TRILL surveyed 300 men and women nationwide, ages teens through 70s, on the “most memorable detective drama,” and the results blew up on 5ch’s Geinou/Sports News+ board. No. 1 was “Aibou,” often called “the pinnacle of detective dramas,” followed by No. 2 “Bayside Shakedown” and No. 3 “Who’s the Dangerous Cop!?” In response, the thread filled with support for Showa- and Heisei-era shows like “Deka Kizoku” (Detective Aristocrat), “Taiyo ni Hoero!” (Bark at the Sun!), “Seibu Keisatsu” (Western Police), and “Hagure Keiji Junjouha” (The Maverick Detective), with some pointing out “it’s only popular because it’s still on air” — and the fact that everyone’s picks varied wildly by generation became a big part of the debate.
TRILL, Oct. 13
Watching a detective drama, it’s often not just the twists of the case that pull you in — it’s the banter between characters and the lines that stick with you afterward. For shows that have stayed beloved over the years, those memories are often tangled up with watching as a family, or catching reruns again and again.
This time we surveyed 300 people nationwide, ages teens through 70s, on which detective drama left the biggest impression on them. The responses reveal exactly why each show has stuck in so many people’s memories. Take a look — the results might have you nodding along.
Source: trilltrill.jp / Original article here
Agreed — though I mean Deka Kizoku 2 and 3 specifically.
When I first saw the Aibou cast I figured it was just a Deka Kizoku rehash, but I remember being surprised that Mizutani Yutaka's character turned out to be the exact opposite type.
Though honestly I barely remember the Hiroshi Tachi/Hiromi Go version of Deka Kizoku.
anywhere under Nanamagari Precinct's jurisdiction. (the fictional police station from Taiyo ni Hoero!)
Daitokai PARTII.
"For whaaat purpoose~" ♪ (lyric from the Daitokai theme song)
Surusu Miyaguchi
Chiriano (character nicknames from Tokusou Saizensen)
guess it got inducted into the hall of fame and disqualified from the nominations?
For me it's really just Hagure Keiji Junjouha and Taiyo ni Hoero as the big two — haven't watched anything else.
Now it's Seibu Keisatsu (Western Police).
Yujiro-san was a legend.
for my generation it's probably Abu Deka (Who's the Dangerous Cop!?).
Furuhata Ninzaburo too.
It's precisely because the cases are small-scale that making the hero a superman still works as a story. The moment they try that same trick on a huge, sprawling plot, the whole thing falls apart.
Keishichou Satsujin-ka (Metropolitan Police Homicide Division)
The Cop
…that's all I could think of.
Keitai Deka (Cell Phone Detective)
Deka Yoroshiku! (Detective, Nice to Meet You!)
The cast of Netchuu Jidai: Keiji-hen was stacked on an insane level.
You don't even need to watch it to know that.
Beat Takeshi just nonstop yelling "you bastard, you idiot!" lol
That show was ridiculously entertaining, lol
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Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Detective dramas trace back to the 1970s with Taiyo ni Hoero! (Bark at the Sun!) and Seibu Keisatsu (Western Police), followed by Abu Deka (Who’s the Dangerous Cop!?) and Deka Kizoku (Detective Aristocrat) in the ’80s and Bayside Shakedown in the ’90s, with Aibou establishing itself as the long-running staple from the 2000s onward. This time’s No. 1, Aibou, scores high on name recognition largely because of how long it’s run and the fact that new seasons are still being made — a point the thread picked up on, with comments like “it’s only known because it’s still on air.” Meanwhile, support for shows like Deka Kizoku and Taiyo ni Hoero split clearly along generational lines, and the very criteria people used to judge the shows — whether there’s real deduction involved, or how deep the human drama runs — also differed by generation, which is part of why the discussion kept talking past itself. Note that the original article doesn’t break down the exact vote counts.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “No. 2 ‘Bayside Shakedown,’ No. 3 ‘Who’s the Dangerous Cop!?’ — 300 People Pick the ‘Most Memorable Detective Drama,’ with No. 1 Called ‘the Pinnacle of Detective Dramas’.”
