TV series

Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack

1998–1999 · 1 season

A cheerful, silly weekly adventure with costumed robots, gentle stakes and a warm small-town detective vibe.

Overview: Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series created and produced by Toei Company. The series is the seventeenth and final installment of the Metal Hero Series and the partial sequel to B-Robo Kabutack. It premiered on March 8, 1998, the week following the finale of B-Robo Kabutack and ended on January 24, 1999. It joins with Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden, Seiju Sentai Gingaman and Yume no Crayon Oukoku as a program featured in TV Asahi.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, absurd and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, found family, mystery, loyalty
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
found family
mystery
loyalty
greed
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none