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WATAOJI My Middle-aged Guardian Angel
私のおじさん WATAOJI
A heartwarming drama of Hikari, a rookie assistant director at a TV station and her Guardian Angel, the Guardian Angel who is visible only to Hikari. Before she teams up with this old man, Hikari was a young woman at the lowest point of her life suffering from a broken heart and the loss of her job. She couldn’t care less about her life anymore and she ends up getting a job as an assistant director at a grueling TV variety show. As she feels lost and downtrodden working at her desk that looks more like a garbage pit, a middle aged man calling himself her Guardian Angel appears out of the blue. He is a jolly old man but very sharp tongued, and his personality is unbearable. He follows Hikari day and night and instead of giving her words of encouragement, he doesn’t stop criticizing her! His face is scary and she thought he was her stalker in the beginning. However, she gradually realizes that his sharp-tongued remarks are actually her thoughts and grudges that she dare not put in words or speak aloud. He is saying them aloud for her. She even starts to think his words are refreshing! In this world where everyone needs to keep their tongue in check, “Guardian Angel” expresses what one really thinks with plenty of sarcasm… This is how a hilarious and refreshing working life of Hikari and Guardian Angel starts!
- Crime & Investigation
ドロ刑 -警視庁捜査三課-
Cops get schooled by robbers?!
The crime closest to our everyday life might just be theft. In the Metropolitan Police Department, it is handled by the Investigations 3rd Unit.
Creating a brand new concept within detective dramas, "Cops & Robbers" features novice police detective Tsutomu Madarame and legendary thief Kemuri Garasu (Smoky Crow) as forbidden buddies that tackle a vast array of difficult cases.
The Investigations 3rd Unit is dedicated to solving theft cases like burglary, shoplifting, and snatching. In television dramas, these crimes have been overshadowed by murders and kidnappings, which are handled by the Investigations 1st Unit. But in reality, theft accounts for over 70% of police cases and is the crime that hits closest to home for the average citizen. Because it is carried out with numerous tactics, the 3rd Unit is said to require the highest investigative skills.
Unlike "Lupin the Third" and "Cat's Eye", which are told from the thief's viewpoint, "Cops & Robbers" takes the rare approach of depicting the story though the eyes of the detectives. Released in January 2018 as a manga, its transformation into a live-action drama is unusually quick!
Each case comes to a satisfying solution and leads to an increased awareness of crimes, making this a racy detective drama that is universally entertaining, regardless of age and gender!