スイッチ

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Two newbies at the Narcotic Control Department in Japan, Haru and Kai, struggle against: drug dealers, gangs, murderers, psychopaths, mysterious organizations, and mad people in general. The gentle and caring one of the group, Kai, who has problems of his own, has the tendency of turning into a lethal killing machine in certain scenarios. The way he acts changes like that of a "switch". As the two do their job, answers of what is behind Kai's strange behavior and who exactly he is, is revealed. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	スイッチ (japanese)
Romaji	Switch
English	—

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 2 ep · 30 min · 1h total
Aired	2008-10-24 → 2009-02-25 (Autumn 2008)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Actas
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Mystery
Themes	Police Male Protagonist Primarily Adult Cast Primarily Male Cast Shounen

Reception

Community score	6.29 / 10
Bayesian score	6.91 / 10
Composite	43.6
On lists	4,680
Favourited	16 (0.3%)
Completion	89.6%
Drop rate	2.8%
In backlog	45.5%
Score spread σ	1.77

Score distribution

127226358413852286373743782599801052

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Actas	E	41 of 45
Broadcast season	Autumn 2008	E	66 of 77
Year	2008	E	194 of 231
Genre	Mystery	E	546 of 652
Format	OVA (home video)	D	743 of 944
Era	Late 2000s	E	954 of 1,149
Length	OVA / Special	E	1,038 of 1,260
Demographic	Shounen	E	1,095 of 1,219
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,523 of 1,921
Genre	Action	D	2,208 of 2,765
Source material	Manga	E	2,534 of 3,025
Origin	Japan	D	5,533 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Naoki Oohira, Yoshikazu Iwanami
Series composition	Natsuko Takahashi
Music	Osamu Kubota
Original creator	naked ape

AniList id 3574 · MAL id 3574 · record updated 2026-08-26