Best mind-bending Japanese web series on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
20 web series on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.3. Newest addition: The Detective Is Already Dead, added to JioHotstar on 7 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 8.5 (2.2L votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most
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2. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Web series · Japanese · 6 seasons · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.6 (62.7K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
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3. Assassination Classroom (2015)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · U/A 13+ · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 7.9 (30.4K votes)
Visually stunningFunnyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
The students of Class 3-E have a mission: kill their teacher before graduation. He has already destroyed the moon, and has promised to destroy the Earth if he can not be killed within a year. But how can this class of misfits kill a tentacled monster, capable of reaching Mach 20 speed, who may be the best teacher any o
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4. 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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5. Classroom of the Elite (2017)
Web series · Japanese · 5 seasons · U/A 16+ · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (27.9K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedFast-paced
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,000 yen per month and allows unusual freedom in classes, masking a more complex system.
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6. The Seven Deadly Sins (2014)
Web series · Japanese · 4 seasons · U/A 16+ · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.6 (48.2K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatMatureFast-paced
The “Seven Deadly Sins”—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers
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7. Moriarty the Patriot (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 8.0 (6.2K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes can s
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8. Black Butler (2008)
Web series · Japanese · 5 seasons · A · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 7.6 (11.5K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyMatureTwisty
In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
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9. Hyouka (2012)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.7 (8.1K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
Oreki Houtarou is a minimalistic high school boy. One day, he joins the Classic Literature Club at his elder sister's request. There he meets Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, and Ibara Mayaka. Chitanda is a calm beautiful girl but she turns into an embodiment of curiosity once she says, "I'm curious." Fukube is a smiling
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10. Golden Kamuy (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 5 seasons · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.1 (4.0K votes)
Visually stunningMatureEdge-of-seatTwisty
A Russo-Japanese War veteran partners with an Ainu girl to find a treasure stolen from her people, but they’re not the only ones pursuing the gold.
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11. Blast of Tempest (2012)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.4 (1.9K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
The Kusaribe family is a family of sorcerers under the protection of the ‘Tree of Origins.’ Their princess, Hakaze Kusaribe, was the greatest sorceress of their family. But Samon Kusaribe, a member of their family seeking to resurrect the ‘Tree of World's End,’ a tree that opposes the ‘Tree of Origins’ and controls the
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12. Kemono Jihen (2021)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (2.5K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
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 case, he befriends a strange boy who works in the field every day instead of going to school. Shunne
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13. Danganronpa: The Animation (2013)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 6.8 (4.6K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak A
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14. Junji Ito Collection (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (2.8K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureTwisty
A collection of animated horror stories based on the works of Japanese artist Junji Ito.
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15. Talentless Nana (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 6.9 (1.8K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
It is the year 20XX. Earth was assaulted by monsters that would come to be known as "the Enemy of Humanity." In order to deal with this threat, special schools composed of teenagers with extraordinary abilities were formed. These people, who came to be known as "the Talented," had abilities that could defy the rules of
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16. In/Spectre (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 6.6 (1.9K votes)
TwistyFunnyLight-hearted
Kotoko Iwanaga became the god of wisdom to the supernatural beings and spends her days solving problems for them. However, the boy who she fell head over heels for, Kuro Sakuragawa, is someone that is feared by all supernatural creatures. The two of them face various mysterious incidents involving the supernatural in t
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17. Phoenix: Eden17 (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation · IMDb 6.6 (415 votes)
Visually stunningTwisty
In the age of space exploration, Romi and George flee a devastated Earth in search of a new world.
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18. ChäoS;Child (2017)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 5.7 (234 votes)
TwistyDark & grittyMatureCold & detached
ChäoS;Child takes place in October 2015, six years after the events of ChäoS;HEAd. Abnormal events begin to occur in Shibuya district, including mysterious deaths.
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19. The Detective Is Already Dead (2021)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 6.1 (2.2K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatVisually stunningMature
After thwarting a hijacking with beautiful, silver-haired detective Siesta, Kimihiko leads a life of globe-trotting and crime-solving—until Siesta dies. A year later, a new case will open old wounds as it threads murder, conspiracy, and his dead partner!
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20. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Mystery
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
Hope's Peak Academy is a special school, recognized by the government, that was established in order to gather and nurture top-class students who excel in various fields. This school has two courses: The main course, and the preparatory course. Anyone with the money can enter the preparatory course, even if they don't
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