Case File nº221: Kabukicho cover

Case File nº221: Kabukicho

Kabukichou Sherlock · 歌舞伎町シャーロック

TV · Finished · Fall 2019 · 24 episodes · 24 min

The East Side of Shinjuku Ward … In the center of this chaotic neighborhood, the neon-lit Kabukicho district is expanding. Where light shines, there are also deep shadows. The curtain rises on this night stage where bizarre murders occurred! Is this suspense? No, comedy? An indistinguishable drama is about to begin….

(Source: Anime News Network)

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Psychological

Tags: Detective, Primarily Adult Cast, Police, Urban, Male Protagonist, Episodic, Surreal Comedy, Crossdressing, Classic Literature, Delinquents, Bar

Studio: Production I.G

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: Hello Detectives
  2. Episode 2: Why Not Join the Staring-At-Eye-Moles Squad?
  3. Episode 3: The Dream of Fuyuto Kyogoku, the Ace
  4. Episode 4: The Water's Usually Hot
  5. Episode 5: Offside is the Best Side
  6. Episode 6: Kobayashi the Man, Giving It His All
  7. Episode 7: Wife Looks Into the Future
  8. Episode 8: Don't Take Off the Swimsuit
  9. Episode 9: That Woman's Pad
  10. Episode 10: Now Hiring Psychics
  11. Episode 11: Jack the Ripper
  12. Episode 12: No more Nyan-Nyan
  13. Episode 13: First Moonlit Night
  14. Episode 14: Take Back Your Melon Heart
  15. Episode 15: Where is He?
  16. Episode 16: Michel and the Stupid Book
  17. Episode 17: Looking Back on Saudade
  18. Episode 18: Lots of Animals
  19. Episode 19: The Curtain Rises on the Grand Guignol
  20. Episode 20: Moriarty Savors
  21. Episode 21: Not Breathing
  22. Episode 22: The Thread Where We Talk About Yeast
  23. Episode 23: Everybody Be There At Eight
  24. Episode 24: See you in Kabukicho!

Reviews

The fun isn't the mystery, the fun lies within the process

Unique take on a classic, it manages to paint Sherlock with a new coat of paint, and mostly succeeds.