If you prefer high-stakes mind games and dark mysteries, these are must-watches.

: A brilliant high schooler finds a notebook that allows him to kill anyone whose name he writes in it, sparking a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with a world-class detective.

: A grounded, mature thriller about a neurosurgeon who saves a boy's life, only to discover years later that the boy has become a calculating serial killer.

: A beautiful, episodic "healing" (iyashikei) series about a wanderer investigating supernatural creatures called Mushi.

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These series have dominated global popularity in recent years.