Series synopsis
SPEC ~ First Blood, also known as SPEC 〜警視庁公安部公安第五課 未詳事件特別対策係事件簿〜 is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy drama comedy television series that premiered on TBS on October 8, 2010. It ended on December 17, 2010. It stars Erika Toda, Ryo Kase, Raita Ryu and Ryunosuke Kamiki.
An eccentric genius and a demoted special forces officer team up in Tokyo's Unidentified Crimes Unit to tackle criminals with supernatural abilities.
Premise
An eccentric genius and a demoted special forces officer team up in Tokyo's Unidentified Crimes Unit to tackle criminals with supernatural abilities.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Erika Toda as Saya Toma
- Ryo Kase as Takeru Sebumi
- Raita Ryu as Kotaro Nonomura
- Ryunosuke Kamiki as Juichi Ninomae
- Kippei Shiina as Sekehiro Tsuda
- Saki Fukuda as Mirei Shimura
- Yu Shirota as Satoshi Chii
- Ken Yasuda as Ryota Unno
Supporting cast
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Toshiaki Reisen
- Kasumi Arimura as Miyabi Masaki
- Erina Mano as Satori
- Kohki Okada as Kaoru Baba
- Kazuyuki Matsuzawa as Ayumu Shikahama
- Ryuji Sainei as Souji Inomata
- Yuu Tokui as Akio Kondo
Guest cast
- Nao Omori as Mitsugu Satomi
- Takaya Kamikawa as Chihiro Waki
- Ken Kaneko as Haruki Gokitani
- Shiro Sano as Yuichi Oshima
- Kenichi Takitoh as Takuya Onikado
- Takumi Saitoh as Sadao Itano
- Yoshinori Okada as Kazuo Matsui
- Takaya Yamauchi as Kojiro Katsura
- Eriko Moriwaki as Mariko Onikado
- Seminosuke Murasugi as Minoru Hayashi
- Kaoru Okunuki as Hisako Furuto
- Yui Miura as Michika Furuto
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 17 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | April 1, 2012 | November 29, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 10 | October 8, 2010 | December 17, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
～Soar～ Set on year after the fight between detectives Saya Toma (Erika Toda), Takeru Sebumi (Ryo Kase) and Satoshi Chii (Yuu Shirota). More confrontations ensues between the detectives at the Unidentified Crimes Unit of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Takeru Sebumi (Ryo Kase) returns after taking a break due to his eye problems. Kenzo Ichiyanagi (Denden) is appointed section chief, while Kotaro Nonomura (Raita Ryu) is demoted. New member Shu Yoshikawa (Kazuki Kitamura) joins the team. |
April 1, 2012 |
| 2 |
～Heaven～ Saya Toma (Erika Toda) is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi (Ryo Kase) is a career detective with a distinguished background. They work on cases by postulating the "SPEC" of the unknown criminals and then deduce the criminal's unknown "SPEC" to make arrests. A mystery occurs when bodies are found on a cruiser in the ocean. Saya Toma and Ryo Kase of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department are brought in to solve the case. |
April 7, 2012 |
| 3 |
～Rei～ A prequel to the series. High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States. Saya Toma is assigned to work unsolved cases in the Public Security Bureau. Meanwhile, because of Satoshi Chii's (Yuu Shirota) scheme, Juichi Ninomae (Ryunosuke Kamiki) considers Saya Toma his parents' enemy and tries to push her to the edge. Satoshi Chii's scheme has also caused Saya Toma and Juichi Ninomae to forget that they are brother and sister. The siblings are headed to a life-staking fight. A girl named Maho Ueno (Umika Kawashima) becomes involved in their fight. To protect Maho Ueno, Saya Toma uses "spec". |
October 23, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Specialists in the supernatural, Tokyo Metropolitan PD’s Unidentified Crimes Unit (aka "Mishou") are called in to deal with an ominous prophecy. |
October 8, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The team must find the culprit of an unsolved murder. If not, a death row prisoner who claims god-like powers will take matters into his own hands. |
October 15, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A man with supernatural abilities committing crimes across Japan may not be who he claims to be. Mishou has 48 hours to avoid a media disaster. |
October 22, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 8, 2010 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2010 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |