TV series

Sukeban Deka

1985 · 1 season

A scrappy, pulpy undercover-school thriller that plays its melodrama straight and its yo-yo fights with deadpan conviction.

Overview: A juvenile delinquent code-named Saki Asamiya is taken in by the government and forced to fight crime to redeem her actions. She is sent to various high schools to infiltrate and neutralize gangs and other forms of crime as a police officer using her metal yo-yo badge as a weapon.
How it feels: Campy, tense, melancholic and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Justice, crime, identity, rebellion
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
crime
identity
rebellion
betrayal
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild