Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective
Seen it?1998 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a small audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Shido's a midnight detective, half human and half vampire with no real memory of his past, who specializes in solving supernatural murders.Joined by Yayoi Matsunaga, a female government agent, Riho Yamazaki, an orphaned teenage girl working as his secretary and Guni, a little green imp, Shido must face demonic creatures known as Nightbreed.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Emi ShinoharaMatsunaga Yayoi
- Takumi YamazakiShidou Tatsuhiko
- Maaya SakamotoYamazaki Riho
- Kouichi SakaguchiAkiba Koichi
- Showtaro MorikuboAngel
- Toshihiko SekiBait
- Hideyuki TanakaCain