TV series

Robot Detective

1973 · 1 season

A retro, earnest superhero romp with a mechanical hero, colourful villains, and simple, episodic battles.

Tagline: Robot Detective！Named K！！！
Overview: A scientist builds a humanoid robot detective complete with human-like personality to fight a band of murdering robots created and led by her crazed brother.
How it feels: Campy, earnest, dark and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, family, betrayal, justice
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
betrayal
justice
technology
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure
Starring: Yūko Kimi, Shūsei Nakamura, Jirô Chiba, Kaku Takashina, Keiko Kurenai, Yumiko Kaga, Sakyo Mikami, Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Length: 1 seasons, 26 episodes, 30 min each
Network: Fuji TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese