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I stumbled upon this anime a few months ago, by such a total chance that had I not been surfing the web instead of being more productive and not seen a small picture of our main character, Neuro Nogami in someone’s forum signature, I’d probably be none the wiser to this story.

Demon Detective

Maijin Tentei Nogami Neuro is exactly as the title suggests, a demon, named Neuro, comes to the human world and disguises himself as a detective. A on bit more explanative note, Neuro has come to Earth because he feeds on mysteries and puzzles and after sating himself in the demon realm, goes after the unanswerable that humans have to offer. He is portrayed as an extremely tall and slender man, acting as an assistant to a genius girl detective named, Yako. In reality, she’s his assistant, but Neuro does not like to make a scene and draw attention to himself when it is not necessary.

First Thoughts

Never judge a book by its cover. The saying should go for anime shows too. I watched the opening to this and laughed, thinking, oh this just looks a bit goofy, but the intriguing character design for Neuro kept me watching just a few minutes more and luckily, I didn’t let such a wicked story pass me by. Neuro is an amazing protagonist! He is essentially a cruel individual, seeing humans as lesser beings and often picks on Yako and Godai, another assistant. He calls them his slaves and when telling Godai where the food was for him while Neuro and Yako left for work, he points to a bag of dog kibble. Despite his treatment of the two humans, he is still a compelling and passionate character, being rewarded with the audience’s sympathy quite easily, I believe.

A Slow Start

The anime starts off a bit slow, where each episode portrays a typical mystery, which Yako and Neuro solve and then he eats the essence of, but frankly, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Sure, it was repetitive, but moments were absolutely hilarious, my favorite early episode being, Dog, which has a bathroom scene I laughed out loud at for an unreasonable amount of time. The mundane mysteries that the opening serves helps make the turning point in the story more intense and dramatic, so they are certainly with just cause.

Neuro Needs a Chance

The manga, written by Yusei Matsui, was released in 2005 and ended in 2009 with a total of twenty-three volumes. The anime is only twenty-five episodes, but I believe the changes they made were successful for a lesser amount of time in which to tell a compelling story and the essence of the original work is still there in volumes.

I certainly would recommend this show to anyone who has an interest in the supernatural detective stories that Japan has a unique talent for. Please, feel free to also share your opinion.