in for more than two…
7
Shiki (2010)
★ 8/10Also animation and mystery
Sotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced…
8
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)
★ 7/10Also animation and mystery
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
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Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles…
10
Junji Ito Collection (2018)
★ 8/10Also animation and drama
A collection of animated horror stories based on the works of Japanese artist Junji Ito.
11
Trinity Blood (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Many centuries ago, man's Armageddon gave birth to the vampires' wrath. As man and immortal clash, a reality-shattering threat looms. Hope resides solely in a new breed of hunter operating under the Vatican's…
12
Lunar Legend Tsukihime (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and drama
As the result of a childhood injury, Shiki Tohno can see the lines of energy that bind all things together and by severing those lines he can destroy almost anything! Only a special pair of glasses that mute his…
13
World's End Harem (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
The Man-Killer Virus: a lethal disease that has eradicated 99.9% of the world's male population. Mizuhara Reito has been in cryogenic sleep for the past five years, leaving behind Tachibana Erisa, the girl of his…
14
Tengoku Daimakyo (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and mystery
In the year 2024, the world has collapsed. Grotesque monsters lurk amongst the ruins of Japan, while remaining people scrape together what they can to survive. Kiruko, an odd-job girl in Nakano, accepts a mysterious…
15
Strike the Blood (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire. It isn't long…
16
MARS RED (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and mystery
It’s 1923, and the mysterious blood source Ascra has unleashed a horde of vampires across Japan. In response, the government spawns Code Zero. With S-rank vampire Defrott and the rookie Kurusu, this kill squad is made…
17
Diabolik Lovers (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and drama
Based on a visual novel of the same name by Rejet and Otomate, for the female market. Komori Yui is a positive-thinking girl who nevertheless is troubled by seeing spirits and experiencing poltergeist phenomena. In her…
18
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and mystery
Few people know the truth: the world is safe thanks to the Magical Girls who are forced to slay Witches. Even though these girls are putting their lives on the line for a wish, rumors say they can be saved in Kamihama…
19
Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and drama
Lain—driven by the abrupt suicide of a classmate—logs on to the Wired and promptly loses herself in a twisted mass of hallucinations, memories, and interconnected-psyches.
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The Promised Neverland (2019)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and drama
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the…