Killed Again, Mr. Detective: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sakuya Otsuki is the son of a legendary detective, working to follow in his father's footsteps with his assistant, Lilithea. However, something's different about this high-school sleuth. Wherever he goes, he always manages to get himself entangled in his cases—as a murder victim! When Sakuya is tasked to infiltrate a luxury cruise ship, he finds himself killed once again. But every time he reopens his eyes, Lilithea is there by his side, ready to help him get to the bottom of the mystery...

Series details

• Title: Killed Again, Mr. Detective
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Romance, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2026-04-02
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 90627
• TVDB ID: 470519

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-02; final listed air date 2026-06-18; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Killed Again, Mr. Detective on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.