Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro
| Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 啄木鳥 探 偵 處 |
| transcription | Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro |
| genre | Detective story, drama |
| novel | |
| author | Kei II |
| publishing company | Tokyo Sogensha |
| First publication | 1999 - ... |
| Anime television series | |
| title | Woodpecker Detective's Office |
| Original title | 啄木鳥 探 偵 處 |
| transcription | Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro |
| Country of production |
 Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2020 |
| Studio | Liden Films |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Shinpei Ezaki , Tomoe Makino |
| music | Kuniyuki Takahashi , Ryuuichi Takada |
| First broadcast | April 13, 2020 on Tokyo MX , BS Fuji , CS Family Gekijo |
Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro ( Japanese 啄木鳥 探 偵 處 ) is a Japanese crime novel by Kei Ii from 1999. In 2020, an adaptation as an anime television series came out, which was published internationally as Woodpecker Detective's Office .
content
The novel is set in 1909 and tells fictional stories from the life of the Japanese poet Ishikawa Takuboku and his best friend, the linguist Kindaichi Kyōsuke . Both are part of a poetry circle in Tokyo during the Meiji period . Ishikawa leads a carefree, easy life, mostly with money borrowed from his friends - especially from Kyōsuke. If he earns money himself, it is with occasional work for a newspaper or his poetry. Ishikawa accepts investigative assignments in order to generate additional income. In solving the cases he is usually supported by Kyōsuke. He sends the money he earns to his family in the country or spends it quickly himself, so that he again has to rely on the generosity of others.
Kyōsuke has to suffer from his friendship with Ishikawa again and again because he notices how he is being exploited. Nevertheless, he cannot part with his friend, whom he values for his lively manner and his poetry. Finally, he stands by Ishikawa when he becomes seriously ill and slowly weakened until he dies of tuberculosis . Ishikawa also followed a series of murders through which his investigations brought him to the end. Only he recognized the connection between the cases. Not long before his death, Ishikawa is finally able to track down the perpetrator.
publication
The novel was published in 1999 by Tokyo Sogensha in Tankōbon format. In 2008 a new edition appeared as a bunkobon .
Anime series
The Liden Films studio adapted the novel as an anime television series. The lead writer was Taku Kishimoto , who also wrote the scripts for most of the episodes. For episode 6 this was done by Yurika Miyao. Directed by Shinpei Ezaki and Tomoe Makino and the artistic direction was with Yusa Ito . The character designs are from Shuichi Hara .
The series aired from April 13 to June 29, 2020 on Tokyo MX , BS Fuji and CS Family Gekijo . The platform Crunchyroll , which was also involved in the production, published the anime internationally under the title Woodpecker Detective's Office , including German and English subtitles.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Takuboku Ishikawa | Shintaro Asanuma |
| Kyōsuke Kindaichi | Takahiro Sakurai |
| Kodo Nomura | Kenjiro Tsuda |
| Taro Hirai | Kensho Ono |
| Bokusui Wakayama | Makoto Furukawa |
| Isamu Yoshii | Sōma Saitō |
| Sakutoro Hagiwara | Yuichiro Umehara |
| Ryūnosuke Akutagawa | Yukiya Hayashi |
| Natsume Soseki | Shinichiro Miki |
music
The music for the series was composed by Kuniyuki Takahashi and Ryuuichi Takada . The opening title is Honjitsu mo Makoto ni Seiten Nari by Makoto Furukawa.
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Entry on the anime on Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Woodpecker Detective's Office Anime's Video Previews Makoto Furukawa's Opening Song. Anime News Network, March 5, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 .