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Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!

2026 · 1 season

A gentle, offbeat detective show that ambles through odd cases with dry humor and homemade gadgets, easy to sink into.

Created by
Keisuke Kondô, Shuichi Okita
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ryuhei Matsuda, Hikaru Takahashi, Koji Ohkura
Overview
A quirky detective-inventor tackles bizarre cases with a laid-back style, surrounded by his outrageous inventions.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Keisuke Kondô, Shuichi Okita
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ryuhei Matsuda, Hikaru Takahashi, Koji Ohkura
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Keisuke Kondô, Shuichi Okita, Kahori Higashi
Written by
Keisuke Kondô, Shuichi Okita, Fumio Moriya
Starring
Ryuhei Matsuda, Hikaru Takahashi, Koji Ohkura, Shingo Mizusawa, Yuki Katayama, Ken Mitsuishi, Kitaro, Mieko Harada
Music
Shoji Ikenaga
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 48 min each
Network
tv asahi
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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