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Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge

2011 · 1 season

A tidy, earnest detective drama that unfolds its puzzles at a steady, comfortable pace with mild suspense and youthful charm.

Created by
Gosho Aoyama
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Junpei Mizobata, Shioli Kutsuna, Takanori Jinnai
Overview
Live-action drama series that takes place before the events that begin the story of Detective Conan, the anime series.

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Created by
Gosho Aoyama
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Junpei Mizobata, Shioli Kutsuna, Takanori Jinnai
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • justice
  • friendship
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
Gosho Aoyama
Written by
Takao Isami, Takehiko Hata, Mami Oikawa, 福田弥生
Starring
Junpei Mizobata, Shioli Kutsuna, Takanori Jinnai, Sayaka Akimoto, Natsuhi Ueno, Yuuichi Tsuchiya, Kotaro Tanaka, Yoko Mitsuya
Music
Koji Endo
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 40 min each
Network
YTV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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