JAPANESE INVASION IN MY MYSTERY-FILLED MIND [Hobbies]

    I have been spending time for watching japanese dramas. Most of them are on the mystery, detective, crime genres. The things that fascinated me to watch japanese detective dramas are that they are very detailed and some are scientific.

    Now, here are some of my favorite japanese detective dramas

KINDAICHI CASE FILES

THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF KINDAICHI CASE FILES 1995 SERIES

    The Kindaichi series is what I call the father of all detective jdrama. This first aired in 1995 (I'm not even in this world yet) but I watched them all last two years (2012 -2013). The first season in the series is by far my favourite among the others with its great balance of suspense, gory and comedic moments. Although the series contains multiple plot flaws. It is actually based on a manga series and also spawned long-running animated series. 

MR. BRAIN

THE PROTAGONIST, NEUROSCIENTIST RYUSUKE TSUKUMO

    This is one of the greatest and  funniest detective drama. First, The protagonist is not a detective but a Neuroscientist. He focuses on how the brain works and his naughty curiosity leads him to solving cases. Even the detective of the police department consults him.

    The technology might be over than average but this drama still captures me.




GALILEO

COVER OF THE FIRST GALILEO MOVIE:
THE DEVOTION OF SUSPECT X (2007)

    Being some kinda science geek myself, Galileo's plot really appeals to me. Loaded with sound scientific explanations and coupled with a more serious overtone, plenty of light comedic moments and a great soundtrack all help make Galileo a rival to the Kindaichi series.

    Yukawa Manabu is a physics assistant professor of Teito University and a weirdo dubbed as Galileo who helps Detective Utsumi in solving occult and seemingly unscientific crimes using science and logic.








KIINA: IMPOSSIBLE CRIME INVESTIGATOR

THE PROTAGONIST, DETECTIVE HARUSE KIINA

   Kiina is a lady police who doesn't really do anything but to sit on her desk at her provincial post and read the criminal lists until she was headhunted by the chief of police. She arrested most of the hiding criminals and it is because of her steaming curiosity, fond of reading and her photographic memory.




JOKER: UNFORGIVING INVESTIGATORS

THE MAIN CHARACTERS: from left to right
(DETECTIVE DATE, DETECTIVE MIYAGI and KURUSU)

    Joker is a very serious drama with a dark past. This is about a detective who never gets angry was called as Buddha or Saint for his gentle behavior but unknown to others, he transforms into a vigilante at night who captures criminals who were able to escape conviction of the law and transfers them to a prison island. This drama makes you ask what is the real meaning of justice.









DETECTIVE CONAN

THE MAIN CHARACTERS: from left to right
(KAZUHA, HEIJI, SHINICHI and RAN)

    Lastly is my all-time favorite anime turned live action, Detective Conan. The drama series focuses on the cases of Shinichi Kudo before he was shrunk by the Black Organization. 

     Watching these dramas had given me vast knowledge in the world criminal and investigation. I have read many books on mysteries and detetives like The Adventures, The Casebook, The Memoirs and The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Carribean Mystery, Death on the Nile, The Orient Express by Agatha Christie and oher books of Ellery Queen.

    I also became fond of watching american police-procedurals like CSI:NY, NCIS, NUMB3RS, etc but still nothing beats my fondness with japaneses mystery dramas. They are good in combining the serious and comedic atmosphere.