Trickster

A moody, slow-burning mystery that pairs youthful detective work with a quiet, aching meditation on death and connection.

Created by

Daisuke Kurose, Jiro Fujimoto

Genres

Action & adventure, Animation, Mystery

Starring

Ryota Osaka, GACKT, Daiki Yamashita

Overview

It is the 2030s. The Boy Detectives Club gathers under Kogorō Akechi, the mysterious detective. The group solves cases great and small using their unique skills. One day, a member of the club, Kensuke Hanazaki, meets the boy Yoshio Kobayashi. Kobayashi's body cannot die due to the effects of the "Unidentifiable Mist," but he yearns for death, and shirks from contact with other people. Taking an interest in him, Hanazaki invites him to join the Boy Detectives Club. Their meeting is connected to the fate tying together Kogorō Akechi, and the era's greatest villain, the Fiend With Twenty Faces.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, death, friendship

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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