“Mayumi, gifted with extraordinary sight, joins a flamboyant boy detective club to find a lost star before her 14th birthday.”
Pretty Boy Detective Club
美少年探偵団
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Synopsis
Mayumi, gifted with extraordinary sight, joins a flamboyant boy detective club to find a lost star before her 14th birthday.
Mayumi Doujima promises her parents that she will give up on her dreams of becoming an astronaut on her 14th birthday if she cannot find a star she once saw long ago. Overhearing her troubles, the eccentric Manabu Soutouin offers to help her search for the star alongside the rest of Yubiwa Academy's mysterious Pretty Boy Detective Club, whose rules are as follows: "Be pretty, be a boy, and be a detective!" However, Mayumi is unique—she can see many things that ordinary people cannot. Her eyesight allows her to see the tiniest of details, from people approaching her at a distance to hidden traps that would otherwise go undetected. When the search for the lost star begins to sour, the Pretty Boy Detective Club end up entangled in something far beyond what they ever imagined.
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Derived from 55 sampled reviews
What 55 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.11 · split reception
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.5
↓ 1.49
Running avg · May 2021 → Apr 2026
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2021 – Jun 2021 Spring 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15892 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Movic Producer
- Sammy Producer
- ABC Animation Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor