Japan Synopsis
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Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (95th percentile) outruns review volume (20th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
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Drama + Crime in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo itself).
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo holds position #49 of 247 Japan seriess in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other Japan seriess in 2002.
The 1459th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,004 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #426 of 1,933 (top 22%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TV Asahi, Toei Company |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 22 / 408 |
| Release Date | October 9, 2002 |
| Official Site | www.tv-asahi.co.jp |