Tantei Monogatari - Episode 1


https://nyaa.si/view/1611646
Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

New fansub project! This is the first episode of "Tantei Monogatari", a 1979 TV show starring Yusaku Matsuda as Shunsaku Kudou, a private detective who solves various cases in Japan—much to the dismay of the police force who view him as nothing more than a nuisance. The ways in which he becomes involved with such cases vary throughout the episodes, some even through unusual means...

Based off the trailers I've seen for this show (and after having watched the first episode), the show is mostly comedic than your typical hardboiled show à la Seibu Keisatsu—still, don't let that deter you from enjoying this! That is exactly what gives the show its charm and IMO makes it easily recommendable to other people.

This is...probably the most difficult work I've tackled yet. Due to the show being a Toei production, the audio is optical-based and as a result suffers from the worst-sounding quality imaginable, resulting in lines and words that are almost near unintelligible to make out. No JP subs exist for this show, so... 🥴

The raws are sourced from a BD set of the show that I purchased myself—the quality is...somewhat questionable, but most definitely a step-up than the DVD/webrip raws that currently exist only via private trackers so far.

Because of the length of these episodes, this isn't something I'll likely be releasing on a frequent basis like Borgman or Getter Robo Go, so please be patient. I'll try to work through the next episodes as time allows me to do so.

 

Comments

  1. GEO9875December 10, 2022 at 12:39 PM

    Thanks for your hard work. Also nice Seibu Keisatsu name drop, never seen anyone mention that show in the English side of the J-Ent community, deep cut. Good looking.

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  2. UnknownDecember 15, 2022 at 12:03 AM

    Thank you very much for this!

    And, of course, after such a name drop: Seibu Keisatsu Mucho Macho Drama translation incoming? :-)

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  3. dingusJanuary 11, 2023 at 1:32 PM

    I heard this show was an inspiration for the Toei tokusatsu show Kamen Rider W , so I wanted to check it out , but to my surprise no one had subbed it until now . Thanks a lot for the hard work , we are looking forward to the next release !

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  4. Dbag6969October 3, 2023 at 6:21 AM

    Keep em coming! Your doing us a great service!

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  5. stinky diverOctober 6, 2023 at 8:04 PM

    This is great! Someone posted it on the internet archive: https://archive.org/details/tantei-monogatari-1979-episode-01

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