Top 10 Mystery Anime of 2022
1. Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
The war for Paradis zeroes in on Shiganshina just as Jaegerists have seized control. After taking a huge blow from a surprise attack led by Eren, Marley swiftly acts to return the favor. With Zeke’s true plan revealed and a military forced under new rule, this battle might be fought on two fronts. Does Eren intend on fulfilling his half-brother’s wishes or does he have a plan of his own?
(Source: Funimation)
2. Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
The second season of Made in Abyss.
Directly after the events of Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei, the third installment of Made in Abyss covers the adventures of Reg, Riko, and Nanachi in the Sixth Layer, The Capital of the Unreturned.
Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
3. Summer Time Rendering
A sci-fi, summer story filled with suspense set on a small island with Shinpei Aijiro, whose childhood friend Ushio Kofune died. He returns to his hometown for the first time in two years for the funeral. Sou Hishigata, his best friend, suspects something's off with Ushio's death, and that someone can die next.
A sinister omen is heard as an entire family next door suddenly disappears the following day. Furthermore, Mio implicates a "shadow" three days before Ushio's death.
(Source: Disney+)
4. Suzume
The story follows Suzume, a 17-year-old girl from a quiet Kyushu town who meets a young man looking for a door. They find a door within ruins in the mountain, and Suzume opens it. Soon, more doors begin to open around Japan, bringing disasters from the other side. The film depicts Suzume's liberation and growth, as she closes the doors that are causing disaster.
(Source: Anime News Network)
5. The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Spin-off of Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei.
It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even when it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster.
(Source: Disney+)
Note: Released in Japan as a standalone film on September 30, 2022 with the same content as episodes 1-5. The anime has an earlier episodic release on Disney+ starting September 14, 2022 and with an exclusive episode 6.
6. The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
The second cour of Vanitas no Carte.
It’s 19th-century Paris, and young vampire Noé hunts for the Book of Vanitas. Attacked by a vampire driven insane, a human doctor called Vanitas tempts Noé with a mad crusade to “cure” the entire vampire race. While allying with him may be dangerous, news reaches Vanitas that the Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and Noé is being brought along to investigate this phantom from the past.
(Source: Funimation)
7. MILGRAM The Second Trial
Second season of the interactive collaborative multimedia music project between DECO*27 and Takuya Yamanaka.
The list of released videos included in this entry are as follows:
1) Haruka - All-Knowing and All-Agony (ハルカ - 全知全悩), Aug 24, 2022.
2) Yuno - Tear Drop (ユノ - Tear Drop), Sept 21, 2022.
3) Fuuta - Backdraft (フータ - バックドラフト), Nov 23, 2022.
4) Muu - It's Not My Fault (ムウ - 悪くないもん), Jan 25, 2023.
5) Shidou - Triage (シドウ - トリアージ), Mar 22, 2023.
6) Mahiru - I Love You (マヒル - だいすき), May 31, 2023.
7) Kazui - Cat (カズイ - Cat), July 26, 2023.
8) Amane - The Purge March (アマネ - 粛清マーチ), Aug 30, 2023.
9) Mikoto - Double (ミコト - ダブル), Oct 25, 2023.
10) Kotoko - Deep Cover (コトコ - ディープカバー), Jan 17, 2024.
8. Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
The movie takes place in Shibuya on Halloween. At the Shibuya Hikarie building, a certain wedding ceremony is taking place, where Miwako Sato is in a wedding dress. Suddenly, an intruder bursts in, and Wataru Takagi is injured from protecting Miwako. At the same time, the serial bombing criminal from the incident three years ago that killed Jinpei Matsuda, whom Miwako was in love with, escapes. Is this really a coincidence?
(Source: Anime News Network)
9. Classroom of the Elite Season 2
The second season of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e.
Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School seems like a paradise, but in reality, it is an extreme meritocracy. In the class of underachievers, Kiyotaka has begun working with Suzune, who seeks to ascend higher. After a survival test on an uninhabited island, they get to enjoy a luxury liner, but a new class-scrambling test will begin.
(Source: Anime News Network)
10. SHADOWS HOUSE 2nd Season
After finishing their "debut," Kate, Emilico and three other pairs who started with them begin a new life as adults. With the mystery of the "Shadows House" still unsolved, a new incident occurs in the children's wing. Kate and Emilico, whom the Star Bearers suspect of being malcontents, investigate a mysterious robed Shadow who may be the culprit.
(Source: Anime News Network)