啄木鳥探偵處
Woodpecker Detective’s Office
🚪 Often abandoned
Adaptation of Kei Ii's mystery novel. The story is set in 1909 during Japan's Meiji era, and centers on fictional versions of real-life poet Takuboku Ishikawa and real-life linguist Kyousuke Kindaichi, who were acquaintances in real life. Takuboku runs a private detective agency to support his family. Both begin to investigate a case of supposed ghost appearances at the Asakusa Junikai building, also known as the Ryounkai. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 啄木鳥探偵處 (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kitsutsuki Tantei Dokoro |
| English | Woodpecker Detective’s Office |
| Chinese | 啄木鸟侦探社 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-04-13 → 2020-06-29 (Spring 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | LIDENFILMS |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Mystery |
| Themes | DetectiveHistoricalPrimarily Adult CastPrimarily Male CastClassic LiteratureWritingMale Protagonist |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.84 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.52 / 10 |
| Composite | 38.3 |
| On lists | 9,655 |
| Favourited | 80 (0.8%) |
| Completion | 52.4% |
| Drop rate | 26.2% |
| In backlog | 46.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.88 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2020 | E | 54 of 62 |
| Studio | LIDENFILMS | E | 84 of 93 |
| Source material | Novel | E | 160 of 170 |
| Year | 2020 | E | 269 of 298 |
| Genre | Mystery | E | 611 of 652 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,472 of 1,596 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | E | 1,728 of 1,868 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,380 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,029 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,581 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shinpei Ezaki, Tomoe Makino, Youji Shimizu |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Taku Kishimoto |
| Character design | Kaoru Saki, Shuuichi Hara |
| Music | Ryuuichi Takada |
| Original creator | Kei Ii, Kaoru Saki |
AniList id 108629 · MAL id 39582 · Bangumi 278801 · record updated 2026-08-26