Series synopsis
Cuticle Detective Inaba, also known as キューティクル探偵因幡 is a Japanese action & adventure animation comedy television series that premiered on AT-X on January 4, 2013. It ended on March 22, 2013. It stars Asami Shimoda, Ai Fukada, Miyu Irino and Yoko Hikasa.
The story revolves around Hiroshi Inaba, a private detective, and part-wolf-part-human being who was created artificially. Hiroshi runs his own detective agency and solves cases with the help of his cross-dressing secretary Yuuta, and Kei, a "relatively normal" teenager. The plot centres on Hiroshi and the gang trying to arrest his arch-nemesis Don Valentino, a mastermind goat with a taste for money (literally).
Premise
The story revolves around Hiroshi Inaba, a private detective, and part-wolf-part-human being who was created artificially. Hiroshi runs his own detective agency and solves cases with the help of his cross-dressing secretary Yuuta, and Kei, a "relatively normal" teenager. The plot centres on Hiroshi and the gang trying to arrest his arch-nemesis Don Valentino, a mastermind goat with a taste for money (literally).
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Asami Shimoda as 佐佐木优太
- Ai Fukada as 斯特拉
- Miyu Irino as 野崎圭
- Yoko Hikasa as 加布里埃拉
- Junichi Suwabe as 因幡洋
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as 荻野邦治
- Yuiko Tatsumi as 诺亚
- Toru Okawa as 唐瓦伦蒂诺
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 4, 2013 | March 22, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Counterfeit Currency Printing Incident/Inaba Hiroshi Kidnapping Incident One day, Inaba Hiroshi's former partner when he was a police dog, Inspector Ogino, shows up at his detective agency.His request was for Inaba to help him catch the Italian mafia boss, Valentino. Inaba and his team infiltrate Valentino's hideout, but what they found there was... |
January 4, 2013 |
| 2 |
The Secret Documents Robbery Case/Mother and Child Stalker Case The most valuable document in all of Japan has been stolen and to get it back, unwilling teams will have to play the game. Ogino is sure somebody is stalking his family; he wants Hiroshi to guard them until the perp is caught. |
January 11, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Chocolate Enchantment Case/The Wolf Girl Assassination Case Don has created the ultimate chocolate to trap Hiroshi in one sided love. A new wolf from France is joining Japan's Secret Doberman corps. |
January 18, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 22, 2013 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |