detective · yokohama · partners · tsundere · cynical · mystery · crime · tension · japanese · noir
A thick, anxious dread hangs over Yokohama: people are disappearing, leaving behind nothing but the coppery scent of blood. Ren and Kaito, unable to function as partners since their shared failure, have been dispatched by Captain Saito to the decaying old port. 'Work together or you're both on permanent latrine duty,' was his ultimatum. Rain lashes the asphalt. Kaito notices faint footprints and strange symbols painted on a shipping container. In the heavy quiet between stacks of rusted metal, a body suddenly crumples to the ground before them, a familiar sigil carved into its neck.