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Rinroku Kaishou, head of the Kaishou media empire, uses information gleaned from his vast network of technology and contacts to solve crimes all across Japan, making himself a hero in the eyes of the Japanese people. On the surface, an old-fashioned detective named Shinjuro Yuki and his odd assistant Inga always show up at the wrong time and reach the wrong conclusion, earning Yuuki the nickname of "The Defeated Detective" and usually mocked by the public.

* EyesOfGold: [[spoiler: Kazamori's humanoid body.]]

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Public Prosecutor Office agents having firearms. But there can be a case for this as ArtisticLicense, given that Japan had just went through a war and had strict laws due to being a victim of terrorist attacks alongside its Cyberpunk setting.

Has a {{Prequel}} named ''Episode 00: Inga-ron''

* BareYourMidriff

* TheChessmaster: Rinroku Kaishou is shaping up to be these, but in a much nicer sense than some other examples.
** Not that nice, though. He's absolutely delighted with stomping on the face of truth and verity in favor of his own brand of justice. While he ''is'' benevolent, he ruins lives for the sake of a better tomorrow. Shinjurou points out that he may be the one delaying it.

Has a {{Prequel}} named '''Episode 00: Inga-ron''

* YourMindMakesItReal: The entirety of the 7th/8th episodes.

** Makiro Serada was an ex-JGSDF officer prior to leaving the force and becoming a Southeast Asian-based guide to assist Japanese nationals in the region. [[spoiler:Of course, an extremist faction in the JGSDF and in the government ordered him to do this in order to allow the Constitution to be revised and allow JSDF forces to be deployed out of the country after he knows that fellow Japanese in harm's way, putting any legal challenges to Article 9 as a check and balance against such a move to non-existence.]]

* AGodAmI: Why the events of Episode 0, [[spoiler:especially when Yuki's ex-high school classmate Makiro Serada's obsession led to his death.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Taser cuffs!

* TheWorldIsNotReady.

* TokenLoli: [[spoiler:The human robot body that Sasa Kazamori when the system joins the detective team serves as this for the cast.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: The dream-like, disjointed way episode 7 is presented may grate on your nerves at first... But then you realize that it's how it's supposed to be. The Novelist is dictating the story and plot, and if he feels like using a non-linear narrative, than so much the worse for Shinjurou and for us.
** Watch the last episode. Now watch the ED. [[spoiler:See who the arrows are pointing to?]]

* EyesOfGold: [[spoiler:Kazamori's humanoid body.]]

** It goes much further than that. Shinjurou uncovers numerous conspiracies throughout the show's run, but has now way of getting proof. It just goes to show how FUBAR Japan's gotten, given that these conspiracies are basically necessary for it to run.

* MagicalRealism: Inga [[spoiler:and Bettenou]] are the only overtly supernatural elements in an otherwise gritty sci-fi mystery. No one cares beyond the explanation that Inga is Shinjurou's partner or boss; her powers are not the focus of the plot, though they're sometimes essential to resolving it. Possibly averted in and around episode ten; magic is used to further a character's schemes, and it crowds out the actual mystery. Even then, the thrust of the plot revolves around mundane, human motivations, and magic only ever remains just a tool, interchangeable with "powerful hypnotism".

** Episode 3 confirmed that Inga's child form is male.

* CensorshipBureau: Rinroku does this for the government thanks to the New Information Privacy and Protection Act. A few of the characters had fallen victim/had a hard time working due to this law.

** Not that nice, though. He's absolutely delighted with stomping on the face of truth and verity in favor of his own brand of justice.

* FridgeBrilliance: The dream-like, disjointed way episode 7 is presented may grate on your nerves at first... But then you realize that it's how it's supposed to be. The Novelist is writing a story, and stories are often told in disjointed ways, skipping a lot of what goes on.

* YourSoulIsMine: [[spoiler: Inga eats "souls", which she seems to find particularly in the "truth" in confessions people make when stimulated by her HypnoticEyes. The details are still rather sketchy, but its the reason why he/she joined Shinjurou, a great detective and seeker of truth, so she can get them without killing people.]]

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: One of the murder suspects in the 8th episode [[spoiler: decided to sacrifice her time as an ordinary housewife to protect her family by becoming a bomber when she found out that the Prime Minister would not surrender from being defeated in the war.]]
* InformationWantsToBeFree: Shinjuro wants this, but the Japanese government (with some help from Rinroku) are against this. Rie too is falling into this, angry at Rinroku after she sees her father gladly do conspiracies to "cover" the truth [[spoiler: e.g. The wife of Kaoru Kanou was responsible for killing her husband when Rinroku made a story that the SP officer sent to protect Rie was an assassin. The death of Hisako Osada, a wealthy music producer, was due to the involvement of her said lover and not because of her daughter.]]

* MagicalRealism: Inga [[spoiler:and Bettenou]] are the only overtly supernatural elements in an otherwise gritty sci-fi mystery. No one cares beyond the explanation that Inga is Shinjurou's partner or boss; her powers are not the focus of the plot, though they're sometimes essential to resolving it.

* DeterminedDefeatist: Shinjurou