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Angel's Ears: Night of the Traffic Police

2024 · 1 season

A quiet, humane procedural that unfolds its small tragedies carefully, asking you to listen closely to what people cannot say.

Created by: Yo Kawahara
Genres: Mystery
Starring: Fuka Koshiba, Ken Yasuda, Rei Dan

Overview: Adapted from the novel "Tenshi no Mimi" (天使の耳) by Higashino Keigo (東野圭吾).

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Created by: Yo Kawahara
Genres: Mystery
Starring: Fuka Koshiba, Ken Yasuda, Rei Dan

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
grief
guilt
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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