Ryoko Yakushiji's Mysterious Case Files: A thorough review of the fusion of mystery solving and horror

Ryoko Yakushiji's Mysterious Cases - Review and Recommendation

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

novel

■ Broadcast period

July 6, 2008 - September 28, 2008

tvk July 5, 2008 to September 27, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Saturday 24:30 to 25:00

Chiba TV July 6, 2008 to September 28, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Sunday 23:30 to 24:00

Teletama July 6, 2008 to September 28, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Sunday 25:00 to 25:30

Sun TV July 7, 2008 to September 29, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Monday 24:00 to 24:30

TOKYO MX July 7, 2008 to September 29, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Monday 25:30 to 26:00

TV Aichi July 7, 2008 to September 29, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Monday 26:05 to 26:35

KBS Kyoto July 9, 2008 to October 1, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Wednesday 25:30 to 26:00

BS11 July 11, 2008 to October 3, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 13) Every Friday 24:30 to 25:00

Kids Station July 23, 2008 to October 15, 2008 (1st to 13th episodes) Every Wednesday 24:00 to 24:30

■Broadcasting station

Broadcasting: tvk, ^{independent UHF stations} , Kids Station, BS11

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 13

■Original Story

Original story by Yoshiki Tanaka and Narumi Kakinouchi

■ Director

・Director: Taro Iwasaki

■ Production

・Produced by Ganges

・Animation production/Doga Kobo

Produced by: Her Majesty's Office

■Works

© Yoshiki Tanaka and Narumi Kakinouchi / Her Majesty's Office

■ Story

Inspector Yakushiji Ryoko is a graduate of the University of Tokyo who has taken up the post of counselor in the Criminal Affairs Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
At first glance, she appears to be the perfect woman: intelligent, athletic, and incredibly beautiful.
However, her queenly nature and her outrageous personality, which easily ruined all her good points, made her go her own way!
Although she is often at her mercy, Ryoko's direct subordinate, Detective Inspector Izumida Junichiro, supports her with his martial arts skills and (in his own words) common sense.
These two take on various "mysterious cases" that cannot be explained by science!
Even Dracula is avoided, and the rapid progress of the so-called "Dora-escape Oryo"
And what lies behind the various mysterious incidents?

■Explanation

The law is for me

Inspector Yakushiji Ryoko is a seemingly perfect woman: intelligent, athletic, and stunningly beautiful.
However, she had an extraordinary personality, with a queenly temperament and a tendency to go her own way.
Although she is often at the mercy of her superiors, her direct subordinate, Detective Inspector Izumida Junichiro, supports her.
These two take on various "mysterious cases" that cannot be explained by science...!

*Quoted from Bandai Channel

■Cast

・Ryoko Yakushiji/Hitomi Nabatame

・Junichiro Izumida/Hidenobu Kiuchi

・Yukiko Muromachi/Houko Kuwashima

・Akira Kishimoto/Kenji Nojima

・Satomi Kaizuka/Misato Fukuen

・Detective Maruoka/Minoru Inaba

・Heizo Katsuragawa/Osamu Saka

・Katsura River's Secretary/Tomoaki Maeno

・Kazuma Nonagase/Daisuke Hirakawa

・Mario Abe/Toya Kawano

・Atsuhiko Soga/Masaru Ikeda

・Kuniaki Terashima/Sotaro Tanaka

・Kikuno Mizorogi/Miki Nagasawa

・Shugoro Tatsumi/Katsunosuke Hori

・Tomo Habara/Kosuke Toriumi

・Mina Mashiko/Erino Hazuki

Marianne/Satomi Sato

Lucienne / Christelle Chiari

・Kentaro Wakabayashi/Kazuhiro Oguro

・Mannen Uesugi/Koichi Makishima

・Ruriko Ishido/Sumi Shimamoto

・Keiko Kimura/Junko Minagawa

・Mana Izumida/Ryo Hirohashi

・Mishiba/Atsushi Miyauchi

・Keiichi Aoyama/Shinji Ogawa

・Iwao Isogai/Ryotaro Okiayu

・Hanabusa Tamotsu/Tsuchida Dai

・Yuri/Chiwa Saito

・Ryojun Tadomura/Hajima Iijima

・Kinuko Yakushiji/Mie Sonozaki

・Katsuhiko Azuma/Yuji Nojima

■ Main staff

Original story by Yoshiki Tanaka and Narumi Kakinouchi

・Director: Taro Iwasaki

・Series Composition: Hiroyuki Kawasaki

・Character design: Junichiro Taniguchi

・Costume design: Atsuko Sasaki

・Prop design/Takao Maki

・Color setting: Kei Ishiguro

・Art director/Manabu Otsugu (KUSANAGI)

Director of photography: Kunihiko Ito

Edited by Seiji Morita

・Music: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)

・Music Production/Starchild Records

・Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi

Effects/Toru Noguchi

・Art setting/KUSANAGI

・Scanned by Hiroaki Hirata

Assistant Director of Photography: Yosuke Uesugi

・Editing Assistant/Yuri Tamura (Morita Editing Office)

Video editing: Masahiro Ohno, Saori Tadokoro

・Sound recording: Tetsuya Satake

・Sound recording assistant: Fumie Ishikura

・Recording studio/Tokyo Television Center

・Sound Production Manager: Nobue Yoshinaga

・Assistant Sound Director: Noboru Haraguchi

・Sound production/Fonisia

・Setting Production: Juria Matsumura

・Production Administration: Kumiko Hida

・Production Desk: Yosuke Nakamura

Producers: Takuko Fukudo, Ryu Ishiguro

・Producer: Toshiyuki Otsuki

・Assistant Producer: Rie Torii

・Publicity manager: Masuda Natsuko

・Cooperation: Light Staff

・Planning cooperation: Taketo Muroichi (Quoras)

Translation assistance: Romain Thomas

・Produced by Ganges

・Animation production/Doga Kobo

Produced by: Her Majesty's Office

■ Main Characters

・Ryoko Yakushiji
27 years old. Superintendent. A Criminal Counselor at the Metropolitan Police Department, she is the daughter of the president of JACES, Asia's largest security company. She graduated from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Law, has experience working at the International Criminal Police Organization, and is fluent in languages. She is perfect in every way: looks, brains, athletic ability, and financial resources, but she lacks common sense and a sense of cooperation. For some reason, she frequently encounters difficult cases that are beyond human understanding.

・Junichiro Izumida
33 years old. Detective Inspector. Attached to the Counselor of the Criminal Affairs Division of the Metropolitan Police Department. Subordinate, assistant, disciple, loyal retainer, butler, adjutant, chief of staff, commander of the guard, and "chair" to Yakushiji Ryoko. The narrator of this series of stories.

・Yukiko Muromachi
27 years old. Counselor of the Metropolitan Police Department Security Division. Superintendent. Her father was a former superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, and she is a smart, intelligent beauty who believes in the justice of the police and acts accordingly. She and Ryoko were classmates in the same year and went to high school together, but they are such bad friends that whenever they get close to each other, a storm breaks out.

・Akira Kishimoto
23 years old. A police inspector attached to the counselor of the Metropolitan Police Department Security Bureau. A newly appointed career police officer in the making. He reports directly to Yukiko Muromachi, but is loyal to Ryoko. He has a special affection for the TV anime "Leotard Warrior Lun."

Marianne & Lucienne: Beautiful girls who work as maids in Ryoko's Paris apartment. Marianne, with her black hair, black eyes and tanned skin, is a genius at handling weapons. Lucienne, with her chestnut hair and blue-green eyes, is a genius at computer hacking.

■ Main robot items

・MONSTER FILE 01
He grew huge when he was researching the legendary water of immortality known as Ochimizu, using a reptile snake that continues to grow as long as it is alive. He is so big that he can swallow a sheep or a person whole. In the story, he grows even larger by several dozen times.

・MONSTER FILE 02
Spirits sometimes appear in photographs when they are taken. These photographs are commonly called spirit photographs. Spirits often appear in photographs of people who tend to attract spirits. Depending on the object, the photograph itself may also change, and in this work, the data on the digital camera itself disappeared.

・MONSTER FILE 03
A creature born to study unidentified bones excavated from ancient ruins that have DNA patterns very similar to humans. It was born from human eggs and sperm and was raised in a human womb. It has a critical cell defect, so it has a short lifespan.

・MONSTER FILE 04
A giant centipede-shaped robot. It considers anything in combat mode to be an enemy and attacks indiscriminately. Its power is immense. It does not react to those without weapons.

・MONSTER FILE 05
A giant salamander lives underground, unbeknownst to humans. It is carnivorous, and has grown so large that the only food it can eat is... Ryoko Yakushiji releases groundwater into an underground entertainment facility built by human arrogance, and it regains its habitat.

・MONSTER FILE 06
Should we call it the "Kijimunna" mentioned in old folk tales? A mutant of mangrove. It parasitizes humans with its viviparous seeds and controls them. Its goal is to turn the surrounding land into salt marsh, an environment suitable for its own growth. *Kijimunna: a spirit said to live in mangrove trees (banyan trees)

・MONSTER FILE 07
A new species of insect, it is a type of bell cricket, but it has no wings. It is commonly known as the sonic bug. By vibrating its tail, it makes a sound very similar to the vibration of a cell phone, and at the same time, it emits sound waves that stir up pessimism and despair hidden in people's consciousness, leading them to commit suicide. It is thought to be carnivorous.

■Subtitle

・FILE 01／Ginza Climb Tower (Part 1) (2008/07/05)

・FILE 02／Ginza Climb Tower (Part 2) (2008/07/12)

・FILE 03／Sakuradamon Incident (2008/07/19)

・FILE 04／Musashino Sumireirodoki (2008/07/26)

・FILE 05／Insects crawling along Omotesando (2008/08/02)

・FILE 06／Maid in Kasumigaseki (2008/08/09)

・FILE 07／Okinawa, the Island of the Gods (2008/08/16)

・FILE 08／Tamagawa Suicide (2008/08/23)

・FILE 09-A／Queen of the Grass (2008/08/30)

・FILE 09-B／Azabu no Tana (2008/09/06)

・FILE 09-C／Takanawa Princess (2008/09/13)

・FILE 09-D／Tokyo Dead or Love (Part 1) (2008/09/20)

・Final File/Tokyo Dead or Love (Part 2) (2008/09/27)

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・Theme principal
・Composer: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Arrangement: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)

・ED1
・A demain on la lune
・Composer: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Arrangement: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)

・ED2
・Ryoko2
・Composer: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Arrangement: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)

・ED3
・Song dune nouit dete
・Composer: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Arrangement: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)

・ED4
・La Vie en rose
・Composer: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Arrangement: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)

・ED5
・Le combat
・Composer: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Arrangement: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)

・ED6
・Theme principal La chanson d'atsuko
Lyrics by atsuko
・Composer: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Arrangement: Rio Koyama, KATSU (angela)
・Singer: atsuko (angela)

Evaluation

"The Mysterious Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji" is a TV anime series based on the original novel by Yoshiki Tanaka and Narumi Kakinouchi, which was broadcast in 2008. This work depicts the intelligent and beautiful Inspector Ryoko Yakushiji and her subordinate, Detective Inspector Junichiro Izumida, as they tackle mysterious cases that cannot be explained by science. Below, we will discuss the appeal and evaluation of this work in detail.

Story and Characters

Yakushiji Ryoko is a career woman who graduated from Tokyo University and has been appointed as a counselor in the Criminal Affairs Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. She is a perfect character, with a sharp intellect, outstanding athletic ability, and unparalleled beauty, but she also has a queenly temperament and a tendency to go her own way. This character trait gives the story a unique sense of tension and humor. Her subordinate, Izumida Junichiro, is an important character who supports Ryoko with common sense responses, even though he is often pushed around by her selfishness. As the story progresses from his perspective, the viewer is able to see Ryoko's actions objectively.

The supporting characters, such as Yukiko Muromachi and Akira Kishimoto, are also fascinating, and the feud between Ryoko and Yukiko in particular adds depth to the story. The maid characters Marianne and Lucienne also portray Ryoko's life in Paris, bringing out her multifaceted charm.

The fascination with mysterious events

The greatest appeal of this show is the mysterious incidents that science cannot explain. The "MONSTER FILE" that appears in each episode is diverse, ranging from the legendary water of immortality to ghost photos and giant creatures. These mysterious incidents stimulate the imagination of the viewers, providing new surprises every time. In particular, the giant giant salamander and the suicide incident by sonic insects are visually impactful, adding tension to the story.

Visuals and Music

Animation production company Doga Kobo has a high level of technical skill, and the visual depictions of the mysterious events are incredibly realistic and beautiful. In particular, the depictions of giant creatures and psychic photographs leave a strong impression on viewers. Additionally, the music was provided by Koyama Rio and KATSU (angela), and the theme and ending songs add to the atmosphere of the story. In particular, atsuko's "Theme principal La chanson d'atsuko" is a beautiful song that symbolizes the character of Ryoko.

evaluation

"The Mysterious Cases of Ryoko Yakushiji" combines unique characters, fascinating mysterious cases, and high-quality visuals and music. Ryoko's wayward personality and Izumida's common sense response create an excellent balance that keeps viewers entertained. Furthermore, the mysterious cases that unfold in each episode stimulate the viewer's imagination and provide new surprises every time. Overall, this is a must-watch for fans of the supernatural, and is highly enjoyable for viewers who are particularly drawn to Ryoko's character.

Recommendation

"Yakushiji Ryoko's Mysterious Case Files" is highly recommended for fans of the supernatural and mysteries, as well as strong female characters. Ryoko's character will leave a strong impression on viewers, and you'll definitely be drawn into her exploits. The mysterious cases that unfold in each episode will stimulate the viewer's imagination, providing new surprises every time. Furthermore, the high-quality animation by Doga Kobo and the beautiful music by Koyama Rio and KATSU (angela) also enhance the appeal of this work. Please give it a watch.