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Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace
Synopsis: After it seems to be just another ordinary day, high school student Yoshio Kobayashi wakes up in his classroom to make a terrifying discovery: his teacher was mutilated and Yoshio is holding the weapon used to commit the crime.
Despite the initial shock of finding yourself in this situation, the curious and prominent Yoshio can not fail to be secretly thrilled with this attempt to frame it. Her Tacada friend Souji Hashiba is transformed into an accomplice arranged and together they are determined to prove Yoshio's innocence. In addition, Kogorou Akechi, a Genius High School detective, arrived at the crime scene to investigate the case and when Kogorou knows the young man considered guilty, an intense mutual interest between the two. Kobayashi wants to enter the akechi crime world as his assistant, and Akechi is determined to see if the enthusiastic boy is up to the challenge.
Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace is a surreal mystery and anime of terror that contains brutal and bizarre crimes, vaguely based on stories written by Ranpo Edogawa, which is famous for its influence on Japanese fiction.
Table of Content
- Information
- Trailer/OP
- Curiosities
- Characters
- Summary
- FAQ
- Meaning
- Related
Information
Anime Names
- Anime Name: Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace
- Anime Name in Japanese: 乱歩奇譚 Game of Laplace
- Anime Name in English: Rampo Kitan Game of Laplace
- Other names: Ranpo Kitan
Production information
- Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Fuji TV, Fujipacific Music, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, Kansai Telecasting, Kobunsha
- Licensors: Funimation
- Studios: Lerche
Anime Information
- Type: TV
- Episodes: 11
- Date: 42188 - September 18, 2015 - Fridays on 0055 (JST)
- Genres: Mystery
- Subjects: Trabalhando!!!
- Target: Seinen
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Anime Reviews
- Rating: 6.591
- Popularity: 48746
Video Trailer/Opening
Curiosities
- The anime is based on the works of the famous Japanese writer Edogawa Ranpo, who is considered the father of the Japanese mystery.
- The main character, Akechi, is inspired by a fictitious detective created by Edogawa Ranpo, who was also called Akechi.
- The name "Laplace" in the anime title is a reference to the French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace, which is known for its contributions to the theory of probability and statistics.
- The anime was directed by Seiji Kishi, who also directed other popular anime like Angel Beats! and Assassination Classroom.
- The opening theme of the anime, "Speed to Masatsu" (speed and tension), is interpreted by the band Amazarashi, which is also known for their deep and reflective letters.
- The anime was produced by the studio Lerche, which is also responsible for other popular anime such as Danganronpa and Assassination Classroom.
- The anime was first aired in July 2015 and had a total of 11 episodes.
Main Characters
- Akechi Kogorou (Takahiro Sakurai) - A famous detective who helps the protagonist solve the cases.
- Kobayashi Yoshio (Daiki Yamashita) - The protagonist, a high school student who is involved in mysterious cases.
- Hashiba Souji (Rie Takahashi) - A Kobayashi classmate who helps him investigate the cases.
- Nakamura Minami (Ayane Sakura) - A girl who has a connection with one of the investigated cases.
- KAMUI (Hiroshi Kamiya) - A villain who challenges Akechi Kogorou and Kobayashi Yoshio.
Summary and events
- High school student Kobayashi is accused of murdering his teacher.
- The Akechi Detective is hired to investigate the case.
- Kobayashi is found dead in his cell.
- Akechi discovers that Kobayashi was manipulated by a hacker named Twenty Facs.
- Akechi and his team try to capture Twenty Faces, which is holding a series of murders in Tokyo.
- They discover that Twenty faces is actually a group of people led by a man named Namikoshi.
- Namikoshi reveals that his goal is to create a deadly game in which participants are forced to kill each other.
- Akechi and his team can stop Namikoshi and their accomplices before they can make their plan.
- Akechi confronts Twenty Faces, which reveals that his true goal was to test Akechi's ability to solve complex cases.
- Akechi and Twenty Faces agree to continue your cat and rat relationship in the future.
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Meaning of Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace
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乱歩奇譚 Game of Laplace
- 乱歩奇譚 - means "strange stories of Rampo". It is a reference to the Japanese author Edogawa Rampo, known for his mystery and suspense stories.
- Game of Laplace - "Game of Laplace" is the English title of the anime. It refers to the chess game, where each character plays a strategic and manipulative role, similar to the anime's plot.
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