Shows Like Master Keaton
If you liked Master Keaton (1998), a mystery and animation 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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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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Galileo (2007)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and mysteryNarrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases.
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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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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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Akudama Drive (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and mysteryMany years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while…
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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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The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and crimeTwo police detectives with different beliefs about the value of people's lives must cooperate to solve their city's most serious crimes.
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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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Moriarty the Patriot (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and mysteryIn the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic…
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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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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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Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025)
★ 7/10Also animation and mysteryTen’ikai General Hospital’s Supervisory Department of Diagnostic Pathology handles cases other physicians deem too difficult to treat. It’s also where bizarre mysteries surface, from unexplained illnesses to strange…
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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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Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and mysteryStalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes…
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Mushi-Shi (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and dramaGinko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.
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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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Psycho-Pass (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and crimeIn the year 2113, people are given brain scans to determine how likely they are to commit a crime. Those who fail are apprehended, or even killed.
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ERASED (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and dramaSatoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just…
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The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (2020)
★ 6/10Also animation and dramaOne night, a college student with a strong sense of justice, Seigi Nakata, saved a gorgeous foreigner, Richard, who was being harassed by some drunks. When Seigi found out that Richard was a jeweler, he asked for an…