Series synopsis
Pretty Boy Detective Club, also known as 美少年探偵団 is a Japanese animation comedy mystery television series that premiered on HTB on April 11, 2021. It ended on June 27, 2021. It stars Maaya Sakamoto, Ayumu Murase, Taito Ban and Toshiki Masuda.
Mayumi Dojima, a second-year student at the exclusive Yubiwa Academy middle school, has lost something—a star she glimpsed just once, ten long years ago. But help is on the way, in the form of the unofficial, secretive, and thoroughly mysterious Pretty Boy Detective Club! Rumored to solve problems within the school (most of which they themselves might as well created) for reasons aesthetic rather than financial, these five gorgeous boys sweep Mayumi into their world of excitement, danger, and ov ...
Premise
Mayumi Dojima, a second-year student at the exclusive Yubiwa Academy middle school, has lost something—a star she glimpsed just once, ten long years ago. But help is on the way, in the form of the unofficial, secretive, and thoroughly mysterious Pretty Boy Detective Club! Rumored to solve problems within the school (most of which they themselves might as well created) for reasons aesthetic rather than financial, these five gorgeous boys sweep Mayumi into their world of excitement, danger, and overwhelming beauty.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maaya Sakamoto as Mayumi Doujima (voice)
- Ayumu Murase as Manabu Soutouin (voice)
- Taito Ban as Nagahiro Sakiguchi (voice)
- Toshiki Masuda as Michiru Fukuroi (voice)
- Shogo Yano as Hyouta Ashikaga (voice)
- Gen Sato as Sousaku Yubiwa (voice)
- Hiroki Nanami as Rei (voice)
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Rai Fudatsuki (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 11, 2021 | June 27, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Dark Star That Shines for You Alone (1) Mayumi Dojima gazes at the stars from the rooftop of Yubiwa Academy Middle School. She has been searching for a star that she saw in the night sky ten years ago. She meets a mysterious and beautiful boy named Manabu Sotoin who suddenly takes her to the headquarters of the Pretty Boy Detective Club, where she meets five pretty boys with unique personalities. She asks the Pretty Boy Detective Club to search for the lost star but... |
April 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Dark Star That Shines for You Alone (2) The members of the Pretty Boy Detective Club: Manabu Sotoin, Nagahiro Sakiguchi, Michiru Fukuroi, Hyota Ashikaga, and Sosaku Yubiwa, along with Mayumi Dojima, visit the location where she saw the lost star ten years ago. The deadline imposed by her parents to stop searching for the star is quickly approaching. Meanwhile, she finds herself being tailed by a shadowy figure! She escapes from its evil clutches only to be told a shocking truth from the Pretty Boy Detective Club... |
April 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Dark Star That Shines for You Alone (3) On their way home from school, Mayumi Dojima and Manabu Sotoin are abducted by a group that call themselves the Twenties. They are after a secret hidden within the star that Mayumi saw ten years ago. The remaining members of the Pretty Boy Detective Club take action to save their friends and finally face the Twenties in a battle! What will Mayumi's decision be after the search for the missing star ends? |
April 25, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HTB |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 11, 2021 |
| Last aired | June 27, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 02:00:00 |