The 300 best-scored of the 527 mystery anime with a page here, ranked by the median score the listing sites give them (every one scores 6.5 or better). Type, episodes and total hours on every row, so the two of you can see what fits tonight before you argue about it.
| Anime | Type | Episodes | Hours | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | TV | 64 | 25.6 h | 2009 | 9.08 |
| Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 Part 2 (Attack on Titan Season 3) | TV | 10 | 3.8 h | 2019 | 9 |
| Steins;Gate | TV | 24 | 9.6 h | 2011 | 9 |
| Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season (The Apothecary Diaries 2nd Season) | TV | 24 | 9.6 h | 2025 | 8.91 |
| Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) | TV | 24 | 8.8 h | 2023 | 8.85 |
| Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run) | ONA | 1 | 0.8 h | 2026 | 8.82 |
| Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen (Chainsaw Man the Movie: Reze Arc) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.6 h | 2025 | 8.8 |
| Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season (Attack on Titan: The Final Season) | TV | 16 | 6.1 h | 2021 | 8.79 |
| Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 (Attack on Titan The Final Season) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2022 | 8.75 |
| Mushishi Zoku Shou 2nd Season | TV | 10 | 3.8 h | 2014 | 8.71 |
| [Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season (My Star Season 3) | TV | 11 | 5 h | 2026 | 8.7 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season (JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2) | TV | 23 | 8.8 h | 2023 | 8.7 |
| Mushishi Zoku Shou (Mushi-shi: Next Passage Part 1) | TV | 10 | 4 h | 2014 | 8.69 |
| Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 (Attack on Titan Season 3) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2018 | 8.68 |
| Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) | TV | 25 | 10 h | 2006 | 8.64 |
| Guimi Zhi Zhu Specials (City of Silver) | ONA | 3 | 1.1 h | 2026 | 8.64 |
| Death Note | TV | 37 | 14.2 h | 2006 | 8.62 |
| Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen (Wound Tale 3: Cold Blood) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.4 h | 2017 | 8.62 |
| Made in Abyss | TV | 13 | 5.4 h | 2017 | 8.62 |
| Shiguang Dailiren II (Link Click 2nd Season) | ONA | 12 | 4.8 h | 2023 | 8.61 |
| Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) | TV | 25 | 10 h | 2013 | 8.61 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen (JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2026 | 8.6 |
| Monster | TV | 74 | 29.6 h | 2004 | 8.59 |
| Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu (Haruhi Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 2.7 h | 2010 | 8.59 |
| [Oshi no Ko] 2nd Season (My Star Season 2) | TV | 13 | 5.4 h | 2024 | 8.58 |
| Monogatari Series: Second Season (Story Series: Second Season) | TV | 26 | 10.8 h | 2013 | 8.58 |
| Shiguang Dailiren (Time Agent) | ONA | 11 | 4.2 h | 2021 | 8.57 |
| [Oshi no Ko] ([Oshi no Ko] Mother and Children) | TV | 11 | 5.5 h | 2023 | 8.55 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | TV | 24 | 9.2 h | 2020 | 8.55 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen (Demon Slayer: The Infinity Train Arc) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.9 h | 2020 | 8.55 |
| Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku (Mushishi -Next Passage- Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 0.8 h | 2015 | 8.55 |
| Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2 (Attack on Titan 2nd Season) | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2017 | 8.54 |
| Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season | TV | 11 | 4.2 h | 2023 | 8.53 |
| Mo Dao Zu Shi: Wanjie Pian (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Final Season) | ONA | 12 | 4.8 h | 2021 | 8.53 |
| Mushishi | TV | 26 | 10 h | 2005 | 8.53 |
| Steins;Gate 0 | TV | 23 | 8.8 h | 2018 | 8.53 |
| Dandadan | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2024 | 8.52 |
| Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian (Lord of Mysteries) | ONA | 13 | 7.6 h | 2025 | 8.52 |
| Kara no Kyoukai Movie 5: Mujun Rasen (Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners Movie 5) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.9 h | 2008 | 8.52 |
| Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou (MADE IN ABYSS: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun) | TV | 12 | 5 h | 2022 | 8.52 |
| Tu Bian Yingxiong X (TO BE HERO X) | ONA | 24 | 9.2 h | 2025 | 8.52 |
| Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG) | TV | 26 | 10.8 h | 2004 | 8.51 |
| JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind) | TV | 39 | 14.9 h | 2018 | 8.5 |
| Made in Abyss Movie 3: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei (MADE IN ABYSS: Dawn of the Deep Soul) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.8 h | 2020 | 8.5 |
| Odd Taxi | TV | 13 | 5 h | 2021 | 8.5 |
| Yakusoku no Neverland (THE PROMISED NEVERLAND) | TV | 12 | 4.4 h | 2019 | 8.5 |
| Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi (Natsume Yuujinchou Season 7, Natsume's Book of Friends Seven) | TV | 12 | 4.6 h | 2024 | 8.48 |
| Dandadan 2nd Season | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2025 | 8.45 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie (Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.7 h | 2021 | 8.45 |
| Summertime Render (Summer Time Rendering) | TV | 25 | 9.6 h | 2022 | 8.45 |
| Chainsaw Man | TV | 12 | 4.8 h | 2022 | 8.42 |
| Bungou Stray Dogs 4th Season | TV | 13 | 5 h | 2023 | 8.4 |
| Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite (Blood. About the Movement of the Earth) | TV | 25 | 10.4 h | 2024 | 8.4 |
| Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2) | TV | 7 | 2.8 h | 2021 | 8.4 |
| Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season (Monogatari Series - Off and Monster Season) | ONA | 14 | 5.8 h | 2024 | 8.4 |
| JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable) | TV | 39 | 14.9 h | 2016 | 8.39 |
| Made in Abyss Movie 2: Hourou Suru Tasogare (Made in Abyss Movie 2: Wandering Twilight) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.8 h | 2019 | 8.39 |
| Dorohedoro Season 2 | ONA | 11 | 4.8 h | 2026 | 8.38 |
| Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira (Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.9 h | 2001 | 8.36 |
| Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari (Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion) | MOVIE | 1 | 1.9 h | 2013 | 8.36 |
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