AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002 22 seasons · 408 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

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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
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

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.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #2

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  3. My Family
    #3

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  5. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #5

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  8. Go Heat Man!
    #8

    Go Heat Man!

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

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.

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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

First Air Date
October 9, 2002
Last Air Date
March 15, 2023
Broadcast Span
20.4 years
Total Episodes
408 across 22 seasons
Format
Scripted
Status
Returning Series
Total Runtime
≈ 754.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTV Asahi, Toei Company
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes22 / 408
Release DateOctober 9, 2002
Official Sitewww.tv-asahi.co.jp