ハマトラ THE ANIMATION

Hamatora

"Minimum" - a special inborn power found in a limited number of human beings, known as "minimum holders." In Yokohama, the detective team Hamatora, formed by two minimum holders named Nice and Murasaki, comes across information connected to a serial killer being pursued by their old friend Art. It turns out all the victims are minimum holders like them. Unwillingly at first, the two detectives become involved in the investigation. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ハマトラ THE ANIMATION (japanese)
Romaji	Hamatora THE ANIMATION
English	Hamatora

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2014-01-08 → 2014-03-26 (Winter 2014)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	NAZ
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Comedy Drama Mystery
Themes	Super Power Male Protagonist Urban Fantasy Crime Detective Kuudere Slapstick
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	6.95 / 10
Bayesian score	6.99 / 10
Composite	49.4
On lists	62,449
Favourited	647 (1.0%)
Completion	80.1%
Drop rate	8.0%
In backlog	34.7%
Score spread σ	1.66

Score distribution

115621553478493452,06263,59176,55685,11392,296101,088

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	NAZ	—	7 of 20
Broadcast season	Winter 2014	C	37 of 99
Year	2014	C	168 of 389
Genre	Mystery	D	404 of 652
Era	Early 2010s	C	695 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Winter	C	729 of 1,557
Source material	Original work	C	782 of 1,732
Genre	Drama	D	1,215 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	C	1,292 of 2,668
Genre	Comedy	C	1,671 of 3,488
Format	TV series	D	1,738 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	C	3,424 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Seiji Kishi, Hiroshi Kimura, Kouki Nagayoshi
Series composition	Jun Kumagai, Touko Machida
Character design	Yuuki Kodama, Yuu Wazu
Original creator	Yukinori Kitajima, Yuuki Kodama