Case File nº221: Kabukicho

Case File nº221: Kabukicho (歌舞伎町シャーロック) is an original anime television series produced by Production I.G. Most of the characters are based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. It aired on the Animeism programming block from October 2019 to March 2020.

Story
Taking place in modern times in and around Kabukicho in a re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes, a team of detectives are solving a string of serial murders committed by Jack the Ripper.

Cases hounding Kabukicho and its residents are brokered by Mrs. Hudson through Pipe Cat, an underground bar, where the detectives meet to accept the cases that interest them.

Characters

 * Sherlock Holmes (シャーロック・ホームズ)
 * Sherlock is an eccentric individual who once dreamed of becoming a rakugoka but failed. He became a detective instead and is one of the detectives of detective row. He employs rakugo once he has deduced the answers to the case at hand.
 * Sherlock is an eccentric individual who once dreamed of becoming a rakugoka but failed. He became a detective instead and is one of the detectives of detective row. He employs rakugo once he has deduced the answers to the case at hand.


 * John H. Watson (ジョン・H・ワトソン)
 * John is currently employed at a university hospital on the west side of Shinjuku but had to cross over to Kabukichou in order to get someone help him with an odd case. His search leads him to the Pipe Cat.
 * John is currently employed at a university hospital on the west side of Shinjuku but had to cross over to Kabukichou in order to get someone help him with an odd case. His search leads him to the Pipe Cat.


 * James Moriarty (ジェームズ・モリアーティ)
 * James is the acting leader of the Kabukicho Irregulars, a group of children who have made it their mission to steal from the rich and support the needy. It is later revealed that he is the son of the ward mayor and has stayed in Kabukicho to track and take revenge on the serial killer who killed his twin sister.
 * James is the acting leader of the Kabukicho Irregulars, a group of children who have made it their mission to steal from the rich and support the needy. It is later revealed that he is the son of the ward mayor and has stayed in Kabukicho to track and take revenge on the serial killer who killed his twin sister.


 * Fuyuto Kyogoku (京極冬人)


 * Mary Morstan (メアリ・モーンスタン)
 * She is the younger of the Morstan siblings, who grew up with her older sister as her only companion. On the day she was taken up for adoption, she decided to run away to Kabukicho with Lucy.
 * She is the younger of the Morstan siblings, who grew up with her older sister as her only companion. On the day she was taken up for adoption, she decided to run away to Kabukicho with Lucy.


 * Lucy Morstan (ルーシー・モーンスタン)
 * Lucy is the older of the Morstan siblings. When they were younger, she run away to the east side with Mary. She dresses as a man and is usually mistaken as such.
 * Lucy is the older of the Morstan siblings. When they were younger, she run away to the east side with Mary. She dresses as a man and is usually mistaken as such.


 * Michel Belmont (ミッシェル・ベルモント)


 * Toratarō Kobayashi (小林寅太郎)


 * Mrs. Hudson (ハドソン夫人)


 * Irene Adler (アイリーン・アドラー)

Anime
The original anime television series by Production I.G was announced on August 9, 2018. The series was directed by Ai Yoshimura and written by Taku Kishimoto, with Toshiyuki Yahagi responsible for the character designs. Takurō Iga composed the music. The series ran for two cours, with the half airing from October 11 to December 27, 2019 on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS. The second half aired from January 10 to March 27, 2020. Ego-Wrappin' performed the series' opening theme song "CAPTURE", while Lozareena performed the series' first ending theme song "Hyakuoku Kōnen". Huwie Ishizaki performed the series' second ending theme song "Parade". Funimation licensed the series for a SimulDub.

Prior to the show being announced, it was known as Kabukicho no Yatsu (That Man in Kabukicho).

A six-episode OVA series was released on August 26, 2020. It centers on Moriarty's background and the release included the original pilot video and audio commentaries made by the main cast.

Manga
A manga version was serialized in Monthly Comic Garden and written by Kinu Mizukoshi. It was released on January 4, 2020.

Novel
A novel version was serialized by Kadokawa Shoten under the Kadokawa Bunko novel label, which features an original story.

Web radio
A web radio show, known as Kabukicho Pipecat Radio, aired its first radio episode on October 9, 2019. It was hosted by Junichi Suwabe and Tatsumaru Tachibana.