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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens

2018 · 1 season

A stylish, fast-moving crime anime with quirky killers, sudden bursts of swordplay and gunplay, and an oddly warm camaraderie beneath the violence.

Created by
Kenji Yasuda
Genres
Animation, Crime, Drama
Overview
The city of Fukuoka houses a thriving criminal underbelly. It is here where Zenji Banba, a laid back detective crosses paths with Xianming Lin, a cross-dressing hit man.

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Created by
Kenji Yasuda
Genres
Animation, Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • crime
  • identity
  • violence
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, crime, drama
Created by
Kenji Yasuda
Starring
Daisuke Namikawa, Kensho Ono, Yuki Kaji, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Atsushi Imaruoka, Tomoaki Maeno, Aoi Yuki, Kohsei Hirota
Music
Kotaro Nakagawa
Cinematography
Atsushi Iwasaki
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network
AT-X
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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