Like Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori (Trickster)? Watch Kyokou Suiri (In/Spectre)

• Episodes: 12
• Aired: January 2020 – March 2020

Major Similarities Between Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori (Trickster) and Kyokou Suiri (In/Spectre)

1. Spunky Young Veteran and the Reluctant Newbie

Kotoko and Hanasaki are very similarly comfortable and excited about their work. Both investigate problems around them and like helping people. Of course, they love new and exciting things, and that’s why they end up employing their more jaded partners. Neither Kyokou Suiri’s Kurou or Trickster’s Kobayashi want anything to do with the bothersome work Kotoko and Hanasaki do. But that doesn’t stop our zealous heroes from winning them over with their pure smiles and dependable auras. Even though both anime deal with death and danger, there are a lot of funny moments between our main characters where you can’t help but laugh at how different they are.

2. Main Character that Can’t Die

Due to circumstances beyond their control, neither Kurou nor Kobayashi can die. Kurou’s power differs in that he absolutely can get hurt, lose a limb, even have his head smashed, but he regenerates and doesn’t stay down long. Kobayashi has a fog of sorts that surrounds him, softening falls from great heights and shattering weapons before they can be used on him. This has affected their ability to connect with others although Kurou is definitely the more adjusted individual. Kurou and Kobayashi also have tragic family backstories which may be a factor in the two getting involved in such stressful work with someone who likes them precisely for the reasons others despise them.

Liked Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori (Trickster)? Watch ID:INVADED!

• Episodes: 13
• Aired: January 2020 – March 2020

Major Similarities Between Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tanteidan" yori (Trickster) and ID:INVADED

1. Tight-knit Team Working Together

The Investigation Unit of Id: INVADED and the Boy Detectives Club of Trickster are pretty similar. They all have special skills and roles they play and their unity is what makes them so effective. We have our flashier stars like the great detective Sakaido and Hanasaki and Kobayashi but it’s the teams backing them up that make their escapades possible be it through technology or information-gathering. When a member of that team is laid low, it throws off the whole team and their absence is very much felt.

2. Mental Manipulation

Perhaps one of the most interesting and off-putting parts of ID:INVADED and Trickster are how psychological manipulation are capable of some horrific things. While some characters have amazing powers that put them above regular humans, something so seemingly simple can drive a man to kill himself or make brother turn against brother. The mind is our greatest tool and yet can be an inescapable prison. Even the more sci-fi elements of the show don’t overshadow that.

3. Faceless Master-Mind

For most characters, the mysterious John Walker and elusive Fiend of 20 Faces in ID:INVADED and Trickster are ever-present but evade those desperately trying to bring them to justice. You don’t know what exactly they’re after nor how they accomplish their sinister goals. John Walker is a quieter though no less showy version of Fiend of 20 Faces and similarly has his own version of morality he abides by.