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24 Anime Like WXIII Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor

These 24 anime share the Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and Detective and Mecha themes that define WXIII Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor. They are ranked by how much they overlap with it — strongest matches first — then by community rating.

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Shared themes: Detective · Mecha. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

The year is 2045. As a result of the Global Simultaneous Default, an economic disaster that shook every country on Earth to its foundations, as well as the explosive evolution of artificial intelligence, the world has plunged into the Sustainable War, a planne

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Shared themes: Detective · Mecha. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

Compilation film of Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 with new scenes.

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Shared themes: Detective · Mecha. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

Compilation film of Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 Season 2

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Shared themes: Detective · Mecha. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

Seina's epic misadventures are moving from the depths of space to his home on Earth. While he's made just as many friends as he did enemies on his journey, it's time to go back to those he loves on his own planet. But he quickly learns that things aren't the s

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

Gesicht, an android police detective of Europol, is tasked with finding the murderer of Montblanc, a retired war hero robot. Although it appears that only a robot could have committed this crime, the murder of a renowned robot rights activist casts doubts on t

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

In the year 2029, Niihama City has become a technologically advanced metropolis. Due to great improvements in cybernetics, its citizens are able to replace their limbs with robotic parts. The world is now more interconnected than ever before, and the city's Pu

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

In 2113, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) dissolved their secret paramilitary unit known as the Peacebreakers. However, the squad disappeared, and their activities remained a mystery. Five years later, the Peacebreakers resurface when they murder Milcia S

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Shared themes: Mecha. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

When Yun Arikawa and his partner, Haberu Katou, investigate a house rumored to be haunted, the last thing they expect is to stumble into a mystery that will soon envelop the entire planet. While measuring strange radio signals, they receive a call from Mei Kam

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

Business is slow for the Ootsuji Detective Agency. Soutarou and his juvenile sidekick Saki will take any job that comes along, even one that sounds like a lot more risk than it’s worth. It’s festival season in the city but away from the public eye, a wave of m

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

In an alternate 2023, the Your Forma, a miraculous "smart thread" technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices come with an invasive drawback—they reco

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

This is a story that weaves together people and a town. A coal mining town crowded with small-scale excavators, commonly known as the "Hakoniwa." In this town that changes daily like a labyrinth, there's a girl named Kagari who runs a mapmaking business and a

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

The anime is a spin-off that follows the everyday lives of SD versions of Echika and friends. (Source: ANN)

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

In the near future, as technology takes another leap forward, humanity becomes increasingly immersed in the metaverse. However, with this digital evolution comes a surge in cybercrime. To counter it more effectively, metaverse operators have begun equipping AI

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Shared themes: Detective. Also Mystery · Sci-Fi.

Senkou no Payload is a special movie of Detective Conan, which started screening at several planetariums in Japan starting on March 8, 2025.

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After surviving the brutal challenges of Idofront, Riko now possesses a White Whistle, allowing her to descend into the Abyss's sixth layer—The Capital of the Unreturned. Alongside Reg and Nanachi, Riko begins to explore the uncharted domain, where the ruins o

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In order to find his cherished partner, Wu Liuqi returns to Xuanwu Country and faces those forgotten fragments of memory. The dusty truth brings pain and anger, but now he is no longer alone. What is the purpose of having power? This time, Wu Liuqi has to make

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Fifteen years ago, disaster struck human civilization, and now dangerous man-eating monsters roam the ravaged lands, posing an existential threat to the remaining survivors. Amid this turmoil, an isolated facility shelters children and nurtures them in peace.

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With Kotetsu back on the First League, the buddy system is now the big new project of HeroTV. Two heroes fighting crime back to back due to the popularity of the famous duo: Wild Tiger and Barnaby Brooks Jr. With new heroes protecting Sternbild City, the abili

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With its flickering streetlights, moldy back alleys, and noisy populace, the Second Kowloon Walled City, despite the squalor of its already-demolished predecessor, evokes a special kind of nostalgia that its residents find endearing. Amidst the walls of this f

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This is the much-anticipated perfect vacation for everyone. On the luxurious spaceship, St. Freya, heading towards the moon, we believed we could enjoy this rare and relaxing journey to the fullest — or so we thought. Mysterious shadows, sudden weightlessness,

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Due to rising sea levels and a rapidly declining human population, androids have been engineered to perform most menial tasks, allowing humans to focus on other things. Aside from providing manual labor and customer service, androids also entertain humans thro

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In the year 2041, World War III has wiped out two-thirds of the human population, and in the newfound structure, the belief in any god or beyond-human entity is considered a preposterous notion. In order to prevent citizens from bearing possibly incriminating

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In a special jurisdiction area built in Tokyo Bay commonly known as the 24th Ward, the population enjoys a very safe life thanks to the Hazard Cast—a surveillance system that predicts accidents and assists victims immediately. However, the system cannot forese

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An unnamed girl appears in a school. She traverses through a cyberpunk version of the town of Sasebo, collecting lanterns while being pursued by an ominous figure.

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Why these anime are similar

MangaKazoku compares shared genres, themes, format, and catalogue similarity, then uses community score only as a tie-breaker. These are discovery suggestions, not editorial reviews.

  1. Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 Season 2 — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective and Mecha themes.
  2. Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 - Jizoku Kanou Sensou — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective and Mecha themes.
  3. Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 - Saigo no Ningen — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective and Mecha themes.
  4. Tenchi Muyou! GXP: Paradise Shidou-hen — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective and Mecha themes.
  5. Pluto — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  6. Koukaku Kidoutai (TV) — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  7. Psycho-Pass Movie 2: Providence — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  8. Godzilla: S.P — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Mecha themes.
  9. Kurayukaba — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  10. Your Forma — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  11. Kuramerukagari — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  12. Petit Forma: Denhan Kyoku Nisshi — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  13. Trust (Movie) — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  14. Meitantei Conan: Senkou no Payload — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres and shared Detective themes.
  15. Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  16. Wu Liuqi: Jiyi Suipian — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  17. Tengoku Daimakyou — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  18. Tiger & Bunny 2 — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  19. Kowloon Generic Romance — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  20. Lutu Weiji! Sheng Freya Hao Tebie Shijian — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  21. Technoroid: Overmind — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  22. Night Head 2041 — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  23. Tokyo 24-ku — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.
  24. Urvan — A strong match because of shared Mystery and Sci-Fi genres.