Woodpecker Detective's Office

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Kitsutsuki-Tantei-dokoro.jpg

| caption = Novel cover

| ja_kanji = 啄木鳥探偵處

| ja_romaji = Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro

| genre = Mystery{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-22/woodpecker-detective-office-novel-gets-spring-2020-tv-anime/.144888|title= Woodpecker Detective's Office Novel Gets Spring 2020 TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=July 5, 2019}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = novel

| author = Kei Ii

| publisher =

| publisher_en =

| demographic =

| imprint =

| published = 1999

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = TV series

| director = Shinpei Ezaki (Chief)
Tomoe Makino

| producer =

| writer = Taku Kishimoto

| music = MONACA

| studio = Liden Films

| licensee = Crunchyroll

| network = Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, CS Family Gekijo

| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=Animax Asia}}

| first = April 13, 2020

| last =June 29, 2020

| episodes = 12

| episode_list = #Anime

}}

{{Nihongo|Woodpecker Detective's Office|啄木鳥探偵處|Kitsutsuki Tantei-dokoro}} is a 1999 Japanese mystery novel written by Kei Ii. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired between April and June 2020.

Setting

The novel is set in the Meiji era, and follows fictionalized versions of the poet Takuboku Ishikawa and the linguist Kyōsuke Kindaichi. Ishikawa is a private investigator. They both investigate a supposed ghost haunting at the Ryōunkaku skyscraper.

Characters

;{{Nihongo|Takuboku Ishikawa|石川啄木|Ishikawa Takuboku}}

:{{Voiced by|Shintarō Asanuma}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-04/woodpecker-detective-office-anime-reveals-main-cast-more-staff-visual/.151873|title= Woodpecker Detective's Office Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, Visual|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=October 4, 2019}}

;{{Nihongo|Kyōsuke Kindaichi|金田一京助|Kindaichi Kyōsuke}}

:{{Voiced by|Takahiro Sakurai}}

;{{Nihongo|Kodo Nomura|野村胡堂|Nomura Kodō}}

:{{Voiced by|Kenjiro Tsuda}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-05/woodpecker-detective-office-anime-video-reveals-more-cast-theme-song-artists-april-13-debut/.156089|title=Woodpecker Detective's Office Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, April 13 Debut|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 5, 2020|access-date=February 5, 2020}}

;{{Nihongo|Ryūnosuke Akutagawa|芥川龍之介|Akutagawa Ryūnosuke}}

:{{Voiced by|Yukiya Hayashi}}

;{{Nihongo|Isamu Yoshii|吉井勇|Yoshii Isamu}}

:{{Voiced by|Sōma Saitō}}

;{{Nihongo|Sakutaro Hagiwara|萩原朔太郎|Hagiwara Sakutarō}}

:{{Voiced by|Yūichirō Umehara}}

;{{Nihongo|Taro Hirai|平井太郎|Hirai Tarō}}

:{{Voiced by|Kenshō Ono}}

;{{Nihongo|Bokusui Wakayama|若山牧水|Wakayama Bokusui}}

:{{Voiced by|Makoto Furukawa}}

;{{Nihongo|Mori Ōgai|森林太郎|Mori Rintarō}}

:{{Voiced by|Junichi Suwabe}}

Media

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=Anime=

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 22, 2019. The series is animated by Liden Films, with Tomoe Makino serving as director and Shinpei Ezaki serving as chief director. Taku Kishimoto handled series composition, Shuichi Hara designed the characters, and MONACA composed the series' music.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-23/hanebad-shinpei-ezaki-directs-woodpecker-detective-office-anime-at-liden-films/.144917|title= Hanebad's Shinpei Ezaki Directs Woodpecker Detective's Office Anime at Liden Films|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=July 5, 2019}} Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia and aired it on Animax Asia and later streamed on Muse Asia YouTube channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/emusesg/posts/664795804271801|title=Starting from April 13th, Woodpecker Detective's Office will air on Animax - Same day as Japan. Stay tuned!|website=Facebook|date=April 7, 2020|accessdate=May 30, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-15/muse-asia-streams-new-game-woodpecker-detective-office-anime-on-youtube/.193817|title=Muse Asia Streams New Game!!, Woodpecker Detective's Office Anime on YouTube|website=Anime News Network|date=January 15, 2023|access-date=February 16, 2023}} It aired between April 13 and June 29, 2020, on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and CS Family Gekijo. Makoto Furukawa will perform the series' opening theme song "Honjitsu mo Makoto ni Seiten Nari", while NOW ON AIR will perform the series' ending theme song "Gondola no Uta".

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = A Pleasant Occupation

| TranslitTitle = Kokoroyoi shigoto

| NativeTitle = こころよい仕事

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|13}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = A Red-light District Woman

| TranslitTitle = Makutsu no Onna

| NativeTitle = 魔窟の女

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|20}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Casual Remarks

| TranslitTitle = Sarigenai kotoba

| NativeTitle = さりげない言葉

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|27}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Strange Stories of the High Tower

| TranslitTitle = Kōtō kitan

| NativeTitle = 高塔奇譚

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|4}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Accursed Beast

| TranslitTitle = Nikui an chikushō

| NativeTitle = にくいあん畜生

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|11}}

| ShortSummary =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Honeysuckle

| TranslitTitle = Suikazura

| NativeTitle = {{ruby-ja|忍冬|すいかずら}}

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|18}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Gentleman Thief

| TranslitTitle = Shinshi tōzoku

| NativeTitle = 紳士盗賊

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|25}}

| ShortSummary =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = Young Man

| TranslitTitle = Wakaki otoko

| NativeTitle = 若きおとこ

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|6|1}}

| ShortSummary =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = Events Fulfilled

| TranslitTitle = Tsukamatsu togeshi koto

| NativeTitle = 仕遂げしこと

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|6|8}}

| ShortSummary =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = Over Many Mountains and Rivers

| TranslitTitle = Iku yamakawa

| NativeTitle = 幾山河

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|6|15}}

| ShortSummary =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = The Hour of Demons

| TranslitTitle = Omagatoki

| NativeTitle = 逢魔が時

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|6|22}}

| ShortSummary =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| Title = Pale Blue Skies

| TranslitTitle = Sōkū

| NativeTitle = 蒼空

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|6|29}}

| ShortSummary =

}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://kimikoe.com/kitsutsuki/|Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:1999 Japanese novels

Category:Anime based on novels

Category:Crunchyroll anime

Category:Historical anime and manga

Category:Japanese mystery novels

Category:Liden Films

Category:Muse Communication

Category:Mystery anime and manga

Category:Novels set in the Meiji era

Category:Tokyo MX original programming