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Norakuro-kun

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Series Overview

October, 1987, Autumn. In Suganami, Tokyo, there lives the Kinoshita family whereby the father draws very little pay out of his job as an ordinary salaryman. In order to cover expenses, he decides to let out the second floor of their apartment to earn additional rental income. One day, an obstinate-looking eldery dog, accompanied by a younger boy-dog, came knocking on their doors. The eldery dog addresses himself as Norayama Kuroyoshi and introduces his grandson as Norakuro. The former wants to open a detective agency and intends to rent the unit for their office. He will be the president of the investigative bureau while Norakuro-kun will be the director. He will also recruit one of the Kinoshita's sons, Keita-kun, as his employee and their advisor will be the girl-next-door, a high school student by the name of Rika Sawaguchi. On the third day since the official opening of the office, the telephone rang, a signal of a new case.

Broadcast Schedule & Network Information

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EndedScripted
Original Network
Fuji TV
Episodes & Seasons

1 Season • 50 Episodes

30 min per episode

Air Date Window

1987 – 1988

Premiered: Sun, Oct 4, 1987

Created By

Creative Production Team

Latest Aired Episode

Aired: Sun, Oct 2, 1988

Season 1, Episode 50: “I cannot say Goodbye”

Seasons & Episodes Breakdown

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Masami Anno

Screenplay & Story

Yoshio Urasawa

Original Score & Music

Yuusuke Honma

Film Editing

Masaki Sakamoto, Seiji Morita

Producers

Kenji Shimizu, Kyotaro Kimura

Department Leadership Roster

Masami Anno

Director

Masaki Sakamoto

Editor

Kenji Shimizu

Producer

Seiji Morita

Editor

Kyotaro Kimura

Producer

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Frequently Asked Questions About Norakuro-kun

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What is Norakuro-kun about?

October, 1987, Autumn. In Suganami, Tokyo, there lives the Kinoshita family whereby the father draws very little pay out of his job as an ordinary salaryman. In order to cover expenses, he decides to let out the second floor of their apartment to earn additional rental income. One day, an obstinate-looking eldery dog, accompanied by a younger boy-dog, came knocking on their doors. The eldery dog addresses himself as Norayama Kuroyoshi and introduces his grandson as Norakuro. The former wants to open a detective agency and intends to rent the unit for their office. He will be the president of the investigative bureau while Norakuro-kun will be the director. He will also recruit one of the Kinoshita's sons, Keita-kun, as his employee and their advisor will be the girl-next-door, a high school student by the name of Rika Sawaguchi. On the third day since the official opening of the office, the telephone rang, a signal of a new case.

How many seasons does Norakuro-kun have?

Norakuro-kun comprises 1 season available to explore.

Who stars in Norakuro-kun?

Key cast members in Norakuro-kun include Mika Doi, Naoko Matsui, Chika Sakamoto, Joji Yanami, Yuko Mita.

Who created or directed Norakuro-kun?

Norakuro-kun was developed and directed by Masami Anno.