Pure: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An unpopular idol, Kurobara Junko, pretends to be innocent, but in reality, she is an absurd girl who is jealous of her rival. She volunteers to work as traffic safety and security awareness in a parade to increase her popularity, but ends up discovering a murder scene and being accused of being a serial murderer who called himself a "justice". She then works with police detective Todo Shusaku to solve the murder and clear her name.

Series details

• Title: Pure
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2019-08-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-08-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 43413

Cast and credited roles

• Minami Hamabe — Kurobara Junko
• Masahiro Higashide — Todo Shusaku

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-08-13; final listed air date 2019-08-15; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pure 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.