The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO
Seen it?2016 | 1 seasons | 45 min | Comedy, 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 fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 8 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Yamaneko is notoriously elusive, but wherever he shows up, enormous amounts of money gets stolen. Evidence of the audacious crime is left scattered all over the place. In every episode, Yamaneko the hero thief throws a splash of “rotten justice” in your face. Pretentiously calling himself a “genius thief,” Yamaneko is arrogant and acts like he's the king of the world. Everything he does is bold and daring, but he remains elusive. There is indeed no match for Yamaneko. He goes by one creed alone—“I will steal but I won’t deprive.” Why does he steal? Just what is he all about?
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
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Kazuya KamenashiYamaneko（山猫）
- Hiroki NarimiyaHideo Katsumura（勝村 英男）
- Suzu HiroseMao Takasugi（高杉 真央）
- NanaoSakura Kirishima（霧島 さくら）
- Yukiya KitamuraKenichiro Todo（藤堂 健一郎）
- Nene OtsukaRikako Hosho（宝生 里佳子）
- Kuranosuke SasakiShugo Sekimoto（関本 修吾）
- Hiroyuki IkeuchiKatsuaki Inui（犬井 克明）
- Shizuka NakamuraAnri Akamatsu（赤松 杏里）