Zettai Reido Season 4 (2020)

Incredibly Amazing

"Zettai Reido" is one of my favorite series for multiple reasons: the cast, the relationships, the action, the talent and skill, the writing/script, the drama, the story and plot lines, and so much more!


The epic action and drama within the storytelling of this series is fantastic! It flows perfectly from season one to the special episode to the last episode of the last season. The amount of talent, skill, respect, and genuine love for this series and their character by every actor/actress within this series is tangible and equally as epic!


To watch the characters as they grow throughout the series, from season 1 to season 5, or just at season 5 alone, is really extraordinary! Though I do recommend starting from season 1 before starting season 5! If you like a lot of romance then I think you're only going to get a little bit; but the relationship between friends and coworkers within this series is strong and something I really like within the entire show.



Season 5 is full of drama and thrills, beginnings and endings, mystery and suspense, epic fighting and talents. I do think it can be a little dark and scary at certain points, but nothing as terrifying as to give someone nightmares! This show is a fantastic and extraordinary story if you are just beginning or a long time fan of Japanese dramas, by themselves or as cop/detective shows!

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Operating in the grey

Both seasons 3 and 4 of Zettai Reido are quite different to the first 2 seasons. The setting is Big Brother-esque (or Platinum Data-like) where data about people's personal movements and CCTV footage are used in a program to predict major crime. Usually this is fairly believable because the alarm is triggered when the suspect purchases a weapon. The team, which is not officially registered in the bureau, then undertakes undercover operations to try and prevent a crime from occurring.

The premise makes it different to the usual crime solvers because you know the suspect, and you have a suspicion of what they will do, but you don't know when, why or who their victim is, and this is where the story focuses on. What they find is that often these murders are premeditated because the intended victim has done something horrific and gotten away with it. Most of the episode endings leave the team (and audience) torn between wanting the perpetrator to get their revenge, and feeling obliged to stop the crime.

It's an odd drama because it almost goes out of the way to make the to-be perpetrator sympathisable, and most of the major characters also have their own demons to deal with. The final case was a bit of a let down because of the way it was built up throughout the entire series. Overall, a well-written and smoothly produced series, but intentionally less satisfying because of the moral ambivalence.

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