8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.0
Overview
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-na...
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-na...
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film maintains a neutral stance by focusing on the individual pursuit of truth and justice against institutional corruption and bureaucratic inefficiency, without advocating for specific ideological changes or critiquing the fundamental societal structure.
Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo features a predominantly Japanese cast, which provides diversity from a global perspective without engaging in explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of its male protagonists and does not center on explicit critiques of traditional identities or strong DEI themes.
Secondary
Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The series primarily focuses on the investigative work and platonic partnership of its male leads, without exploring queer identities or storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Aibou is an original, long-running Japanese television series. There are no instances of established characters from its own canon or any external source material being portrayed with a different gender.
Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo is an original Japanese television series. There are no known instances of characters who were canonically, historically, or widely established as one race being portrayed on screen as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.9
Critic Ratings
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