Best crime Japanese web series in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
55 web series in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.2. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Monster (2004)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · A · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.8 (76.7K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
Kenzou 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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2. Detective Conan (1996)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Crime · IMDb 8.5 (18.9K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seat
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 wits and power of reason.
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3. Psycho-Pass (2012)
Web series · Japanese · 3 seasons · Animation, Crime · IMDb 8.1 (26.5K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningMatureDark & gritty
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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4. PLUTO (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.1 (21.7K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
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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5. Tokyo Revengers (2021)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.7 (35.2K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that’s reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had, in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang. The day after hearing about her death, he’s standing on the station platform and ends up be
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6. Kaiji (2007)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (5.2K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached
Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship
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8. Durarara!! (2010)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 7.8 (8.9K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedMature
Mikado Ryugamine moves to Ikebukuro at his friend’s invitation and quickly becomes entangled in the city’s dangerous underworld. After witnessing the legendary Headless Rider, he finds himself caught up in escalating violence and gang conflict that begin to throw Ikebukuro into chaos.
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9. Buddy Daddies (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 8.0 (4.3K votes)
HeartwarmingFunnyVisually stunning
Two assassins who never miss their mark must juggle fatherhood with their demanding job when they suddenly find themselves raising a four-year-old girl.
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12. Kakegurui (2017)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (18.2K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! B
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13. THE DAYS (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (8.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyVisually stunningCold & detached
Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
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14. The Fable (2024)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · U/A 16+ · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 7.7 (2.1K votes)
Visually stunningMatureFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A legendary hitman trained to become the world's best assassin is asked to lay low for a year by the head of his crime family.
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15. Akudama Drive (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (4.1K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedTwistyEdge-of-seat
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 evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted i
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16. Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · A · Crime · IMDb 7.3 (3.2K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A team of swindlers gets wind of prime real estate worth 10 billion yen and will stop at nothing to pull off their most ambitious scam yet.
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17. Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.9 (1.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Living in Ikebukuro — an area infamous for juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto Majima becomes associated with a youth gang called the G-Boys. A troubleshooter known for his cool headedness and ability to get things done, Makoto diffuses tense situations around Ikebukuro to keep his friends and others out of harm's way.
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18. Super Crooks (2021)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · A · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (4.3K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatMature
Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong?
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19. B: The Beginning (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · A · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 7.0 (6.3K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyMatureEdge-of-seat
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.
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20. Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (2.1K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached
With graduation 10 days away, homeroom teacher Hiiragi gathered all 29 students of class 3-A and proclaims them his hostages. His last lesson regards the death of a student that passed away a few months before. Nobody will be able to graduate until the truth is known.
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21. BAKI (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 6.8 (12.4K votes)
MatureFast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
While martial arts champion Baki Hanma trains hard to surpass his legendary father, five violent death row inmates descend upon Tokyo to take him on.
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22. Galileo (2007)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (1.4K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seat
Narrates 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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23. MIU404 (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (1.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-paced
The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Kazumi Shima is selected as a new member of MIU. He is intelligent, with excellent observation and communication skills. Yet, he does not trust other people. He is unable to find
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24. The Black Swindler (2006)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (1.6K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Kurosaki is a vigilante who scams criminals to rectify their misdeeds, driven by his father's attempted suicide after being deceived by criminal mastermind Toshio Katsuragi, who cost Kurosaki his family.
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25. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture (2015)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (1.1K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyCold & detachedDark & gritty
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 name whilst forming her own independent team with the highest priority under the sponsorship and guida
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26. Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (1.2K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seat
Ron Kamonohashi was once regarded as a genius at the top detective training academy. But after a fatal mistake, he was expelled and forbidden to become a detective. Years later, police officer Totomaru Isshiki knocks on Ron’s door seeking help on a serial murder case. He finds Ron, now a messy-haired recluse, who agree
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27. Akiba Maid War (2022)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 7.3 (892 votes)
FunnyMatureTwistyDark & gritty
Akihabara is the center of the universe for the coolest hobbies and quirkiest amusements. In the spring of 1999, bright-eyed Nagomi Wahira moves there with dreams of joining a maid café. She quickly dons an apron at café Ton Tokoton, AKA the Pig Hut. But adjusting to life in bustling Akihabara isn't as easy as serving
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28. SPEED GRAPHER (2005)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.0 (1.2K votes)
MatureTwistyDark & grittyFast-paced
In the new Tokyo, where every fetish has a face, burned-out war photographer Tatsumi Saiga is slumming in the tabloid wasteland. Sent to dig up dirt on the underground elite, he stumbles upon a depraved ritual below the city—and before the night ends, a single kiss from a young beauty named Kagura Tennouzu ignites a ch
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29. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Crime · IMDb 7.4 (668 votes)
Fast-pacedTwistyEdge-of-seat
Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance of being discovered. Japan’s 99.9% criminal case conviction rate leads th
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30. The Journalist (2022)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.0 (1.1K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A journalist known as the maverick of news media defiantly chases the truth in this series adaptation of the hit movie of the same name.
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