Series synopsis
Butt Detective, also known as おしりたんてい is a Japanese animation kids television series that premiered on NHK Educational TV on May 3, 2018. It stars Yuko Sanpei, Ayaka Saito, Takahiro Sakurai and Ikkei Watanabe.
A polite and meticulous super sleuth known as the Butt Detective solves a myriad of baffling mysteries, blowing raspberries in the face of crime.
Premise
A polite and meticulous super sleuth known as the Butt Detective solves a myriad of baffling mysteries, blowing raspberries in the face of crime.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuko Sanpei as Butt Detective (voice)
- Ayaka Saito as Brown (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as (voice)
- Ikkei Watanabe as (voice)
- Takayuki Sugo as (voice)
- Reika Uyama as (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 178 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 123 | May 3, 2018 | November 15, 2025 |
| Season 2 | 16 | December 1, 2018 | March 30, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 13 | July 6, 2019 | September 28, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 13 | April 4, 2020 | June 27, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 13 | April 3, 2021 | June 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 There's a candy thief at large and Butt Detective's on the case with Brown as his backup. But the trail of the culprit leads right into a lake. |
May 3, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Butt Detective goes to the station, where the officers are looking into who's behind a string of burglaries. But the chief has another job for them. |
May 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 After a Kaito the canine crook threatens to steal the Goddess Scarf from the museum, Butt Detective prepares to protect the precious booty. |
May 5, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pupu Tokoya-san ninukabu yuurei | December 1, 2018 |
| 2 | Pupu Kaitou Taitantei (Part 1) | December 8, 2018 |
| 3 | Pupu Kaitou Taitantei (Part 2) | December 15, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 27 | July 6, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 28 | July 13, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 29 | July 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 40 | April 4, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 41 | April 11, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 42 | April 18, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 53 | April 3, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 54 | April 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 55 Butt Detective goes to the auction with the master. He was a master who had two beckoning cats on his back, but one of them was made into a rat. When I leave the harvest mouse behind, for some reason the mouse rushes to the master's beckoning cat. What is the aim of the mouse? Can Butt Detective protect the beckoning cat? |
April 17, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK Educational TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 3, 2018 |
| Last aired | November 15, 2025 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday at 09:00:00 |