Best mystery/legal/detective Japanese drama

- Most of the shows have a dose of comedy in it as I like my shows to be on the light-hearted side. After all I watch TV to release stress and to escape reality :) '

CouchJagaimo May 29, 2020

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1. Bitter Blood

Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes

10
2. Keiji Yugami

Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

10
3. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer

Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes

10
4. Legal High

Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes

10
5. Oretachi wa Abunakunai ~ Cool ni Saboru Keijitachi

Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes

10
6. Legal V

Japanese Drama - 2018, 9 episodes

10
7. Ishiko and Haneo: You're Suing Me?

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

10
8. Yappari Oshii Keiji

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

10
9. Ichikei’s Crow: The Criminal Court Judges

Japanese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes

10
10. Logically Impossible! Detective Ryoko Kamizuru Is on the Case

Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

10
11. My Lawyer Is Not So Easy

Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

10
12. MIU404

Japanese Drama - 2020, 11 episodes

10
13. Emergency Interrogation Room

Japanese Drama - 2014, 9 episodes

10
14. Miss Sherlock

Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes

10
15. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2018, 9 episodes

10
16. Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira Season 3

Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

10
17. Keiji 7-nin

Japanese Drama - 2015, 9 episodes

10
18. Emergency Interrogation Room Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2017, 9 episodes

10
19. Legal High 2

Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes

10
20. Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

10
21. Unnatural

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

10
22. Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo

Japanese Drama - 2016, 9 episodes

10
23. Caution, Hazardous Wife

Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes

10
24. Emergency Interrogation Room Season 3

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

9.5
25. Hero Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes

10
26. Inheritance Detective

Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes

9.5
27. QUEEN

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

9.5
28. Good Partner

Japanese Drama - 2016, 9 episodes

9.5
29. Tokuso 9 Season 4

Japanese Drama - 2021, 13 episodes

9.5
30. Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira

Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes

9.5
31. Keishicho Zero Gakari Season 5

Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

9.5
32. Kagi no Kakatta Heya

Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes

9.5
33. Kuro no Shou - Bengoshi Shirai Shinnosuke no Daisainan

Japanese Drama - 2017, 4 episodes

9.5
34. Aka no Shou - Keishicho Shomugakari Hitomi no Jikenbo

Japanese Drama - 2017, 4 episodes

9.5
35. The Confidence Man JP

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

9.5
36. Zettai Reido Season 4

Japanese Drama - 2020, 11 episodes

9.5
37. The Sniffer - Kyuukaku Sousakan

Japanese Drama - 2016, 7 episodes

9.5
38. The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami

Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

9.5
39. Gifted

Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

9.0
40. Don't Call It Mystery

Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes

9.5
41. Trace

Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes

9.5
42. Seigi no Se

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

9.5
43. BOSS

Japanese Drama - 2009, 11 episodes

9.5
44. BOSS Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes

9.5
45. Keiji to Kenji - Shokatsu to Chiken no 24ji

Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes

9.0
46. Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi

Japanese Drama - 2020, 9 episodes

9.0
47. Seigi no Tenbin

Japanese Drama - 2021, 5 episodes

9.0
48. Keishicho Zero Gakari

Japanese Drama - 2016, 7 episodes

9.0
49. BORDER

Japanese Drama - 2014, 9 episodes

9.0
50. dele

Japanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes

9.0
51. Mondai Bukken

Japanese Drama - 2025, 11 episodes

9.0
52. The Winning Script

Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes

9.0
53. Usotoki Rhetoric

Japanese Drama - 2024, 11 episodes

8.5
54. Aibo Season 13

Japanese Drama - 2014, 19 episodes

9.0
55. Police in a Pod

Japanese Drama - 2021, 9 episodes

9.0
56. Iryu Sosa Season 6

Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

9.0
57. Diver: Tokushu Sennyuhan

Japanese Drama - 2020, 5 episodes

9.0
58. Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Inference

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

9.0
59. Sherlock: The Untold Stories

Japanese Drama - 2019, 11 episodes

9.0
60. Women Document Detectives Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

9.0
61. Shinso wa Mimi no Naka

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

9.0
62. Miman Keisatsu: Midnight Runner

Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

9.0
63. Cops 'n Robbers

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

9.0
64. Hamura Akira - Sekai de Mottomo Fuunna Tantei

Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

9.0
65. Galileo

Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes

9.0
66. Galileo Season 2

Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes

9.0
67. Innocence, Fight against False Charges

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

9.0
68. Zenigata Keibu

Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode

9.0
69. Keiji Zero

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

9.0
70. Red Eyes: Kanshi Sousa-han

Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

9.0
71. Zero no Shinjitsu

Japanese Drama - 2014, 8 episodes

9.0
72. Zenigata Keibu Shinku no Sosa File

Japanese Drama - 2017, 4 episodes

9.0
73. Zettai Reido Season 3

Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

9.0
74. Motokare no Yuigonjou

Japanese Drama - 2022, 11 episodes

9.0
75. Anonymous: Keishicho ”Yubisatsujin” Taisakushitsu

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

9.0
76. Special Order! Metro Police Special Accounting Department

Japanese Drama - 2023, 11 episodes

8.5
77. Saikyou no Futari

Japanese Drama - 2015, 8 episodes

9.0
78. Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

9.0

Probably the darkest show amongst all the titles here. Exciting, however not episodic.
79. Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa

Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes

8.5
80. The Last Cop

Japanese Drama - 2015, 5 episodes

8.5
81. Answer - Keishichou Kenshou Sousakan

Japanese Drama - 2012, 9 episodes

8.5
82. Talio

Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

8.5
83. Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo 5

Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

8.5
84. Real: Renai Satsujin Sosahan

Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes

8.5
85. Maison de Police

Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

8.0

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