TV series
The Kindergarten Detective
2015, Japanese, on TV Tokyo. Created by Hibino Akira.
Shinichirou Can't Sleep
Shinichiro Hanasaki, a former detective with the police department, is currently engaged in running a nursery called “Smiling Garden.” He wishes to help poorer families and single parents by offering very low fees for childcare, but this leaves the nursery struggling financially. To replenish the budget, Shinichiro decides to open a private detective agency at night.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 2015
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Latest episode
S1 E9: Episode 9
Aired 13 March 2015
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Hibino AkiraCreator
- Tomomitsu YamaguchiHanasaki Shinichirou · 9 ep
- Mackenyu MaedaKamose Hitoshi · 9 ep
- Tomoka KurotaniSasari Risa · 9 ep
- Shunsuke NakamuraYamauchi Ren · 9 ep
- Kaga TakeshiJojima Kosuke · 9 ep
- Hiromi MinoshimaKizu Suzuna · 9 ep
- Yasuko TomitaSaotome Mugiko · 9 ep
- Rai TakahashiShimizu Masato · 9 ep
- Hiroki TamuraKeiji · 9 ep
- Miho ShiraishiNozoe Nami · 9 ep
- ChisunHasegawa Tamaki · 9 ep
- Yasuhisa FuruharaWakisaka Shohei · 9 ep
Details
- First aired
- 16 January 2015
- Last aired
- 13 March 2015
- Network
- TV Tokyo
- Original title
- 保育探偵25時～花咲慎一郎は眠れない！！～
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Miniseries
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The Kindergarten Detective: quick answers
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How many seasons of The Kindergarten Detective are there?
The Kindergarten Detective has 1 season and 9 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
Is The Kindergarten Detective finished?
Yes. The Kindergarten Detective ended in 2015, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is The Kindergarten Detective on?
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What shows are like The Kindergarten Detective?
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Who created The Kindergarten Detective?
The Kindergarten Detective was created by Hibino Akira and stars Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Mackenyu Maeda, Tomoka Kurotani.