Shows Like Boogiepop Phantom
If you liked Boogiepop Phantom (2000), 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 mysteryThere 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…
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Paranoia Agent (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and mysteryMusashino, 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…
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Another (2012)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and dramaWhen Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a mysterious and…
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B: The Beginning (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaGenius investigator Keith Flick rejoins the royal police force just as serial killer "B" emerges. Mysterious youth Koku may be an ally, or a target.
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The Perfect Insider (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and mysterySouhei Saikawa is a college professor who is obsessed with genius Shiki Magata’s work. He, Moe Nishinosono, and a group of his other students plan a retreat to the remote island where Magata currently resides, which…
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Kemono Jihen (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and mysteryWhen a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate. While working the…
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Parasyte -the maxim- (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and dramaA species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming…
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Monster (2004)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and dramaKenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
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Hell Girl (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and dramaA supernatural system allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of a mysterious entity and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature…
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Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and mysteryNew kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this…
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Undead Murder Farce (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and mysteryIn 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…
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Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and dramaAfter 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…
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Master Keaton (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and animationThe amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a…
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Kindaichi Case Files (1997)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and mysteryKindaichi 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…
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Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and mysteryThe story revolves around 20-year-old Makoto, who frequently gets involved in highly dangerous situations, usually against his own judgment. Along for the ride are his best buddies Shun, Masa, and Takashi, the…
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Gosick (2011)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and dramaSet in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her exceptional mind to solve…
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ID: INVADED (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and dramaSakaido is a genius detective who can track down any criminal. But when his daughter is murdered, revenge lands him on the other side of the law. Now in prison, he helps the police solve mysteries using a system that…
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Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and dramaShido'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…
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BEASTARS (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and dramaIn a world where beasts of all kinds coexist, a gentle wolf awakens to his own predatory urges as his school deals with a murder within its midst.
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Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and dramaLain—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.