Cuticle Detective Inaba
huff puff
Wool! Wool! Wool! Wool!
Wool
Soumei-san?
Teary-eyed
What's the matter?
You want to go for a walk?
Go ahead.
The Mastermind Black Fang Arrival Case Countermeasures Headquarters
Meeting Room
Yata! Could you get the humidifier?
Haruka-san is starting to crack.
Nacchan!
No sexual harassment via Yataro's body allowed!
Oh, it's fine.
Stop it!
Yataro loves you, too, Nacchan!
It's not fine! Stop it!
Oh, it's you, Soumei-san. I thought it was noisy.
I see you've come back to life, Haruka.
I feel sick.
Soumei-san's sound is mixing in with Yata's sound,
and it's really disgusting.
Get a hold of yourself, Haruka-san!
I guess being brilliant comes with its hardships.
You smell so good...
I told you to hold on to this
since that smell fetishist hates the smell of garlic.
He's totally Dracula...
Hey, Perv.
Stop messing around in Yata's body and get back into the sheep.
Not okay with a sexual harassment loving boss!
Why are you so cold to me?!
This guy is obsessed with lolis, a smell fetishist, and a total weirdo!
Obsessed with lolis. Smell fetishist. Total Weirdo.
Don't compare him to you!
Yataro is a closet perv!
Perverted kids with no self-control need to go away!
Hey! Stop that! I'm not a bug!
This body may be temporary, but I'm your boss!
I'm special!
You mean you're a perv.
That's the problem with kids these days.
They don't know real work.
Where are you going?
The Inaba Detective Agency.
Why's he going so early?
It's still only 7 AM.
Old-timers sure have a lot of energy so early in the morning.
Inaba Detective Agency
He's sleeping with his glasses on!
I do that at times, as well. Accidentally.
Oh, really?
Wait! I mean, why's he sleeping here?!
Uh, yeah, that!
He's trespassing.
But something's different about him.
It's like he's someone else.
You say that, but we have no idea what you're talking about.
I'll give him a poke.
Something came out?!
I don't think he has any idea what's going on.
I'll give you some beef jerky, so put those dangerous things away.
You don't need to be scared.
Munch Munch Munch
Milk
What's the matter? Are you lost?
I wonder if he'll drink milk.
It's like they picked up a stray dog...
Don't you talk?
Seems he's not allowed to speak out of turn, since he's a vessel.
Haruka!
If you're back to normal, then come home, you idiot.
You're too quick to take food from strangers.
Thanks for taking care of Yataro.
All because of the annoying old man.
Old man?
Where are you, Soumei-san?
Wait, what's going on?
Please come out!
That startled me.
I thought I was going to pass on to the next world.
You totally should.
He's not very cute when he speaks.
The one speaking is Soumei-san.
He's possessing Yataro.
Stop referring to me like I'm some evil ghost.
But you basically are.
Haruka, what's going on?
Long, long ago,
specifically about thirty years ago,
there were many Secret Dobermans in the Japanese police force.
But one particular police dog
surpassed the squad in investigative skill and cohesive power,
and was even regarded as dangerous to the public.
That charismatic leader was our boss, Soumei-san.
Boss?
Unlike the others, he was able to use
special powers when the moon was full.
Isn't that normal? You mean not everyone can?
Oh, you didn't know?
Apparently, not everyone can.
Only us.
Oh.
So, on nights of the full moon,
Soumei-san can leave his body in spirit form
and become a free black wolf.
However, he has to return to his body
on another full moon night, or he can't rejoin his body,
and his spirit energy is slowly depleted.
That's why Soumei-san is
currently surviving by using other people's bodies.
So he's still alive in spirit form?
So all he has to do is return to his own body, right?
Right?
Where's his body?
That's right!
There's a reason he can't return to his own body!
He's been imprisoned for a crime he did not commit!
A crime he didn't commit?
Yes.
Re-enactment
A police inspector he didn't get along with
Video Purveyor: Valentino Family
mysteriously committed suicide on a night with a full moon.
Police Inspector : Lorenzo
So it was suspected that Soumei-san possessed him
Soumei : Gabriella
and made him do it.
Cop : Don Valentino
Confess, you will.
You did it, didn't you?
The ones who were enraged by this were the
Special Guest Stars! Secret Dobermans : Noah & Dobermans (Real Ones)
Re-enactment
Video Purveyor: Valentino Family
Secret Dobermans who looked up to him.
They all decided they would leave.
Get 'em!
It couldn't be helped, considering the police cut off Soumei-san so easily,
In reality, they all just left the police rather quietly.
despite how hard he had worked for them.
On a night with a full moon, as Soumei-san left his body,
the Secret Dobermans left the police.
And that eventually led to the formation of NORA.
Now, let's get down to business.
Hiroshi, I have a job for you as a detective.
Look for my body that the police are holding somewhere.
They probably got rid of it by now, don't you think?
I assume that, if my body were gone,
my spirit form wouldn't last this long.
Though I can't be sure since I've never died.
But you happen to be proof of what my body is worth.
Those jerks thought they could do as they pleased with an empty shell.
Hiroshi, you were born through artificial insemination, right?
What of it?
No matter how you look at it, they used my DNA.
Hiroshi,
you're my son.
That can't be...
As proof of that, you can use special
powers on nights with a full moon, right?
You, me, and Haruka.
Aren't you happy, Nii-ni?
Weren't you always curious about that?
What's the matter, Hiroshi?
I'm your father. Your father!
Who are you calling my father?
I told you, it's me.
Congratulations, Nii-ni. Your dream...
How's that, Hiroshi?
Your stubble tickles.
...can come true now.
That was when I was a kid!
Really?! That's all you want from your father?!
So, I'm counting on you to find my body.
Whatever! As if I'd accept a job from you!
Of course, I'm arresting you!
Apparently, you're in your rebellious stage...
Well, whatever.
Come at me.
I'll show you why they called me the Black Fang.
The Black Fang?
Sounds like a plain ol' cavity to me.
Brush your teeth, Pops.
Show your charismatic father some respect, you idiot sons!
You don't have a choice in this!
Right.
Cuticle Bolt!
I should have seen that coming!
Yata!
I'm sure you were old thirty years ago.
You've got some energy for an old man.
You're so cool, Nii-Ni.
No kidding. You look as cool as I do when you transform.
Kei!
It's your papa!
What's going on, Haruka?
Hm? I told you that Yataro was just a vessel.
I can't talk without borrowing someone else's body.
However, to avoid any more confusion from my comrades,
I usually only borrow Yataro.
If there are humans who allow me in like Yataro,
I can recover some of my energy while inside them.
Plus, I won't die if the body I'm in is harmed.
Wh-What?
I'm saying that this is possible, too.
Don't!
Hurry up and find my body already.
I'll be borrowing this body until the—
What do you think you're doing, pe—
Pe? Pe...
Pe, pe, pe, pe, pe, pe...
Persian!
Welcome back, Kei.
Huh? What?!
I was finally able to find one with fur worthy of my hair fetish.
I was going to give it to you as a bonus.
Look. The fur is just like a real one!
Oh, it's so light and fluffy, almost as if it were silk!
What kind of mental power
does that kid have to be able to kick me out?
I underestimated him.
Then...
I'll just have to take this assistant hostage!
His energy depleted to the size of a chihuahua!
So that's the deal. I'm counting on you!
See ya!
Hey! Don't run away!
Do you think your brother will find the body for us?
He probably will. I'm sure he's curious.
I'd like to free Yataro as soon as possible.
Don't be fooled, Nacchan! He's a wolf, too!
Shut up. Brush your teeth, Black Fang.
I'll be mad if you give Yataro cavities!
And I'm telling you it's not a cavity!
Think of it as a banana in the refriger—
Wait!
Aw, come on! Stop! Hey!
Extra
- 5/27 -
Yeah,
I don't think I'll be able to go home tonight.
Thanks. Good night.
Not that I'm at an age to celebrate it,
but it'd be nice to be able to go home on my birthday.
I had to work when I turned twenty-seven, too.
Though Hiroshi was still with me at that time.
Ogi! We're gonna eat cake!
Hiroshi?
Yes?
Bwahaha
Happy birthday, Kuniharu Big Three-O-gino.
Don't give me a weird middle name. You're close to my age.
What do you want?
Don't ask things you already know the answer to.
29 Years Old
This young and fresh man in his twenties came to laugh
at the old man in his thirties.
30 Years Old
Go home.
You may be working, but you have time to eat cake.
I brought you one.
I'm surprised you remembered.
I'm pretty diligent, aren't I?
That's why I'm popular.
Don't flatter yourself.
You're thirty, so I got three big candles for your cake.
Thirty! Thirty! Thirty...
You even prepared candles?
Happy birthday, dear Thirty...
Thirty
What the hell did you just light?
Hurry and blow it out, or you'll die!
I'm pretty sure that I'll live through a dynamite blast...
What about you?
Oh, crap! I'm the only one in trouble!
This may be too much to ask,
but would you pwease blow these out?
Happy Birthday Thirty
Since you're thirty now, it means that we met twelve years ago.
A baby born twelve years ago would be in middle school now.
A lot can happen in that time.
Yeah, a lot did happen.
You should head back to see your family once in a while.
Your mom said that she wanted to take pictures of her granddaughter.
Sounds like your dad's liver isn't in good condition, either.
Why do you know more about my parents than I do?
Your mom still sends me pictures
Siberian Husky
Goro-chan
of Goro-chan every once in a while.
Now that I think about it, you used to hang out
at my house all the time because of my dog.
On top of that, she sends me rice, pickles, and beer.
She's treating you better than her own son!
Why are you so close with my parents?
Because you never brought any other friends to their place.
They even told me about your weakness...
Apparently, you completely suck
at the game, "look over there!"
How about we go a round?
What are we, children?
All right, let's do this.
Paper, rock,
scissors!
Look over there!
Paper, rock, scissors!
Look over there!
Paper, rock, scissors!
...scissors!
Win, already!
Shut up! You need to lose!
This is stupid.
Wow, it's so late already.
I'm gonna go home. Here's your gift, before I go.
Don't worry about it. You've done enough.
This is Yuzu King telling you that you've received a text.
Hurry up and reply, thirty-year-oldie Kuniharumba.
Hear my voice every time you get a text.
What the hell is that annoyance?!
Click Click Click
Damn it. Where do I change this?
This is Yuzu King telling you that you've received a text...
Don't send me a text! Let me change the settings!
Farewell, Thirty!
Hey! Don't run away!
You'll get the next Yuzuki surprise in ten years!
Change the settings before you go, damn it!
This is Yuzu King telling you that you've received a text.
Stop texting me!
Hurry up and reply, thirty-year-oldie Kuniharumba.
In ten years?
Come to think of it, he visited me on my twentieth birthday, too.
Hey, new adult!
I'll celebrate 'til you're a hundred!
Is that idiot going to repeat this harassment every ten years?
This is Yuzu King telling you that you've received a text.
Damn it, not again!
Hurry up and reply, thirty-year-oldie Kuniharumba.
Well, whatever.
This is Yuzu King telling you that you've received a text.
Hurry up and reply, thirty-year-oldie Kuniharumba.
Inaba Detective Agency
Look over...
there.
It's true! You totally suck at this!
I wanna play, too!
Let me have a turn, too!
This is hilarious.
Why...
Extra
The Wolf's House
The Wolf's House!
Long, long ago,
there lived a wolf family.
There was the impatient older brother,
the carefree younger brother,
the responsible older sister, and the pampered little sister.
Then, there was the silent middle child
and the competent father.
They all lived happily together.
Cat Boxer
You smell like an old man, Yataro!
Dirty! Dirty!
Stop picking on him!
I'll clean you off.
Wipe, wipe. Wipe, wipe
Dirty! Dirty!
I said, stop picking on him! Hey!
Dirty! Dirty!
Hey, you guys...
One day...
All right, I'm off to work.
All right! We get goat meat tonight!
I want to eat a yummy one!
Get us a jiggly one!
Jiggly, pretty please.
Hey, now, calm down.
You're all going, too.
One day, you're going to leave the nest and work on your own.
You all should watch me work and learn for yourselves.
Yeah! Independence!
What a relief!
So we don't have to see your face anymore?
Calm down, you stupid brats!
Papa's job is to apprehend bad goats.
Bad goats?
Bad goats are bad because they ignore the laws
of the forest and eat trees all the way to their roots.
Roots are the best!
This is what it's about!
Others wouldn't get it.
This is to prevent the forest from turning into a desert.
No need to hold back.
Okay!
I'll go in from the front.
You guys guard the windows and the back door.
Man, working is so boring.
I don't want to be a grown-up.
If they resist, you can eat them.
All right! Better watch out, goats!
The wolves of justice are on their way!
You won't get away with this, goats!
Yes? I wonder who it is, I do.
I think Mama is back.
I believe you're right, I do.
It's the wolf!
Baa Baa
So, there you have it.
Wow, that's easy.
Way to go, Papa!
There seems to be one missing. Did it run off?
I'm going to go look for it. Keep an eye on them.
Well, well. What have you done to my precious little babies?
Looks like I'm going to have to punish you bad little wolves.
I'll cut open your stomachs,
fill them with rocks, and throw you into the well.
Wait!
Oh?
Are you giving up already?
Papa!
Papa Punch!
Sorry about that.
Papa!
Oh, there, there.
And they say that the wolf family lived happily ever after.
The End
The End!
Onii-tan, how's the reception?
Next Time: "Extra: Acceptance Into Hair Cuticle Academy" "Cuticle Life: The Idiot Sons, 13 Years Ago" "Extra: Bar Ragdoll" "Cuticle Life: The Idiot Sons, 10 Years Ago" "Boss Kujou's Assassination Case"
Onii-tan, how's the reception?
Hello?
Sorry... I forgot to record Inaba.
My kid really wanted to take a bath with me.
That's a lie.
Make sure you don't forget next week.