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Top 19 Thievery anime you should watch right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid
- 18. Super Crooks
- 17. Kaitou Saint Tail
- 16. Magic Kaito 1412
- 15. Lupin III
- 14. Detective Conan Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
- 13. Lupin III vs. Detective Conan
- 12. Lupin the Third, The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
- 11. Lupin III: Napoleon
- 10. Cat's Eye
- 9. Magic Kaito
- 8. D.C.: Da Capo
- 7. Lupin III: The Hemingway Paper Mystery
- 6. Detective Conan: The Sunflowers of Inferno
- 5. Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
- 4. Lupin III: Part II
- 3. Sanzoku no Musume Ronja
- 2. Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
- 1. Lupin III: Part III
19. Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid
An Aquamarine gemstone, the Mermaid's Scale, appears in a secret, underground auction. The queen of the underworld (nicknamed the "Bearslayer") coerces the professional jewel-lifter Lupin into stealing the rock for her. Lupin swipes the stone, and quickly discovers not only that it's a forgery, but that the real Mermaid's Scale is part of an unsolved riddle that leads to transcending mortality! Soon, the "Bearslayer" is found murdered in cold blood! Her seemingly immortal young aide, Misa, is kidnapped by the arms dealer Himuro. The race is on for Lupin and his gang to locate the secret to eternal life... before it's used to send the Earth into a state of endless war!
Lupin the Third: Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ルパン三世 血の刻印 - 永遠のMermaid, Rupan Sansei, Lupin III: Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid
18. Super Crooks
Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong?
Super Crooks has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: スーパー・クルックス, Super Crooks
17. Kaitou Saint Tail
Meimi Haneoka, 14, is a normal girl during the daytime, but during the night, she assumes the "position" of Saint Tail, a modern-day Robin Hood who steals from thieves and gives items back to their original owners. She is aided by her friend, Seira Mimori, a nun-in-training, and she is chased by her classmate (and soon-to-be love interest), Daiki Asuka (often called "Asuka Jr.").
Mysterious Thief Saint Tail has finished airing and it has 43 Episodes. It is also Known as: 怪盗セイント・テール, Kaitou Saint Tail
16. Magic Kaito 1412
Eight years after the mysterious death of his father, Kaito Kuroba, a slightly mischievous but otherwise ordinary teenager, discovers a shocking secret: the Phantom Thief Kaito Kid—also known as "The Magician Under the Moonlight"—was none other than his own father. The former thief was murdered by a criminal organization seeking a mythical stone called the Pandora Gem, said to shed a tear with the passing of the Valley Comet that comes every ten thousand years. When the tear is consumed, the gem supposedly grants immortality.
Vowing to bring those responsible for his father's death to justice, Kaito dons the Phantom Thief's disguise, stealing priceless jewels night after night to find the Pandora Gem before his enemies can use the power for themselves.
Magic Kaito 1412 has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: まじっく快斗1412, Magic Kaito (2014), Magic Kaito 2014
15. Lupin III
Hard-boiled, cocky, classy and silly. These words only begin to describe the amazing master thief Lupin the Third. With the help of some quick gunplay by his partner Jigen, Lupin takes on the world in elaborate heists, classic car chases, and nasty explosions. Fujiko, a buxom redhead with a penchant for betrayal, always gets tangled up in Lupin's capers. The stoic but swift swordsman Goemon is just as inclined to kill Lupin as he is to help him. And Lupin can never seem to lose the relentless Tokyo Police Inspector Zenigata. What sort of trouble will this band of misfits get into next?
Lupin the Third has finished airing and it has 23 Episodes. It is also Known as: Lupin Sansei, ルパン三世, Rupan Sansei, Lupin the Third, Lupin III: Part 1
14. Detective Conan Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
Kaitou Kid announces to the police that he intends to steal the Russian Imperial Easter Egg, which is currently being held in Osaka. As Conan pursues his rival, he discovers that there's more to this case then simply stopping a robbery.
Case Closed Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Meitantei Conan: Seikimatsu no Majutsushi, 名探偵コナン 世紀末の魔術師, Detective Conan Movie 3
13. Lupin III vs. Detective Conan
In a country called Vesparand, a new mineral with super stealth properties has been discovered which attracts Lupin's attention. At the same time the untimely deaths of Queen Sakura and her son, Prince Gill, leave Princess Mira next in succession to the throne. During a trip to Japan, Princess Mira finds her double in Ran and takes the opportunity to trade places, which ends with Ran being spirited away to Vesparand with Conan, Zenigata, Kogoro Mouri, Lupin and Fujiko in tow. There they meet a waiting Jigen and solve the mystery of the deaths of the Queen and Prince.
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ルパン三世 vs 名探偵コナン, Lupin III vs. Meitantei Conan, Lupin Sansei vs Meitantei Conan
12. Lupin the Third, The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Many people are falling prey to a suspicious new religion. Lupin III infiltrates this group, hoping to steal the treasure their leader keeps hidden. There he lays eyes on the beautiful, bewitching woman who has the leader enthralled. This is the story of how fashionable female thief Fujiko Mine first met Lupin III, the greatest thief of his generation.
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna, LUPIN the Third ～峰不二子という女～, Lupin III, Lupin III~Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna~, Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
11. Lupin III: Napoleon
Lupin has a lively time of it this time in a classic car race from Madrid to Paris. The race prize is Napoleon's dictionary, which contains the key to the Treasure of the Empire, something that just about everybody seems to be after. Lupin and his buddies take off after the prize, pursued not only by the perennial Inspector, but also by an army of secret agents from around the world. Classic cars and state-of-the-art weapons heighten the speed and thrills of this adventure.
Lupin the Third: Napoleon has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Lupin III: Napoleon no Jisho wo Ubae, ルパン三世『ナポレオンの辞書を奪え』, Rupan Sansei: Napoleon no Jisho wo Ubae, Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary, Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary
10. Cat's Eye
The three Kisugi sisters—Rui, Hitomi and Ai—during the day run a small cafe called "Cat's Eye." To discover the whereabouts of their father, the artist Michael Heintz, who has disappeared, Hitomi and her sisters rob art galleries as the smart and mysterious thief "Cat's Eye" in the hope that his works can give them clues about his vanishing. The crucial point is that Hitomi has a relationship with Toshi, a police inspector who has sworn to catch "Cat's Eye"—and of course he has no idea about Hitomi's double life.
Cat's Eye has finished airing and it has 73 Episodes. It is also Known as: キャッツ・アイ, Cats Eye
9. Magic Kaito
A true magician can fool even the most astute of eyes and deceive the wisest of minds, and there is no magician more talented at magic alive than Kaito Kuroba. Taught the art of deception and disguise by his late father, Kaito spends his days amazing his classmates with his skillful sleights of hand. But when night falls and the moon is out, he takes his performance to new heights by slipping into the role of the legendary phantom thief dressed in white, Kaito Kid.Magic Kaito chronicles the rebirth of the phantom thief of the night as Kaito takes on his father's old mantle. He'll steal rare and valuable gems right underneath the watchful eye of the police, elude genius detectives with daring escapes, and leave the audience dazzled with his magnificent displays... all while searching for the jewel tied into the mystery of his father's murder and the people responsible for it.
Magic Kaito has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: まじっく快斗, Kaito Kid, Majikku Kaito, Kaitou Kid, Magic Kaitou, Detective Conan Special: Secret Birth of Kaito Kid, Kaitou Kid Tanjou no Himitsu
8. D.C.: Da Capo
Every year the flowers bloom. Mysterious Cherry Blossoms blooming all over a crescent shaped island. That island is the island of Hatsune...
The main character who goes to Kazami Academy, Asakura Junnichi, has the power to see the dreams of other people in his sleep. He was also taught magic by an old lady that allows him to create sweets.
One day, Junnichi seems to have seen someone's dream again while he was sleeping. Inside that dream, a girl who was a childhood friend of his appeared. But, he was woken up by his sister Asakura Nemu, forcing him to come back to his regular life. Nemu doesn't actually have any blood relation to Junnichi but their bond is deeper than other real brothers and sisters. So deep that it gives the illusion that they're lovers.
It was another peaceful normal day waking up early in the morning and going to Kazami Academy. Together with childhood friend Amakase Miharu, the academy idol Shirakawa Kotori, the two sisters Mizukoshi Moe and Mako who prefer eating nabe on the school roof for lunch. Going through their day as usual, their childhood friend, Yoshino Sakura, who they thought had moved to America suddenly appears. It was a surprise for Junnichi and Nemu. Sakura tells them, "I came to finish the promise we made during our childhood"...
D.C.~Da Capo~ has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: D.C.～ダ・カーポ～, D.C.: Da Capo
7. Lupin III: The Hemingway Paper Mystery
A draft of Ernest Hemingway's final novel might hold the secret to an immense hidden treasure, and master thief Lupin the Third is on the hunt! He’ll have the help of his partners and the beautiful bartender Maria, but he'll have to contend with a local civil war, the mercenary Crazy Mash, and his super-wealthy boss Marces to get it.
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Paper Mystery has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Lupin III: Hemingway Paper no Nazo, ルパン三世『ヘミングウェイペーパーの謎, Rupan Sansei: Hemmingway Paper no Nazo, Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers, Lupin III: The Hemingway Paper Mystery
6. Detective Conan: The Sunflowers of Inferno
Kaitou Kid and Vincent van Gogh's artworks feature heavily in the movie, according to an interview with Gosho Aoyama. The teaser preview at the end of Dimensional Sniper included references to van Gogh's "Sunflowers" series.
Case Closed Movie 19: The Hellfire Sunflowers has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Detective Conan Movie 19: The Hellfire Sunflowers, 映画 名探偵コナン 業火の向日葵, Detective Conan Movie 19: Gouka no Himawari, Detective Conan: The Sunflowers of Inferno
5. Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
A normal looking high school girl on the outside, Kusakabe Maron is actually the reincarnation of Jeanne d' Arc. With the help of the angel, Fin Fish, Maron works as the thief Jeanne at night to seal the demons that reside in pieces of artwork, preying upon the weak hearts of the owners. She is branded as a thief due to the fact that the artworks disappear after she seals the demons. One day, a new neighbor and classmate appears, as well as a rival in her night job, the thief Sinbad. With her own best friend being the detective's daughter, out to capture her and the appearance of her new rival, Maron's work is anything but easy.
Phantom Thief Jeanne has finished airing and it has 44 Episodes. It is also Known as: 神風怪盗ジャンヌ, Divine Wind Thief Jeanne
4. Lupin III: Part II
Stealthy, smug, sharp, and silly. These words only begin to describe the greatest thief in the world, Lupin the Third. Ever at his side are the quick-draw sharpshooter Daisuke Jigen and the deadly, honor-bound swordsman Goemon Ishikawa
Besides the countless fabulous treasures and priceless gems he pursues across the world, Lupin’s target is the heart of one Fujiko Mine, a buxom beauty who’s just as often Lupin’s rival as she is his girlfriend. But getting away with the gold and the girl is rarely as simple as it first seems. The clever Fujiko is eager to run off with the treasure for herself. And the dogged Tokyo Police Inspector Zenigata has transferred to Interpol just to chase Lupin and his globe-trotting gang across any and all borders! What’s an international master criminal to do?
Lupin the Third: Part II has finished airing and it has 155 Episodes. It is also Known as: Shin Lupin Sansei, 新・ルパン三世, Rupan Sansei: Part II, Shin Lupin III, Lupin III: Greatest Capers, Lupin III: Tales of the Wolf, New Lupin III
3. Sanzoku no Musume Ronja
The story is about a girl named Ronja who is the daughter of a chief of a tribe of bandits and lives in a huge castle in the forest with the bandits. The story follows Ronja as she encounters mystical creatures, makes friends with another young child like herself, and experiences life in the forest.
Ronja The Robber's Daughter has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 山賊の娘ローニャ, Sanzoku no Musume Ronia, Ronia the Robber's Daughter
2. Detective Conan Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky
Kaito Kid strikes again in this new annual installment of the Detective Conan movies. An actress asked for Mouri Kogoro to protect a precious jewel of hers which Kid has vowed to steal. On the day of the theft, Kaito Kid dressed up as Shinichi and matched wits with Conan, and fled in the end. To thank them, the actress invited Kogoro and family and friends to Sapporo, but a bigger scheme, and a great emergency is just about to unravel high above the clouds in the plane that they're taking...
Case Closed Movie 08: Magician of the Silver Sky has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 名探偵コナン 銀翼の奇術師[マジシャン], Meitantei Conan: Ginyoku no Magician
1. Lupin III: Part III
Lupin III chronicles the adventures of Arsene Lupin III, the world's greatest thief, and his partners in crime: master marksman Daisuke Jigen, beautiful and scheming Fujiko Mine and stoic samurai Goemon Ishikawa XIII. Lupin and his gang travel around the globe in search of the world's greatest treasures and riches and always keeping one step ahead of the tireless Inspector Zenigata, who has vowed to bring Lupin to justice.
Lupin the Third: Part III has finished airing and it has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: Lupin Sansei: Part III, ルパン三世 - Part III, Rupan Sansei: Part III
