Onihei Hankachō

Country

Japan

How it feels

A series about Heizo Hasegawa, a police official in Edo-period Japan, who investigates crimes and maintains order. It follows his cases and the criminals he pursues.

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What happens

Onihei Hankachō (鬼平犯科帳) is a series of historical novels written by Japanese author Shōtarō Ikenami. Following the character Heizo Hasegawa in the Edo period of Japan, Ikenami wrote the first story for the December 1967 issue of the light novel magazine Ōru Yomimono published by Bungeishunjū. It was well-received and began serialization in January 1968. Ikenami wrote 19 books in the main series before he died in 1990. As of 2021, the series had 30 million copies in circulation. Onihei Hankachō was also adapted into TV programs, a manga series, live-action films and theater productions. An anime television adaption aired in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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