Hamatora

Category:	TV Series
Adult:	No
Native:	ハマトラ THE ANIMATION
Romaji:	Hamatora The Animation
Runtime:	25 minutes
Aired:	Jan 8, 2014 [11 years 3 weeks ago]
Ended:	Mar 26, 2014 [10 years 10 months ago]
Language:	Japanese
Genres:	Action
Tags:	Nudity Violence Sex Tragedy Super Power Angst Magic Friendship Stereotypes Murder Detective Law And Order Bishounen Cops Prostitution Tank Warfare Okinawa
Links:	MAL ANIDB ANN

Minimum — a special inborn power found in a limited number of human beings, known as minimum holders. In Yokohama, the detective team Hamatora, formed by two minimum holders named Nice and Murasaki, comes across information connected to a serial killer being pursued by their old friend Art. It turns out all the victims are minimum holders like them. Unwillingly at first, the two detectives become involved in the investigation.

Episode 1: Egg of Columbus Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-01-08 Nice and Murasaki work as a pair of private-eye detectives using a table in Cafe Nowhere as their office. Calling themselves the Hamatora, the detective duo scramble to solve various cases that come their way on a daily basis. One day, they receive two cases at once: secure a kidnapper and guard a safe... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2: Beloved Bastard Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-01-15 Yokohamabane High School students Theo and his friend, Rei, come to Hamatora. Their mentor, one of the teacheres, has gone missing, and they ask Hamatora to find him. Nice and Murasaki begin an undercover investigation at the school, but they are about to uncover Theo's secret... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 3: Those with and Those Without Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-01-22 Itou, the director of the Association for the Health, Protection, and Equality of Youths, comes to Hamatora. Itou asks Hamatora to investigate Facultas Academy, which existence is supposed to be classified to the general public. Meanwhile, Art pursues a lead in the Minimum Holder serial murder case involving the Association for the Health, Protection, and Equality of Youths, and encounters a certain individual... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4: The Wandering Totem Pole Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-01-29 Art summons Honey and Three from Germany in order to hunt down the one responsible for the Minimum Holder serial murders. Upon their re-entry into Japan, the briefcase with Honey's Mighty Script is swapped at the airport with a briefcase containing totem poles... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 5: Sweat, Muscles, and Me Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-02-05 Hajime and Koneko win an overnight stay at a hot springs resort. They invite Honey and go on a girls' getaway. Left behind, the Hamatora duo and the handyman pair each takes on a new job... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 6: Prophet's Torment Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-02-12 Chiyuu, an illustrator and a friend to Birthday and Ratio since high school days, has been kidnapped. Nashihira, Chiyuu's manager, asked Birthday and Ratio to solve the case. Based on his assertion that Chiyuu knew the kidnapper, the duo visit Misty, Chiyuu's friend... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 7: Black Cosmos Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-02-19 An unknown suspect has stolen a top secret preserved Minimum specimen--a head--from a prison for Minimum Holders. How could it have happened when only police associates with prior authorization could enter? Art refuses Nice's help and continues the investigation, alone... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 8: The Blood-Soaked Bitter Melon Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-02-26 Hiiragi Shuuji, a ministry of health, labour, and welfare worker, asks the Hamatora to bring in a man manufacturing Ideal in Okinawa. Nice and Murasaki resume going undercover in Yokohamabane High School and go to Okinawa, where they are dragged into a rivalry (?) between the school and a local high school... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 9: Little Beauty and the Beast Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-03-05 Nice shows up at the police station with presents from Okinawa, but is told that Art is too busy to see him. Meanwhile, Honey and Three are told by Art to go on standby because the team on the Minimum Holder Serial Murder case is being reorganized. Just then, a job comes in for the Hamatora, and it concerns Three... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 10: March of the Weak Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-03-12 Non-innate Minimum Holders are suddenly running rampant. As Yokohama descends into chaos, the public becomes aware of the Minimum's existence. Then the Outsider, Takahiro, gets out of prison and shows up before the Hamatora, asking them to find a way for him to go back to what he looked like before... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 11: Flight of the Victor Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-03-19 Now that Moral has been finally located, Nice learns the truth from Moral in Nowhere. Meanwhile, Murasaki's coaching of Hajime and Takahiro's weight loss regimen is interrupted by a belligerent group of non-innate Minimum Holders. Seeing Murasaki in action, Takahiro finds himself wanting inner strength... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 12: Resolve (Ego) Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2014-03-26 Yokohama city has been plunged into chaos by Minimum Holders and people wanting Minimum powers. Nice and Murasaki confront Moral, the source of it all. Meanwhile, inspired by Takahiro's bravery, Honey, Three, Ratio, and Birthday move to defend Yokohama. Source: crunchyroll