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Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories

1968–1969 · 1 season

A classic wandering samurai adventure, mixing swordplay and mystery with a warm sense of justice.

Created by
Rintaro
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure
Overview
The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Created by
Rintaro
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • friendship
  • corruption
  • loyalty
  • crime
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, action & adventure
Created by
Rintaro
Starring
Teiji Ōmiya, Kei Tomiyama, Makio Inoue, Reiko Mutoh, Koichi Kitamura, Osamu Kobayashi, Minori Matsushima, Akiji Kobayashi
Length
1 seasons, 52 episodes, 25 min each
Country
Japan

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