Puzzle

A breezy, cheeky mystery-of-the-week romp where a smug teacher and her students crack puzzles for cash, more playful than tense.

Created by

Osamu Katayama

Genres

Drama, Crime, Comedy

Starring

Satomi Ishihara, Yusuke Yamamoto, Ryo Kimura

Overview

Misako Ayukawa, a woman in her 30s, is an English teacher with ironically poor English skills. She values herself over her students and money over love. She displays arrogance in front of her students, but acts pleasantly around everyone else. However, Ayukawa possesses a brilliant mind for solving puzzles. Motivated by the possibility of rewards and treasure, she ends up tackling various cases on the weekends along with 3 of her top students.

How it feels

Light, satirical, cynical and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Mystery, greed, work, friendship

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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