Series synopsis
Woodpecker Detective's Office, also known as 啄木鳥探偵處 is a Japanese animation mystery drama television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 13, 2020. It ended on June 29, 2020. It stars Shintaro Asanuma, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukiya Hayashi and Kenjiro Tsuda.
A ghost was seen on the 12th floor of the Asakusa Juunikai building. A newspaper article featuring the sighting brought together Takuboku Ishikawa, who runs a private detective agency and his assistant Kyosuke Kindaichi to solve the case.
Premise
A ghost was seen on the 12th floor of the Asakusa Juunikai building. A newspaper article featuring the sighting brought together Takuboku Ishikawa, who runs a private detective agency and his assistant Kyosuke Kindaichi to solve the case.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shintaro Asanuma as Takuboku Ishikawa (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Kyōsuke Kindaichi (voice)
- Yukiya Hayashi as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Kodo Nomura (voice)
- Soma Saito as Isamu Yoshii (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Sakutoro Hagiwara (voice)
- Kensho Ono as Taro Hirai (voice)
- Makoto Furukawa as Bokusui Wakayama (voice)
Supporting cast
Guest cast
- Marina Mizusaki as Female customer (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 13, 2020 | June 29, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Pleasant Occupation Genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku moves to Tokyo with the help of an upperclassman of his, Kindaichi Kyousuke. Enraptured by both drink and women, Takuboku finds himself perpetually out of money. One day, the two men decide to drop by Asakusa and find themselves primary witnesses to a murder. The victim, Tatsukichi, worked in the home of Oguri, the head clerk to the Arakawa mines. When the murder weapon and a letter of accusation written by Tatsukichi are discovered, Oguri is arrested for the crime, but Takuboku isn’t convinced… |
April 13, 2020 |
| 2 |
A Red-light District Woman A prostitute from Hananoya, O-Taki, has been killed. When Takuboku says, "I saw Kyousuke in O-Taki’s room," Kyousuke becomes a prime suspect. Meanwhile, based on the fact that Takuboku’s romaji diary was left in O-Taki’s room, Kyousuke begins to suspect that Takuboku might have done it. Where does the truth really lie? |
April 20, 2020 |
| 3 |
Casual Remarks Kyousuke has been arrested. Hagiwara Sakutarou, Nomura Kodou, and the others gather at the "milk hall," a small cafe serving European beverages and foods, to try to discover the truth of the situation. Each of the literary men unveil their deductions. Natsume Souseki introduces Akutagawa Ryuunosuke who also participates in the puzzle solving, but none of them come up with a deciding theory. As they ponder, a boy named Hirai Tarou steps forward. Hirai tells them that everything started two nights ago… |
April 27, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 13, 2020 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2020 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 23:00:00 |