Shows Like Heaven's Memo Pad

If you liked Heaven's Memo Pad (2011), a animation and comedy 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.

1
Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and mystery
Stalked 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…
2
Detective Conan (1996)
★ 8/10Also animation and crime
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…
3
Police in a Pod (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and drama
Officer Mai Kawai has had enough! She’s sick of being a police officer—but just when she’s about to hand in her resignation, the arrival of a brilliant (and beautiful) ace detective named Seiko Fuji changes her mind…
4
Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and mystery
The 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…
5
Banana Fish (2018)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and drama
A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
6
Paranoia Agent (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and mystery
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…
7
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
She's a thief. A killer. A saint and a scandal. She's whatever you need her to be to get the job done. She takes your breath away to get what she wants. She takes everything else just because she can. It's all in a…
8
Akudama Drive (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and mystery
Many 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…
9
Master Keaton (1998)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and animation
The 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…
10
Grimsburg (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy
Marvin Flute may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack — his family. Now that he's back in Grimsburg…
11
Trese (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and mystery
In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.
12
B: The Beginning (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and drama
Genius investigator Keith Flick rejoins the royal police force just as serial killer "B" emerges. Mysterious youth Koku may be an ally, or a target.
13
Great Pretender (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
Supposedly Japan's greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.
14
Gangsta. (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and animation
In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two “handymen” known as “Benriya” who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia, for a good price. After an assignment from…
15
Kindaichi Case Files (1997)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and mystery
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…
16
Baccano! (2007)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and animation
Alchemists, swindlers, thieves, and gangsters cross paths on The Flying Pussyfoot, a 1930s American transcontinental train, as it embarks on a legendary voyage that leaves a trail of blood all over the country.
17
Hell Girl (2005)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and drama
A 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…
18
Psycho-Pass (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and crime
In 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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The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and crime
Two 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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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and crime
Yoshino’s engagement is far from a dream come true. Her grandfather, head of the largest yakuza group in Kansai, has arranged her marriage to Kirishima, grandson of the Miyama Clan leader, as part of a truce. To…