Seishun Tantei Haruya: Otona no Aku wo Yurusanai! (2015)

It simply like other young detective series.
At first Haruya is not a detective, he was asked to help Miu to solve stalking issue, then he agreed because of the reward money. Since then, he does several cases that happened around him. He always does it because of the reward, especially money. Haruya is quite popular in his university because he's good looking. His personally is easy going and a bit mysterious for me, he is a son from rich family but his parent never gives him allowance money so that's why Haruya always doing investigation and detective-like with his friends (Kazuomi, Toshiki & Miu) for money.

IMO, the cases in this series are much simpler than the usual young detective series that I always watch (let's say it's Kindaichi series). Each episode contain 1 case so it's easy to be followed without leaving curiosity and suspense at the ending. Some of them are about stalking, kidnapping, fraud, peeping tom, bullying and blackmailing. The first half from the entire episode almost just 'oh' or not that much thrilling but the second half of the series getting better with some more serious cases. And the romance that a little bit developed, it makes this series more interesting in the end. The way he solve those cases also much simpler, there is no such mathematical technique but it does involve some action scene. Even though the action scenes sometimes a bit weird, for example the bad guy was defeated with just one punch in the face and Tamamori Yuta's serious face was cute for some reason (LOL).

In the ending I'm a bit disappointed because it's look like there are a lot of interesting things that need to be dug up so I hope there will be season 2. It's fun seeing the interaction between the casts and I hope they will expose more about Haruya's family, his past (in the episode 5 there is someone said that actually Haruya is a famous and dangerous thug) and also his romance life a bit, its so cute seeing Haruya keep being pushed by Miu.

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It was overall a great and fun detective drama. Loved the chemistry between the characters and the acting. The plot for each case they solved was really good. But there seemed to be quite a few plot holes or things that were brought up but just left hanging, unexplained, and not followed through. The ending (as in the last 2 minutes) really just made the whole drama feel like a let down because it was such a out of the blue cliffhanger and none of the plot holes were filled. I'd also rant about the relationship between Haruya and Mui but I don't want to give spoilers out for the ending.

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Serviceable drama, some of the cases were good but it didn’t have a strong hook to grab you in… for me, for a detective drama to work more than the cases it has to have an interesting lead/s, and this drama definitely has one but the show never gives him much to do beyond solving the case of the week, which is a shame.

The ml, Haruya, is a poor college student that ends up solving several cases involving people around him in exchange of money to pay things like rent and tuition. What I liked most about him is that he's smart and resourceful but he is not a ~genius~, most of the cases he solves is thanks to the help of his two best friends and his own observant nature.

The story builds the intrigue on his past giving us some clues here and there, but it doesn't really show us anything at the end, maybe they expected a second season or at least a special to tie the whole story together. What we know about Haruya is that he comes from a wealthy family, but apparently was some sort of delinquent and due to his bad behavior, was disowned by his parents and now lives in poverty. Throughout the show we see how he struggles to support himself… working part-time in a construction site, trying to keep up with his classes, often passing out due to hunger, and even contemplating eating dog food! All of this while receiving regular calls from his younger sister gushing about things like the piano their parents brought for her (she’s a very sweet kid and doesn’t seems aware of the intricacies of the relationship between his brother and their parents, but still some of their conversations clearly cut him deep). This is why he prioritizes money so much and end up taking these often dangerous cases…. through these cases you get the feeling he’s working through his own family issues and that’s another interesting idea that never comes to fruition. Even his past as a young delinquent doesn't make much sense either considering his high sense of justice and the fact that he managed to get into this seemingly prestigious university on his own.

Romance-wise, the fl is Haruya's first client as a detective, whom he helps by tracking down her stalker. She’s sweet but bland af and after she falls for him she tries to inserts herself into each case that follows, much to the ml dismay. He’s obviously uncomfortable in her presence and spends most of the time trying to avoid her, but at the last moment the show tries to make us believe that he really likes her, only to backtrack again and leave everything up in the air, like I said maybe they were hoping for a second season or smth.

But by not giving a proper closure to the ml story, the whole show feels underdeveloped.

Overall a lot of wasted potential.

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