The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED
富豪刑事 Balance:UNLIMITED
Based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Fugou Keiji. The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full advantage of his vast family wealth, he spares no expense in solving complex crimes, and has the tendency to evaluate everything including individual human lives in terms of their monetary value. Haru Katou, a detective with a compassionate heart who believes that money isn’t everything, is chosen as Kambe’s partner but is repulsed by his materialistic attitude. Having diametrically opposing personalities, witness how the two join forces to tackle seemingly unsolvable crimes and mysteries! (Source: Fuji Creative Corporation) Note: Although Tsutsui's novel was published between 1975 and 1977, the anime plays out in the modern era.
The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED is a tv with 11 episodes, from Spring 2020, produced by CloverWorks, rated 7.5/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Fugou Keiji. The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full advantage of his vast family wealth, he spares no expense in solving complex crimes, and has the tendency to evaluate everything including individual human lives in terms of their monetary value. Haru Katou, a detective with a compassionate heart who believes that money isn’t everything, is chosen as Kambe’s partner but is repulsed by his materialistic attitude. Having diametrically opposing personalities, witness how the two join forces to tackle seemingly unsolvable crimes and mysteries! (Source: Fuji Creative Corporation) Note: Although Tsutsui's novel was published between 1975 and 1977, the anime plays out in the modern era.
Main Characters
Tags
- Detective — Features a character who investigates and solves crimes.
- Police — Centers around the life and activities of law enforcement officers.
- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Urban — Partly or completely set in a city.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Artificial Intelligence — Intelligent non-organic machines that work and react similarly to humans.
- Cars — Centers around the use of automotive vehicles.
- Butler — Prominently features a character who is a butler.
- Kuudere — Prominently features a character who generally retains a cold, blunt and cynical exterior, but once one gets to know them, they have a very warm and loving interior.