Hakubo no Chronicle (2024)

Detective story with a twist

I believe that when it comes to detective or mystery story, Japan did great. They have this working formula of Sherlock and Watson trying to reveal the biggest villain in the entire arc of the drama.

For this drama, Hakubo no Chronicle, the story has a little bit of a twist. In the center, this is about detective. But other than that, it's also about the Okinaga, the group of people who can live long though they're not immortal. They can die if they got exposed to sun or when their heart is pierced. Our main character is called Yukimura, the Okinaga that has personal revenge to find the Sheep Killer who had killed his lover years ago. He is followed by his so called partner, the girl named Fusegi Akari, who ironically the grand daughter of his dead lover. Twisted isn't it? But this is not the end.

Throughout the entire drama, we went through the journey of Yukimura and Akari to reveal the Sheep Killer. While it sounds very exciting, because it's a very tested and tried formula, it's easy to see who is the killer and who is the mastermind. It feels so obvious. Even though the drama tried to mislead everyone in the middle, it didn't come as a shock when I found out who is the killer. It just felt fitting. It was so easy to guess it left the process on how to reveal it to make it interesting. Sadly, they failed in this. The reveal feels anti-climatic, though I think they still end it beautifully.

It's not something that I will rewatch, but it's definitely good enough for those who like to watch detective or mystery type drama.

Overall score: 6/10

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