Time Limit Investigator
Limited Series 2006 · 26 eps · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.
Created by Satoshi Miki
Network: tv asahi
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Joe Odagiri 霧山修一朗 -
Kumiko Aso 三日月靜香 -
Ken Mitsuishi 諸澤 -
Eri Fuse 又來 -
Kosuke Toyohara 十文字疾風 -
Noriko Eguchi 實家 -
Ryo Iwamatsu 熊本 -
Yasuhito Hida 蜂須賀 -
Saori Yuki Narrator -
Saori 真加出 - R Ryosuke Nagata 神泉
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Shirou Gou 署長
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