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Post-Death Note depression? We get it. Here are 20 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Supernatural and Suspense.
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Since the death of his parents, Shinpei Ajiro had lived with the Kofune family and their two daughters—Mio and Ushio. Although he then left his home island to continue his education in Tokyo, Shinpei returns after Ushio tragically drowns during the attempted rescue of a little...
The "Medicine Seller" is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called "mononoke" to slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot simply kill it; he must first learn its Form, its Truth, and its...
In the year 5053, French aristocrats Viscount Albert de Morcerf and Baron Franz d'Epinay attend the festival of Carnival on the moon city of Luna. While Franz is just looking to have fun, Albert is seeking something more to fill his life—but he finds more than he bargained for...
Lain Iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteen-year-old, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate Chisa Yomoda—the very same Chisa who recently committed suicide. Lain has neither the desire nor the experience to handle even...
The streets of Treasure Town are said to belong to "The Cats." They know everything that goes on in the city, and no one can stir up trouble without going through them first. In reality, The Cats are a pair of orphan boys called Black and White, who aren’t afraid of anything or...
For the Takakura family, destiny is an ever-spinning wheel, pointing passionately in their direction with equal tides of joy and sorrow before ticking on to the next wishmaker. With their parents gone, twin brothers Kanba and Shouma live alone with their beloved little sister...
Ai Enma and her companions continue to offer their service of revenge against those who have wronged others, and the price is as steep as ever—for damning the offender to hell, the person exacting vengeance is sent to the abyss as well. As they cast soul after soul into the...
As the epidemic terrorizes the quiet secluded village of Sotoba, three women have found themselves amidst the escalating crisis. Nao Yasumori is tormented by visions of the deceased; Kanami Yano must keep a secret at risk of losing a loved one; and Motoko Maeda goes through...
When approached by a fellow death god tempted to visit the human realm, Ryuk recounts his own journey to the other side and the story of Light Yagami—a brilliant young man who impressed him there. One day at school, Light stumbles upon Ryuk's lost Death Note and realizes it is...
Episode 6.5 of Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season, adapting the short story A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess. Once upon a time, there was a true story that happened about 600 years ago. It's a story of a very beautiful girl who lived in a country that no...
The infamous Shounen Bat is terrorizing the residents of Musashino City. Flying around on his rollerblades and beating people down with a golden baseball bat, the assailant seems impossible to catch—much less understand. His first victim, the well-known yet timid character...
In Japan, there exists a government agency known as the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division (SDCD), whose duty is to protect the citizens from creatures unseen. They are able to dispatch these monsters swiftly and without alerting the general public. But currently,...
Following the suicide of her best and only friend, Koito Nagase, Ai Ooto is left grappling with her new reality. With nothing left to live for, she follows the instructions of a mysterious entity and gets roped into purchasing an egg, or specifically, a Wonder Egg. Upon...
Final installment of Ling Long: Incarnation.
Strange things are happening around the town of Suiten. The daughter of a priest begins to see strange visions, spirits have started to roam the mountains, and Tarou Komori is having unsettling dreams. Due to the trauma of being kidnapped 11 years ago, he has repressed most of...
A collection of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Kaidan", the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death. "Tenshu Monogatari", the story of forbidden love between a goddess and a human, and "Bakeneko", the story of a mysterious cat...
Yukiteru Amano is a shy middle schooler who regularly keeps track of what he does in his daily life by writing down all of his activities on his phone—a digital diary. Despite having no friends at school, Yukiteru is frequently seen talking to his supposedly imaginary friends...
In the distant future, Kagami Village is a suburban mountain village that has been left behind by the highly developed science and technology in urban areas. "If you're not well behaved, a look-alike will come." Higure Akane, a middle school student living in this village where...
Absent-minded schoolgirl Yoriko Kusumoto only has eyes for Kanako Yuzuki. After planning for their summer trip, their journey comes to a premature and brutal end when Kanako is found severely wounded on train tracks and Yoriko in tears on the station's platform. Shuutarou Kiba,...
Boogiepop, a rumored shinigami, is said to lurk where they cannot be seen. Five years ago, a string of gruesome murders shocked the populace, and students attributed some of those killings to the aforementioned death god. When mysterious happenings once again affect the lives of...
This is probably the classic Death Note recommendation because both center on a genius antihero using a supernatural power to reshape the world. Fans who liked Light's mind games usually enjoy Lelouch's chess-like planning, secret identity, and morally messy rebellion.
Monster is slower and more grounded, but it shares Death Note's cat-and-mouse tension, moral philosophy, and obsession with whether one person has the right to judge another's life. It is a better match for fans who liked Death Note's psychological pressure more than its supernatural rules.
Kaiji trades murder notebooks for gambling death games, but the core appeal is similar: constant mental traps, desperate deductions, and high-stakes psychological warfare. It also has that same feeling of watching someone survive by reading people under impossible pressure.
Both shows question justice, punishment, and whether society should let a system decide who deserves to be removed. Psycho-Pass leans cyberpunk and police procedural, but the philosophical conflict between order and free will lands in a very Death Note-friendly zone.
One Outs is a sports anime on paper, but community recs link it to Death Note because it is really about manipulation, prediction, and psychological dominance. If someone liked Light and L's tactical back-and-forth, Tokuchi's mind games give a similar thrill in a baseball setting.
Fans who liked Death Note tend to recommend Code Geass, Monster, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor the most. This is probably the classic Death Note recommendation because both center on a genius antihero using a supernatural...
Death Note has a 8.62 on MAL from 4,296,728 ratings. That puts it in the top tier — most fans love it and recommend it without hesitation.
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