Shows Like B: The Beginning

If you liked B: The Beginning (2018), a action & adventure 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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ID: INVADED (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama
Sakaido 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…
2
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…
3
Dimension W (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and drama
Humanity has found a way to achieve infinite energy by using coils to draw it from the fourth plane: dimension "W". With the production of coils having been monopolized by the New Tesla energy company, freelance…
4
Kemono Jihen (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and mystery
When 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…
5
Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
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…
6
Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and drama
Shido'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…
7
Hell Girl (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also 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…
8
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…
9
Darker than Black (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Ten years ago, a mysterious spatial anomaly now known as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America, shortly followed by the opening of "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. The…
10
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…
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T・P BON (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
After Bon accidentally intervenes in a Time Patrol case, he must join Agent Ream in saving innocent lives from the past — while watching history unfold.
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Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and crime
The story follows Motoko Kusanagi, a highly skilled member of the military, whom upon meeting Daisuke Aramaki, a current chief of the Public Security Section 9, in less than desirable conditions struggles to clear her…
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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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Steins;Gate 0 (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Eccentric Rintaro falls into a depression after failing to save Kurisu, but then a neuroscientist offers him the chance to interact with an AI copy.
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Gangsta. (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and action & adventure
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…
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Parasyte -the maxim- (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and drama
A 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…
17
Boogiepop Phantom (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and mystery
Five years ago, a string of grisly murders shook the city to its core and now the rumors have begun once more. Boogiepop... Everyone knows about Boogiepop: meet her one dark night and you are taken. People tell each…
18
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…
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PLUTO (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
When the world's seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one, Inspector Gesicht soon discovers that he's also in danger.
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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…