Masaru Kanamori
Director
Hamatora (2014)
Season 1
"Minimum"— Otherwise known as "small miracles", is a special power that only manifests within a few, select humans. Those who possess this ability are called "Minimum Holders." 2014: Yokohama. The detective duo of Nice and Murasaki, otherwise known as "Hamatora," wait again today for work with their friends at a table at Cafe Nowhere that they use as their agency. Suddenly, a job they receive seems to have a weird connection with the serial killer that their police friend, Art is searching for.
Released Jan. 8, 2014
Episode 24 min
14+
Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Fantasy
Keywords: tmdb.supernatural, tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.investigator, tmdb.anime, imdb.anime-animation, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, mdblist.anime-dub
Watch Providers: Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: NAZ, Lerche
Network: TV Tokyo
S1E1 - File 01: Egg of Columbus
Nice and Murasaki work as a pair of private-eye detectives using a table in Cafe Nowhere as their office. Calling themselves the Hamatora, the detective duo scramble to solve various cases that come their way on a daily basis. One day, they receive two cases at once: secure a kidnapper and guard a safe...
Jan. 8, 2014, midnight
S1E2 - File 02: Beloved Bastard
Yokohamabane High School students Theo and his friend, Rei, come to Hamatora. Their mentor, one of the teacheres, has gone missing, and they ask Hamatora to find him. Nice and Murasaki begin an undercover investigation at the school, but they are about to uncover Theo's secret...
Jan. 15, 2014, midnight
S1E3 - File 03: Haves and Have-nots
Itou, the director of the Association for the Health, Protection, and Equality of Youths, comes to Hamatora. Itou asks Hamatora to investigate Facultas Academy, which existence is supposed to be classified to the general public. Meanwhile, Art pursues a lead in the Minimum Holder serial murder case involving the Association for the Health, Protection, and Equality of Youths, and encounters a certain individual...
Jan. 22, 2014, midnight
S1E4 - File 04: The Wandering Totem Pole
Art summons Honey and Three from Germany in order to hunt down the one responsible for the Minimum Holder serial murders. Upon their re-entry into Japan, the briefcase with Honey's Mighty Script is swapped at the airport with a briefcase containing totem poles...
Jan. 29, 2014, midnight
S1E5 - File 05: Sweat, Muscles, and Me
Hajime and Koneko win an overnight stay at a hot springs resort. They invite Honey and go on a girls' getaway. Left behind, the Hamatora duo and the handyman pair each takes on a new job...
Feb. 5, 2014, midnight
S1E6 - File 06: The Prophet's Torment
Chiyuu, an illustrator and a friend to Birthday and Ratio since high school days, has been kidnapped. Nashihira, Chiyuu's manager, asked Birthday and Ratio to solve the case. Based on his assertion that Chiyuu knew the kidnapper, the duo visit Misty, Chiyuu's friend...
Feb. 12, 2014, midnight
S1E7 - File 07: Black Cosmos
An unknown suspect has stolen a top secret preserved Minimum specimen--a head--from a prison for Minimum Holders. How could it have happened when only police associates with prior authorization could enter? Art refuses Nice's help and continues the investigation, alone...
Feb. 18, 2014, midnight
S1E8 - File 08: The Blood-Soaked Bitter Melon
Hiiragi Shuuji, a ministry of health, labour, and welfare worker, asks the Hamatora to bring in a man manufacturing Ideal in Okinawa. Nice and Murasaki resume going undercover in Yokohamabane High School and go to Okinawa, where they are dragged into a rivalry between the school and a local high school...
Feb. 25, 2014, midnight
S1E9 - File 09: Little Beauty and the Beast
Nice shows up at the police station with presents from Okinawa, but is told that Art is too busy to see him. Meanwhile, Honey and Three are told by Art to go on standby because the team on the Minimum Holder Serial Murder case is being reorganized. Just then, a job comes in for the Hamatora, and it concerns Three...
March 4, 2014, midnight
S1E10 - File 10: March of the Weak
Non-innate Minimum Holders are suddenly running rampant. As Yokohama descends into chaos, the public becomes aware of the Minimum's existence. Then the Outsider, Takahiro, gets out of prison and shows up before the Hamatora, asking them to find a way for him to go back to what he looked like before...
March 11, 2014, midnight
S1E11 - Flight of the Victor
Now that Moral has been finally located, Nice learns the truth from Moral in Nowhere. Meanwhile, Murasaki's coaching of Hajime and Takahiro's weight loss regimen is interrupted by a belligerent group of non-innate Minimum Holders. Seeing Murasaki in action, Takahiro finds himself wanting inner strength...
March 19, 2014, midnight
S1E12 - Resolve (Ego)
Yokohama city has been plunged into chaos by Minimum Holders and people wanting Minimum powers. Nice and Murasaki confront Moral, the source of it all. Meanwhile, inspired by Takahiro's bravery, Honey, Three, Ratio, and Birthday move to defend Yokohama.
March 26, 2014, midnight
Network: TV Tokyo
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 576 min.
Released: Jan. 8, 2014
Last Air Date: Sept. 23, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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