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Muse India Streams Woodpecker Detective's Office Anime
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Woodpecker Detective's Office premiered in April 2020. Muse Asia describes its story:
It is the end of the Meiji Era.
The genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku, who's struggling financially, starts a detective business out of his lodging in response to a certain murder case.
He calls it the Woodpecker Detective's Office. "The ghosts of the Twelve-Story Tower in Asakusa," "the man-eating figure who wanders the streets on snowy nights"...
Takuboku involves himself in one bizarre case after another with his hometown acquaintance, Kindaichi Kyosuke, as his assistant.
JioHotstar is also streaming the anime in India.
Shinpei Ezaki (Monster Strike The Movie, Hanebad!, Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation) was chief director of the anime at LIDEN FILMS. Tomoe Makino (episode director for Tsuredure Children, Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto) directed the series. LIDEN FILMS is also credited with production alongside Tôhoku Shinsha. Taku Kishimoto (91 Days, Silver Spoon, Haikyu!! three seasons) oversaw the series scripts, and manga creator Kaoru Saki is credited with the original character designs. Shuichi Hara (Lost Song, Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World) adapted those character designs for animation, and MONACA composed the music. Yōji Shimizu was the sound director.
Makoto Furukawa performed the opening theme song "Honjitsu mo Makoto ni Seiten Nari" (The Skies Are Clear Again Today), and NOW ON AIR performed the ending theme song "Gondola no Uta" (Gondola Song).
Kei Ii published the novel's first edition in the regular tankōbon format through Tokyo Sogensha in 1999. Tokyo Sogensha re-released the novel in the smaller bunko format in 2008.
Source: Muse India's YouTube channel
