Best Japanese Thriller TV Shows of 2022

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Best Japanese Thriller TV Shows of 2022
Best Japanese Thriller TV Shows of 2022
TOP TV Shows: Spy x Family (2022), Chainsaw Man (2022), Blue Lock (2022), Summer Time Rendering (2022), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022), Lycoris Recoil (2022), The Journalist (2022), Tomodachi Game (2022), Tekken: Bloodline (2022), Gannibal (2022), Kakegurui Twin (2022), The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022), Vampire in the Garden (2022), Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022), Love of Kill (2022), YUREI DECO (2022), Tokyo Mew Mew New (2022), Duty and Revenge (2022), Sawako: It's Endless Revenge (2022).

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 8.4
 37K
Spy x Family (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over ...
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot: agent, secret organization, telepath, espionage, family relations, supernatural ability, husband wife relationship, supernatural power, satire, supernatural, secret, female assassin ...
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 8.4
 52K
Chainsaw Man (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: 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 ...
Style: anime, tense, captivating, shounen, adult anime ...
Plot: murder, devil, demon, chainsaw, supernatural, violence, secret organization, terror, violent, evil, blood, cruelty ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
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 8.2
 12K
Blue Lock (2022)
Genre: Animation, Sport, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for ...
Style: anime, captivating, tense, thrilling
Plot: soccer, world cup, tournament, football team, football player, football, school, high school, soccer coach, sport team, athlete and trainer, high school football ...
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Summer Time Rendering (2022)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Upon hearing of Ushio's death, Shinpei returns to his hometown of Wakayama City on Hitogashima and reunites with his childhood friend's family. The funeral goes smoothly, but under the surface something strange is brewing on the island. ...
Style: anime, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: island, supernatural, private investigation, investigation, murder, sleuth, uncover truth, paranormal phenomena, puzzle, getting home, paranormal activity, paranormal investigation ...
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.
Style: anime, cyber, futuristic, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cyberpunk, technology, dystopia, distopia, criminal, violence, futuristic society, conspiracy, cyborgs, life, fight, gang ...
Time: future
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Lycoris Recoil (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: For these peaceful days――there’s a secret behind it all. A secret organization that prevents crimes: “DA - Direct Attack”. And their group of all-girl agents: “Lycoris”. This peaceful everyday life is all thanks to these young girls. ...
Style: anime, captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot: slice of life, teenage girl, female friendship, fight, hacker, school, teamwork, satire, battles, friendship between girls, group of friends, adolescent girl ...
Place: japan, tokyo
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 7.0
 868
The Journalist (2022)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, political
Plot: reporter, female reporter, government corruption, investigative reporter, scandal, female journalist, corruption, amateur sleuth, journalism, investigation, journalist, mental health ...
Place: japan
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Tomodachi Game (2022)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Yuuichi Katagiri believes that friends are more important than money, but he also knows the hardships of not having enough funds. He works hard to save up in order to go on the high school trip, because he has promised his four best friends that ...
Style: anime, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot: betrayal, friendship, debt, money, game, friends, betrayal by friend, needing money, group of friends, escapades, money problems, most dangerous game ...
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Tekken: Bloodline (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: After losing his home to a powerful enemy, a hot-tempered fighter trains under his zealous grandfather while awaiting his chance for revenge.
Style: anime, tense, captivating
Plot: martial arts, martial arts tournament, tournament, fight, battles, fighter, save the day, master warrior, ultimate fighting championship, ambitious man, supernatural ability, competitor ...
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 7.4
 2K
Gannibal (2022)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: After causing a major incident, police officer Daigo Agawa takes his wife and daughter to live in the remote mountain village of Kuge. It seems the perfect place to recover from the ordeal, despite the mysterious disappearance of a previous officer ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot: cannibal, village, police, countryside, cannibalism, investigation, secret, murder investigation, murderer, undercover, police investigation, forensic ...
Place: japan
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 6.6
 921
Kakegurui Twin (2022)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Determined to climb up the social ladder, Mary Saotome invests everything she has into what her elite high school values most: high stakes gambling.
Style: anime, disturbing, captivating
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school, gambling, teenage girl, japanese schoolgirl, high school life, schoolgirl, escapades, teenage life, teenager, lesbian subtext, card playing, teenage boy ...
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The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kindaichi Hajime is a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180. He solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues. Kindaichi Hajime works with his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu. Kenmochi Isamu is ...
Style: dramatic, enigmatic, suspenseful, tense, bleak ...
Plot: amateur detective, criminal, investigation, private detective, police investigation, violence, apprentice, death, murder, student, school, childhood friend
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Vampire in the Garden (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Once, vampires and humans lived in harmony. Now, a young girl and a vampire queen will search for that Paradise once again. In the divided world of the future, two girls want to do the forbidden: the human wants to play the violin, and the vampire ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, thrilling
Plot: vampire, female protagonist, friendship, supernatural, girl, female vampire, human, vampire girl, friends, changing lives, battles, fight for supremacy ...
Time: future
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Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
TV show
Story: A remake of the highly popular Kamen Rider Black series has been announced. A new interpretation of a story steeped in the pathos of the hero’s harsh fate, Kamen Rider Black returns to the screen after a hiatus of more than 30 years, reincarnated ...
Style: dark fantasy, dark
Plot: kamen rider, monster, superhero, creature, cyborgs, secret experiment, genetic experiment, superpower, death of hero, discrimination, masked superhero, human experiment ...
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 6.7
 837
Love of Kill (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Two assassins face off at a certain "workplace." The cool bounty hunter Chateau and the mysterious and powerful Ryang-Ha. Chateau and Ryang-Ha become enemies after this fight—at least, they should have, but for some reason Ryang-Ha takes ...
Style: anime, psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot: couple relations, hitman, murderer, mission, relationships, murder, female assassin, urban, violence, mafia, heterosexuality, amnesia ...
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 5.8
 60
YUREI DECO (2022)
Genre: Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: The story begins when Berry, an average girl from an average home, meets Hack, a girl who looks like a boy. Charmed by Hack, Berry meets up with the team Hack leads, the Ghost Detectives Club. Members of this club are “socially dead,” working ...
Style: anime, tense, disturbing, captivating, detective
Plot: virtual reality, hi-tech, con trick, technology, relationship problems, relationships, couple relations, uncover truth, cyberspace, escape from reality, dystopia, detective agency ...
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Tokyo Mew Mew New (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The scientists of the μ(Mew) Project use DNA of endangered species to create a team of heroines imbued with amazing abilities. Armed with the skills of an Iriomote cat, Ichigo must band together with other Mew Mew girls to repel an alien incursion.
Style: anime, shoujo
Plot: supernatural, super villain, boy, friendship, love, good versus evil, superhero, friend, girl power, planet, battles, power ...
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Duty and Revenge (2022)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Genius brain surgeon Keisuke Fujiki finds himself falsely accused of pushing his girlfriend off the hospital rooftop to her death. A wanted man, he abandons his name and status, starts going by Kensuke Narumi, and becomes a fugitive trying to ...
Style: captivating, tense, thrilling, suspense
Plot: falsely accused, framed for murder, false accusation of murder, private investigation, investigation, uncover truth, adventurer, murder investigation, crime solving, framed for a crime, hidden identity, new identity ...
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Sawako: It's Endless Revenge (2022)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Machika Otokawa (Mai Fukagawa) loses her future lover, Yukito Hatta (Yuta Koseki).. Sawako Fukai (Shuri), Yukito's ex-lover, appears before Machika, who is at a loss.. By chance, Sawako ends up living with Machika.. Machika's family ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, dramatic ...
Plot: revenge, death of lover, lovers, sexual relations, sexuality, lust, sex, loss of lover, mistress, live action
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