Key Takeaways
- Animated detectives are vital in solving mysteries and demonstrating wit, reasoning skills, and intuition.
- Characters like Akise Aru
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Edogawa Ranpo
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Excellent at solving crimes. - Tsunemori Akane
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From Pass and L Lawliet
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Effectively balances intelligence, morality, and flaws.
Who doesn't love a good mystery? There's something special about uncovering hidden truths from the comfort of your own home and enjoying the satisfaction of finally solving the mystery. Of course it's not very good mystery animation Or a comic would be complete without a star of the genre. detective.

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To excel at their job, a detective must be intuitive, cautious, observant, and clever. Unfortunately, that's not what these animated detectives are.
Mystery detectives always amaze audiences with their keen wit, surprising detective skills, and ability to stay several steps ahead of their enemies. The world of animation is full of quick-thinking, intelligent characters, but we take things a step further because no compelling detective unit can exist without a detective character.
7 Aru Akise (Future Diary)
A genius high school student who solves riddles
Even though there is no diary to predict the future, Akise Aru future diary He can use his wits and intelligence to hold his own against the diary holder. He is key to Deus Ex Machina's survival game and solving the mystery behind Diary Holders.
Akise's investigation and investigation leads to the biggest revelation in the series. His motivations are mostly vague, but he is driven by fierce loyalty and affection for protagonist Yukiteru Amano.
6 Edogawa Ranpo (Bungo Stray Dogs)
A childish and eccentric detective who works at the Armed Detective Agency.
Edogawa Ranpo Known as one of the best detectives. Bungo Stray Dogs The universe has a reason for that. Unlike other members of the Armed Detective Agency, Ranpo does not possess supernatural powers. He is truly just an extraordinary genius. Ranpo is able to solve seemingly unsolvable crimes through deductive reasoning alone.

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Edogawa Ranpo's appearance and mystery-solving abilities make him an obvious homage to Sherlock Holmes. He is not humble when it comes to his detective skills, and treats everyone around him like fools and throws childish tantrums.
5 Akane Tsunemori (Psychopath)
A naive but talented rookie detective in the criminal investigation department.
psychopath
- release date
- October 12, 2012
- studio
- Production IG, Tatsunoko Production
- number of episodes
- 41
Psychopath 'Akane Tsunemori' Her perfect test scores make her one of the most capable and intelligent members of the Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Department. Her emotional intelligence is nothing to scoff at as she can read criminals like a book.
However, Akane has one major flaw. She is idealistic to a fault. She has a strong sense of justice and morality and believes that people are inherently good. As the series progresses, she becomes more self-reliant and practical, and learns to balance her empathy with the harsh realities of the world.
4 Heinrich Lunge (Monster)
A cold, emotionless BKA agent with a photographic memory.
monster
- release date
- April 7, 2004
- studio
- Mad House
- creator
- Naoki Urasawa
- number of episodes
- 74
Inspector Runge monster This is a good example of an intelligent detective with defective deductive skills. He can construct logical arguments and has a photographic memory, but once he develops a hypothesis, he cannot abandon it, even if the evidence says otherwise.
Inspector Lunge's heart is in the right place, but his obsession with solving the case ultimately leads him to neglect his family and ignore the results of the investigation.
3 Sherlock Holmes (Moriarty the Patriot)
A keen and intuitive detective whose morals are far more questionable than traditional portrayals.
Sherlock Holmes, a creation of Arthur Conan Doyle, is perhaps the most famous detective in literary history. Patriot Moriarty Put a different spin on your character. He is still a deductive genius with keen observation skills and a love of solving mysteries, but he is much more emotionally and morally complex than traditional portrayals.
This version of Sherlock Holmes is much younger and ‘edgier’. He suffers from drug addiction and is willing to engage in morally questionable behavior to get what he wants.
2 Conan Edogawa/Shinichi Kudo (Case closed)
A teenage detective transformed into a 6-year-old boy retains his excellent detective skills.
Edogawa Conan Case closed (life Detective Conan) is probably one of the most recognizable characters in anime and manga. Originally a teenage detective named Shinichi Kudo, he turns into a child after taking poison. Since then, he has been on a mission to take down the criminal organization that got him into trouble and solve other mysteries along the way.

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Conan is a brilliant detective who can solve crimes and mysteries that the police cannot, but he still has the appearance of a six-year-old boy and has to deal with the difficulties of others underestimating him.
1 L Lawliet (Death Note)
The world's greatest detective solves Kira's murder case.
Death Note (2006)
- release date
- October 4, 2006
- studio
- Mad House
- creator
- Ohba Tsugumi
- number of episodes
- 37
death note They are known for their highly intelligent characters who try to outwit each other. The conflict with the protagonist Light Yagami is L LorrietHe is the world's greatest detective in the anime world and the brains behind the operation to catch 'Kira', the nickname given to Light by the media.
From his first appearance, L shows off his exceptional reasoning skills and ability to accurately deduce that Kira needs a face and a name to kill someone. Despite his strong sense of justice, L is morally skeptical and has a strong will to manipulate people for the greater good.

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