Ataru: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ataru, who suffers from "savant syndrome," has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? His sad past will be revealed as the story unfolds.

Series details

• Title: Ataru
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2012-04-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-06-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 49866
• IMDb ID: tt2288301
• TVDB ID: 259600

Cast and credited roles

• Masahiro Nakai — Ataru
• Kazuki Kitamura — Shunichi Sawa
• Chiaki Kuriyama — Maiko Ebina

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-04-15; final listed air date 2012-06-24; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ataru 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.