TV series

Tokyo Dogs

2009 · 1 season

A breezy odd-couple cop show where mismatched partners bicker and bond while chasing a case, easy to dip into.

Overview: Kanade Takakura is an elite detective from the New York Police department. He has a very keen sense of judgement but is cold and inflexible. Kanade lost his father in a murder as a young boy, which drove him to become a detective. Maruo Kudo is a former motorcycle gang member now special detective with the Japanese police department. These two opposite characters team up on a case in which secrets are held by a young lady named Yuki Matsunada.
How it feels: Light, earnest, tense and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Crime, friendship, revenge, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: crime
friendship
revenge
identity
found family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild