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Cuticle Detective Inaba

Score

6.7 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

ZEXCS

Cuticle Detective Inaba

Also known as キューティクル探偵因幡 | Cuticle Tantei Inaba

TVWinter 2013Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ActionComedyMysterySupernaturalFantasy

6.7/10

Community score

#3471

Rank

115.3K

Members

432

Favorites

Synopsis

In a world where half-human, half-animal chimeras live and work alongside normal people, there are sure to be a few bad apples in the bunch. Unfortunately, half-human criminals means non-human clues that often leave the police stumped. That's where lone wolf detectives like Hiroshi Inaba come in. He's literally part wolf and has the amazing ability to extract critical information just by examining or tasting a sample of someone's hair! Of course, that ability has also resulted in Inaba having a little bit of a hair fetish, but that doesn't seem to be a problem for his two assistants. (Well, at least the cross-dressing one isn't complaining much.) And it's nothing compared to the strange tastes of Inaba's nemesis, the omnivorous (and half goat) crime boss Don Valentino, who has an appetite for green legal tender instead of tender young greens! Inaba's sworn to cut Valentino out of the criminal flock before the Don can wolf down more ill-gotten dough, but he's going to have to chew his way through a lot of evidence to get his goat. Can sheer dogged detective work put the baaaaad guys behind bars?

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Cast Highlights

Inaba, Hiroshi

Inaba, Hiroshi

Main

Voice: Suwabe, Junichi (Japanese)

Nozaki, Kei

Nozaki, Kei

Main

Voice: Irino, Miyu (Japanese)

Ogino, Kuniharu

Ogino, Kuniharu

Main

Voice: Morikawa, Toshiyuki (Japanese)

Sasaki, Yuuta

Sasaki, Yuuta

Main

Voice: Shimoda, Asami (Japanese)

Valentino

Valentino

Main

Voice: Ookawa, Tooru (Japanese)

Akiyoshi

Akiyoshi

Supporting

Voice: Asanuma, Shintaro (Japanese)

Gabriella

Gabriella

Supporting

Voice: Hikasa, Youko (Japanese)

Hamada, Iori

Hamada, Iori

Supporting

Voice: Hino, Satoshi (Japanese)

Core Staff

Isogai, Noritomo

Isogai, Noritomo

Producer

Nakamura, Makoto

Nakamura, Makoto

Producer, Script, Series Composition

Takahashi, Kazuya

Takahashi, Kazuya

Producer

Tanaka, Shinsaku

Tanaka, Shinsaku

Producer

Yamazaki, Fumiki

Yamazaki, Fumiki

Producer

Mitsunaka, Susumu

Mitsunaka, Susumu

Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Key Animation, Screenplay

Theme Songs

Openings

"Haruka, Nichijou no Naka de (遥か、日常の中で)" by Hiroshi Inaba (CV: Junichi Suwabe) (eps 2-12)

Endings

"Prima Stella (プリマ・ステラ)" by Don Valentino (CV: Toru Okawa)

Latest Updates

Manga 'Cuticle Tantei Inaba' to End
MyAnimeList3420d ago

Manga 'Cuticle Tantei Inaba' to End

North American Anime & Manga Releases for May
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North American Anime & Manga Releases for May

News
MyAnimeList4887d ago

Sentai Filmworks Acquires Amnesia and Cuticle Tantei Inaba

Winter 2013 Simulcast List
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Winter 2013 Simulcast List

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Related Titles

Adaptation

Cuticle Tantei Inaba

manga

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Counterfeit Currency Printing Incident / Inaba Hiroshi Kidnapping Incident

3.79/5

Episode 2

The Secret Documents / Mother and Child Stalker Case

4.33/5

Episode 3

The Chocolate Enchantment Case / The Wolf Girl Assassination Case

4.34/5

Episode 4

Uniformed Police Officer Raid Incident / Cat Lover Enchantment Case

4.39/5

Episode 5

The Genius Tag Team Case / The Pleasure Trip Paradise Case

4.49/5

Episode 6

The Mastermind Black Fang Arrival Case / The Wolf's House!

4.58/5

Episode 7

Acceptance Into Hair Cuticle Academy / Cuticle Life: The Idiot Sons / Bar Ragdoll / Boss Kujou's

4.04/5

Episode 8

Sasaki Yuuta Kidnapping Case \ Inaba Family Breakdown Case (Part One)

4.39/5
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration23 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonWinter 2013
AiredJan 4, 2013 to Mar 22, 2013
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#2175
Scored by39K
BroadcastFridays at 23:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Cuticle Detective Inaba

Romaji title

Cuticle Tantei Inaba

Japanese title

キューティクル探偵因幡

Synonyms

Cuticle Detective Inada

Production Team

Main studio

ZEXCS

Producers

Frontier Works, Media Factory, AT-X, Showgate, BIGLOBE

Licensors

Sentai Filmworks

Japanese title

キューティクル探偵因幡

Themes And Audience

DetectiveGag HumorOrganized CrimeUrban FantasyShounen