Chenghuang

Surveillance footage places him at crime scenes where people are literally transforming into demons, except he has no memory of being there. Before he can even process that, an underworld enforcer shows up with an arrest warrant from the supernatural authorities and drags him in for judgment. That's the setup for Cheng Huang Lu, a 6-episode ONA that drops you into a modern city where human and demon worlds quietly overlap, and someone is exploiting that overlap in very deliberate ways. The male lead isn't just framed: whoever is doing this looks exactly like him, which means the conspiracy runs closer to home than either of them expected. Rather than face execution for crimes he didn't commit, he blackmails the enforcer into helping him investigate, which makes for a genuinely tense partnership between two people who have every reason not to trust each other. The tone stays grounded and suspenseful rather than flashy; the supernatural elements feel like a hidden layer of the city rather than spectacle for its own sake. If you liked the mystery-unraveling pace of Link Click or the underworld bureaucracy vibes of Death Parade, this sits in similar territory. It's a crime thriller with a supernatural backbone, and the six-episode format keeps things focused. Worth picking up if you want something that builds atmosphere without overstaying its welcome.