Best thriller Japanese web series on Prime Video in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
33 web series on Prime Video in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.5. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Web series · Japanese · 3 seasons · U/A 16+ · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 9.0 (2.1L votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatMature
Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
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2. Vinland Saga (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Animation, War & Politics · IMDb 8.9 (1.5L votes)
Visually stunningMatureTwistyDark & gritty
For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his
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3. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 5 seasons · U/A 16+ · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.5 (2.4L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
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4. 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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5. Chainsaw Man (2022)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · A · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.3 (1.1L votes)
MatureVisually stunningDark & grittyTwisty
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.
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6. Bleach (2004)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · U · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.3 (1.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from
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7. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 8.3 (99.6K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyVisually stunningMature
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determine
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8. My Hero Academia (2016)
Web series · Japanese · 8 seasons · U · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.2 (1.3L votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop hi
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9. Dororo (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 8.2 (31.3K votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
During the Warring States period, the young thief Dororo encounters Hyakkimaru, a strange, sightless boy who wields fearsome prosthetics in place of his missing limbs. Parts of Hyakkimaru’s body were traded to a group of 12 demons by his father in exchange for power, but thanks to a kindly medicine man, Hyakkimaru surv
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10. 【OSHI NO KO】 (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (18.5K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedDark & grittyMature
A small-town doctor gets sucked into the ruthless world of show business when he crosses paths with a popular teen idol who holds a secret.
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11. 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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12. 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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13. Sword Art Online (2012)
Web series · Japanese · 4 seasons · A · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.5 (65.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them
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14. NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun (2026)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (3.1K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural officer, vows to reunify Japan. He rises through the ranks with only his knowledge and
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15. Goblin Slayer (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.3 (13.7K votes)
MatureDark & grittyVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
"I'm not saving the world. I just kill goblins." Rumor has it that, in a certain guild in the middle of nowhere, there is an extraordinary man who has climbed all the way to the Silver rank just by killing goblins. At the same guild, a priestess who's just become a new adventurer has formed her first party... and the
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16. THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (2026)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.3 (2.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
2029, a near-future Japan. The full cyborg Motoko Kusanagi envisions a task force that preemptively strikes emerging threats. She and her team are scouted by Daisuke Aramaki as Public Security Section 9, AKA the "Shell Squad." An international conspiracy hints at a hacker known as The "Puppet Master." What fate awaits
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17. Hell Girl (2005)
Web series · Japanese · 4 seasons · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (2.3K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyMature
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 of human emotions are common themes throughout the series.
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18. Blade of the Immortal (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (1.8K votes)
Visually stunningMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his que
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19. Ragna Crimson (2023)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 7.2 (3.0K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached
Ragna teams up with the enigmatic Crimson to stand against the dragons menacing the world. Although Crimson's motivations are mysterious, his goal and Ragna's perfectly align, and together they'll vanquish the dragons once and for all.
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20. 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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21. Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (1.1K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyDark & grittyMature
The year is 2022. It is an era of chaos, half a century after the government announced the coexistence of humans and kaijins. Aoi Izumi, a young human rights activist calling for the elimination of discrimination, meets a man named Kotaro Minami, the one called "Black Sun," who is a candidate for the next Creation King
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22. SANDA (2025)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 6.9 (1.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunning
In near-future Japan with ultra-low birthrates, children are treasured but monitored. Santa is banned as dangerous. One snowy December 25th, middle-schooler Kazushige Sanda, descendant of Santa, is attacked by classmate Fuyumura who wants him to find her missing friend, Ono. "Santa, please find my friend." To protect c
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23. The Darwin Incident (2026)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 7.0 (883 votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
Charlie is one of a kind. As a half-human, half-chimpanzee Humanzee, his intellect and physical prowess is off the charts. Which is why The Animal Liberation Alliance, a terrorist group, wants him. And they will take extreme measures to get him. However, Charlie is determined to fight back for the sake of his loved one
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24. Alice in Borderland (2014)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (1.2K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
Antisocial misfit Ryohei Arisu wanted nothing more than to leave his mundane life behind, but a wish on a firework transports him to the post-apocalyptic Borderland, a sinister parallel reality where danger lurks around every corner and survival is not guaranteed. To live to fight another day, Ryohei and other unwillin
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25. Karakuri Circus (2018)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Mystery · IMDb 7.0 (615 votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyVisually stunning
Narumi Katou is a middle-aged man who suffers from the bizarre ZONAPHA Syndrome: a rare and inexplicable disease that causes its victims to endure severe seizures at random, with the only cure being to watch someone laugh. One day, during Narumi's part time job, a young boy with a giant suitcase fleeing from three adul
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26. Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN (2026)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Action & Adventure, Animation · IMDb 6.7 (604 votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
In the year 199X, the world was engulfed in nuclear fire!! Yet...humanity somehow survived!! A lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to Hokuto Shinken. In a world where only the strong survive, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!
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27. Babylon (2019)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 6.5 (957 votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyMature
Zen Seizaki is a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles upon a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the letter "F" scribbled all across the sheet. As he investigates further, the cas
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28. OSHINOKO (2024)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (302 votes)
TwistyFast-pacedMatureDark & gritty
Two fans of pop idol Ai are reincarnated as her "secret" baby twins, Aqua and Ruby, and grow up supporting her until the tragic day she is stabbed by a stalker. Flash forward a few years later, and Aqua and Ruby are high-school students determined to make it on their own in the cut-throat world of entertainment for per
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29. I'm Standing on a Million Lives (2020)
Web series · Japanese · 2 seasons · Animation, Action & Adventure · IMDb 6.4 (1.8K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-paced
Ninth grader Yotsuya Yuusuke is practical, friendless, and not active in any clubs. Then one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world where they must work together to battle for their lives. Yotsuya is a lone wolf and has always lived his life according to his wants, but how will that work o
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30. The Silent Service (2024)
Web series · Japanese · 1 season · Drama, War & Politics · IMDb 7.0 (289 votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningCold & detachedTwisty
An MSDF submarine collides with a U.S. nuclear submarine, crushing all 76 people on board, including its CO, Shiro Kaieda. However, the crew survives. The accident is a cover story to get the MSDF submarine's crew on board the Seabat, a nuclear submarine secretly built by the Japanese and U.S. governments. However, Kai
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