Spring Anime "Takkubotori Tanteitokoro", Episode 3 Synopsis & Advance Cuts Arrive! Shinichiro Miki plays the guest character Soseki Natsume!

The third episode of the TV anime "Takkkidori Tanteiteitokoro", which will start airing on April 13, 2020, has arrived with an episode synopsis and advance cuts. The third episode is scheduled to air on April 27 on TOKYO MX, BS Fuji, and other stations.

The original work is based on the full-scale mystery novel "Takuboku Tori Tantei Shojo" (written by Kei Ii, Sogen Sushuri Bunko), which won the 3rd Sogen Sushuri Short Story Award. For the anime adaptation, Shinpei Ezaki, who directed "Monster Strike The Movie: To the Place of Beginning," is the general director, and Taku Kishimoto, who worked on the series composition for "Hi-Q! and Taku Kishimoto, who worked on the series composition of "HIQUE! In addition, popular illustrator Iku Saki was chosen to draft the characters. The animation production will be handled by Raiden Film, which has worked on "Terraformers" and other works.

⇒The first key visual and main cast of the TV anime "Takkuboku Tantei Sho", which will be broadcast and distributed in the spring of 2020, have been revealed! Shintaro Asanuma plays Takuboku Ishikawa and Takahiro Sakurai plays Kyosuke Kindaichi!

The third episode of the series has arrived with a synopsis and some advance cutaways.


Episode 3 "Casual Words" Synopsis
Kyosuke has been arrested by the police. In order to find out the truth, Sakutaro Hagiwara, Kodo Nomura, and other literary friends gather at the Milk Hall to present their theories. Ryunosuke Akutagawa, who was introduced by Soseki Natsume, also joins in the mystery-solving, but none of his solutions is decisive. A boy named Taro Hirai appears before the group and tells them that the night before yesterday was the cause of all the problems. All the writers are astonished by his brilliant reasoning. What is his theory?


Script: Taku Kishimoto / Storyboard: Hiroki Itai / Direction: Hiroki Handa / Chief Animation Director: Koji Watanabe / Animation Directors: Atsuko Yamazaki, Sakurako Mitsuhashi

It was also announced that Shinichiro Miki will play the role of Soseki Natsume, a guest character in episode 3.

■Character Information
Soseki Natsume (CV. Shinichiro Miki), a great writer
A novelist who is admired by writers. He has a strong sense of responsibility and takes good care of people. He is admired by many writers including Ryunosuke Akutagawa. He is a colleague of Takuboku at Asahi Shimbun and sometimes gives him advice on his novels.

TV Anime Outline
Takuboku Tantei Location


TOKYO MX: Every Monday from 23:00
BS Fuji: Every Monday from 24:00
CS Family Theater: Every Monday from 24:00
Iwate Menkoi Television: Every Saturday from 17:00
Nagasaki Bunka Broadcasting: Every Monday from 25:54 starting May 4
Distribution will begin at various other distribution sites
*Broadcast dates are subject to change without notice. The broadcast date and time are subject to change without prior notice.

(C) 2020 Kei Ii, Tokyo Sogensha / "Takkuboku Tantei Sho" Production Committee

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