

Norakuro-kun
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.
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1 Season • 50 Episodes
30 min per episode
1987 – 1988
Premiered: Sun, Oct 4, 1987
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 50: “I cannot say Goodbye”
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Cast & Creators
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Masami Anno
Yoshio Urasawa
Yuusuke Honma
Masaki Sakamoto, Seiji Morita
Kenji Shimizu, Kyotaro Kimura
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Masami Anno
Director
Masaki Sakamoto
Editor
Kenji Shimizu
Producer
Seiji Morita
Editor
Kyotaro Kimura
Producer
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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.




















